SABO ✴

[calamitish]

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wk 1; wednesday

[vivens]

[ shortly after the event's announcement, sabo would like to pay a visit to the grotto for a little chitchat. nothing nefarious!! pinky-promise. in fact, he'll call out to him with a friendly smile on his face.

and if you're looking for a meme/shitpost for this here you go! ]

Hello Mr. Witch, if I could ask a bit of your time.

[calamitish]

[ help that plush???

witch pops out in pretty short order with a casual wave. ]

Hello, hello, well a bit I can spare. [ he gestures inward to the grotto, his humble abode where there is no furniture but there are rocks that vaguely resemble chairs, so close enough? ]

[vivens]

[ it's sabo's inner demon; how he truly feels on the inside despite all of his smiles. just give him an opportunity to go completely apeshit and he will.

as he has no real amosty towards the witch, though, he'll give a wave in return before entering the grotto. it is why he's here, after all, but the absence of furniture is...certainly a choice. sabo will take a seat on one of the rocks. ]

Thank you, I'll try not to make myself too much of a nuisance.

[ politely as he can: ]

It's pretty sparse in here. Not interested in taking anything back from the castle back with you?

[calamitish]

Did you really come here to talk interior design with me?

[ a tad amused as he sits down himself. ]

But no, not terribly. I don't sleep usually, so I don't need a bed, I don't need to eat so I don't need a kitchen...you get the picture.

wk 2; late monday or tuesday...

[vivens]

[ KNOCKS ON HIS NON-DOOR.

HELLO ISH, IT IS SABO HERE WITH SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT.... actually a few somethings that he wants to talk about. he'll stand here as long as it takes for ish to respond to him. it's fine. sabo has time. ]

You should really make this place nicer if you wish to have more guests to visit you.

[calamitish]

[ he should, shouldn't he. the grotto is mostly as bare as ever save for a....singular chair.

yay.

and a wooden bird statue sitting on one of the rock faces. ish pops out as he tends to do, opting to levitate rather than stand. ]

As you can see, I've added a chair. You're welcome.

[vivens]

[ god how different is this thread starting out compared to the other. oh well, sabo isn't here to make as nice as he had previously. or maybe he is? whose to say... ]

Such a hospitable host as usual.

[ he'll take a seat in that chair, thank you. sabo will lean back in the chair as he crosses his arms. ]

Now, I bet you have an idea of why I could be here.

[calamitish]

Thank you, thank you.

[ he's here all day!

ish will at least, sit propped up by the air so they can have a proper conversation. ]

Do I?

[vivens]

While I'm sure our conversation might eventually come to a head about the offer you gave everyone, I'm a bit curious about this—

[ cue him digging out the gold tarot card that he had gotten, and used, from his coat and flashing it at ish. ]

Did you intentionally mean to give this to me? Or to anyone?

[calamitish]

I didn't intentionally give it to you.

[ so, the second one. notably, he says this quite a bit more seriously than how he normally talks. one might almost think he's a proper witch, even if momentarily. ]

[vivens]

So, it was meant to be given out to someone even if it wasn't me.

[ don't think that change in tone escapes sabo's attention, if anything, it makes him even more curious. he hasn't missed the whole talk about his goddess/boss/whatever either. ]

Why would you want to do something like that? [ ... ] Even if we had not remembered, the card would have put doubts in the minds some.

[ despite how easy it would be to come off as hostile here, sabo's going to be pleasant the entire time (for now). all sunshine and pleasant weather with him (for now). ]

[calamitish]

Right.

[ his expression is muted, but it seems he was somewhat prepared for this line of questioning. ]

Well, I've said it before, haven't I? Magic has a price, a debt to pay for every spell.

...major spells, minor spells are in most cases, free.

[vivens]

[ squints, but only in meta. sabo is nodding along and following. ]

Right, an even exchange for whatever you want. It makes sense.

However, was the act of giving up the card part of the fee for whatever spell you decided to cast? I suspect that the scene that the card showed were memories ones that we lost.

[ more squinting...? ]

We all lost.

[ has ish lost any memories in all of this nonsensical timeloop shenanigans?? ]

[calamitish]

I remember some of it.

[ not all of it. but some of it.

i, lb, am sorry he's picking and choosing what to answer or non-answer even. ]

[vivens]

[ you know, that's fair. it's expected. ]

I see. Then, we're not standing on entirely different grounds.

