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[personal profile] transmit 2025-09-04 01:02 pm (UTC)(link)
[ me lobbing the hot potato back to you because i don't know shit either.

but with their act of good done:
]

Now we don't have to feel bad if end up eating more than bread.

[ their good and honest work ]

Most people should be asleep, so if we're going to make our move, we should make it now.
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-09-04 01:02 pm (UTC)(link)
[ thorns is so drunk that it takes so long for him to realize something is off.

so when he does, he just takes one end of the boa and just wraps it around elysium. the picture is taken while there's still movement, so one end of the boa is blurry, but that just gives it more character... ]


You didn't dress up.

[ the props... ]
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[personal profile] transmit 2025-09-04 01:11 pm (UTC)(link)
[ he literally just forgot being so concentrated on making sure thorns was dressed up

droops real-time as pictures continue to be taken
]

You didn't give me anything.

[ and now he's holding onto his end of the boa so tightly. no one can take this away from him. ]
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-09-04 01:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Mm.

[ he starts tugging him along. they probably took notice of where they went when they snuck on in the first place, so can just follow the path until they reach the kitchen. no one is here... but they have no idea what the crew's sleep habits are, so they can just hurry. ]

Have you done this before?
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-09-04 01:28 pm (UTC)(link)
You're pouting.

[ these pictures are going to be so funny.

he bonks him lightly on the head with the mustache. ]
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[personal profile] transmit 2025-09-04 01:33 pm (UTC)(link)
On missions…

[ whack how someone so loud is put on covert missions.

he will occasionally put a hand on thorns' shoulder and tug him back when he hears a sound. most often, it's a false positive. it doesn't hurt to be careful.
]

I'm usually a law-abiding citizen. You believe me, don't you?
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[personal profile] transmit 2025-09-04 01:37 pm (UTC)(link)
[ he's pouting. it grows even more obvious when he's bonked.

with one hand still on the boa, he tugs thorns' sleeve.
]

You have to pick one out for me. Hurry.
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-09-04 01:40 pm (UTC)(link)
[ help.

he reaches out to grab something. it is a pair of giant lips. he holds it out to cover elysium's own mouth. ]


There.
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-09-04 01:43 pm (UTC)(link)
No.

[ he answers so fucking quickly. ]

... But that's fine. Sometimes you can't be.

[ they are still better than so many rhodes operators. ]
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[personal profile] transmit 2025-09-04 01:43 pm (UTC)(link)
[

this sucks!!!!!!!!!!

thorns gets a new addition: those round and thick-framed glasses with the giant nose. he is not allowed to be ugly alone.
]
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[personal profile] transmit 2025-09-04 01:51 pm (UTC)(link)
[ he's about to smack thorns' head before he adds the next part, hand suspended mid-air before he drops it down. ]

… Yeah. And sometimes you have to prioritise what's important to you. But that's why you have to make up for it where you can.

[ when the opportunity arises, he'll talk about how great this logistics company is (to stow away on)

but they make it!! to the kitchen!! no one's currently in it so it's completely dark.
]

Think you can make us a light? Turning them on might draw too much attention.
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-09-04 01:52 pm (UTC)(link)
[ this is the stupidest pvp?

thorns pinches elysium. all of the photos are going to come out looking super stupid but that's fine. ]


I already had something...
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-09-04 01:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Mmhm.

[ he will do so.

they can search... boats are risky in that thorns is confident that they could overpower the people on the ship if they get caught, but at the end of the day they would still be stuck on the boat. at least with rivers, swimming to shore won't be nearly as difficult than if they were out at sea, but elysium is right that a lot of the belongings they brought with them would get destroyed in the process...

he finds some bread. they should also probably find some non-perishables that are easy to carry. they really are like mice. ]
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[personal profile] transmit 2025-09-04 02:09 pm (UTC)(link)
[ elysium's squaring away bottles of water, mostly. food isn't as much of a concern when yan's land is as abundant as it is, but he will squint and look for things that are higher and denser in calorie count. ]

Mm. I almost forgot, but we should get our story straight before we dock. [ spoken as he quietly rummages through more cupboards. ] If we tell people we're runaway lovers from Iberia, I don't think anyone will ask anything beyond that.

