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Strength doesn't really do a whole lot for you if this place really sinks its claws in you.
[It's a horrible truth, but he's not going to hide it from her- she needs to be able to survive this world too. He's seen it happen time and time again, he's experienced it for himself. Hell, this past month was example enough of that.
As much as he wants to put faith in his friends being able to rise above what this place will throw at them...experience has taught him otherwise. He thought home was bad enough- but no, no no. Between Deeringon and Trench he knows how just how easy they'd had it.
Still, better to think of positive things now- and this is definitely a positive thing! He smiles- he was tragically unaware of her wardrobe, when he did his stint doing her chores he never dared enter her wonderous bedroom his little 14-year-old self would have had some sort of aneurism about being in CassANdra's bedroom.
Still, that makes sense for Cass and given he's spent the better part of two years living with another sword gremlin who thinks GIANT TERRIFYING WEAPONS are perfectly acceptable decorative accessories (does he have a type? he thinks he has a type) it's less of a confusing thought that it could have been otherwise. ]
Yeah, we can set it up all nice for her. And I'm sure Fern won't mind sparing a few of his weapons. He's got a lot of them. So, so many.
[Rapunzel can't hide a giggle at that. Good, this is good - just focus on the positive, so the negative doesn't drag you down.
She knows now that she can't ignore the negative, and she's really not. But if she only focuses on that, she's only going to think about all the ways this can go wrong. And if she goes into talking to Cass like that, then she's sure she's gonna mess up somehow. So instead she'll focus on thinking ahead, when she knows things will get better.]
Good!! Oh man, they're gonna get along really well because of that, huh? [It'll be like Vardaros all over again. Rapunzel had been a bit thrown off back then, with how different everyone was, but... Cass being able to find Her People was kind of refreshing to see. It's good that there's something like that for her here, too.] Did I ever tell you about that time Cass pulled out a giant axe that was twice as tall as she was?
[It's nice to hear her laugh- it really is. He knows adjusting here has been hard, and with all the Cass problems on top of it- it's...just nice to know she still can find something to laugh at. It's just putting the negative down. Just for a little bit. A tiny break. ]
Hah, they probably will. Fern will want to spar with her, very much. He likes being able to do that with people and I'm just...bad with swords. I hucked it on the roof last time.
[He sounds amused by it anyway, it was a funny time. But he'd like Cass to find someone she can bond with, too. (He definitely has a type) ]
Oh man, really? I'd ask how she carried it, but let's face it, this is Cass. She's really strong.
Really! I mean, I knew she was strong before, but I didn't know it was to that level! And she was able to pull it all the way up close to the bottom!
[Even after so long, that giant axe is still so wild to her.]
Honestly, what I wonder is how she got it up to my room all the way from hers. That's a pretty long trip with something that big, and I'm not sure it could even fit in any of the secret passages.
You haven't lived through it yet, but I tracked a whole lot of grease in the castle and got some of it on that weird rug with the green tassels she's so fond of? I genuinely thought she was gonna kill me.
[Brrrr. That sends a chill down Rapunzel's spine. Still, she manages to laugh, even if it's a little at Varian's misfortune.]
I think that's kind of a good thing, actually! Not her being mad!! But I mean... that she didn't stay mad at you. In a way, that just shows how much she cares!
[... Trust Rapunzel to see the bright point in even an intimidating situation.]
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[It's a horrible truth, but he's not going to hide it from her- she needs to be able to survive this world too. He's seen it happen time and time again, he's experienced it for himself. Hell, this past month was example enough of that.
As much as he wants to put faith in his friends being able to rise above what this place will throw at them...experience has taught him otherwise. He thought home was bad enough- but no, no no. Between Deeringon and Trench he knows how just how easy they'd had it.
Still, better to think of positive things now- and this is definitely a positive thing! He smiles- he was tragically unaware of her wardrobe, when he did his stint doing her chores he never dared enter her wonderous bedroom his little 14-year-old self would have had some sort of aneurism about being in CassANdra's bedroom.
Still, that makes sense for Cass and given he's spent the better part of two years living with another sword gremlin who thinks GIANT TERRIFYING WEAPONS are perfectly acceptable decorative accessories (does he have a type? he thinks he has a type) it's less of a confusing thought that it could have been otherwise. ]
Yeah, we can set it up all nice for her. And I'm sure Fern won't mind sparing a few of his weapons. He's got a lot of them. So, so many.
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She knows now that she can't ignore the negative, and she's really not. But if she only focuses on that, she's only going to think about all the ways this can go wrong. And if she goes into talking to Cass like that, then she's sure she's gonna mess up somehow. So instead she'll focus on thinking ahead, when she knows things will get better.]
Good!! Oh man, they're gonna get along really well because of that, huh? [It'll be like Vardaros all over again. Rapunzel had been a bit thrown off back then, with how different everyone was, but... Cass being able to find Her People was kind of refreshing to see. It's good that there's something like that for her here, too.] Did I ever tell you about that time Cass pulled out a giant axe that was twice as tall as she was?
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Hah, they probably will. Fern will want to spar with her, very much. He likes being able to do that with people and I'm just...bad with swords. I hucked it on the roof last time.
[He sounds amused by it anyway, it was a funny time. But he'd like Cass to find someone she can bond with, too. (He definitely has a type) ]
Oh man, really? I'd ask how she carried it, but let's face it, this is Cass. She's really strong.
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[Even after so long, that giant axe is still so wild to her.]
Honestly, what I wonder is how she got it up to my room all the way from hers. That's a pretty long trip with something that big, and I'm not sure it could even fit in any of the secret passages.
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[He's learning that the hard way now as Royal Engineer. His smile widens, a little conspiratory. ]
I think the real question is how did she sneak it past Old Lady Crowley?
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... Maybe Cass had some kind of special powers even before all of this.
[She says it so seriously, it's hard to tell if Rapunzel legitimately believes this, or if she's joking.]
That's the only explanation for being able to sneak by Crowley, right???
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[Only logical explaination!!! He laughs.]
You haven't lived through it yet, but I tracked a whole lot of grease in the castle and got some of it on that weird rug with the green tassels she's so fond of? I genuinely thought she was gonna kill me.
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I think that's kind of a good thing, actually! Not her being mad!! But I mean... that she didn't stay mad at you. In a way, that just shows how much she cares!
[... Trust Rapunzel to see the bright point in even an intimidating situation.]
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I don't know. I think she was just waiting to get her own back on me. Just...biding her time, y'know?
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[Cass is... sneaky and kinda mean like that. But a funny kind of mean.]
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[He sure bitches about it enough to suggest she does it all the time.]