[IC] [Snek] Continuations

[pyrighteous]

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[neonleon]

Dude, he's my twin. There's no "tolerating" at all.

[pyrighteous]

[ Belos makes an annoyed noise ... then looks a bit more thoughtful. ]

He's the only one with a solid plan. We'll simply have to remove him.

[neonleon]

[Thinking about that for two seconds and that expression of smugness is gone.]

Don't.

[pyrighteous]

You can't stop me. It's clear the time for subtlety has passed.

[neonleon]

[Trying to tug his arm free from the shell for thr nth time but it's still unmoving.]

I mean, if you wanna have a ton of people pissed sure.

[pyrighteous]

[ scoffs ]

The other brother is too stupid. And I'm extremely experienced in disposing of grimwalkers quietly.

[neonleon]

And then you have all of Robin's Egg, and if you go after Hunter then you deal with Mouse. Way more than a few.

[pyrighteous]

People vanish all the time. I'll just make sure they wind up in one of those plants afterwards.

[neonleon]

You really think you've thought this through. You'll still lose though.

[pyrighteous]

Oh? Is the alternative better? Them coming in here to find all of my preparations?

[neonleon]

Honestly!? Yeah. They can handle it.

[pyrighteous]

Please. I have complete control. They would never find their way back out.

[neonleon]

They know me a lot better than you do. They'll figure it out.

[pyrighteous]

[ Belos just shakes his head. ]

Then why haven't they managed it already? They find it easier to believe in your cruelty than I was expecting.

[neonleon]

[He hesitated for just a second. Blinks thr idea out of his head (or tries to, another hair-tgread wrapping around his neck and tightening)]

They still know something's wrong.

[pyrighteous]

[ There we go. Belos takes a step closer to him.

And they think you're the part that's wrong. That your experiences made you into a monster.

[neonleon]

And they want to help. If that means they come in here and kick you out? Worth it.

[pyrighteous]

Then I'll just have to kill them first. It's tiresome waiting, anyway.

[neonleon]

You won't.

[He knows Belos will try.]

Just leave them alone.

[pyrighteous]

Why should I? What will YOU give me that I can't already take?

[neonleon]

[What does he have to offer? This is his expertise, what he's good at, he out-maneuvered Big Mama for crying out loud. But then he was also in control of his own body. He's at the disadvantage here.

His silence is telling, even as he feels tense with that thread around his neck.]

[pyrighteous]

That's what I thought.

[ He gestures, and the thread tightens. ]

It's time to end this farce.

[neonleon]

[He's ready to retort back - but that thread cuts into the skin of his neck, with a gasp.]

I think you're literally insane.

[pyrighteous]

Come now. Don't be rude.

[neonleon]

But you're also not denying it. You know you're insane.