Log 1

[mayfield_mods]

Who: Everyone (General Log)
What: Make yourself at home.
Where: A new town
When: The first day

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[foundafamily]

All right, all right.

[He rubs his neck, unable to meet Czes's eyes. It's humiliating having to be dependent on someone and he feels guilty that that person is Czes.]

...Thanks, Czes.

[cursedtolive]

... You're welcome.

Don't worry. I won't do it while you're watching so it'll be like it didn't happen!

[foundafamily]

[Czes's casual acceptance is more than a little disturbing.]

But it won't be like that for you!

[cursedtolive]

Yes it will be.

It's real easy to wash out poison.

[foundafamily]

But you'll remember it!

[cursedtolive]

It's just food poisoning! People get those all the time.

[foundafamily]

But that's gettin' sick, not actually poisoned.

[He sounds like he's running out of steam, though. Czes seems pretty set on this...]

[cursedtolive]

Been there, done that. Don't worry, Firo.

[foundafamily]

[He runs his hand through his hair.]

Sayin' it like that's gonna make me worry more...

[cursedtolive]

You'll grow bald if you worry so much. Come on, it'll be fine!

[foundafamily]

That's really not our biggest problem here...

[But he supposes Czes has won this one, so he nods along.]

All right, all right. ...Thanks again.

[cursedtolive]

[He smiles, satisfied. Then nods.]

You're welcome, Firo. You're much better company when you're alive.

[foundafamily]

...Thanks.

Hey, "better"?

[You're such a weird kid, Czes.]

[cursedtolive]

Well, yeah.

You're kinda boring if you're dead.

[foundafamily]

That's not my fault! And I think there are bigger problems than me bein' boring!

[cursedtolive]

If you're boring, Firo, something's wrong.

[foundafamily]

...I'd take that as a compliment sayin' I'm usually interesting, but I'm not so sure.

[cursedtolive]

Mm, you can take it however you like, how's that?

[foundafamily]

I think it still matters how you meant it!

[cursedtolive]

Not as much as how you interpret it.

[foundafamily]

So, lemme get this straight. I could completely miss how you meant that and you'd be okay with it? Isn't the point of an insult that somebody knows you insulted 'em?

[Or a compliment. But the more this goes on, the more he's suspicious that Czes meant to insult him.]

[cursedtolive]

Yeah, but if you gotta take the time to explain it, then it'll ruin it...

[foundafamily]

So it's ruined either way.

[He reaches out to poke Czes's shoulder.]

You know, it'd save us both trouble if you just didn't insult me, then.

[cursedtolive]

No, I think it'll help you in the future to learn more.

[foundafamily]

I don't need to learn pointless stuff like that!

[It'll take up space in his brain! There's not much to spare!]