............I've got a couple safehouses in a couple different cities. [ therion mutters. his face is burning. ] And if I don't have one, I can get one.
he's a little amused by this, but he doesn't tease...... for now. ]
I can supplement our cash flow by treating people that we find. [ he's not good at thieving so he's going to leave that to therion, but. ] I may have connections in places, as well. Foxians often help each other, even if they've never met before.
[ he really doesn't look that pleased about the connections part, but that's probably not surprising. he's also lacking a lot of his usual sourness because he just got really embarrassed and rightfully so. ahem. ]
Former's better. [ than the connections. ] Don't really need those.
[ he's too slow to trust for that. just because he trusts jiaoqiu does not mean he trusts his friends. he trusted lingsha out of sheer necessity and also because he passed out. ]
... world's your oyster, I guess. The farther away from this place, the better.
[ local thief absolutely disarmed by emotions news at eleven
he looks slightly huffy about the connections thing but. whatever. he supposes he can't trust anybody he's never met before, but... depending on where they go, he does know people who would never sell him out.
he shrugs. ]
I don't care where we go. I've seen the world enough. We can go far. But we aren't going anywhere until I can walk.
[ okay. okay, deal. and he'll maybe soften up on the connection thing, eventually, but right now, therion is especially paranoid about strangers. ]
Forget walking. You're gonna have to learn how to run a mile if you really want to keep up with me. [ this is a joke and a very bad one but what else is new he doesn't have a good sense of humor. it's a joke especially because, well... he likes it, that jiaoqiu's not a thief. it's another degree of separation from that fucking word - partner - and the life that he left behind all those years ago. it's nice. he can huff and puff and wheeze and therion will tease him for it. or better yet, he'll make sure he never has to run for his life at all. ]
[ this is about the response he's expecting, from the whining to the awful joke, and he shouldn't laugh, but he does, anyway, and it kind of hurts, and that's fine. ]
Nice knowing you. [ so, so dryly.
but, after a longer moment of mulling something over, all joking aside, therion goes quiet. and then... ]
anyway. he does not look at jiaoqiu, tucked back into his spot. ]
...Sunshade, then. Should keep the wolves off our tail.
[ sunshade, a famous desert oasis, a little town with a name that goes down as a place full of desert blooms. certainly not the most above board place in the world. but... a place with one of the very, very few people in the entire world that he more or less trusts, and a place where a successful young woman who once was a dancer now owns and runs a tavern in town. it's also far. no better way to lose a scent than to toss it into the sand, and... he thinks that jiaoqiu might like her, too, but he'll keep that part secret for now.
she'll also probably be the least annoying about this than literally any other vague 'connection' that he's ever had so. that's a win. ] Better get used to sand in your tail.
he's never been to sunshade, before. he has heard plenty of men during the war talk about wanting to go, though - it's the only time that he's heard about soldiers who wanted to serve around the desert. it's also the kind of place that he sincerely doubts hoolay will care enough to chase him to. he's got better things to do. he doesn't know about darius, but he's like, way less afraid of darius. darius is the type of dude that jiaoqiu could set on fire without a second glance. ]
Any sand in my tail is going to be sand in your bed. [ he says, primly. ] You can help me brush it.
[ uwu
but, yeah. that's agreement enough. he doesn't mind. and once he meets that dancer, he'll like it even more. ]
[ he would pinch him if he wasn't like, hurt. therion's also hurt so anything he would do would be completely ineffectual, just like this grumbling, which is also ineffectual. ]
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Do you want me to stay here, after all of what I just said to you?
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LISTEN
his ears turn red.
and there's a long, long pause. ]
............I've got a couple safehouses in a couple different cities. [ therion mutters. his face is burning. ] And if I don't have one, I can get one.
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he's a little amused by this, but he doesn't tease...... for now. ]
I can supplement our cash flow by treating people that we find. [ he's not good at thieving so he's going to leave that to therion, but. ] I may have connections in places, as well. Foxians often help each other, even if they've never met before.
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Former's better. [ than the connections. ] Don't really need those.
[ he's too slow to trust for that. just because he trusts jiaoqiu does not mean he trusts his friends. he trusted lingsha out of sheer necessity and also because he passed out. ]
... world's your oyster, I guess. The farther away from this place, the better.
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he looks slightly huffy about the connections thing but. whatever. he supposes he can't trust anybody he's never met before, but... depending on where they go, he does know people who would never sell him out.
he shrugs. ]
I don't care where we go. I've seen the world enough. We can go far. But we aren't going anywhere until I can walk.
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[ okay. okay, deal. and he'll maybe soften up on the connection thing, eventually, but right now, therion is especially paranoid about strangers. ]
Forget walking. You're gonna have to learn how to run a mile if you really want to keep up with me. [ this is a joke and a very bad one but what else is new he doesn't have a good sense of humor. it's a joke especially because, well... he likes it, that jiaoqiu's not a thief. it's another degree of separation from that fucking word - partner - and the life that he left behind all those years ago. it's nice. he can huff and puff and wheeze and therion will tease him for it. or better yet, he'll make sure he never has to run for his life at all. ]
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as for the running comment, jiaoqiu actually whines. like, wehhhhh. it's really lame. ]
You might as well leave me behind as a snack... [ he shouldn't joke about dying but listen they both have bad senses of humor ]
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Nice knowing you. [ so, so dryly.
but, after a longer moment of mulling something over, all joking aside, therion goes quiet. and then... ]
... How do you feel about hot weather?
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I don't mind it. I run cold, as you've likely noticed.
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[ cold ass fingers
anyway. he does not look at jiaoqiu, tucked back into his spot. ]
...Sunshade, then. Should keep the wolves off our tail.
[ sunshade, a famous desert oasis, a little town with a name that goes down as a place full of desert blooms. certainly not the most above board place in the world. but... a place with one of the very, very few people in the entire world that he more or less trusts, and a place where a successful young woman who once was a dancer now owns and runs a tavern in town. it's also far. no better way to lose a scent than to toss it into the sand, and... he thinks that jiaoqiu might like her, too, but he'll keep that part secret for now.
she'll also probably be the least annoying about this than literally any other vague 'connection' that he's ever had so. that's a win. ] Better get used to sand in your tail.
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he's never been to sunshade, before. he has heard plenty of men during the war talk about wanting to go, though - it's the only time that he's heard about soldiers who wanted to serve around the desert. it's also the kind of place that he sincerely doubts hoolay will care enough to chase him to. he's got better things to do. he doesn't know about darius, but he's like, way less afraid of darius. darius is the type of dude that jiaoqiu could set on fire without a second glance. ]
Any sand in my tail is going to be sand in your bed. [ he says, primly. ] You can help me brush it.
[ uwu
but, yeah. that's agreement enough. he doesn't mind. and once he meets that dancer, he'll like it even more. ]
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[ is.
is this true? hard to tell ]
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[ he refuses to lose this conversation ]
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[ he would pinch him if he wasn't like, hurt. therion's also hurt so anything he would do would be completely ineffectual, just like this grumbling, which is also ineffectual. ]
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[ he's so amused. if they were not beat to fuck he would bite therion for absolutely no reason other than brat levels. ]
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[ therion mutters, but he also clearly doesn't mean this, either. ]
Your friend's going to kill you when she realizes you're awake.
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[ he muses. ]
... Stay here, and I will rest.