[sweet it is! we're going with this ignore how long it's supposed to take to make. it's fine. we're operating on cooking show recipe rules where no time at all passes and then it's ready.
anyway, she sets it down in front of him.]
I tried this the other day, and it was sweet. [...] You don't have to talk about it if you don't want to, but... are you going to be okay?
[he takes a sip of the drink, with an appreciative little hum. oh, it's good.]
It's just been, uh, a rough week, considering-- everything. More of you guys disappearing, for one, and then this whole situation, maybe a few other things-- more emotionally messy, I guess? And also I'm trying really hard not to just be, like, a jealous bitch about absolutely everything wiiiith mixed success.
[he takes another sip.]
Definitely does not help that several people suddenly started caring a lot about what happens if everyone envy-aligned dies after they were already gone.
[to be fair, that probably didn't occur to a whole bunch of people who were not murdering until after there were two dead envies. but like... she gets it. for someone who's able to see the whole picture and may even know ahead of time when people are planning to kill - it's probably a lot.]
I'm sorry it's been so difficult for you. With the effect, that must be... even worse. [yikes? yikes. just yikes.
her brow furrows.]
I am concerned about that too, I won't lie, but - I'm more concerned about what it means for you. [hopefully he can believe that. she was pretty concerned about his transformation pics earlier in the week...]
It's-- I've spent a lot of time keeping my mouth shut this week, honestly like an extreme amount of self-restraint here for someone who is literally envy and whose usual partners are all way more invested in other people than they are with me.
[... okay so maybe he's been sitting on that thought a little too hard. he takes a longer drink.]
...I don't think I'm at risk or anything, you don't have to worry about me. I'm still the same. I just... don't have anyone who's aligned with me, which I kind of figured would happen with at least one of us anyway? I just didn't think it'd be me, first.
[oh no, ryan. that really sucks. bottling these things up is painful even on a normal week - but this week especially? yikes.
(to an extent she gets it - or, she would have if she wasn't cursed to love aoi right now. she can't say she wasn't at least a little jealous when she saw marks that were left on ming yi that didn't come from her.)]
This... may be a silly question. But if I recall, the welcome guide on our phones... it said you picked us, right? [...] If someone was willing to leave our current Avatar and indulge in your sin, would that be possible?
I know I'm not really your type [right now] but I don't want you to have to be alone, even if being alone doesn't put you at risk. It just seems lonely.
[he looks totally caught off-guard by that, honestly, just- blinking at her over the rim of his glass before he remembers to set it down.]
I mean, even if you could, you'd be fine indulging in my sin? You seem like you've been doing well with yours, I don't... I wouldn't want you to give up something you liked for me.
I don't say things I don't mean. [if she wouldn't have been fine indulging in his sin - she wouldn't have even asked, honestly.] If I try hard enough, I think I could find a way to indulge in any of the sins we have to work with -
But... if this is really about doing what we want to do, then I'd like to help you out. [she smiles] I mean it.
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[he's just gonna stay here, vibing.]
At least you guys got it this time, but that doesn't stop it from feeling like a pretty long day.
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[well. when both of the victims were his.]
...what sorts of things do you like to drink?
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[he shrugs one shoulder, there. also despite everything, he's still all heart eyes.]
But, um-- I prefer them sweet, usually?
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anyway, she sets it down in front of him.]
I tried this the other day, and it was sweet. [...] You don't have to talk about it if you don't want to, but... are you going to be okay?
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[he takes a sip of the drink, with an appreciative little hum. oh, it's good.]
It's just been, uh, a rough week, considering-- everything. More of you guys disappearing, for one, and then this whole situation, maybe a few other things-- more emotionally messy, I guess? And also I'm trying really hard not to just be, like, a jealous bitch about absolutely everything wiiiith mixed success.
[he takes another sip.]
Definitely does not help that several people suddenly started caring a lot about what happens if everyone envy-aligned dies after they were already gone.
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I'm sorry it's been so difficult for you. With the effect, that must be... even worse. [yikes? yikes. just yikes.
her brow furrows.]
I am concerned about that too, I won't lie, but - I'm more concerned about what it means for you. [hopefully he can believe that. she was pretty concerned about his transformation pics earlier in the week...]
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[... okay so maybe he's been sitting on that thought a little too hard. he takes a longer drink.]
...I don't think I'm at risk or anything, you don't have to worry about me. I'm still the same. I just... don't have anyone who's aligned with me, which I kind of figured would happen with at least one of us anyway? I just didn't think it'd be me, first.
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[oh no, ryan. that really sucks. bottling these things up is painful even on a normal week - but this week especially? yikes.
(to an extent she gets it - or, she would have if she wasn't cursed to love aoi right now. she can't say she wasn't at least a little jealous when she saw marks that were left on ming yi that didn't come from her.)]
This... may be a silly question. But if I recall, the welcome guide on our phones... it said you picked us, right? [...] If someone was willing to leave our current Avatar and indulge in your sin, would that be possible?
I know I'm not really your type [right now] but I don't want you to have to be alone, even if being alone doesn't put you at risk. It just seems lonely.
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[he looks totally caught off-guard by that, honestly, just- blinking at her over the rim of his glass before he remembers to set it down.]
I mean, even if you could, you'd be fine indulging in my sin? You seem like you've been doing well with yours, I don't... I wouldn't want you to give up something you liked for me.
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I don't say things I don't mean. [if she wouldn't have been fine indulging in his sin - she wouldn't have even asked, honestly.] If I try hard enough, I think I could find a way to indulge in any of the sins we have to work with -
But... if this is really about doing what we want to do, then I'd like to help you out. [she smiles] I mean it.
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[he's also more polite than to just yoink someone from their avatar, even if he did think he could manage it himself.]
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[aaaa does she have to. well. yeah. she does have to. that's the polite thing to do.]
I'll ask them about it tomorrow, then.
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[the thought does seem to have cheered him up a little, at least, no longer slumped on the bar quite so much.]
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[she smiles, then pours herself a glass of water and holds it out to clink her glass against his]
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[he manages a little smile, at that, taking a sip after they clink their glasses together.]
...Honestly, you not having your usual abilities is one of the most unfair things here.
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Well, if I ever happen to get them back while I'm here, I'll come and see you first, shall I?
[un-nerf her! un-nerf her!]
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[and after being bitchy at gojou we know what happens when envy is disappointed, apparently,]
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