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[transmit]

[ no… ]

Do you want to be carried?

[selfconcept]

"Depends."

[ He swings their hands a little, though his mind drifts a bit. Since it's still thoughtshare, Elysium will hear the following in a muted but very familiar voice,

"In another life, what you asked for probably could've been yours." ]

[transmit]

[ normally.

normally, elysium has his policy of respecting people's thoughts. but this is where he gives in, hand tightening around hien's. ]

… Don't take the things I said to try and snap you out of it too seriously.

[selfconcept]

"It's a nice sentiment, but this is the only life I have that I'll ever live."

[ laughs in dwrp exceptions ]

"What do you think I would have asked for?"

[transmit]

No idea. I told you I say things just to say them.

[ this is such bullshit!!!!!!!!! ]

If you had one wish, what would it be?

[selfconcept]

"I do too."

[ But at least he's open about being genuine, even if it's. Weird. Or strange. They're really just two kinds of people of "just saying things". ]

"For you to be happy."

[transmit]

… I'm responsible for my own happiness. How about you wish for your own?

[selfconcept]

"It's not that hard for me to be happy."

[ He'll admit that, so. ]

"I keep saying it... seeing others happy makes me happy too. I have a feeling that people keep brushing it off as some cheesy thing that most don't mean, but it means too much for me."

[transmit]

It's not that hard for me to be happy, either. It's enough for the people around me to be and to be able to greet the day every morning.

[ He can admit to this much, too. Although— ]

I think saying it so often is what makes it come across as disingenuous. Rather than just telling people you want them to be happy, the gestures and actions would probably carry you further. Not that I think you're lying about it.

[selfconcept]

"That depends if they want me to be the one who makes them happy."

[ He shoots a pointed look at Elysium while still swinging their hands. ]

"I do it a lot, I think... mostly by cooking them food, or making them presents... giving them a hug, be a listening ear..."

[ ... ]

"Do you want me to distract the cats for you?"

[transmit]

[ hien asking this of someone who ran away from home and has lived independently for more than half his life is, honestly, kind of funny. elysium doesn't look particularly uncomfortable, but his gaze does drift off to the side. what, does this mean he's the only one hien says this to? ]

… Huh? [ that snaps his attention over to him. ] You don't need to go that far.

[ it's different, so different, when you're forcing someone's hand jokingly over having it offered freely. ]

Rather… you already sound like you have your plate full doing things for other people. Be a little more selfish with your time, or something.

[selfconcept]

[ Look... he can't forget the time when the cats messed with Elysium when he himself was tiny, even if he missed out on seeing most of it. ]

"... Elysium, it's just distracting cats."

[ ??????? ]

[transmit]

? There are so many of them.

[ said like he's sending hien off to war ]

[selfconcept]

"It's not like every single one will be coming after you all at once."

[ He could just teleport them to his room, but Hien is not the one with the brain cell at the moment. ]

"Oooor... I can carry you."

[transmit]

[ …

the very harrowing thoughtshare of elysium being buried beneath an even larger mountain of cats than back when hien was tiny, while hak rolls on the floor laughing. this keeps happening to him somehow? the cats want him dead. ]

[selfconcept]

[ Ah............

He kinda finds it funny, but he does his best not to laugh. Elysium and his cats... poor guy. ]

"... Am I the only cat you can handle, nya?"

[transmit]

[ they hunt him for sport…… ]

You're the only cat I want to handle. [ … flatly: ] Nya.

[selfconcept]

[ Okay.

He almost snorts at this. ]

"Alright, alright. Come on."

[ He takes out a few dried anchovies. ]

"This will distract them long enough."

[transmit]

I'm not sure how to feel about you dipping into your emergency rations.

[ he reaches over to swat the anchovies back where they'd come from. ]

There's an entire area out there for the purpose you're talking about, isn't there? Without any demonic creatures to worry about—knock on wood. We might as well make the most out of the places that spring up.

[selfconcept]

[ Hien has no idea which place Elysium is talking about, but... ]

"Do you not wanna go to my room that much...?"

[transmit]

After last week, don't you think the beds have been kind of lacking? My back…

[ he's delicate… ]

[selfconcept]

[ Well. Yes. Hien agrees that the beds are lacking, but... he just looks at Elysium like. Okay. Sure. Your back. Whatever.

But it's not like he can say no. ]

"Fine, fine."

[ Though he's not sure where. The pillow fort? The sleepover corner? Considering Hien committed Violence in a different pillow fort with everyone wearing their pajamas, he's not sure which one to go to. ]

"Then take the lead."

[transmit]

[ oh. right.

he tentatively reaches over to pat hien's shoulder. pat pat. ]

Sorry. Your back, too.

[ there is zero sympathy in this tone. kill him. but yes, there is more than one reason why, and giving him any valid excuses for it would be too charitable. that said, if hien didn't actually want to get up to funny business, the more distractions there are the better, no?

so yes, he does end up leading him to the sleepover corner. it's fine. ]

[selfconcept]

[ binch

Hien would kick elysium for that, but he has a lot of self-restraint right now. Here's the description for the sleepover corner so that I don't have to keep going back to the game page for it:

Eventually, you reach a much cozier, smaller area. The ceiling here no longer towers high above you. It's just a sweet little blanket fort, filled with soft cushions and warm blankets and a little, crackling fireplace to cozy up beside. There are books and board games and puzzles scattered about. A plate of your favorite treats and a table with your favorite drinks laid upon it are set up inside. You get the feeling that you may be able to rest here without any of these offerings doing you harm.

And look, he meant it when he said literal sleeping. His drive has also been shot to hell from what transpired today and from Elysium's earlier words that won't leave his head.

"Maybe I should have just slept here all week..."

Instead of just lazing around random parts of the maze because the ground was mattress. ]

[transmit]

[ thanks… me loading the log everytime and waiting the 29832938 seconds it to takes to load because everyone went crazy.

the thought earns a quiet snort of laughter, his elbow brushing against hien's side. ]

A lot nicer, yeah? I doubt whatever's coming after is going to be any nicer.

[ no but there's a resort which is also pretty swanky, but he doesn't know this. ]