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Three, two, one... go!
[ and off they go!
there are a few shouts of surprise as they run by, but thorns ignores them all as he pulls elysium along with them. his main concern was getting caught before they docked, but now even if anything happens, he's sure they can take care of it.
pushes someone out of the way!!! onward. ]
[ and off they go!
there are a few shouts of surprise as they run by, but thorns ignores them all as he pulls elysium along with them. his main concern was getting caught before they docked, but now even if anything happens, he's sure they can take care of it.
pushes someone out of the way!!! onward. ]
[ they aren't exactly putting their heart into the chase either, taking a few half-hearted steps before giving up. over his shoulder he calls for them to check out the part of the ship they'd helped fix and apologises for the trouble, which only leaves them looking even more confused. can't have anyone taking their credit…!
it doesn’t take long before they lose them completely, and by the time they manage to duck around a corner and shake them off— ]
See? No point overthinking it.
[ smooches thorns' cheek. good job. ]
it doesn’t take long before they lose them completely, and by the time they manage to duck around a corner and shake them off— ]
See? No point overthinking it.
[ smooches thorns' cheek. good job. ]
[ being a port city makes it easier for them to continue to disappear into crowds. but as much as he'd like to dive straight into exploring— ]
Our disguises first? Dye and a change of clothes? [ before they travel too far and leave too much of a trail. ] The river branches off into smaller streams through the forest; we can check if there's a good spot for us to get to work there?
Our disguises first? Dye and a change of clothes? [ before they travel too far and leave too much of a trail. ] The river branches off into smaller streams through the forest; we can check if there's a good spot for us to get to work there?
[ he shifts and pushes himself upright, settling on the edge of the bed with a quiet sigh before turning his gaze to thorns. ]
… I've been frustrated about a couple things recently. I should apologise too for probably taking it out on you.
[ does he know this to be 100% true? no… but just in case, he does add: ]
Weren't you the one who got us back, anyway? After I made such a big show about being your chaperone. Now that's embarrassing. It's not like you had much of a choice, at that point.
… I've been frustrated about a couple things recently. I should apologise too for probably taking it out on you.
[ does he know this to be 100% true? no… but just in case, he does add: ]
Weren't you the one who got us back, anyway? After I made such a big show about being your chaperone. Now that's embarrassing. It's not like you had much of a choice, at that point.
That works.
[ hm...
it will be faster to find a shop selling clothes, so they will hit that up first. sorry, thorns is going to have to temporarily abandon slutty clothes for a little while and chooses something oversized again with a wraparound cape.
it will be best to go to another shop for the dye. elysium can pick the color he wants. ]
[ hm...
it will be faster to find a shop selling clothes, so they will hit that up first. sorry, thorns is going to have to temporarily abandon slutty clothes for a little while and chooses something oversized again with a wraparound cape.
it will be best to go to another shop for the dye. elysium can pick the color he wants. ]
You would have brought me back if the roles were reversed.
[ so he does confirm that was the case.
but ugh. thorns goes quiet again as he tries to formulate his thoughts. he's never really been great at saying things delicately. he wonders if things with that one guy with a crush on him may have ended better if thorns had rejected him in a better way? the other person he "rejected" stop talking to him for years so maybe thorns is the problem. ]
I haven't been respecting your relationship.
[ so he does confirm that was the case.
but ugh. thorns goes quiet again as he tries to formulate his thoughts. he's never really been great at saying things delicately. he wonders if things with that one guy with a crush on him may have ended better if thorns had rejected him in a better way? the other person he "rejected" stop talking to him for years so maybe thorns is the problem. ]
I haven't been respecting your relationship.