This must have been some spell you wanted to cast if you were willing to pay the price using your own memories.

wk 3; late wednesday - self harm...??

[vivens]

[ THIS EXISTS ONLY IF WE HAVE THE LUXURY BUT SO NO WORRIES—

nevertheless, here is sabo who clearly has been making great efforts to "test" something that has been on his mind since ish first gave them his offer and only intensified after everything that happened with siffrin. what is he making the great efforts to do? well, if things were supposed to work out the way he wanted, then there would be a blade through his throat. however, that isn't what is happening and sabo sure is making a scene with the blade decidedly not through his throat.

assuming that the red chains will be there or if not that they're going to be there pretty soon. how deep in the walls is ish... let's live loose and dangerously. ]

Ish. [ he'll relax and no longer be Attempting To Do A Thing. ] I didn't realize that this was also against the rules.

[ i guess this is the rudest "KNOCK KNOCK HELLO ISH" that sabo will do for the week... ]

[calamitish]

[ the red chains, the collar is there, because there's some things even he doesn't play at. ish appears in relatively short order, though the chains come first because otherwise there wouldn't be a conversation to be had here. ]

No? You could have asked me? Or you know....GOTTEN THE HINT? [ waves at the collar, hello! ]

[vivens]

[ we're happy that ish takes this as something serious to immediately step into but also unfortunate that it works against sabo in this specific situation. how is he supposed to get the upper-hand in this situation then huh!! also look. sometimes when you try something enough times it's bound to make a difference..???

sabo is frowning at the tattoo. he's not a fan. (obviously.) ]

I felt like if I had asked you, it would have given you more time to come up with something before I could act.

[ sighs. ]

Seems like I was wrong to think that.

[calamitish]

Again, if you asked me, I would have told you that this isn't my first time doing this and no I don't mean with your little group. The set-ups a bit different now, imagine what trials would be like with three hundred of you weighing in— [ waving his hand, that isn't important. ]

Anyway, don't do that. Find someone to murder, which I'd say is easier than last week given how trial went, or ask a friend?

[ he is not being entirely serious here, but lmfao. ]

[vivens]

[ sabo absolutely will keep trying to off himself until The Time Comes but fine. he'll stop because hello? this is brand new information... the impression was always there but— ]

Not your first time? You're telling me that you've been some sort of judge previously?

[ not that he's doing any kind of judgement here right now... since sabo doesn't know if ish will entertain either of his questions, he's just going to casually do a little ribbing. ]

And after what's been going on, I think listening the voices of three hundred people might have been a good experience for you.

[calamitish]

Judge? Please. [ he laughs here, honestly amused. ]

No, I did the same thing in Ecumene as I do here. Give them the right nudge, a voice in their ear to tell them to really let go and give into their desires that they hold back.

[ he sounds so fond saying all of that, soft but obviously deranged. ]

I've listened to entire kingdoms and that didn't tell me anymore than what I already knew.

[vivens]

[ squints. honestly, ish denying being a judge is something comforting in its own right. can't imagine that level of shitshow but now that ish has told him this much, just how much more can he get away with? ]

...and you did all of that because of what? Obtaining the lives of people to pay for whatever spell that you wanted to cast?

[ or the whim of his goddess, boss, whatever...? ]

Despite everything I still don't see you as the kind of person who would do things like this simply because you can or for the enjoyment of it all.

[ is this sabo being an optimist or something else? who is to say. we'll find out maybe never. ]

[calamitish]

Same cause, different method.

[ he smiles. ]

Well you're not wrong, but I'm not gonna tell you that I don't enjoy it either.

[ is he terrible? yes. he is also self-aware. ]

[vivens]

And you're still not going to tell me what the cause is? [ just how many times has ish done this in order for this cause?? how many people have died for this. clearly whatever he's wanting is astronomical. ] Not even if I promise to tell you I'd take it to the grave?

[ cue sabo raising the blade but not fully to his neck but ish should know his intentions. ]

I'm not surprised to learn that you enjoyed it. Even from what I can imagine, you'd either have to get something out of it or feel nothing.

[ with ish having confessed to having feelings, it's clearly not the last one. does it make things better? jury is still out on that one. ]

[calamitish]

[ he sighs. he could push back or deflect like he's always done, or he could allow himself this, because at this point, it's likely obvious to others who have spoken to him.

and in this matter, he really can't deny it for too long anyway. ]

I want to save her. And no, you're not going to change my mind.