Second Immolation

[prodigious_mage]

[They had come so quickly.
The house is littered with Palom's last stand: statues, frogs, solid blocks of ice encasing two or three hazmats that still hadn't melted despite the passing of an entire night.  Mia and Canada couldn't defend against them.  Shiraasan had just shot them full of holes and released the gas into the air.  In the end . . . it

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[godisachild]

[He wants to laugh. He really, really does. Because hearing you go on a stupid little tirade like that Palom? That is just funny as hell to him. He actually does have to stop from bursting into laughter at it. But he stops that burst quicker then he usually would.

Because he can actually relate. And that is weird. That is just so, so weird. And so, he's just holding the phone to his ear for a moment, unsure what to say. What is he supposed to say? "Sorry you got set on fire and burned to death?" And that makes him want to laugh again, and that makes him feel even worse, and he hates the fact that he feels he needs to respond.

But eventually, he does.]

Place sucks pretty hardcore, don't it?

[prodigious_mage]

Hyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

[The torso of a statue goes flying out a second story window followed by a head and a leg. This seems to make Palom feel better enough to actually take the call.]

That included you. What do you want?

[godisachild]

[OFFENSE MODE]

Well I was going to try and find some way to talk with you and get you to shut up and not have to think about being burned to death, but uh, if you want to ponder on it, I guess maybe I should just LET YOU. Stupid!

[prodigious_mage]

I'm stupid?! How about the people who are too noble and brave and idiotic to know to give up when they're beaten? I know all about dumb sacrifices, but this . . .

This is just STUPID!

Palom D:

[rainbowbrush]

[Relm doesn't even bother calling. She shows up at his house to watch the magical carnage.]

[prodigious_mage]

[Here comes a block of ice with an arm encased in it sailing out the window barely missing your head, Relm.

. . . Double take.]

W-What the heck are you doing, dummy?! Get inside before they hack you to pieces!

[rainbowbrush]

[She stares up at him, her expression unreadable. Anger? Fear? Sadness? A mix of all three? She's upset, anyway.]

No.

[prodigious_mage]

. . . Fine! Get chopped up! I don't care!

[snackaholictank]

[Shiraasan looks about as annoyed as she usually is. The only difference is her voice is more subdued, oddly enough.]

If you're going to throw things, could you do it a little quieter?

[prodigious_mage]

. . .

No.

[A frog carcass goes splat against the wall.]

[snackaholictank]

[What the hell Palom B|]

Mia's gonna make you clean it all up again.

[prodigious_mage]

No she's not.

[splat]

Our house is wrecked anyway.

[dynamic_may_lee]

...

I never thought I'd hear you lose your cool like that, kiddo...

[prodigious_mage]

Well I never thought I'd get my head chopped off and set on fire so I guess we both learned something!

[dynamic_may_lee]

... Are you going to be alright? You need to calm down. That's not healthy.

[prodigious_mage]

No! . . . Well, probably, but screaming makes me feel better!

[teh_sword]

Hey hey hey!

[prodigious_mage]

What what what?!

[teh_sword]

Stop that!

[prodigious_mage]

Why should I?!