[ The enviable thing is that Adrian has people back home that would miss his place in their lives. Companion or aid, his being there improved their life. It couldn’t be emphasized enough how much the opposite was true for the both of them. If they were alive, they weren’t in their own personal hell. They could rebuild. Envy was strange like that.
He pulls a face – ] You know, I was a bit surprised a guy like Jared ended up with a garden as a domain? He was pruning – yeah, no. No, if that happens we’ll try to take care of it.
[ He does look like he’s giving Adrian’s answer serious thought. An eyebrow goes up. ] Is it too personal asking what is considered useful to Patrons back in your world? Does it make you weaker if you don't tic the boxes of servitude…? [ He considers for a moment, that feeling of unhappy acceptance of what had kept his experience after the change largely voyeuristic by comparison. ]
Back home, it was a matter of you feeding them, or they fed on you.
[ He tries to not snicker at Adrian’s act, intent to volley it back. Martin slowly nods in feigned consideration. ] Mm, possibly something I could work on in this strange new world. My passive aggressive villain arc… [ lmao he was such an asshole walking through the hellscape. ]
It all goes a bit wibbly wobbly when there's a lot on the line. Can't say I haven't trusted some that I shouldn't have, either. But if Lady Fern gets such a great stamp of approval, I wouldn't mind meeting her. Might bring John around if that's alright?
[ John does feel undeserving, but his default is to be so much more critical than he needs to be. And after what he'd had to do… well, it's a different hellscape. Their relationship is complicated.
Martin’s expression phases through several emotions: amusement, to fondness, to quiet, embarrassed horror. It is several, very tense seconds of wondering if he could gaslight girl boss Adrian into believing he'd misheard Martin trauma-dumping. He was so used to arguing with the girls and John on what to do. God he's dumb. ]
He temporarily might… have been one. John got it in his head that he could contain the Fears to our world. [ a self-deprecating grin is offered ] Had a bit of a row and here we are, but he's not that. Not anymore.
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He pulls a face – ] You know, I was a bit surprised a guy like Jared ended up with a garden as a domain? He was pruning – yeah, no. No, if that happens we’ll try to take care of it.
[ He does look like he’s giving Adrian’s answer serious thought. An eyebrow goes up. ] Is it too personal asking what is considered useful to Patrons back in your world? Does it make you weaker if you don't tic the boxes of servitude…? [ He considers for a moment, that feeling of unhappy acceptance of what had kept his experience after the change largely voyeuristic by comparison. ]
Back home, it was a matter of you feeding them, or they fed on you.
[ He tries to not snicker at Adrian’s act, intent to volley it back. Martin slowly nods in feigned consideration. ] Mm, possibly something I could work on in this strange new world. My passive aggressive villain arc… [ lmao he was such an asshole walking through the hellscape. ]
It all goes a bit wibbly wobbly when there's a lot on the line. Can't say I haven't trusted some that I shouldn't have, either. But if Lady Fern gets such a great stamp of approval, I wouldn't mind meeting her. Might bring John around if that's alright?
[ John does feel undeserving, but his default is to be so much more critical than he needs to be. And after what he'd had to do… well, it's a different hellscape. Their relationship is complicated.
Martin’s expression phases through several emotions: amusement, to fondness, to quiet, embarrassed horror. It is several, very tense seconds of wondering if he could gaslight girl boss Adrian into believing he'd misheard Martin trauma-dumping. He was so used to arguing with the girls and John on what to do. God he's dumb. ]
He temporarily might… have been one. John got it in his head that he could contain the Fears to our world. [ a self-deprecating grin is offered ] Had a bit of a row and here we are, but he's not that. Not anymore.
[ anywaaaay ]
Honestly you'd probably get along.
[ look at that recovery! ]