It had been awhile since he'd heard Thal's laughter, and Tal had to admit it felt pretty good. It would have felt better if she hadn't been laughing at him, of course, but the courier was grinning, too. beneath his Goggles. It had been awhile since he'd just let loose and been silly like this, playing a game without worrying about the Void or political machinations way over his head or missing friends. Technically this was all in pursuit of a god quest... but the boop had sent that thought right out of his head. What mattered now was catching Thal and tagging her!
Well, he got his wish!
He put in a little more effort and the Ancient slowed down and Tal reached out a hand to slap her on the back with a triumphant cry of "Tag! You're it!" and--
And then the world went briefly white as a crackle of electricity sizzled in the air and up the courier's arm, zapping him hard. He yelped and jerked back, swearing profusely as he shook his hand to get the last crackles out. Thal's leg hit empty air since Tal had stopped, and his scowl was a perfect inverse of her grin. "Right, well... at least y'won't get shocked when y'catch me. If y'catch me," he added, dander up and competitive streak in full swing. He stuck his tongue out at her and then made a move to try and dodge past her and around a big glowy mushroom befpre she realized which way he was going.
Well, he got his wish!
He put in a little more effort and the Ancient slowed down and Tal reached out a hand to slap her on the back with a triumphant cry of "Tag! You're it!" and--
And then the world went briefly white as a crackle of electricity sizzled in the air and up the courier's arm, zapping him hard. He yelped and jerked back, swearing profusely as he shook his hand to get the last crackles out. Thal's leg hit empty air since Tal had stopped, and his scowl was a perfect inverse of her grin. "Right, well... at least y'won't get shocked when y'catch me. If y'catch me," he added, dander up and competitive streak in full swing. He stuck his tongue out at her and then made a move to try and dodge past her and around a big glowy mushroom befpre she realized which way he was going.
