AUDIENCE FOR: Lup

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mostly void, partially stars.

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[evocationary]

[she smiles a little at these descriptions.]

Rupert pushes too much, huh? [a beat.] Those are pretty good reads on all of them, for sure.

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Mmhm. Incredibly stubborn. [they say, as if they are not.] ...I do try to get a read on most of you whenever you speak with us. IT isn't always easy is all.

[evocationary]

I think you're pretty good at it. Strength of yours.

[a little squeeze.]

I got a memory of a very stubborn boy telling me he liked me better than someone else and that he wasn't going to drop me the second he found something more useful while I was talking with Rupert, you know.

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It benefits me for my job, you realize. Knowing how to read people's complaints.

[stop, that just gives them license to cuddle more.]

...oh yeah? Sounds like it was something you needed to hear. Maybe he was onto something. [haha.]

[evocationary]

[she laughs at the last part and maybe pinches them a little in the side.]

Maybe! Maybe he's a brat. [she teases, and then:] It was something I needed to hear. Now, I mean, me and not just her.

[guestservices]

[they jump a little in surprise, a startled noise almost like a laugh.]

Then I suppose you will have to accept it as the truth. You may not be the same as what was remembered by others, but you have worth beyond that. For all of them.

[themselves included.]

[evocationary]

[a pause, and she presses her face against their shoulder, hiding her face.]

Stop, you're embarrassing. [she says, muffled.]

[guestservices]

[they shift to barely press their head against hers.]

You cannot call me embarrassing just because I'm correct.

[evocationary]

[god she REALLY wants to pet their hair but she cannot. she hums.]

I can, and I will! [...] You have to nap too, you know. When I do? Those are the rules.

[guestservices]

[the sentiment is there, it's okay.]

And whose rules are those? I don't recall hearing about these...

[evocationary]

Mine. I just made them up.

[guestservices]

You're not the boss of me. [they say, making absolutely no moves to get up.]

[evocationary]

I am! I'm the customer! You have to listen to all my complaints!

[guestservices]

I have been! [uggggh. but fine!] ...it probably shouldn't be for long. We both have things to do.

[fuck those things though tbh.]

[evocationary]

Make us an alarm with your rad infinity sleeves, and we'll get up after an hour or two.

[guestservices]

[...

yeah they reach into hammerspace and pull out a star-shaped alarm clock to set for about an hour and a half.]

Better?

[evocationary]

Better! [she scoots down to flop out on the bed, making room for them to cuddle as they like.]

[guestservices]

[lup flops. and gemini not-quite-so-gracelessly flops as they lay down next to her and stay close.]

...I'll probably have to go after this. [even if they don't want to.]

[evocationary]

I know. It's okay. [she rubs their arm a little.] You have a job to do. But not right now. Right now this is your job.

[guestservices]

Mm. Right. One job at a time...

[lup is so rude because they're COZY and SAFE and they're GOING TO ACTUALLY FALL ASLEEP! LUP!!!!]

But what about...[you know. everything.]

[evocationary]

[GOOD, GET SOME REST, YOU TALL CHILD, YOU CAN'T KEEP BURNING THE CANDLE AT BOTH ENDS]

Shh. No, no what about. Sleep now, problems later.

[guestservices]

[YOU CANT STOP THEM!!

except she can.]

...fine. For both of us then.

[lup, nap, or so help them.]

[evocationary]

[she will! she just passes the fuck out in like five minutes, actually, it's sort of funny.]