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Wwhat makes you think you havve the right to ride a Cetea! [Okay, he misunderstood what Summoner said, and he's drunk enough to overreact. Plus he's slightly sensitive on a lot of levels at the moment. Oops.]

Nothing- I, what?

I'd never go into the ocean.

[Frowns, hands moving up to clench around Dualscar's to try and pry him away.]

I just spoke to them, mostly seadwellers w-would use them for that. Leggo!

[He snarls, but the words penetrate sluggishly, and he draws back a little, his fingers loosening]

I nevver...did that. I wwas only four swweeps when he died.

[As soon as Dulascar's hands start to loosen, Summoner let's go of him, knowing Dualscar will stop of his own choosing now.]

Ah, well, not a lot do. I uh, I only spoke to a few that ever were used for that purpose. [Smiles.]

And a few of them weren't too fond of it either and made lunch outta their respective trolls.

[Which is kind of funny to him since he knew those trolls were ass holes anyway. Maybe sea dwellers are after all.]

But uh, yeah, don't worry about me doing anything like that, I tend to prefer land galloping creatures when I want a ride.

[Now he's embarrassed, and he lets go gently, smoothing the shirt back and looking down and away. He doesn't like talking about his lusus and his childhood. It makes him remember the loneliness of swimming around his hive, without the companionship of his lusus with him anymore. And the taste of blood in the water.]

Right, I should a expected that. Do the land dwwellers mind bein' used as slavve labour, carryin' a big troll on their back?

Heh, don't worry about it.

[Responding as is Dualscar had said sorry. His own hand goes to follow, adjusting his own shirt a little as he sits up, now sitting to face the other troll.]

Uh, no, it's a mutual thing. They get taken care of, and also? Heh, well, can you imagine the real control you have over the troll on your back? Hell, you might be 'serving' them, but you can easily control everything about them once they're on top of ya. Like all relationships, the one between a rider and steed is a two way deal.

[Dualscar thought he'd apologized, even if he didn't actually say it out loud.

He listens, still scowling and uncomfortable, but he nods without much comprehension]

You don't think it's the same betwween a highblood an a lowwblood troll?

I think it's the same between anyone who's established some kinda relationship.

[Eyebrow raise.]

A mutually wanted relationship that is.

I'vve seen hoofbeasts bein broken on the plains. They don't start off wwantin that kind a relationship. [His lip curls a little] It's not different from howw a slavve acts wwhen they're first brought to be schoolfed.

Yeah I'm not a fan of-

[That... slavery, trolls in general.]

That's not what I am talking about here. I can't stand seeing anything being pushed like that. No matter the species.

I don't knoww that it's so different, but if you say it is... [He shrugs, lowering his head] I nevver liked it, either.

Breaking isn't something I uh, usually condone. At least not in that fashion. I admit, I've taken advantage of animals before. Not uh, not my best moments. But Alternia's harsh.

No, you wwouldn't condone that. You can just talk to animals and they'll obey you, like wwhen you took my leg. [He taps the metal leg]

Or I control them because just like everyone else I'm a pile of shit.

[Let's out a bitter laugh, closing his eyes and ducking his head to slide fingers through his hair.]

Maybe. [He actually does believe this, though he isn't sure Summoner does.] Wwe're all basically the same.

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See? That's the point, Flounder. The point of my entire life, of everything I fight for.

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Yeah, I knoww. [He takes another drink from the bottle and sighs] Wwe're all fuckin' assholes an nothin' matters, so wwhy are wwe fightin' again?

We as in who? You and I aren't doing any fighting. I just wanted to spend some time with you.

No, wwe're not fightin. [For once, he aims a wan smile at Summoner. It is nice that they're not fighting, for real, right now.] I meant, evveryone.

Tsh, heh heh.

[Gets ahold of that smile and sends a bigger one right back.]

Suits ya. [A slight chin bob in Dualscar's direction.]

Everyone? Guess I'm still a bit confused. You mean back home? You mentioning the rebellion?

[Calling attention to the smile kills it like a wisp of fog. It fades away and he looks back at the ocean, embarrassed.]

I mean back home, back in our wworld. And about the rebellion, I guess.

[That reaction just gains a playful shoulder shove by Summoner before he's looking out to the water again as well.]

Yeah, it's uh, the second rebellion, started by yours truly. [Closes his eyes, craning his head back and facing the sky.]

I lead hundreds of thousands of lowbloods and beasts to bring asunder the highblood laws enslaving our kind. It'll mean something, it'll change the world, hell, the old sea hag makes all the adults flee the planet because of it. Not what I wants exactly- [Lifts a bottle.]

But I guess I gotta take it. [Drinks.]

[He picks up the bottle and salutes with it, nearly braining himself] But you're still a piece a shit asshole, evven at the end. [And he drinks]

And you look like a complete tool in that cape.

[Laughs, leaning back onto his elbows.]

[That just earns him a scowl]

Howw many times do I havve to tell you that you havve no sense a these things.

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