Butch

[butcherofgods-offical]

Why would I desecrate a carcass? Oh, why let the offal go to waste? It's love that guides my cleaver with such tenderness-

Aye. I'm Butch, godkiller extraordinaire. You need a god dead? I'm your guy.

I use he/him.

Pretty sure I'm achillean. I like masc people, but I've dated a few gals who fell under that category.

I don't kill for pleasure.

A PERFECT STRIKE TO FIX THE HORROR ON YOUR FACE!

Affiliates and acquaintances : @cia-offical @kryoskiin-death-offical @/the-witness-offical @supervillain-offical @vent-dweller-offical @/the-author-offical @/superhero-offical @/evilsuperhero-offical

[endymion-offical]

And so the first act ends.

See you in the next chapter, my dears~

⋅•⋅⊰∙∘☽༓☾∘∙⊱⋅•⋅

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

While Rasine is at the park, a cleaver is thrown past them - barely an inch away from his shoulder. It disappears after a moment, and someone a bit away shouts, "Sorry!" Butcher runs over to them, looking awkward and apologetic. "Are you hurt? I didn't notice you until after I'd thrown my cleaver- I'm so sorry if I nicked you!"

@butcherofgods-offical

Rasine froze when the cleaner went past, and he stared at Butcher for a moment before responding, sounding tense.

"I'm not hurt. Not nicked at all. What.. what are you doing here?"

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

(cut for length)

Rasine went a little red.

"I didn't realize he liked me that quickly- I'm very glad-"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I apparently remind him of condalia spathulata — knifeleaf condalia...

"...Thorned but helpful in dire situations."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Oh. You don't really seem 'thorned' to me."

[butcherofgods-offical]

Butch bares his teeth, but not threateningly. Sharp, for ripping into meat— into flesh.

He closes him mouth again after a moment.

"Thorns."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Hm. I guess."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I tend to bite people who don't know how to handle me. They scare me, so I fight."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"My younger sibling stabs people if they touch them while they don't expect it. They don't like being touched."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"...I get that. I usually have to be the initiator for touch unless it's someone I deeply trust. And even then... it's iffy at best."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I can understand that, too. I'm usually fine with touch for people I know and trust, usually with people I don't know as well, too, but complete strangers- people I don't like? It feels.. icky, for lack of a better word."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"Sorry if I made you uncomfortable-! I get excited really easily, and my head isn't exactly screwed on right."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"No, you didn't! I didn't mind!"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"Oh, thank the Hivemother... I wouldn't forgive myself if I did."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I would've told you if you had," Rasine tried to assure him.

[butcherofgods-offical]

"...Good. I'm not good at reading emotion, even obvious ones. It's... tricky for me. I know what fear looks like, and anger, and pain. I know a little of sadness, too."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

Rasine nodded slightly.

"I will always tell you if you do something that I don't like, or that makes me upset at all, okay?"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"Okay!" Butch's tail wags again.

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

Rasine smiled warmly again.

"You'll do the same if I make you uncomfortable?"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I'll try!"

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I'm glad!

I really want to be a good friend to you."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"You already are! You're awesome!" Butch grins.

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I-

You are too! Awesome, I mean," he grinned back.

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I'm really not..."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I think so! So you are!" He insisted.

[butcherofgods-offical]

"Nnnnnnooooo..."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Are you saying I'm a liar?" He asked, teasing.

[butcherofgods-offical]

"Of course not! That's- I didn't-"

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I'm teasing. I really do think you're awesome, though."

[butcherofgods-offical]

Butch relaxes again.

"...Thank you..."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Of course!"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I still believe you are far too kind to someone like me."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Someone like you? You mean you think you don't deserve kindness because you've killed people who didn't deserve it on orders? I guess I don't deserve kindness either, then."

He said it lightly, but seriously.

[butcherofgods-offical]

"That's not– you're different! You're not me."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I see no reason why it would make any difference."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"..."

Butcher's ears seem to droop.

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Did.. I say something wrong?"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"...No! No. You didn't say anything wrong."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Then what's the matter? How can I help?"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I'm just self-deprecating and have a terrible image of myself. Nothing anyone can really do."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Oh. I'm sorry.."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I've been like this for the past... century or so."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

He hesitated, then offered Butch a hug.

[butcherofgods-offical]

The Butcher accepts without hesitation, tail wagging again.

"...I like hugs," he murmurs.

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I'm glad. I like them too."

He held Butcher gently, firmly, happy to see Butch seem happier.

[butcherofgods-offical]

Butch beams, mind pulled away from the gloom that threatened to overwhelm him.

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

Rasine hugged him for another moment, then slowly let go, smiling.

"I'm glad you were here today. I'm glad I'm able to meet you."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I can return that sentiment. Still sorry about the knife almost hitting you..."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Don't be! I would've been fine."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"Still! That would have hurt!"

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

He shrugged

"I've had a lot worse."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"That's not good!"

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I-

Its-

It's what it is-"

[butcherofgods-offical]

Butch sighs.

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I'm fine now-"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"Okay..." Butch smiles. It's a little strained. His left hand twitches, antsy without a cleaver in it. The ex-deity seems jittery in general.

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have mentioned it. Are you alright?"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I'm fine. Just anxious. Nothing out of the ordinary, haha..."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Any way I can help?"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"My anxiety can't be helped."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

While Rasine is at the park, a cleaver is thrown past them - barely an inch away from his shoulder. It disappears after a moment, and someone a bit away shouts, "Sorry!" Butcher runs over to them, looking awkward and apologetic. "Are you hurt? I didn't notice you until after I'd thrown my cleaver- I'm so sorry if I nicked you!"

@butcherofgods-offical

Rasine froze when the cleaner went past, and he stared at Butcher for a moment before responding, sounding tense.

"I'm not hurt. Not nicked at all. What.. what are you doing here?"

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

(cut for length)

Rasine went a little red.

"I didn't realize he liked me that quickly- I'm very glad-"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I apparently remind him of condalia spathulata — knifeleaf condalia...

"...Thorned but helpful in dire situations."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Oh. You don't really seem 'thorned' to me."

[butcherofgods-offical]

Butch bares his teeth, but not threateningly. Sharp, for ripping into meat— into flesh.

He closes him mouth again after a moment.

"Thorns."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Hm. I guess."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I tend to bite people who don't know how to handle me. They scare me, so I fight."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"My younger sibling stabs people if they touch them while they don't expect it. They don't like being touched."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"...I get that. I usually have to be the initiator for touch unless it's someone I deeply trust. And even then... it's iffy at best."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I can understand that, too. I'm usually fine with touch for people I know and trust, usually with people I don't know as well, too, but complete strangers- people I don't like? It feels.. icky, for lack of a better word."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"Sorry if I made you uncomfortable-! I get excited really easily, and my head isn't exactly screwed on right."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"No, you didn't! I didn't mind!"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"Oh, thank the Hivemother... I wouldn't forgive myself if I did."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I would've told you if you had," Rasine tried to assure him.

