Call Out Meme: Version 2.0

[oathshackledbird]

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【the ❝CALL ME OUT❞ meme】 II
a roleplay meme to inspire muses.

♛ refer to the list above for active muses. ♛ post "calling" one of them out — you can do so by putting their name journal in the subject line! (I have too many Lancers to just go by name! X.x ) ♛ can be informal/formal/comment spam/crosscanon/explicit/whatever tickles your fancy! ♛ feel free to make up a scenario at the start, or wait to see where things go. meme code.

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Gotta wonder with all the people he tied & left to die, why did no one think of cutting the rope?

[oathshackledbird]

[Diarmuid doesn't answer. Instead, his face saddens suddenly, his eyes filling with sorrow. He sighs--a heart rending and empty sound--and then suddenly his spear appears in his hand.]

Ah well...failed again. I shouldn't be surprised. Since when do I do anything right?

[He spins the spear the best he can in this small space and turns the point toward himself.]

Let me rid you of my presence. It seems I have been out done by a mercury school girl. I cannot take the dishonor...

logic's hard when the whole country's drunk?

[fionnuisce]

OH MY GOD DON'T YOU FUCKING DARE--

[Volumen Hydragyrum responded immediately--most likely out of some level of her owner's willpower rather than a verbal command--and shifted into a number of tendrils to wrap around his Noble Phantasm and pull it sharply backwards in the opposite direction.]

I'd buy that....

[oathshackledbird]

[There is no resistant to the tug on the spear. In fact, the tendrils have barely touched it when it vanishes as if it had never been there. It's owner turns a look that is part frightened and part guilty on Waver.

Apparently calling his Mystic Code something so silly as a 'mercury school girl' had not been enough to clue Waver in that Diarmuid was only joking.]

I...must be a better actor than I thought. I'm sorry. That was too far...

:|

[fionnuisce]

Don't--don't...

[Every bit of color had drained from Waver's face and he'd shot out of the chair so quickly that it was lying on the floor behind him. One hand was unconsciously clutching at his chest to calm the magus' pounding heart as he tried to catch his breath and stop the nervous shaking that had set in.]

[Of course it had been a joke. Logic told him that much, but logic had been just a little too slow to kick in at the sight.]

Christ, don't joke about that. You scared me half to death.

You have no idea how bad the muse and I feel about doing that to Waver...

[oathshackledbird]

[Diarmuid crosses to where Waver's standing and puts his arms around the man, hands coming to rest over Waver's own. His head then drops against the magus' shoulder.]

I'm sorry. I shouldn't have done that. I...just wasn't thinking straight. I got caught up in everything and... You know I won't ever leave you voluntarily. I swore that to you. I promised it to you. I didn't mean to...

[His voice drops off as he realizes he's babbling. Instead, he just holds Waver and hopes it will be enough.]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY HERE'S YOUR HEART ATTACK :V

[fionnuisce]

It's okay. It's fine.

[He was speaking to himself as much as to Diarmuid, inwardly berating himself for falling apart at the slightest provocation. Taking a deep breath he forced himself to at least sound calmer, if he couldn't quite steady his nervous shaking or heart racing.]

That was stupid of me. I just-...please don't do that again, alright? I shouldn't have lost it like that--I'm on edge in general lately, I guess. There's way too much I need to plan for and not much time left to do it.

At least it's a unique gift? X.x

[oathshackledbird]

No, I was the stupid one. I should not have joked about something so serious. I promise you, I will not do it again. I have no wish to leave you ever.

[He squeezes Waver tighter.]

But the things you say. The being on edge and the overreacting. They are why you have to take a break now. I know you have a lot to get done and not a lot of time to do it, but if you are fighting yourself and how tired your body is you aren't going to get anywhere.

Please. It is just one day. Spend some time with me. Let saving the world wait.

[fionnuisce]

...okay. Just...just for now.

[Sighing, he wrapped his arms around Diarmuid's waist.]

Tell me what you'd like to do, then. And it can't involve tying me to anything again, got it?

[oathshackledbird]

It won't.

[Diarmuid is tempted to add "unless you ask me to" as a joke to lighten the mood, but he doesn't since his sense of humor--or lack thereof--has already gotten him in trouble today. Instead, he presses a kiss to Waver's forehead.]

Well, there is breakfast waiting and then I thought maybe we could just go walking and see where that takes us. If you would rather stay in, we could always curl up on the couch and watch one of those movies you keep telling me I should see. And maybe at some point you will let me give you a back rub. I am sure you could use one. What do you think? Does any of that sound good?

[fionnuisce]

It all sounds fantastic. You know you try much too hard to make me happy, Diarmuid.

[oathshackledbird]

Why shouldn't I try hard to make you happy? Without you I wouldn't be here. I wouldn't exist. I wouldn't have had a chance to find myself again. And on top of that, you are giving up so much to save people who will never know or care you saved them. You deserve to be happy more than anyone.

[fionnuisce]

I'm not asking why you'd want to, I'm just saying it doesn't take nearly as much effort as you put forth.

If you want the disgustingly sentimental truth...I'm happy just being with you. That's all it takes.

[oathshackledbird]

I can't say I understand why being around me makes you so happy.

[Diarmuid sighs and shakes his head.]

Though, I can't really argue it either since being around you makes me happy too.

[fionnuisce]

Good--making you happy would certainly be the crowning achievement of my lifetime.

[Laughing softly, he leaned his forehead against Diarmuid's.]

Hey...don't I get any credit for outsmarting you this time? That wasn't a bad way to improvise on my part, if I can say so myself.

[oathshackledbird]

I expect you are going to do a lot more important things than make me happy. Don't underestimate yourself so much.

[He grins at Waver.]

As for that... I am torn as to if I should give you credit or not. After all, you rather changed the rules of the game. The point was to undo the knots, not cut the rope. In fact, such an escape might have been considered dishonorable back in my day.

[fionnuisce]

Unlike you, I'm afraid I'm occasionally willing to bend the rules just a little to accomplish what I need to do.

[oathshackledbird]

[Diarmuid steps back and crosses his arms over his chest at that, giving Waver a mock pout.]

You make it sound like that's a bad thing. I don't know if I can consider it winning the actual game if you bend the rules... It's a different game then.

[fionnuisce]

I accomplished what I wanted to accomplish. Isn't that winning in some form or another?

[oathshackledbird]

I suppose if you want to be technical. Though technically since you are staying home and letting me baby you, I got what I wanted too.

[He reaches out and, with a grin, pats Waver on the head.]

We will just say I let you win because it was your birthday. How's that?

[fionnuisce]

I think I can accept that.

[He smirked, more than a little mischievously.]

...So what did I win?

[oathshackledbird]

[Diarmuid raises an eyebrow at that mischievous look. He should probably know better than to ask what he's about to ask, but he does it anyway and with a wink no less.]

I don't know. What do you want to win?

[fionnuisce]

I might not mind if I could talk you into kissing me.

[oathshackledbird]

[Diarmuid's eyes widen and he blushes at the request.]

Do you mean... I didn't think...

Really?

[fionnuisce]

I--if there's something objectionable about that, just forget I said anything.

[oathshackledbird]

[Diarmuid shakes his head harder than necessary.]

N-No! It's just that we haven't talked about anything like this for a while and...

Oh, forget it!

[Have one rather hard and insistent kiss, Waver.]