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[recrowns]

HELLO

"And what is this—"

GOODBYE

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[recrowns]

I know
It already feels a bit too long

[ it just started, king ]

[oversea]

Someone important to me went into the river and forgot me.
It was difficult.

[recrowns]

Elysium?

[ literally just

guessing based on context clues here ]

[oversea]

You could have guessed someone else first.

[recrowns]

Lucky guess?

Would you care for a cup of tea?

[oversea]

Where?

[recrowns]

Kitchen? Lower odds of being cursed I think

[oversea]

Okay

[ he will make his way over there... ]

[recrowns]

[ soo-won is probably already over there, making tea for them both... waiting on the kettle...

he nods his head in greeting to thorns when he arrives ]

Thank you for making the time for me.

[oversea]

I'm not the one with a busy night.

[ that is all the people from cyoa

although thorns would be surprised if soo-won isn't bothered more... considering... ]

[recrowns]

[ he shakes his head ]

I was merely unfortunate collateral damage. I can't imagine what they all went through.

[ but he knows it was an accident so like. whatever. he's frustrated about it to some degree but only... some degree ]

Is there a type of tea you prefer?

[oversea]

Whatever you want.

[ ... ]

Well, I'm not sure if any of them would be honest about how they're feeling.

[recrowns]

[ soo-won prefers floral teas... so that what they're getting... the kettle goes off and he will pour their cups ]

... we are a bit of a dishonest or cagey bunch.

[ so funny ]

[oversea]

I would suggest that maybe that's how we ended up here, but then there's Tsukasa.

[ seriously

how did he get here ]

[recrowns]

Perhaps he's not honest with his own feelings? Sometimes? Perhaps rarely but occasionally?

[ what a mystery

sets a cup of tea in front of thorns ]

[oversea]

[ he will take the cup ]

I guess he might be too far on the other side of it.

[recrowns]

... there is a chance.

[ . . . ]

If I were to ask you how you felt when Elysium forgot you, would you be open to discussing it?

[ it felt like the type of thing he didn't want to discuss over text ]

[oversea]

I don't mind.

[ it would be a different answer if soo-won asked while it was happening, but he has had time to dwell on it since. ]

I won't beat around the bush–it sucked.

[recrowns]

[ he nods ]

Mm. It seems like it would.

[ . . . ]

I guessed it was Elysium based on the advice he gave me once he realized who I'd lost, and how the two of you interacted last week. [ doesn't even remember his own yaoi reunion last week ] Are you good friends?

[oversea]

Yes. He's my best friend.

[ and thorns may struggle to admit to certain ties he has with people, but saying elysium's role in his life comes easy. he would not be where he is today without elysium. ]

He didn't know how to interact with me. It took him a while to even admit he didn't know who I was, but I could tell something was off right away.

[recrowns]

[ . . . ]

I'm happy you have each other.

[ softly but sincerely, smiling into his tea cup. he takes it into his hands and lets the heat warm his palms ]

... mm. My thoughts gave me away. [ hak was too compromised to be able to tell at first ] ... I don't know how to interact with him, but I can tell he cares very much. So I...

I don't know what to do to make it easier on the other person.

[oversea]

... Whenever he goes to you, just listen. Even if what he says doesn't make sense to you.

[ it's funny how you try to twist things to make sense when there's memory gaps ]

[recrowns]

[ nods... ]

Is there anything else you would've wanted to hear from Elysium, when you were both going through this?

[oversea]

[ he has to think about it. ]

... I think just the assurance that he'd try to still get to know me.

[recrowns]

[ ah...

he nods again, smiling down at his cup ]

... thank you. I do appreciate your insight. I hope... I can at least try to make this ache a little bit less for us both.