52. I hate you so much it hurts.

[deepdowndark]

[This is gasped out desperately, like he's in severe pain,]

It's a lie! It's a... For the love of Tak, it's a trick... don't... no. No. That is not...

Fuck. Fuck, my head. [several Dwarfish curse words in here]

[There's several pained gasps inwards,]

You will pay for this, Na... [there's a cry of pain as the headache gets worse,]

Help. It's

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[greatlightother]

Where are you?

Re: Private

[deepdowndark]

Room. Where the [dwarfish curse] else would I be?

[slight clatter. Ardent's gone to hide in a corner now he's getting help.]

spam

[greatlightother]

[She considers, just for a moment, leaving him alone for his attitude, but she resists the temptation.]

Give me a few minutes to get a few things.

~

[And after about ten minutes, she knocked at his door. Her worry had been growing since she left her room.]

Re: spam

[deepdowndark]

[Ardent doesn't answer immediately, as he's currently curled up in the darkest corner of his mind, head buried in hands, and her knocking is like a drill into his skull. If Narvin was responsible for this too, he really would... that thought was swiftly cut off by another spike of pain in his head,

Eventually, after a long pause, he makes the effort to call out to her, his own voice pounding inside his head] It's open.

[He doesn't sound too good at all.]

[blackbladebitch]

Does the truth always give you a headache, Ardent?

[He's enjoying this. He's not particularly proud of enjoying it. But Ardent has been such a little shit to him that he can't help a certain amount of Schadenfreude.]

[deepdowndark]

No, lies do, you soul sucking [gasp, because dammit] bastard.

[blackbladebitch]

To which lies do you refer? Your own? I am sure it must be terribly painful to find all one believes of one's own history contradicted in one fell swoop.

[deepdowndark]

You're in no position to mock me, and that is a trick - anyone could have said that, it is not true to the history of Dwarfs in any shape or form, it is simply a piece of worthless drivel produced to discredit the true history and to undermine the position of our culture.

Why do you take it as truth? Because a warden said it?

The stupid biases in this system, I can't even believe. Liars and men who would take your soul with their magical sword are in charge whilst I, who have done nothing but speak the word of Tak and adhere to the Laws all my life are stuck here, imprisoned for a cultural difference and nothing more.

[he seems to have found that being angry at other people apart from Narvin makes the headache less.]

[deepdowndark]

Piss off. [headaches. making him grumpier than ever.]

But it is nothing but lies.

[deepdowndark]

Thousands of years of Dwarf history contradicts it. I could deliver you a pile of books taller than you to prove it.

So it's one story against a thousand stories. Which are you going to presume is true?

[strangehstorian]

It's alright, Ardent, the truth will come out in time! [She's way too chipper about this.] Do you have time to talk about your version of the Battle of Koom Valley legend with me?

...

After you're done being injured, or course!

[deepdowndark]

I have to silence the lies first. [he sounds in so much desperate pain]

When this stops. when this stops.

[strangehstorian]

[OH RIGHT. Concern. Even though honestly, individual mortals don't live very long and this document is much more important... ~]

Oh! I'm so sorry, Ardent. Is there anything I can get you? I don't really know much about medicine, but I'm sure the infirmary has something...

[deepdowndark]

[Ardent agrees. This is why he's still talking.]

The... Svetlana is coming.

I will. Later. The truth. I will.

[timesbureaucrat]

[Narvin has no idea what's going on with his inmate. Under normal circumstances, he'd go to him and arrange for him to see a doctor. But right now he thinks that, hurting or no, Ardent could still pummel him to death with a chair leg at that he should stay far far away until Ardent's had time to settle down. Svetlana is a physician, surely she'll take care of it.

He'll monitor his warden item closely, though, just in case.]

[deepdowndark]

[your concern is welcomed, Narvin. :|]