[butcherofgods-offical]

"...Good. I'm not good at reading emotion, even obvious ones. It's... tricky for me. I know what fear looks like, and anger, and pain. I know a little of sadness, too."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

Rasine nodded slightly.

"I will always tell you if you do something that I don't like, or that makes me upset at all, okay?"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"Okay!" Butch's tail wags again.

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

Rasine smiled warmly again.

"You'll do the same if I make you uncomfortable?"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I'll try!"

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I'm glad!

I really want to be a good friend to you."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"You already are! You're awesome!" Butch grins.

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I-

You are too! Awesome, I mean," he grinned back.

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I'm really not..."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I think so! So you are!" He insisted.

[butcherofgods-offical]

"Nnnnnnooooo..."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Are you saying I'm a liar?" He asked, teasing.

[butcherofgods-offical]

"Of course not! That's- I didn't-"

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I'm teasing. I really do think you're awesome, though."

[butcherofgods-offical]

Butch relaxes again.

"...Thank you..."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Of course!"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I still believe you are far too kind to someone like me."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Someone like you? You mean you think you don't deserve kindness because you've killed people who didn't deserve it on orders? I guess I don't deserve kindness either, then."

He said it lightly, but seriously.

[butcherofgods-offical]

"That's not– you're different! You're not me."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I see no reason why it would make any difference."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"..."

Butcher's ears seem to droop.

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Did.. I say something wrong?"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"...No! No. You didn't say anything wrong."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Then what's the matter? How can I help?"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I'm just self-deprecating and have a terrible image of myself. Nothing anyone can really do."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Oh. I'm sorry.."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I've been like this for the past... century or so."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

He hesitated, then offered Butch a hug.

[butcherofgods-offical]

The Butcher accepts without hesitation, tail wagging again.

"...I like hugs," he murmurs.

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I'm glad. I like them too."

He held Butcher gently, firmly, happy to see Butch seem happier.

[butcherofgods-offical]

Butch beams, mind pulled away from the gloom that threatened to overwhelm him.

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

Rasine hugged him for another moment, then slowly let go, smiling.

"I'm glad you were here today. I'm glad I'm able to meet you."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I can return that sentiment. Still sorry about the knife almost hitting you..."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Don't be! I would've been fine."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"Still! That would have hurt!"

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

He shrugged

"I've had a lot worse."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"That's not good!"

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I-

Its-

It's what it is-"

[butcherofgods-offical]

Butch sighs.

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I'm fine now-"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"Okay..." Butch smiles. It's a little strained. His left hand twitches, antsy without a cleaver in it. The ex-deity seems jittery in general.

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have mentioned it. Are you alright?"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I'm fine. Just anxious. Nothing out of the ordinary, haha..."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

While Rasine is at the park, a cleaver is thrown past them - barely an inch away from his shoulder. It disappears after a moment, and someone a bit away shouts, "Sorry!" Butcher runs over to them, looking awkward and apologetic. "Are you hurt? I didn't notice you until after I'd thrown my cleaver- I'm so sorry if I nicked you!"

@butcherofgods-offical

Rasine froze when the cleaner went past, and he stared at Butcher for a moment before responding, sounding tense.

"I'm not hurt. Not nicked at all. What.. what are you doing here?"

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

(cut for length)

Rasine went a little red.

"I didn't realize he liked me that quickly- I'm very glad-"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I apparently remind him of condalia spathulata — knifeleaf condalia...

"...Thorned but helpful in dire situations."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Oh. You don't really seem 'thorned' to me."

[butcherofgods-offical]

Butch bares his teeth, but not threateningly. Sharp, for ripping into meat— into flesh.

He closes him mouth again after a moment.

"Thorns."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Hm. I guess."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I tend to bite people who don't know how to handle me. They scare me, so I fight."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"My younger sibling stabs people if they touch them while they don't expect it. They don't like being touched."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"...I get that. I usually have to be the initiator for touch unless it's someone I deeply trust. And even then... it's iffy at best."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I can understand that, too. I'm usually fine with touch for people I know and trust, usually with people I don't know as well, too, but complete strangers- people I don't like? It feels.. icky, for lack of a better word."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"Sorry if I made you uncomfortable-! I get excited really easily, and my head isn't exactly screwed on right."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"No, you didn't! I didn't mind!"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"Oh, thank the Hivemother... I wouldn't forgive myself if I did."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I would've told you if you had," Rasine tried to assure him.

[butcherofgods-offical]

"...Good. I'm not good at reading emotion, even obvious ones. It's... tricky for me. I know what fear looks like, and anger, and pain. I know a little of sadness, too."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

Rasine nodded slightly.

"I will always tell you if you do something that I don't like, or that makes me upset at all, okay?"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"Okay!" Butch's tail wags again.

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

Rasine smiled warmly again.

"You'll do the same if I make you uncomfortable?"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I'll try!"

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I'm glad!

I really want to be a good friend to you."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"You already are! You're awesome!" Butch grins.

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I-

You are too! Awesome, I mean," he grinned back.

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I'm really not..."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I think so! So you are!" He insisted.

[butcherofgods-offical]

"Nnnnnnooooo..."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Are you saying I'm a liar?" He asked, teasing.

[butcherofgods-offical]

"Of course not! That's- I didn't-"

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I'm teasing. I really do think you're awesome, though."

[butcherofgods-offical]

Butch relaxes again.

"...Thank you..."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Of course!"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I still believe you are far too kind to someone like me."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Someone like you? You mean you think you don't deserve kindness because you've killed people who didn't deserve it on orders? I guess I don't deserve kindness either, then."

He said it lightly, but seriously.

[butcherofgods-offical]

"That's not– you're different! You're not me."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I see no reason why it would make any difference."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"..."

Butcher's ears seem to droop.

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Did.. I say something wrong?"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"...No! No. You didn't say anything wrong."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Then what's the matter? How can I help?"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I'm just self-deprecating and have a terrible image of myself. Nothing anyone can really do."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Oh. I'm sorry.."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I've been like this for the past... century or so."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

He hesitated, then offered Butch a hug.

[butcherofgods-offical]

The Butcher accepts without hesitation, tail wagging again.

"...I like hugs," he murmurs.

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I'm glad. I like them too."

He held Butcher gently, firmly, happy to see Butch seem happier.

[butcherofgods-offical]

Butch beams, mind pulled away from the gloom that threatened to overwhelm him.

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

Rasine hugged him for another moment, then slowly let go, smiling.

"I'm glad you were here today. I'm glad I'm able to meet you."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I can return that sentiment. Still sorry about the knife almost hitting you..."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Don't be! I would've been fine."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"Still! That would have hurt!"

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

He shrugged

"I've had a lot worse."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"That's not good!"

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I-

Its-

It's what it is-"

[butcherofgods-offical]

Butch sighs.

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I'm fine now-"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"Okay..." Butch smiles. It's a little strained. His left hand twitches, antsy without a cleaver in it. The ex-deity seems jittery in general.

