[ they agree, quieter. the light from the lava flickers a bit across their veil as they are tying the knot on the little scarf to make sure nothing escapes - she can catch a glint of their eyes, light refracting briefly across. ]
Lup, I -
[ ... they stop themselves, after that, and then shake their head, tying the knot. she has something like this now, but starrier. ]
... There's something else, too, but I don't think I can tell you that yet. Maybe another time.
[ as they land back down gently on one foot, they reach into their sleeve, and pull out something else - a pair of white gloves. ] Here.
Yeah - yeah. [ they - laugh, a little, a huff, and duck their head, shaking it. ]
I will. I promise. [ a beat. ] Lemme know if you want to borrow any more clothes.
[ they seem a little less vibratey now too, as lup is starting to come down just a little. the wings at their back come down a bit, and they're able to return that little lightness with some levity of their own.
...anyway: ]
... You wanted to ask me about something, right? We can talk business, if you want.
I'm... no, I'm okay. [with her hair out of her face and the gloves secure, she seems a little less like she's going to throw up or cry. maybe she's a bit wigged out still, but it'll pass.
she fiddles with the gloves, and then makes her way over to sit down on the bed.]
Um, sure. Sorry, I don't want to, like - do the whole only using you for my own gain thing, I hated when people did that to me. [but she also would rather talk about literally anything else than her station trauma at the moment, so business is as good of an escape as any.]
I actually have two questions. The first, um, though. Can I show you something and ask you if you recognize it at all?
[ oh! they look at the paper, and then they laugh. ]
Haha, oooohh, Gems must've taken this from somebody during a meeting... [ the voice is very much "oooooh someone's in trouble". ] Where'd you even find this?
's weird. [ re: emet, anyway. ] You guys didn't find anything like that on yours, right?
And...If I had to guess, yeah. I was probably asleep.
[ they snort a little, glancing at her ear flicks before passing the paper back. ] I love Gems, but man, they can talk. You ever have to sit in on a meeting with a detailed lecture about whether toilet paper in the hotel should be over or under and the benefits of each position?
Nope. Just little, uh... amulets? I didn't really recognize the pattern on it.
[it's on her desk, though, and she gestures vaguely to it.
as for the mention of gemini, there's a pause where her expression shifts into something stupid and soft. probably not because of the namedrop specifically, just the description reminds her of...]
Hah. Yeah. Greed was just like that. [she picks at her gloves.] Miles.
aquila does glance over at the amulet, getting up to go check it out...? no one came to talk to them about the cyoa. :(
though at the mention of this greed or miles, aquila teases, ] Seems like you guys were pretty close.
I don't mind people like that at all. Maybe without the meetings, but, even if Gems nags me about... basically everything, even though I've not done anything wrong, ever, they're coming from a good place. They've got a good heart. Sure your person did too.
[it is there, i'm too lazy to go get the picture of it.]
Miles is one of the best men I've ever known. [she says, ear flicking.] He doesn't deserve to be held hostage for the stuff I have to do, but... I guess it makes sense. He and I tried really hard to give the people at the station a fighting chance, even though we weren't supposed to.
[ugh. her heart aches.]
I'm glad he didn't show up on the excursion we went on. Not that, uh. That stopped them from using other people to fuck with me, but whatever.
[ yeah because then i would have had to rp miles and we all know that's not happening
they peek at it a bit! but don't open it because they're polite. (?) and... something about that last bit gets them to huff a little fondly, shaking their head. ] Sounds like it. Would like to meet the guy, if he's anything like Gems.
[ at the mention of the excursion, though, they set the amulet back down, and come back over. they're still not quite sitting down, but, at least lean against the bed. ]
...your brother, I'm guessing, right? [ aquila makes a softly displeased noise - you can almost feel the distaste for that. ]
[thanks for not opening it but also gu yun is in there so congrats]
Oh, sure. Sure, some, um, some shitty tiger person turned into a girl Rupert knows and ripped Taako's heart out. And then the hosts sucked the life out of my - [...] -- my, um, a person I was close to at the station in front of me before that, so it was great. Just a real rousing success for the good old mental health.
...I think the whole "I'm gonna just write myself out because I'm immortal" thing is - what's the point of that? To protect yourself, right? But you're going to end up hurt no matter what, whether they're gone however many years from now or they're gone today because you left. I think it's - if it's there for you, if that person knows about it, and they're willing to accept it too, then your life'll be better for it. It's better to have loved and lost, than to never love at all.
Even it's only a short moment, and it's one you're gonna lose someday, or something you might never get to go back to, that short moment's still important.
[ they open their mouths to say something else, and then stop themselves, seeming to realize that they rambled.
... ]
...anyway. I know more than you'd think. [ they put their chin on the bed and huff, not looking at lup. ] About that sort of thing.
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[ they agree, quieter. the light from the lava flickers a bit across their veil as they are tying the knot on the little scarf to make sure nothing escapes - she can catch a glint of their eyes, light refracting briefly across. ]
Lup, I -
[ ... they stop themselves, after that, and then shake their head, tying the knot. she has something like this now, but starrier. ]
... There's something else, too, but I don't think I can tell you that yet. Maybe another time.
[ as they land back down gently on one foot, they reach into their sleeve, and pull out something else - a pair of white gloves. ] Here.
