✧ — passionfruit green tea.

[boba]

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[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... ]

[transmit]

[ OKAY. BYE NENE.

ikea being ikea means they have to pass through a hundred different sections before they even reach the lighting fixtures. hopefully thorns has fun while elysium gets distracted by absolutely everything. ]

Uh huh, uh huh. Are you staying warm enough at night? It gets cold out at sea. C'mere! Feel how soft these blankets are.

[oversea]

[ he places a hand on one. ]

It is soft.

[ this is not agreeing to getting one. ]

[transmit]

[



places two in his cart and moves on before thorns can put them back. ]

[oversea]

[ oh my god

thorns is realizing this man is impossible to shop with. he feels like he was already aware of this fact though, which is why he ever did this with him. ]

I see you're taking things into your own hands.

[transmit]

[ to live is to spend ]

You gave me your approval, though? How are the curtains in your room? The sun gets pretty bright out at sea, especially when it's unobstructed and reflecting off the water.

Blackout curtains could do you good. What do you think?

[ 🥺

excitedly holds them out ]

[oversea]

[ thorns squints at the price tag once it's in a visible angle...

ugh. ]

Fine.

[transmit]

You never spend on yourself. It's now or never—!

[ in all fairness to elysium

he's at least sticking things that have a practical excuse. he just wants his uni to live in comfort… out at sea… ]

[oversea]

[ he spends money on himself it is just usually one of his absurd hobbies so what he buys will have any usage outside of blowing things up. it's fine. ]

We need to remember to only get what I can fit inside.

[ he may have the biggest room on the ship, but it's still not the same as an average size bedroom elsewhere. ]

[transmit]

[ when he says that, he means quality of life. plenty of people would take issue with how much thorns spends on his chemicals, but that isn't what he's talking about. ]

What, did you think I was going to try and get you an entire entertainment system?

[ as they cross into the kitchen area, elysium settles back into his usual easygoing manner… ]

Can you think of anything else you might need?

[oversea]

[ he doesn't answer the first question because the answer is yes.

instead he looks around... and immediately walks over to a block of knives to inspect them. ]

Maybe...?