sa-hareth | arrival (mingle log)

[groundrules]

WHO: Everyone ever + the local Sa-hareth squad.
WHEN: Arc I: Sa-Hareth arrival.
WHERE: Sa-Hareth citadel, salt mine, the old jailhouse,
WHAT: Our intrepid heroes get commandeered into the frosty unknown.
WARNINGS: the glorious undead, background House of Dew mentions, at least one person's terrible sense of humour.

Comments

[somebadnews]

That's not usually a proposal he hears after threatening someone's life. It seems to confirm for him that he wasn't a passive viewer when he used his ability on him. Spell. Whatever it was, he can't get past that unsettled feeling it gives him when he hears that note of sympathy.

He is, however, used to making deals with people he isn't overly fond of. And despite how revolted he is by what Mingyu did, he plainly cares about his boyfriend, and he's far from the worst he's encountered. It's never been a secret that Five's family is the only thing that matters to him, ranked even above preventing the apocalypse, and it's probably easier than it should be to sway him by evoking them.

"A partnership." He lets that sit with him for a moment, despite knowing what he'll do. Mingyu's obvious skill at gathering information surpasses his, and he rarely has the patience to fool someone with his appearance long enough to get very far with them. The only reason they're still talking is because he seems to be immune to Five's overall pleasant demeanor. Which begs the question of how much he's counting to benefit from the arrangement.

"I should tell you now that I don't take well to people who betray me." Just pretend he hasn't done that to the Commission a few times over. His only loyalty is to his siblings, but he can't deny that it would be easier to find them if he wasn't doing it alone. Maybe it speaks too much to his state of mind that he doesn't press him further on what that agreement would entail. He isn't exactly crawling in prospects.

"Fine. You have a deal."