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Who: Rean, Crow, and Randy
When: day 28
Where: the garden

[Rean's been passed out since princess maker, so a good 40 hours at least. When he wakes up... well he's immortal but here's never been in a position where there's no ambient mana he can use to even function basically. He feels fuzzy and almost like he's sick for over an hour, and he runs into more than one wall and that's all so absolutely unreal to him he finally texts Randy and Crow a simple word Garden. It takes him three tries to spell it right before hitting send.

And he'll be there next to a chalk circle full of symbols.]

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Sorry about that. I should be good now.

Did you take both of them?

Yeah.

[Fortunately how lewd that sounds goes right over his head.]

Did you need to?

Not strictly.

Then why did you?

Because there's no ambient mana here. If I just took one I'd drain him too much just existing. This way I only take excess from both of them and my existence doesn't cause harm.

Oh, I'm sure Crow wouldn't have minded. The man's thrown his well-being to the wind for you enough times.

...What?

You'll remember some day. In the meantime,

[He's pulled away from Randy snuggles to get in Rean's space now.]

Did you forget that I warned you?

No, of course not.

[But why bring that up??]

Then surely you can tell me why Randy's over here feeling rejected?

...What??

I told you not to pursue a contract if you hadn't settled the relationship. I told you that if you can't put in your full effort, you're to leave him alone.

I don't care if there's a misunderstanding. I warned you and you ignored it. Do you disagree?

Aren't you ignoring something important here?

No.

Yes, you are. For one, it's not your decision what he does. I get that you're protective and that's sweet, but whatever Randy and I worked out about being my contractor, it was his choice.

Randy would let you break his heart and step on it without a word. If that's his choice, it's mine to get in the way!

[Maybe Rufus shouldn't be so aggressive, but he's been holding back a lot for a long time and he finally has a reason to let it explode, so. He is.]

If I didn't, you'd just go in circles forever. You'd hurt him over and over and never notice, because you're just that kind of idiot! You haven't changed a single bit!

[That's a lot of ire and while Rean is definitely listening to it all he's kind of stuck on one part.]

First I'm dating him then I'm breaking his heart? Why am I always the last to know??

[That's what Rufus just said.]

Because you're the most self-absorbed selfless idiot that's ever been born!

...

[Oh.]

[No response is asking Rufus to keep going, right???]

Everyone adores Rean Schwarzer. You're a hero and a champion of human bonds! The man who saved the world and the perfect person for this train! You're so kind and thoughtful it's annoying. But you're so convinced of your own insignificance you're completely missing your own impact.

I don't care if you like yourself, but Randy is something uniquely important to me, and I'm going to protect that whether either of you like it or not!

[he's been standing there with his head in his hands, not sure how to intervene. but.

that's very charming but it's also veering dangerously close to Rufus showing vulnerability and Randy really doesn't want to know what the crash for this sort of thing looks like. he's trying to pull a hug stop, not flat out covering Rufus' mouth but trying to wrap around him again, voice low and rough.]

--Okay. That's enough. I think you've made your point. You don't need to say any more than this.

[Still stunned. Please hold.]

No.

[No he's not done yet!! And he doesn't want to be hugged, but he's not far gone enough to shove Randy or anything, so he's just leaning away from it.]

Don't defend him! If he's going to be a leech he can just go back to the void and give me my brother back!

[Oops maybe Randy's not the entire issue here. Maybe. As if that wasn't obvious.]