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I see.

[ What an odd fact to learn about someone. Can Adolphe not swim?

Still woozy, nothing short of a blackout would have stopped Saheon from dropping that conversation thread and making his way over when Adolphe pulls out bread. The sound of the packaging is echoing and overly loud in such a dull, quiet atmosphere. It's too easy to hear yourself breathe or think. ]

But where do you keep your things?

[ Saheon can appreciate the necessity of splitting up your goods but what if one, perhaps, needs a bedframe. ]

[ Who knows... ]

On my person?

[ Like where else? His sword, some supplies, first aid, etc. They're probably in his backpack that he has been hauling around. Seems like he doesn't quite have a lot of belongings. This apartment has a bedframe, maybe. Adolphe only cares that he can crash on a couch or a mattress.

When he senses Saheon closing in, he forces one of the packages into his hand. Something solid in the stomach will do you good. ]

Are you going to tell me why you look awful? Or do you want to keep drinking.

...Tell me if you ever run out of pocket space.

[ If you don't think you deserve a bed frame, at least allow Saheon to take it of your hands you illogical illogical man.

It's weirdly nostalgic to eat dry flavorless bread like an cheap after-school snack, maybe like a hungover college student. It puts a weird emotion in his chest, buoyed by his odd mood and his drifting thoughts. Saheon leans on the counter of this dead end empty apartment, staring at Adolphe over his elbows as he chews mechanically. ]

I'm not drunk enough to spill my guts to you. [ You can hand him the bottle again, and he'll be happy to make a solid attempt to become incoherent, Adolphe. ]

I just had a bad week. I never should have gone in those tunnels.

[ That seems like so much of a hassle to steal a bed frame which a logical man like Adolphe wouldn't try. There's a snort. ]

You're still feeling yourself enough to posture to me instead.

[ For someone who looks like garbage? There's a small sense of relief. He actually does not think that Saheon should drown himself in alcohol, so he doesn't encourage it. He won't stop him, either, unless it's to the point where he might throw up. Adolphe doesn't want to clean after him. Do that outside.

He will have his own stale bread full of preservatives and processed sugars. ]

... I'm surprised you went down there.

I'm not posturing?

[ What kind of assumptions are you making about him, an honest hardworking man? Saheon is rarely (never) honest, but he's not posturing like some...teenager... He gives an affronted look, ruined by his decision to continue eating stale bread. He tears the crusts off first, making a small pile on the plastic wrapping. ]

I'm more surprised you didn't. [ A perfect deflection. ] Walking around with a sword... I just had that stupid pocket knife. Should have known we'd be fighting something.

[ Adolphe shrugs while chewing on his bread. He thinks Saheon is kind of uppity for no reason sometimes, as if he has standards. What he said earlier did remind him of a teenager, though. Sorry. ]

I did go down there and handled some Host nests with people, but went back up to check out how we were doing on the surface. [ Closing his eyes for a moment, he considers himself fortunate for once. ] Were you getting chased through the tunnels?

[ How dare Adolphe... ]

You wish.

[ He was doing the chasing for most of it, thanks to his no good scumbag of a co-worker, but thats neither here nor there. Instead he rolls an eye, leaning a bit closer as if to share a secret. ]

What if I said I killed a person? Would you believe me?

[ He looks away for a moment because yes... He thinks it would be a little funny for Saheon to get chased around as long as he doesn't die. Death isn't a laughing matter regardless of his background.

And his attention flits back. There's no drop or spike in his emotions, they're still. ]

Yeah, I would. [ He wouldn't be and isn't surprised. ] You were in a tough spot?

[ Saheon wouldn't kill for no reason, he thinks. ]

[ No drop at all? Weird. Adolphe is so weird. Do you think that well of him, or do you hate him that much already? He'd have an opinion if Adolphe killed someone, he thinks. He's not sure what opinion it would be, but it would exist. ]

Wow. It was just a hypothetical. A joke.

[ He puts the plastic wrap down, smoothing it out with both fingers so the creases might come out (they won't). ]

I think most people don't kill for fun. They have that much left.

You should stick to your dangerous job. Comedian wouldn't work out for you.

[ You're bad at jokes. That isn't his fault, is it? It's Saheon's.

They can only have hypothetical emotions with hypotheticals, but Adolphe isn't without sin, either. He wants to focus on intent and aftermath. ]

Yeah? We are talking about you right now. I don't care about most people, or a few people.

...I don't want another job.

[ But he could probably do any sort of job if he didn't want to do this job, Adolphe. You wouldn't be a good comedian either, Adolphe. ]

You're getting so caught up in an hypothetical. Am I supposed to play along with you now?

[ He sighs, as if this isn't a confession and Adolphe is just being insane. If the other man doesn't care about most people, Saheon takes that idea to its most minimal extreme. But if they're the same, then really, what's the harm of at least telling a few truths. ]

I don't kill for fun, and I didn't touch anyone down there. I didn't fight anyone at all.

You drive me nuts.

[ Grumbled. Saheon makes his head spin all the time, not even sometimes.

Not that Adolphe was playing along earlier, but trying to steer them back to the root of it all—why were you trying to drown yourself in alcohol out there? The bottle still sits on the kitchen island, right in front of them both, but he ignores it to fetch two water bottles from the cabinet.

One for you, but in terms of words there are none. He stays quiet while he screws off the cap of his bottle, just letting Saheon command the silence instead.

Say all you want or say nothing at all. He's still here. ]

If you say that, I made a good point, right?

[ After so many repetitions, it seems to be Adolphe's default for trying to end conversations he's not keen on. The thought of winning, even something as pointless as being too difficult for Adolphe to keep up with in a conversation brightens his mood a degree. The water on the table sits untouched, but he doesn't grab for the alcohol when Adolphe's back is turned.

The silence does stretch on for quit a while. Saheon watches Adolphe's reactions, or lack thereof until he finally speaks again. ]

Let me...try another hypothetical then. Just a hypothetical. I just want to know what you think, since I'm so crazy. [ He lifts the glass of water to waggle it. ]

Would you ever pray to a higher being for something?

It doesn't mean that.

[ Don't get it twisted? It simply means you make his head spin, Saheon. Maybe you make good points one time, maybe you make bad points another time, and Adolphe is here suffering regardless.

Aside from his small utterance, he comfortably drinks water and relaxes. Saheon assumes Adolphe thinks he's crazy, which is right, so no correction here. He tenses at the mention of prayer, knots forming in his stomach. ]

I've been desperate before, yeah. Never got an answer to any of it.

[ Does it count? Where are you going with this? ]

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