[grits his teeth trying to piece together all he knows with what he's heard and finally puts the suddenly heavier little Greece down next to the wall so he can take a defensive stance, only sure that he must stay here]
[but he's forgotten to mind the manacle and it clanks against the ground]
[enters, taking in the Empire's leftover work with suspicion]
Better check the bedrooms.
[steadies little Greece against him and continues on - he knows this house, they can't be far]
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[tugs him into a sitting position and sits next to him]
Dear, you need to take it slow! Sadiq, I don't think he's all the way here yet...
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Sadiq...? You're the nice Sadiq, can you take this off me...?
*waves the leg with the manacle on it*
It's making me itch and I don't like it...
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Give him a hand. He's right, he's gotta get outta here.
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You're... agreeing...?
...
Who are you?
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Hell did that--?
[tugs at it, confused, and then again irritably when it doesn't come off]
Need a key for that, or a blacksmith. ...Get it off after I find ya!
[so distracted by the manacle, he almost doesn't hear voices coming from up ahead]
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[bites her lip]
I-if you're sure...
Hon, can you stand well...? ...And that's Sadiq, of course!
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I'm right here!
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[helps to balance him]
And remember the deal.
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...
...
...
[closes his mouth and turns to Ottoman instead]
You are the one--
[feels a wave of dizziness as Turkey approaches with his younger self and his legs buckle under him, threatening to drag all three to the ground]
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Other you! And shush!
[sneaks along the wall, closer to the room to listen...!]
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[winces, struggling to keep upright and keep him from falling again]
H-herakles, be careful...! Ah, so heavy--!
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*or blacks out again*
*either way, he's a dead weight now*
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Dammit.
[to mama]
Snap him out of it, he's gotta leave.
Told me stuff... he's been hatin on himself ever since I got hi- ever since he was little. I think even bein near him makes him sick.
He's gotta be nearby.
[yells towards the other side]
Hey brat, said this place's off limits! Get back to work!
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Don't tell me what to do! You don't own me anymore!
[takes a swing at Ottoman as best he can while also being fully supported by him]
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[but he's forgotten to mind the manacle and it clanks against the ground]
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