✧ — peach iced tea.

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[transmit]

I don't remember there being any proteins or vegetables in the fridge before I left.

[ surprisingly

his tone isn't veering towards wanting to kill thorns? likely attributed to how he's still distractedly tapping away. ]

[oversea]

[ MY COMMENT NEVER SENT

thorns once again looks away from the camera for a moments ]

I guess your memory is bad.

[transmit]

[ tags your words as #me

he glances back up at the camera. ]

We haven't seen each other in so long and you don't want to look at my face?

[ this is the wrong thread for elysium to be saying these words. ]

[oversea]

[ oh my god

this is... embarrassing? thorns pauses, before eventually looking directly back at the camera. hi. ]

I'm looking.

[transmit]

[ oh, it'd be just as embarrassing for him if he weren't saying it with an ulterior motive. ]

Mind repeating what you said? Couldn't hear you—an airplane just flew past.

[oversea]

[ thorns did not hear one in the background? but okay. ]

What? That I'm looking? Or that your memory is bad?

[transmit]

[



nevermind. forget the ulterior motive. ]

Are you trying to pick a fight with me?

[oversea]

What? I just didn't know what you were referring to.

[ he is picking a little bit of a fight, but also elysium didn't clarify? he can't be mad... ]

[transmit]

[ he can be whatever he wants, including being mad. well, he just looks a little put out before he sighs. ]

You're—

[ except, his words are promptly cut off by… the doorbell! ]

… You should get that.

[ he ordered thorns ubereats… ]

[oversea]

Why...

[ he is wondering why would someone show up at this hour, and tries to think of anything he may have done recently to annoy a neighbor. he pads over to the front door, phone still in hand, and opens it.

...

there is a brief exchange where he tries to tell the delivery person they got the wrong apartment and he only realizes when he sees the name on the receipt. ]

Elysium.

[transmit]

[ it says a lot that thorns' look of pure exasperation is enough to wipe away all his earlier grievances.

hehe… thorns is so cute. ]

This is where you're supposed to look touched.

[oversea]

You didn't have to. I know you're busy.

[ busy doing what exactly is what's a mystery, but he doesn't think elysium should worry about him if things are hectic right now. ]

... What did you eat?

[transmit]

It took, what. A minute to make sure you're eating properly? Snap a pic of the fridge after we're done here, or groceries are next on the list.

[ threatens

there is the faint worry he's being overbearing, but if left alone, his baby would probably live off instant ramen… ]

Mm. Just a steak and the usual sides. I'm eating well enough here, so don't try to flip this on me.

[oversea]

[ the fridge will be a disappointment, it is truly what it looks when you skip a grocery run when you were already running out of things. but that's a later problem.

steak... and a suit... he hasn't forgotten that elysium hasn't answered any of his questions. ]

Are you with your family?

[transmit]

[ who knew four chickens would be their peak. they've been struggling to recover since sc*en attacked…

also not thorns wondering why elysium isn't dropping the conversation in the other thread and it being the other way around here. ]

Yeah. We just got back, actually. I didn't mean to keep you out of the loop for so long, but it's been one thing after another.

Do you miss them? Wanna say hi?

[oversea]

... Maybe later. I still want to talk to you.

[ this is such an embarrassing thing to admit but it is the truth. it's not like it's the first time he's been at their place alone; going home to visit family for a weekend or something isn't uncommon, but that was also before they started getting close again.

it's also the first time since they began dating. this would not be a problem if they didn't live together. ]

[transmit]

[ thorns is overthinking it while elysium's just mulling over how it'd be simple for thorns to say hi. elysium's already gone to an entire wedding for him? but he figures thorns wouldn't care for that. he just said it to make it look like he's more open about his situation than he actually is… ]

… Yeah? Class has been okay? The guys [ sc*en ] in your department haven't been bothering you?

[oversea]

Scien wants me to work on another one of his experiment. Since he has my blood sample, he wants to compare it to another attempt.

[ this is not ethical but thorns just says it as if scien asked him to help him move. ]

[transmit]

[

elysium has so much rational dislike for that man his expression immediately sours. ]

And you told him to get lost.

Right?

[oversea]

[ ...

instead of answering, he starts taking the food out of the bag. ]

[transmit]

You didn't.

[ looks and sounds utterly betrayed. this is, frankly, hilarious given all his negative feelings stem from how rude sc*en had been to thorns.

but for the record, it's a burrito bowl so thorns can have his carbs, protein, and veg… he is thoughtful and for what… ]

[oversea]

I offered him a trade.

[ he sets the phone down, leaning it against a cup so that he can still see elysium without having to hold it on his own. ]

It's just transactional.

[transmit]

[ oh no… this is cute.

he softens for a brief second before he remembers he's supposed to be livid. lock in!!! ]

What was the trade? He's going to try and scam you. No doubt about it.

[oversea]

I want some of my sample back and he needs to help me on one of my projects in turn.

[ he makes no comment on the scam part because he also expects that. ]

It'll be fine.

[transmit]

[ with a distant sort of look to him, muttered under his breath: ]

Since I'm already here, should I contact a lawyer…?