✧ — passionfruit green tea.

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[oversea]

I don't see what the convenient part is.

[ but that's not an answer to his suggestion. ]

[transmit]

[ elysium looks at thorns as if he's going through the entire spectrum of human emotion. does thorns know… he's killing him right now? because he's killing him. he's being seduced……

… ]

I can take the floor.

[oversea]

If you're sure...

[ thorns could press about this, but. getting elysium to agree to even sleep in here feels like an accomplishment, so they can work their way up on debating the sleeping arrangements. ]

You can bring your stuff in here.

[transmit]

[ is there anything more tragic than your boyfriend not knowing he's your boyfriend

HE ALSO NEVER GOT TO MOVE IN WITH HIS BOYRFIEND OFFICIALLY!!!!!!!!! they had a roommate by the time they got together…



he looks as though he's crashed. ]

Huh? Isn't that too soon…

[oversea]

Is it? But if you're sleeping here, it makes more sense to.

[ he squints at elysium.

they have been avoiding talking about purgatory... admittedly thorns has because he is half convinced that he just imagined waking up there and then immediately going home. and elysium not bringing it up is just convincing him more it was a hallucination. but every now and then something happens that makes him go ? ]

[transmit]

[ elysium is very normal there is no reason at all for thorns to be ? ]

I guess you're right…

[ …

he gets up




trips over his own feet ]

[oversea]

[ OKAY

thorns watches this and wonders if elysium got drunk in the short period of time they were apart. he gets up to help him up...? ]

[transmit]

… My foot got numb waiting for you.

[ SURE!!!!!!! ]

I can move my stuff over later tonight when there are fewer people around. [ his gaze darts, searching for something, anything, to distract thorns with. his hand lands on a jar of vitamins which he hurriedly presses into thorns' hand ]

You haven't forgotten to take them today, have you?

[oversea]

[ oh.

he looks down at them, momentarily distracted. ]

Yes...?

[transmit]

Okay. Have some now and don't forget next time. But I forgot I promised Weedy I'd talk to her about something before she headed back to Rhodes. I'll—

I'll catch you later.

[ nyooms

if thorns looks after him, he might be able to catch elysium's expression looking for more frazzled than usual. ]

[oversea]

[ okay...

well, thorns will just move stuff around so it's more comfortable having two people in here. he is trying not to think too hard on elysium's behavior...

once he finishes that, he just leaves to make his rounds. he listens to a few people conspiracy theory about the ghost. ]

[transmit]

[ they've started leaving offerings for the ghost hoping it'll do their work for them… it seems like it has an attitude? it won't just accept anything nor will it just do anything.

a group thorns passes by happens to be talking about how to best bribe the ghost. predictably, elysium has not gone to weedy at all but is trying to get fresh air hanging around a hidden area of the ship. if he's already having a crisis over thorns now, will he survive beyond this? it is so doubtful.

life is hard!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ]

[oversea]

[ thorns is really wondering how elysium is managing to pull all of this off without getting caught. he tells them that he heard fries is a good way to lure it, except it's impossible to have fries here so good luck.

he later needs people trying to convince the cook to invest in a fryer... ]

[transmit]

[ some people are getting a clearer picture of this ghost by day but there are so many conflicting accounts that they're not sure what's real or fake. some even dare to call it ethereal…? woah.

they are so confused how thorns would know this about the ghost but they will not question it as he is captain. they decide to leave raw potatoes out a la reirin which is funny—because he would be charmed on that fact alone. over the next however long, he's about to start show up to thorns' room every evening with potatoes…

eventually, he ambles over well past midnight. is thorns' awake or waiting for him? he peeks through the door like a normal person for once. ]

[oversea]

[ he is.

he is sitting at his desk, writing into a journal. his expression is puzzled, but it smooths over when he hears movement by the door. ]

Yes?

[transmit]

[ he has an entire stack of things in his hands, but it's mostly blankets and pillows and less one would typically expect from him. he look around the mound and over to thorns. ]

Still working this late?

[oversea]

Mm. I had a few things I needed to get done.

[ ... ]

And I was waiting for you.

[transmit]

[ this is so reminiscent of when he'd tried to make himself comfortable in thorns' room. he's an invited guest now… wow. except he's once again laying sheets in a corner and trying to make himself as small as possible. ]

Sorry to keep you up. [ … ] These are a ghost's usual haunting hours.

Did you think I wouldn't show?

[oversea]

I was wondering...

[ it's sometimes hard to tell what elysium will decide to do.

he watches elysium put his things down. ]

See? Loads of space for two people.

[transmit]

[ elysium just constantly says one thing and does the other, it's true. ]

I don't think it was ever a matter of space. Don't you usually prefer to have a place by yourself?

[ he lasted so long in purgatory alone… ]

[oversea]

I do.

[ he just agrees.

... but he feels like he needs to keep a better eye on elysium. ]

[transmit]

Have I become a ghost to you too, friend…?

[oversea]

... I don't know when you'll decide to go, so it'll be nice to spend some time together.

[ they really haven't much at all, despite elysium being on the ship. ]

[transmit]

[ he will die as this goes against his stalker creed. ]

… It has been one thing after another. When's the last time we got to properly hang? Back on Rhodes?

[oversea]

... Yeah, I guess so.

[ there is obvious hesitance before he answer. he is aware this is a true statement, but for some reason it doesn't quite feel right. but it is right... ]

A lot has happened.