Ha, didn't know Ajax Ripp, Greatest Demon Alive could ever curse, did ya? (Not that they were... normal... or real... I mean, Holy Jalapeños and Roasted Rattlesnakes? Hm... XD))

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"You should have just not said it" Ajax moaned, covering his face with his hands. "I'm ashamed to even think about it, now. Look what you've done to me." He sighed, running his hands through his black hair that now stood up in every direction possible before dropping them into his lap. "Call me old if you must, but NEVER mention that again," Ajax muttered dangerously, but his eyes still twinkled. Good sign. "I am only two years older! Take that, ankle biter!" Ajax snickered, using Australian slang for kid since he was thoroughly insulted. "OH MY GOOD LORD IN HEAVEN IMAGINE WHAT I WOULD LOOK LIKE IF I WAS ACTUALLY 50 SOMETHING..." Ajax suddenly exclaimed, every one of his hairs practically standing on end as it zapped by electricity. "At this point I'm glad I died it 23!" He yelped, shaking his head quickly as if to rid himself of that imagine.

"Agreed, but it's out there now." Mercy laughed, taking another bite of her food. "Oh, I most definitely will be calling you old, don't worry." She teased, rolling her eyes at him. "If you call me that again I think your lap might start looking pretty comfortable." She warned, but she was grinning anyway. She laughed at his shock and started to think of it herself. "Your hair would be gray, and youd be in the same all black outfit. With wrinkles, obviously. Distinguished." She mocked.

Ajax glared at her as she spoke her third comment. "Well if I can't call you Ankle Biter you can't call me old. Deal?" He asked with a warning gaze, wrinkling his nose and snorting disdainfully as she attempted and failed to describe him as a 50 something year old. "For one, my hair would not be all grey... unless I actual,y did have you as a daughter." He scoffed with a sly smile. "For two, it would look EXTREMELY cool with grey stripes here and there, looking like silver highlights thank you very much. For three, I would still be wearing the same outfit, correct. Finally, you got something right. And lastly, I would NOT have the perfectly sculpted handsome face I do now, but I would also not be completely wrinkly thank you very much. I'm sure I'd just be less joking and look much more stoic," Ajax commented with a sniff, starting on whatever type of food Mercy gave him this time. -Definitely trying to poison me- He concluded, eating a bite.

"Eugh, fine. But I'm still calling you old behind your back." Mercy joked, rolling her eyes at him. She took in a slightly insulted gasp and swatted at him, laughing. "Shut up!" She grinned, scoffing at his description. "Sure, sure. I still think you'd go all grey all by yourself. Plus, I mean, I do know you pretty well. Possibly better than anyone else." She almost snorted at his last sentence, laughing and shaking her head. "Perfectly sculpted, handsome face?" She teased, looking up at him with a mocking gleam in her eyes.

"Well then: Eugh, fine. But I'm still calling you an ankle biter behind your back." Ajax mimicked with a higher pitched voice, fluttering his eyes and then grinning. "Oh, now you want me to shut up? When I bring you into the situation?" He asked with a scoff, then shook his head. "No, I don't think so. I'm pretty sure I have a few grey hairs already young woman, and it is all your fault." Ajax said with a slightly deeper voice and a fine British accent. "Ya think you do? Huh, impressive. Is this because you sat on my lap, because Shiloh did that as weeeell.." Ajax teased with a lilting tone, snickering. "Oh yes! Admit it, I am handsomely charming." He flashed a smile and took another bite of the mystery food.

"Never impersonate me again." Mercy giggled, rolling her eyes. "Yes, I do. You are in my house, old man, so you better do what I tell you." She mocked, scoffing at him. "Well, I can always rip them out for you if they bother you that much." She teased, glaring at him as he brought up his lap situation. "No, it's because your two best friends are oblivious and I've literally seen more of your insides than you have." She said sarcastically. "Mmmm, no. But you are annoyingly adorable." She mocked, booping him sarcastically on the nose.

Hey, he pried adorable out of her. He's going to consider that a win XD//

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"oh I will," Ajax assured her happily, a sparkle in his eyes. "Well why don't I just leave then? Aaaand that wasn't behind my back Miss Ankle Biter. You are sitting right in front of me." Ajax pointed out with a smile. "Err, no thanks. I prefer to keep all my prehistoric artifacts." He grimaced, thinking about his hair being plucked out, piece by piece. "That's inappropriate.. you really shouldn't have seen any of my insides." Ajax whined, but then gave out. "Thoughhhh it is nice being alive...ish... since I'm technically still dead... but alive in my second life is turning out to be better than alive in my first. Plus my friends are not oblivious! They just didn't need to know that unimportant story because they aren't woman. They don't care what I look like, and to Goose and Rooster, I'd look better covered in mud." Ajax commented with a slight eyebrow raise. "Aha! You said I'm adorable! Ajax for the win." He hooted, though he did since just slightly as a little pain flared in his ribs

Shes 100% gonna regret that xD))

"I hate you." Mercy huffed, but her smile completely discredited her. She looked slightly startled as he suggested leaving. "Hey, let's not be hasty now. And that was a one time thing, okay?" She huffed, smiling at him. "I mean, you did get stabbed. Healing probably wouldn't have worked as well if I closed my eyes." She teased, rolling her eyes. "You're welcome." She said sarcastically, glaring at him. "Yep, just like a grumpy little golden retriever puppy." She teased, attempting to rectify the compliment.

Ajax was... gunienely surprised by how quickly Mercy's smile left when he suggested leaving. He was just teasing but... wow. Did she really want him to stay that badly? "Ok ok." He raised his hands as if in surrender. "I won't leave." A small, sly smile snuck onto his face as she continued. "It wouldn't have? Is that why you closed your eyes when you did whatever your amazing powers do? So that the healing wouldn't go as well?" Ajax asked, looking offended. "At least when you attempted to stitch me up you didn't have your eyes closed! I would have had new holes all over me!" He scoffed, eating another bite of the whatever alien food. "Ooo a Golden, another compliment! Man, I'm just going to fly over and find Goose and Rooster so I can tell them Mercy said I was adorable. Man, wish I could see their shocked faces," Ajax sighed with a grin, his dark eyes glinting blue and sparkling merrily

"You caught me. That's exactly what happened. And totally what I meant." Mercy said sarcastically. She rolled her eyes at his next comment. "At this point, I wish I did stitch you up with my eyes closed." She mumbled teasingly, glaring at him over her food. "Just be insulted already." She huffed, rolling her eyes again as he brought up Rooster and Goose. "Go ahead, but I think Goose might be jealous. I am his 'girlfriend' after all." She joked.