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

While Rasine is at the park, a cleaver is thrown past them - barely an inch away from his shoulder. It disappears after a moment, and someone a bit away shouts, "Sorry!" Butcher runs over to them, looking awkward and apologetic. "Are you hurt? I didn't notice you until after I'd thrown my cleaver- I'm so sorry if I nicked you!"

@butcherofgods-offical

Rasine froze when the cleaner went past, and he stared at Butcher for a moment before responding, sounding tense.

"I'm not hurt. Not nicked at all. What.. what are you doing here?"

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

(cut for length)

Rasine went a little red.

"I didn't realize he liked me that quickly- I'm very glad-"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I apparently remind him of condalia spathulata — knifeleaf condalia...

"...Thorned but helpful in dire situations."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Oh. You don't really seem 'thorned' to me."

[butcherofgods-offical]

Butch bares his teeth, but not threateningly. Sharp, for ripping into meat— into flesh.

He closes him mouth again after a moment.

"Thorns."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Hm. I guess."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I tend to bite people who don't know how to handle me. They scare me, so I fight."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"My younger sibling stabs people if they touch them while they don't expect it. They don't like being touched."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"...I get that. I usually have to be the initiator for touch unless it's someone I deeply trust. And even then... it's iffy at best."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I can understand that, too. I'm usually fine with touch for people I know and trust, usually with people I don't know as well, too, but complete strangers- people I don't like? It feels.. icky, for lack of a better word."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"Sorry if I made you uncomfortable-! I get excited really easily, and my head isn't exactly screwed on right."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"No, you didn't! I didn't mind!"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"Oh, thank the Hivemother... I wouldn't forgive myself if I did."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I would've told you if you had," Rasine tried to assure him.

[butcherofgods-offical]

"...Good. I'm not good at reading emotion, even obvious ones. It's... tricky for me. I know what fear looks like, and anger, and pain. I know a little of sadness, too."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

Rasine nodded slightly.

"I will always tell you if you do something that I don't like, or that makes me upset at all, okay?"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"Okay!" Butch's tail wags again.

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

Rasine smiled warmly again.

"You'll do the same if I make you uncomfortable?"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I'll try!"

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I'm glad!

I really want to be a good friend to you."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"You already are! You're awesome!" Butch grins.

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I-

You are too! Awesome, I mean," he grinned back.

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I'm really not..."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I think so! So you are!" He insisted.

[butcherofgods-offical]

"Nnnnnnooooo..."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Are you saying I'm a liar?" He asked, teasing.

[butcherofgods-offical]

"Of course not! That's- I didn't-"

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I'm teasing. I really do think you're awesome, though."

[butcherofgods-offical]

Butch relaxes again.

"...Thank you..."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Of course!"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I still believe you are far too kind to someone like me."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Someone like you? You mean you think you don't deserve kindness because you've killed people who didn't deserve it on orders? I guess I don't deserve kindness either, then."

He said it lightly, but seriously.

[butcherofgods-offical]

"That's not– you're different! You're not me."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I see no reason why it would make any difference."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"..."

Butcher's ears seem to droop.

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Did.. I say something wrong?"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"...No! No. You didn't say anything wrong."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Then what's the matter? How can I help?"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I'm just self-deprecating and have a terrible image of myself. Nothing anyone can really do."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Oh. I'm sorry.."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I've been like this for the past... century or so."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

He hesitated, then offered Butch a hug.

[butcherofgods-offical]

The Butcher accepts without hesitation, tail wagging again.

"...I like hugs," he murmurs.

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I'm glad. I like them too."

He held Butcher gently, firmly, happy to see Butch seem happier.

[butcherofgods-offical]

Butch beams, mind pulled away from the gloom that threatened to overwhelm him.

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

Rasine hugged him for another moment, then slowly let go, smiling.

"I'm glad you were here today. I'm glad I'm able to meet you."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I can return that sentiment. Still sorry about the knife almost hitting you..."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Don't be! I would've been fine."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"Still! That would have hurt!"

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

He shrugged

"I've had a lot worse."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"That's not good!"

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I-

Its-

It's what it is-"

[butcherofgods-offical]

Butch sighs.

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

While Rasine is at the park, a cleaver is thrown past them - barely an inch away from his shoulder. It disappears after a moment, and someone a bit away shouts, "Sorry!" Butcher runs over to them, looking awkward and apologetic. "Are you hurt? I didn't notice you until after I'd thrown my cleaver- I'm so sorry if I nicked you!"

@butcherofgods-offical

Rasine froze when the cleaner went past, and he stared at Butcher for a moment before responding, sounding tense.

"I'm not hurt. Not nicked at all. What.. what are you doing here?"

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

(cut for length)

Rasine went a little red.

"I didn't realize he liked me that quickly- I'm very glad-"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I apparently remind him of condalia spathulata — knifeleaf condalia...

"...Thorned but helpful in dire situations."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Oh. You don't really seem 'thorned' to me."

[butcherofgods-offical]

Butch bares his teeth, but not threateningly. Sharp, for ripping into meat— into flesh.

He closes him mouth again after a moment.

"Thorns."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Hm. I guess."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I tend to bite people who don't know how to handle me. They scare me, so I fight."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"My younger sibling stabs people if they touch them while they don't expect it. They don't like being touched."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"...I get that. I usually have to be the initiator for touch unless it's someone I deeply trust. And even then... it's iffy at best."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I can understand that, too. I'm usually fine with touch for people I know and trust, usually with people I don't know as well, too, but complete strangers- people I don't like? It feels.. icky, for lack of a better word."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"Sorry if I made you uncomfortable-! I get excited really easily, and my head isn't exactly screwed on right."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"No, you didn't! I didn't mind!"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"Oh, thank the Hivemother... I wouldn't forgive myself if I did."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I would've told you if you had," Rasine tried to assure him.

[butcherofgods-offical]

"...Good. I'm not good at reading emotion, even obvious ones. It's... tricky for me. I know what fear looks like, and anger, and pain. I know a little of sadness, too."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

Rasine nodded slightly.

"I will always tell you if you do something that I don't like, or that makes me upset at all, okay?"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"Okay!" Butch's tail wags again.

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

Rasine smiled warmly again.

"You'll do the same if I make you uncomfortable?"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I'll try!"

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I'm glad!

I really want to be a good friend to you."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"You already are! You're awesome!" Butch grins.

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I-

You are too! Awesome, I mean," he grinned back.

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I'm really not..."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I think so! So you are!" He insisted.

[butcherofgods-offical]

"Nnnnnnooooo..."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Are you saying I'm a liar?" He asked, teasing.

[butcherofgods-offical]

"Of course not! That's- I didn't-"

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I'm teasing. I really do think you're awesome, though."

[butcherofgods-offical]

Butch relaxes again.

"...Thank you..."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Of course!"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I still believe you are far too kind to someone like me."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Someone like you? You mean you think you don't deserve kindness because you've killed people who didn't deserve it on orders? I guess I don't deserve kindness either, then."

