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[meltokio]

[ and you know what else it feels weird FOR HIM. like someone's touching his soul. zelos shivers. ]

Yeah, 'cause I blasted them to hell and back. You were too busy flailing around like a toddler with a stick to help out.

[counterattack]

You blasted us to hell and back, you moron! Did you even try to aim, or was that on purpose?!

( sure just bicker with the guy you don't want to have drop you and your cow from a bazillion feet up. beefsteak moos pathetically while Law tries to pluck one of the "feathers" but can't get anything but the energy feeling. it's right on the tip of his tongue... what is this... weird sparkly shit. )

[meltokio]

Judgement's got a wide range!

[ AND NO FRIENDLY FIRE SHUT UP LAW and what are you DOING ]

Can you quit it?

[counterattack]

Quit what? And a warning would've been nice.

( moo... mooooooo... )

[meltokio]

Grabbing at my goods? At least ask a guy permission first.

[ shut uppppp cow

you too beefsteak ]

It's not like we could hear anything over the screaming.

[counterattack]

( wow. punching him in the shoulder. THE GUY WHO IS FLYING THE HUMAN PLANE )

Don't say it like that, freak! It just feels like—something really familiar. I can't think of what. And you could've, like, gestured or something.

[meltokio]

Did the chanting not give away that I was about to cast a spell? 'Cause the chanting and hand thing usually say: I'm gonna cast a spell.

[ LAW DONT MAKE ME TAP THE SIGN ]

Anyway like I told you, they're made of mana?

[counterattack]

That's not the sort of chanting I'm used to, alright? My friends do it different. And I don't know what mana is. Is it like astr—oh! That's it!!

( just yells real loud, beefsteak hates it. but he is finally stopping to pet the poor cow and shush him again. )

It feels just like astral energy. Not the kind we use in artes, exactly, but the big rush of it we felt coming from the planet's core.

[meltokio]

Astral energy?

[ 'planet's core' .]

... Like the lifeblood of your planet and all living things, right?

[counterattack]

Yeah! Exactly. The Renans were forcing all the astral energy from our planet up through this thing they sent down from the sky, and when we went to shut it down, it felt just like your wings do. Kinda. It, like... reached out to us, or... I dunno, it's hard to describe. But it was all warm and stuff, just like this.

( plucks his magical feather thing again )

[meltokio]

We call that mana where I'm from.

[ .... interesting, though.

less interesting is law GRABBING HIS WINGS STILL but okay he's learnign to expect law to have no manners.

but they're starting to get close to town. which means he's going to start to descend. ]

[counterattack]

Oh... makes sense. Wings made out of astral energy, huh... is it like a spell? Oh—don't let anybody see Beefsteak when we get there. He, uh...

( was stolen in broad daylight directly out from under the farmhand's nose )

...is on loan. Except the loan is a secret.

[meltokio]

[ .............................................................................. ]

You stole him?

[counterattack]

I borrowed him! It was for a good cause!

[meltokio]

So I'm helping you steal a cow.

[counterattack]

You're helping me return a borrowed cow before anyone notices he's missing! And then you're not gonna say a word to Jaguar about it, or anyone else for that matter, 'cause you know what's good for you.

[meltokio]

[ sweet jesus this is the worst altruistic thing he's ever done in his LIFE. ]

Did he SEE you take the cow?

[counterattack]

No! Nobody saw, and that's how it's gonna stay. Just land in the back, don't make a scene, and once we get to the paddock, act natural. No one'll get suspicious if we seem like we're already supposed to be there.

( signed, a professional sneak )

[meltokio]

[ oh my god.

okay. okay. FINE. FINE. HE'LL DO YOUR STUPID PLAN. you could at least be creative about it and act like you found the cow and want a reward, but NOOOOOOOOO you have to try to put it back like nothing went wrong to begin with.

this is the WORST decision he has ever made.

oh so slowly he descends from the skies, keeping an eye out for any prying eyes as he starts to dip through the cloud of incense. ]

[counterattack]

( that's taking it too far and getting greedy, man. besides, he's not used to rewards being all that worth it anyway. even if they pay out good, they usually come at the cost of someone else. his people, in fact. this mindset doesn't really apply here and he's getting used to it not being a thing, but. old habits.

anyway now that he's sure he's not going to be dropped out of the sky, he's clambering up the cow's neck to watch their blind spot. )

Okay, yeah—good. Over there's perfect. And make sure when you put us down it's real gentle so Beefsteak doesn't have a cow about it.

( ahuhuh )

[meltokio]

[ god!!! ]

Yeah, yeah. You don't gotta tell me how to sneak around in broad daylight.

[ oh so carefully landing - maybe wobbling just a little as gravity reminds him that Cows Are Heavy. but

okay.

reeeeeally gently bending to set this stupid thing down ]

[counterattack]

Tch, sure, I bet you do it all the—time!

( oh god hanging onto the cow again. he lows unhappily, tail swishing, but stops just as soon as Law jumps down and gives his snoots some pets. no kisses though. not in front of the Skank. )

I'm gonna walk him back to the paddock. Meet me by the gate, I don't wanna be seen with you out here. It'll look weird.

[meltokio]

[ a dismissive wave of his hand. he to take the long way around town. ]

Try not to steal anymore cows, Lawful!

[counterattack]

Shhh—idiot!!!

( god. they're such great spies. excellent sneaking. max stealth.

anyway once he's put the cow safely away and nonchalantly strolled out, it's time to meet Zelos for round two. except first he stops by his place and picks up some things— including a few gold pieces in a sack, which he hucks directly at Zelos's face once he gets close enough )

Think fast!

[meltokio]

[ up comes that hand!

... usually he'd play up the idiot act a little more, but there's no real point. and his enhanced reflexes are... well he's still not used to any of this. and besides, law already knows he's plenty capable. ]

So you do have some manners after all.