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HCL 2: Twisted tinkers' triumph

Tyki said
"everyone has a monster. ours are just more visible... and my reasons are my own, you just need to know that you will only benefit from it if you accept my offer" he says evenly, the pills disappearing as he lets her get angry, his face an emotionless mask as always

When the pills vanish, she springs up, gripping his throat in her hands. She moved with a speed far faster than in combat, due to some of her armor being off.
"Give them back. Now. Screw your training, just give me those pills...." she says, her fingers digging into his skin.

HCL 2: Twisted tinkers' triumph

Tyki said
"i can't make it go away, but i can make it more managable" he says evenly, holding the pill bottle over the fire as he adds "but i can't train you if you're going to continue relying on these pills... so you get to decide right now: accept that this is a part of who you are now and allow me to do what was done to me and earn my tutelage along with more control over your condition, or don't and report back to your emperor as a failure". he walks over to her and offers her a hand, a sign for her to accept his terms

"Accept..this...monster as a part of me? Why? How does this stop your training?" She asks, looking quite angry. She also tries to grab her pills.

HCL 2: Twisted tinkers' triumph

Tyki said
"if you do exactly as i say i can remove your reliance on these pills" he says evenly as he lays some meat on to cook, adding "but i can't reverse it"

"In order to reverse it, I must....blind myself." She says. "I just...want it to go away.....but..it does give me great power....gorgons are quite strong." She says.

HCL 2: Twisted tinkers' triumph

Tyki said
"curse, blessing, random acts of "gods", there are alot of things that can change a person" he replies evenly, not acknowledging her outburst as he just stares at the log pile, fire sprout from it with no change in his face. "that medicine you take is to slow your change isn't it?" he asks evenly, holding up the pill bottle in question just to confirm what he was talking about

"...Yes...if I let it take me over....I will turn into the monster I killed." she says.

HCL 2: Twisted tinkers' triumph

Tyki said
"that kind of armor is too constricting and heavy for the type of training you'll be doing. if you want armor then i can turn yours into something like mine or you can take it off, and learn the normal way" he says, giving an ultimatum before sighing and removing his own armor and shirt, tilting her head up to look at him as he speaks "i know you don't like your scales, but you're just going to have to get used to them. they're a part of you know... and if you don't beleive me then look at me" he adds the last part as wings extend on either side of him. after his lecture he walks away and grabs a change of clothes, dropping them on her lap before setting about getting a fire started

She growls. "They are not a part of me. They are a curse put on me...." She says, ripping a few scales out with her hand.

HCL 2: Twisted tinkers' triumph

Tyki said
"it's faster" he says evenly, being a bit gentler and working on the damaged area, scowling and removing his gloves to reveal his hands looking like bird's feet although still human. he finishes with her arm before offering her a long sleeve shirt and silken gloves similar to his own as he says evenly "you'll need to be lighter for the training" before removing the armor to her injured leg and repeating the process, the pain in her arm fading away already as control returns although he keeps his head bowed to give her some semblance of privacy to change

"I will train with the armor, so I will be strong enough to move around as fast as I need in this armor." She says. She puts the arm armor back on, as she does with her leg armor.

HCL 2: Twisted tinkers' triumph

Tyki said
"then either close your eyes or ask me to do something" he says evenly as he undoes the armor on her wounded arm first, making it less painful but the pain is still there. he examines her arm before grabbing a poultice from his bag and rubbing it into the nasty bruise that was forming, hurting but she knew it would help

He sees no skin, rather just scales.
"Stop..." she asks, covering the area with her hand. "They can heal on their own. I don't need your meds." She says.

HCL 2: Twisted tinkers' triumph

Tyki said
he shifts to let her grab the pills easier as he says "oh well. look at it this way: you get to learn things that will make you more powerful than your colleagues if you're anything to go on" evenly, although it was obviously meant to be reassuring his flat, deep voice betrayed no emotion. the man continues walking for a while, carrying her until they reach a tiny clearing just big enough to make camp, setting her down gently and making sure she has a tree to lean against for some slight comfort before clearing space for a fire near enough to her that she wouldn't have to move. "take your armor off" he orders evenly as he gets things set up and gathers firewood

"N-no..." She says, as she takes the pills. This times, she takes twice as much. After a few moments, she sighs. "Please...no...I don't like seeing those ugly scales." She says.

HCL 2: Twisted tinkers' triumph

Tyki said
"all i did was spar you. as a warrior that should be common place" he says evenly, carrying her on his back buy using the glave to prop her up. her arm not responding, her leg in intense pain at the slightest movement, and her stomach feeling empty and slightly queasy. despite knowing her condition he doesn't attempt to baby her and simply carries her to things along.

"You could of asked. As a general, I was currently planning a course against a warlord who wants to murder my people, and now I am considered to not be able to do so." She growls at him, the pain making things worse. She attempts to gets some more pills from her armor.

HCL 2: Twisted tinkers' triumph

Tyki said
she feels three sudden stikes to her inner knee, stomach, and left shoulder, forcing her to vomit a bit and knocking her to the ground, the struck leg refusing to move without excrutiating pain "three hours and then you'll set up camp" he states evenly, removing the blade harmelessly from the haft before tossing the staff to her as he does a sleight of hand trick to make the blade disappear

He finds it to be a single piece of metal, making seperation require breaking the blade off.
"Damn...you...you had to....fuck up my life..." She growls, getting more angry.