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[personal profile] transmit 2025-08-31 12:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Are you trying to pick a fight?

[ covered by thorns' hand his words are nearly incomprehensible, so he does what any normal person does and

bites at his palm. he does not retaliate beyond that whatsoever so that seems to be his? getting even? for thorns helping him? since he does settle down albeit more petulantly.

he is so stupid.
]
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-08-31 12:40 pm (UTC)(link)
[ every now and then they come across something they still get embarrassed by despite everything. somehow buying toys is much easier than making them? thorns is a pure maiden. ]

... You'd have to show me what you like.

[ once again assigns elysium freak with a billion sex toys. ]
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-08-31 12:44 pm (UTC)(link)
[ okay.

elysium biting his palm feels so weirdly intimate that it actually flustered him a bit, his cheeks darkening a little.
but thorns ignores that to keep fiddling with the tie.

it's not perfect, but it at least looks better than what elysium did. ]
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[ he's so beyond feeling shame regarding their sex life at this point that he doesn't mind the accusation… elysium is also pure… purely in love ]

I'm kind of curious what you'd come up with, though…?

[ on that note— ]

Considering you're attuned to it, I wonder what it'd feel like. Would it make you more sensitive? Feel things twice as strongly?

[ they are supposed to be going to WORK ]
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[personal profile] transmit 2025-08-31 06:03 pm (UTC)(link)
[ he is 100% moping by the time thorns is done. ]

Don't forget yours…

[ ]

Thanks.
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-08-31 06:16 pm (UTC)(link)
[ a reminder that elysium killed someone who was probably like 19 or something just a few hours ago.

unfortunately, thorns is actually very seriously thinking about this. ]


... Maybe. It might be better to put it in you in that case.

[ this is deranged val dont look ]
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-08-31 06:18 pm (UTC)(link)
I had to put some work in...

[ elysium did literally everything else.

it does feel a little nice though, knowing that thorns had to step in to help, like a small reminder things work better with each other. he does not say this and just does his own tie. ]
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[personal profile] transmit 2025-08-31 06:29 pm (UTC)(link)
[ thinks about how they didn't even mourn. straight to hell with them

he would ask how he managed to get out the other thing by himself if he didn't use the corazonix, but he doesn't actually want to die so he keeps it to himself…

he stares.
]

But the face you make when you're overstimulated is one of my favourites?

[ i think val has given up on us since the new post or at least i hope so ]
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[ how often does thorns tie these things to do know to do it so well… so well in this case is a low bar to clear, but regardless, he will peek into a mirror and begrudgingly admit that it's a much better job. ]

I don't see any of this as work, though?

[ they get to hang out… he is paid in camaraderie. ]

But if you feel like you still owe me, you can always volunteer to be the one taking care of all the covers.

[ die in trying to put the blankets in and lining up the corners ]
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-08-31 06:52 pm (UTC)(link)
[ if elysium said that thought out loud thorns would hang him upside down in a non-sexy way.

they're really just attacking each other here though. thorns also thinks it should be elysium because thorns would like to test it out on him first? he is abandoning his creed of always doing things on himself first because he still wants his revenge that he has had like ten times by now. ]


Yours is better.
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-08-31 06:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Were you just trying to pass that onto me?

[ the two things are so different from each other that thorns can only assume elysium has been waiting for an opportunity to pawn it off. ]

... Are we ready?
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[ some questions in life were never meant to be answered… he locked himself up in the bathroom for so long… ]

Sadist. Just say you want to bully me.

[ but they reach the lab! and elysium very subtly freezes at the door, his hand almost going slack in thorns'.

why is mantra here. like, it makes sense mantra is here as there is no doubt a mental aspect to whatever these people are doing to their experiments, but still.

why is mantra here. he is going to have to put up the most convincing act of his life for why he felt justified in killing their comrade.
]
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We should do the things we're good at, shouldn't we? You always get it done sooooo fast.

