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who: Taako & various/open
what: Assorted adventures
when: Late May!!
where: Oot and aboot
warnings: None at the moment!
Loki - The Gramarye
[It's not a mystery that something is Up with his umbra staff, nor is it a mystery that obviously Lup is the cause for whatever is going on with it, but it takes Taako a while to really… do anything about it, because he doesn't want to give himself false hope that maybe it's her, in some way. Kravitz sensed the presence of a lich, but he also dismissed that it was the staff causing it, so Taako is of two minds about whether Lup has, in some way, attached her soul to the umbra staff.
Regardless of the answer, he can't find it out himself, that isn't the sort of shit he can do with magic, so he reluctantly admits to himself that he needs help.
It still takes him another week to actually do anything about that, but finally he makes an appointment at Gramayre Magic Research in the off chance they might be able to tell him something about what's going on with Lup's stupid umbrella.
Taako turns up a little early, somewhere between nervous and excited, and the first guy he sees when he walks into the building is wearing a sharp suit, with dark black hair, and for a second Taako's almost thinks it's Kravitz, until the guy turns around and well, he's very obviously not Kravitz.
Still, he can be polite.]
Hail and well met, my dude. I'm here to see a guy about an umbrella.
[Taako why.]
Llŷr - the river
[It's been a couple of months since the whole thing with the witch of the river, and although Taako has reached out to her again, he still heads out into the forest sometimes to leave an offering. It just seems right, and honestly he kind of likes the routine of it, collecting little bits and pieces that he thinks will be appreciated (food, flowers, gemstones) and making the trek to the same spot in the river he always goes to. He doesn't know why he picked that particular spot, just that it had felt right the first time he'd wandered his way along the banks of the river.
Today, he has a little bowl made out of magic, that will disappear back into the ether after an hour, filled with a handful of small colorful crystals, some berries, and a sprig of rosemary, and it sets it onto the water with care, then sits on the bank to watch it make it's slow path down the river.]
Peggy - wardrobe update
[Taako has a lot of fond memories of sitting on his bed in the academy dorms, while Lup tried on outfit after outfit in preparation for a date or an interview or a presentation or like, a walk across the campus that she'd decided was Important for whatever reason.
So when Peggy asks for a little advice on updating her look, he leaps at the chance, insisting that shopping is the first step in this very important mission to make Peggy look even more awesome than she already does. There may be some bribery involved through the promise of any kind of cake she wants, and Taako goes the extra mile to turn up with two coffees (they're both sugary frappe concoctions from Riverview Starbucks).
As soon as he sees Peggy waiting near the front entrance to the mall he picked, he holds the cups up with a little shimmy.]
You want the cinnamon roll or red velvet one?
[Either will taste delicious while also filling her with a sense of shame at how much sugar is likely in them, but this is how Taako rolls.]
Illya - shooting practice
[It's a bit of a whim that has Taako asking Illya for lessons in handling a firearm, but at the end of the day magic can only do so much, and while he isn't about to start carrying around a gun, he thinks it'd be wise to at least know the basics, considering how common they seem to be with humans and in the Quarantine in general.
And Illya agrees; Taako picks a spot outside the inner barrier to avoid anyone stumbling upon their unofficial target practice, since he's pretty sure there are laws about licenses and all that boring crap. In the interest of repaying the favor, and making this more of a chill day than just shooting at stuff for however long it takes until one of them gets bored, Taako made lunch for the both of them that's currently sitting in a hidden chest, because why not.
For now, though, he's sitting on a fallen log, kicking his heels against the wood as he waits for Illya.]
open - day to day
[Taako does his best to keep busy, wanting to avoid any time spent dwelling on things that can't be changed, or getting too caught up his grief, so he throws himself into anything that comes with way, with even more gusto than he usually musters. He takes to wearing more red; his robe and jacket are both long gone, so whenever he sees something cute that's in the right shade of deep red, he can't resist buying it.]
i; swooping
[His usual bright umbrella is magicked to look dark, attempting to avoid any attention from the creatures above as he goes about his business, but he's not completely heartless and if he sees any of the pterodactyls getting too close to other people, he'll shoot off a magic missile or two to scare the creatures off.
If that doesn't deter the damn things, he'll wave the person over towards him.]
C'mon, dumbass, I got shields.
[He can play escort.]
ii; fishing
[Things that might surprise people to learn about Taako: he enjoys fishing.
