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[hot_mess_express]

Who: Everyone
When: Day 43, Nighttime
Where: The clearing, now no longer a beach

[ The beach fades away, leaving everyone back in the comfortable and familiar surroundings of the clearing and their-- beloved?-- train. There are some new stars in the sky, twinkling in ginger goldenrod, thyme apple, senna terracotta, jasmine blue, and clover pink.

The sound of a giggle fills the air and leaves behind bubbles-- touching one will give the uncontrollable urge to hug the nearest person. They will persist throughout the night. ]

Comments

[schrodingerscockroach]

True. It was really hard to pick just one person to talk about. And then there's having emotions for a person without really knowing why.

...he does have a pretty good heart. Definitely not polite.

Did he? What about?

[bluediligence]

Yeah ... [ Wrinkles her nose. ] I ended up just talking about Kaito because it was easiest. But ... it felt wrong to do it at all.

[ She smiles again, though, when they talk about Five. ]

He's kind underneath the prickliness. [ Nodnod. ] But it's not like he's hard to get along with.

I told him I was worried about my memories.

Bond

[schrodingerscockroach]

I'm sure your important people understand. [Reaches up and gonna ruffle her hair affectionately.]

I think you might just have that way about you. You're easy to get along with.

[Nods.] He's very...concise about that kind of thing? Help simplify things.

[bluediligence]

[ Ducks her head a tiny smidge, but rather than shake him off or bat his hand away ... She reaches up to loosely hold it. ]

... I'd like to hope that I am.

He's ... he seems sensible. Level-headed, you know? It really helped.

[schrodingerscockroach]

[He smiles a bit and lets her keep his hand.]

Seem to be doing good so far.

It does. [Even if he can be incredibly cynical too, but hopefully Faito doesn't have to provoke that like he ended up doing.] Also a bit of a coffee fiend if you want to surprise him.

[bluediligence]

[ Some of the tension eases from her shoulders. What happened was Awkward, but it doesn't have to be a big deal. This is Fine and Nice and Okay. ]

[ and they can hopefully just let the whole thing go ]

Coffee, huh? You guys ... [ Shakes her head. ] Maybe I'll make some coffee brownies or a coffee cake or something.

[schrodingerscockroach]

[Just gotta let go of the awkward, only way to go.]

[Not like anyone got hurt, lot easier to brush it off.]

I still prefer hot chocolate. I wouldn't quite put my enjoyment of coffee anywhere near his level.

Coffee cake would be nice. Might even be able to work in Clover if you want, I put in a request for an expansion.

[bluediligence]

Hot chocolate is the best! We could make some later ...

[ she'll never say no to sweet things, ok ]

If you wouldn't mind! Ginger's is still tiny. The only expansion we have is the hot spring.

[schrodingerscockroach]

Sure. I have supplies already.

How does a hot spring inside of a car work?

[bluediligence]

We're on a magic, bigger on the inside space train. [ Shrugs, swinging their hands. ] So it's probably magic.

[ get with the program dusk ]

[schrodingerscockroach]

No, like.

Does it have a sky?

[bluediligence]

Oh! There's a skylight where it looks like you can see it, and wooden fence with a ... garden? Or something? You can't get to them.

[schrodingerscockroach]

To the fences?

[bluediligence]

No, you can get to the fence; it's part of the room. I think the rest is an illusion.

[ Which is still cool as HECKIN HECK ]

D'you wanna see it?

[schrodingerscockroach]

Ah.

...sure. Should we pick up hot chocolate first?

[bluediligence]

Sounds like a plan.

[schrodingerscockroach]

All right. Want to head back now or walk a little longer?

[bluediligence]

... A little longer? If that's okay. Ginger's usually quiet anyway, but ... it's nice out here.

[ takes a deep breath of the sea air, sighing it out slowly ]

Unless you want to head back.

[schrodingerscockroach]

[...yeah, Ginger would be. Sob.]

Nah. You're right, it's nice out here. Lot cooler now at night.

[bluediligence]

Don't remind me of the heat, I'd almost managed to forget about it.

[schrodingerscockroach]

[He chuckles.] Sorry. At least it's nice enough now?

[bluediligence]

You should be sorry!

[ HARRUMPH ]

Honestly ... I’ve barely gotten anything done these past couple of days.

[schrodingerscockroach]

I've been mostly cleaning glitter. And memory catch up.

[bluediligence]

Ah! Have you remembered anything good?

[ She'd been about to say "interesting" ... ]

[schrodingerscockroach]

[WELL I MEAN]

Made friends with Delta and helped York sleep. That was nice.