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[oversea]

HELLO

"What do you want?"

GOODBYE

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[oversea]

Not at all. But–

[ hm.

well, there's no point in dancing around it. ]

Some of the things you were saying didn't make any sense.

[transmit]

[ Well.

He can't say he wasn't ready for this. Nothing about his smile or demeanour drops. ]

Which parts?

[oversea]

[ well, he remembers elysium, and isn't that what his main concern had been before?

so it shouldn't matter what his answer is. ]

What's Iberia?

1/2

[transmit]

[transmit]

It's a country that doesn't have much to speak about. It's boring, depressing to no end. Grey and drab. The streets are empty and everyone there's as quiet as if they're ghosts. The most memorable parts of it are its humid breeze and the saline taste it leaves in your mouth.

When you think about why you went on your pilgrimage—why you want to sail the seas—what comes to mind?

[oversea]

I've never had interest in the sea.

[ oh. is this because of the river? it's odd; he isn't sure how he would have ever noticed this if elysium didn't happen to mention it right away. ]

You're from this Iberia, then? You don't sound as if you like it that much.

[transmit]

[ i'll kill you ]

Not at all. [ … ] But it's the home I'm responsible for. What do you last remember before coming here?

[oversea]

I was on a journey to train in swordsmanship. I even ran into you.

[ ... somewhere...

... ]

Huh. I thought if I forgot something, it would be something more important.

[transmit]

No. You did forget something important.

[ But… he would know best that it isn't something you can just push. He helps Thorns to his feet, keeping his hands on him in case he slips. ]

… For now, let's just get you back to our room and get you changed. What happened to you while you were away? You looked awful. I told you all about mine——so you better do the same.

[oversea]

[ ... getting changed is probably for the best; the clothes he's wearing, to them, look like yanese robes that are definitely long and flowy and terrible to walk in while soaked. his hair is still long, so he'll need to cut that as well. ]

... Right. [ elysium did not tell him the version of events after he remembered thorns again, but that's fine. ] We were at some brothel and had to get revenge on a person who had killed us.

[transmit]

[ he told you like 90% of the plot shut up ]

Can you do a better job of explaining. Top to bottom.

[oversea]

[ he thought his explanation was perfect???? ]

The four of us woke up at a brothel. We still had our regular memories, but we also had a second set from the place we were in. We all remembered dying in different ways but were brought back somehow, and we knew we had to kill whoever it was that killed us.

The whole thing was basically figuring out who did it and tracking them down to settle our karmic debt.

[transmit]

[ he's going to track down everyone else for their account ftr ]

Did you have to deal with the people here filling in the rest of the cast?

[oversea]

Yes.

Sylus was a brothel dancer.

[transmit]

Really? That's who you thought of first?

Did he catch your eye?

[oversea]

[ there is a very long pause. ]

No.

[transmit]

[ i'm going to lash out again so he finds out about the ears ]

Good for you.

[ he is that fuckin happy for you meme with the kid crossing his arms ]

[oversea]

Don't be annoying. I had a... weird backstory at that place.

[ elysium truly is not giving off the vibes of a good bro right now. ]

[transmit]

Aha. Does this mean you have a better grasp of what we talked about before?

[oversea]

[




he flushes as he looks away. ]

[transmit]

[ coincidentally ]

We're back—! [ He slaps Thorns' back. ] I'll give you time to yourself and check up on you later. You're probably exhausted, yeah?

[oversea]

[ he's leaving already?

thorns reaches out to grab into his arm automatically, only to loosen his hold a second later. elysium had said he wasn't going to leave and now he is. ]

Right. See you.

[ ...

he hurries inside. bye. ]

[transmit]

[ It's very funny because Thorns technically falls through the cracks of what he'd promised earlier. He could comment on the arm grab, but instead, he finds his body moving automatically, hand reaching out to ruffle Thorns' hair before he goes. ]

Mm. Seeing how fine you are, there were a few other people I wanted to check up before the end of the day. ——I'll be back! Let me know if you need anything while I'm out!

[oversea]

... Mm.

[ well.

as soon as elysium is gone, thorns will change out of his wet clothes into something else, and then leave. the time to be emotional vulnerable is over. ]