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[stirtheblood]

You can try texting Vicious if you want.

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[derailer]

It would be a hollow life indeed.

[But he does also feel reassured after having fumbled his words. He gradually slides away to sit up.]

[stirtheblood]

Hm, ya gonna get ready for it now?

[derailer]

I think so!

[He shifts over to grab, first, a box he has pre-prepared with materials, setting it on the bed.]

[stirtheblood]

[Vicious rolls over a bit more to look at the box.]

So it's more complicated than just stabbin' me with a needle and stickin' it in?

[derailer]

Just in case, particularly since they are not appropriate materials, I wanted to at least sterilize the needle and clean the immediate area... Of course there are backups on hand... I have a book from the library for reference... And there is also lubricant readily available for afterwards.

[These things are in there, along with some more general first-aid materials. The needles are just sewing needles of various thicknesses from the tailor's materials, currently submerged in a jar of water.]

[stirtheblood]

Haaaaaah... interestin'.

You're that prepared and you're still worried about it...?

[derailer]

I think from this evidence we can deduce that the worry is not going to go away no matter what I do, so please consider it as stage fright. I hope it is not too off-putting.

[stirtheblood]

Heh, nah. I like that ya wanna go through with it anyway.

[derailer]

Honestly... I've gone through this much effort for a whim...

[But framing it as a whim out loud again relieves some of the pressure. Even with a lot of effort and planning, this is a whimsical fleeting moment! It doesn't have to be a big deal!

He gathers the piercing from the nightstand as well, inspecting it.]

[stirtheblood]

Ya got a bit of effort to go, still.

[The main mechanism of the jewelry is pretty simple - a straight bar with balls on both ends that screw on and off. The fancy dangling bit can slide off entirely.]

[derailer]

...

[He plays around with it, and he can figure out how it works right now, but he forgot to account for this level of complexity in inserting it. He doesn't even have any piercings of his own. It didn't even occur to him that the logistics could be complicated!]

The dangling piece would prevent it from passing through... No, hold on. I have to...

[He has to check the book to see if it's described in there! He didn't think the piercing would look like this!]

[stirtheblood]

Hm? Ya can just put it in place and then run everythin' through at once, right? Like, ch, ssssshhhp!

[Vicious makes unhelpful hand gestures and sound effects.]

[derailer]

...

[He loops this in his mind several times, trying to process the information being conveyed to him, and is just vaguely starting to get it when he happens to find a page on this specific sort of body piercing, which gives it more context with pictures.]

Oh—so, I detach it, and use it from the beginning to line up where the piercing will go? Before anything has even been pierced?

[stirtheblood]

That seems like it should work, right?

[derailer]

That does seem to be the way to do it. Do you have a preference, then, on which side you would like it?

[stirtheblood]

Side, huh...

[Vicious had not yet considered this]

Nah, I think they're both the same to me.

[derailer]

...

[He puts a hand on Vicious's chest to feel for a heartbeat, to make sure it's in the same spot it would be on a human.]

[stirtheblood]

[His heart is where one would expect! This is one anatomy question I can answer authoritatively, since he was stabbed through the heart in his sleep, and presumably Misella knew where to find it]

Hm...? I meant I can use 'em both the same.

[Vicious holds up his hands]

[derailer]

Oh, that is convenient! I did not even consider that aspect, but I suppose it is not relevant, then.

[He removes his hand—his right hand—from Vicious's chest, opening and closing a fist as he considers the idea. He is firmly right-handed, and not ambidextrous. But he continues with his original logic.]

I think I will put it on your right side!

[stirtheblood]

Yeah? Pretty decisive. How come the right one?

[derailer]

If a lover of yours manages to see this and feels territorial, they may claim the side closer to the heart and one-up me!

[stirtheblood]

[Vicious lets out a startled laugh. WHAT A STRANGE IDEA WHO WOULD GET TERRITORIAL OVER A PIERCING]

Ha! What, is that how it works? They could always go for my dick...

[derailer]

They can do that too, if they wish. It is only a tiebreaker to make a choice.

[stirtheblood]

And you're choosin' goin' away from the heart, huh...? Heh, alright.

[derailer]

Mmm.

[So, all right. Ingo takes a moist towelette to wipe over that specific nipple, clearing that area, even if he's letting Vicious stay a mess overall.]