[ as far as he's concerned, there's only three animals here: maurice, the dog that just showed up, and the fucking demogorgon. the dredge and the black insect thing are something he can't understand and neither is that ... thing they dealt with before, but neither one is an animal. whatever else roams in and back out again doesn't get in his way. and as much as he'd like to say some of the other killers are basically animals, he knows they're human. or were human. it's an insult to animals to try and put them on that level. ]
Don't think it even knew how bad it got me. Just kept slashing and kicking and got the wrong handhold.
[ the xenomorph's just a big bug, evan. and an apex predator. what's not to understand. ]
[ anyway, david grimaces at the mention of the demogorgon. he hates that thing almost as much as he hates listening to aestri and steve argue about how the demogorgon is a whole ass other thing like it matters. it's a big, awful, alien hunting dog monster with portals and it sucks. ]
Doubt it's that smart.
[ it's smarter than your average animal for sure, but picking out a specific weak spot like that seems a little beyond it. or maybe david just hopes that much. ]
evan makes a begrudging noise of agreement - no, it isn't that smart. it eats, as far as he's concerned. that's all. and he was in the way. or maybe he was a bad choice for a dinner target. ]
Course I did. Just about cut its damn head off after it got me.
[ half pain, half rage. more than a little bit of overall response to trespassers, even animal ones. it's another killer. the same rules apply. ]
See if it's smart enough to learn where not to go next time.
[ he's not going to guess on how much intelligence is going on in that eyeless mouth-head. marginally more than ghost face, at least, but that's not a high bar to cross.
he moves the bucket with the bloody water back to its corner. ]
Brandy wasn't bad. Who'd you steal it from?
[ this isn't to give him away, for the record. it's so he can go get more. ]
Give you my supplier and you don't need me anymore.
[ it's partially teasing, because evan's always made a point of not asking before, but it's also true. why would evan trade with him if he could just go get the stuff himself, probably with significantly less trouble at that. he finds it hard to picture evan having any particular worry about shit like checking behind the counter at autohaven or the kitchens in springwood houses. ]
[ plus, now he knows evan has a preference. that's valuable. ]
[ evan gives david a look - one of suspicion, slight disbelief, and annoyance, but there's something else under that, too. not exactly dark, but implying something. ]
Only for that kinda booze.
[ in truth, he'll drink almost anything. but he's not going to push it if david's really trying to keep his secrets and not just fuck around. he can get better stuff just by talking to caleb, and he's pretty sure that didn't come from the saloon.
he figures david needs an excuse to come down here, still. some of them do. ]
[ in truth he doesn't remember exactly where he got it. has a good idea, but it's a bottle that was sitting around for a while for a whole host of reasons. only a couple people at the campfire even like brandy, timing never worked out, etc, etc. so it didn't feel like a particular loss handing it over to evan. ]
[ he shrugs a shoulder. ]
Don't really remember if I'm honest. One of the neighbourhoods I think.
[ so haddonfield or springwood. more likely the latter since he's less worried about freddie than michael, goes there more often, but he couldn't say for sure. ]
[ evan grimaces. two people he doesn't think so fondly of, although he doesn't think fondly of ... almost anybody. but someone who is, and isn't, a ghost, and a goddamned dead silent black hole of a person, aren't people he wants to deal with if he doesn't have to.
it'll at least keep him from looking for his own. for now. ]
Figures.
[ the blood's (mostly) cleaned up; the workshop is (mostly) back to normal. evan himself isn't in the worst state, but he knows he'll be back to his worst before long. ]
[ he watches evan work — he's working without any problems, so david takes that to mean he helped and not that he would've just healed up on his own. ]
You happen to secretly be a vodka guy? Decent bottles of that turn up more often.
[ if there's any such thing as a "decent" vodka, (there is,) david can't really picture evan drinking it. not to enjoy anyway. sees him more with scotch or brandy or gin. the kind of shit assholes with too much money drink with a cigar while ranting and raving about how hard they worked for it all. ]
[ there's not much alcohol he'll say no to, actually, as long as it's - from his perspective - suitably masculine enough. most of it is. wine is hit or miss. vodka tends to hit hard, but that's fine.
he knows the survivors hoard the stuff where none of them can reach it, because any distraction from the nightmare is something to be valued. that david's willing to share some of it is surprising, but then again, they probably can always just get more. ]
[ "oh noo, my booze cellar didn't come with my whole estate," what a ridiculous problem. it's insane how much shit most of these killers get, so david's never once felt guilty about stealing from them. the only reason he doesn't bother taking from evan now is to preserve the peace, he certainly wouldn't hesitate if things changed. ]
Weird it brought this whole fuckin' place but not that, though.
