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[atowncalledtreffy]

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[mycitynow]

If you're up for it.

[atowncalledtreffy]

I'm massively hungover so at least it'll give you a fighting chance.

[mycitynow]

I could kick your ass even if you weren't hungover!

[atowncalledtreffy]

Well, come down to the infirmary and I'll throw up on you.

[mycitynow]

Gross. If you're seriously sick then I'm not gonna fight.

[ But she's making her way down the infirmary. Kyoko pokes her head in and gives a once-over, checking to see if Trevor's there or not. ]

[atowncalledtreffy]

[Trevor isn't sick; he's death-tolling, and he's doing it in his own way; with a beer in hand and his enormous dog Lucy lying protectively across his legs. He gives a wave when he sees Kyoko, tired but awake]

[mycitynow]

[ When she spots the sick Trevor, Kyoko can't help but frown a little. ]

What the hell happened? [ she asks, as she goes to sit next to Trevor. ]

[atowncalledtreffy]

Died.

[He croaks, low and hoarse. But he's smiling as he says it, so it can't have been all that bad.

Lucy shifts, raising her enormous head up to sniff Kyoko and nuzzle her for pets]

[mycitynow]

[ Lucy gets pets and ear scratches. But as Trevor mentioned he died, Kyoko's expression shifts to a frown. ]

Who killed you? [ Cause she's absolutely going to kill them in return. ]

[atowncalledtreffy]

[He snorts, and directs Kyoko's attention to his floating tablet he's been using instead of his voice;]

Nobody. I fell.

[mycitynow]

If you don't tell me, I'm gonna bother Sypha, [ Kyoko points out. ] And your Warden. And all your other friends.

[atowncalledtreffy]

Well, that's the truth of it, sorry to disappoint. I turned into an enormous fuck-off skeleton called Death, someone murdered us, and I fell when all that mass disappeared.

[mycitynow]

You did?

[ whoa ]

I wish I coulda seen that. All I saw were Hunter's uncle and that smelly guy who knew you and Sypha. [ oh wait! ] Hey, did he ever find you? I dunno who that man was but he was really intent on trying to find you.

[atowncalledtreffy]

[oh christ. Trevor grimaces, covering his face with a hand]

He nearly killed Hunter. He murdered Adrian, Rags, and probably others. He's Death. He just hadn't shown what he really looked like to you yet.

[mycitynow]

[ what the fuck. ]

Wait, Death death? What the hell were you doing pissing off Death?

[atowncalledtreffy]

Nothing! I just was in the wrong place at the right time, is all.

And don't fucking fight Death. He's an evil bastard and I don't have my weapons on me anymore.

[mycitynow]

I'll get you a weapon then, [ she says, with no hesitation. ] I don't have your girlfriend as a temp anymore, I'm sure I can bully the newer one into getting me something that I'll give to you.

[atowncalledtreffy]

Doesn't matter. Got a curse on me that won't let me get in the middle of a fight. Even with Death itself.

Anyway, what you need to defeat Death is a special god-killing weapon. Something extremely holy or unholy.

[mycitynow]

[ wait, what ]

Who put that curse on you? Was it your warden? [ because if so, she will YELL AT LARK. ]

[atowncalledtreffy]

[Trevor grins and nods. He's very angry about it all, but he's saving his anger for his own talk with Lark, if and when he comes sniffing around]

Yeah. I got in the middle of a warden-inmate fight by way of a flung knife and the warden was Lark's brother.

You want to know what pisses me off the most about it all? That he wasn't satisfied with the curse. I had so much shit I had to work for from Flotilla and beyond, things that I loved, that had stayed with me for a year or longer. All of it's vanished. I hate that he stole things I earned.

[mycitynow]

[ Oh she is absolutely going to yell at Lark about this. Kyoko's not even bothering to hide the anger and annoyance as this conversation continues. ]

What a jackass. And an idiot! We've got all sorts of bullshit in this place, even if you can't attack, you've gotta have a way to defend yourself!

[atowncalledtreffy]

Jackass, yes. Idiot, no.

It’s more like I can defend myself if my life’s in danger. But if your life is in danger and there’s a warden nearby - or, fuck it, a warden hurting you - I can’t do jack shit except with my fists.

[mycitynow]

That's stupid, [ she says, with no hesitation. ] Your warden's stupid. Someone's gonna take advantage of that and fuck you over at some point.

[atowncalledtreffy]

Probably, but that doesn’t scare me.

What scares me is being in a position where I see something bad happening or about to happen and I can’t stop it.

[mycitynow]

[ There's a pause before Kyoko answers, ]

If something bad happens, call me. Sypha gave me my magic back. I'll protect you, Trevor.