[giving up my heeeeart~]

[dieinnafire]

[gestures]
That would be the Marchioness. Distinctive, wouldn't you say?

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[astalavampire]

[sits down, just. staring at the heart. SHE'S A LITTLE TENSE.]

[astalavampire]

[drains what's left in her glass before picking up the teacup]

You aren't put off by blood?

[voodoochef]

I am a chef. One of the things we learn early on is to carve meat.

[astalavampire]

That makes sense. ...I had expected you to overreact.

[sips]

This is really good. Thank you.

[voodoochef]

Ah, I fear I am too jaded for that. Though, I must say that this sort of event is bad for the Mess Hall. Not that I consider you at fault, by no means. But I may have to talk to the campers involved.

I find tea's reputation as a cure-all entirely deserved.

[dieinnafire]

[AND WHO WOULD STROLL IN but the Baron of Luxor himself, looking rather...normal, actually, but for the faint rubbing at his chest above his heart]

Tea, is it? I have a fondness for coffee, myself. Hello, Minagawa, Lady Astheroshe.

[astalavampire]

There isn't anything wrong with being jaded. It's better than falling into hysterics at the drop of a hat. I--

[bristles]

Baron if you've got an ounce of self-preservation left in you, you'll leave. Or I swear to you, I'll cut it out myself and feed it to you.

[voodoochef]

Then perhaps it is just as well we do not have an extra cup.

Astheroshe-sama, I imagine the two of you have matters to discuss ... ?

[astalavampire]

When he and I discuss this, it's going to be somewhere with a lot of space, because if we do it now, there might not be a mess hall to speak of when we're through.

[dieinnafire]

Now really. Did you not like my little gift, Marchioness Kiev?

[astalavampire]

I loved it so much I think I ought to tie you out in the sunlight and watch from the shadows just to thank you.

[dieinnafire]

I thought it was just what you wanted. Didn't you say something about cutting it to pieces and feeding it to your cat? Mr. Mikk was kind enough to fulfill my request. After all, I only wished to please you.

[astalavampire]

Don't give me a line of crap like that. You have no respect for life -- even your own, such as it is -- so you get off on playing stupid, ridiculous jokes. Very mature, Baron. She sees to it you're protected here, and you have your heart removed because it's amusing. You're pathetic.

[dieinnafire]

I was bored. I thought you'd be happy to see me dead.

[astalavampire]

You honestly don't get it, do you?

She protects you. By virtue of that, I do too.

[dieinnafire]

...Don't bother. I neither need nor want your protection.