[VIBING AND SITTING!!!!! His posture has probably gotten very slowly but progressively less extremely tense throughout all of this. When you are so cold and your mortal enemy is the only person in the bar who will pick you up and hold you on his lap...]
We do, yes. Chess, puzzles, board games, cards... [THEIR GAMES!!!! They have everything but fucking Uno. NU!!!!!
That said, there's a hilarious little pulse of something violent again, but it's mostly because the complex feeling is not quite so straightforward as just not wanting Scien to be around during parties even though that is certainly at least a part of it. OH TO NOT WANT TO SEE YOUR FATED FOE BUT ALSO THINK YOU WOULD NOT HORRIBLY MIND IF THEY WERE AROUND...]
If you're invited and you're able, you should attend. [It's the compromise he eventually settles on... Though:] Can you even leave this space, though?
[ slowly but surely comfy! as lucas eases, scien will wait about twice as long and manage similarly small incremental movements to let his free arm curl around lucas's back to help support him so it's easier for him to sit. movements so small just to avoid drawing attention to them
especially because scien's emotions are probably more vivid now than ever—he's jealous? my god, he's jealous ]
Puzzles and board games... [ mumbles ] Bring one next time you come.
[ he wants to play.... because to answer the next question - ]
No, we can't. The red-haired brat asked me to bring him to our side, but I can't, and I can't exit to yours either even though we're all solid in the same space now.
And it'd be too many people to cram in here, though I'm sure you'd all try...
[ but he thinks lucas is being generous. he really does. and for that reason, scien won't take him up on his offer because this much progress is already enough for him. lucas was so soft and happy when he got here, and scien would rather not risk anything that could take away from that - even his own involvement ]
[Slowly but surely comfy... The way that he's still so distracted that he does not in fact notice these very small movements. He's really just fully settled in god's lap and having a conversation and does he even remember they were in the middle of an examination that he thinks is unfinished at this point GOOD QUESTION. There's probably some awareness of that in the back of his mind.
For now, he's distracted by the fucking jealousy over boardgames. That's so funny. There's a little surprise, because Scien has mentioned he likes puzzles and games, but he didn't think it'd be enough to feel jealous about.]
...Alright... A puzzle, or a board game?
[The rest has him nodding, though. Fucking Karma is so funny my god... He hadn't expected a leap that large to happen though, and is kind of glad that it hadn't given what it could mean for the connection between their pockets. As for the PARTY IN THE BASEMENT...]
Oh, surely so, with the exception of a few. But that would be far too many people in a small space even for those of us who are used to it.
[Scien continues to be too damn considerate of his ass, though.]
[ lucas fully distracted into having a conversation on scien's lap while they hold paws because scien's waiting out the cold curse since he knows that otherwise lucas will just go sit somewhere to be miserable and chilly. very funny. god's thoughtfulness once earned is absurd
at the question, he seems pleased with the idea of getting to play. a tease: ]
Either, but if you bring a board game, know that you will lose.
[ ok god ]
Oh? Are you saying that the sour-faced ponytail wouldn't jump at the opportunity to come see us along with a dozen other people?
[HE WOULD GO SOMEWHERE TO BE MISERABLE AND CHILLY!!!! He's so stupid. Instead he gets to combat the chill with god's body heat. Absolutely wild. He hasn't even asked for his hands back, yet.
Though there's a little blip of irritation at that HELLO!!!! He's not even a competitive person by nature but he wants to hit Scien with a brick always.]
Very well, then. I'll see what I can find.
[He's going to bring a board game and get his ass kicked by god. NOT KANDA THOUGH (Kanda is exactly who he was thinking of) maybe so...]
I don't think anything could bribe Kanda into participating in something like that. It was quite a victory that he showed up tonight, I think.
[ he really hasn't!! scien just holds his hand loosely, so loosely that lucas can take it back anytime just like he can slide off scien's lap anytime because it's not like scien's holding him in a way that's confining at all.
the blip of irritation amuses him, but there is mostly just... a little bit of excitement? he wants to play a board game or do a puzzle sooooo bad ]
I look forward to it.
[ sincerely.... ]
Did he have fun?
[ kanda is just as much of a sourpuss at social gatherings as scien... ]
[No.......... him comfy... Unfortunately he really is quite comfortable and Scien has done a hilariously excellent job at allowing them both to be comfortable without being actively confining or even doing anything that draws his attention to the fact that he's sTILL HERE. God though.
He will probably bring a board game later if he manages to get over the bulk of his Catholic Guilt or at least shove it somewhere far away. There's a little bit of something amused at the question, though...]
