Rosso glances up at Adrian, ears flat, tail still, and eventually lets out his characteristically long and exaggerated sigh. The sigh that he'd use on something that's a minor nuisance; the sort that he uses when he wants to pretend something is that when it isn't.]
...I went out. Probably shouldn't have left the caves, but all I wanted to do was be anywhere else and get this war shit over with. While I was walking past some storefronts, in the middle of the streets, this bitch walks up to me and just punches me in the face.
[Rosso flips his wrist about as he talks.]
I retaliated. Obviously. She had some weird mirror magic and kept disappearing into reflections and tormenting me for a while, and I couldn't— [urgh. The way his voice cracks is unmistakable, but he tries to force it away as he battles the discomfort,] —couldn't do anything about her. She was immune to everything I did. My flames couldn't reach her, and I...
...at some point, I lost control of my magic completely. Couldn't conjure flames, couldn't even keep my scythe summoned, and she struck me down. One second I'm swinging at her, and the next I remember choking on blood and staring up at the sky while my vision faded.
So! That's all you missed. Don't make a big deal out of dumb shit. I came back in one piece and all.
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Rosso glances up at Adrian, ears flat, tail still, and eventually lets out his characteristically long and exaggerated sigh. The sigh that he'd use on something that's a minor nuisance; the sort that he uses when he wants to pretend something is that when it isn't.]
...I went out. Probably shouldn't have left the caves, but all I wanted to do was be anywhere else and get this war shit over with. While I was walking past some storefronts, in the middle of the streets, this bitch walks up to me and just punches me in the face.
[Rosso flips his wrist about as he talks.]
I retaliated. Obviously. She had some weird mirror magic and kept disappearing into reflections and tormenting me for a while, and I couldn't— [urgh. The way his voice cracks is unmistakable, but he tries to force it away as he battles the discomfort,] —couldn't do anything about her. She was immune to everything I did. My flames couldn't reach her, and I...
...at some point, I lost control of my magic completely. Couldn't conjure flames, couldn't even keep my scythe summoned, and she struck me down. One second I'm swinging at her, and the next I remember choking on blood and staring up at the sky while my vision faded.
So! That's all you missed. Don't make a big deal out of dumb shit. I came back in one piece and all.