[ there is nothing to suggest thorns is particularly skilled in this overly specific thing but okay.

he hands thorns' a bag. two bags. both are fairly heavy.
]

For your parents, from us. [ us sounds incredibly intimate… ] No forgetting the bride and groom either!
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-08-31 07:38 pm (UTC)(link)
[ hmm.

thorns just squeezes his hand, and then pulls him along into the room. he nods at mantra and the others, pausing only long enough in case elysium wants to say something?

but otherwise he will tug him to a seat. ]
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-08-31 07:40 pm (UTC)(link)
[ thorns vaguely remembers elysium saying he'd take care of the wedding gift, and then he never once thought about it again. he is realizing he probably should have? or at least asked how it was going? ]

What did you get...?
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[personal profile] transmit 2025-09-01 12:43 am (UTC)(link)
[ he says his hi… but they won't even get as far as to taking a seat before mantra beams that she wants him to give her a more thorough report.

he just relays this over to thorns and looks at him. does he have permission.
]
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[personal profile] transmit 2025-09-01 12:49 am (UTC)(link)
[ thorns can't see it considering it's now been covered by tissue paper, but he cants his head towards it nonetheless. he did say he'd text thorns an image of it to confirm. oops. ]

A Keurig. It was one of the things they requested. Since it was coming from the two of us, I thought I'd get the nicest one.
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-09-01 12:57 am (UTC)(link)
[ hmmm...

thorns just nods to give him permission. from an outside perspective, this is kind of an insane exchange to witness. elysium, blink twice if you need help.

it takes elysium like twenty seconds to actually let go of elysium's hand after that though. ]
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-09-01 01:00 am (UTC)(link)
Tell me how much it cost and I'll pay you back.

[ if thorns keeps saying this, then surely elysium will eventually let thorns pay him back. it'll work one day.

but they can gather the remaining of their belongings and head out. the wedding takes place outside in a nicely decorated area with an amazing view of the ocean, while the reception is in a ballroom in the hotel they're staying at. they can just walk from the ceremony area to the ballroom since they're right next to each other. ]
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[personal profile] transmit 2025-09-01 01:00 am (UTC)(link)
[ yea other people are seeing this while they go on like this is completely normal

but he will give thorns one last squeeze… and be comforted by thorns hanging on despite everyone literally watching this with their brows raised. how long does elysium need to be in there before thorns starts getting antsy.
]
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[personal profile] transmit 2025-09-01 01:07 am (UTC)(link)
[ okay. well. this one elysium will because it'd be moderately strange to say a gift is from them both and then to just pay for it himself. they don't have a joint bank account to pull from… sad.

but the moment they're surrounded by other people, elysium is off doing as extroverts do. it's only awkward when he gets to thorns' parents and they say they're glad him and thorns are getting it on again.

also there are people whispering if that guy's watch is a real r*chard mille? thorns? how do you know this guy and what kind of +1 is he to you. they have to know for their friends.
]
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-09-01 01:20 am (UTC)(link)
[ well

thorns is 100% monitoring elysium with the corazonix for any changes in things like heart rate, blood pressure, etc. he is being so good and patient. :)

someone asks him how he's doing and he just grunts in response. never beating the unsocial allegations. ]
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-09-01 01:24 am (UTC)(link)
[ thorns is like, who is richard? he is so useless for gossip. someone asks him if elysium is single and thorns says no, but does not elaborate further because he doesn't want to talk about kitten.

it's so funny that elysium is doing more socializing than thorns is. ]
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[personal profile] transmit 2025-09-01 01:29 am (UTC)(link)
[ he is so loved…

well. at the half hour mark both readings spike, they stay like that for a minute, and then

they plummet. he's been knocked out! it's fine. it'll take a few minutes for anyone to emerge from the room unless thorns would like to nicely knock instead. :)
]
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-09-01 01:32 am (UTC)(link)
[ okay.

is the door locked. if it's not he will just fucking open it. if it is he is just going to annoyingly shake the handle until someone opens. ]