Catch-all: Claude

[ercnerd]

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[ercnerd]

Am I? Does that mean you've never met a dragon before?

[shaft]

Well... I didn't realize she was a dragon at the time.

[ercnerd]

Didn't she have horns?

[shaft]

No, she looked like a normal woman. Except then she turned into a giant dragon.

[ercnerd]

They do grow quite large.

That shouldn't make me the first immortal you've met, then.

[shaft]

Perhaps not, but you are the first one I've had a relationship with.

[ercnerd]

. . . It's true that I've yet to meet a personable dragon.

[shaft]

Have you encountered a lot of them?

[ercnerd]

I once fought the Spirit Lord of Fire and Ice in Purgatory. That was a while back. More recently, I encountered the Spirit Lord of Ice, who was something of a difficult character.

[shaft]

So you've hunted them.

[ercnerd]

I didn't hunt them so much as they picked a fight. I didn't kill either of them.

[shaft]

Is there a reason they took issue with you?

[ HMMM ]

[ercnerd]

The Spirit Lord of Ice was just arrogant. The prison master of Purgatory, though . . . You could say that we were on opposing sides.

[shaft]

Have you been fighting for 600 years? Sounds exhausting.

Week 1: Saturday

[ercnerd]

[It's getting late, which means it's time to head upstairs and stretch his legs on a bunk.

Sieghart lifts his head from the couch, takes one look at the stairway, and decides that he won't be hopping any more stairs tonight. With the words of his fear glowing dimly against the bandaid on his face, he shoves his left arm under his head and closes his eyes. Good night.]

[shaft]

[ stares at him ]

That's no place for an injured man such as yourself.

[ercnerd]

Mm, speak for yourself.

[His eyes are still closed.]

As long as I keep my leg straight, anywhere is perfect for me.

[ercnerd]

I don't fight every day. If I did, I would've died from exhaustion in the first year. It's just when monsters and other troublesome entities get in my way.

[shaft]

You don't need to act so tough. I can give you a lift up the stairs.

[ pokes him ]

[shaft]

That still seems like a very long time.

[ Sighs. ]

I've been alive only 23 years and I'm tired of it.

[ercnerd]

Who's acting tough? What about your shoulder?

[ercnerd]

Oh? Are you still embroiled in a war back home?

[shaft]

This? It's already set back into place.

In any case, I'd carry you on my back. At least I can walk.

[shaft]

Yeah, right on the losing end of it as well. It's exhausting.

[ercnerd]

I can walk, too.

Are you sure you won't lose your shoulder from supporting me? I'm heavier than I look.