He doesn't do it very often, because that kind of ruins the enjoyment for him, but he's been in Riverview for a few months now and it's a good way to kind of just - chill and reminisce without getting too caught up in it. After a) buying a rod and b) inquiring about a good spot to go, Taako heads down to a section of the river within the inner barrier that he's been told is decent. It's in a quieter part of the city, and he cuts an interesting figure sitting on the grassy shore, his purple wizard hat clashing horribly with his red jacket, but he's enjoying himself, and that's what matters.]
iii; prijata
[As it turns out, shopping for gifts is hard.
He never celebrated Candlenights until the Bureau, him and Lup didn't really do traditional gifts so much as they just stole cool shit for each other, and they didn't exactly have time for gifts while on the Starblaster. Except for when Merle made them, and that was just a whole bag of yikes.
But he's recently come to the realization that his time here is fleeting at best, that he's likely going home to die, and that maybe he should like, appreciate the people he's befriended here, and what matter way to show that than getting in the spirit of the upcoming holiday, even if he's starting to get a little tired of holidays.
That doesn't make it any easier, though, and he spends a lot of time checking out various markets and stores, meticulously going over items as he tries to find The Perfect Gift™.
Or maybe he's flopped dramatically on a bench somewhere, with too many bags at this feet and an alarming looking coffee in his hands.]
what: Assorted adventures
when: Late May!!
where: Oot and aboot
warnings: None at the moment!
Loki - The Gramarye
[It's not a mystery that something is Up with his umbra staff, nor is it a mystery that obviously Lup is the cause for whatever is going on with it, but it takes Taako a while to really… do anything about it, because he doesn't want to give himself false hope that maybe it's her, in some way. Kravitz sensed the presence of a lich, but he also dismissed that it was the staff causing it, so Taako is of two minds about whether Lup has, in some way, attached her soul to the umbra staff.
Regardless of the answer, he can't find it out himself, that isn't the sort of shit he can do with magic, so he reluctantly admits to himself that he needs help.
It still takes him another week to actually do anything about that, but finally he makes an appointment at Gramayre Magic Research in the off chance they might be able to tell him something about what's going on with Lup's stupid umbrella.
Taako turns up a little early, somewhere between nervous and excited, and the first guy he sees when he walks into the building is wearing a sharp suit, with dark black hair, and for a second Taako's almost thinks it's Kravitz, until the guy turns around and well, he's very obviously not Kravitz.
Still, he can be polite.]
Hail and well met, my dude. I'm here to see a guy about an umbrella.
[Taako why.]
Llŷr - the river
[It's been a couple of months since the whole thing with the witch of the river, and although Taako has reached out to her again, he still heads out into the forest sometimes to leave an offering. It just seems right, and honestly he kind of likes the routine of it, collecting little bits and pieces that he thinks will be appreciated (food, flowers, gemstones) and making the trek to the same spot in the river he always goes to. He doesn't know why he picked that particular spot, just that it had felt right the first time he'd wandered his way along the banks of the river.
Today, he has a little bowl made out of magic, that will disappear back into the ether after an hour, filled with a handful of small colorful crystals, some berries, and a sprig of rosemary, and it sets it onto the water with care, then sits on the bank to watch it make it's slow path down the river.]
Peggy - wardrobe update
[Taako has a lot of fond memories of sitting on his bed in the academy dorms, while Lup tried on outfit after outfit in preparation for a date or an interview or a presentation or like, a walk across the campus that she'd decided was Important for whatever reason.
So when Peggy asks for a little advice on updating her look, he leaps at the chance, insisting that shopping is the first step in this very important mission to make Peggy look even more awesome than she already does. There may be some bribery involved through the promise of any kind of cake she wants, and Taako goes the extra mile to turn up with two coffees (they're both sugary frappe concoctions from Riverview Starbucks).
As soon as he sees Peggy waiting near the front entrance to the mall he picked, he holds the cups up with a little shimmy.]
You want the cinnamon roll or red velvet one?
[Either will taste delicious while also filling her with a sense of shame at how much sugar is likely in them, but this is how Taako rolls.]
Illya - shooting practice
[It's a bit of a whim that has Taako asking Illya for lessons in handling a firearm, but at the end of the day magic can only do so much, and while he isn't about to start carrying around a gun, he thinks it'd be wise to at least know the basics, considering how common they seem to be with humans and in the Quarantine in general.
And Illya agrees; Taako picks a spot outside the inner barrier to avoid anyone stumbling upon their unofficial target practice, since he's pretty sure there are laws about licenses and all that boring crap. In the interest of repaying the favor, and making this more of a chill day than just shooting at stuff for however long it takes until one of them gets bored, Taako made lunch for the both of them that's currently sitting in a hidden chest, because why not.