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... Thanks. [she says, finally, taking the gloves. and as she's pulling them on:] Way to leave me hanging.
[but that's a little lighter. or she's trying, anyway.]
Tell me when you can, then, I guess.
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I will. I promise. [ a beat. ] Lemme know if you want to borrow any more clothes.
[ they seem a little less vibratey now too, as lup is starting to come down just a little. the wings at their back come down a bit, and they're able to return that little lightness with some levity of their own.
...anyway: ]
... You wanted to ask me about something, right? We can talk business, if you want.
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she fiddles with the gloves, and then makes her way over to sit down on the bed.]
Um, sure. Sorry, I don't want to, like - do the whole only using you for my own gain thing, I hated when people did that to me. [but she also would rather talk about literally anything else than her station trauma at the moment, so business is as good of an escape as any.]
I actually have two questions. The first, um, though. Can I show you something and ask you if you recognize it at all?
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[ that's a little bit wry, but, after a long moment, they'll come over too, though they don't immediately sit, holding out their hand. ]
Lemme see.
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but - after, she shows them this! a copy of it, anyway.]
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Haha, oooohh, Gems must've taken this from somebody during a meeting... [ the voice is very much "oooooh someone's in trouble". ] Where'd you even find this?
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[her ear flicks.] During a meeting, huh. So this was some of you screwing around?
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And...If I had to guess, yeah. I was probably asleep.
[ they snort a little, glancing at her ear flicks before passing the paper back. ] I love Gems, but man, they can talk. You ever have to sit in on a meeting with a detailed lecture about whether toilet paper in the hotel should be over or under and the benefits of each position?
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[it's on her desk, though, and she gestures vaguely to it.
as for the mention of gemini, there's a pause where her expression shifts into something stupid and soft. probably not because of the namedrop specifically, just the description reminds her of...]
Hah. Yeah. Greed was just like that. [she picks at her gloves.] Miles.
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aquila does glance over at the amulet, getting up to go check it out...? no one came to talk to them about the cyoa. :(
though at the mention of this greed or miles, aquila teases, ] Seems like you guys were pretty close.
I don't mind people like that at all. Maybe without the meetings, but, even if Gems nags me about... basically everything, even though I've not done anything wrong, ever, they're coming from a good place. They've got a good heart. Sure your person did too.
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Miles is one of the best men I've ever known. [she says, ear flicking.] He doesn't deserve to be held hostage for the stuff I have to do, but... I guess it makes sense. He and I tried really hard to give the people at the station a fighting chance, even though we weren't supposed to.
[ugh. her heart aches.]
I'm glad he didn't show up on the excursion we went on. Not that, uh. That stopped them from using other people to fuck with me, but whatever.
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they peek at it a bit! but don't open it because they're polite. (?) and... something about that last bit gets them to huff a little fondly, shaking their head. ] Sounds like it. Would like to meet the guy, if he's anything like Gems.
[ at the mention of the excursion, though, they set the amulet back down, and come back over. they're still not quite sitting down, but, at least lean against the bed. ]
...your brother, I'm guessing, right? [ aquila makes a softly displeased noise - you can almost feel the distaste for that. ]
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Oh, sure. Sure, some, um, some shitty tiger person turned into a girl Rupert knows and ripped Taako's heart out. And then the hosts sucked the life out of my - [...] -- my, um, a person I was close to at the station in front of me before that, so it was great. Just a real rousing success for the good old mental health.
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anyway they
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Know we're in a - kinda shit situation for the 'good old mental health', but, that kinda takes the shit cake.
[ there's a beat. ... they scooch a little closer. ]
... Tell me about your brother? Taako. Not in the thing, just - in general.
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I feel like I've talked about him more here than anywhere else. [...] I never know what to say. He's my twin, and I love him more than anything.
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[ a beat. ]
Tell me about the other guy, then? For the variety. ... If you want to. Iunno, I - if it was me, it helps.
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... Hah, well. [she picks at the gloves again.] I don't know about that one. He's not really mine. He's a reckless dingus, though.
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they laugh a little, shifting and finally just sitting back down on the floor. ] You seem to really attract those kind of people.
Not really yours, though?
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He's with someone else, which is fine. [waves a hand.] I'm the third.
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[ they pause. she might get the sense they wrinkle their nose. ] Did he tell you that, or...?
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[ wow they just put that right out there ]
Would they be upset if they heard you saying this?
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a pause? and she just looks at them, amused.]
Wow. You don't know anything about it, so I don't see any reason for you to pass judgement.
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[ their wings poof up a little. ]
...I think the whole "I'm gonna just write myself out because I'm immortal" thing is - what's the point of that? To protect yourself, right? But you're going to end up hurt no matter what, whether they're gone however many years from now or they're gone today because you left. I think it's - if it's there for you, if that person knows about it, and they're willing to accept it too, then your life'll be better for it. It's better to have loved and lost, than to never love at all.
Even it's only a short moment, and it's one you're gonna lose someday, or something you might never get to go back to, that short moment's still important.
[ they open their mouths to say something else, and then stop themselves, seeming to realize that they rambled.
... ]
...anyway. I know more than you'd think. [ they put their chin on the bed and huff, not looking at lup. ] About that sort of thing.
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