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[beautifulend]

[ The voicemail message is just 60 seconds of muffled barking, unskippable. ]

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Re: Day 297 late I guess after the glory thing

[softlyfalling]

That's not what I care about. Just—how you are right now. That's why I'm here.

Re: Day 297 late I guess after the glory thing

[beautifulend]

Morning Glory is a member of your new family, if I'm not mistaken?

Re: Day 297 late I guess after the glory thing

[softlyfalling]

[ she pauses. ]

...Mm—sister-in-law, yes.

Re: Day 297 late I guess after the glory thing

[beautifulend]

Don't trouble your relationship with her over me.

Re: Day 297 late I guess after the glory thing

[softlyfalling]

I'm not. Don't worry.

I mean, she doesn't get along with Amaranth, either, for some reason, so sometimes this happens. And I'm always going to be like this, whether it's with you or anyone else.

Re: Day 297 late I guess after the glory thing

[beautifulend]

Why do you care so much about me?

Re: Day 297 late I guess after the glory thing

[softlyfalling]

...because—well, some of it’s because I can’t help but want to love someone who seems like they need it, but probably, it’s selfish, a little bit.

[ she leans against the door frame, crossing her arms over her waist. ]

...I guess I like having someone who—understands. There’s some things even... Persephone doesn’t, exactly.

Re: Day 297 late I guess after the glory thing

[beautifulend]

Haha, what? I'm sure he understands better than I ever could. I only ever had to deal with it second hand.

Re: Day 297 late I guess after the glory thing

[softlyfalling]

Not—that part. Exactly.

The, uh. Way of dealing with it.

Re: Day 297 late I guess after the glory thing

[beautifulend]

What is his way of dealing with it, actually? He's cleverly avoided telling me anything about it every time it's come up.

[ let's talk about Persephone and not dogs, thanks ]

Re: Day 297 late I guess after the glory thing

[softlyfalling]

...he, er. Channels it into acts of justice, as it were.

[ how does one politely say "he's a serial killer" ]

Re: Day 297 late I guess after the glory thing

[beautifulend]

"Acts of justice". I understand. Has he done much justice here?

Re: Day 297 late I guess after the glory thing

[softlyfalling]

I... don't know, really, but—I don't think he could... really do that, here. If there was anyone he felt deserved it.

Re: Day 297 late I guess after the glory thing

[beautifulend]

Ha! Everyone keeps saying that, but they just don't have enough imagination.

[ hey shrike do you wanna talk about MURDERS ]

Re: Day 297 late I guess after the glory thing

[softlyfalling]

[ you know what

why not ]

...I mean.

We considered doing that to God, after she cut Eclipse's head off.

Re: Day 297 late I guess after the glory thing

[beautifulend]

But you didn't? Why noooot?

Re: Day 297 late I guess after the glory thing

[softlyfalling]

—well. We still made her come back the long way.

...it feels a little odd to be talking about this in your doorway, though.

Re: Day 297 late I guess after the glory thing

[beautifulend]

Mm, sorry. Come in.

[ they step aside to let her in. ]

Re: Day 297 late I guess after the glory thing

[softlyfalling]

[ shifts, awkwardly—and then peels away from the door and into the dorm proper, although after that she kind of hovers like she's not sure where she should be going. ]

Re: Day 297 late I guess after the glory thing

[beautifulend]

Did you want to go to my room? Or just the couch? We have a set of hot springs too, if you wanted to relax.

Re: Day 297 late I guess after the glory thing

[softlyfalling]

[ she uncrosses her arms and uncurls her hands, slightly. ]

...people do keep telling me I need to actually learn to relax.

Re: Day 297 late I guess after the glory thing

[beautifulend]

You do, it's true. This way.

[ they start headed for the door to the onsen. ]

Re: Day 297 late I guess after the glory thing

[softlyfalling]

[ she follows right behind, idly tidying up her side braid and tucking a few loose strands behind her ear as she walks. ]

...well, I'm better at it than I used to be.

Re: Day 297 late I guess after the glory thing

[beautifulend]

I can't imagine how you used to be. You always seem like you're about to burst in most of the time I've known you.

[ they open the door and head through, immediately just oozing into the closest pool. ]

Re: Day 297 late I guess after the glory thing

[softlyfalling]

Well, that's—that's a different circumstance.

[ she huffs slightly, but strips out of her clothes with the efficiency of someone used to communal changing areas, and folds everything in a pile before walking over to slide into the water up to her neck. ]