[At first Hijikata's heart skipped several beats at those horrible sounds, thinking the enemy mage was breaking Emet-Selch's bones like sticks, but instead his everything just... rearranged itself. And now there's this big-beaked bird... as it flails around and rocks the boat he sees no other recourse than jump it and try to hold it in place.]
Emet-Selch!! This is still you, right? Can you still understand me?!
[The marsh mage laughs his ass off as the samurai struggles to stabilise the shoebill.]
See, now you're much closer already! Do I need to tell you what will break the spell?
What do you want?!
Oh, this isn't me trying to bargain! All it takes will be a heartfelt kiss!
[He delivered that last part in a sing-song voice before breaking into excited giggles again.]
Are you nuts?! I don't even know if his partner came alone here!
[He turns to poor Emet-Selch (at least he stopped crowding him by now, only still offering an arm for him to hold on to... somehow).]
Is he around here, back in the village maybe? Nod or shake your head!
[He doesn't want to say Hythlodaeus' name in front of a fae, but if Emet-Selch can still understand them he hopefully wasn't too preoccupied trying to find his new centre of balance to follow along the conversation.]
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[At first Hijikata's heart skipped several beats at those horrible sounds, thinking the enemy mage was breaking Emet-Selch's bones like sticks, but instead his everything just... rearranged itself. And now there's this big-beaked bird... as it flails around and rocks the boat he sees no other recourse than jump it and try to hold it in place.]
Emet-Selch!! This is still you, right? Can you still understand me?!
[The marsh mage laughs his ass off as the samurai struggles to stabilise the shoebill.]
See, now you're much closer already! Do I need to tell you what will break the spell?
What do you want?!
Oh, this isn't me trying to bargain! All it takes will be a heartfelt kiss!
[He delivered that last part in a sing-song voice before breaking into excited giggles again.]
Are you nuts?! I don't even know if his partner came alone here!
[He turns to poor Emet-Selch (at least he stopped crowding him by now, only still offering an arm for him to hold on to... somehow).]
Is he around here, back in the village maybe? Nod or shake your head!
[He doesn't want to say Hythlodaeus' name in front of a fae, but if Emet-Selch can still understand them he hopefully wasn't too preoccupied trying to find his new centre of balance to follow along the conversation.]