Oh, I doubt it. Though he did find a drink he liked, at least? And he tolerated everything well enough that he even joined in on the party games, a bit.
[ HE'S REALLY STILL HERE. THEY'RE JUST HALFWAY TO CUDDLING ON THE COUCH AND IT'S NOT ROMANTIC IT'S NOT PLATONIC IT'S A SECRET THIRD THING (EFFICIENT FOR THE CURSE). THIS IS SO FUNNY ]
Everyone seems to enjoy the party games... I suppose they are the element most open to bullying.
Is that where you said the blubbery knight got embarrassed?
[IT'S A SECRET THIRD THING!!!!! He's so cozy... He's just having a good time sitting here reminiscing about the funny party that he got to attend which was the best thing he's done since he died and honestly even before then. The lil shitty viper in his heart is quiet! He just gets to have a nice, normal conversation!!
The vibe is now amused because Rondo was truly the funniest person in the room no less than three times tonight.]
Oh, it is, yes. They were playing a game called "wed, bed, behead", I believe?
[ scien laughs at that, his own emotions amused. the way that he's enjoying this more than the party that he attended tonight, but it's because his bully spirit is strong and he likes lucas. ]
"They"? Not you?
[ his thumb idly runs over the back of lucas's knuckles with the question ]
You could always come up with an alternative for the last one. Send to timeout, or whatever teachers do.
[THEY'RE BOTH FUCKING BULLIES THIS IS SO FUNNY AND STUPID THEY'RE REALLY JUST OUT HERE LIKE :3c heehee OVER THE IDEA OF OTHER PEOPLE GETTING EMBARRASSED AND DYING ON MAIN. The way this is truly just a little glimmer of the Lucas he could be once he stops having insane brainworms.]
I dislike the concept in its entirety, so I wouldn't wish to play even if there was an alternative for the last one. Which there was. Understandably, many people weren't a fan of "killing" anyone else, even in a game, so they changed it to things like "betray" or "setting free like a fish".
[KARLACH. The way that the movement of Scien's hand draws his attention, though, and there's a little blip of a squiggly emotion.]
[ THEY REALLY ARE JUST TWO BULLIES!!!!! especially because scien thinks this is soooo funny he doesn't care about the other wed and bed options when these are good. he laughs openly, deeply entertained ]
Oh?
Then who, besides myself, would you set free like a fish?
[WHAT ARE THEY SO MEAN FOR. Also tch don't just preempt the obvious answer. There's another little flicker of irritation, but there's a bit less bite to it than there normally is.]
I don't want to set anyone free like a fish... [He is cage route.] But I suppose Kanda. He seems like he belongs in the wild, anyway.
[Just looking so peaceably innocent because he is just a little guy and not an insane bully!!]
Is it? I only meant that he seems better suited to a life outside of the bustle and crowds of a city.
[NO HE DIDN'T!!!!! HE KNOWS SCIEN KNOWS HE WAS BEING A BULLY BUT HE STILL HAS THE AUDACITY.]
You make him sound like a wild animal... [HE DID THAT FIRST!!! Then, after a thoughtful pause:] He was a cat earlier this week. It was very adorable, actually. He drank water from my hands.
[ LUCAS KNOWS THAT SCIEN KNOWS AND SCIEN THINKS IT'S SOOOOO FUNNY it's not accusatory in the slightest though, just a passing comment made while laughing. god they're horrible ]
So you think him more attuned to being feline than fish? I think you're just partial to cats.
Did he get along with the cat girl or was it on sight?
[THEY REALLY HARE HORRIBLE. He is partial to cats, though, it's true. Scien the cat-adjacent person who prefers dogs and Lucas the dog-adjacent person who prefers cats...]
Maybe so. You can't give a fish a nice little scratch behind the ears while they sleep beside you on a hay bale, after all. [NOT IZUTSUMI THOUGH HELP.] He left so quickly when it first happened that we hardly had the chance to react, and I ran into him when he was on his own later. I'd imagine they would have been fine, though.
[He thinks they are of the same bitchy mind and thus would probably just nod at each other from opposite sides of the barn... Perhaps it is optimistic.
But then there's a little bit more of a serious flicker in his emotions.]
I do largely dislike the curses on principle... Even the harmless ones tend to change a part of a person's body without their consent, or alter the way they're able to process and respond to things or manage their own feelings and thoughts.
[NO POINTS FOR GUESSING WHY THAT SITS POORLY WITH HIM!!]
