Call Me Out Post

[starswing]

【the ❝CALL ME OUT❞ meme】

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[cutebutexpendable]

[ ... Styx is beginning to regret his half-hearted promise to teach Mary how best to not die, and his lesson hasn't even begun in earnest yet. But hey, what's one more regret to add onto the pile? ]

Okay, just- first things first. How good are you at hiding, and how fast can you think on your feet?

[ The goblin draws a dagger and flips it into his hand, displaying it hilt-first. ]

'Cause if I can't teach you to be stealthy- like, real fuckin' stealthy- then I might as well skip right into the lessons on gutting people.

[immobileyes]

I'm great at hiding!!

[ ... actually, she is, so long as she doesn't trip and hit someone on the back of the head with anything, so please don't teach her how to kill a man just yet. ]

[cutebutexpendable]

I- alright, fine, I'll give you that. You wouldn't be standing here if you weren't okay at it.

[ He flips the dagger back and tucks it out of sight. Not that that gets her TOTALLY off the hook- murder's still on the syllabus! Just not right now. Styx glances around the common room- it's not well lit, and there's no small amount of dusty furniture lying around. Not a bad spot for a course in Hiding 101. ]

Now how 'bout the thinking-fast part? Imagine this- you got two bloodthirsty knights coming around the corner, they'll all over your scrawny ass in five seconds, where're you gonna hide, five, four, three, two-

[immobileyes]

[ Did you say something, Styx, she's mad-diving for under the couch-- she's fitting under the couch. ]

[cutebutexpendable]

[ ... honestly, Styx isn't sure whether to be impressed or dismayed. ]

Jeez, kid, you don't waste any damn time, do you?

[ The goblin strolls to the other side of the couch and stoops down, trying to make eye contact with her. ]

Right then. Can't fault your speed, 'cause you lit right under there like a cat on fire. Now here's the real test: can you sneak out of there quickly and quietly?

[immobileyes]

... Did they leave yet?

[ Or are "they" still in the room, because this is very important. Of course, logically, Mary could just petrify them and bolt, but then they'd know she was there in the first place. ]

[cutebutexpendable]

... shit, you don't do these hypothetical thought exercises halfway, huh.

[ That's totally not grudging admiration in his voice or anything! Styx isn't used to people actually listening to him without giving him any snide, sarcastic backtalk, that's all. ]

Nah, they're- okay, how about this. One peels off, just in case you went further down the hall. The other starts poking around...

[ He takes a moment to get his brain back into running through "their" movements, pulling from his own experiences. ]

... doing a circuit of the room. His back's to you, kid, but he's checking behind the curtains and under the table over there. What'll you do if he starts moving toward the couch?