For now, though, he's sitting on a fallen log, kicking his heels against the wood as he waits for Illya.]
open - day to day
[Taako does his best to keep busy, wanting to avoid any time spent dwelling on things that can't be changed, or getting too caught up his grief, so he throws himself into anything that comes with way, with even more gusto than he usually musters. He takes to wearing more red; his robe and jacket are both long gone, so whenever he sees something cute that's in the right shade of deep red, he can't resist buying it.]
i; swooping
[His usual bright umbrella is magicked to look dark, attempting to avoid any attention from the creatures above as he goes about his business, but he's not completely heartless and if he sees any of the pterodactyls getting too close to other people, he'll shoot off a magic missile or two to scare the creatures off.
If that doesn't deter the damn things, he'll wave the person over towards him.]
C'mon, dumbass, I got shields.
[He can play escort.]
ii; fishing
[Things that might surprise people to learn about Taako: he enjoys fishing.
He doesn't do it very often, because that kind of ruins the enjoyment for him, but he's been in Riverview for a few months now and it's a good way to kind of just - chill and reminisce without getting too caught up in it. After a) buying a rod and b) inquiring about a good spot to go, Taako heads down to a section of the river within the inner barrier that he's been told is decent. It's in a quieter part of the city, and he cuts an interesting figure sitting on the grassy shore, his purple wizard hat clashing horribly with his red jacket, but he's enjoying himself, and that's what matters.]
iii; prijata
[As it turns out, shopping for gifts is hard.
He never celebrated Candlenights until the Bureau, him and Lup didn't really do traditional gifts so much as they just stole cool shit for each other, and they didn't exactly have time for gifts while on the Starblaster. Except for when Merle made them, and that was just a whole bag of yikes.
But he's recently come to the realization that his time here is fleeting at best, that he's likely going home to die, and that maybe he should like, appreciate the people he's befriended here, and what matter way to show that than getting in the spirit of the upcoming holiday, even if he's starting to get a little tired of holidays.
That doesn't make it any easier, though, and he spends a lot of time checking out various markets and stores, meticulously going over items as he tries to find The Perfect Gift™.
Or maybe he's flopped dramatically on a bench somewhere, with too many bags at this feet and an alarming looking coffee in his hands.]
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Taako laughs.]
Don't faint on me, my man, I'll draw a dick on your face if you do.
[Why is anyone friends with him.]
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But he can't overthink it, because Taako threatens to draw a dick on his face and Cisco immediately laughs and shoots him a look that's part confusion and part delight. ]
For real? No hesitation? Just zero to dick drawing? That's cold, dude.
[ But he is past being tongue-tied, now, and answers: ]
Hell yeah, I want a peek. I haven't gotta be a wizard or whatever to read it? Where did you get it, anyway, do they sell them at stores or does someone have to pass it down or what?
[ There's a restless energy about Cisco as he gestures at the bag he'd handed Taako, indicating that he should look in it. Half-apologetically, Cisco says: ]
My gift's, like, way underwhelming by comparison.
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Dick jokes are way more in his comfort zone.]
I know what I'm about, and uh, it's in Elvish, but we can get around that with a spell. And I wrote it myself, got the spells from other wizards and old boring books and shit.
[But! Okay! Present!
He carefully opens the bag, and the first thing that catches his eye is the wizard hat, which he's going to lose his shit over, because he's easily amused and thinks that's hilarious.]
Are you kidding? This is amazing. [Once he stops chuckling the hat is set on his head, at a jaunty angle, and then he inspects the rest of the contents. The water bottle gets another good laugh, but he looks genuinely pleased with the hair product.] Aw, shit, neat. I'm guessing this comes personally recommended?
[Taako's own hair looks amazing, but a little bit of that is the Disguise Self spell he uses.]
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There's something deeply gratifying about it, when his stupid little joke gifts actually make Taako laugh, and when he doesn't immediately scoff at the actual gift. ]
Oh yeah, I never use anything else. Give it a smell.
[ While Taako is doing that, Cisco makes his way over to the gaming system; he's spent a lot of his time since Eddie had given it to him figuring out how it works, and he is confident that he knows it well enough now to show it to Taako without any technical difficulties. As it's warming up, Cisco asks: ]
So... they got video games, in your universe?
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Smells kinda like coconut?
[Does fantasy coconut oil exist? Let's never find out.
