Oh, man... that was the hard part. Or—well, actually, not being a total loser was the hard part, but I had to, uh—
[ ask dohalim for advice ]
...Improvise.
[ smooth. ]
I don't know if what I did was very... traditional date-ish? I just thought of whatever kind of stuff we could do around Tikal together. It kinda ended up being more like we were just hanging out, except. Not.
Wait—hang on, wait, wait. What do you mean you "think" so?! Is it supposed to be a surprise or something? I dunno if... wait, this is... y'know... you-know-who we're talking about, right??
[ like what if she's listening or something. also, god, he can't just ASSUME ]
N-no, nothing like that! Just... [Oh my god this is so stupid isn't it, help ;;;] I wanted to think of other ideas for how to spend time together with Shionne, now that her thorns can affect me.
[ well, that shuts him up. it just got sweet/sad... (BUT LISTEN THIS IS A BIG DEAL) ]
Oh, yeah... I forgot about that. Aw, man, okay, lemme help you out. There's all kinds of stuff you can do together that'd be, y'know... special even with the thorns. Like...
[ LIKE??? ]
Well—uh. How about a walk? On mine, we went for a tour around the city and looked at the stars together. You can see 'em really good in Tikal, but they're probably even better in the cities that don't have as much incense. Maybe that? Or do you think she'd get, like... bored?
[ do renans give a fuck about stars... better question, does shionne (a weirdo apart from rena) give a fuck about stars. ]
[That's... actuality a really nice idea. He...he doesn't mean to sound surprised, it's just that now it seems like such an obvious answer.]
I... really like that idea. Feels a little like home, too. ... without all the camping. Even if it wasn't the most interesting thing ever... well, maybe I'll make it a picnic.
Ooh, yeah! And you could cooauuuugaugh—nope, nonono. Never mind. Not that.
[ NO. NO ALPHEN COOKING. that's a sure way to ruin a date...
but wait. ]
Wait, I got it! What if you guys cook together, then pack it up and take it outside for the picnic? That way you can, uh... agree on a dish beforehand, and you'll get to spend time together making it.
[Well, it wasn't exactly a smooth save, but smooth enough that Alphen didn't manage to catch on. That's not saying much, I guess, because it's Alphen. But still.]
Cooking together... [Now there's a novel idea. Wonder where Law could've gotten it.] I never thought of cooking as something you could do together like that, but I guess it makes sense, doesn't it? [Besides! That way he can't fuck up the dinner!!]
[ yeah, how mysterious, what a completely out there thought he had that definitely came from nowhere in particular. ]
Hehe, no sweat! If you guys need any eggs for anything you're making, just come steal 'em from the yard. Oh, and I've got milk and cheese, too. I'll probably be out working, but uh, if you, y'know, need me to get gone before you guys drop by to get anything, just send me an SOS on the medallion and I'll take off out the window.
[ you know, so it isn't, like. Weird. that he's perceiving them doing totally innocuous things, or something. ]
I'll keep that in mind. Come to think of it, maybe I'll get ingredients ready for a few different recipes, just in case.
[He kind of laughs at that last bit, but not because he thinks Law is kidding. HE KNOWS YOU'RE NOT.]
I'm sure it won't get to that, but I'll let you know. [After all, when have any of them ever had a moment's privacy?? Alphen's shack in Mosgul didn't even have doors.]
[ who KNOWS what kind of sick shit he would be getting up to if no one could see him (still cuddling chickens and babytalking pigs) ]
It looks like whatever the heck you guys were doing before, I guess! I know you guys can't, like, hook up or anything, but you can still—I dunno, talk about stuff. Serious stuff.
What we were doing before, huh... [The cringe is almost audible in his voice. They, uh. They were being pretty dumb.] I get what you mean. I like to think we've been a lot more honest with each other since then. About our feelings.
[At least they're no longer avoiding each other like a literal plague, right? Right??]
[ you're right to cringe, alphen. they were all cringing. everybody was cringing. ]
And to think it only took whatever's in the water in Copalli to do it. Incense, I guess. I mean, you guys didn't even get it together after—well, after a lot of stuff.
Well... actually, that list doesn't sound too far off of what happened back home, either. After Vholran made off with Shionne and we went to get her back, I kinda thought—y'know. That you guys would be over the "it's not a thing." Thing.
[ you know, the same "it's not a thing" thing that they all constantly play with each other and themselves every minute of the damn day because they all have issues. ]
Well... yeah, a little, I guess. After all of that happened we had our hands full putting Pelegion back to rights and helping everyone get on their feet again. I don't even feel like I talked much to anybody that whole time, it was just... that hectic. But still... I mean, you gotta set stuff aside and make time for each other sometime.
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Date: 2022-06-14 07:00 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2022-06-14 07:19 pm (UTC)[ one. just one. it was just ONE, law. ]
What's up?
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Date: 2022-06-14 07:21 pm (UTC)I was wondering...how did you guys decide what to, I don't know, do for that? I mean-- what activity. to do.
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Date: 2022-06-14 07:38 pm (UTC)[ ask dohalim for advice ]
...Improvise.
[ smooth. ]
I don't know if what I did was very... traditional date-ish? I just thought of whatever kind of stuff we could do around Tikal together. It kinda ended up being more like we were just hanging out, except. Not.
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Date: 2022-06-14 07:38 pm (UTC)1/2
Date: 2022-06-14 07:58 pm (UTC)[...how do you improvise a date...]
