[Some doubles probably did fight. Unlucky, then, for Idia's that he was based on, well, Idia, where all he had were words to try and wheedle his way to safety.
Words that were, provably, not going to work.]
Eh, I doubt it. He's a lot less pathetic than you're giving him credit for.
[A shrug that's more akin to a roll of his shoulders as he picks up the same tent pole he used over an hour ago, tests his grip a little-]
And, hey, if I was such a sucker for pathetic things, I'd be letting you off the hook, here. Last words? Come on, do your worst, I'll let you have one more snarky remark.
[Okay, so maybe he lost just a little bit of his nerve seeing a corpse instead of a scattered pile of cards like he's more used to, but. Well. He can talk like he's fine while he gathers himself, that's the one thing he's actually good at.]
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Words that were, provably, not going to work.]
Eh, I doubt it. He's a lot less pathetic than you're giving him credit for.
[A shrug that's more akin to a roll of his shoulders as he picks up the same tent pole he used over an hour ago, tests his grip a little-]
And, hey, if I was such a sucker for pathetic things, I'd be letting you off the hook, here. Last words? Come on, do your worst, I'll let you have one more snarky remark.
[Okay, so maybe he lost just a little bit of his nerve seeing a corpse instead of a scattered pile of cards like he's more used to, but. Well. He can talk like he's fine while he gathers himself, that's the one thing he's actually good at.]