Let's focus on video james instead; Taako comes over to have a peak at what Cisco is doing.]
Nope, we didn't get that far. I have played a couple though, Ellie's into them. [and then:] Red or white for the wine?
[They're going to get drunk and play video games, right???]
VIDEO JAMES
[ He inputs a few commands into the system: he'd fiddled with a little bit, since Eddie had given it to him. What, is he supposed to just NOT tweak the alien tech? As if! ]
Can you do a rosé?
[ Cisco is half-joking, half-serious, raising his eyebrows in faint challenge. He's seen the extent of Taako's magic, and it only logically follows that someone who is as interested in gustatory matters as Taako is would be able to turn water into any variety of wine. Still, it's fun to prod a little, to goad the way he would with Barry back home.
Once the commands are all entered, Cisco takes a few steps back, and the holographic imagery of the game still loading. ]
This one's a game where we compete against each other. You're not gonna be a sore loser if I kick your ass, are you?
its an in canon joke bc they keep referencing video games despite being in a fantasy world
[They were fun, but he didn't pay any attention to whatever the titles were, mostly because Ellie just shoved a controller in his hands and went from there.
He is not very good at them, but that's fine.]
But a rosé is not asking too much, lemme just... [Wine is a little trickier than food, there's a lot of subtleties in it that are hard to replicate with magic, not like a piece of steak that can be switched to chicken. So he needs to taken a second to concentrate, holding the bottle up in front of him as he takes a steadying breath.
(Or maybe he just needs to take a second to remind himself that this is okay, that he isn't going to hurt anyone.)
Taako waves a hand over the top of the bottle, and just like that, the clear water turns to pink wine, just as Cisco makes a jab about him being a sore loser, to which Taako's mature response is to stick out his tongue.]
If anyone's gonna be kicking ass, it'll be me.
[Also he's not above cheating, so there's that.]
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He watches with avid interest as Taako takes a deep breath and, with a simple wave of his hand, changes it to wine. It's hard to remind himself that this isn't stage magic, isn't a trick, but that it's real. He's so transfixed that he honestly doesn't notice any marks of hesitation or uncertainty from Taako. And, yes, he absolutely claps afterwards. Cisco is nothing if not easily impressed. ]
I'ma get us some glasses.
[ And by glasses, yes, he absolutely means some clean lab equipment, with gradations marked out on the side and all. Terrible habits die hard. He holds them out for Taako to pour the wine into, shaking his head and smiling at the cockiness of his reply. ]
Yeah, well, we'll just see, won't we.
[ Once the wine is divvied up, Cisco hands Taako one of the two controllers, taking the other for himself. ]
Eddie only gave me this console a couple days ago and we haven't got anything like it in my world, so we're starting off with a pretty level playing field, here.
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Listen, I might actually have an edge. I've done a whole kinda-holographic game thing before, although this one probably isn't gonna kill me. [Wait, he looks almost a tiny bit worried for a second.] It's not gonna kill me, right? Like if I lose?
[Wonderland wasn't a fun time and he would not like to repeat it.]
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[ Normally, Cisco would laugh this kind of thing off, but he remembers talking to Taako about his immortality and dying and how much he thinks it sucks. So Cisco says, in a light and brisk sort of voice: ]
Look, I get asking, I do, especially 'cause it sounds like that is a thing that's totally happened to you before, but we can just assume from here on out that I'm not gonna get you involved in any situations that I think have even a minuscule chance of killing you or me. Mmkay? I'm big on safety.
[ Sure, sometimes Cisco stretched that principle for himself, and Barry if it was absolutely essential, but in general...
He takes a drink of the wine, smacks his lips and says in his very best smug pretentious voice: ]
Nice and fruity, with hints of magic and an aftertaste of... grapes.
[ He starts the game running, and his final quip before they start is: ]
If you win, I'm blaming it on the booze.
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We don't have to rule it out totally, there's nothing wrong with a little death.
[That may or may not have been a la petite mort joke. Probably more on the may side, since there's a wink to go along with it.
He's the worst, so much so that he's not even going to comment on the wine or the booze, he's just gonna let that linger in the air as he tries to figure out the controller. He's definitely going to lose the first round of holographic mario kart.]
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Unbelievable.
[ Cisco might not have elvish reflexes (is that even a thing?), but he has more experience with racing games. He wins, but not by as large a margin as he'd expected. As they are setting up for the rematch, he points out: ]
You gotta hit those boxes, they give you items you can use to sabotage the other racers. i.e. me. And wow, I'm gonna regret telling you that, I can already tell. C'mon, now, round 2!