[ 'temporarily abandon slutty clothes' like he is taking prolonged dot damage over it. okay. elysium just picks up another zip jacket since he'd been seen in the one thorns bartered for, but squares it away nonetheless. he traded an entire ring for it…
at any rate, practicality is irritating, but necessary. they can duck into a drugstore selling cosmetics; elysium snags two boxes of black dye easily enough, but the third and fourth take longer. his eyes flick between the shelf of colours and thorns himself. ]
Your hair already looks brown in the sun… [ mumbles. ] Should we just pick a lighter shade? Bleaching it entirely will take too long and wreck your hair. Who knows when we'll even have the time for masks…
[ he frets for another few minutes, torn between making thorns an abyssal hunter white or just a softer brown, before conceding. white hair is eye-catching in its own right, especially when the person in question is an aegir. ]
Okay. The extras are for if stay anywhere long enough to need to touch up our roots.
at any rate, practicality is irritating, but necessary. they can duck into a drugstore selling cosmetics; elysium snags two boxes of black dye easily enough, but the third and fourth take longer. his eyes flick between the shelf of colours and thorns himself. ]
Your hair already looks brown in the sun… [ mumbles. ] Should we just pick a lighter shade? Bleaching it entirely will take too long and wreck your hair. Who knows when we'll even have the time for masks…
[ he frets for another few minutes, torn between making thorns an abyssal hunter white or just a softer brown, before conceding. white hair is eye-catching in its own right, especially when the person in question is an aegir. ]
Okay. The extras are for if stay anywhere long enough to need to touch up our roots.
[ on the one hand, this is good because it establishes boundaries; on the other, there is no fuckin relationship and elysium wants to scream.
he really needs to commit one way or the other: either he gets over thorns or he doesn't. thorns was onto something though—now not being the best time to confront their issues—because they're both nursing their brutal hangovers still and elysium's foul mood hasn't gone anywhere despite him pretending otherwise.
he stares. ]
… Yeah? Why would you say that?
he really needs to commit one way or the other: either he gets over thorns or he doesn't. thorns was onto something though—now not being the best time to confront their issues—because they're both nursing their brutal hangovers still and elysium's foul mood hasn't gone anywhere despite him pretending otherwise.
he stares. ]
… Yeah? Why would you say that?
[ thorns thinks he really should have just shaved it all to have made this gone faster.
hmmm. he buys a bigger bag than the one he has. the turmoils of having to travel with everything you own but quickly... ]
Where are we going to do this?
[ thorns has never dyed his hair before (on purpose and not during an experiment gone wrong) so he is not sure how long this process is and if they need to do anything specific for it. ]
hmmm. he buys a bigger bag than the one he has. the turmoils of having to travel with everything you own but quickly... ]
Where are we going to do this?
[ thorns has never dyed his hair before (on purpose and not during an experiment gone wrong) so he is not sure how long this process is and if they need to do anything specific for it. ]
elysium should have never said anything!!!
thorns finishes his water, which is a travesty because it gives him one less thing to occupy himself with during this. ]
I was all over you. And you told me so last night.
[ he pauses, glancing over at elysium. ]
So I'll do better.
thorns finishes his water, which is a travesty because it gives him one less thing to occupy himself with during this. ]
I was all over you. And you told me so last night.
[ he pauses, glancing over at elysium. ]
So I'll do better.
[ how can they have matching braids if thorns is bald ]
We'll have a chance as we head further into the countryside. Too close to the city and someone’s bound to stumble across us… [ there is simply too much traffic too and from. ] We can save on an inn, too.
[ on the bright side, elysium had the foresight to bring their collapsible tent. on the less bright side (or maybe it's a brighter side…?) there is only a single set of bedding. ]
If we're avoiding roads, it'll be a long trek before we hit our first village. Was there anything else you wanted to pick up?
We'll have a chance as we head further into the countryside. Too close to the city and someone’s bound to stumble across us… [ there is simply too much traffic too and from. ] We can save on an inn, too.
[ on the bright side, elysium had the foresight to bring their collapsible tent. on the less bright side (or maybe it's a brighter side…?) there is only a single set of bedding. ]
If we're avoiding roads, it'll be a long trek before we hit our first village. Was there anything else you wanted to pick up?
[ hmm. they stole enough food to last them until then, and they have their medical supplies since it would have been extremely stupid to not have grabbed that from the hotel. thorns wants to get elysium a better weapon but he will concede that has to wait until they have more funds because it's not a priority as long as he currently has one. ]
... I think we're good.
