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[ oh NO

anyways, Kir's showing up at the onsen a few minutes later in a towel. ]

You may now breathe, for your goddess has arrived!

[ lounging with her arms crossed on the edge— ]

Well. Right on time, then.

Wowww, I'm like, so flattered?

[ she moves to go sit at the edge, next to Paloma. ]

You know? I don't think I'm ever gonna have kids after this.

...enough of child-rearing for you, huh?

I've always been quite sure I never wanted to do it full-time. Teaching's enough of it for me.

I always thought it might be nice, but I guess that was just like...I dunno, a shitheap of mommy issues?

And dumb romance thoughts. Get married, have kids, be happy.

It's all harder than anyone makes it out to be.

Got married early, got divorced early, remarried myself to my work.

Edited 2020-03-06 05:30 (UTC)

I couldn't imagine. That just sounds so...lonely. I guess that's kinda my problem? I mean, dealing with...everyone on the unit who's not Wifi, I guess.

You all just seem like you wanna stay alone and miserable. I don't get it. You and Emi were fighting for something I guess, which is more than I can say for everyone else seeming like they're just content with being stuck the dumb asshole treadmill for dumb assholes or whatever.

[ she glances around sideways, like she's worried about being overheard, and— ]

...I'm reconsidering. A little.

[ her tail thumps quietly against the ground, just once. ]

Only a little?

...maybe more than that.

Mm, it’s strange. I spent a lot of time working for the good of people I could never quite be myself around, and working against people I could only be a very curated version of myself around, and here, I can just...

It has a certain appeal, suddenly.

[ thump thump. ]

Yeah, same here. It's why Koko thinking I only care when it's convenient dug into me so hard? I kinda hate that I get upset about it?

...I was always something cute to be used or like, creepily fawned slash lusted over, but here I'm just me. You know, whatever I end up deciding that even means. I can trust you guys with that. I feel like an idiot even saying that, hah.

[ thump thump thump. ]

Ummm, hey. Lola? What kinda desserts do you like?

Edited 2020-03-06 07:57 (UTC)

[ squints ]

Spice cake, maybe, or something with fruit? Nothing too sweet, most of the time—why do you ask?

Also I think the reason why I don't like emotional vulnerability is because I always feel stupid doing it, so I think that's just normal, for better or for worse.

Well, we got the onsen but I also got my cool tower lair! So I've been stashing stuff there, including snacks, and I thought I could bring some over...um, if you're hungry, anyway.

I...

[ wheeze. ]

...that'd be nice.

[ is this. is this friendship. ]

Then I'll be right back!

[ standing up!!! ]

Unless you wanna come...

Well—

...in that case, perhaps I will tag along, then. I might as well tour all our new accommodations, today.

[ she unfolds the towel from the top of her head, and stands up out of the pool before neatly wrapping it around her torso. ]

[ tailwag tailwag ]

I mostly just looked at my tower! 'Cause I was filling it with stuff.

Well, I suppose I made a beeline for my own personal project first, too.

Really, it's starting to be like our own little city in here.

Good! Let's buy better co-idols next! We can have the way cooler Tokyo-F!

Laars and laarit, if only.

...ah, I miss having real authority.

No way, real authority sucks. I'm totes cool with fake semi-authority.

Hm, really? But it's so useful.

Not that I can't get a lot done all the same, though.

It puts way too much of a target on you! Nobody targets a figurehead and they waste all their time looking for whoever's really in charge. You gotta make your influence seem benign.

[ once they reach the tower, Ruby heads up the stairs and holds the door open. ]

Edited 2020-04-04 07:57 (UTC)

[ she steps through the door, and then out of the way to let Ruby lead the way again. ]

Admittedly, you can have the best of both worlds when you're up against people who are primed to underestimate you, but here I think people are a little overly vigilant.

What's BARiTONES plotting in our top-floor lair? Just how to pack an entire city's worth of amusements into our dorm.

Pure evil! I love it!

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