[ It's a lot of fun, just like he'd expected: he shouts at the game, groans when he gets hit by a trap or item, or goes careening off a ledge. There's such a specific kind of camaraderie that is forged when playful non-dangerous competition is on the table. ]
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And he has fun, which is probably the whole point of this, rather than specifically winning. For all his shit talk, he's not competitive in the way Magnus is, although, well.
After losing a couple more rounds (despite winning a few in there) he decides to up the ante by, well...
It might be kinda hard for Cisco to keep focusing on the game when he's levitating, because Taako is an asshole who's absolutely willing to cast spells on unsuspecting friends.]
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But then he tries to shift in his seat and realizes with a lurch in his gut that the seat isn't there, he must be falling somehow - only he never does. He is in the air, and the video game is entirely forgotten because Cisco is bracing himself to come tumbling down at any moment, and also laughing because he is just levitating. ]
You are such a cheat!
[ On their own the words might sound harsh and accusatory, but there's no mistaking the slightly breathless delight in Cisco's voice as he says them. Taako does win that race - by a huge margin, because Cisco is too busy running his hand through the air under him, feeling for some forcefield or invisible magical structure keeping him up in the air. ]
Bet you'd absolutely kill at Twister.
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But despite his obvious innocence, Taako still takes advantage to win the race, and then when Cisco makes that little comment about twister, he grins.]
Oh, for sure, but maybe not for the reason you're thinking.
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He hits the button for another race immediately, determined to prove that he can win even despite floating in the air, totally unmoored, thanks very much. As the timer for the race is counting down, Cisco asks: ]
What, you a secret contortionist, too?
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I might not be up to contortionist levels, but I know how to have a little fun.
[He foes fantasy yoga.]
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[ That last comment brings it to a level of vague innuendo where Cisco actually understands that that is what it is. He laughs, a little flustered and embarrassed, and if that implied TMI was a strategy of Taako's to distract him from the game it works, but only for a few seconds. And two can play that game. ]
So Eddie told me you guys are a thing.
[ Cisco wants to throw Taako off his game, sure, but he also doesn't want to get his friend in trouble, so he is careful to be scrupulous about details, even as he is giving the video game the bulk of his attention. ]
I mean, um, he didn't say you were a thing, exactly. Probably wouldn't have said anything but he'd run into one of those honesty-hour fireflies y'know? So... what's the story, huh? I'm dying for some gossip in this place.
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He won't even complain about Cisco bringing personal matters into this (which is way ruder than casting spells on unsuspecting friends, tbh), since Taako already kind of expected Eddie to have said something to him. It's not like it's a secret, Taako is just kind of private about his own shit, hence why only a couple of people know about Eddie, and at least one of those people only know that there's someone, not who the particular person is.]
Lemme get this straight... [Actually let him handle this tricky corner, first.
Ok:] Eddie hasn't told you all that much except that we're a thing, but you're expecting me to spill the deets?
[Which isn't to say that he won't, just that he wants Cisco to realize he's kind of backed himself into a corner here, by trying not to throw Eddie under the bus.]
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Uhhhhh. Yeah. I... am?
[ Which is a pretty weak answer, all things considered. Truth is, Cisco hadn't even really thought about that. Why he hadn't just bugged Eddie for details. He'd thought about it, but always decided against it. Why? If it were Caitlin, nothing on Earth would have stopped him. Same for Barry, or hell even someone like Joe. So why not Eddie?
When the answer comes to him, he explains in a rush, never taking his eyes off the game. ]
Look, I think... it's really weird for him to talk to me about his love life, and I get that. The whole time I knew him back in our world, he was with Iris and totally devoted to her and shit, but it was this weird uncomfortable situation where my best friend Barry was super into Iris too, and way jealous of Eddie, and everybody knew it. And to make it even awkwarder, she was with Eddie but she definitely had feelings for Barry that she didn't want to admit, and everybody could see that, too. Even Eddie. And so... talking about this stuff just got to be way too much of a minefield and we got hella used to not talking about it.
[ Here's hoping Eddie has mentioned some of that to Taako before and Cisco isn't spilling any secrets Eddie wanted kept. Eddie is a pretty open guy, generally, but this is probably some pretty painful memories, and talking about exes is always dangerous territory, etcetera. ]
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Except maybe that answer; Taako knows... some stuff, about Iris but he's never pried and Eddie isn't much for talking about things that are upsetting in any way, so there's probably a few new details he's getting from this. Not that he'll tell Cisco, because he doesn't want him to feel like, guilty or anything, but he's still quiet for a moment, weighing up his response.]