When people aren't overly bothered and the curses are harmless, it's fine enough to feel a bit entertained, but I won't be participating, myself.
[ the seriousness gets scien to be quietly thoughtful too, glancing down at their hands and gently guiding lucas's hand open if allowed. scien continues to hold on, keeping them close, his thumb pressing against the center of lucas's palm before slipping his fingers between lucas's in case he's cold there too ]
[PAW HOLD. He does allow his hand to be opened, though he makes a soft little confused sound about it. The vibes are also confused THE CONFUSION INCREASES. Sometimes god (hot and kissable) gently laces his fingers with yours to warm up every part of them... Squiggly emotion is back, but at least his fingies are going to be sooo evenly toasty now. He doesn't pull his hand away just yet, but it does break the trance of distraction.]
I suppose so. [A beat, and then, 500 years later:] Were there any other things that needed to be examined...?
[Lucas, blinking and stumbling out into the sunlight like "where am I".]
I was thinking of how to check your lung health without a stethoscope, and keeping you talking to listen for any signs of respiratory problems was the best idea I had for now.
[ is he making this up as he goes. irrelevant ]
But we're approaching the tail end of your curse, probably, so might as well wait the rest of it out if you're not uncomfortable.
[ and scien has made sure that they're comfortable ]
Oh... [The way that there's no reason he has to believe this is just being made up as he goes so he just nods.] Everything sounds normal, then?
[Like. Normal for a virche which probably isn't the best but he's doing what he can out here, tuberculosis can't stop his beautiful voice. THE WAY HE'S NOT UNCOMFORTABLE SO HE CAN'T ARGUE AGAINST THAT EITHER though there is a vague flicker of some of the discomfort returning to his emotional spread. He really did just lose himself in a nice conversation for a bit, there.
Well, he doesn't want to lose his warmth now that he has it, that's like stepping out of a warm shower in the winter. But he also doesn't want to be like "OKAY YEAH I'LL KEEP SITTING ON YOUR LAP" out loud, so instead he just skips that whole part entirely.]
...Is there anything else you want me to bring you, besides a game or a puzzle? I don't know much about the sort of things you like.
[GOOD DOG IS TRULY HERE RIGHT NOW there's the constant sort of backdrop of vague discomfort and that little thread of tension that's always ready to snap if Scien does one wrong thing, but he's able to ask this simple question without having to fight to spit it out.]
there's a vague feeling of being endeared at least, because on the one hand this is in his favor and on the other he can see how ortie manipulated lucas so easily. he's such a good dog that wants to trust. ]
Thus far, yes. I don't hear any irregularity in your breathing or any remnants of wheezing. It's positive, but I'll wait until I have the proper instruments to check if your lung health is distinctly improving.
[ he sounds so convincing.... thinking about those psychological studies where if someone is wearing a lab coat, people innately are more likely to believe in their authority. though i guess scien's in his party fit so it's a spiritual lab coat
though the question gets him thinking, gears turning as he's briefly surprised again ]
What I like...? [ . . . ] Those two things and your company are enough.
Or if there's anything you'd like to do.
[ scien doesn't mind watching other people's hobbies either. ]
[THIS IS STILL SO FUNNY AAAAA HE IS A GOOD DOG THAT WANTS TO TRUST!!! Even though he should frankly have every reason to be so mistrustful of doctor figures now, and this is his wholeass mortal enemy, he still just takes what he's told at face value. THIS IS WHY HE GETS INTO SHIT.
But at least in this case, it works in Scien's favor. Yippie! Scien doesn't even need to sound convincing, he's just convinced, why does he have this inherent trust, stop that.]
Alright. I haven't had as much trouble with coughing this week, either. [Just for him to note. HIS TB LUNGS.
My god though. Being told that puzzles and games and his company are enough while he sits here with their fingers intertwined. The way he doesn't fucking have any hobbies either.]
I've mostly just been writing for Nadia in my free time...
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We do, yes. Chess, puzzles, board games, cards... [THEIR GAMES!!!! They have everything but fucking Uno. NU!!!!!
That said, there's a hilarious little pulse of something violent again, but it's mostly because the complex feeling is not quite so straightforward as just not wanting Scien to be around during parties even though that is certainly at least a part of it. OH TO NOT WANT TO SEE YOUR FATED FOE BUT ALSO THINK YOU WOULD NOT HORRIBLY MIND IF THEY WERE AROUND...]
If you're invited and you're able, you should attend. [It's the compromise he eventually settles on... Though:] Can you even leave this space, though?
