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[oversea]

[ NOT PEPPER SPRAY

but it is indeed easier... thorns is learning so much right now actually? he reaches out to cover elysium's mouth with his hand. ]

You do. What did they tell you?

[transmit]

They told me about how you've been pi—

[ …

THORNS!!!!! he has made a vow to himself to let thorns talk about his dead lover at his leisure, he cannot be forcing his topic like this. visibly, he looks how anyone might after nearly putting their foot in their mouth and catching themselves at the last second. ]

—cking Nene up and carrying it with you everywhere. Don't you think you might be spoiling it too much?

[ this

is not entirely a lie. which is why it's also not as shitty of one as it could be. ]

[oversea]

[ it is obvious that is not what elysium intended to say but thorns has absolutely no way of knowing how that sentence was supposed to go.

but nene is his baby... thorns does not even consider what it looks like from the outside that he went from treating this creature like the ship mascot to his actual pet. ]

You want me to ignore Nene?

[transmit]

[ he doesn't answer… he just points behind thorns. it's the saltfin of the hour flopping over for its designated thorns time. what does he do. ]

[oversea]

[ oh

thorns just automatically pick nene up. there is no hesitation. ]

[transmit]

[ okay…… ]

Is it hanging out with us today?

[oversea]

Do you have something against Nene?

[ why is elysium suddenly so obsessed with this round fish child... ]

[transmit]

[ good lord it really has replaced him. ]

Not particularly. I'll keep in mind to take us places where it'll be allowed entry…

[ not only must he help thorns get over his dead lover, but he is also a third wheel now? okay. ]

[oversea]

[ nene is wondering why elysium isn't paying attention to it...

thorns just raises a brow and shrugs. ]

Sure. Let's go.

[transmit]

[ nene has provided thorns emotional and physical comfort where he's been unable to…… does thorns usually curl up to nene these days? he hadn't seen nene around the previous night, but it would make sense, if so.

he sneaks a gaze over… trying to figure out his foe… ]

Feathers are softer than scales…

[ reaches the stage where he starts mumbling to himself. ]

[oversea]

[ when thorns realizes what's happening he's going to kill elysium

but he walks over and just holds nene out to him. take it. ]

Here.

[transmit]

[ MORE LIKE ELYSIUM WILL KILL THORNS FOR DIVORCING HIM?

actually

he'll probably do something a lot funnier than that, but they cross that bridge when they cross that bridge. as of right now, he just looks at thorns with his nemesis in his hands in disbelief. ]

Are your arms tired? I knew you were feeding it too much.

[ he really just says things… ]

[oversea]

No. Come on, lead the way already.

[ the day is not getting any younger and neither are they. thorns waits for elysium to stop beefing with nene. ]

[transmit]

[ they are, in fact,



going to the terra-equivalent of ikea. elysium was not kidding when he said they needed to liven up his room… ]

There. [ points to the very large building in the distance. ] You can leave Nene in the play area while we check everything out.

[ thorns will be waiting ten years for that. ]

[oversea]

[ OKAY

thorns was not expecting this and yet it's such an elysium thing to do. he is thinking about his budget in this thread as well now. ]

You just wanted to go shopping.

[transmit]

[ nene is about to be surrounded by curious children. this may or may not be the most terrifying period of its life, but thorns doesn't need to know that. ]

How'd you know? Mind if we look at clothes after, too?

[oversea]

[ HIS BABY NOOOOO

but thorns just nods. ]

Sure... Don't spend too much.

[transmit]

[ kids are the most demonic creatures in the world and i stand by this.

he gives thorns a look. ]

Your wardrobe's been really eye-catching recently, you know that? You stand out wherever we go.

[ is this… also from his liberi lover's influence?? ]

[oversea]

Do I? I don't think so.

[ thorns glances down at himself. at least to his credit, he is now aware of what elysium is referencing... even if he is pretending that he is not. ]

What do you mean?

[transmit]

[ he could talk about his tits. it would be so easy to talk about how his tits are just out there. instead, he shows a great deal of restraint, lifting one hand and pointing at each of his fingers in turn. ]

You accessorise a lot more than you used to.

[ unfortunately

he cannot stop the way his eyes go to thorns' head of hair, to the place where there should be a feather. he tries to imagine it there. a white feather… something like his? eough that people might mistake it for his?

… ]

[oversea]

[ at the very least, thorns can't tell exactly where elysium looking at other than it's his general head area. he runs a hand through his hair, causing it to look messier/ ]

I guess I do.

[ does elysium think it's stupid...? why is he self-conscious about this, he doesn't typically care what people think of how he looks. no, he knows why, it's because it's elysium. ]

[transmit]

[


vaguely wonders when and how thorns learned to seduce people? even if it might've been unintentionally? there is a woman in the far end of his periphery who gasps in their direction. she mouths to her friend to hold her. ]

It's good to see you have interests outside your lab. [ … ] I want to see what else you'd pick out for yourself.

[oversea]

[ thorns doesn't even consider this an interest... he just looks at elysium curiously, before gesturing towards the entrance. ]

Let's get this out of the way first, then. I'll say no to anything that's too expensive.

[transmit]

[ i like how beds are just in the budget for some reason ]

I know what you need for sure—a better light. A candle isn't good enough for working at night. You're gonna ruin your eyes like that.

[ is

thorns really going to let elysium leave nene at the play area ]

[oversea]

[ yes... nene will end up escaping the play pen and going on its own i*ea adventure though. thorns is unaware of this so he thinks this is safe. ]

... That's fine. We should get one for the kitchen too then.

[ and his lab... whoa... ]