catchall for shess

[leaberator]

Comments

[nonbelligerent]

[






axel,]

Yes, you definitely do that.

[leaberator]

[ he grins ]

I'm pretty good at naps, too.

[ NONE OF THOSE ARE TALENTS HE'S DOING THIS ON PURPOSE ]

[nonbelligerent]

You were sleeping pretty soundly.

[leaberator]

Thanks, I try.

[nonbelligerent]

And what else?

[leaberator]

I dunno. Fighting and fire magic, I guess?

[ he is floundering a bit there ]

[nonbelligerent]

Worthy qualities.

[he reaches over to dump flowers in axel's lap.]

[leaberator]

Sure?

[ he is now covered in flowers. he stares at them ]

Is this the part where you tell me to figure it out by myself? 'Cause I hate that part of training.

[nonbelligerent]

I was going to tell you what to do, but since you brought it up, it'd be amusing to see you try...

[leaberator]

[ objection noises ]

C'mon, I was kidding!

[nonbelligerent]

Maybe that'll teach you to complain

[leaberator]

I wasn't complaining yet, but I will now.

[nonbelligerent]

[he smiles.

... but he's not that much of a bully so he'll lay out a few flowers for himself and start showing axel how to braid the stems together.]

[leaberator]

[ axel follows along, definitely clumsy in execution. he's frowning the entire time like it is taking all his concentration to do this basic task.

he's talented. ]

Where'd you learn how to do this, anyway?

[ he's also incapable of not speaking, knowing FULL WELL shess's hands are occupied ]

[nonbelligerent]

[HE JUST GIVES AXEL A LOOK]

[leaberator]

[ ... he at least has the decency to look sheepish ]

My bad. You can tell me later.

[ just gonna concentrate on. the. flowers now. ]

[nonbelligerent]

[after another moment of braiding or so, he stops so that he can write on his tablet.]

You pick up a lot of things when you live long enough.

[leaberator]

[ he considers that very seriously for one second. and then ruins it: ]

Teach me your ways, grandpa.

[nonbelligerent]

I don't have any tips on how to avoid stalkers.

[leaberator]

[ he coughs to hide a laugh and pretend he is Offended ]

You're ruthless, huh? I didn't need the reminder...

[ he has only one tip for how to avoid stalkers from experience and it is straight up dying

it is not a good tip so he won't share it ]

[nonbelligerent]

[yes axel dying is a good way to avoid most things in life, including life itself

he just smiles and goes back to braiding the flowers.]

[leaberator]

[ it worked out amazing thanks? the next time he was alive his ex was less terrible so? dying solved all his problems

axel keeps trying to follow along but is clearly

amazing

at this?

which is why his flower crown is somehow already crooked ]

[nonbelligerent]

[...

he just pauses to smile. and then he continues, it's fine, your crown is beautiful, axel.]

[leaberator]

[ he may have no talent but he sure is determined so that's. what he's got. going for him. he is not letting his crooked crown drag him down. ]

[nonbelligerent]

[live your best life, axel. shess won't stop him if he's content with his efforts!!]