chatime | ✧ — peach iced tea.

[ it's one of those cute capybara burdenbeasts. it has decided it likes thorns and elysium better and if thorns has any loose pieces of clothing or accessories, sorry to say, but it's chewing on it now. feed it to complete the imprinting…

elysium just watches as thorns gets vored. ]

Mercenary work pays well. Maybe the occasional low-risk job…?

[ well. they'd have to establish themselves anyway.

elysium realises these people are still conscious so he reaches for a drool-covered vial on thorns' belt and wafts it in their general direction while pinching his nose. goodbye. ]

[ thorns has no respect for his clothes because in this timeline he does not dress like a slut, so he allows himself to be vored.

he does eventually reach over to start digging through their belongings. they need to figure out who these people are... ]

We'd have to be careful about the jobs we pick...

[ well, more specifically, pick ones that would not cross over with anyone they know. ]

That should be easy enough…

[ their enrichment

also, they still have to buy replacement clothing, hello!!!! clothes with holes is one thing, clothes that look like you just barely made it out of a fight with a bear is another.

he peers over to the bag on thorns' back. ]

Do we have any snacks left? It's going to move onto your arm if we don't find it something to eat soon. What if it gains a taste for flesh?

[ he does not sound particularly worried. ]

It won't if it tries to eat my other arm.

[ that is also not helpful.

but there should still be a few snacks, although some may not be the first choice to give an animal for a healthy diet, but the creature likely does not care about that. ]

... They have a lot of very clearly stolen junk in here.

[ it would eat the entire bag if it had the option…… ]

We can leave most of the stuff to the chief to sort out. Those are——explosives, right?

[ thinks ]

Let's keep those.

Yeah.

[ VERY CLEARLY PLEASED AT KEEPING THE EXPLOSIVES. this is normal. ]

We should bring these guys to the guard. He has cells we can stick them in until the authorities pick them up.

[ which the guard can arrange. thorns is not stealing the man's full job, he can do the boring stuff. ]

[ thorns hasn't been able to explode things in so long they have to make sure his comeback doesn't take out an entire society. ]

Sounds like a plan. [ elysium hums and turns to the burdenbeast. ] Would you be okay if we put them on your back?

[ well. it just keeps chewing on thorns. one way to find out? they can strap them on nice and secure. ]

Can you feed it your sleeve?

[ he could ask elysium to try to find something normal for it to eat, but instead it's this.

the other thing he grabs from their belongings is a notebook that seems to be some sort of diary of one of theirs. could be useful, could be nothing, but it won't hurt to look through it later. ]

I don't think it's as interested in me as it is, you.

[ he feels validated? everyone should recognise how great thorns is, random animals included.

which on the note of validation, the guard is especially feeling that when they pull up with their whole crew in tow. he doesn't even keep it to himself when he remarks how they seemingly bring trouble with them… but these bandits aren't even their fault?

anyway. his problem now. ]

[ thorns completely ignores the comment because it was stupid.

he does grab elysium's hand with his non-eaten one and starts to walk. ]

We'll take this guy to the farm and leave a note, and then go back to our post?

[ he doubts anything more will happen today but they are still technically working. maybe they can finally make out but they cannot so that while he is being chewed on. ]

[ the capybara wants to be included so badly. it headbutts thorns in attempt to nearly knock him off balance, like it's trying to catch him on its snout. look how useful he is? he can carry things (thorns) on his back…

elysium considers the logistics of taking him themselves, but without a proper grazing area it's definitely not in the budget. ]

Do you think he'll let you?

[ …]

What do you have on you that makes you so popular with animals…?

[ no, it totally isn't because thorns is pure of heart. thinks about nene. bird. the fish, to a certain extent, and now this capybara. it's the drugs… ]

[ it's the drugs....

thorns thinks animals like him a normal amount and that elysium is just imagining things. but god.

he just stares at this animal... who they need to name... ]

We'll figure something out.

[ it would in fact be useful to have something that can carry things..... ]

[ all these animals want to eat him… this is why uni is expensive.

but they get to the farm. and without breaking and entering into one of the barns, elysium just stares rather skeptically at the fencing before raising a brow at their new friend. ]

If he wanted to, he could just walk over it… [ … ] Should we tie him to a pole?

[ that seems mean ]

[ that does seem mean...

thorns sighs. ]

Let's take him with us...

[ they can always just build a better fence later? but they don't have time to deal with that now. ]

[ it's one of those moments where a lightbulb goes off in his head. he hits his palm with a fist. ]

We can teach it tricks. Say, to charge at our enemies?

[ this sounds like such a bad idea.

but never mind this capybara is so much better than every other child that's come before it. they really just kidnapped an entire animal. ]

[ okay... you could definitely teach nene to charge... it would not do anything damage but you can.

thorns nods in agreement at the terrible suggestion though. ]

Good idea. [ no ] It can cover our blind spots.

[ THAT'S HOW THEY GET NENE KILLED… but this is why thorns is the best. ]

Yeah! Yeah. You get me. We'll get it to coordinate with us if we ever need a distraction, figure out if there's something we can outfit it with that'll help it in combat… then, in downtime, it could help tow fields, carry things back and forth. Maybe… it could even guard our home when we're away?

[ places it in front of their blue box ]

You're not going to get a more harmonious lifestyle than this.

[ he's so ambitious ]

[ they have such big dreams for people who have abandoned every pet they have had. granted they abandoned the chicken because the timeline had to be reset but still. thorns still plans on getting bird back... ]

Mm. You're cute when you're making plans.

[ if elysium was just sitting down and picking his nose, thorns would still call him cute. ]

I can't help it. Everything there is to do on this land, I want to do with you.

[ they haven't even returned to their post yet and they're already flirting. elysium shyly laces their hands together, tugging thorns forward for a kiss—but their pal has a different idea and tugs him back by his arm.

elysium's mouth freezes mid-pucker. ]

We might have a problem, mi amor.

[ sorry, thorns thinks this is insanely funny. what he wouldn't give to have been able to take a picture of elysium's face at that moment.

his sleeve is so slimy now... ]

Maybe you should kiss it first and then me.

[ he is so bullied every day of his life. ]

You already like it better than me…

[ the premonition is coming true. ]

[ help. he is so dramatic. ]

There isn't anything I like better than you.

[ he hears a tear as it manages to eat a piece of the sleeve. ]

[ it's impressive it's been this long and it's only managed that much. maybe it's just doing it for attention…

it's elysium. ]

Hmm. Did you want to see me jealous? Is that it?

You're giving it a lot of attention.

[ giving it his sleeve is not attention. ]

[ this is why the guard hates them. they sound insane. ]

I don't know, you're talking about it a lot more than I am. You're the one who seems obsessed with it.

[ is elysium perhaps... trying to divert blame? ]

[ there is in love and then there is whatever nefarious thing they're in. ]

But I don't have space to think about anything outside of you.

[ in the same tone thorns had used earlier. ]

I guess we have to leave it behind after all. You keep my hands and mind full.

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