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[constellationprize]

Hi! This is ☆radia! I'm really sorry I wasn't able to answer your call... Um, if you need anything, it's fine to leave a message here! I'll answer you as soon as I can!
 

[ for phonecalls and texts ]

Comments

Re: day 185 evening

[avestan]

Yeah, but I've got Verticality. I can just float things.

Re: day 185 evening

[constellationprize]

Oh -

[ looks like

she genuinely forgot that was a thing

this is what happens when you don't buy skills ]

Then, um... I'll get the door, so...

[ it's ok for him to float the groceries, she means ]

Re: day 185 evening

[avestan]

[floats them!!]

Do you even have any abilities bought?

Re: day 185 evening

[constellationprize]

Thank you.

[ shakes her head ]

I didn't want... so many of ours sounded kind of dangerous, and I didn't want to hurt anyone if I could help it, so I haven't bought any of them...

Re: day 185 evening

[avestan]

Huh? No way, ours are really bad for hurting people. Nightmare Vision is mentally dangerous, sure, and Harder They Fall can be used dangerously, but the other ones are harmless.

Re: day 185 evening

[constellationprize]

I don't think that's true... you could use Verticality in a dangerous way too, couldn't you? And using Babel on someone could really hurt their feelings!

Re: day 185 evening

[avestan]

Sure, but you can't really do that unless you really want to.

Re: day 185 evening

[constellationprize]

But the possibility exists, so I don't want to have them - so I haven't gotten any of them.

[ even though she is routinely in situations where having verticality would actually help a lot ]

I don't need anything like that...

Re: day 185 evening

[avestan]

Verticality is really convenient though. And you could use it to help people.

Re: day 185 evening

[constellationprize]

[ goes quiet for a bit, thoughtful ]

Like you're doing right now...?

Re: day 185 evening

[avestan]

Yeah. Among other things.

Re: day 185 evening

[constellationprize]

... Mm. Well -

I guess I should think about it...

[ mmm ]

Um - you don't have to help me cook, but can you stay in the kitchen with me...?

Re: day 185 evening

[avestan]

Yeah, of course. I won't leave you alone.

Re: day 185 evening

[constellationprize]

I -

[ a little panicked ]

If you didn't want to, then that would have been okay - I don't mind...

Re: day 185 evening

[avestan]

I want to. I don't wanna be alone either.

Re: day 185 evening

[constellationprize]

... Okay. Then I'll stay with you.

[ so as they approach the hotel she's getting her phone out early, since he's got the groceries squared away ]

It'll be around two hours... I'm sorry.

Re: day 185 evening

[avestan]

What are you sorry for? You think I mind hanging out with you?

Re: day 185 evening

[constellationprize]

[ opens her mouth



closes her mouth




op ]

... I don't ...

... Mm, I'm sorry. I'm not really thinking properly tonight, am I...?

Re: day 185 evening

[avestan]

It's okay. I haven't been thinking properly for days. But try to remember that I like you, okay?

Re: day 185 evening

[constellationprize]

[ ah

for a moment she almost looks as if she's about to cry ]

... I - . . .

[ weh ]

You too...

Re: day 185 evening

[avestan]

...Hey.

[putting down the grocery bag in his hand for a moment]

C'mere.

Re: day 185 evening

[constellationprize]

[ shuffling over .-. ]

But we should head inside, shouldn't we...

Re: day 185 evening

[avestan]

In a second. This comes first.

[hugs her]

Re: day 185 evening

[constellationprize]

[ just kind of

trembles in his arms, letting loose a shuddering sob - her eyes are burning but he's the one who needs to be supported here, not her, she can't be doing this

so a few moments later she attempts to reciprocate, definitely more interested in comforting him than being comforted ]

Re: day 185 evening

[avestan]

[allows it, exhaling deeply but not showing any other signs of upset]

Okay. Let's go inside.