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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]

... No. What happens?

[ the way thorns doesn't get any plot, he just gets fia fujoing out on him. ]

[transmit]

[ fia fujo'd on him, too. stop

but here is thorns' handy dandy summary of chapter fifteen and of laterano blowing up, if he's keen. ]

[oversea]

[ he

has no idea what to say for a moment. ]

Should I go back...?

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What are you going to do even if you do?

You have your whole crew to be responsible for, too.

[oversea]

[ ...

he sighs, and tries not to think if there was anything he could have done. realistically... no, and he's aware of that, but that still doesn't stop him from thinking about it. ]

Right.

[transmit]

[ A broken laugh, muffled as he turns, faced buried in Thorns' lap.

He doesn't need to say it aloud, does he? Why the decision feels hard, especially when his symptoms can be triggered so easily. ]

I want to pick you.

[oversea]

[ well, just hearing that is enough.

he continues to just comb his hand through elysium's hair. ]

We can figure it out as we go.

[ he isn't sure if it's for the best to rush into a decision before they know how bad the situation at rhodes is, at least. ]

[transmit]

[ When Thorns puts it like that, it does feel like things will be okay. He grounds himself with the feeling of Thorns' hand, and until he's well and stable, all does is continue to breath in and out, in and out. ]

… Yeah. First things first.

[ That being getting out of here. He sighs. ]

Have you ever thought about what you'd do? If you ended up with a different version of me?

[ someone's job is harder here and he suspects it isn't his… ]

[oversea]

... No.

[ there's a pause, as he looks at elysium curiously. he doesn't say anything right away, but when he eventually does his voice is low. ]

Would you take another me?

[transmit]

There's no changing that I've loved you from the start.

[ But that's a little different from 'taking' him. ]

We're separated by time, aren't we? That's a tough thing to overcome.

[oversea]

We don't know how it works.

[ is it a situation where elysium is just slightly behind and will go back with new knowledge? or something else. ]

[transmit]

What would you do? If it turns out 'I' don't remember?

[oversea]

... I'll figure it out.

[ he's not sure.

elysium says he's always loved him, but he also didn't technically realize that's what the emotion was until he got here. it's complicated. ]

[transmit]

I'm pretty stubborn.

You'd have to romance me with flowers and grand, sweeping gestures.

[ no ]

[oversea]

I don't think you're that hard...

[ oKAY. ]

[transmit]

Yeah…?




You let me walk away without saying bye. Everyone who's found out about that said they would've either killed me personally or thrown me overboard.

[oversea]

Well, it might have been more important for you to say goodbye to everyone else.

[ he knows that's likely not it. ]

[transmit]

[



He just looks at Thorns like this. The excuses Thorns makes for him are even worse than the ones he makes for himself. 'You couldn't make it sound even a little more believable?' ]

[oversea]

... I wouldn't stop you from making a choice.

[ whether he agreed with it or not is a different story, but thorns does understand the hesitation to say goodbye. ]

[transmit]

… You know the argument was how you were going to win me over, right?

I think the other me is going to come out on top.

[ dodges forever until death. ]

[oversea]

Well. You could date other people, I guess.

[ he does not sound remotely happy about this. ]

[transmit]

You'd just let that happen…?

[ Elysium also does not sound remotely happy about this. ]

…

Do you want me to give you notes on what might be effective.

[ this is fucked up. hands thorns an otome walkthrough for the unromanceable side character. ]

[oversea]

[ help.

actually, he has more important questions to ask, ]

Wait. What would you do, then?

[transmit]

[ …

So glad his eyes are already closed. He refuses to make eye contact. ]

What do you mean by that?

[oversea]

If I don't remember any of this when you go back. What will you do?

[ if thorns is expected to answer then he thinks elysium should as well. ]