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[So welcome to Lost Raiders Jae-ha, it's a chaotic month where the populace of the city is split into factions "monsters" and "hunters". Those with visibly non-human traits are hunted and captured and those with mostly human traits are... hunted and eaten. Of course, as you should know, not everyone who is a monster looks like one.

Still it's late and there's a pale, beautiful young man with an eyepatch leaning against a wall, looking like he's about to pass out.

See if he's okay?]

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Ahh, got it, got it.

[he strips off his robe, laying it over the back of the couch, and after a moment's pause takes off his undersleeves as well, leaving the scar on his shoulder exposed, as well as the old rings of scarring around his wrists.]

It wasn't really a big deal. I wanted to help you out, and it looks like what we did helped you out, so I don't have any particular complaints.

I have complaints.

[Not with Jae-ha but with his own conduct. Still, while Jae-ha lets him, he'll go about cleaning and disinfecting the wounds.]

What kinds of complaints?

[idly, checking out the damage to his robe as he allows Sion to treat him...]

Assaulting you, to begin with.

[Well, between the blood and clawmarks and bites it's pretty damaged. Sion is at least very thorough and gently in his treatment. Getting up halfway to fetch gauze and bandages to lay over the cuts and bites.]

Ah, well, I accept your apology on that front. Though as assault goes, everything you did is something I would likely have consented to, given the opportunity, so don't worry too much. Just don't do it again.

[Jae-ha is a pretty patient... patient, staying still and compliant like he's been well trained.]

I'm assuming the need for blood is new to you, right? This month's nonsense?

[Nice. It's annoying when they squirm.

He does finish wrapping the wounds but then places his hands on them after, leaving his hands there which is probably weird.]

Yes... That's no excuse though.

That's true. It's no excuse. But if this is the first incident, I'm willing to believe that you simply messed up, rather than being a bad person.

[uh.

what.]

...Sion?

[He really doesn't see himself as a good person so he doesn't have much to say to that. So he's quiet until the question.]

What?

What exactly are you doing? If you don't mind my asking.

Just... Stay still and don't worry about it.

[Helpful.]

I'll give you a new shirt, if you want one from my closet.

That's... Really not a comforting sort of answer, you know.

[scooting. further away.]

It'll help you heal so please stay still.

[sTANDS]

No, no, you see, my sense of self preservation really isn't having that sort of response.

If I wanted to do anything else weird to you I wouldn't bandage you up first.

I recognize that logic but your refusal to explain while doing things to me is really starting to freak me out!

I don't... Really know how it works. But it helps.

[....twitchily sits again.]

I'll trust you with this, since I don't think I've misjudged you, but that sounds really shady.

Sorry.

[I mean he wouldn't blame Jae-ha for not trusting him at all but he puts his hands back on him.]

[Settles under the touch, seeming somewhat soothed.]

...Ah, unrelated, but just to ensure we're on the same page. I won't lead any Hunters your way.

...Thanks.

[He didn't think Jae-ha would. But it's still nice to hear. Especially when touching him he can feel the honesty in it.]

You're being... Very nice about it all.

Hm? Oh, I simply can't make an ass of myself to such a rare beauty.

[That's not it at all but he is earnest in the compliment at least.]

If you don't want to talk about it that's... Understandable.

That's kind of you. I also just think this whole situation is stupid. Humans versus monsters, and all that.

That's kind of how things are, here. At least for now. Hopefully it changes...

It's a fairly new set of circumstances, right?

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