Aziel blinked a few times after finishing the page, his expression somewhere between disbelief and a headache.
" Damn!...so basically… you tortured yourself into staying alive."
Alkroz's lips twitched.
"You make it sound dramatic."
"It is dramatic," he said, rubbing his temple.
"If I didn't know better, I'd say you've got a death wish."
"Death wishes are for people with options," Alkroz replied simply, setting the pen down.
"I didn't have many."
Aziel stared at him for a while, then sighed.
"You know, for a guy who almost got crystallized, couldn't sleep for months, and get electrocuted on a regular basis, you seem awfully calm about it."
The scientist gave a light shrug. "Calm comes naturally when you've already screamed yourself dry."
That earned a faint snort from Aziel, though he tried to hide it behind his hand as if Alkroz could see his face.
"Right. So what, the plan now is to just keep floating around until something finally kills you?"