... I think we're good.
[ THORNS WAS ALL OVER HIM AND HE DOESN'T REMEMBER ANY OF IT?
except!! that isn't the problem!! the problem is that thorns is out of water and elysium fixes that in short notice… he has not forgotten that he needs to stay hydrated… he shakes in wanting to tell thorns he can continue hanging off of him and should? ]
Oh. [ FLATLY. ] I guess…
[ but he cannot say that. despair. ]
It's water under the bridge. If anything, it means you actually have eyes that work. [ because thorns has shown to care about appearance ] Good for you.
except!! that isn't the problem!! the problem is that thorns is out of water and elysium fixes that in short notice… he has not forgotten that he needs to stay hydrated… he shakes in wanting to tell thorns he can continue hanging off of him and should? ]
Oh. [ FLATLY. ] I guess…
[ but he cannot say that. despair. ]
It's water under the bridge. If anything, it means you actually have eyes that work. [ because thorns has shown to care about appearance ] Good for you.
[ he makes a face at the last comment and will not acknowledge it further.
he thinks elysium is being too chill about this considering how upset he was last night, but he guesses that he is just trying to be amicable now to not make things weird. he's such a good guy? ]
... Anyway, I'll still be more careful.
he thinks elysium is being too chill about this considering how upset he was last night, but he guesses that he is just trying to be amicable now to not make things weird. he's such a good guy? ]
... Anyway, I'll still be more careful.
[ they've only just started patching things up, and this is where they're at. they are so cursed. elysium at least looks like he's turning what thorns says in his mind before answering. ]
… Don't overcorrect like I did.
[ is all he says, and he wonders if it's saying too much? regardless: ]
So? What d'you wanna do? If we're heading back today, you're driving at least half of it…
… Don't overcorrect like I did.
[ is all he says, and he wonders if it's saying too much? regardless: ]
So? What d'you wanna do? If we're heading back today, you're driving at least half of it…
Okay.
[ so begins their cute and wholesome travel montage! one where they aren't running for their lives. elysium slips easily into the role of tour guide, as he always does; the prosperity of yan makes foraging for simpler nutrients easy, and on top of what they have they really could've picked worse for directions to stow away in, plucking berries as they wander along, up until they find a stream for him to rinse them clean against the current.
thank you!! miss shu!! ]
Goji berries. [ he pinches one between two fingers, holding it up to thorns' mouth. this falls under minimal flirting, apparently. ] Say 'ah.'
[ so begins their cute and wholesome travel montage! one where they aren't running for their lives. elysium slips easily into the role of tour guide, as he always does; the prosperity of yan makes foraging for simpler nutrients easy, and on top of what they have they really could've picked worse for directions to stow away in, plucking berries as they wander along, up until they find a stream for him to rinse them clean against the current.
thank you!! miss shu!! ]
Goji berries. [ he pinches one between two fingers, holding it up to thorns' mouth. this falls under minimal flirting, apparently. ] Say 'ah.'
[ well, it is a good warning because thorns' mind keeps jumping to maybe it's better if they hang out less often like they were doing before, which is not as drastic as a move that elysium did but is still rather significant backpedaling.
... ]
We can look around before we go.
[ they'd still need to pack all their things up first since they'd need to check out, but walking around is supposedly good for hangovers even if it will feel like hell to move. ]
... ]
We can look around before we go.
[ they'd still need to pack all their things up first since they'd need to check out, but walking around is supposedly good for hangovers even if it will feel like hell to move. ]
Ah.
[ they are so annoying.
but he opens his mouth and lets himself be fed. the single blessing is that they are no longer forcing other people to witness them doing things like this, so being on the run does some good in the world. ]
Now you're spoiling me...
[ they are so annoying.
but he opens his mouth and lets himself be fed. the single blessing is that they are no longer forcing other people to witness them doing things like this, so being on the run does some good in the world. ]
Now you're spoiling me...
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