[ the kisses speak for them, an exchange of reassurances and hope and love before they are forced to part — but those reassurances center charles as he looks at the snake that looms over him, its scales gleaming in the moonlight. ]

Bollocks, [ says charles, and closes his eyes for a split second. ] Didn't I kill you once before?

[ well, this is fucking great news, because it means that all number of horrors he is familiar with might show up here, if this snake can do so — only, this seems to be a slightly smaller one than the giant one esther had in her magic cellar. only slightly; it's still huge, and charles mutters another set of curses as he ducks another attempt from the snake to bite clean through him.

he's just getting to his feet when junpei calls out to him with — ]

That's brills! [ — the best idea to possibly get them out of this situation, god, charles really does love him so much. ]

Just throw it at me, yeah? I'll take care of the aiming.