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especially because scien's emotions are probably more vivid now than ever—he's jealous? my god, he's jealous ]
Puzzles and board games... [ mumbles ] Bring one next time you come.
[ he wants to play.... because to answer the next question - ]
No, we can't. The red-haired brat asked me to bring him to our side, but I can't, and I can't exit to yours either even though we're all solid in the same space now.
And it'd be too many people to cram in here, though I'm sure you'd all try...
[ but he thinks lucas is being generous. he really does. and for that reason, scien won't take him up on his offer because this much progress is already enough for him. lucas was so soft and happy when he got here, and scien would rather not risk anything that could take away from that - even his own involvement ]
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For now, he's distracted by the fucking jealousy over boardgames. That's so funny. There's a little surprise, because Scien has mentioned he likes puzzles and games, but he didn't think it'd be enough to feel jealous about.]
...Alright... A puzzle, or a board game?
[The rest has him nodding, though. Fucking Karma is so funny my god... He hadn't expected a leap that large to happen though, and is kind of glad that it hadn't given what it could mean for the connection between their pockets. As for the PARTY IN THE BASEMENT...]
Oh, surely so, with the exception of a few. But that would be far too many people in a small space even for those of us who are used to it.
[Scien continues to be too damn considerate of his ass, though.]
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at the question, he seems pleased with the idea of getting to play. a tease: ]
Either, but if you bring a board game, know that you will lose.
[ ok god ]
Oh? Are you saying that the sour-faced ponytail wouldn't jump at the opportunity to come see us along with a dozen other people?
[ sweet kanda ]
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Though there's a little blip of irritation at that HELLO!!!! He's not even a competitive person by nature but he wants to hit Scien with a brick always.]
Very well, then. I'll see what I can find.
[He's going to bring a board game and get his ass kicked by god. NOT KANDA THOUGH (Kanda is exactly who he was thinking of) maybe so...]
I don't think anything could bribe Kanda into participating in something like that. It was quite a victory that he showed up tonight, I think.
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the blip of irritation amuses him, but there is mostly just... a little bit of excitement? he wants to play a board game or do a puzzle sooooo bad ]
I look forward to it.
[ sincerely.... ]
Did he have fun?
[ kanda is just as much of a sourpuss at social gatherings as scien... ]
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He will probably bring a board game later if he manages to get over the bulk of his Catholic Guilt or at least shove it somewhere far away. There's a little bit of something amused at the question, though...]
Oh, I doubt it. Though he did find a drink he liked, at least? And he tolerated everything well enough that he even joined in on the party games, a bit.
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Everyone seems to enjoy the party games... I suppose they are the element most open to bullying.
Is that where you said the blubbery knight got embarrassed?
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The vibe is now amused because Rondo was truly the funniest person in the room no less than three times tonight.]
Oh, it is, yes. They were playing a game called "wed, bed, behead", I believe?
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"They"? Not you?
[ his thumb idly runs over the back of lucas's knuckles with the question ]
You could always come up with an alternative for the last one. Send to timeout, or whatever teachers do.
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I dislike the concept in its entirety, so I wouldn't wish to play even if there was an alternative for the last one. Which there was. Understandably, many people weren't a fan of "killing" anyone else, even in a game, so they changed it to things like "betray" or "setting free like a fish".
[KARLACH. The way that the movement of Scien's hand draws his attention, though, and there's a little blip of a squiggly emotion.]
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Oh?
Then who, besides myself, would you set free like a fish?
[ JUST PREEMPTS THE OBVIOUS ANSWER ]
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I don't want to set anyone free like a fish... [He is cage route.] But I suppose Kanda. He seems like he belongs in the wild, anyway.
[WHAT IS HE SO RANDOMLY MEAN FOR.]
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scien is just fucking losing it ]
Your tongue is surprisingly sharp sometimes, Professeur.
[ but the vibes are truly (complimentary) ]
Though you're right. I think he'd thank you for returning him to his habitat with a passing grunt.
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Is it? I only meant that he seems better suited to a life outside of the bustle and crowds of a city.
[NO HE DIDN'T!!!!! HE KNOWS SCIEN KNOWS HE WAS BEING A BULLY BUT HE STILL HAS THE AUDACITY.]
You make him sound like a wild animal... [HE DID THAT FIRST!!! Then, after a thoughtful pause:] He was a cat earlier this week. It was very adorable, actually. He drank water from my hands.
[AMUSED AND FOND VIBES.]
