Well, you're not staying in my room. I barely fit in this room.
[they're not kidding about these single digs. Though, he literally doesn't know what the microwave is and let's just be thankful he hasn't put his phone into it yet]
You really can't handle this inn? Even if it costs nothing?
...yeah I'm gonna need more than that. [he won't even look for a new place for himself, and now he has to actually consider Yuber's needs? That comes with a price tag.]
Would you rather I made that price a future favor, to be called in whenever I choose?
And you know I can take you, so let's not even entertain that possibility.
There are people who enjoy doing helpful things for free. I'm not one of them. You know my line of work; I get paid or I don't bother. Neither of us have money, so other bargains are all we have left. That's all it is.
[he'd like to think so! since they're both without a True Rune. But they'll have to wait for a darker day to test that theory]
I'm not so optimistic to think I could constrain your murder spree, but it will have to be something as equally burdensome to you as looking for a home is to me. Of course, if I simply say 'a favor to be named later,' that could be as bland as cleaning my boots. Hmm.
[now he's just absolutely taking the piss out of Yuber because he can]
There's a difference, you already touched on it yourself by refusing the inn. Anyone can lay themselves down in any available bed and call it a home. Once you start tacking criteria onto it, it gets harder to find. The humans you're thinking of are the kind who have no choice, they have no money or are tied to a kingdom and have to take whatever bed is offered to them.
But you want a choice, and that's where work comes in. [ahem] And probably money, unless you think I'm going to build you something, in which case, the answer is already no.
[which is lucky because anything he'd attempt to build would probably collapse within minutes so uh...]
Hmm, I can probably find a cave, since whether or not there's a monster inside is...clearly not a problem.
Very well. My proposal: my effort in trade for a favor to be named later. The more difficult my search, the more weighty the favor will be. At worst you can expect me to order you not to kill a particular someone, so the favor will most likely end up less painful than that.
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But I am....
...Not.
No, camping will not do either.
But I also don't need anything as extravagant as a house.
I just need a place. Where I can stay and sleep. And keep my things.
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[they're not kidding about these single digs. Though, he literally doesn't know what the microwave is and let's just be thankful he hasn't put his phone into it yet]
You really can't handle this inn? Even if it costs nothing?
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I can't stay here, maggot!
I need a....
[A brief pause.]
A home!
That's the word!
I need a home.
Find me a home.
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....ah. You're asking a man who's never had one of his own, you know. My standards...
[wait, his standards might be eerily similar to Yuber's. Shit.]
What's in it for me if I do?
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[all the sarcasm]
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[He pauses to think of a metaphor.]
No matter how well tamed a fox is, leaving him in the chicken coop is asking for trouble.
[And in this situation the fox is far from tamed.]
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Really. You want me to do it out of the goodness of my heart, to protect all those poor innocents?
[the sarcasm is almost Yuber-level, he knows it's the smart path but Geddoe can just not be arsed to serve as eternal protector just this moment]
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One day the people at the Inn will come for me or I will come for them. And you will be short an ally.
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Would you rather I made that price a future favor, to be called in whenever I choose?
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You are lucky enough that I have not satisfied my cravings with your bloody deaths.
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There are people who enjoy doing helpful things for free. I'm not one of them. You know my line of work; I get paid or I don't bother. Neither of us have money, so other bargains are all we have left. That's all it is.
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[A low, baritone snarl.]
Bah.
Whatever.
...What sort of price will you ask of me? I don't bargain lightly.
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I'm not so optimistic to think I could constrain your murder spree, but it will have to be something as equally burdensome to you as looking for a home is to me. Of course, if I simply say 'a favor to be named later,' that could be as bland as cleaning my boots. Hmm.
[now he's just absolutely taking the piss out of Yuber because he can]
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A little.
I am also being honest: if you want me to do this, the payment must be equal compensation.
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Do you humans not do this all the time?
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But you want a choice, and that's where work comes in. [ahem] And probably money, unless you think I'm going to build you something, in which case, the answer is already no.
[which is lucky because anything he'd attempt to build would probably collapse within minutes so uh...]
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I'll sleep in a cave if I must.
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Very well. My proposal: my effort in trade for a favor to be named later. The more difficult my search, the more weighty the favor will be. At worst you can expect me to order you not to kill a particular someone, so the favor will most likely end up less painful than that.
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Fine.
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Do you need to accompany me in order to give your approval, or will you be content waiting until I've told you I've found it?
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But if you think to seal me away somewhere I will find you and kill you.
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This silence is the sound of a man slowly realizing he's not sure what his now mortal body needs to survive anymore.
At the Inn if he felt a sudden need in his bones he was able to satisfy it.]
...Come to me.
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