We can meet each other halfway. I won't even say anything if I show up and all the kidnappers are mysteriously on the ground. Must've been something in the air… we both win like this, don't we?
[ whispers what is wrong with them
but they reach the farm… remember what they thought about it not being the type to wander
well
it's gone. and elysium has been so caught up in this scenario he has not been paying attention whatsoever. ]
[ he's gotten over being a short-haired emo boy (for now)
their one real chance to be apart was when elysium was having a meltdown over his hair. incredible. ]
No. I'll come with. [ he clamps onto thorns' hand, anchoring himself at his side. ] It wasn't that long ago so it should be quick.
[ except
there's a loud scream to their left, prompting elysium to glance over to thorns. they should probably check that out first. surprise—it's their capybara friend trying to eat a woman's hair this time. ]
[ that is 100% not what is happening here, but thorns does not really see the hair thing as a problem. he knows now to say that out loud in front of elysium.
but he walks over and tries to yank it off of her without a single word to the woman. ]
elysium just watches this happen even as the woman shrieks and asks what's wrong with him in yanese. for his part, he responds in kind—depending on if thorns has been keeping up with his homework he may or may not understand?
but he isn't socialised and it's very much a work-in-progress. sorry. the way he says this leaves it so ambiguous as to who he's referring to exactly. ]
[ thorns understands, but assumes he means the capybara, so he just nods his head in agreement.
it takes some tugging but they finally get it to let go. she does lose some hair in the process, but her haircut to fix it won't be as dramatic as elysium's. ]
[ the woman assumes elysium's talking about thorns, and he has to laugh into his hand—it's painfully obvious what's going on here.
but while thorns is off talking to the capybara, the woman's already demanding compensation… which, okay, is far less funny. this is where he steps in. ]
Neither of them meant it, ma'am. You look as fine as ever; no harm done. [ POT, KETTLE ] But if you ever need any work done, you can find us at the inn, alright? We'll take on any job within reason for you. Just let us know.
We can still have plants. [ … ] Instead of chasing the uninhabitable, what if we looked for somewhere we'd actually want to stay?
[ he still has his lakeside cabin dreams—living off the land, tending a garden, keeping chickens… and now, apparently, an entire capybara. ]
We could build up our names as a travelling apothecary and his assistant, set up shop every so often at nearby settlements. It'll be a little like a fairytale.
[ they just ignore one even smaller thing and it's peachy!! perfectly peachy!! ]
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it's time to rob a bank. ]
That's a tall ask. I don't know about you, but getting kidnapped in Sami together doesn't sound the most romantic.
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[ thorns thinks they can just make everything romantic if they just try to?
he is biased. ]
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[ he says this but like
any scenario where only one of them gets kidnapped is doomed to be deeply unhinged. ]
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Wouldn't you want to rescue me for real this time?
[ since his attempt to save him from pirates was unneeded. ]
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[ their immersion… or lack thereof… ]
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[ he has to think about it. ]
Be tied up?
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this seems to give him a revelation. ]
You aren't good at staying tied up to begin with, but other people shouldn't be allowed to anyway.
[ thinks. ]
In this hypothetical scenario you'd be standing around waiting for me.
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after a moment, he slowly shakes his head. ]
This seems like a boring scenario. Couldn't I just leave?
[ they aren't even actually larping and he's already breaking character. ]
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[ this was flawed from the moment he was insane enough to believe the kidnappers just wouldn't do something he would not accept. but. anyway. ]
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[ thorns supposes he can pretend to be useless for the bit and also for love? ]
I'll wait for you.
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[ whispers what is wrong with them
but they reach the farm… remember what they thought about it not being the type to wander
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it's gone. and elysium has been so caught up in this scenario he has not been paying attention whatsoever. ]
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he looks around, then slowly turns to elysium. ]
Aren't we missing someone?
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Weren't you keeping an eye on that someone?
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[ isn't that how it works? they do everything together??
is that not how they do things... does thorns need to adjust his processes... ]
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Uh huh. We can start by backtracking our steps, I guess…
[ continues staring into the distance. ]
When's the last time you saw it?
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Before we started talking about being kidnapped.
[ hm... he takes a step back. elysium doesn't want to be seen by people, so, ]
I can go look. You should go on ahead.
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their one real chance to be apart was when elysium was having a meltdown over his hair. incredible. ]
No. I'll come with. [ he clamps onto thorns' hand, anchoring himself at his side. ] It wasn't that long ago so it should be quick.
[ except
there's a loud scream to their left, prompting elysium to glance over to thorns. they should probably check that out first. surprise—it's their capybara friend trying to eat a woman's hair this time. ]
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[ that is 100% not what is happening here, but thorns does not really see the hair thing as a problem. he knows now to say that out loud in front of elysium.
but he walks over and tries to yank it off of her without a single word to the woman. ]
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elysium just watches this happen even as the woman shrieks and asks what's wrong with him in yanese. for his part, he responds in kind—depending on if thorns has been keeping up with his homework he may or may not understand?
but he isn't socialised and it's very much a work-in-progress. sorry. the way he says this leaves it so ambiguous as to who he's referring to exactly. ]
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it takes some tugging but they finally get it to let go. she does lose some hair in the process, but her haircut to fix it won't be as dramatic as elysium's. ]
Don't run away.
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but while thorns is off talking to the capybara, the woman's already demanding compensation… which, okay, is far less funny. this is where he steps in. ]
Neither of them meant it, ma'am. You look as fine as ever; no harm done. [ POT, KETTLE ] But if you ever need any work done, you can find us at the inn, alright? We'll take on any job within reason for you. Just let us know.
[ sparkles
he's mister tall dark and handsome now ]
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thorns is back to getting chewed on by their new child, but he raises an eyebrow at elysium. ]
Popular?
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We'll have to fix that habit somehow. It's too old to be teething…
[ the capybara can hold one hand while elysium holds the other. ]
Let's stop by the library and bookstore and see what we can find after we drop it off at the farm?
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still, he swings elysium's hand and will start to steer them back to the farm. the child continues to nibble. ]
I guess plants would have given us less trouble.
[ ... he wonders if anyone has been watering them. ]
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We can still have plants. [ … ] Instead of chasing the uninhabitable, what if we looked for somewhere we'd actually want to stay?
[ he still has his lakeside cabin dreams—living off the land, tending a garden, keeping chickens… and now, apparently, an entire capybara. ]
We could build up our names as a travelling apothecary and his assistant, set up shop every so often at nearby settlements. It'll be a little like a fairytale.
[ they just ignore one even smaller thing and it's peachy!! perfectly peachy!! ]
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