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[ LUCAS KNOWS THAT SCIEN KNOWS AND SCIEN THINKS IT'S SOOOOO FUNNY it's not accusatory in the slightest though, just a passing comment made while laughing. god they're horrible ]
So you think him more attuned to being feline than fish? I think you're just partial to cats.
Did he get along with the cat girl or was it on sight?
[ izutsumi.... ]
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[THEY REALLY HARE HORRIBLE. He is partial to cats, though, it's true. Scien the cat-adjacent person who prefers dogs and Lucas the dog-adjacent person who prefers cats...]
Maybe so. You can't give a fish a nice little scratch behind the ears while they sleep beside you on a hay bale, after all. [NOT IZUTSUMI THOUGH HELP.] He left so quickly when it first happened that we hardly had the chance to react, and I ran into him when he was on his own later. I'd imagine they would have been fine, though.
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[ izutsumi and kanda are both such bitchy people he really doesn't know if they'd get along as cats. ]
Have you bothered to curse anyone? Or do you just enjoy reaping the benefits of everyone's chaos?
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But then there's a little bit more of a serious flicker in his emotions.]
I do largely dislike the curses on principle... Even the harmless ones tend to change a part of a person's body without their consent, or alter the way they're able to process and respond to things or manage their own feelings and thoughts.
[NO POINTS FOR GUESSING WHY THAT SITS POORLY WITH HIM!!]
When people aren't overly bothered and the curses are harmless, it's fine enough to feel a bit entertained, but I won't be participating, myself.
[im going to buttdial all of his curses monday]
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[ the seriousness gets scien to be quietly thoughtful too, glancing down at their hands and gently guiding lucas's hand open if allowed. scien continues to hold on, keeping them close, his thumb pressing against the center of lucas's palm before slipping his fingers between lucas's in case he's cold there too ]
I suppose those are reasonable limits.
[ scien is never so kind ]
Remaining a spectator sport it is, then.
[ they already have such a good show going ]
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I suppose so. [A beat, and then, 500 years later:] Were there any other things that needed to be examined...?
[Lucas, blinking and stumbling out into the sunlight like "where am I".]
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[ is he making this up as he goes. irrelevant ]
But we're approaching the tail end of your curse, probably, so might as well wait the rest of it out if you're not uncomfortable.
[ and scien has made sure that they're comfortable ]
Do you have another question for me?
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[Like. Normal for a virche which probably isn't the best but he's doing what he can out here, tuberculosis can't stop his beautiful voice. THE WAY HE'S NOT UNCOMFORTABLE SO HE CAN'T ARGUE AGAINST THAT EITHER though there is a vague flicker of some of the discomfort returning to his emotional spread. He really did just lose himself in a nice conversation for a bit, there.
Well, he doesn't want to lose his warmth now that he has it, that's like stepping out of a warm shower in the winter. But he also doesn't want to be like "OKAY YEAH I'LL KEEP SITTING ON YOUR LAP" out loud, so instead he just skips that whole part entirely.]
...Is there anything else you want me to bring you, besides a game or a puzzle? I don't know much about the sort of things you like.
[GOOD DOG IS TRULY HERE RIGHT NOW there's the constant sort of backdrop of vague discomfort and that little thread of tension that's always ready to snap if Scien does one wrong thing, but he's able to ask this simple question without having to fight to spit it out.]
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there's a vague feeling of being endeared at least, because on the one hand this is in his favor and on the other he can see how ortie manipulated lucas so easily. he's such a good dog that wants to trust. ]
Thus far, yes. I don't hear any irregularity in your breathing or any remnants of wheezing. It's positive, but I'll wait until I have the proper instruments to check if your lung health is distinctly improving.
[ he sounds so convincing.... thinking about those psychological studies where if someone is wearing a lab coat, people innately are more likely to believe in their authority. though i guess scien's in his party fit so it's a spiritual lab coat
though the question gets him thinking, gears turning as he's briefly surprised again ]
What I like...? [ . . . ] Those two things and your company are enough.
Or if there's anything you'd like to do.
[ scien doesn't mind watching other people's hobbies either. ]
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But at least in this case, it works in Scien's favor. Yippie! Scien doesn't even need to sound convincing, he's just convinced, why does he have this inherent trust, stop that.]
Alright. I haven't had as much trouble with coughing this week, either. [Just for him to note. HIS TB LUNGS.
My god though. Being told that puzzles and games and his company are enough while he sits here with their fingers intertwined. The way he doesn't fucking have any hobbies either.]
I've mostly just been writing for Nadia in my free time...
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