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[themasterthief]

[This would be a disaster in person. On the network it's just plain painful. Mostly because Garrett's natural response is not to respond at all. But on the network that just makes it seem like he's ignoring Stocke. That's not his intent. So... after just about forever...]

Don't have to do that.

[makehistoria]

perhaps

i want to
your choice whether to accept it

[Long pauses from both of them ahoy. This next bit would be in hesitant fragments in person, but since you send one line at a time on the network:]
thank you for trying to intervene
i'd rather you not have risked yourself with it [ - Stocke is painfully conscious of how close he came to doing something he'd regret even more -]
but i appreciate it

[themasterthief]

[So much delaying up in here.]

It didn't seem like you to act in such a manner.
I just wanted to talk. See if
It doesn't matter now.
How are you feeling?

[That last line probably took him the longest to write. So awkward.]

[makehistoria]

you're asking me
[Who was the one here who got smacked into walls here and squished under debris, eh.]
i'm fine [Physically.]

[...]
it matters
[He doesn't necessarily mean that in a 'what, no, keep talking' way, but... network text's easy to misinterpret.]

[themasterthief]

[Well, he was not asking about the physicality part to be fair. But an answer was an answer and who was Garrett to argue.]

Good.
I'd rather not encounter a raging shade anytime soon.
No offense.

[Joking around just was not the same in text as it was in person. Alas.]

It doesn't. As long as you're fine now.

[makehistoria]

[...]
carry matches with you
if you don't already
[Joke, what joke. Stocke can tell it's meant that way but he's taking this absolutely seriously.]

[themasterthief]

Matches? Non-sunlight light sources hurt you?

[He remembers a short time as a shade and while he strayed away from any light only direct sunlight truly hurt him. Hmm.]

[makehistoria]

[Stocke'd be too OP if someone had no way of defending themselves against him without the sun.]

fire burns away shadows just as well as the morning does

it takes contact
matches alone won't do much
[But as long as Garrett can light something bigger -]

[themasterthief]

[Would it be safe to tell Stocke that he carries fire arrows? Very explosion fire arrows.]

I'll keep that in mind.

[Maybe another time.]

[makehistoria]

[Stocke'd be pretty pleased by it right about now, actually! ...except he'd tell Garrett he should've kept it a secret for the element of surprise. So good decisions there.]

if it comes to it again
don't hesitate to drive me off
i'm not likely to respond to words
^Yi^Y
[...]
even less so any that tell me how i should be acting
[That last part, that was harder to say. Hence the flubbed deletion.]

[He'd prefer to have Garrett avoid a fight in general, but if it does happen...]
i'll understand after
[Let him not waver.]

[themasterthief]

Noted.

[You know, like, when it happened. He figured it out the hard way. Though, unfortunately, he is much more likely to mind his own business next time something like this comes up. Walk away and never say a word...

That was how it worked for him.]