sixth rune; death; audio; dated to saturday morning.

[deadelfwalking]

[Koltira's voice is even more guttural than usual, thick with gravel and pain. The strange reverberation is more pronounced, too; it's as though some other spirit hisses in echo of each word he says.]

I ask you--for my sake--for yours--do not come near my lake right now. [he pauses, exhaling raggedly.] Best ... best, in fact, to avoid the area around it in a several mile radius. For several days, at least.

Please.

[another short, gasping breath, and he's done.]

[OOC edit: koltira is now in his blood frenzy. you are free to approach him, action-style, but please keep in mind that the content of such threads may be triggering. death knights are sadists, and their view of violence is inevitably sexualized. OK? OK <3]

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[encourage]

Why?

[deadelfwalking]

[It's a while before he replies, and when he does, his false breath is hitched, agonized.]

Because I bloody asked nicely.

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[encourage]

"Asking" like you did automatically invites scrutiny and attention. It's not necessarily negative, but it causes people to want to be reassured you are safe, and doesn't help keep people away when you sound like you currently do. I'm sure you're aware of this.

So why?

[deadelfwalking]

I am issuing that assurance. And that should be the [a pause, as another spasm hits him. Light have mercy, it hurts. There's the sound of crumpling leaves; short breath.] ... end of it.

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[encourage]

If you need a refresher course in the basic tendencies of human reactions to please made on a private network, I hope you're paying attention right now.

It's not generally enough. You sound in pain; you're arrogant to assume people trained to listen for it won't respond to that pain. Saying your fine doesn't do much on the private network, either. "I'm fine, ignore all the indicators stating I'm not." Finding a short answer for why you want people to stay away from you and the area surrounding what I'm presuming may be your home that tells them enough to actually warn them away only benefits you as well as those you wish to protect.

"I'm currently experiencing some sort of overload to my system that causes incredible pain and can spill over to affect others; please stay away, as this can neither be helped through traditional or magical means, and will be over in a matter of days."

I don't know what it is in truth for you, but a straight-forward explanation does wonders for stopping people from pestering you out of genuine concern.

[deadelfwalking]

[THERE IS NO WAY ON GOD'S GREEN EARTH THAT HE CAN READ EVEN ... HALF OF THIS. He just groans in response. His vision is swimming and he's half-mad--not exactly in a position for reasoned discussion.]

... what?

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[encourage]

( Dear whatever actually pays attention to people... Sakura sighs, changing to an audio connection. )

Give me the short, to the point explanation of what will happen if people ignore your warning. Why, explicitly, do you need people to stay away?

[deadelfwalking]

Because I am dangerous right now, and I do not want to hurt anyone.

[encourage]

There you go. Edit that in to your initial post, and you're as set as you can be, really. Ignoring that warning means people are bringing down the consequences on themselves. For love of you, or love of stubborn curiosity.

[deadelfwalking]

[grimly, as he stares into the dirt.]

There is no love of me here.

[encourage]

( From what she can see and hear... )

That doesn't appear to be the case.

[deadelfwalking]

[scowling.] Don't mistake panic for affection.

[encourage]

People won't panic over people they don't care for. Trust me. They don't call out your name like that when they want you to stay away.

[deadelfwalking]

[then they are fools, at least to his mind. But he's quickly losing what little clarity he had in the first place. After a few moments, he manages to choke out a reply.]

Who is this that lectures me so?

[encourage]

Haruno Sakura. You can look me up after you've gotten control of yourself again. Apartment 1009.

Just knock.

( Making everything less of a mystery tends to work better when your name and so much else is on file. )

Until then -- ( if there ever is one; ) -- goodbye.

( She'd say do as little damage as he can, but the majority, that lure, has already been done. Whatever else follows is unfortunately on the heads of those making decisions that aren't the wisest in the world, though birthed from places of great caring. )