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[oliverplus]

Characters: Oliver Day (oliverplus) with Eithan Paine (punkblaze) and with Jamie McCrimmon (bonnypiperlad)
Location: A random spot on the Plane
Time: Soon after Oliver has emerged from his trial
Summary: Oliver attempts to share uncandy with the affected Eithan and Jamie.
Warnings: Possibly some violence.

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[punkblaze]

[Luckily, Eithan never went back home during this... episode. Apparently, he was content to hang around, plotting his continued rise to power in the ranks of the Order. You know, when he wasn't setting fire to the bar, the forest...

He spots Oliver, and he's pretty sure the guy's going to come over and try talking to him again. He fixes him with an already exasperated expression, arms crossed, but he doesn't say anything yet.]

[oliverplus]

[Oliver fights down his fear and continues walking forward. he's going to need to be close to Eithan if he has any hope of pulling this off, so that's a risk he has to take]

You're still destroying the Plane.

[he says it flatly, matter-of-factly, fighting hard so there is no waver in his voice. he can't stop his gaze from showing his fear, but nothing else about him will. his jaw is set with determination. he has to do this]

[punkblaze]

You've still got a problem with it. [He snorts.] Also, water's wet and fire's hot. What else?

[oliverplus]

[Oliver takes a deep breath. this is the risky part--well, one of them...]

I want to make a deal.

[punkblaze]

[Blink! He raises his eyebrows.]

A deal? ... The hell?

[oliverplus]

[he nods] Would you try something for me--I promise, it's not anything dangerous. But if you do it, I'll let you do whatever you want. Ah, I won't complain if you do more to this place, and...and I'll let you kill me if you want, too. Whatever you want to do.

[he looks Eithan straight in the eyes as he watches for his response. Oliver is nervous--frightened, even--but he won't back down]

[punkblaze]

[You receive one (1) incredulous stare... and then a bout of cruel laughter. Eithan crosses his arms, grinning. Really, he's amused at Oliver's pure nerve, even if it is annoying as hell.]

Okay, man. Seriously. Let's start at the beginnin' with this. First? You're not stoppin' me from doin' what I want. You couldn't if you wanted to. I don't care if you complain, either. And as for killin' you? Hah. [He leans in, like he's trying to drive a point home. He's still grinning, but now it's just downright malicious.] I can do that whenever I want. Without thinkin' about it. Without carin'. Probably without blinkin', but that depends on how I'd want to do it. So. Maybe you ought to think about makin' a deal that that I'll actually get somethin' out of. [Beat] Or I could just kill you right now. Easy way to deal with this.

[oliverplus]

[this is, more or less, one outcome Oliver was hoping for. the minute Eithan leans in close to him, Oliver reaches up with his open tube of toothpaste and attempts to stuff it in Eithan's mouth before the other man has a chance to react]

[punkblaze]

[Eithan's first reaction is to try and get away, but since that was an entirely unexpected move on Oliver's part and Eithan was honestly too busy being a smug bastard, his reflexes aren't as quick as they usually are. Thus, Eithan does end up with a little bit of toothpaste in his mouth!

But not much. And his next reaction is to knock Oliver's arm away and push him backwards. Doesn't work very well because Eithan is certainly not a very physically powerful guy, but he at least gets the tube of toothpaste out of his mouth. He glares at Oliver.]

What the fuck?!

[oliverplus]

[unfortunately for Oliver, he loses his grip on the toothpaste when Eithan hits his arm, and it goes skidding away. Oliver himself is pushed back, but he just manages to hang onto his balance and stay standing]

[he watches Eithan, not sure if the toothpaste worked or not and fully aware that, if it didn't, he is certainly about to be attacked] [tentatively] Eithan?

[he lifts the shield a little, holding it in front of his chest and watching for what Eithan is going to do next. he does spare a glance for the tube of toothpaste, though. inwardly, he's wondering how, if that didn't work, he's ever going to get it back so he can try again]

[punkblaze]

[He's about to snap angrily at Oliver, but he stops abruptly. He puts a hand to his head, wincing. Something... has definitely changed.]

Shit! What...? What happened? [He even sounds less like an arrogant jackass.]

[oliverplus]

[Oliver's eyes widen. he almost starts forward for his friend, but he stops himself, uncertain. this isn't a trick, is it?]

Eithan...? How do you feel?

[punkblaze]

Like someone beat me with a fuckin' wrench and left me to bleed out! Goddess Miina!

[And the realization of what he's been doing for the past however long just kind of... hits him. At once. His eyes go wide and he slowly lowers his hand. Has he seriously been...? Did he...? Oh. ... Oh Goddess. He goes pale.]

... Hey. Uh. Oliver? [He looks up at his friend.] Seriously man, what... happened?

[oliverplus]

[Oliver sighs in relief. this is definitely his friend again] It worked! [he smiles]

[but when he sees Eithan go pale, the expression immediately disappears] This place--it used candy to turn people into...something else. [nervously] What do you remember?

[punkblaze]

Just... settin' stuff on fire mostly. A-And Morgana - I mean, we were both... yeah. And... The hell was I talkin' about? The Order? Seriously? Like I was loyal? That's... no way. That's not right.

[He rubs at his arm, still pale, looking incredibly disturbed by all of this.] Shit. ... I'm sorry. ... Probably doesn't cut it, huh?

[oliverplus]

[Oliver shakes his head, unable to hide his worry. he remembers what Eithan said about Val, and...well, he's not about to bring it up. he doesn't want Eithan to have to go through all of that at once]

It wasn't you, Eithan. It was the Plane. [firmly] It's not your fault.