He said it lightly, but seriously.

[butcherofgods-offical]

"That's not– you're different! You're not me."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I see no reason why it would make any difference."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"..."

Butcher's ears seem to droop.

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Did.. I say something wrong?"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"...No! No. You didn't say anything wrong."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Then what's the matter? How can I help?"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I'm just self-deprecating and have a terrible image of myself. Nothing anyone can really do."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Oh. I'm sorry.."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I've been like this for the past... century or so."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

He hesitated, then offered Butch a hug.

[butcherofgods-offical]

The Butcher accepts without hesitation, tail wagging again.

"...I like hugs," he murmurs.

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I'm glad. I like them too."

He held Butcher gently, firmly, happy to see Butch seem happier.

[butcherofgods-offical]

Butch beams, mind pulled away from the gloom that threatened to overwhelm him.

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

Rasine hugged him for another moment, then slowly let go, smiling.

"I'm glad you were here today. I'm glad I'm able to meet you."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I can return that sentiment. Still sorry about the knife almost hitting you..."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Don't be! I would've been fine."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"Still! That would have hurt!"

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

He shrugged

"I've had a lot worse."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"That's not good!"

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

While Rasine is at the park, a cleaver is thrown past them - barely an inch away from his shoulder. It disappears after a moment, and someone a bit away shouts, "Sorry!" Butcher runs over to them, looking awkward and apologetic. "Are you hurt? I didn't notice you until after I'd thrown my cleaver- I'm so sorry if I nicked you!"

@butcherofgods-offical

Rasine froze when the cleaner went past, and he stared at Butcher for a moment before responding, sounding tense.

"I'm not hurt. Not nicked at all. What.. what are you doing here?"

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

(cut for length)

Rasine went a little red.

"I didn't realize he liked me that quickly- I'm very glad-"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I apparently remind him of condalia spathulata — knifeleaf condalia...

"...Thorned but helpful in dire situations."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Oh. You don't really seem 'thorned' to me."

[butcherofgods-offical]

Butch bares his teeth, but not threateningly. Sharp, for ripping into meat— into flesh.

He closes him mouth again after a moment.

"Thorns."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Hm. I guess."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I tend to bite people who don't know how to handle me. They scare me, so I fight."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"My younger sibling stabs people if they touch them while they don't expect it. They don't like being touched."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"...I get that. I usually have to be the initiator for touch unless it's someone I deeply trust. And even then... it's iffy at best."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I can understand that, too. I'm usually fine with touch for people I know and trust, usually with people I don't know as well, too, but complete strangers- people I don't like? It feels.. icky, for lack of a better word."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"Sorry if I made you uncomfortable-! I get excited really easily, and my head isn't exactly screwed on right."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"No, you didn't! I didn't mind!"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"Oh, thank the Hivemother... I wouldn't forgive myself if I did."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I would've told you if you had," Rasine tried to assure him.

[butcherofgods-offical]

"...Good. I'm not good at reading emotion, even obvious ones. It's... tricky for me. I know what fear looks like, and anger, and pain. I know a little of sadness, too."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

Rasine nodded slightly.

"I will always tell you if you do something that I don't like, or that makes me upset at all, okay?"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"Okay!" Butch's tail wags again.

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

Rasine smiled warmly again.

"You'll do the same if I make you uncomfortable?"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I'll try!"

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I'm glad!

I really want to be a good friend to you."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"You already are! You're awesome!" Butch grins.

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I-

You are too! Awesome, I mean," he grinned back.

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I'm really not..."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I think so! So you are!" He insisted.

[butcherofgods-offical]

"Nnnnnnooooo..."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Are you saying I'm a liar?" He asked, teasing.

[butcherofgods-offical]

"Of course not! That's- I didn't-"

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I'm teasing. I really do think you're awesome, though."

[butcherofgods-offical]

Butch relaxes again.

"...Thank you..."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Of course!"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I still believe you are far too kind to someone like me."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Someone like you? You mean you think you don't deserve kindness because you've killed people who didn't deserve it on orders? I guess I don't deserve kindness either, then."

He said it lightly, but seriously.

[butcherofgods-offical]

"That's not– you're different! You're not me."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I see no reason why it would make any difference."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"..."

Butcher's ears seem to droop.

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Did.. I say something wrong?"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"...No! No. You didn't say anything wrong."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Then what's the matter? How can I help?"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I'm just self-deprecating and have a terrible image of myself. Nothing anyone can really do."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Oh. I'm sorry.."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I've been like this for the past... century or so."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

He hesitated, then offered Butch a hug.

[butcherofgods-offical]

The Butcher accepts without hesitation, tail wagging again.

"...I like hugs," he murmurs.

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I'm glad. I like them too."

He held Butcher gently, firmly, happy to see Butch seem happier.

[butcherofgods-offical]

Butch beams, mind pulled away from the gloom that threatened to overwhelm him.

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

Rasine hugged him for another moment, then slowly let go, smiling.

"I'm glad you were here today. I'm glad I'm able to meet you."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I can return that sentiment. Still sorry about the knife almost hitting you..."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Don't be! I would've been fine."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"Still! That would have hurt!"

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

While Rasine is at the park, a cleaver is thrown past them - barely an inch away from his shoulder. It disappears after a moment, and someone a bit away shouts, "Sorry!" Butcher runs over to them, looking awkward and apologetic. "Are you hurt? I didn't notice you until after I'd thrown my cleaver- I'm so sorry if I nicked you!"

@butcherofgods-offical

Rasine froze when the cleaner went past, and he stared at Butcher for a moment before responding, sounding tense.

"I'm not hurt. Not nicked at all. What.. what are you doing here?"

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

(cut for length)

Rasine went a little red.

"I didn't realize he liked me that quickly- I'm very glad-"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I apparently remind him of condalia spathulata — knifeleaf condalia...

"...Thorned but helpful in dire situations."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Oh. You don't really seem 'thorned' to me."

[butcherofgods-offical]

Butch bares his teeth, but not threateningly. Sharp, for ripping into meat— into flesh.

He closes him mouth again after a moment.

"Thorns."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Hm. I guess."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I tend to bite people who don't know how to handle me. They scare me, so I fight."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"My younger sibling stabs people if they touch them while they don't expect it. They don't like being touched."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"...I get that. I usually have to be the initiator for touch unless it's someone I deeply trust. And even then... it's iffy at best."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I can understand that, too. I'm usually fine with touch for people I know and trust, usually with people I don't know as well, too, but complete strangers- people I don't like? It feels.. icky, for lack of a better word."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"Sorry if I made you uncomfortable-! I get excited really easily, and my head isn't exactly screwed on right."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"No, you didn't! I didn't mind!"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"Oh, thank the Hivemother... I wouldn't forgive myself if I did."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I would've told you if you had," Rasine tried to assure him.

