sqx + yuri

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week 3, tuesday

[probe]

[wow, sloth makes it without falling asleep. who knew.

uh, wherever they are at! sloth will come floating right on up. do they ever walk? probably not. feet have not touched ground since eternity ago.]

Oh, hey! Found you!

[shiftingwinds]

[sloth is just getting an immediate hug. that's it, that's the tag]

[aubins]

[ sqx can get her hug in first, but when she's done he'll just open his arms to sloth. ]

Two in a row.

[probe]

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they are BEWILDERED extremely, even if they accept the hug. very slowly, and uncertainly???? they... float... to yuri??? for a hug??]

Wow, you really came all this way to give me a hug? Whoa...

[shiftingwinds]

...please don't say that like it's surprising. You're great! You should be getting lots of hugs!

[sqx stans sloth.]

[aubins]

[ c'mon sloth. it's hug time. ]

Yup, all the way just for hugs.

[probe]

[they pause, like they're unsure? what all of this is about?]

Oh! Aside from Lust and Wrath, I think the last hug I've ever had was from my mom, or my brother when I was little!

[why do they say that so cheerfully? this is fine. they throw their arms around yuri to hug! haha, hugs! they'll hug sqx again too if she wants.]

Wow! A real hug! I... I don't know what this is for, though!

[shiftingwinds]

[sloth please!! she goes for the second hug. please have more hugs.]

...we saw some photos, in the research room. It seems like things have been - um, changing, for you...? Has that been difficult?

[aubins]

[ hugs! for! sloth! ]

Yeah. Like... they were documenting things changing over time? About your appearance, or that's what it looked like.

[probe]

[oh, yay, they love warm hugs.]

Photos...? [???] O-Oh! Well, I guess the horn is new, haha! And, um... the wings! And... the skin? And... the eyes!

Oh, I guess everything is new almost!

[shiftingwinds]

[


that's concerning.]

Do you remember around when it started...?

[aubins]

... and how much of you has changed?

[probe]

Um, a little while, I guess.

A lot changed, huh? I don't mind! It's sort of interesting. I've never had a horn before!

[shiftingwinds]

[SLOTH, PLEASE BE AT LEAST A LITTLE CONCERNED ABOUT THIS.]

Do you know why it started happening?

[aubins]

[ yuri reaches out to tweak where sloth's horn is under their hood. ]

Or why. At a stretch.

[probe]

[their shoulders hunch a bit. aaaaa.]

Um, being here for a while? I don't know, they just started growing! And then they, like, kept growing!

[shiftingwinds]

[she pats their shoulder. there there...]

Does it bother you at all...?

[aubins]

[ he will stop messing with the horn. ]

Are they still growing now, or have they stopped?

[probe]

Nooo, no, no! Well, I'm not myself with them really, but--I'll try something new once! I didn't have a choice? They just happened, haha!

Oh, they're still growing!

[shiftingwinds]

[


she looks deeply concerned.]

You're not... "yourself," with them?

[SLOTH?]

[aubins]

[ you get nothing but a look that just screams “SLOTH??” as well ]

[probe]

[STOP?]

Wow, it sounds like you're jumping to conclusions! I meant I don't look like myself! I look a little different than I did before.

[shiftingwinds]

[she breathes out a sigh of relief]

...oh, good! That just sounded really worrying, Sloth...

[aubins]

Yeah, that phrasing was interesting.

But you're still... you, just with a few extra parts now?

[probe]

Haha, sorry, sorry! I'm me, just with new parts!