for @snizier

[goldencharms]

there will be starters here, and no one can find them, wee hee hee

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[goldencharms]

[ ... but puzzling over it isn't getting him anywhere, and so he exhales. ]

Cheer up, Jamil! We can still do our homework, right? No more talking about poison or pranks! Besides, if it were really dangerous, I wouldn't have brought it to you at all!

[ wait. ]

[snizier]

[That does get Jamil to look up from his little spiral. He makes a a face like Kalim grew a second head.]

What? That's the entire point of bringing it to me in the first place.

[Did Kalim his his head???]

[goldencharms]

[ how to explain-- he wants to pass on this conversation, but the words are coming out before he can really think through them. ]

No, if I thought it was really dangerous, I would've put it aside. But I still wanted to try it...

[ ... and sometimes, anxiety brain is not the most rational. ]

[snizier]

[Truth potions are a two-way street that way! Now Jamil knows and he's pretty mad about it, but more than that, he's just confused.]

What? Kalim, what else do you think I'm tasting your food for?

[goldencharms]

I don't want you to get hurt!

[ they are a two way street, but if he's going to say this stuff... he's going to commit. ]

... Again. Mnnngh. I don't like it.

[snizier]

[Kalim makes absolutely zero sense at all times. This is why Jamil always has a headache.]

If you only bring me food you think is harmless, that defeats the entire purpose of me testing it in the first place!

[HOW LONG HAS HE BEEN DOING THIS]

[goldencharms]

I don’t want you to test it!

[ there are ways to ah dale this with more finesse. Or to just not say anything to avoid conflict, his personal favorite. But the words are out there.

… and if he were asked how long he had been doing this, it would’ve been a long time. ]

[snizier]

Then what am I doing when I taste your food for you?!

[goldencharms]

[ oh, he looks like he doesn’t want to answer this. He clamps his mouth shut, trying to do his best to be strong willed over the potion.

It looks a little like a pout. ]

[snizier]

[Oh no. Kalim does not get to dodge this one when Jamil's had answers inadvertently forced out of him all evening. He angrily slams his hand onto the floor between them with quite some force.]

Kalim! Answer me!

[goldencharms]

[ this is actually painful to not answer, even though he wants to avoid or dodge or-- ]

Mmnnngh....

[ ... but he's losing the battle, and the truth comes tumbling out, ]

Nothing! I didn't want you to know!

[snizier]

[Jamil about hits the roof.]

You realize I'm the one who could get in trouble for this?!

[His voice is about an octave higher. He feels a little light-headed just thinking about it.]

[goldencharms]

No you wouldn't!

[ oh no... jamil looks... really stressed out, actually. this was why it was better to not tell him.

truth potions are dangerous... ]

[snizier]

What if something went wrong and an assassination attempt went unnoticed?!

[He's not even responding to Kalim at this point. He's just hysterically going through worst case scenarios.]

[goldencharms]

Then I’d be glad you didn’t get hurt!

[ oh. Actually, that was definitely the wrong thing to say, but he is still going to push through it. ]

But we should talk about something else, you look really upset!