[butcherofgods-offical]

"...Good. I'm not good at reading emotion, even obvious ones. It's... tricky for me. I know what fear looks like, and anger, and pain. I know a little of sadness, too."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

Rasine nodded slightly.

"I will always tell you if you do something that I don't like, or that makes me upset at all, okay?"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"Okay!" Butch's tail wags again.

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

Rasine smiled warmly again.

"You'll do the same if I make you uncomfortable?"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I'll try!"

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I'm glad!

I really want to be a good friend to you."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"You already are! You're awesome!" Butch grins.

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I-

You are too! Awesome, I mean," he grinned back.

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I'm really not..."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I think so! So you are!" He insisted.

[butcherofgods-offical]

"Nnnnnnooooo..."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Are you saying I'm a liar?" He asked, teasing.

[butcherofgods-offical]

"Of course not! That's- I didn't-"

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I'm teasing. I really do think you're awesome, though."

[butcherofgods-offical]

Butch relaxes again.

"...Thank you..."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Of course!"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I still believe you are far too kind to someone like me."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Someone like you? You mean you think you don't deserve kindness because you've killed people who didn't deserve it on orders? I guess I don't deserve kindness either, then."

He said it lightly, but seriously.

[butcherofgods-offical]

"That's not– you're different! You're not me."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I see no reason why it would make any difference."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"..."

Butcher's ears seem to droop.

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Did.. I say something wrong?"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"...No! No. You didn't say anything wrong."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Then what's the matter? How can I help?"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I'm just self-deprecating and have a terrible image of myself. Nothing anyone can really do."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Oh. I'm sorry.."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I've been like this for the past... century or so."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

He hesitated, then offered Butch a hug.

[butcherofgods-offical]

The Butcher accepts without hesitation, tail wagging again.

"...I like hugs," he murmurs.

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I'm glad. I like them too."

He held Butcher gently, firmly, happy to see Butch seem happier.

[butcherofgods-offical]

Butch beams, mind pulled away from the gloom that threatened to overwhelm him.

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

Rasine hugged him for another moment, then slowly let go, smiling.

"I'm glad you were here today. I'm glad I'm able to meet you."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I can return that sentiment. Still sorry about the knife almost hitting you..."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

While Rasine is at the park, a cleaver is thrown past them - barely an inch away from his shoulder. It disappears after a moment, and someone a bit away shouts, "Sorry!" Butcher runs over to them, looking awkward and apologetic. "Are you hurt? I didn't notice you until after I'd thrown my cleaver- I'm so sorry if I nicked you!"

@butcherofgods-offical

Rasine froze when the cleaner went past, and he stared at Butcher for a moment before responding, sounding tense.

"I'm not hurt. Not nicked at all. What.. what are you doing here?"

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

(cut for length)

Rasine went a little red.

"I didn't realize he liked me that quickly- I'm very glad-"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I apparently remind him of condalia spathulata — knifeleaf condalia...

"...Thorned but helpful in dire situations."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Oh. You don't really seem 'thorned' to me."

[butcherofgods-offical]

Butch bares his teeth, but not threateningly. Sharp, for ripping into meat— into flesh.

He closes him mouth again after a moment.

"Thorns."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Hm. I guess."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I tend to bite people who don't know how to handle me. They scare me, so I fight."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"My younger sibling stabs people if they touch them while they don't expect it. They don't like being touched."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"...I get that. I usually have to be the initiator for touch unless it's someone I deeply trust. And even then... it's iffy at best."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I can understand that, too. I'm usually fine with touch for people I know and trust, usually with people I don't know as well, too, but complete strangers- people I don't like? It feels.. icky, for lack of a better word."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"Sorry if I made you uncomfortable-! I get excited really easily, and my head isn't exactly screwed on right."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"No, you didn't! I didn't mind!"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"Oh, thank the Hivemother... I wouldn't forgive myself if I did."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I would've told you if you had," Rasine tried to assure him.

[butcherofgods-offical]

"...Good. I'm not good at reading emotion, even obvious ones. It's... tricky for me. I know what fear looks like, and anger, and pain. I know a little of sadness, too."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

Rasine nodded slightly.

"I will always tell you if you do something that I don't like, or that makes me upset at all, okay?"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"Okay!" Butch's tail wags again.

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

Rasine smiled warmly again.

"You'll do the same if I make you uncomfortable?"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I'll try!"

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I'm glad!

I really want to be a good friend to you."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"You already are! You're awesome!" Butch grins.

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I-

You are too! Awesome, I mean," he grinned back.

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I'm really not..."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I think so! So you are!" He insisted.

[butcherofgods-offical]

"Nnnnnnooooo..."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Are you saying I'm a liar?" He asked, teasing.

[butcherofgods-offical]

"Of course not! That's- I didn't-"

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I'm teasing. I really do think you're awesome, though."

[butcherofgods-offical]

Butch relaxes again.

"...Thank you..."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Of course!"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I still believe you are far too kind to someone like me."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Someone like you? You mean you think you don't deserve kindness because you've killed people who didn't deserve it on orders? I guess I don't deserve kindness either, then."

He said it lightly, but seriously.

[butcherofgods-offical]

"That's not– you're different! You're not me."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I see no reason why it would make any difference."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"..."

Butcher's ears seem to droop.

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Did.. I say something wrong?"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"...No! No. You didn't say anything wrong."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Then what's the matter? How can I help?"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I'm just self-deprecating and have a terrible image of myself. Nothing anyone can really do."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Oh. I'm sorry.."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I've been like this for the past... century or so."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

He hesitated, then offered Butch a hug.

[butcherofgods-offical]

The Butcher accepts without hesitation, tail wagging again.

"...I like hugs," he murmurs.

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I'm glad. I like them too."

He held Butcher gently, firmly, happy to see Butch seem happier.

[butcherofgods-offical]

Butch beams, mind pulled away from the gloom that threatened to overwhelm him.

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

While Rasine is at the park, a cleaver is thrown past them - barely an inch away from his shoulder. It disappears after a moment, and someone a bit away shouts, "Sorry!" Butcher runs over to them, looking awkward and apologetic. "Are you hurt? I didn't notice you until after I'd thrown my cleaver- I'm so sorry if I nicked you!"

@butcherofgods-offical

Rasine froze when the cleaner went past, and he stared at Butcher for a moment before responding, sounding tense.

"I'm not hurt. Not nicked at all. What.. what are you doing here?"

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

(cut for length)

Rasine went a little red.

"I didn't realize he liked me that quickly- I'm very glad-"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I apparently remind him of condalia spathulata — knifeleaf condalia...

"...Thorned but helpful in dire situations."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Oh. You don't really seem 'thorned' to me."

[butcherofgods-offical]

Butch bares his teeth, but not threateningly. Sharp, for ripping into meat— into flesh.

He closes him mouth again after a moment.