[ iberia being the way it is doesn't make them being armed and adept that much of a surprise, either…

but then he pauses, falls silent, and goes completely still before he moves on and pretend it'd never happened.
]

… Going forward, we'll have to keep in mind that my options for employment are a lot more limited. I might really have to become an author, huh.
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[personal profile] transmit 2025-09-04 02:13 pm (UTC)(link)
You can always have more.

[ like this silly top hat elysium finds next. people looking in from the outside thought things were tense between them, but now it looks as though they're fine?

they have been such a rollercoaster in a single night alone.
]

… It stopped flashing.

[ it prints out their photos, but he just starts up another set. this one will be better!!!!!! there is no line behind them as they are the last people to check this off their boxes, so it's fine

it's fine
]
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-09-04 02:24 pm (UTC)(link)
[ well, him freezing up is odd, but considering they are currently trying to be very quiet thorns won't think that deeply on it.

but hmmm. ]


I guess it depends on how we expect our travel to go. Are we going to quickly move from place to place, or do we plan to stay somewhere for a couple of weeks or months before moving on?

[ if it's the latter, it'll be easier to pick up an easier job like bartending or working in a shop versus just doing more labor intensive jobs. ]
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-09-04 02:26 pm (UTC)(link)
[ not the second round.

fine. elysium can have sunglasses!! they are just starting to look like clowns at this point. ]


This is a lot of photos.

[ elysium truly was offended that they took none earlier and it shows. ]
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[personal profile] transmit 2025-09-04 02:28 pm (UTC)(link)
And that would depend on how many resources Rhodes decides to expend finding us. My guess is not a whole lot.

[ they are just two guys, after all, and it's not like the other group has a specific vendetta against them.

unless…?
]

I've filled my bag. You?
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[personal profile] transmit 2025-09-04 02:33 pm (UTC)(link)
[ they are two people so it only makes sense to have two sets. logic ]

What are you covering my face for? That's such a waste.

[ they are so loaded with props they're moving onto a new theme: poses.

he stretches thorns' cheek out as far as it goes. he is so offended all the time it's really manifesting itself in every way right now.
]
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-09-04 02:39 pm (UTC)(link)
[ realistically, once it has become clear that they are no longer in the area, they won't chase after them. rhodes might decide to keep an eye out for them as they travel, but thorns also doubts that there would be an active search. ]

... For now, let's just keep moving until we find a place we can lay low at for a while.

[ so they can stock up, and then move on. more than anything, it's actually probably more important to try to get far away in case they were being followed by the other group. ]

I'm also good. Let's head back.
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-09-04 02:40 pm (UTC)(link)
[ elysium did this.



thorns just turns his head so he can bite elysium's fingers. die. ]
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[personal profile] transmit 2025-09-04 02:48 pm (UTC)(link)
[ he nods and follows along, but not before trying to feed thorns and apple slice. everything else he's carrying is less perishable by nature, but they might as well treat themselves this one last time they can. ]

Still okay energy-wise? I can keep watch while you take a quick nap. [ ] You've been up a lot longer than me.

[ he's counting the time he spent knocked out as rest. don't worry about it ]
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[personal profile] transmit 2025-09-04 02:52 pm (UTC)(link)
[ this particular photo of them will just be one giant blur as elysium recoils so fast.

this is why he takes the same saliva-coated finger and wipes it back on thorns' cheek. the optics make it look like he's caressing him, but he absolutely is not.
]
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-09-04 03:04 pm (UTC)(link)
[ he takes a second to try to figure out how can that possibly be true before he realizes what elysium is counting as sleep. ]

You didn't nap. You got knocked out.

[ don't be annoying. ]
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-09-04 03:07 pm (UTC)(link)
[ this is so extremely stupid.

the camera stops flashing so their final photo appears as if they are staring lovingly at each other, when in reality the intense gaze is them trying to pvp

the next set of photos get spit out. thorns squints and removes all the props off of him, place them onto elysium instead, and exits the booth. ]