AUDIENCE FOR: Lup

[guestservices]

mostly void, partially stars.

❤

Comments

[evocationary]

like
tonight?

additional
i
okay i guess



i still need to get a task from you
sorry i forgot jason was trying to
anyway

[guestservices]

Why not?
It may help.
There was a lot that happened recently.
But right. The task.
...show signs of affection in non-physical ways to three people.
You have a week, as usual.

[evocationary]

okay

okay.

are you
can i see you or are you busy

[guestservices]

No.
Where are you?

[evocationary]

bar but i cna go smth
somwher else
if you want

[guestservices]

Bar is fine.
I'll be there shortly.

[and true to their word, there's a swirl of shadows in the corner before gemini steps out and approaches her.]

[evocationary]

[she is definitely drinking, now. she's sitting at the piano with something supremely alcoholic, and when she sees them, she holds out her hand to them. come here please.]

[guestservices]

[they cross the room not-quite running, but it's quick and they settle next to her.]

...do you want to stay here?

[evocationary]

I don't know where else to go.

[at least here there's some music that she can try and lose herself in. she takes their hand.]

[guestservices]

There are plenty of places around the hotel and the Station both. But if you'd like to stay, then we will. [she can also have their hand. they will just hold it a little tightly.]

[evocationary]

... I don't know if it's a good idea for me to be in the Station tonight.

[she says, after a moment, but.]

I really want to play music. Is what I want.

[guestservices]

[they tilt their head.]

...have you gotten any better with the piano? Or is it still violin?

[evocationary]

I've gotten a little better, sure.

[... she puts her drink down, and just. plays this.]

[guestservices]

[they sit and they listen. as lup plays, they seem to settle in and listen patiently.]

...it's lovely, Lup. You've gotten much better.

[evocationary]

I just practice whenever I have nothing else to do.

[she's always been good at music.] ... Thanks.

[and she picks up her drink and downs the rest of it.

this might be why she is not freaking out like she was earlier.]

[guestservices]

There are far worse ways to spend your time. [...and there she goes, downing her drink. they say nothing about it though.] Even if it's a bit of happiness, it counts.

[evocationary]

You have to uh, take what you can get, here.

[...]

You know, if I was going to kill someone, it'd be Diluc, I think.

[guestservices]

[hm.]

Oh yeah? What brought you to that conclusion?

[evocationary]

He got away with what he did. [maybe it was the shadows. but so was sheila.

and, well.] I thought about Rin, too.

[... she pulls herself up to stand so she can go get more alcohol.]

[guestservices]

...yeah? [they let her go.]

...so how much thought are you going to keep putting into it?

[evocationary]

I don't know. A lot, apparently.

[it's killing her every day, though, more than anything else.]

Think I could pull it off?

[guestservices]

[they think this over.]

Probably. You'd have enough people to lie for you and cover you, I think. Physically might be a problem. Mentally, it depends on how you go into it.

[...they plunk at the piano.]

This is your decision, regardless.

[evocationary]

Diluc is safe, presumably. So is his hostage.

[she says, taking a drink.]

So it wouldn't be so terrible. Physically, I'd figure it out.

[guestservices]

[...]

I'm sure you would. [just...very carefully neutral. they can't really encourage or discourage her, but they don't want her to stop talking either if this helps her.] You have time to think on it, I suppose.

[evocationary]

I know.

[her voice cracks a little. she clears her throat, and puts her drink down on the table.] I know I do.

[the way she says it makes it seem like she doesn't.]