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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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[ If Elysium has his way, this thread is ending the moment he drops Thorns back off in his room… ]

[oversea]

[ okay. ]

Operator Fiammetta says you need to reply to her messages.

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Oh! Must've forgotten since I was so busy earlier.

[

He replies. ]

Thanks for letting me know.

[ motions to leave ]

[oversea]

Do you remember me now...?

[ ???????

the way he got the news that elysium might have gotten hi memory back from fia and not elysium. if that is true and not him lying. ]

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[ stopped at the doorway… ]

… Earlier today, yeah. But you reminded me that I needed to add six-hour rounds to the lab on my schedule.

1/2

[oversea]

Mm.

[ thorns walks up to him, grabbing him by the sleeve and pulls elysium in for a deep kiss. ]

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❓

[oversea]

[ just kidding that does not happen at all.

instead, thorns just squints at him. ]

Let me know when you're done avoiding me.

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Thorns. I can literally feel your migraine.

[ okay… he turns back to him. ]

Did you have something else you wanted to talk about?

[oversea]

[ the reminder that elysium can also feel this completely changes thorns' tune. he immediately gestures for elysium to leave. ]

No. You can go.

[ be free from residual head hurty, elysium... ]

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[ Unfortunately, this just makes him dig his heels in.

And by that, he's walking back over to his bed. ]

Tell me.

[oversea]

[ ugh. he should have let him leave... ]

I just wanted to make sure you are fine. That's all. A lot has happened the past few days.

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Do you realise the hypocrisy of that when you aren't even taking care of yourself?

[ yeah he really should've ]

[oversea]

I'll survive. I didn't think you'd come to me.

[ things were weirdly intimate in a way i am now scared to rp again in case val broadcasts it to the entire game again. ]

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[ everything is now paywalled ]

You failed the trust exercise, Thorns.

[oversea]

[ ...

he walks over to grab him by the wrist. ]

Can you tell me more about what happened?

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[ He looks down at their hands… ]

On the expedition, you mean? What else did you want to know?

[oversea]

[ it's not his wrist so it's fine. ]

If you remembered anything else for it.

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[ what is this supposed to mean. ]

I don't think what happened to us can apply to everything else going forward. The three that came back a few days ago… they apparently made it all the way over to Calais-Blason in Victoria.

[oversea]

[ that's not why he's asking.

but he knows elysium isn't going to want to share. ]

So we weren't imagining their appearance...

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Goes to show I know my brands! I knew clothes like that had to come from some of our finest. I haven't had the chance to check if any of them have had exposure to Originium, but it does seem like Miss Fiammetta's closer to them so I've been leaving it in her capable hands.

[ …

A beat, and he twists his wrist to wrap his hand around Thorns'. ]

But that's not what you really wanted to hear from me, was it? I thought you'd appreciate the update regardless.

[oversea]

... Thanks.

[ he's not particularly close to any of them, so he's difficult to reach out. ]

I just want to make sure that you're good.

[ they do tend to let the other keep to themselves, but that's in their own world where they understand how things work. this place is different. ]

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As much as I insist I am, it doesn't seem to convince anyone. What can we do, though? There's only moving forward.

What I remember doesn't change anything about what I told you.

[oversea]

If you're sure.

[ he'll let that particular subject drop.

... before moving onto another potentially awkward one. ]

Each week... have you felt like you've been making progress here?

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[ … Oh.

His grip instinctively tightens. ]

Yeah. There's a box by the river with your name on it. Have you had the chance to take a look?