Listen, if you're looking for the sordid details you're for sure gonna have to ask Eddie. We're fucking and we go on dates, that's like, as complicated as it's probably gonna get. Even if you don't take the whole alternate realities thing into account, getting attached to humans is bad news. Lup got lucky, her and Barry had fifty years without having to worry about him getting old, most of us don't get that.
["Us" being elves. There's plenty of intermingling, sure, but Taako is too wrapped up in self-preservation to seriously consider things like falling in love with a human (again?? canon is so vague on this). It'd be a mistake, there's never enough time.]
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And then, unlike Eddie in that earlier conversation, Taako explains why. Or at least, part of it. The alternate realities thing is only a minor detail: they're all here, and likely to be here for a long enough time that it shouldn't matter. Or was he talking about different expectations and practices, when it comes to relationships? But the immortality thing, well. That was an element Cisco had never even considered right until the second Taako says it. Which is probably stupid. He should know better. He's supposed to be genre-savvy, and Taako had talked to him about how old he is and how he can't die and all of that.
But Cisco hadn't made the connection to how it would impact any possible anything between Taako and any human. ]
Oh.
[ Cisco barely even notices this time when Taako wins the race; he's looking at the screen but his eyes are unfocused as he worries his lower lip between his teeth. There's no reason to think Eddie won't age normally in this place, just because he'd died back in his home universe. And it's not as if there's anything he could say that would make Taako's truthbomb less true. ]
Guess that does make things a bit tricky...
[ It seems a bit extreme, though. Especially if there are no elves here for Taako to get attached to as an alternative. Everyone has to be attached to something. And knowing something is a bad idea isn't always enough to prevent it from happening. What a mess it must be, for Taako. And Eddie. And both of them.
Cisco clears his throat; boy things got heavy without him meaning for them too. With a new and slightly forced lightness he turns and waits until Taako looks at him before he says: ]
Just don't break his heart or I'll mess you up. I mean it. I don't care if you're an immortal elf wizard, I got ways.
[ And Cisco points at both his eyes and then at Taako, an over-the-top gesture of warning that is undercut by the smile tugging at the corner of his mouth. ]
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These are just facts, plainly presented. He likes Eddie, and he likes... whatever it is they have, but there's no real option to consider a future, to consider getting too attached. As soon as the chance arrives, Taako will leave, and even if that change doesn't come for another hundred years, he'll still outlive any human here.
But he can tell that Cisco probably hadn't made the connection, judging by the way he's losing this race pretty badly. So when Cisco goes for a joke, Taako grins, ignoring the fact it's a little bit forced.]
Oh, for sure. [He adds a thoughtful hum, considering.] You know what, hundreds of years and I think this is my first shovel talk.
[Even if it's a joking one.]
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[ It's all meaningless nonsense, just words to smooth past that little brush with sad, unpleasant reality. Cisco wonders if Eddie knows that is Taako's point of view on the thing between them. It would make sense, given how hesitant Eddie had been to label their relationship; he really ought to take what Taako said earlier to heart and just talk to Eddie about this instead of trying to get the information from Taako, sneakily. ]
Let's try a different game, I've got a fighting one that's pretty cool, hold on...
[ Cisco gets up, goes about changing the settings on the console to play a different game; as he is working on it he asks: ]
So they've got... dates and marriage and all that in your world?
[ Hey, man, he can't assume any of this, but Taako's choice of words was pretty specific. He didn't say he was 'courting' Eddie and he doesn't seem at all fazed by labeling it a casual relationship, and Cisco's curious about how the cultural standards might differ. He hopes that'll be a little easier to talk about, than the inescapable challenge of a mortal dating someone who isn't. ]
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[Not that there's a whole lot that really upsets Taako on that front; he's died so many times and seen so much violence that not a lot rattles him, even if he'd definitely rather avoid any more horrible things happening.
If he could go the rest of his life without dying gruesomely that would be really great.
While Cisco is fixing up the new game, Taako is going to top up their wine, more alcohol only improves video games.]
Yeah? I mean, that's how it works most places, right? [Despite coming from a fantasy world, it's not very medieval inspired.] Not that I ever dated a lot cause it's fucking hard when you don't stay in once place for more than a week, but you know.
[It's also hard when his response to being confronted by emotion is to attempt to turn invisible and/or run away, so...]
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