"Thorns."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Hm. I guess."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I tend to bite people who don't know how to handle me. They scare me, so I fight."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"My younger sibling stabs people if they touch them while they don't expect it. They don't like being touched."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"...I get that. I usually have to be the initiator for touch unless it's someone I deeply trust. And even then... it's iffy at best."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I can understand that, too. I'm usually fine with touch for people I know and trust, usually with people I don't know as well, too, but complete strangers- people I don't like? It feels.. icky, for lack of a better word."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"Sorry if I made you uncomfortable-! I get excited really easily, and my head isn't exactly screwed on right."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"No, you didn't! I didn't mind!"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"Oh, thank the Hivemother... I wouldn't forgive myself if I did."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I would've told you if you had," Rasine tried to assure him.

[butcherofgods-offical]

"...Good. I'm not good at reading emotion, even obvious ones. It's... tricky for me. I know what fear looks like, and anger, and pain. I know a little of sadness, too."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

Rasine nodded slightly.

"I will always tell you if you do something that I don't like, or that makes me upset at all, okay?"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"Okay!" Butch's tail wags again.

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

Rasine smiled warmly again.

"You'll do the same if I make you uncomfortable?"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I'll try!"

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I'm glad!

I really want to be a good friend to you."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"You already are! You're awesome!" Butch grins.

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I-

You are too! Awesome, I mean," he grinned back.

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I'm really not..."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I think so! So you are!" He insisted.

[butcherofgods-offical]

"Nnnnnnooooo..."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Are you saying I'm a liar?" He asked, teasing.

[butcherofgods-offical]

"Of course not! That's- I didn't-"

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I'm teasing. I really do think you're awesome, though."

[butcherofgods-offical]

Butch relaxes again.

"...Thank you..."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Of course!"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I still believe you are far too kind to someone like me."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Someone like you? You mean you think you don't deserve kindness because you've killed people who didn't deserve it on orders? I guess I don't deserve kindness either, then."

He said it lightly, but seriously.

[butcherofgods-offical]

"That's not– you're different! You're not me."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I see no reason why it would make any difference."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"..."

Butcher's ears seem to droop.

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Did.. I say something wrong?"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"...No! No. You didn't say anything wrong."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Then what's the matter? How can I help?"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I'm just self-deprecating and have a terrible image of myself. Nothing anyone can really do."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Oh. I'm sorry.."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I've been like this for the past... century or so."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

He hesitated, then offered Butch a hug.

[butcherofgods-offical]

The Butcher accepts without hesitation, tail wagging again.

"...I like hugs," he murmurs.

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

While Rasine is at the park, a cleaver is thrown past them - barely an inch away from his shoulder. It disappears after a moment, and someone a bit away shouts, "Sorry!" Butcher runs over to them, looking awkward and apologetic. "Are you hurt? I didn't notice you until after I'd thrown my cleaver- I'm so sorry if I nicked you!"

@butcherofgods-offical

Rasine froze when the cleaner went past, and he stared at Butcher for a moment before responding, sounding tense.

"I'm not hurt. Not nicked at all. What.. what are you doing here?"

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

(cut for length)

Rasine went a little red.

"I didn't realize he liked me that quickly- I'm very glad-"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I apparently remind him of condalia spathulata — knifeleaf condalia...

"...Thorned but helpful in dire situations."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Oh. You don't really seem 'thorned' to me."

[butcherofgods-offical]

Butch bares his teeth, but not threateningly. Sharp, for ripping into meat— into flesh.

He closes him mouth again after a moment.

"Thorns."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Hm. I guess."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I tend to bite people who don't know how to handle me. They scare me, so I fight."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"My younger sibling stabs people if they touch them while they don't expect it. They don't like being touched."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"...I get that. I usually have to be the initiator for touch unless it's someone I deeply trust. And even then... it's iffy at best."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I can understand that, too. I'm usually fine with touch for people I know and trust, usually with people I don't know as well, too, but complete strangers- people I don't like? It feels.. icky, for lack of a better word."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"Sorry if I made you uncomfortable-! I get excited really easily, and my head isn't exactly screwed on right."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"No, you didn't! I didn't mind!"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"Oh, thank the Hivemother... I wouldn't forgive myself if I did."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I would've told you if you had," Rasine tried to assure him.

[butcherofgods-offical]

"...Good. I'm not good at reading emotion, even obvious ones. It's... tricky for me. I know what fear looks like, and anger, and pain. I know a little of sadness, too."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

Rasine nodded slightly.

"I will always tell you if you do something that I don't like, or that makes me upset at all, okay?"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"Okay!" Butch's tail wags again.

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

Rasine smiled warmly again.

"You'll do the same if I make you uncomfortable?"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I'll try!"

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I'm glad!

I really want to be a good friend to you."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"You already are! You're awesome!" Butch grins.

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I-

You are too! Awesome, I mean," he grinned back.

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I'm really not..."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I think so! So you are!" He insisted.

[butcherofgods-offical]

"Nnnnnnooooo..."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Are you saying I'm a liar?" He asked, teasing.

[butcherofgods-offical]

"Of course not! That's- I didn't-"

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I'm teasing. I really do think you're awesome, though."

[butcherofgods-offical]

Butch relaxes again.

"...Thank you..."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Of course!"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I still believe you are far too kind to someone like me."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Someone like you? You mean you think you don't deserve kindness because you've killed people who didn't deserve it on orders? I guess I don't deserve kindness either, then."

He said it lightly, but seriously.

[butcherofgods-offical]

"That's not– you're different! You're not me."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I see no reason why it would make any difference."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"..."

Butcher's ears seem to droop.

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Did.. I say something wrong?"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"...No! No. You didn't say anything wrong."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Then what's the matter? How can I help?"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I'm just self-deprecating and have a terrible image of myself. Nothing anyone can really do."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Oh. I'm sorry.."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I've been like this for the past... century or so."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

While Rasine is at the park, a cleaver is thrown past them - barely an inch away from his shoulder. It disappears after a moment, and someone a bit away shouts, "Sorry!" Butcher runs over to them, looking awkward and apologetic. "Are you hurt? I didn't notice you until after I'd thrown my cleaver- I'm so sorry if I nicked you!"

@butcherofgods-offical

Rasine froze when the cleaner went past, and he stared at Butcher for a moment before responding, sounding tense.

"I'm not hurt. Not nicked at all. What.. what are you doing here?"

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

(cut for length)

Rasine went a little red.

"I didn't realize he liked me that quickly- I'm very glad-"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I apparently remind him of condalia spathulata — knifeleaf condalia...

"...Thorned but helpful in dire situations."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Oh. You don't really seem 'thorned' to me."

[butcherofgods-offical]

Butch bares his teeth, but not threateningly. Sharp, for ripping into meat— into flesh.

He closes him mouth again after a moment.

"Thorns."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Hm. I guess."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I tend to bite people who don't know how to handle me. They scare me, so I fight."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"My younger sibling stabs people if they touch them while they don't expect it. They don't like being touched."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"...I get that. I usually have to be the initiator for touch unless it's someone I deeply trust. And even then... it's iffy at best."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I can understand that, too. I'm usually fine with touch for people I know and trust, usually with people I don't know as well, too, but complete strangers- people I don't like? It feels.. icky, for lack of a better word."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"Sorry if I made you uncomfortable-! I get excited really easily, and my head isn't exactly screwed on right."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"No, you didn't! I didn't mind!"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"Oh, thank the Hivemother... I wouldn't forgive myself if I did."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I would've told you if you had," Rasine tried to assure him.