[ meanwhile skull merchant has a whole wine cupboard. ]
[ not even remotely. a large, large chunk of it - most of the actual land is here. but there's pieces missing. this is supposed to be a mine, after all, not his workshop. and the most significant part of the estate is missing, for the most part.
[ of course, it's all kind of constantly falling the fuck apart, but from what little he knows david would think that's kind of more on evan then the entity. though it's fucked it brought his place in that state to begin with. ]
Probably figured that was enough. Not like it's goin' out of its way to really understand anyone here.
[ evan pauses in his various little tasks and smirks, just slightly. it's not out of humor or amusement or even whatever sarcastic thought he might have in mind. it's almost automatic. the acknowledgment of what this place is, and that he's just as stuck here as david and the rest of them. ]
No. No point. Don't think you or me ever tried to understand an animal, huh?
[ he does know some thing about this place, and one is that whatever the entity is, it's outside any of them. anyone human. anyone even slightly human, or imitating human. trying to grasp it would be like an ant trying to grasp humanity. it's been made clear to him, many times before.
he reaches out and picks up a mask - not the usual one, just another one hanging off the wall - and adjusts the strap that should hold it in place. ]
Bet you've got people waitin' on you back at the fire.
[ david's tempted to argue he's tried to understand plenty of animals, but then again a friend or ex-girlfriend's pet probably doesn't count. not for the point evan's making anyway. he supposed they are like animals to it, cattle or some shit. ]
That your way of telling me to piss off?
[ he watches evan adjust the mask , guess he's about to run out of that limited reserve of patience. nobody's really waiting for him, they all know he'll turn up sooner or later, but david will take the hint. gives himself a quick once over just to make sure he's not forgetting anything and then starts toward the door. ]
[ he pulls the mask on. it's not the worst one he has, being metal instead of bone, but the way the dim light of the room catches on the hammered flats and edges is never even. it's not subtle, but that's not what he does. ]
Got somethin' coming up.
[ he picks up his cleaver. there's always old blood on it, but right now, there's still some of the demogorgon's, too.
it's not necessary to get ready and armed before a trial; he'll show up with something to kill with no matter what. but it makes him feel like he's doing something right, if he's not dragged in unawares. ]
[ david frowns a little at the thought, he always hates being reminded of evan going to trial when he's been here, but there's nothing worth saying or doing about it. it dimly occurs to him that he doesn't think he's been called to trial while he's been here, not since they started doing... whatever this is, but that gets filtered into him hoping he doesn't get back to the fire and get sucked into evan's next trial. he's gonna be in a mood, even for him. ]
[ he makes a vague gesture as a goodbye and leaves. probably gonna dig into his own booze when he gets back. ]
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Demogorgon.
[ as far as he's concerned, there's only three animals here: maurice, the dog that just showed up, and the fucking demogorgon. the dredge and the black insect thing are something he can't understand and neither is that ... thing they dealt with before, but neither one is an animal. whatever else roams in and back out again doesn't get in his way. and as much as he'd like to say some of the other killers are basically animals, he knows they're human. or were human. it's an insult to animals to try and put them on that level. ]
Don't think it even knew how bad it got me. Just kept slashing and kicking and got the wrong handhold.
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[ anyway, david grimaces at the mention of the demogorgon. he hates that thing almost as much as he hates listening to aestri and steve argue about how the demogorgon is a whole ass other thing like it matters. it's a big, awful, alien hunting dog monster with portals and it sucks. ]
Doubt it's that smart.
[ it's smarter than your average animal for sure, but picking out a specific weak spot like that seems a little beyond it. or maybe david just hopes that much. ]
You kill it?
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evan makes a begrudging noise of agreement - no, it isn't that smart. it eats, as far as he's concerned. that's all. and he was in the way. or maybe he was a bad choice for a dinner target. ]
Course I did. Just about cut its damn head off after it got me.
[ half pain, half rage. more than a little bit of overall response to trespassers, even animal ones. it's another killer. the same rules apply. ]
See if it's smart enough to learn where not to go next time.
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No way it thinks all that is worth comin' out here after that.
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[ he's not going to guess on how much intelligence is going on in that eyeless mouth-head. marginally more than ghost face, at least, but that's not a high bar to cross.
he moves the bucket with the bloody water back to its corner. ]
Brandy wasn't bad. Who'd you steal it from?
