AUDIENCE FOR: Lup

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mostly void, partially stars.

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[evocationary]

[startles jesus fuck okay hi]

-- Crabs, yes, hi. Crabs. Hey, bud. You good? Took a bit.

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Crabs. [they just repeat it dubiously, but it will go in their pocket regardless.] Sorry. You weren't waiting that long were you?

[evocationary]

No. I mean, it's not like I have anything else to do here! Other than talk to people, but I am... procrastinating.

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Procrastinating...on talking to people. You?

[evocationary]

[dkkjsdkfks this callout]

Ughhh, I just don't want to do my task, okay! [whiiiines]

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Is it seriously that bad? [they sound kind of amused, even if it's also a little sleepy.]

[evocationary]

[it's like you're trying to give me hints i swear (no)]

I just never know when it's a good time to, like, talk about my feelings. [sigh.] Never. Usually.

Come on, I'm going to make you food, since you sound like you just got up.

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Oh...oh, you're right, that actually is bad.

[UNDERSTANDABLE, HAVE A NICE DAY. but they try to decide how to say "no, that's okay, you don't have to" before deciding to relent and settling for a nod.]

It's been a long weekend. [but they can follow her to the kitchen at least.]

[evocationary]

See? I thought you'd understand!

[huff. anyway, she heads off to the kitchen.]

Longest weekend of my life. I'm still on red alert, it feels like.

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A little too much... [there they go. they follow silently as usual.]

I'm not sure I can blame you. It was...kind of surprising to all of us that it worked. [a beat.] Cloud asked me to thank you, by the way. He doesn't know it's you but he said that if I knew who was responsible he wanted me to say so.

[evocationary]

[... she smiles? she smiles. to herself, mostly.]

He'd lose his ding-dang mind if he knew it was me. [...] Tell him I said you're welcome, if you want.

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Probably. [but they shrug at that.] It's probably safer for you if I don't give him an idea I know who it is. There's only so many people I really talk to anyway.

[evocationary]

[there's something about aquarius that makes lup want to noogie them but like lovingly WAIT IS THIS FUCKING ROXAS? ME LIKE THIS REMINDS ME OF SORA CR BUT MEAN

anyway]

Fair enough! I uh, I don't want to get Miles got. [...] You and Cloud close already?

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[hm?]

I didn't think you would. Most people want to keep the people they care about alive and safe. [. . .] I don't know if close is the word I'd use, but we talk. He reaches out to ask questions and I answer them. Yesterday was the first time we ever actually talked in person.

[evocationary]

Fair enough.

... Oh, wait, does that mean I got to talk to you in person first?

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Before Cloud? Yeah. Rupert...might've beaten you to it by like a day, I don't remember. It was pretty close though.

[evocationary]

[squints, whispers:]

... My nemesis.

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[lup...]

You both caught me at a time I needed to at least try to start meeting with people in person.

[evocationary]

Yeah, but you like me the most though, right? [stop]

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Sure. [stop.] ...you're fairly easy to talk to and it's less...yeah.

[daunting. it's less daunting.]

[evocationary]

[that makes her laugh a little.]

I'm very approachable. Probably. [...] You're fun, bud. I like spending time with you.

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So I've noticed. [. . .] Can't say I've heard that very often, but thanks. I haven't really spent time with people like this in...a while.

[evocationary]

I have low standards. [she's teasing!!] Yeah? Like, more than the other staff people? Or.

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In general. [they don't seem too bothered.] I spend time with co-workers sometimes, mostly when it's necessary, but I'm still getting used to having an actual social life.

[evocationary]

Why's that? [curious...]