[ this is entirely a scene ripped straight out of a surrealistic horror flick, but despite the oozing faces all around them, sariel is hardly bothered by them. if anything, what makes him more nervous is not knowing how to answer lucilius' question at all. what did he hope to find here? isn't what he said earlier enough? that he merely wanted to see the soldier ants?
they march along to an unheard but steady rhythm, heading straight for the anthill that leads to who knows where. sariel doesn't crouch next to lucilius, wasn't really given the permission too; it's so unlike those warm, sunny afternoons he spent with belial where the two of them are side by side. right now, he's a few steps behind the astral, minding his space and distance. ]
I—
[ he hesitates on speaking up, ponders if his choice of words will even make sense. maybe... maybe it might be easier to just be honest. even if it'll make lucilius mad. ]
I just wanted to see them. [ a pause, and then - ] We don't have to stay.
[ it's probably better they get a move on anyway. before the projected astrals converge on them after being ignored for so long. ]
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they march along to an unheard but steady rhythm, heading straight for the anthill that leads to who knows where. sariel doesn't crouch next to lucilius, wasn't really given the permission too; it's so unlike those warm, sunny afternoons he spent with belial where the two of them are side by side. right now, he's a few steps behind the astral, minding his space and distance. ]
I—
[ he hesitates on speaking up, ponders if his choice of words will even make sense. maybe... maybe it might be easier to just be honest. even if it'll make lucilius mad. ]
I just wanted to see them. [ a pause, and then - ] We don't have to stay.
[ it's probably better they get a move on anyway. before the projected astrals converge on them after being ignored for so long. ]