whattaprick | IC CONTACT for lostcarnival

IC CONTACT for lostcarnival

✆CHANNEL FREQUENCY: 843.77425 (personal);
DESCRIPTION: Half the time he forgets this thing even exists, or how to turn it on and off.

✉MAIL BOX LOCATION: Next to trailer steps.
DESCRIPTION: The concept of a mailbox is rather foreign to Lambert, who's not exactly what you'd call big on personal correspondence. But there's a wooden crate you can probably drop shit into ???

BUG LAMBERT TO MAKE YOU SHIT: Given time and the right ingredients (which he'll usually ask people to provide) he can make potions (with potential side effects), oils, and bombs. You can bother him more about that in person.

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What about?

[ If Lambert sounds wary, well, he has damn good reason to be, at least in his mind. There are a hundred topics Strange might want a conversation with him about right now, and most of them volatile. ]

[ An awkward pause before, ]

Because I've been an inconsiderate ass and want to apologize for it.

[ hoo boy just even saying that was hard. ]

[ The temptation to ask if Strange is referring to a specific incident or all of them, but either way Lambert’s quick to head that off— ]

It’s fine. [ Well, that isn’t strictly true, so he does amend: ]

I mean you don’t need to apologize. [ For... whatever he’s apologizing for. Anyway, Lambert is certain listening to it will be a physically painful experience for them both. ]

Of course I do, [ Strange responds as if it's obvious. There's a bit of an uncomfortable pause before he continues onward. ]

I would hate it if someone tried to force me to kill them. I should have realized you'd feel the same. I'm sorry I made you promise that in the first place and I'm sorry I criticized you when you didn't do it.

[ There's a prolonged pause on the other end.]

Uh ... thanks? [ Is that what people usually say in response to apologies? Lambert has no idea. He usually doesn't receive them. ]

It's over. And someone else still got the job done, in the end. That's what counts.

You're welcome.

[ And Strange doesn't normally give apologies, so he can't help but be awkward about this as well.

And things are just gonna get EVEN MORE AWKWARD as Strange tries to find a way to bring up what he and Yuya talked about. ]

You're a good man. You're also an idiot half of the time, but I can't cast stones on that. And you're more than just a witcher. After all, you're still the Nightrider—if that's not proof that you're more than a simple monster killer, I don't know what is.

Edited 2018-07-02 20:04 (UTC)

[ The longer it goes, the more embarrassing it gets to listen to, until Lambert finally speaks up — ]

I’m pretty sure I’m still only the Nightridee because the other options aren’t much better

[ And then, awkwardly— ]

Look, where is this all coming from? I know you’re still pissed at me

I am, [ Strange admits. ] It's just...

[ arrrrgh feelings are hard. Another awkward pause before, ]

I don't want you to think of yourself as a monster—and I know you do! I asked you to kill me because I didn't trust anyone else to do it. Not because you're a witcher, but because you're my friend.

[ Okay, that phrasing is just too specific to come from anyone else but-- ]

First of all, I may not have a lot of friends, but I'm pretty sure killing each other isn't something you normally do.

Second of all, have you been talking to Yuya?

He came to check up on me after my fight with people over the radios.

[ That's a 'yes'. ]

Why was he even— never mind. I’m better off not knowing. [ Lambert sighs. ]

Look, it’s fine. It didn’t bother me when you asked, and I’m obviously shit at finding ways to deal with things that aren’t killing them.

To be fair, you've only had a few months experience of dealing with things that aren't killing them. You'll do better over time.

Time we might not have.

[ Woo hoo, look at Mr. Fountain of optimism over here. ]

[ thanks for that, Mr. Optimistic. ]

True, [ Strange will at least admit. ] All the more reason for us to make the most of what we have. And... [ urrrrrgh this is awkward ] ...and not dwell too much on petty nonsense.

[ Strange is slowly coming around to the fact that he's never gonna get an apology from Lambert or Childermass about the secret boyfriend thing. that doesn't mean he LIKES it, just that he's becoming more aware that'll most likely happen. ]

[ Yeah, sorry about that buddy. Maybe when he’s dying in your arms or something equally awkward. ]

See, if you say things like that, you sound like you’re in love with me.

Which is ridiculous. [ And then in a tone of voice that tells Lambert he's being a shit, ] Unlike Childermass, I actually have taste.

[ He’s being a shit, sure, but that also a direct hit right on the ol’ insecurities. He forces a laugh anyway. ]

Arabella’s taste isn’t much better.

[ hey remember how yuya and lambert came to the conclusion that sometimes strange is kind of offensive?

yeeeeeeeeeeep ]

Oh, I know she can do better. I'm just happy she didn't.

Guess that makes us both lucky bastards, huh?

I'll drink to that.

There are a lot of things to drink about right now.

We should do that sometime, especially before this Mirror business comes to a head.

Let me know a time and a place that works for you, and I'll be there.

Don't expect any faerie ale, though. I'm saving that for when we're really fucked.

What about a few days from now? Your trailer, of course.

[ and considering that all the Iggy business is happening a few days from now, Strange is definitely gonna need a drink then. ]

Works for me.

[ So much drinking. ]

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