[ this isn't to give him away, for the record. it's so he can go get more. ]
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[ it's partially teasing, because evan's always made a point of not asking before, but it's also true. why would evan trade with him if he could just go get the stuff himself, probably with significantly less trouble at that. he finds it hard to picture evan having any particular worry about shit like checking behind the counter at autohaven or the kitchens in springwood houses. ]
[ plus, now he knows evan has a preference. that's valuable. ]
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Only for that kinda booze.
[ in truth, he'll drink almost anything. but he's not going to push it if david's really trying to keep his secrets and not just fuck around. he can get better stuff just by talking to caleb, and he's pretty sure that didn't come from the saloon.
he figures david needs an excuse to come down here, still. some of them do. ]
I'll just guess.
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[ he shrugs a shoulder. ]
Don't really remember if I'm honest. One of the neighbourhoods I think.
[ so haddonfield or springwood. more likely the latter since he's less worried about freddie than michael, goes there more often, but he couldn't say for sure. ]
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it'll at least keep him from looking for his own. for now. ]
Figures.
[ the blood's (mostly) cleaned up; the workshop is (mostly) back to normal. evan himself isn't in the worst state, but he knows he'll be back to his worst before long. ]
Bring s'more next time.
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[ he watches evan work — he's working without any problems, so david takes that to mean he helped and not that he would've just healed up on his own. ]
You happen to secretly be a vodka guy? Decent bottles of that turn up more often.
[ if there's any such thing as a "decent" vodka, (there is,) david can't really picture evan drinking it. not to enjoy anyway. sees him more with scotch or brandy or gin. the kind of shit assholes with too much money drink with a cigar while ranting and raving about how hard they worked for it all. ]
[ not that david knows anyone like that, mind. ]
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[ there's not much alcohol he'll say no to, actually, as long as it's - from his perspective - suitably masculine enough. most of it is. wine is hit or miss. vodka tends to hit hard, but that's fine.
he knows the survivors hoard the stuff where none of them can reach it, because any distraction from the nightmare is something to be valued. that david's willing to share some of it is surprising, but then again, they probably can always just get more. ]
None of my shit came with me. Gotta make do.
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[ "oh noo, my booze cellar didn't come with my whole estate," what a ridiculous problem. it's insane how much shit most of these killers get, so david's never once felt guilty about stealing from them. the only reason he doesn't bother taking from evan now is to preserve the peace, he certainly wouldn't hesitate if things changed. ]
Weird it brought this whole fuckin' place but not that, though.
[ meanwhile skull merchant has a whole wine cupboard. ]
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[ not even remotely. a large, large chunk of it - most of the actual land is here. but there's pieces missing. this is supposed to be a mine, after all, not his workshop. and the most significant part of the estate is missing, for the most part.
he feels like that was deliberate. ]
Guess that woulda been too much effort.
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[ of course, it's all kind of constantly falling the fuck apart, but from what little he knows david would think that's kind of more on evan then the entity. though it's fucked it brought his place in that state to begin with. ]
Probably figured that was enough. Not like it's goin' out of its way to really understand anyone here.
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No. No point. Don't think you or me ever tried to understand an animal, huh?
[ he does know some thing about this place, and one is that whatever the entity is, it's outside any of them. anyone human. anyone even slightly human, or imitating human. trying to grasp it would be like an ant trying to grasp humanity. it's been made clear to him, many times before.
he reaches out and picks up a mask - not the usual one, just another one hanging off the wall - and adjusts the strap that should hold it in place. ]
Bet you've got people waitin' on you back at the fire.
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That your way of telling me to piss off?
[ he watches evan adjust the mask , guess he's about to run out of that limited reserve of patience. nobody's really waiting for him, they all know he'll turn up sooner or later, but david will take the hint. gives himself a quick once over just to make sure he's not forgetting anything and then starts toward the door. ]
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[ he pulls the mask on. it's not the worst one he has, being metal instead of bone, but the way the dim light of the room catches on the hammered flats and edges is never even. it's not subtle, but that's not what he does. ]
Got somethin' coming up.
[ he picks up his cleaver. there's always old blood on it, but right now, there's still some of the demogorgon's, too.
it's not necessary to get ready and armed before a trial; he'll show up with something to kill with no matter what. but it makes him feel like he's doing something right, if he's not dragged in unawares. ]
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[ he makes a vague gesture as a goodbye and leaves. probably gonna dig into his own booze when he gets back. ]