I...guess that makes sense. You just sort of see what's happening around you, then?
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Date: 2022-06-14 08:00 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2022-06-14 08:03 pm (UTC)[ law rn ]
Wait—hang on, wait, wait. What do you mean you "think" so?! Is it supposed to be a surprise or something? I dunno if... wait, this is... y'know... you-know-who we're talking about, right??
[ like what if she's listening or something. also, god, he can't just ASSUME ]
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Date: 2022-06-14 08:15 pm (UTC)N-no, nothing like that! Just... [Oh my god this is so stupid isn't it, help ;;;] I wanted to think of other ideas for how to spend time together with Shionne, now that her thorns can affect me.
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Date: 2022-06-14 08:21 pm (UTC)[ well, that shuts him up. it just got sweet/sad... (BUT LISTEN THIS IS A BIG DEAL) ]
Oh, yeah... I forgot about that. Aw, man, okay, lemme help you out. There's all kinds of stuff you can do together that'd be, y'know... special even with the thorns. Like...
[ LIKE??? ]
Well—uh. How about a walk? On mine, we went for a tour around the city and looked at the stars together. You can see 'em really good in Tikal, but they're probably even better in the cities that don't have as much incense. Maybe that? Or do you think she'd get, like... bored?
[ do renans give a fuck about stars... better question, does shionne (a weirdo apart from rena) give a fuck about stars. ]
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Date: 2022-06-14 09:50 pm (UTC)[That's... actuality a really nice idea. He...he doesn't mean to sound surprised, it's just that now it seems like such an obvious answer.]
I... really like that idea. Feels a little like home, too. ... without all the camping. Even if it wasn't the most interesting thing ever... well, maybe I'll make it a picnic.
[If in doubt, INTEREST HER WITH FOOD.]
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Date: 2022-06-15 03:29 pm (UTC)[ NO. NO ALPHEN COOKING. that's a sure way to ruin a date...
but wait. ]
Wait, I got it! What if you guys cook together, then pack it up and take it outside for the picnic? That way you can, uh... agree on a dish beforehand, and you'll get to spend time together making it.
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Date: 2022-06-15 11:32 pm (UTC)[Well, it wasn't exactly a smooth save, but smooth enough that Alphen didn't manage to catch on. That's not saying much, I guess, because it's Alphen. But still.]
Cooking together... [Now there's a novel idea. Wonder where Law could've gotten it.] I never thought of cooking as something you could do together like that, but I guess it makes sense, doesn't it? [Besides! That way he can't fuck up the dinner!!]
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Date: 2022-06-15 11:33 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2022-06-15 11:38 pm (UTC)Hehe, no sweat! If you guys need any eggs for anything you're making, just come steal 'em from the yard. Oh, and I've got milk and cheese, too. I'll probably be out working, but uh, if you, y'know, need me to get gone before you guys drop by to get anything, just send me an SOS on the medallion and I'll take off out the window.
[ you know, so it isn't, like. Weird. that he's perceiving them doing totally innocuous things, or something. ]
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Date: 2022-06-16 06:20 pm (UTC)[He kind of laughs at that last bit, but not because he thinks Law is kidding. HE KNOWS YOU'RE NOT.]
I'm sure it won't get to that, but I'll let you know. [After all, when have any of them ever had a moment's privacy?? Alphen's shack in Mosgul didn't even have doors.]
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Date: 2022-06-16 06:28 pm (UTC)Good idea. You know how she is, you might need a bunch.
[ if he could just stop calling every girl he knows fat all the time, maybe he would get a date with one of those too someday. ]
Sooooo...? Are you guys... y'know... serious?
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Date: 2022-06-16 06:46 pm (UTC)... You have a point, there. Guess I'd better buy extra.
[LISTEN I GET IT BUT IT'S TRUE?????]
Serious? I...think so? What does non-serious even look like?
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Date: 2022-06-16 09:01 pm (UTC)It looks like whatever the heck you guys were doing before, I guess! I know you guys can't, like, hook up or anything, but you can still—I dunno, talk about stuff. Serious stuff.
[ uhhh ]
Like your feelings, I mean.
[ feelings are REAL serious. ]
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Date: 2022-06-16 11:31 pm (UTC)[At least they're no longer avoiding each other like a literal plague, right? Right??]
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Date: 2022-06-16 11:41 pm (UTC)And to think it only took whatever's in the water in Copalli to do it. Incense, I guess. I mean, you guys didn't even get it together after—well, after a lot of stuff.
[ but also, define "get it together"? ]
Anyway, I'm happy for you. It's about time!
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Date: 2022-06-17 09:06 pm (UTC)Incense, fire, and a near-death experience. [..........but don't think he missed that] What do you mean, "a lot of stuff"?
[But do they actually have "it" together???]
I...thank you. I'm happy about it, too.
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Date: 2022-06-20 02:58 pm (UTC)[ you know, the same "it's not a thing" thing that they all constantly play with each other and themselves every minute of the damn day because they all have issues. ]
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Date: 2022-06-23 08:51 pm (UTC)I guess with all of that going on...maybe we're just too busy to think about that.
[Maybe? Maybe???]
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Date: 2022-06-25 10:30 pm (UTC)Well... yeah, a little, I guess. After all of that happened we had our hands full putting Pelegion back to rights and helping everyone get on their feet again. I don't even feel like I talked much to anybody that whole time, it was just... that hectic. But still... I mean, you gotta set stuff aside and make time for each other sometime.
[ says the workaholic. ]
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