parodeity | WEEK TWO: SUNDAY, NEARISH THE DINER?

WEEK TWO: SUNDAY, NEARISH THE DINER?

[ so, dave promised to teach emily some fighting moves + how to climb onto a roof.

this involves, so far, having handed her a scalpel and started showing her how to stab people? he did also probably show her how to throw a good punch. so uh... ]

...Kinda like that. You have to be real careful not to cut yourself, got it?

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[Will Dave regret teaching a ten year old girl how to fight, climb a roof? Giving her a scalpel? Probably.

But she's excited because Corvo was always too nervous about teaching her these kinds of things in great detail. Since she's ten, you know. And a girl. AND HEIR TO A KINGDOM.] Okay.

Corvo has a sword that folds in half. It doesn't have a sheath, so he folds it, and then he puts it away. [She looks over the scalpel, knowing it only because of Sokolov.] This is what they use on sick people, right?

The physicians.

[ you say that, but probably he won't be. he's been trained since he was a baby, and while he's kinder about it than bro he...understands the necessity? ]

It is. If you ask Dirk sometime later, he'll sew a holster for it or somethin' for you, okay? He's better with a needle and thread than I am. [ and they're not really getting along right now, but something to help emily is more important than dave's interpersonal issues? ] It's kind of not as great as a real sword, but it's what we got and a fighter has to learn to use what they got, Ems. At the very least if anyone ever comes at you, you're gonna know where to hit 'em where they hurt. You're small, but small doesn't mean weak.

[ or it doesn't have to. it always did for dave when he was a kid, but he doesn't want to give that to emily. she is, he thinks, a lot stronger than him anyway. ]

It just means you have to fight smart, smarter than other people, and I know you can do that.

[Um. A lil holster for a lil scalpel? Heck yeah. She grins gently at Dave, then swipes out of the way with the medical blade. Hopefully she won't have to use it on anyone else.] Okay.

So on the face or the stomach. I know I'm supposed to run, but... I really want to fight them. So then they'll be surprised they got beaten by a girl.

Is your friend Rose a good fighter too?

If you can get away, do, but if you can't...make 'em bleed for it, kiddo.

[ better yet no one attack Emily? the question, though, gets a small smile. ]

Rose is absolutely terrifyin' as a fighter. She uses knitting needles? And magic. And her brain. She didn't, uh, get my background in this kinda thing, but I don't think she ever needed it. Do you wanna see a picture of her? I got one from the request thing. If you fill out a card they may give you a picture of Corvo or your ma.

[Rose sounds awesome??? EMILY'S IDOL. She looks absolutely enthralled by the description.] She sounds like someone I would very much like to meet. In Dunwall, I think it would be good to have a friend like Rose.

[Both of her brows go up exponentially.] Really? Yes! I would like to see her. Maybe I'll ask the Innkeeper for a picture of Corvo. [Her mom, sure... but she has plenty of Mother pictures at the Tower because "Empress" and official portraits.]

[ he reaches into his back pocket - putting away his own scalpel for the moment before he does so - and comes up with a wallet, out of which he draws a picture of rose lalonde, as promised. he hands it over to emily.

the family resemblance is fairly clear, probably. ]

She's the one person who can call me "brother", if she'd still want to after all this. [ he has doubts there. lmao. but. ] I think she'd really like you, too, Ems.

[Excited, she lifts herself somewhat on her toes even if she doesn't need to in an attempt to see the picture even before Dave can lower it down.] She looks a lot like you. She's very pretty. [Does that mean Dave is then also pretty? Probably.]

I think she would always call you her brother. Just like... [She looks up a moment.] Can I tell you a secret?

You can tell me anythin' you want, Ems. I'll never tell a soul.

[She smiles a little, and her voice lowers some anyway.]

Corvo is my father.

And I don't know if he did any bad things while we were at the Hound Pits, but... if he did a little, he would still be my father.

[ that makes sense in conjunction with everything else she's ever said to him, but dave nods, accepting the secret. he'll take it to his grave and beyond without blinking. ]

You're sweet. And I'm sure he knows it. I'd like to think...I'd like to think Rose wouldn't give a fuck, either.

[ he doesn't expand on whatever it is he's done, but he ruffles her hair. ]

Want to learn to climb now?

I know you would do your best. If something bad happens, I know you wouldn't have wanted it that way.

[She nods, ready for the climbing, but she reaches out to hold Dave by the arm a moment.] If I have to do something bad... I don't want to get in trouble. Because people die in not nice ways. Like Hana. And Kamui.

So will you... help me be a ghost with the other people? Sometimes, I don't feel well here. I don't want to do bad things, but... sometimes, I think I might do bad things. Like the other people who did bad things, like kill people.

I'll always help you. No matter what. [ he simply puts his right hand over the one on his arm. ] Every week they...mess with people's heads. It's a scary thing, and it makes people want to do bad things. Ignoring it is...hard. But I'll always help you. I'm not...really a great person, Ems, but I'll always die tryin' to be a good friend. I'll do anything you need me to. Okay?

You only ever have to ask.

Okay. I think you're a good person. Because you talked nicely about Rose, and people who aren't nice don't talk nicely about anyone. That's how everyone in Dunwall was. They don't talk nice about anything, and that's how you know they're not nice on the inside.

I don't want you to do a bad thing to me, but... It would be better if you did a bad thing to me so I don't have to get in trouble.

I think I can still help even if I'm a ghost. Maybe I'm supposed to be a ghost.

[ haha, shit. ]

Ems. Do you...want to become a ghost, today?

[ this is not a question he thought he'd need to ever ask. and he's understood, but even so - ]

Or do you mean if...you ever want to.

I don't know. [She frowns in a unsure sort of way.] I will keep trying to talk to the ghost people. But Jason didn't know things.

And... what if the others don't know things either?

[ Jesus. Okay. ]

They might not for a while. They may not have learned yet what they need to know, or maybe some of them just gave up once they were dead. That happens, sometimes, to ghosts. I think you have an important job, but I also think you may need to wait for the right people to die for it to start workin'. That sounds morbid, but once people are dead...their secrets should matter less.

[ his voice is serious and quiet as he goes on: ]

So I think you should try a little longer. But if you ever...need to become a ghost. I'll make it painless. Just...that sort of thing can't be taken back, kiddo. So let's save it for a last resort until you're sure. Okay?

[Dave, you're the Chosen One.]

Okay. [She offers his arm a small squeeze, then lowers her hand.] I'll tell you. When I'm ready. If I have to become a ghost.

But for now, you promised that you'd teach me how to climb.

I did. You ready, Ems? The key to climbin' is basically to learn how to find hand holds, and also to just, y'know. Not givin' up.

[ HE IS BASICALLY GOING TO TEACH HER TO CLIMB ONTO THE DINER ROOF HERE, although he will make sure to be below her at all times so he can like, catch her if she falls, ftr. ]

Okay. I think I can do that.

[RIP Dave for when she falls and crushes you beneath her.]

What do I do if there's no "hand holds"?

[ this question stymies him because? parkour ninja? ]

Usually there are some, but if not...you improvise. Don't worry, I'll help you.

[ he's. probably the best teacher for this tbh? he's going to be patient and careful anyway. ]

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