PC - Hansa

[maladied]

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[maladied]

[Rosemary almost falls off the chair.]

Oh, don't put such ideas in my head!! You're going to make me lose my focus!!

Is it really alright for a man of faith like yourself to be teasing me with such things?

[robopriest]

Whoah, hey-

[He's taking a step forward like ROSEMARY....PLEASE BE CAREFUL]

Well. I said I would take you on one. A date is a date. It doesn't set some grand fate up for either of us. I just want to know you better.

[maladied]

[Rosemary puts the scalpel down for now.]

But you don't really mean that. Not after all that's happened, at least.

[It's not said with an acusatory tone, but a matter-of-fact neutrality. A foregone conclusion.]

[robopriest]

[Wow, cold.]

[He heaves a little sigh.]

I'm sincere, though. Here, I'll put down my cards. As much as I still have my doubts, I want to believe in you and the rest.

[A shrug of his shoulders, up and down.]

I want to get to know you outside of these...events. One on one. If its not romantic, does it mean it doesn't matter?

[maladied]

[Rosemary stands there for a long moment before climbing onto the desk so it can sit (if it sat in the chair it wouldn't be able to see Hansa.]

It's not that I needed it to be romantic. I'm just not used to people still wanting to get to know me after they get a sense of my interests.

[Poison and torture and autopsies etc.]

Especially with the tense relationship our groups have right now.

[robopriest]

Your interests?

[He barks a laugh, tail wagging to and fro.]

The Church has many members. I don't get along with some of them. Some dance in areas I'd dare not go. In the end, death is a part of our lives, too. Morticians and the like are needed.

[He won't look down on someone who does such work, ever.]

The tension is exactly why I want to bridge it. I'm not playing a neutral party, here. We have to work together. Standing on opposite sides will only sabotage us.

[maladied]

A mortician... I hadn't even considered that as an option...

[Musing to himself, mostly. As Rosemary raises a hand to his face, now that he's fully visible it becomes obvious something has changed about his puppet. There's... More of it? It's hard to make out if Hansa doesn't come closer to the desk.]

Okay! I'm glad to hear it... Though I don't think it's very fair of you to be so kind and understanding when you've gotten even more cute today... After I was so upset I couldn't meet a hot wolf man.

[robopriest]

I thought...you were one.

[Whoops.]

[He is going to come closer, though, bending forward to be more in Rosemary's space. What is going on with their face?]

Well, I probably look better than Beryl ever did, right? [A pause.] But really, I'm just here to figure things out. And you've been nice to me, too.

[Even if a little...overeager.]

[maladied]

[It's the face and body. Under the normal puppet eyes are six smaller dots that may perhaps be eyes.

And under the arms it's actively using are two new sets of clown arms. Spider....]

You do! Probably. I haven't seen your bare chest like I got to see his~
[Can it trick Hansa into taking his shirt off...]

I'm not anything at the moment! I swore off the family trade but haven't had the chance to go to medical school yet! I was thinking of going into surgery but I suppose medical examination would suit me as well.

[robopriest]

You got a new look to you, Rosemary. [Spider puppet.........] Annnd I don't think you'll be impressed with mine either way.

[#lying]

....The family trade?

[maladied]

Just like all of you! Though Rosemary got lucky since its sleeves are part of its body... I had to cut holes in some of my clothes to fit mine.

[In any case... Rosemary crosses all six of its arms over it's chest, looking away from Hansa for a moment as if hesitant, but then looks back at him.]

Assassination.

[robopriest]

[Interesting that he refers to their doll self as Rosemary, he thinks, but then again, it makes perfect sense, doesn't it.]

[The pause tells him all he needs to know.]

Interesting. Now, did you only kill for business, or did you also kill for pleasure, too?

[maladied]

Just business! And I'm not ashamed of my family or what we do, I only hesitated because I know it probably makes me seem more suspicious.

I was raised to kill. I tried a lot of things to fit in with my family, but I found that I just don't enjoy killing without feeling.

[Rosemary clears his throat.]

I also... Made a lot of mistakes back home. Ones that hurt a lot of people. That's why I want to become a doctor! To make up for the harm I caused. And that led me here as well.

[robopriest]

You sort of lost me on the killing without feeling part...

[But the next statement reassures him, at the least. Rosemary doesn't exactly sound like some psychopathic cold-blooded killer.]


[Who would raise a child like that...?]

That's a noble goal. Turn what you have wrought into good. I like it.

[maladied]

I want to only kill out of love, that's what it means.

[As if that explains it.]

The human body is really fascinating to me, so I think it's the best way for me to help!

But what about you? What made you join the church?

[robopriest]

You've lost me on that one, Rosemary.

[He does NOT get that, but okay! Okay.]

Ah, but still. I commend you, sincerely. I think you'll be a great doctor.

[And now about him? He pauses, smiling.]

That's a bit of a story. But to boil it down, I was picked up by a bishop when I was a boy, after I lost my whole clan and my family. It was he who guided me to my new father, and the Church.

[maladied]

Oh my goodness... A pretty face, a kind manner, and a tragic backstory???

[Hands to its face.]

I'm sorry about your family. But I'm glad you found a new place to belong. Do you like being with the church?

[robopriest]

You're making me sound like some grand protagonist. Please...

[He holds up a hand, like "it's alright, not a big deal".]

...Yes, I really do. It's where I belong. I've devoted myself, soul and body, to its cause.

[maladied]

[Hansa is the protagonist of fsf as far as Rosemary's concerned.]

That must be nice, to feel like you're exactly where you need to be. It must be why you have such a radiant demeanor, that sense of fulfillment. I don't really know that much about religion but it seems like a nice thought, to be able to trust that some higher power has your best interests in mind.

[robopriest]

[hansa like i SHOULD be]

It's a very comforting thought, for sure. I suppose that's what you're looking for, yourself, right? A place to belong.

[maladied]

Of course. Isn't that just human nature?

But I don't know if there's really a place for someone like me, so I'll just take what joy I can where I can find it~

[robopriest]

That's not the attitude to have! Positivity! Be positive, Rosemary! Don't give up, yet.

[maladied]

[Rosemary laughs lightly, not sounding convinced.]

I appreciate your encouragement, Father Hansa. But even without my background as a killer, I think my tastes and personality put most-

[It stops mid sentence.]

One second.

[Rosemary drops down off the desk before getting down on all eights and scuttling two laps around the room before returning to Hansa.]

Sorry, what was I saying?

[robopriest]

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[what the fuck]

Hi. Welcome back from your little marathon...?

[maladied]

[It's fine.]

It's been happening ever since I grew these extra spider parts. Sometimes I just get this unignorable urge to... Scurry.

Anyway, if we're having a chat, please take a seat!! And take me with you.

[Give me your lap you big man.]