[ the temptation to just kill her is strong. before there were so many people here, he wouldn't have the control to stop himself. hell, he wouldn't have made a deal like this in the first place. but when every hour that isn't an hour drags on forever, and killing becomes repetitive even if it's still enjoyable, things like self-control start creeping back in.
he can't keep them all off his land. better to take opportunities where he can. even if they're insufferable. ]
Was sick of you before you ever got here.
[ he turns his back to her and gets back to his own work. the tower's not going to stop itself from collapsing into a pile of rubble. ]
Be less of a little shit and I might be able to find somethin' to get that thing working.
[ the only reason that isn't an outright lie is because of the word 'might'. he might be able to do it. in the same way he might be able to get them all out of this place. ]
[ yui snorts at that. it's a real pain in the ass that macmillan can be funny. luckily, she's going to be taking that admission to herself to the grave. anyway, she's pretty sure he's just saying that to shut her up. ]
Easier said than done, but I'll give it a go.
[ regardless, it works if only because there is something to be said about how he's just leaving her alone, and in yui's case, it is not a damn thing. she keeps her mouth shut.
she takes apart the engine in silence, glancing every so often at his back to find him exactly doing what he was doing minutes or hours ago: trowel in hand, smoothing over cracks in the tower.
she does not speak unless spoken to, and when she leaves, she does not say goodbye. it'll be as if she was never there, the parts messily tucked back under the hood for next time... except she does leave her toolbox on top of the car. ]
[ she's not wrong. he's not even sure he can do it. but it shuts her up, which was the whole point, and in fairness he doesn't actually have to live up to his words. after all, he only said he might.
in silence, he works, almost able to forget she's there except for the sounds from her disassembling the engine and the knowledge of the closed trap she stepped into, so close at hand. evan manages to ignore both long enough for her to leave. when he turns around after a while, she's gone. the trap is still there and the car's slightly more busted than it was before. and the toolbox is there. her mark on his territory.
at this point, he'll keep to his word if other people do. she plays nice, and he'll be something resembling tolerant. but the toolbox grates on his nerves.
he leaves it be when he makes his way back to the mine, fairly certain that someone is going to run off with it. he makes sure to reset the trap before he goes, too. maybe she'll step in it again, and maybe she'll catch a thief. or he will. time will tell. ]
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he can't keep them all off his land. better to take opportunities where he can. even if they're insufferable. ]
Was sick of you before you ever got here.
[ he turns his back to her and gets back to his own work. the tower's not going to stop itself from collapsing into a pile of rubble. ]
Be less of a little shit and I might be able to find somethin' to get that thing working.
[ the only reason that isn't an outright lie is because of the word 'might'. he might be able to do it. in the same way he might be able to get them all out of this place. ]
sorry 4 slow... rl kicked my ass but 🎀? 👀
Easier said than done, but I'll give it a go.
[ regardless, it works if only because there is something to be said about how he's just leaving her alone, and in yui's case, it is not a damn thing. she keeps her mouth shut.
she takes apart the engine in silence, glancing every so often at his back to find him exactly doing what he was doing minutes or hours ago: trowel in hand, smoothing over cracks in the tower.
she does not speak unless spoken to, and when she leaves, she does not say goodbye. it'll be as if she was never there, the parts messily tucked back under the hood for next time... except she does leave her toolbox on top of the car. ]
👍 make him suffer yui he deserves it
in silence, he works, almost able to forget she's there except for the sounds from her disassembling the engine and the knowledge of the closed trap she stepped into, so close at hand. evan manages to ignore both long enough for her to leave. when he turns around after a while, she's gone. the trap is still there and the car's slightly more busted than it was before. and the toolbox is there. her mark on his territory.
at this point, he'll keep to his word if other people do. she plays nice, and he'll be something resembling tolerant. but the toolbox grates on his nerves.
he leaves it be when he makes his way back to the mine, fairly certain that someone is going to run off with it. he makes sure to reset the trap before he goes, too. maybe she'll step in it again, and maybe she'll catch a thief. or he will. time will tell. ]