ᴄʟᴏsᴇᴅ ▸ if i wanna stay alive.

[lackluster]

WHO: Tartaglia & others.
WHERE: Around Stygia.
WHEN: November.
WHAT: Catchall for the month, mostly scenarios unrelated to the event. Plus some exploration and twerking.
WARNINGS: None as of now!

( ooc. just a closed log with the starters i owe for peeps! if you'd like a custom scenario with tartaglia, feel free to send me a pm or reply to my plotting comment so we can work something out.

Comments

[arrancar]

Mine is on the fritz too. Sometimes they work, sometimes they don't.

( it's a hard knock life out here.

he nudges his side with the toe of his shoe. )

You gonna catch more fish? ( he tilts his chin over to the abandoned equipment near the shore. )

[lackluster]

Just a side effect of being here, huh...

[ That's so annoying. But at least it doesn't seem like he's alone in this if someone as strong as Grimmjow is struggling with it too.

He glances over at his fishing supplies, then back at Grimmjow with a lopsided grin. ]

Are you gonna help me? [ Since you beat him up and all. ]

[arrancar]

No.

( does he look like someone who would sit around fishing all day? )

But if you're gonna do it, then catch some for me.

[lackluster]

You can have what I already caught.

[ Tartaglia gradually pushes himself up, dusting his pants even though it wouldn't do anything about the bloody bruises. Whatever. ]

It's not a lot, but it should fetch some decent coin. [ He toes at the bucket that contains a handful of fish. ]

[arrancar]

Really?

( he eyes him warily. his generosity is sus. )

[lackluster]

Just fight me again next time, and we'll call it even.

[ It's as simple as that. ]

[arrancar]

I like your enthusiasm, boy. It's different from the other humans around here.

( most of them are so dishonest and hesitant about indulging in an unconstrained battle, like they're afraid it'll result in something detrimental to themselves. it doesn't hinder grimmjow from seeking them out for battle, yet it is refreshing to finally encounter one who doesn't shy away from expressing his fervor. )

Do you have your phone on you?

[lackluster]

Of course I'm different. I'm stronger than some of them, at least.

[ If there's anything Tartaglia is more proud of, it's his own strength. It doesn't matter that he is without his Vision. A weapon of war like him doesn't balk over the prospect of being at a disadvantage.

That said, he does fish out his phone from his pocket. It's a miracle nothing is broken. ]

Here you go.

[arrancar]

You are.

( he can confirm it as much, given the outrageous number of unsuspecting restless who've been cornered into a fight with him these past two months. )

Contact me when you want to battle. ( grimmjow might not have the phone all figured out yet, but he learned enough from exchanging contact info with ichigo to do the same here. it's his first go at it, so it does take him a minute. he tosses it back to childe once he's finished though. ) I'm Grimmjow.

[lackluster]

[ Tartaglia's face beams with pride when Grimmjow agrees with his statement. Good. Even if today was a loss, at least he's made a decent impression.

He catches the phone once it's tossed back at him. ]

Call me Childe. I'm sure I'll be contacting you soon enough. You won't win next time.

[ Just had to say it. ]

[arrancar]

( grimmjow lets out an amused snort as he leans down to snatch up the bucket of fish. )

Don't get cocky, boy. ( sorry, childe. he knows people's names, but he's still gonna call 'em either 'boy' or 'girl'. ) I'm gonna win again next time, so get more of these ready for me. ( congrats, you may or may not have involuntarily become his fish man. )

[lackluster]

I'm not being cocky.

[ That's all Tartaglia has to say on the matter, tbh. Either way, he's pretty pleased regardless of the loss that happened today. He gained a +1 strong opponent to fight against whenever he wanted, so it's a good exchange for the bucket of fish he's about to lose. ]

See you around?

[arrancar]

Sure.

( and with that said, he flash steps out of there. ✌️ )