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[transmit]

[ he is literally on the run.

once they're out, both his sunglasses and face mask are back on… weirdo. ]

Did you need to stop by the apartment at all?

[oversea]

Not really.

[ he does still have his school bag but he does not mind carrying it. ]

Did you...?

[ to change into a less crazy outfit...? ]

[transmit]

Nah, I'm fine.

[ A HOODIE IS PERFECTLY NORMAL? ]

You, though——hold still for a sec.

[ somehow he manifests another baseball cap, pair of sunglasses, and face mask. they all go on thorns. ]

We match now.

[ pulls up his hood like he's ready to do something shady. ]

[oversea]

[ okay. so they both look like they are about to go rob a store?

thorns is just going to think that elysium's idea for a date is odd and accept this. ]

... Where are we going?

[transmit]

[ he looks around, like he's checking if the coast is clear…

…

it is…… ]

You'll know when we get there.

[ for now? he opens the doors to a car that is definitively not his own, (you know those cars you can rent off an app… where you just have to find where the inactive ones are on the map? yeah!) and gesture thorns inside before swinging into the driver's seat. ]

Whew.

[oversea]

[ WHOSE CAR IS THIS

thorns get in, shuts the door, and dutifully puts on his seatbelt. once settled, he turns to look at elysium. ]

Are we stealing this?

[ they look like thieves...

the way he still got in despite wondering if elysium entered a life of crime. ]

[transmit]

[ IT'S A RENTAL THE BRANDING IS RIGHT THERE

He considers this. ]

Would that make it more exciting for you?

[oversea]

When you say it like that, you make it sound weird.

[ the beginning of a larp...? before they even kiss? ]

[transmit]

[ will they even be able to kiss unless it's larp ]

You don't think it's living a little?

[ he reaches over to flick thorns' head. ]

My car's at the mechanic. Stop coming to weird conclusions.

[oversea]

[ the mechanic...

thorns was going to ask next if elysium isn't using his car because he is paranoid of being tailed, but okay. ]

Uh huh. [ ... ] Hey.

[transmit]

[ no, thorns would be right about that… he is literally on the run to be on this date…

which they can get to in a tag or two. before that, he quirks a brow at thorns. ]

What's up?

[oversea]

Nothing. Good to see you.

[ it has been so long.

also odd to think that the last time they were together in person they parted in really awkward terms. ]

[transmit]

[ … oh. it's nothing that hasn't been said over phone, but hearing it in person still takes him out anyway, rendering him speechless.

he explodes.




and then for whatever godforsaken reason decides to make this worse. ]

Hm? I feel like there's a cuter way of wording that.

[oversea]

Is there?

[ elysium just crash the car and take them both out. ]

You can say it so I'll know.

[transmit]

[ taps the wheel as he drives into a parking lot… his bpm totally isn't spiking or anything.

as he's backing in and looking in the rearview mirror (is he looking in his rearview mirror?): ]

I've missed you.

[oversea]

[ their entire time dating has been fairly unorthodox, and a lot of the time it hasn't quite felt like they have been doing it properly. there are obvious changes, of course; they wouldn't have fallen asleep on calls together then.

but then it's moments like this that really does show things have changed. ]

... I missed you too.

[ dies ]

[transmit]

[ just slams onto the pedal causing them to crash into and set an adjacent car on fire

—i wish. he just commits the crime of stalling in the middle of the parking lot, only coming to when the person behind him honks at him multiple times in impatience. ]

Yeah? [ clears his throat. scrambles to finish his reverse job. what is this virgin behaviour. ] We'll have to leave each other plenty of reminders, then. So we feel it less.

[ they do not think about how they practically lived a year with each other without really living that year with each other. ]

[oversea]

[ listen. their history is complicated and if they think about it for too long it definitely speeds into awkward territory, so it is best to just ignore it until they are settled enough in their relationship they won't immediately think maybe they should break up. ]

Do you have anything in mind?

[transmit]

N…ot yet, but I'm sure we can figure something out along the way.

[ he wants his selfies but of course he wants his selfies… ]

For now, we've still got our date. C'mon.

[ why

are they in the middle of nowhere. elysium doesn't think anything of this and just goes around to open the door for thorns. ]

[oversea]

[ he has so many questions but he did give elysium full control of this so he will just get out of the car. ]

... Are we walking?

[ do they still have to wear the disguises ]

[transmit]

Close!

[ he pulls down his hood so probably not. ]

We're hiking.

[ already starts moving forward while tugging thorns. elysium is the worst kind of person. ]

[oversea]

[ oh my god elysium is so annoying

thorns stares after him, but does allow himself to be pulled along. ]

A hike to where?

[transmit]

Are you a journey or destination guy, Thorns?

[ date options are so limited when it's a weekday and your boyfriend dislikes crowds… ]

I thought what matters is that we're here together?

[oversea]

[ he is a concerned because he is not remotely packed for a long hike kind of guy

but he will trust elysium. ]

I'm surprised you didn't tell me to put on sunscreen.

[transmit]

[


he just comes to a complete stop. ]

You didn't put on any this morning?

[ assumes because thorns takes mostly late afternoon classes we are now at early evening… but maybe it isn't winter where they are and it isn't completely dark at 5pm. must be nice ]