[That actually gets a laugh out of Black Hat, a sharp and mocking thing that shifts into a raspy cough. Once he gets a hold of himself, he launches into a regaling of bits of his past, relishing in the memories.]
Most of them had no idea what they were getting into until the moment my ribcage exploded outward and I sprouted extra limbs and a few additional sets of eyes for good measure. The ones that did had deluded themselves in one way or another. Evangeline tried to poison me first; I left her a quarter of the estate's value in the divorce, as well as helping her escape the growing suspicion surrounding her involvement with her previous seven dead husbands.
[He chuckles.] Her descendants are card-carrying VIPs. Twisted to the bone, the lot of them.
[Black Hat turns his head to look at Flug directly now, planting his chin firmly into the arachne's sternum.]
Not still what? Married? [A sharp smile cuts across his face; his tongue flicks out to lick away a trail of blood that ran too close to his mouth.]
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Most of them had no idea what they were getting into until the moment my ribcage exploded outward and I sprouted extra limbs and a few additional sets of eyes for good measure. The ones that did had deluded themselves in one way or another. Evangeline tried to poison me first; I left her a quarter of the estate's value in the divorce, as well as helping her escape the growing suspicion surrounding her involvement with her previous seven dead husbands.
[He chuckles.] Her descendants are card-carrying VIPs. Twisted to the bone, the lot of them.
[Black Hat turns his head to look at Flug directly now, planting his chin firmly into the arachne's sternum.]
Not still what? Married? [A sharp smile cuts across his face; his tongue flicks out to lick away a trail of blood that ran too close to his mouth.]
Why, eager to raise your tally of homewrecking?