Scarabia Dorm - The Edge of The Desert
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Hoo boy. [MC], you really go for the jugular sometimes. |
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I'm with Little Shrimpy on this one.
Sea Otter, you're, like...TOO nice.
It's kinda grating. |
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Huh? Is it? |
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Yes. If I were betrayed by someone the way you were...
I'd lash out with a torrent of unmitigated verbal abuse to break them down mentally, then bind them and drag them beneath the waves.
The way you blame yourself and try to excuse his behavior is, quite frankly, a tad galling. |
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Galling? Really? But, I mean... Jamil would never betray me, ever. |
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Uh, news flash: he did.
In fact, he was gonna make you out to be the bad guy and get you expelled. He's an enormous dirtbag! |
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When it comes to underhanded ploys, Azul at his worst still couldn't hold a candle to that.
That's quite a feat, you know. It's okay to hold your head high and denounce him for the traitor that he is. |
| Why would he hold his head high...? | That's...not much of a compliment. |
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You carry yourself like a goody-two-shoes, laughing off conflict with a flippant word or two.
To twisted individuals like myself and Jamil...
Ah, I mean, to calculating individuals, those remarks are like barbs digging under our skin.
I'd say you've been pushing Jamil ever since your formative years.
It's not your fault in the least, of course. |
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You were born into a very high social class.
As showered as you were with affection from your family and everyone around you, you grew up with honesty and integrity.
An upbringing like that would make anyone take certain things for granted. |
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I would argue that in Kalim's case, it might simply be a case of a naturally innocent disposition. |
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Oh... So Jamil is...bad? |
| Extremely. | It took you this long to get it through your head?! |
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In that case, I'd better get back fast!
I must punch him and yell, "Traitor!" I owe him that much. |
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One punch ain't enough! You oughta also make him march to the oasis and back ten times! |
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That, and we need to bring him to his senses fast. If we don't, his life will be in danger.
We have to get back before his magic reserves run dry. |
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That puts us right back where this conversation started. How do we get back? Walkin' really fast? |
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My nose is gonna freeze over if we stay out here much longer! |
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If there was a river, we could swim back. Sadly, the rivers around here are all dried out. |
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So a lack of water is the problem? |
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Yes. Floyd and Jade can easily outpace brooms when they're in their true forms.
But we can't exactly restore a dry river... |
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Maybe you can't, but I can. |
| Oh yeah, your signature spell! | You did that at the oasis! |
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My signature spell, Oasis Maker, can produce an enormous volume of water with just a smidgen of
magical power.
If I make you a river, you can get us back to the dorm, right? |
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Y-you mean to tell me THAT'S your signature spell?! That's insane! |
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Aha ha! It's pretty useless when we've already got running water. |
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Don't "aha ha" me! Some countries don't HAVE that sort of infrastructure. Your power would make you nothing short of a hero to those people!
That's... That's...ABSURDLY marketable! |
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I think we can leave Azul to his get-rich-quick fantasies for a bit. Kalim, if you would oblige us? |
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You just need a river, right? Okay! I'm on it. |
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Holy mackerel... The river's fillin' up with water right before our eyes! |
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Let's get moving before the water freezes over, Floyd. Now, Azul and Grim, grab hold of my back. |
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Little Shrimpy and Sea Otter, you're with me! |
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Wait, but I thought Azul was a merman. Can't he swim himself? |
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Azul isn't a fast swimmer, even in his mer form. |
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Yes, well, not all of us have tailfins like yours. Now, off we go to Scarabia! |
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