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There is knocking at Thorns' door. ]

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[ OKAY



this is the five minutes where he is in his room instead of the lab. he opens it. ]

Elysium?

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Talk about a hard guy to catch. I was starting to think I was seeing things…

[ He seems to have more to add onto this, but then—he finds himself peering over Thorns' shoulder. ]

You staying in here alone?

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[ he glances over his shoulder, like maybe whatever is behind him is interesting? it's not. it is a room...

he looks back at elysium. ]

Yes.

[ of course he is. ]

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[ It is just a room…

He falls back onto his heels. ]

Oh, good. We're friends, right?




I need a roommate.

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[ ????

it is not that thorns is against the idea since he knows elysium, but. ]

Why?

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It just felt like I had to have one…

[ How did he function before? Simple. Having too much respect for people's boundaries and generally not minding being on his own. Recently, though… the nightmares a little unbearable. He does not think too hard about why Thorns is the first that came to mind or why he hadn't tried asking earlier. ]

Ah. Not that close, huh? That's fine. I can find someone else.

[ This is commentary to himself more than anything. The emotionshare goes from hopeful to slight disappointment, even if his expression remains unchanged.… ]

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[ ... okay. if anything confirms that something is wrong, it really is those last few sentences.

he immediately reaches over to grab him by the arm. ]

No. It's fine. I was just surprised you didn't the request by listing the benefits of living with a hottie, or whatever it is you usually say to people.

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[ spoilers is that he would not find someone else but no one needs to know that. ]

What, and make them sacrifice their sleep for me? A hottie's gotta be a hottie both inside and outside and be considerate. It'd be too much pressure for them if they aren't habituated to that much exposure, you know?

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[ okay.... well, that part does sound like elysium, at least. trying to figure out what exactly is wrong here is such a struggle. ]

Uh huh. Well, you can bring whatever you need in here.

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All here.

[ Just a touch more embarrassedly, he holds up a single pillow he'd taken from his room. Everything else is kind of already on his person (sword, flag) or in his bag. ]

You really haven't felt like staying with anyone else? It feels like every night the cats are haunting me…

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I haven't really thought about it.

[ he had his own room in rhodes, and he has his own room on his ship as captain. it never occurred to him to share one here. ]

I'm not really the type to ask.

[ which... elysium should be aware of... ]

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[ is that how you resist compulsions… you just don't have them? wow. such wisdom. ]

I see. Well, I'll do my best not to give you trouble. And if you ever feel it, you're welcome to look at my face! Free of charge.

[ so

This is how he makes himself comfortable in the corner of his room. ]

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[

well. this works out for thorns, since it means it'll be easier to keep an eye on elysium's potential condition. why is he... acting so weird... ]

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[ There is no condition.

He will occasionally glance over to Thorns, though… like he's trying to sneak peeks?

He's so confused. ]

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[ thorns will ignore this...

...

nene comes waddling into the room and makes a beeline for elysium. ]

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Oh, Nene—!

[ The confusion clears as he catches it in his arms. Paps its cheeks. ]

How have you been?

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[ nene makes a sound that might be answering elysium's question...?

thorns just watches the exchange. okay. ]

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[ He pauses mid-patting like something more important comes to mind. ]

What are you even doing here?

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[ there's a pause.

and then thorns will slowly answer for nene, ]

... Nene lives with me.

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The Señora really does let Nene do whatever it wants, doesn't she?

[ … There is something about this that doesn't seem quite right, but nothing has felt quite right for a while. So he will just flop onto his side and clutch Nene to his torso. His Nene now. ]

I was wondering how we knew each other. This makes a lot of sense…

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So you really don't remember me then.

[ there is humor in this considering all the things elysium was deliriously saying to him before he jumped into the water. ]

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[ He will choose not to address this directly… ]

I feel comfortable around you. Is that weird?

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... No. Remember what I said? We're friends.

[ if he didn't already know this place gives you weird effects, he'd be more worried about this. for now it's more inconvenient than anything.

well, that and a feeling he isn't quite sure of.

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Are we? Then you should have no problem being honest with me.

[ He doesn't sit up, but he does hold onto Nene a little more tightly. ]

How much did I forget?