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mid-may, post-festival.

[gynvael]

[ Following this conversation. ]

Are you in Libertas?
With Alucard?

[cointosser]

While normally I would be happy to respond in the affirmative, I've actually taken Aquila's rather lovely portal. I've been inquiring into installing one of Viktor's newest machinations near the main square --

[It is not new for Jaskier to be asked a question and go off on his own exploits, but Geralt has so rarely asked where he is unless he's in danger.]

Er. Should I be worried?

[gynvael]

Dean is alive.
But I don't know if what's returned is him.

[cointosser]

Hello? Geralt? Hi. Hello. Your best friend in the world, Jaskier, here. What the fuck does that mean?

[gynvael]

It means he threatened to strew your insides.

[cointosser]

AND YOU HAVEN'T KILLED HIM AGAIN YET?

[gynvael]

Need to track him first.
Alucard will stay with you.

[cointosser]

Are you fucking kidding me? He's back from the dead and -- why does he want to kill me? I barely even know him! And you don't even know where he is? Oh, that's great news. Wonderful. I've survived 42 years only to die to a monster -- I assume, considering ghouls and wraiths don't fucking talk, and you told me he was dead -- riding in the body of a man afraid of cock. I bet that's the universe's way of getting the last laugh.

[gynvael]

He won't.
And it wasn't only you he targeted.

I'll take care of it.

[cointosser]

Geralt. Saying you'll take care of it does not instill a single fucking IOTA of confidence in the probability of my future survival. You haven't even told me what on Melitele's green fucking sphere he is right now. And you want me to just -- just have a slumber party with Alucard, until you "take care of it"? What about Nadine? She's slept with the man! What about Julie? What if he goes after them? You can't be everywhere at once!

[gynvael]

[ She what? (No, of course. He understands what Dean is doing, between Julie and Nadine.) ]

Sam will have eyes on Julie and Nadine.
And Ciri.
I've told Julie to stay home until it's safe.

Do you trust me or not?

[cointosser]

That's not a fair fucking question, you ass. I know you have limits.

And I know you won't tell me what the depths of the danger are, because you want to take care of it before it gets worse.

[There's a few moments before he continues, after gathering himself.]

I made a promise to you. I'll stay with Alucard. But I swear to every god on this sphere and not, if you are in over your head, take him with you instead. It makes far more sense that he aid you rather than sit, idle, waiting for something to happen to me. This is nothing I haven't dealt with before.

[He says with the confidence of a man who has absolutely not a single fucking clue about what is going on. Because Geralt keeps doing this. Hoping everything turns out fine, because he's absolutely an addle-brained moron.]

[gynvael]

[ His reply takes a longer time to come. Perhaps it's the implication he is hiding something. That is not what he means. ]

Jaskier. I have not told you
Because I do not know the true depths.
I reached out to him expecting silence.
And the worst answered me.

I'm not only asking for your sake.
I can't focus on the task at hand
If I'm distracted questioning your safety.

[cointosser]

I told you I made a bloody promise, didn't I? Or do you not trust me now?

[gynvael]

[ Truly, why does he bother when it comes to Jaskier. ]

Now who's being an ass?
I'll speak to you later.

[cointosser]

You shouldn't have asked such a stupid question in the first place if you didn't want it reciprocated!

And don't dismiss me like some wayward hound. There's nothing to speak on if you don't know what's happening. Just -- try not keeping this entirely to yourself when you do find something out. You might not know because this is something related to the Singularity -- again.

I'll return from Aquila. But if I can help you, you must trust me to be able to. And ask.

[gynvael]

[ His sigh can be heard across the Free Cities nation. ]

I do.
And I will.

[cointosser]

[Perhaps he will receive a sigh in return!]

Thank you.

[Jaskier can't leave it right there, but it's long enough it almost seems like he will.]

See, that wasn't so hard.