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[indigently]

[ Kaveh huffs slightly. Didn't he just explain?

Okay, sure, he didn't give details, but..

He sighs. ]

You know the floor with the boulder trap? I landed badly from that, and then when the door from the next room opened, too. I could stand after the first one, but I guess it couldn't handle two bad landings.

[ He sighs again... and then, as if he can guess what the other is thinking (or perhaps is just overdefensive), he blurts out: ] I've explored plenty of ruins, you know. This is the first time I've ever been hurt this badly!

[workingslacker]

Kaveh...

[ There's a sigh and Cale rubs at his temples. So defensive! Honestly, though? Cale understands. He gets that way too, when people worry excessively. ]

I was just asking what happened. There wasn't going to be a lecture.

[indigently]

[ It's no judgement against you, Cale. Kaveh just... yeah. He's defensive at the best of times, honestly. Still, he runs his fingers through his hair when the other tells him there wasn't going to be a lecture, a hint of a sheepish look on his face. ]

..Sorry. I just... I guess the whole thing's a little embarrassing. That's all. Being so noticeably injured, everyone's commenting on it, so..

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I assume it's because most people don't often get injured like that.

[ Most "injuries" probably can't even be called that. Not when they are obtained through regular resort activities. ]

Maybe you should make up a story to spin instead.

[indigently]

[ Kaveh can't help but chuckle at that, his head tilting in amused curiosity. ]

A story, huh? What would you suggest then, Cale?

[ He's not wrong, after all. Most people he's seen around here with injuries, they've either been brought over from their home, or obtained through more adult activities... ]

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[ See, Kaveh chuckled. It's a good thing.

Cale just smirks. ]

Something wild. It should be easy since the dungeon at all. You can say that you were saving someone instead.

[indigently]

[ He hums in thought to that. ]

You know... if I did say that, it wouldn't entirely be a lie. I mean, we saved each other, so... that counts, right?

[ Another laugh, even as he shakes his head. That whole experience was such a mess... ]

[workingslacker]

Some of the best tales spun are those that start with a kernel of truth.

[ Encouraging Kaveh to lie? Well, of course he is. Good, believable lies are like this. Either something so outlandish that it could only POSSIBLY be true ( and that might depend from person to person ) or fibs that start out as truths as a foundation. ]

I think it could. Just elaborate with different details.