[ drugging is fine when it involves his adversaries (everyone in the world save for their children). ]
What can't you do? Nothing. [ one last pat for the road to express how proud he is before he tugs thorns into his arms to get cozy. bed time. ] Sounds like we've got our plan of attack squared.
[ they really have not solved the issue of docybara's drug addiction but ok ]
the way elysium is just thinking they could sneak out in the middle of the night with docybara, leaving the key on the counter like they're doing some dramatic getaway. ]
Really? I think we were warming up to him.
[ lmao ]
But that's good. It'll be a pain when they try to convince us to stay. Then again, if we're leaving I could just reveal my Oripathy and it'll be considered donem
We're not doing that. If there is ever the chance we have to pass by this area again, we need to keep it as a potential resting spot.
[ basically, he does not want to burn their bridge entirely in case they ever need to cross it again in the future. it's not like they had as deep of a relationship with these people like they had with rhodes, where the nuclear option was needed (and even then it's not as nuclear as it seems, since amiya and the doctor will always take them back). ]
[ well. there's no denying that going nuclear eases the conscience… it is so much easier to do whatever you want when you've convinced yourself other people are terrible. but those are the mental gymnastics they've been performing to justify living in their own bubbles, mouth twisting into a frown. ]
Okay, okay. Never thought I'd see the day you'd advocate for diplomacy. You aren't wrong, but we'd better come up with at least something to tell them on our way out.
[ rubs his cheek…
hmmm. ]
… Our dream was to elope but we can't elope somewhere we've already settled down.
[ see, the thing that thorns does not want to actually say is that it's useful to have this place as a backup. the doctor of the town can deal with oripathy treatment, and doesn't appear to mind it, but there's no one here who actually has it. the town is small enough that thorns would expect news to travel if anyone had the illness, but if they ever needed to do a quick emergency stop for it before leaving again, thorns doesn't want to lose that option.
but elysium's oripathy is still a sensitive enough topic that he might shoot down the idea if thorns brings it up. or he might not, but he doesn't want to risk it. ]
Their opinion of us as dumb lovers is low enough that excuse can work.
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Are we going to have to wrestle a burdenbeast.
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[ so
they may. but thorns is so very confident it won't come to that even though, again, he has no way of predicting what their future supply will be. ]
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help.
he rubs thorns' cheek like he's polishing a particularly shiny stone. this is… amore ]
But you're a lot stronger than me. Aren't you?
[ his bbbb larp ]
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[ please at least hesitate a little bit before agreeing to that. however he is distracted by the cheek rubbing. ]
Do I need to take care of it for you?
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Not for me, but…
[ he kisses thorns' cheek. what does he mean, not for. ]
You're pretty sexy when you're in your element.
[ the element being wrestling oversized rats. okay ]
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Are you saying that just to flirt with me?
[ okay. maybe he is going to argue just a little. he does not appear to mind despite this though. ]
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he goes back to petting as that seemed to be more distracting. fucking help. ]
No… [ yes. ] Who wouldn't think your Destreza isn't attractive? Not that they're allowed to when they aren't me.
[ pat pat. ]
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he leans into the pats, like one would expect a cat or dog to. this is sickening. ]
No one but you is allowed to look at me.
[ at least this is said half jokingly because thorns is aware this is literally impossible to accomplish unless he gets cage routed. ]
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the only right wrong thing to do is to encourage this behaviour with little scritches. why. ]
Yeah. If anyone's around you should just throw that thing that makes them pass out. That'll show them not to look where they shouldn't.
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thorns nods his head as if this is a reasonable request. ]
They won't even know what hit them.
[ the temporary memory loss will be a side effect. ]
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What can't you do? Nothing. [ one last pat for the road to express how proud he is before he tugs thorns into his arms to get cozy. bed time. ] Sounds like we've got our plan of attack squared.
[ they really have not solved the issue of docybara's drug addiction but ok ]
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but they can snuggle together and snooze... unless there is any reason for them to wake up..... zzzzzz ]
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but yes… their snoozing… their spooning… timeskips it a week. while they are nebulously finalising their elopement plans: ]
Do you want to say bye?
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[ lmao
they do need to officially give the key back though, and they need to grab docybara from the farm. ]
I'm sure that guard will finally be happy.
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the way elysium is just thinking they could sneak out in the middle of the night with docybara, leaving the key on the counter like they're doing some dramatic getaway. ]
Really? I think we were warming up to him.
[ lmao ]
But that's good. It'll be a pain when they try to convince us to stay. Then again, if we're leaving I could just reveal my Oripathy and it'll be considered donem
[ elysium's thorns-sized social battery ]
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thorns reaches over to pinch him. ]
We're not doing that. If there is ever the chance we have to pass by this area again, we need to keep it as a potential resting spot.
[ basically, he does not want to burn their bridge entirely in case they ever need to cross it again in the future. it's not like they had as deep of a relationship with these people like they had with rhodes, where the nuclear option was needed (and even then it's not as nuclear as it seems, since amiya and the doctor will always take them back). ]
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[ well. there's no denying that going nuclear eases the conscience… it is so much easier to do whatever you want when you've convinced yourself other people are terrible. but those are the mental gymnastics they've been performing to justify living in their own bubbles, mouth twisting into a frown. ]
Okay, okay. Never thought I'd see the day you'd advocate for diplomacy. You aren't wrong, but we'd better come up with at least something to tell them on our way out.
[ rubs his cheek…
hmmm. ]
… Our dream was to elope but we can't elope somewhere we've already settled down.
[ nailed it. ]
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but elysium's oripathy is still a sensitive enough topic that he might shoot down the idea if thorns brings it up. or he might not, but he doesn't want to risk it. ]
Their opinion of us as dumb lovers is low enough that excuse can work.
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Is that your opinion of us, Thorns?
[ :) ]
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[ admittedly... it is their fault, because they played up the honeymooning couple bit way too well. ]
I'd never think you're dumb in regard to our relationship.
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[ thorns is the one lacking common sense? casually gaslights. ]
But that is one thing you're right about. Heheh. You'll always be the smartest decision I've made.
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You'll always be the second smartest for me.
[ OKAY. ]
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Just to confirm. Who would you say is the third smartest?
Our Doctor?
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[ the first smartest is his baby chicken who is no longer with them. ]
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You really had to count yourself as first, huh?
[ says guy who constaly proclaims how sexy he is ]
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