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[personal profile] oversea 2025-08-28 07:45 pm (UTC)(link)
[ it is so easy for plans to start materializing in the air as they speak. the craziest thing is that thorns could potentially see this happening, if they continue along their current trajectory.

then again, driving somewhere a few hours away together where they will see other people they know is very different than going to a different continent. ]


How much can you fit into a backpack?
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[personal profile] transmit 2025-08-29 12:56 am (UTC)(link)
[ cute… thorns is cute even if the subject material is entirely questionable. ]

I was going to take you everywhere regardless. [ but it makes thorns happy, so by extension, so is elysium. ] Aren't a collar and leash more appropriate for something like that?

[ he's thinking aloud… ]
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[personal profile] transmit 2025-08-29 01:03 am (UTC)(link)
[ until there's a booking reference in his inbox, elysium's just having fun with it as a thought experiment. his hopes aren't that high for it actually happening, but it is nice to think about. ]

A lot. Most of the stuff can be kept in the hotel, but if we're going around somewhere we barely know, then I'll have to bring a change of clothes in the event something happens to what you're currently wearing. Sunscreen, disinfectant, stain remover, tissues, bandaids… can't forget the foldable umbrella, either.
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-08-29 01:33 am (UTC)(link)
Should I wear it or you?

[ this is a really good way to get their mind off of things, by instead discussing things that are terrible for a different reason.

at least the atmosphere isn't bad. ]
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-08-29 01:35 am (UTC)(link)
[ well

elysium is definitely not meant for backpacking here. thorns actually chuckles. ]


Uh huh. This really is a large bag.
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[personal profile] transmit 2025-08-29 01:35 am (UTC)(link)
If you're worried about me wandering, I guess it'd be me…

[ he falls into silence not because he's judging but because he's sincerely thinking about this. ]

But you sound like you want me to walk you, so maybe we both should?
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[personal profile] transmit 2025-08-29 01:38 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah. And we're already including all the essentials like water, my wallet, and keys, too. And some granola in case you get hungry and there isn't anything we can grab food at nearby.

[ he taps his chin. ]

This is why I'm taller.
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-08-29 01:43 am (UTC)(link)
[ thorns goes quiet next, and he pulls back a little more so he can look elysium in the face better. ]

Do you think we have problems?

[ IS THIS NORMAL. ]
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-08-29 01:45 am (UTC)(link)
I can push you off this thing.

[ stop mentioning the height!!!

the wheel turns, bringing them closer to the ground. ]
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[personal profile] transmit 2025-08-29 01:48 am (UTC)(link)
[ yes. ]

No. … Do you have problems with me?
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[personal profile] transmit 2025-08-29 01:50 am (UTC)(link)
And I can take you down with me. You're not carrying any of it, so what does it matter?

[ he kicks thorns' foot. ]

… That went by fast. We should probably go and get ready after this.
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-08-29 02:05 am (UTC)(link)
No. I love us.

[ they have so many problems.

his hand that is not currently handcuffed to elysium reaches out to caress his neck. ]


You would look nice.
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-08-29 02:06 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah. It'll take you a while to get dressed.

[ thorns will just put his suit on without ironing it if he can have his way here. ]
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[personal profile] transmit 2025-08-29 02:12 am (UTC)(link)
Other people might think otherwise, but do their opinions really matter? What matters to me is yours and only yours.

[ the way this is also deeply problematic. he takes thorns' hand and presses it flat to his neck, guiding it to curl around him as though his hand were a collar. ]

Are you the type who'd prefer a bell or a tag?
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[personal profile] transmit 2025-08-29 02:15 am (UTC)(link)
[ unsurprisingly, he will not get his way.

elysium bores a hole straight through thorns' soul.
]

Uh huh. 'Cause I gotta help you get ready first.
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-08-29 03:19 am (UTC)(link)
[ their world continues to become more insular as time goes on. it's difficult to think about the fact that he was the captain of a ship and had to look after dozens of people when right now everything is just elysium. ]

A bell is too noisy.
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-08-29 03:21 am (UTC)(link)
It's just pants and a jacket...

[ the level of trust here is so low. ]

Maybe you should have napped.
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[personal profile] transmit 2025-08-29 03:33 am (UTC)(link)
[ unreal that elysium was pushing thorns to be more social just a few months ago. now, he isn't so sure how he'd feel if things turned out any other way. his hand subconsciously clenches, and forgetting where it is, it evokes a quiet, strained noise.

oopsie. he laughs, a little breathless.
]

… It'd draw too much attention, wouldn't it? A tag it is. You have to remember to walk me, too.
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[personal profile] transmit 2025-08-29 03:37 am (UTC)(link)
No matter how hard you try to prevent it, these things are bound to get at least a bit creased in transit. No putting either of them on until I've ironed everything out.

[ back to their regularly scheduled nagging. ]

What? Not everyone needs 15 hours of sleep to function like you do. I'll just drink more coffee.

[ no, he probably just has the same insane schedule i do… bursts into tears



but elysium snickers thinking about the decaf from the morning. heh.
]
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-08-29 10:42 am (UTC)(link)
Of course. You need your exercise.

[ remember how they used to get flustered over just kissing? granted, there are still more pure and sweet things that embarrasses them, but it typically just happens when they're caught off guard by the action.

every day the sense of shame worsens. ]


People can't think you're anything but mine.
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-08-29 10:43 am (UTC)(link)
Why are you smirking?

[ he doesn't think what elysium just said is that funny??

don't be annoying. ]
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[personal profile] transmit 2025-08-29 10:54 am (UTC)(link)
I'm not you.

[ stifles another laugh into his hand. it is probably obvious there's so much more to this. ]
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[personal profile] oversea 2025-08-29 11:05 am (UTC)(link)
[ thorns is aware now that he is missing something here. he tries to figure out what the connection might be to what they were just talking about. ]

Why are you laughing.
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[personal profile] transmit 2025-08-29 11:09 am (UTC)(link)
Ohhhhh. The tattoos were too subtle for you. Gotcha.

[ there is nothing subtle whatsoever about what they're doing every hour and minute of their lives in this timeline, but okay.

every day the delusions also increase.
]

But why are you thinking so much about other people? There shouldn't be any room for that.
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[personal profile] transmit 2025-08-29 11:16 am (UTC)(link)
You're a funny guy. Why wouldn't I laugh?

[ LAUGHS YET AGAIN!!!!!! unfortunately for thorns, it is too late to shove him off the peak of the ferris wheel.

but as with all jokes, it isn't funny if you're the only one in on it. he grins with a mischievous lilt.
]

… The coffee you drank this morning had no caffeine in it. [ quickly taps thorns' forehead with his fist, then— ] Don't be an obstruction to other people trying to get on.

[ —he just books it. they are ending up at the same place (his car) but he is booking it anyway. exercise time!! ]