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[liberaltus]

[Behold. This is not your everyday pleasant, charming, and well-spoken Dorian, noooo -- say hello to your not-so-friendly neighborhood irascible Dorian. He’s not above sarcasm and friendly banter, but short tempered is rare for someone so practical and cordial…and yet.]

So we’re the bad guys, the root of all suffering and evil blah, blah, blah…now where have I heard this tune before? Oh right, partiality as old as the Maker himself…and yet they’re not above lying, manipulating, torture, brutality, and theft [theft gets its own special emphasis for very specific reasons] they don’t kill, they don’t imprison, such unique little snowflakes they are. I’m certainly not seeing any of their own in here for transgressions committed, because they’ve been flawless hosts I suspect. Venhedis kaffan vas.

[He’s so irritated that it’s difficult to tease his sarcasm apart from his true irritation.]

Of course, I could be wrong, the little pack of Savrii that assaulted me unprovoked could have been a fever dream, it’s possible. Not bloody likely. But possible.

[So what’s brought on so much agitation? Well, for anyone who knows the mage, they know he’s something of a drunkard and a drunkard without wine is being forced to dry out. Right now, he’s only agitated…small mercies.]

As an aside has anyone taken stock of all of our resources, they’re still feeding us and supplying us with some things, yes? I need more than that to keep myself occupied -- books, cards, music, writing materials…any-bloody-thing really.

[His voice isn't shaking at all.]

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dw, me literally every day....

[alterplex]

[ Finger fantasies. Dorian doesn't know the half of it— there are some things that even a healthy dose of brainwashing and mindwiping can't eliminate, and that's Venom's distinct ability to strum someone with just his index and middle.

That said— lewd, man. (He might look vaguely amused.) ]

Never had anyone give you a neck massage?

[ It's a good way to mix pain and recreation, and a way for Venom to prove his point (massages can hurt) while keeping some of Dorian's fantasies intact. It is, incidentally, also a great way to relieve tension.

Thank god Venom still knows his pressure points. ]

...As long as I keep myself busy, I'll be alright. [ These are paltry context cues, Venom is aware: "keep out of my own head" and "need to keep busy" mostly imply that he can't trust himself when he stays still, and a glimmer of malaise spreads over Venom's expression for a fraction of a second. Uncertainty mixed with paranoia.

He recovers, but not completely. ] What song did Kaz teach you?

[liberaltus]

[It's nice to know that Ahab still has some of his own inherent traits that are unique to him as an individual and the ability to strum a person with just two fingers is a talent that Dorian would have to admit to surpassing magic. It's certainly not a talent that he possesses, granted he has other abilities that are lewd, but he only makes allusions to these gifts in polite conversation.

Not that he's beyond impolite conversations either if it's one-to-one conversations.]

I cannot say that I have, feet, of course as it isn't considered particularly intimate and when you spend all day on floor debates it's something you attend to more I suppose. [Other than that, not really. Dorian's exploits were plenty, to be certain, falling into a semi-discreet territory, he also knew what he liked, but there wasn't always time to explore every avenue. As for a massage being an everyday activity, most people tended to be somewhat reserved when it came to anything other than their feet and hands.

It was polite society, or perhaps incredibly reserved? Dorian wasn't a poster child any means, but he had his own brand of subtlety ingrained into his being.]

I...think I know what you mean. [Not that he's sure what's going on in Ahab's head, he's only certain that no one can truly know what's happening inside of another person, but keeping busy? He understood this and he understood the implications of it.

So when the topic came around to something that wasn't focused on his companion, the mage ran with it.] Ah, well, to alleviate our boredom we wrote something ourselves going with his modern sensibilities in music and using my voice as he professes to be a terrible singer. We both understand music, so that helps.