[Part of him regrets saying it. Does he feel better? Well, that's subjective. He's set some boundaries, ensured he has an escape route from all this, which is good. On the other hand...
Taako hates causing trauma. He wants to be remembered, adored, kept on a pedestal, but he never wants to be the reason someone cries themselves to sleep. To an extent, Lucretia did this to herself, brought it on when she refused to let anyone else change the course of the world. But her face hits him in the heart. He'll reason it away later as the liches fault, making him care about something he shouldn't.
It's no surprise he pulls back into anything else, just anything that can salvage this, when he doesn't want to leave but knows he shouldn't stay. He moves his face from his hands enough to talk, putting that facade back on like an old coat.]
I mean, fuckin' baller, of course. This place sucks ass in terms of resources but we've made it work. Like, I know we could just go ask the liches for new stuff and trade them some feelings juice, but I don't wanna give 'em any more than they force outta me. Only time I got them to give me something it was what they stole from me, so like, that wasn't really a favor.
[At least he can prattle on about this, even if it gnaws at his chest to shove anything else down.]
'Ss been a lot of waiting, except we don't even have the nice year mark to slap down. Just makin' it through day by day.
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Taako hates causing trauma. He wants to be remembered, adored, kept on a pedestal, but he never wants to be the reason someone cries themselves to sleep. To an extent, Lucretia did this to herself, brought it on when she refused to let anyone else change the course of the world. But her face hits him in the heart. He'll reason it away later as the liches fault, making him care about something he shouldn't.
It's no surprise he pulls back into anything else, just anything that can salvage this, when he doesn't want to leave but knows he shouldn't stay. He moves his face from his hands enough to talk, putting that facade back on like an old coat.]
I mean, fuckin' baller, of course. This place sucks ass in terms of resources but we've made it work. Like, I know we could just go ask the liches for new stuff and trade them some feelings juice, but I don't wanna give 'em any more than they force outta me. Only time I got them to give me something it was what they stole from me, so like, that wasn't really a favor.
[At least he can prattle on about this, even if it gnaws at his chest to shove anything else down.]
'Ss been a lot of waiting, except we don't even have the nice year mark to slap down. Just makin' it through day by day.