[butcherofgods-offical]

"...Good. I'm not good at reading emotion, even obvious ones. It's... tricky for me. I know what fear looks like, and anger, and pain. I know a little of sadness, too."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

Rasine nodded slightly.

"I will always tell you if you do something that I don't like, or that makes me upset at all, okay?"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"Okay!" Butch's tail wags again.

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

Rasine smiled warmly again.

"You'll do the same if I make you uncomfortable?"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I'll try!"

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I'm glad!

I really want to be a good friend to you."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"You already are! You're awesome!" Butch grins.

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I-

You are too! Awesome, I mean," he grinned back.

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I'm really not..."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I think so! So you are!" He insisted.

[butcherofgods-offical]

"Nnnnnnooooo..."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Are you saying I'm a liar?" He asked, teasing.

[butcherofgods-offical]

"Of course not! That's- I didn't-"

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I'm teasing. I really do think you're awesome, though."

[butcherofgods-offical]

Butch relaxes again.

"...Thank you..."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Of course!"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I still believe you are far too kind to someone like me."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Someone like you? You mean you think you don't deserve kindness because you've killed people who didn't deserve it on orders? I guess I don't deserve kindness either, then."

He said it lightly, but seriously.

[butcherofgods-offical]

"That's not– you're different! You're not me."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I see no reason why it would make any difference."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"..."

Butcher's ears seem to droop.

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Did.. I say something wrong?"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"...No! No. You didn't say anything wrong."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Then what's the matter? How can I help?"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I'm just self-deprecating and have a terrible image of myself. Nothing anyone can really do."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

While Rasine is at the park, a cleaver is thrown past them - barely an inch away from his shoulder. It disappears after a moment, and someone a bit away shouts, "Sorry!" Butcher runs over to them, looking awkward and apologetic. "Are you hurt? I didn't notice you until after I'd thrown my cleaver- I'm so sorry if I nicked you!"

@butcherofgods-offical

Rasine froze when the cleaner went past, and he stared at Butcher for a moment before responding, sounding tense.

"I'm not hurt. Not nicked at all. What.. what are you doing here?"

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

(cut for length)

Rasine went a little red.

"I didn't realize he liked me that quickly- I'm very glad-"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I apparently remind him of condalia spathulata — knifeleaf condalia...

"...Thorned but helpful in dire situations."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Oh. You don't really seem 'thorned' to me."

[butcherofgods-offical]

Butch bares his teeth, but not threateningly. Sharp, for ripping into meat— into flesh.

He closes him mouth again after a moment.

"Thorns."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Hm. I guess."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I tend to bite people who don't know how to handle me. They scare me, so I fight."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"My younger sibling stabs people if they touch them while they don't expect it. They don't like being touched."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"...I get that. I usually have to be the initiator for touch unless it's someone I deeply trust. And even then... it's iffy at best."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I can understand that, too. I'm usually fine with touch for people I know and trust, usually with people I don't know as well, too, but complete strangers- people I don't like? It feels.. icky, for lack of a better word."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"Sorry if I made you uncomfortable-! I get excited really easily, and my head isn't exactly screwed on right."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"No, you didn't! I didn't mind!"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"Oh, thank the Hivemother... I wouldn't forgive myself if I did."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I would've told you if you had," Rasine tried to assure him.

[butcherofgods-offical]

"...Good. I'm not good at reading emotion, even obvious ones. It's... tricky for me. I know what fear looks like, and anger, and pain. I know a little of sadness, too."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

Rasine nodded slightly.

"I will always tell you if you do something that I don't like, or that makes me upset at all, okay?"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"Okay!" Butch's tail wags again.

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

Rasine smiled warmly again.

"You'll do the same if I make you uncomfortable?"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I'll try!"

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I'm glad!

I really want to be a good friend to you."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"You already are! You're awesome!" Butch grins.

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I-

You are too! Awesome, I mean," he grinned back.

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I'm really not..."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I think so! So you are!" He insisted.

[butcherofgods-offical]

"Nnnnnnooooo..."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Are you saying I'm a liar?" He asked, teasing.

[butcherofgods-offical]

"Of course not! That's- I didn't-"

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I'm teasing. I really do think you're awesome, though."

[butcherofgods-offical]

Butch relaxes again.

"...Thank you..."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Of course!"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I still believe you are far too kind to someone like me."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Someone like you? You mean you think you don't deserve kindness because you've killed people who didn't deserve it on orders? I guess I don't deserve kindness either, then."

He said it lightly, but seriously.

[butcherofgods-offical]

"That's not– you're different! You're not me."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I see no reason why it would make any difference."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"..."

Butcher's ears seem to droop.

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Did.. I say something wrong?"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"...No! No. You didn't say anything wrong."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

While Rasine is at the park, a cleaver is thrown past them - barely an inch away from his shoulder. It disappears after a moment, and someone a bit away shouts, "Sorry!" Butcher runs over to them, looking awkward and apologetic. "Are you hurt? I didn't notice you until after I'd thrown my cleaver- I'm so sorry if I nicked you!"

@butcherofgods-offical

Rasine froze when the cleaner went past, and he stared at Butcher for a moment before responding, sounding tense.

"I'm not hurt. Not nicked at all. What.. what are you doing here?"

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

(cut for length)

Rasine went a little red.

"I didn't realize he liked me that quickly- I'm very glad-"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I apparently remind him of condalia spathulata — knifeleaf condalia...

"...Thorned but helpful in dire situations."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Oh. You don't really seem 'thorned' to me."

[butcherofgods-offical]

Butch bares his teeth, but not threateningly. Sharp, for ripping into meat— into flesh.

He closes him mouth again after a moment.

"Thorns."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Hm. I guess."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I tend to bite people who don't know how to handle me. They scare me, so I fight."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"My younger sibling stabs people if they touch them while they don't expect it. They don't like being touched."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"...I get that. I usually have to be the initiator for touch unless it's someone I deeply trust. And even then... it's iffy at best."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I can understand that, too. I'm usually fine with touch for people I know and trust, usually with people I don't know as well, too, but complete strangers- people I don't like? It feels.. icky, for lack of a better word."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"Sorry if I made you uncomfortable-! I get excited really easily, and my head isn't exactly screwed on right."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"No, you didn't! I didn't mind!"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"Oh, thank the Hivemother... I wouldn't forgive myself if I did."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I would've told you if you had," Rasine tried to assure him.

[butcherofgods-offical]

"...Good. I'm not good at reading emotion, even obvious ones. It's... tricky for me. I know what fear looks like, and anger, and pain. I know a little of sadness, too."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

Rasine nodded slightly.

