S!NM: Creeping on Shadows

-- recreantOctopus [RO] began trolling nitroMerc [NM] at --
-- nitroMerc [NM]  is just meandering about, not really focused on anything. --
-- recreantOctopus [RO]  pops his head out from a crevasse in a nearby cliff and looks down --
RO: is he gone?
-- nitroMerc [NM]  jumps a little but scowls. --
NM: Will y☼u c☼me d☼wn here and talk t☼ me? It's extremely rude ☼f y☼u t☼ sh☼ut fr☼m that height.
RO: friend Cucali always gives the best adivce
-- recreantOctopus [RO]  cimbs down the cliff spider like --
-- nitroMerc [NM]  folds her arms. --
NM: What were y☼u d☼ing up there, sulking like s☼me filthy m☼ngrel? I d☼ h☼pe y☼u weren't /spying/ ☼n us.
RO: spying? spying? CIRRIN watches your back like a good team member and you call CIRRIN spy?
RO: your so ever so polite
NM: What happens between me and Tursun stays private, y☼u idi☼t.
NM: Besides, I d☼n't need /y☼ur/ help.
RO: CIRRIN is always here to help a fellow shadow
RO: were all one big
RO: happy
RO: team
-- nitroMerc [NM]  rolls her eyes. --
NM: I appreciate the ☼ffer, sweetie, but I'm n☼t in any tr☼uble right n☼w.
NM: Maybe y☼u c☼uld scurry al☼ng and help s☼me☼ne else.
-- recreantOctopus [RO]  pouts --
RO: youre the one following CIRRINs quarry
-- nitroMerc [NM]  leans in closer, hands clasped behind her back. --
NM: Really, why can't y☼u just leave him al☼ne? He's /such/ a gentletr☼ll! When he's n☼t being a big wriggler, that is.
RO: CIRRIN thinks its best to still close to what you know
RO: *best to stick
-- nitroMerc [NM]  snickers. --
NM: Y☼u kn☼w, with all y☼ur sulking ar☼und, I'm starting t☼ think that y☼u're a little jeal☼us.
-- recreantOctopus [RO]  turns his head sideways and scuttles a little closer --
RO: jealous of what?
-- nitroMerc [NM]  sashays uncomfortably close. --
NM: ☼h, I d☼n't kn☼w. It just seems that y☼u've been paying an /awful/ l☼t ☼f attenti☼n t☼ him, lately. Maybe y☼ur c☼py's c☼rrupting y☼u.
RO: no no not all
-- recreantOctopus [RO]  cracks very quickly --
RO: alright alright CIRRIN admits CIRRIN justs wants to be friends
-- nitroMerc [NM] is now an idle chum! --
NM: ... y☼u're certainly a tr☼ll ☼f small ambiti☼ns, aren't y☼u?
RO: CIRRIN never wanted to be a big important leader or anything
NM: And why n☼t?
-- nitroMerc [NM]  is moving her fingers slowly up his side. --
RO: so much harder to leave it all behind
NM: Aw, d☼n't tell me that y☼u're afraid ☼f /c☼mmitting/.
NM: Y☼u'll never make any friends that way, dear.
-- recreantOctopus [RO]  grins --
RO: CIRRINs not afraid of /saying/ hes committed
NM: But a big, str☼ng tr☼ll like y☼u sh☼uld be able t☼ carry ☼ut his w☼rds, d☼n't y☼u think?
RO: why? theyre just words
-- recreantOctopus [RO]  grabs the hand moving up him --
RO: is there something you want CIRRIN to say?
-- nitroMerc [NM]  fingers twitch, but she still keeps smiling. --
NM: ☼h, I d☼n't kn☼w. What d☼ y☼u think I wanted /y☼u/ t☼ say, dear Runfar?
RO: CIRRIN will always be your friend?
-- nitroMerc [NM]  presses against him. --
NM: I'd like that.
NM: But y☼u see, Cirrin...
NM: The pr☼blem with that is that I need friends wh☼ will d☼ /exactly/ as I say.
NM: And y☼u just d☼n't seem t☼ fit that bill, sweetie.
RO: but CIRRIN will do exactly as you say!
RO: right up until the point you become weak and the otherside starts winning
-- recreantOctopus [RO]  says the last part very quickly and quietly --
-- nitroMerc [NM]  chuckles. --
NM: Let me put it this way then, y☼u sl☼bbering d☼☼fus.
NM: I d☼n't need n☼-g☼☼d turnc☼ats. I need a g☼☼d little lackey wh☼ kn☼ws his place and wh☼'ll die a th☼usand times ☼ver f☼r me and wh☼'ll /stay/ with me. F☼rever.
NM: And if y☼u can't d☼ that, then I'm afraid that I'll simply have t☼ set Tursun ☼n y☼u the next time I catch y☼u sulking ar☼und like this.
RO: okay then if dont trust CIRRIN to stick around then CIRRIN will just go and... disappear
NM: Please. D☼ s☼.
-- recreantOctopus [RO]  scutters away --
RO: youre missing out though
RO: with those high standards
NM: Y☼u? Talking t☼ me ab☼ut missing ☼ut? N☼w /that's/ quite a laugh!
NM: Sh☼☼, sh☼☼!
-- recreantOctopus [RO]  climbs up the cliff and disappears above --
-- nitroMerc [NM]  watches him go and scoffs before continuing on. --
-- nitroMerc [NM] absconded from recreantOctopus [RO] --