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[transmit]

Weren't we going to teach him battle exercises, too? I think we've spoiled him enough.

[ docybara whines. not because he understands when they're saying, but because all this staring is rather suspect? he is only used to positive attention, so he stops to ram into elysium's side.

ow. ]

Hey now. I can't weave you as valiant of a tale if you aren't willing to put in the effort.

[oversea]

He's just getting ahead of himself. He'll be doing more ramming later.

[ thorns, what are you planning for this child...

but he will give their baby a pat. ]

I'll plan out an exercise schedule.

[transmit]

[ elysium thinks they can only go up from a drug problem… even if there's a tiny part of him that's shaking and wondering what the hell thorns is planning.

he nods stiffly…… ]

Without me as the target, I'd hope.

[ … ]

Don't teach him weird things.

[oversea]

Are you implying something?

[ does thorns need to ram elysium too...?

for now he continues patting their son. ]

[transmit]

I'm not implying anything; I'm stating it plainly. If I leave you to come up with things on your own, what if he forgets how to function in society?

[ what does this mean.

like

he has suggested his fair share of absurd ideas, and yes, he has lost more common sense than he realises over this past however long, but he is convinced he still has more of it than thorns. please. ]

[oversea]

[ this is a fair point to make, but thorns is still offended anyway. hello?




he pinches elysium's side. die. ]

[transmit]

[ thorns pinches him and he just tries to reciprocate by drawing him into a hug annoyingly. ]

Mi vida… [ whines!! ] We're raising him together, are we not?

[oversea]

[ they can only have animals as children because if they had an actual person the child would get so shit of their sick. ]

... yes.

[ he has to admit that. ]

You're lucky I like you.

[transmit]

[ their hypothetical human child would run away from home the first chance they got. which would be perfectly on brand for a kid they've raised, but just because they did it, it does not mean their child should do the same.

… ]

You love me.

[ he leans in and bites at thorns' neck. who knew it was even possible for them to get worse at getting from destination to destination? they haven't even passed the guard. help ]

[oversea]

[ they are so annoying. thorns would sit here and make out with elysium but their baby is starting to walk along without them

he is forced to go after him... ]

We should get out of here.

[ easier said than done apparently!!! ]

[transmit]

[ they* are forced to go after him… ]

Right…

[ he sulks even more at being blueballed. it is once again so hard to be a parent. they made a mistake. ]

[oversea]

[ they can keep holding hands cutely it's fine.

the guard sees them approach. thorns is ignoring him. ]

[transmit]

[ elysium has an intrusive thought.

what if… they just walk past and not say anything?

…



the guard makes no effort to stop them. okay. elysium loses a few more points from his common sense in the process. ]

[oversea]

[ fucking help.

they are out of the village. thorns slowly turns to look at elysium. ]

I'm surprised you didn't say something.

[transmit]

No one else was saying anything…

[ the argument is so weak he doesn't even sound convinced of it himself.

his eyes move from thorns to docybara and back again…… hi… ]

[oversea]

... It's back to just us now.

[ well. and their burdenbeast.

but it is odd to think they got used to living in a small community so easily, and now they're leaving. will they just repeat this again at the next place? ]

[transmit]

It's always just been us.

[ figuratively, yes. but elysium feels it in the literal sense too: at any moment, he could have run. the village was convenience, nothing more. ]

Does it bother you?

[oversea]

How could it?

[ he's already chosen to throw away any goal that took him away from elysium, and that includes other people. as attached as they get to their animals, they do choose to leave them as well if it might get in the way.

thorns wasn't very social to begin with, so how could he complain? ]

I only need you.

[transmit]

Right. What else would I need? Everything else gets our way.

[ they have made declarations like this countless times already, but there's something about repetition that makes it echo back with more weight each and every time. it's hardly an exaggeration anymore, but a truth that's felt bone deep. ]

We just need to work a little harder. [ … ] Then we can stop having to pick and choosr our battles. How far out did you want to travel today?

[ like, imagine if thorns could manifest things with his corazonix. they literally could build an entire world for themselves and live their hermitism to the fullest!!! he could actually be god…

thinks about how this is just priestess and fucking dies ]

[oversea]

[ as long as only normal things happen to them the chances of them also becoming more normal again increases. which means nothing bad can ever happen to them ever again, which is definitely doable. ]

Far enough that anyone from the town wouldn't be able to catch up.

[ not that he think they would, but it's always best to be safe. ]

[transmit]

[ hmmm.

he looks at thorns. essentially jiiiiiiis him. ]

Who'd want to catch up to us? Did you leave behind a secret admirer?

[oversea]

Wouldn't you be the one with the admirer? You're the handsome one.

[ he kisses his cheek. his bias is so strong. ]

[transmit]

Maybe. But I've made sure to establish how unattainable I am.

[ … ]

You didn't answer the question. I see.

[oversea]

You're overthinking it. I just don't want complications.

[ ...

he points ahead. ]

Let's find somewhere with nice coverage when we do stop.

[transmit]

[ he bites at thorns indicating he's both let it go and not at all. he's going to start staring people down wherever they end up next?

just kidding. maybe. ]

We'll be a lot more comfortable on the road this time around.

[ he motions to the camping supplies they've spent months collecting and making by hand, and then spreads his arms out wide. ]

And it's peaceful enough in this area. What do you think about a night under the stars for once?