"I will always tell you if you do something that I don't like, or that makes me upset at all, okay?"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"Okay!" Butch's tail wags again.

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

Rasine smiled warmly again.

"You'll do the same if I make you uncomfortable?"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I'll try!"

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I'm glad!

I really want to be a good friend to you."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"You already are! You're awesome!" Butch grins.

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I-

You are too! Awesome, I mean," he grinned back.

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I'm really not..."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I think so! So you are!" He insisted.

[butcherofgods-offical]

"Nnnnnnooooo..."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Are you saying I'm a liar?" He asked, teasing.

[butcherofgods-offical]

"Of course not! That's- I didn't-"

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I'm teasing. I really do think you're awesome, though."

[butcherofgods-offical]

Butch relaxes again.

"...Thank you..."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Of course!"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I still believe you are far too kind to someone like me."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Someone like you? You mean you think you don't deserve kindness because you've killed people who didn't deserve it on orders? I guess I don't deserve kindness either, then."

He said it lightly, but seriously.

[butcherofgods-offical]

"That's not– you're different! You're not me."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I see no reason why it would make any difference."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"..."

Butcher's ears seem to droop.

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

While Rasine is at the park, a cleaver is thrown past them - barely an inch away from his shoulder. It disappears after a moment, and someone a bit away shouts, "Sorry!" Butcher runs over to them, looking awkward and apologetic. "Are you hurt? I didn't notice you until after I'd thrown my cleaver- I'm so sorry if I nicked you!"

@butcherofgods-offical

Rasine froze when the cleaner went past, and he stared at Butcher for a moment before responding, sounding tense.

"I'm not hurt. Not nicked at all. What.. what are you doing here?"

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

(cut for length)

Rasine went a little red.

"I didn't realize he liked me that quickly- I'm very glad-"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I apparently remind him of condalia spathulata — knifeleaf condalia...

"...Thorned but helpful in dire situations."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Oh. You don't really seem 'thorned' to me."

[butcherofgods-offical]

Butch bares his teeth, but not threateningly. Sharp, for ripping into meat— into flesh.

He closes him mouth again after a moment.

"Thorns."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Hm. I guess."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I tend to bite people who don't know how to handle me. They scare me, so I fight."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"My younger sibling stabs people if they touch them while they don't expect it. They don't like being touched."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"...I get that. I usually have to be the initiator for touch unless it's someone I deeply trust. And even then... it's iffy at best."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I can understand that, too. I'm usually fine with touch for people I know and trust, usually with people I don't know as well, too, but complete strangers- people I don't like? It feels.. icky, for lack of a better word."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"Sorry if I made you uncomfortable-! I get excited really easily, and my head isn't exactly screwed on right."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"No, you didn't! I didn't mind!"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"Oh, thank the Hivemother... I wouldn't forgive myself if I did."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I would've told you if you had," Rasine tried to assure him.

[butcherofgods-offical]

"...Good. I'm not good at reading emotion, even obvious ones. It's... tricky for me. I know what fear looks like, and anger, and pain. I know a little of sadness, too."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

Rasine nodded slightly.

"I will always tell you if you do something that I don't like, or that makes me upset at all, okay?"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"Okay!" Butch's tail wags again.

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

Rasine smiled warmly again.

"You'll do the same if I make you uncomfortable?"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I'll try!"

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I'm glad!

I really want to be a good friend to you."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"You already are! You're awesome!" Butch grins.

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I-

You are too! Awesome, I mean," he grinned back.

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I'm really not..."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I think so! So you are!" He insisted.

[butcherofgods-offical]

"Nnnnnnooooo..."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Are you saying I'm a liar?" He asked, teasing.

[butcherofgods-offical]

"Of course not! That's- I didn't-"

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I'm teasing. I really do think you're awesome, though."

[butcherofgods-offical]

Butch relaxes again.

"...Thank you..."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Of course!"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I still believe you are far too kind to someone like me."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Someone like you? You mean you think you don't deserve kindness because you've killed people who didn't deserve it on orders? I guess I don't deserve kindness either, then."

He said it lightly, but seriously.

[butcherofgods-offical]

"That's not– you're different! You're not me."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

While Rasine is at the park, a cleaver is thrown past them - barely an inch away from his shoulder. It disappears after a moment, and someone a bit away shouts, "Sorry!" Butcher runs over to them, looking awkward and apologetic. "Are you hurt? I didn't notice you until after I'd thrown my cleaver- I'm so sorry if I nicked you!"

@butcherofgods-offical

Rasine froze when the cleaner went past, and he stared at Butcher for a moment before responding, sounding tense.

"I'm not hurt. Not nicked at all. What.. what are you doing here?"

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

(cut for length)

Rasine went a little red.

"I didn't realize he liked me that quickly- I'm very glad-"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I apparently remind him of condalia spathulata — knifeleaf condalia...

"...Thorned but helpful in dire situations."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Oh. You don't really seem 'thorned' to me."

[butcherofgods-offical]

Butch bares his teeth, but not threateningly. Sharp, for ripping into meat— into flesh.

He closes him mouth again after a moment.

"Thorns."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Hm. I guess."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I tend to bite people who don't know how to handle me. They scare me, so I fight."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"My younger sibling stabs people if they touch them while they don't expect it. They don't like being touched."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"...I get that. I usually have to be the initiator for touch unless it's someone I deeply trust. And even then... it's iffy at best."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I can understand that, too. I'm usually fine with touch for people I know and trust, usually with people I don't know as well, too, but complete strangers- people I don't like? It feels.. icky, for lack of a better word."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"Sorry if I made you uncomfortable-! I get excited really easily, and my head isn't exactly screwed on right."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"No, you didn't! I didn't mind!"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"Oh, thank the Hivemother... I wouldn't forgive myself if I did."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I would've told you if you had," Rasine tried to assure him.

[butcherofgods-offical]

"...Good. I'm not good at reading emotion, even obvious ones. It's... tricky for me. I know what fear looks like, and anger, and pain. I know a little of sadness, too."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

Rasine nodded slightly.

"I will always tell you if you do something that I don't like, or that makes me upset at all, okay?"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"Okay!" Butch's tail wags again.

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

Rasine smiled warmly again.

"You'll do the same if I make you uncomfortable?"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I'll try!"

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I'm glad!

I really want to be a good friend to you."

[butcherofgods-offical]

"You already are! You're awesome!" Butch grins.

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I-

You are too! Awesome, I mean," he grinned back.

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I'm really not..."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I think so! So you are!" He insisted.

[butcherofgods-offical]

"Nnnnnnooooo..."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Are you saying I'm a liar?" He asked, teasing.

[butcherofgods-offical]

"Of course not! That's- I didn't-"

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"I'm teasing. I really do think you're awesome, though."

[butcherofgods-offical]

Butch relaxes again.

"...Thank you..."

[supervillains-assistant-offical]

"Of course!"

[butcherofgods-offical]

"I still believe you are far too kind to someone like me."