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[burningrescue]

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[madburnout]

Shit--!

[Much like a feral cat you've cornered in a room and then leaped out at yelling its name - he just immediately whacks him in the face. With a punch? he punches him in the face.

But at least he got out the other thing first!]

[burningrescue]

[Whacked in the face, stumbling back, nearly losing his balance, but saving it.]

Hah!

[He wipes his jaw and grins at him.]

You go around punching everyone who tries to say hi to you, you're not gonna make any friends!

[madburnout]

[Lio steps back to put some distance between them, in case Galo tries a retaliatory punch - and takes a look at his hand like something weird just happened. Hm. Then he just shakes it out instead. Quickly returning to yelling at this asshole instead.]

I told you to stay the hell out of my way!

[burningrescue]

[Did he. It's all been kind of a blur to Galo, but that sure sounds like Lio. Shrugging, putting his hands up defensively.]

I know, but we're trapped in a house together so that's not really possible!

actually lemme change that

[madburnout]

[Sort of . . . climbing over a table to try and get around him. To maybe dart out of the room again?]

What are you even talking about this time?

[burningrescue]

The house? That we're trapped in? You didn't notice?

[Stepping to the side, trying to block him without looking really aggressive about it.]

Wait, wait, look, that's not the point. I'm trying to say you don't have to leave!

[madburnout]

[No, dummy, the name thing.]

My name. You didn't memorize it. It's printed on the wall.

[burningrescue]

I'd already memorized it before I saw it on the wall. But last time, you jumped me before I could say it. This time, I was faster.

[He seems. Pleased with himself for that.]

[madburnout]

[Bullshit!]

Liar.

[For context, Lio is now standing his full height on a table, while Galo tries to stop him from leaving the room like a wild animal and they yell at each other over the world's dumbest argument. Just checking in.]

[burningrescue]

Hey. I'm no liar!

[Taking this dumb, dumb accusation completely seriously.]

I'm telling you, I remembered your name this time. But you haven't let me get a single world in, because every time I walk into a room you either attack me or run away!

[madburnout]

[He only attacked once, don't be a baby.]

From now on, you can keep my name out of your mouth if you are going to spread lies about me.

[burningrescue]

[Twice including this time!]

I haven't spread any damn lies about you.

[Sulking a little!! He defended him to Luna.]

[madburnout]

[. . . okay fair. Also he doesn't know about Luna!!]

You're telling people I'll burn the house down-- I don't even have-- I can't feel anything-- Tch!

[cool good argument]

[burningrescue]

So your Burnish powers aren't working, huh?

[He's not always dumb. Sometimes he gets the picture.]

Well, I'm sorry if I told people you might try to set a fire and it wasn't true. I didn't know what you'd decide to do.

[madburnout]

[Should he have just told him that. God. He just keeps telling Galo things that maybe he shouldn't have?]

It isn't burning down a house full of trapped non-Burnish.

[burningrescue]

Okay, so now I know. If you'd talked to me to start with, I could have known that sooner and not told anyone anything you didn't want me to tell them.

[It's just logic, Lio.]

[madburnout]

[Why does he feel like he's a kindergarten teacher yelling at an unruly student! Why is Galo being weirdly accommodating!! Why does this make him so mad!!!]

I don't want to talk to you! I don't want to talk to anyone! Everyone wants to talk themselves to death while we wait and do nothing! I need to leave! Get! Out! Of! My! Way!

[Aiming a kick directly for his head. . . . Sorry.]

[burningrescue]

[Ducking away, trying to grab him by the leg as he kicks. Why would he do this? Because it seems like a cool thing to do?]

[madburnout]

[Yeah, why, now he's just got a very mad Lio by the ankle, which might have seemed like a cool idea but he's still trying to kick him and now, also, punch him.]

Let go!

[burningrescue]

I'll only let go if you stop kicking me and just listen!

[Getting kicked and punched a lot. Holding on with all his might!]

[madburnout]

[He's definitely got the strength advantage, so he's probably able to hold on! Lio doesn't show any sign of calming down any though - and also doesn't seem at all slowed down by any sort of pain.]

[burningrescue]

[He’s really not trying to hurt Lio, though. Just trying to stubbornly hang on despite Lio fighting him.]

Lio! I’m just trying to tell you -

[madburnout]

[Lio exhausts himself after a few minutes anyway, breathing heavily and pointedly turning his head so he's ignoring him - though he's still absolutely trapped. Shoot your shot, Galo.]

[burningrescue]

[Ugh! He’s so frustrated by this, though. There’s so much he wants to say to Lio, but all of it is so overwhelming and sad and it doesn’t seem like Lio particularly cares.

He just grits his teeth and says what it is he came here to say, which isn’t what’s important at all.]

I’m not going to hassle you, or do anything to you, or try to start something. You don’t have to stay away from me or worry about what I’ll do, okay? Just do what you want. It’s - that’s what I wanted to tell you.

[madburnout]

[He stops fighting.

Everything right now is overwhelming and sad and he can't explain to Galo - a man he barely knows - how he feels. All the talking, the lost inertia - how it feels like right now his whole heart has been ripped out. How the empty space sits cold and heavy and the only thing he can think to do is rage against it. He'd seen the entirety of the Burnish taken, his friends sacrifice themselves for him, only to end up here. Alone, helpless, and angry.

He doesn't want to listen. He does anyway, watching Galo's face with all the barely contained rage of the past few days behind it. But he's not fighting. He doesn't respond, simply waiting.]