that stop was so long ago that thorns forgot already. they should have just offered the rat some snacks to appease it... but thorns turns around and begrudgingly returns to help. ]
[ the real reason that thorns did not give elysium a proper rating is because he is not considering the "date" done until they are inside. everything since the rat freak out and the drive back is being considered for his final verdict. ]
[ his intrusive thoughts flare again. no one else in the parking lot, and they're outside the scope of the few security cameras that dot the ceiling. he could literally commit a crime and get away with it………? ]
You say that like you didn't just sabotage me. [ why does he have to defend himself. this is stupid. ] Who lured the first rat in to begin with? You practically left it an open invitation with all your crumbs.
[ okay well elysium gave him snacks to begin with but details!!!! who told him to be a mess!!!!!!!! (there may not even be a mess.)
to keep from physically shoving thorns, he folds his arms across his chest instead—totally natural, not at all defensive. he huffs. ]
Besides, what would you even know about dates, huh?
[ they are not them if they aren't making themselves other people's problems.
he continues to stare… thet could've left it at a tacit agreement that thorns is, indeed, full of bullshit but he had to provoke elysium again. ]
Oh. You needed me to say it aloud?
I don't believe you. You're two for two on not being able to tell you were being taken out on dates. And, I'm not counting the one that happened just now—not that it should even count.
thorns will continue to head to their apartment so they can dump all of these snacks on their counter. they never did finish that single episode, their combined attention span is so bad. ]
he'll attempt to put everything away but they've once again bought so many things that he'll have to do rearranging when it's both not midnight and he has to be out the door by 5. why did he do this again? ugh.
is thorns just going to let him go to the slaughterhouse… ]
[ thorns is going to make absolutely no attempt to save him from scien. he just says goodnight and heads to bed, only pausing to wash up especially since he handled a wild rat.
by midday, commotion ripples from scien's lab. everyone skirts the area, drawn by curiosity but held back by fear. there are rumours that scien has finally found the perfect test subject. okay?
how this is legal seems to be the permeating question… ]
also the difference here is that thorns is unwilling to date him(?). the more he thinks about it the weirder thorns taking him on a date despite that is, so it's a good thing being in a lab with scien is literally hell.
if thorns does not stage an intervention he is not getting back until midnight in which he collapses at their doorway face first. okay. ]
[ why would he interrupt their date? if elysium needed help he should escape or ask for it, otherwise thorns might be interrupting what may be him having the time of his life?
but thorns is watching tv when he hears the thud. he gets up and just
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that stop was so long ago that thorns forgot already. they should have just offered the rat some snacks to appease it... but thorns turns around and begrudgingly returns to help. ]
Tch.
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[ he shoves a bunch of things into thorns' arms. he will have to waddle. ]
Half of this is you.
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[ the real reason that thorns did not give elysium a proper rating is because he is not considering the "date" done until they are inside. everything since the rat freak out and the drive back is being considered for his final verdict. ]
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[ he gives thorns a light kick. ill-advised, given the armful of groceries, but he needs to stave off the aggression somehow before he explodes. ]
What, did you want the full real-date treatment?
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[ no thorns is counting all of it... no wonder elysium is struggling, if this is how they all go.
yes thorns made them stop there, but elysium is the reason they left the other spot early so thorns blames him still. ]
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You say that like you didn't just sabotage me. [ why does he have to defend himself. this is stupid. ] Who lured the first rat in to begin with? You practically left it an open invitation with all your crumbs.
[ okay well elysium gave him snacks to begin with but details!!!! who told him to be a mess!!!!!!!! (there may not even be a mess.)
to keep from physically shoving thorns, he folds his arms across his chest instead—totally natural, not at all defensive. he huffs. ]
Besides, what would you even know about dates, huh?
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thorns glares at him, and then he just decides to kill elysium once they are inside and he isn't holding groceries. die!!!! ]
I know enough.
[ no. ]
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for once, he doesn't rattle on at thousands of miles per hour. he only meets thorns' gaze and holds it, brow arched.
thorns, you are so full of bullshit…… but he is not saying that aloud.
at least
he thinks thorns is full of bullshit? he hopes thorns is full of bullshit? he ends up looking so intense about this. ]
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thorns stares back at him. they are really just at their apartment building doing this for no reason. at least be stupid inside, idiots. ]
Well?
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he continues to stare… thet could've left it at a tacit agreement that thorns is, indeed, full of bullshit but he had to provoke elysium again. ]
Oh. You needed me to say it aloud?
I don't believe you. You're two for two on not being able to tell you were being taken out on dates. And, I'm not counting the one that happened just now—not that it should even count.
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hmmm. he keeps walking. ]
I'll find a date.
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How am I supposed to judge your date? You could just say you went on one and it went well and I wouldn't be able to say anything?
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yes, that is exactly how thorns was going to do. now he's mad that elysium called him out on that as well. ]
What do you suggest?
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[ in his mind he's going to critique every moment of it and make thorns' life hard for no reason. in reality
well
who knows!! ]
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he just has to have no rats. ]
Fine. Are you free tomorrow?
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there's a moment where elysium looks like he clearly is about to say yes. then he snaps his mouth shut and sighs. ]
Probably not. Scien didn't say how long he needed me for…
[ imagine if he stood up scien ]
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[ coward...
thorns will continue to head to their apartment so they can dump all of these snacks on their counter. they never did finish that single episode, their combined attention span is so bad. ]
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[ they should really think about how whenever they do things together they just end up messing with each other.
also it is debatable whether elysium will even be alive to go on this theoretical date, but if all goes well he will be? ]
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but he still nods. ]
Sure. Just tell me when you're free.
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he'll attempt to put everything away but they've once again bought so many things that he'll have to do rearranging when it's both not midnight and he has to be out the door by 5. why did he do this again? ugh.
is thorns just going to let him go to the slaughterhouse… ]
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good luck, man. ]
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by midday, commotion ripples from scien's lab. everyone skirts the area, drawn by curiosity but held back by fear. there are rumours that scien has finally found the perfect test subject. okay?
how this is legal seems to be the permeating question… ]
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thorns eats his lunch at his lab without a car in the world... also you shouldn't bring food in here but he's doing it anyway. ]
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also the difference here is that thorns is unwilling to date him(?). the more he thinks about it the weirder thorns taking him on a date despite that is, so it's a good thing being in a lab with scien is literally hell.
if thorns does not stage an intervention he is not getting back until midnight in which he collapses at their doorway face first. okay. ]
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but thorns is watching tv when he hears the thud. he gets up and just
drags elysium the rest of the way inside. ]
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