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[oversea]

... So it seems.

[ it makes him think of the two of them watching themselves on the ship, an intimate moment that felt like spying even if it was an illusion of things that never came to be. yet, it feels a lot more possible than it ever had before. ]

You're probably saying something dumb.

[transmit]

[ sometimes you see a premonition… ]

You enjoy it when I do, though? Look.

[ there it is… thorns' pixel smile… their other selves have probably had the awareness that they've been running around for them, if nothing else. or at least, elysium's thorns does from the very yaoi activity check replies i've been getting. either way, they are the type of people to take things in stride and probably not freak out about other thems. ]

… It's a whole different story approaching, huh.

[oversea]

[ he watches them, and then lowers his voice, even though they're not close enough to be overheard, ]

Is that what we look like to other people?

[transmit]

[ lowers his voice back: ]

What does it look like to you?

[ they are two very good

friends ]

[oversea]

[ he looks at them

and then at elysium

and back at them. ]

They like to hang out.

[transmit]

[ he just keeps his eyes on thorns (purgatory)… ]

That's not what you really wanted to say, was it?

[oversea]

[ he nudges him. ]

You know, Hak actually asked me if we were dating. He said we looked too close not to be.

[ except they weren't at the time so thorns said no... they were just good friends... ]

[transmit]

[ this is so funny. ]

No one asked me that. [ he does not need to sound mildly offended over this, but he does. ] What do you think now? Is there anyone else you could be like that with?

[oversea]

You are really overestimating how close other people want to get to me.

[ he does not sound like he minds, especially since that has worked to his advantage. he needs to adjust how he approaches things now that he's in charge of people's lives though... ]

[transmit]

[ this really is a matter of how long it'll take for the other two to notice how long they're here for. for thorns, he's just about to set off on his journey—but for elysium, he wonders how long it's been since he'd last seen his friend. no wonder he's so clingy.

he briefly considers the logistics of just shoving them both in their own world and solving all their problems. does it work like that? it'd be nice if it did. ]

It's more like you're underestimating how many people have tried. [ he grips thorns a little more tightly. ] What made you decide you wanted this, anyway? Even after my explanation, it seemed like you had no interest in it.

[oversea]

Is that the impression I gave?

[ he sounds a little amused by the thought, since he figured that the fact that he was even asking so many questions about it made it obvious he was curious. this is what happens when you barely emote. ]

No, I was just... figuring it out. Since something you said just sounded like us.

[transmit]

You didn't mention it ever again, yeah. And a bunch of people were acting weird that day, so I figured that was it.

[ well. people are always acting weird. it's a matter of they act weird consistently that you start getting kind of concerned. ]

Was it the part about comfort?

[ … ]

You're comfortable around the Doctor.

[oversea]

Like I said, I was... trying to figure things out. And then people started acting strangely so it didn't seem like the time. [ ... ] Most people are comfortable around the Doctor.

[ they make that very easy, which is a good trait considering their job. ]

Do you think I could fall in love with them?

[transmit]

[ he looks to the side… ]

You'd have a lot of competition. [ yes. ] But you could probably win them over.

[oversea]

[ ...

he forgets about being self-conscious of their other selves and leans in to kiss elysium's cheek. ]

I only want you.

[transmit]

[ imagine this is where they look over… this would make the vibe of the other thread so different.

…

maybe they should? elysium, at least, wouldn't notice from how much the kiss distracts him. ]

You probably could've, though. You're only saying that now because we're together.

[oversea]

No one but you has made me even slightly interested.

[ maybe if different people were in purgatory or if he got to know others in a different way this may be a different story. but that's not the reality they're living in, so thorns can only go by the fact he didn't like anyone else here even slightly romantically. ]

[transmit]

[ …

his heart explodes. it's his turn to kiss thorns, but on the forehead this time. ]

[oversea]

[ he is so soft. thorns lens against him, as they once again prolong this. ]

Don't ever worry about that, alright?

[transmit]

[ it always goes back to their inability to go from point a to b like normal people… ]

It's your responsibility to keep reminding me.

[ he holds their hands up to thorns' eye level. ]

We might as well just announce ourselves like this, yeah?

[ becomes ghost out of sheer embarrassment i guess ]

[oversea]

Are you su––

[ he looks back up. ]

Where did they go?

[ they are... chasing after nene. ]

[transmit]

Don't you feel like we should just leave them with each other? Look how well they get along…

[ reflecting upon how they really made everyone else voyeur to this. hm ]

[oversea]

[ this is a little embarrassing to watch.... ]

Well. I would hope that they do.

[transmit]

[ from a third party perspective it just looks like they're frolicking with nene. nene probably thinks they're all just frolicking together, honestly.

elysium will be first to look away despite them being the ones holding hands and kissing. this feels worse somehow? why are they so stupid? ]

[oversea]

[ they probably only have until they capture nene... ]

Did you say goodbye to everyone else?