AUDIENCE FOR: Lup

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mostly void, partially stars.

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[evocationary]

Fair enough. [... she shrugs.]

I don't know. I'm in a weird mood today. Depression is in the air but it's like, secondhand depression, for me.

[guestservices]

[they tilt their head to the side, considering that.]

Secondhand depression... people you care about are unhappy, so you feel unhappy that they're unhappy?

[evocationary]

Yeah, that. [sigh.] Cloud was kind of messed up about it, and I know a lot of people are sad we screwed up. The vibe is off.

[guestservices]

...I'm sorry.

[situation sucks.]

Anything I can do to take your mind of it for a bit? Would some kind of a distraction help?

[evocationary]

Sure, I guess. I don't know what to suggest, though, I feel like... the only things I end up doing are cooking and tapping away at the piano, recently.

Kind of a two-trick pony.

[guestservices]

Hmm... in that case, why don't we visit the library? There are plenty of books there to teach us how to do something new - "Do it yourself" books and things like that! We can pick something that looks interesting and try our hands at it.

[evocationary]

[you would suggest a trip to the library]

Not a bad idea. I'm down. [a little smile.] Maybe we could look up paper origami folding stuff. I've always wanted to get into it.

[guestservices]

[what?]

Oh! That would be fun. Let's go!

[a wave of their hand - and a shadow portal opens in front of them. it will take them to the library!]

[evocationary]

Yeesh, if there is one thing I miss about the staff gig, it's being able to teleport places. [she says, as she steps through the portal.]

[guestservices]

I must admit, it's been incredibly convenient!

[anyway, here they are! vulpecula heads straight for the nonfiction section.]

[evocationary]

[follows after them casually]

I also miss my infinity sleeves.

[guestservices]

[ ? ]

I suppose there's not much that can be done about that right now, since you're all... ah, "nerfed," but surely you can make infinity sleeves once you're out of here, can't you?

[magic...]

[evocationary]

I - huh. [blinks.] Fuck. I guess I could do that, huh.

[guestservices]

[...they giggle, a little.]

A project for once you get out of here?

[evocationary]

Yeah. I bet it'd be pretty easy, actually, just uh - like, a bag of holding, but your sleeves.

[guestservices]

Sleeves of holding!

[they hum a little, then reach up and pluck a how-to book on origami from the shelf.]

...aha. This should do nicely.

[evocationary]

Sleeve of holding... [she repeats, distantly.

oh, right. origami.] That should work, yeah. You ever done this before?

[guestservices]

[they look over at her, giving off concerned vibes at how distant that sounds when she repeats it - but then she continues on, so.

they open the book and flip through.]

Not exactly like this. These are some interesting shapes...

[frog]

[evocationary]

[don't be worried it was literally just her in her mind palace making a sleeve of holding]

Frog! [gasp!] Oooh, does it jump?

[guestservices]

[ME JUST SWEATING LIKE DID I TRIP OVER SOME TAZ LORE I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT???]

The instructions says it does! Let's make them, and then we can see whose can jump the furthest!

[evocationary]

[LSMDFKSDK no she literally was just like sherlock holmes mind palace.gif]

Yes. Good idea. Wow, way to make it into a competition. [she's amused.]

[guestservices]

It's more fun like this!

[evocationary]

It sure is.

[a beat.] Uh, what do we use for paper?

[guestservices]

...uh.

[they did not think of this.]

Give me a moment.

[they vanish through a portal





and return with paper they stole from the concierge]

[evocationary]

[claps when they come back]

Nice. Espionage.