[w1] post-execution, w/ nino & jaffar

[alienated]

[KNOCK KNOCK, GUYS.

Assuming they're in Jaffar's hut(??), Keith is showing up at the door some time after Nino has received first aid. There's, uh, something sparkly in one of his hands.]

I have something for Nino.

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[killerfang]

[ yeah he's not leaving Nino's side for you, chump!! which is to say nobody is getting the door. After a few moments, though, Jaffar's rough, gravelly voice will call out (though it may be hard to hear.) ]

... It's unlocked...

[learnings]

[Yeah, Nino's probably not really up to answering the door, because she's mostly curled against Jaffar's side.

It's probably fine.

At least she's conscious now.]

[alienated]

[Fair as heck, though. Lets assume the huts are small and shitty enough that sound carries easily outside?? Or that Keith's standing close enough to the door to hear, anyway. He pushes the door open and steps in after a bit, looking at the two of them a bit uncertainly.]

Here. [Just. Dangles the eyepatch out to them. Mostly to Jaffar. He's not going to make Nino move, bruh.] It'll help keep the sand out of the wound.

[Don't ask why it's sparkly. He didn't pick it.]

[killerfang]

...?

[ he reaches his hand out when it's offered, staring alternately at the weird eyepatch and the weird guy he doesn't really recognize who's offering. Clearly, he has no idea what this sparkly thing is supposed to even be?! ]

[learnings]

[What... the heck is that.

Nino barely even looks up, until--finally she does, but...

Yeah.

She also mostly looks confused.

???]

Um... Keith...? [what]

[alienated]

... Yeah?

[He sees their confusion but also. He doesn't get it??? It's an eyepatch??? Are they offended over the sequins???? There are three confused people in this room and that helps no one at all.]

[killerfang]

What is this?

[ JAFFAR WILL BREAK THE CONFUSION for probably the first time in his whole life. he literally has no idea. is it a necklace?? ]

[learnings]

[Thanks, Jaffar.

Nino just looks equally baffled, so... that's about right from both of them.]

[alienated]

[...]

It's an eyepatch?

[do they come from an alternate reality where eyepatches don't exist

???]

[killerfang]

...

[ this is an eyepatch? Jaffar holds it up again, this time taking both hands to stretch the band. He... guesses it might work as an eyepatch... ]

... Why is it like this...?

[ IT'S SO SPARKLY KEITH ]

[learnings]

[Yes, this is puzzling. Even Nino is distracted from her general downtroddenness by this.]

... It's purple...?

[alienated]

[ah.]

I asked Pal for something to cover Nino's eye with. [Exact-ish wording.] ... That's what he gave me.

[He's so sorry.]

[killerfang]

... I see.

[ that... explains it, for a given value of explain. It's satisfactory enough for Jaffar to hand it to Nino, anyway. ]

... You must heal more before you can wear this.

[learnings]

Oh... you did that for me, Keith...?

[She's definitely astounded, even if it's like. Super hideous-- Keith still tried his best.]

... Thank you. That...that was really nice of you.

[alienated]

[Nino continues to be way too nice even after getting her eye stabbed out. Why.]

You needed it. It's the least someone could have done.

[Even if he should have been more specific. He's so sorry?? Anyway, he's successfully checked up on her and tossed the eyepatch her way, so—]

... I'll let you two guys get some rest. I just wanted to deliver that, anyway.