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[transmit]

HELLO

"You've reached Elysium! Lost? Need an ear? I'm your guy! I'll get back to you as soon as I can."

GOODBYE

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[oversea]

[ she would single-handedly forever turn thorns off from the idea of dating with that statement.

but okay, at least elysium is sounding more like himself around thorns... he knows he still doesn't remember, but some of that initial awkwardness is gone. and now replaced by this. ]

I sit next to you all the time.

[transmit]

[ By this. Whatever this is. ]

Mm. [ half-hearted acknowledgement. ] Was there anything else you didn't get?

[oversea]

[ he looks at him curiously. ]

I didn't understand how you'd realize when you find someone like that.

[transmit]

[ He closes his eyes, resting his weight against Thorns'. He doesn't see anything. ]

That's more ambiguous because it changes from person to person. But from where I stand, it usually comes down to how much you want to matter to them and vice versa. Do you want to know everything about them? Do you want to be the first person they turn to? The one who hears things before the rest of the world does? Things like that.

[ 'Things like that,' meaning there's more. The way he puts it sounds kind of nebulous, like he doesn't particularly subscribe to any of those categories. ]

[oversea]

[ they are never going to talk about any of this ever again.

Hm. You know a lot.

[ granted, this seems like a popular gossip topic so he can't be too surprised.

... ]

Do you still have my coin?

[transmit]

Did you know my Captain's the biggest gossip onboard? She looooooves it when romance is in the air. Next time you see her, chat her up about it! She'll look like she's really enjoying herself.

[ That's his excuse!!!!! Her pixel smile to match Thorns' pixel smile. But at the question, he starts rummaging through his pocket. ]

Oh! Right. I guess I can give it back now. [ holds it out flat on his palm. ] It served me pretty well.

[oversea]

[ thorns still doesn't care about gossip but sure. maybe he can fight her (delusional).

he carefully picks the coin back up. ]

Why did you need it?

[transmit]

[ He's immediately back to making himself comfortable. ]

I used it to figure out what to do with you.

[oversea]

[ ?????

what does this mean. ]

What does that mean?

[transmit]

It means exactly what it means? I'm here.

[oversea]

[ ...

wait. ]

Did you flip it to decide if you'd talk to me or not?

[transmit]

Something like that…

[ Well, more accurately, it was to determine how annoying he should be about certain things but that's close. ]

You didn't seem happy with me.

[oversea]

I was concerned. You were dying one moment, fine the next, but acting oddly. Of course I'd have questions.

[ the safety of those he cares about will always be a top concern. ]

And then you kept running off on me without a word.

[


okay that is not as unusual but it was weird because of the timing of the ditching. ]

[transmit]

[ sorry but he has one (1) meaningful thing to say here ]





You walked away first…

[ Waking up at the river counts as a formative memory, ]

[oversea]

[ OKAY.... die actually. ]

It didn't seem like you wanted me around.

[transmit]

[ Well. Since his head is conveniently where it is, he just knocks theirs together. ]

We were thinking the same thing.

[ he is so amused by this. ]

Do you feel like everything's been answered now, at least?

[oversea]

Mostly...

[ anything he's still curious about would have to wait for when elysium regains his memory. if he regains it? hm. ]

For someone who knows so much about that other topic, you must have experienced it.

[transmit]

[ if… what a big if. ]

Hm? That's just people on the landship coming to me with all sorts of troubles.

Do you feel like you're more curious about it now?

[oversea]

I'm not sure about curious. I've avoided this sort of thing so far.

[ it's very easy to not date when you are busy chasing after sword techniques and everyone always thought you were an asshole. ]

[transmit]

… Me too. I always thought it'd be more trouble than it's worth.

[ a laugh. ]

It's easy to give advice and look at things objectively.

[oversea]

You were decent at it.

[ please give a better compliment.

he looks back down at their hands and raises them slightly. ]

I was actually looking for you that day to do this.

[transmit]

[ If only he knew how valuable that compliment was…

His eyes are closed again, but his brow furrows. ]

The day I went missing? Me specifically?

[oversea]

My hands were freezing because of this place, and it was the only way to warm them up. So I went to find you.

[ and he was forced to hold hands with randos... ]

[transmit]

[ Think about the cute friendships you made, Thorns…(?) ]

… Yeah? And how are your hands feeling now?

[oversea]

[ he made none. ]

They feel fine.

[ one is... occupied? ]