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[personal profile] transmit 2026-01-31 04:40 pm (UTC)(link)
If they aren't to our standards, the only option left is to make them ourselves, huh? That sounds fun.

[ elysium's super complicated maps no one wants to read… ]

Where do you keep them? I wanna take a look, too.
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[personal profile] oversea 2026-01-31 04:46 pm (UTC)(link)
In the lab. It and the storage room are the most protected from the elements.

[ and he isn't putting something that precious in storage... someone might accidentally take it not knowing what it's for. ]
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[personal profile] transmit 2026-01-31 05:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Mind if I excuse myself, then? I'll be back at our usual spot before it's time for you to head to sleep.

[ thinks this is very smooth of him. sometimes you are delusional. ]
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[personal profile] oversea 2026-01-31 05:18 pm (UTC)(link)
[ thorns is thinking that it would be nice to have stayed here longer, but there is no practical reason to keep elysium here. ]

Go ahead. But I'll be later than usual.

[ so he shouldn't wait up for him if it takes too long. ]
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[personal profile] transmit 2026-01-31 06:25 pm (UTC)(link)
[ thorns…

this is enough gay feelings for one night. he lingers for an extra few beats, eyes trained on the horizon, before he turns away from it and flicks thorns' ear.
]

I'll see you there.

[ he will waste away at their meeting spot waiting for him if he must ]
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[personal profile] oversea 2026-01-31 07:04 pm (UTC)(link)
[ hm...

well, eventually, thorns will make his way there, later like he said; there are only so many people who are allowed to man the helm, which means the shifts on it tend to be much longer than the other jobs around the shift.

but he will try to peek to see if elysium is there or if he gave up on waiting. ]
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[personal profile] transmit 2026-02-01 12:38 am (UTC)(link)
[ sometimes, no matter how accustomed you are to adjusting your schedule on the fly, you can't just flip it upside its head and expect to be perfectly fine. he's still nursing a cup of coffee when thorns swings around, yawning into his hand.

but as for elysium himself, his eyes are closed, as though at peace and back to simply soaking in the atmosphere around him. he doesn't seem to acknowledge thorns' presence at all, assuming he's noticed it in the first place. in the lowlight of night it may be hard to make out—but that is a flour stain on his cheek…
]
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[personal profile] oversea 2026-02-01 02:57 am (UTC)(link)
[ hm...

thorns doesn't walk any closer at first, instead just looking at elysium. he's obviously awake, although thorns isn't sure of what level of awake and alertness that he's at. he waits a few extra seconds before walking the rest of the way over. ]


Just go to bed...
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[personal profile] transmit 2026-02-01 03:42 am (UTC)(link)
[




peels his eyes open and downs the rest of his coffee in one go.
]

I have work to finish. No can do.
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[personal profile] oversea 2026-02-01 03:53 pm (UTC)(link)
It won't kill you to skip a day or just start later.

[ thorns has some concerns... working while sleep deprived can be more dangerous than being drunk. ]
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[personal profile] transmit 2026-02-02 01:29 am (UTC)(link)
That only works if there's a clear line of communication. If I miss two days in a row, people will start wondering whether you actually exorcised me.

[ this is just another day, thorns… ]

What're you going to do about that?
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[personal profile] oversea 2026-02-02 02:38 am (UTC)(link)
It would be a good way to test how much they miss you.

[ OKAY.

maybe the ghost will develop a devout following? ]
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[personal profile] transmit 2026-02-02 08:30 am (UTC)(link)
[ the problem with this is that elysium's sense of humour is terrible and he can see how it could be funny.

however.

however!!
]

If another potato incident happens, you aren't going to freak out, are you?
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[personal profile] oversea 2026-02-02 11:41 am (UTC)(link)
I didn't freak out when the first one happened.

[ he doesn't consider his agonizing over funds a freak out, he considers it being him very practical and smart. ]
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[personal profile] transmit 2026-02-02 12:09 pm (UTC)(link)
What if I start being called unreliable…

[ he'll feel like he's bad at his job… and will need to defend his own honour… even if he's totally anonymous, that's still his work. ]
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[personal profile] oversea 2026-02-02 02:41 pm (UTC)(link)
[ they really shouldn't be relying this much on a ghost in the first place!! what happens when elysium gets bored of this and leaves? they will need to learn how to do work again. ]

Isn't my opinion the one that matters here, on whether or not you're doing a good job?
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[personal profile] transmit 2026-02-02 04:53 pm (UTC)(link)
[



okay.

thorns is not wrong.
]

Am I doing a good job, Thorns?

[ he is so annoying. ]
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[personal profile] oversea 2026-02-02 11:14 pm (UTC)(link)
[ help.

hm... he considers everything elysium has done... ]


Sure.
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[personal profile] transmit 2026-02-03 12:36 am (UTC)(link)
[ he's going to kill thorns. ]

Is this how you usually give feedback?
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[personal profile] oversea 2026-02-03 12:48 am (UTC)(link)
You did good...

[ he



claps? does this make it better? ]
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[personal profile] transmit 2026-02-03 04:01 am (UTC)(link)
That wasn't the question.

[ he reaches over to grab thorns' wrist… stopping him from clapping any more than he has. this is just sad now even by his standards. ]

I know I did good. But you should throw your colleagues more of a bone…
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[personal profile] oversea 2026-02-03 02:22 pm (UTC)(link)
I throw enough bones.

[ okay.

... ]


I just think you need to not stress yourself out.
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[personal profile] transmit 2026-02-03 03:26 pm (UTC)(link)
[ what bones, asks everyone ever. ]

It just doesn't feel right to be a freeloader when you're still in your transition period. There's a lot of work to be done, yeah? The sooner everything gets fixed up, the sooner everyone gets to relax. That's all.

You included.
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[personal profile] oversea 2026-02-03 11:43 pm (UTC)(link)
You've been doing the opposite of freeloading though...

[ which is why thorns thinks elysium taking a nap won't hurt, but it seems like he doesn't have any plans to. ]

Don't pass out in the middle of the hall.
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[personal profile] transmit 2026-02-04 01:14 am (UTC)(link)
Wrong. I have been.

[ just says it again but with more of an air of finality. for as long as he isn't an official member of the crew, he is a freeloader… ]

But, you too. Don't fall off the ship when I'm not looking.

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