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[futhark]

"I'm not here right now. Just leave a message and I'll get back to you."



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[futhark]

[ Aren't you moving fast Archer? Playing along this is almost becoming funny ]

You'd need to make that offer literally every day, and I'd have to abide it and kick you out of bed for a night.

[boneofsword]

[Too bad that Archer is being serious here.]

Bed is big enough for two. That, or I'll sleep on the floor.

[futhark]

Aw, you want to keep me home so much?

[ This is both teasing and a sort-of-honest question ]

[boneofsword]

Hm. [Archer's lips quirk into an almost-smile.] I'm offering you a way out of uncomfortable situation.

[futhark]

Huh. That's a really nice thought. [ See, he can appreciate your ideas sometimes. ]

Too bad you can't tell the future where such situation might happen. [ Cuz this one wasn't uncomfortable, oops ]

[boneofsword]

That means I have to offer it every morning. [It's said almost jokingly. Almost.]

[Bed may be comfortable enough, but Niles?]

[futhark]

[ That almost joking tone makes it impossible to tell if the offer is serious or not, so Caster replies in familiar fashion ]

You haven't considered one thing: it will limit my options.

[ Not that he's working hard to sleep around, but what if- ]

[boneofsword]

That depends which offer has more weight to you. But it's true, unless your geiss specifies what to choose if you get two offers of hospitality.

[Yes, Archer does seriously ponder.]

[futhark]

[ Caster doubts Archer offer works at all - since it's his temple technically, aka his own house. You can't get invited into your own house.

But he's not going to voice that. Seeing this guy get so serious about figuring out how to be helpful is kind of amusing. And nice. ]

With geis, you don't get to choose. You either follow it or not- and then it breaks.

[ And then it generally hurts, but ah, if Archer did so much research he knows that ]

[boneofsword]

[Archer actually knows that, and while it is Caster's temple he's invited to Archer's bed. So his offer circumvents that.]

What if you have two offers of hospitality and can follow only one?

[futhark]

I dunno, that never really happened before. [ He scratches the nape of his neck ]

Either sleep part of the night in one place, and second part elsewhere. Or break one of the promises.

[ and thus break the geis ]

[boneofsword]

So it won't really work.

[Have a disappointed sigh. Archer really hoped it's going to work.]

Unless you're fine with spending most of the night in the bed you prefer and teleport elsewhere when you wake up.

[futhark]

If you want to keep me just for yourself you'd have to do more than try to play around the geis.

[ But the attempt to help him is appreciated, really. ]

Fortunately, it seems you're the only one aware of how it works. That's the perk of keeping the True Name hidden.

[boneofsword]

I'll tell you straight out when I want to bed you.

[When and not if. Easy to ignore.]

I'm not so sure. You had to accept the offer of hospitality, and you're using your True Name here.

[futhark]

[ Seriously? That's bold. Easy to ignore or not there is a big distinction between "when" and "if" ] Now I'm almost curious to see what time you'll pick.

[ Timing is, after all, everything. ]

And as for the True Name. Not many have realized that yet.

[boneofsword]

[Definitely worst time for everything else. Luck rank E, remember.]

Not many here represent themselves.

[futhark]

Which is why it's even easier to hide.

[ Hiding in the plain sight or something ]

[boneofsword]

I trust your judgement.

[And have your back in case something happens.

...which will certainly do, knowing that Cú Chulainn is known for making worst decisions. But sssh, no one's going to mention it.]