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[shoveltalks]

Back home now.

I got unlucky, Kalim. And he's faster than me. I am temporarily blinded now.

[goldencharms]

i'll be right over

[ again, it takes a long time to send, because he struggles with t9 texting. ]

[shoveltalks]

( surely someone lets him in, and he'll find that her room is the one facing the "courtyard" of the circle of cabins. kurumi herself is curled up in her bed, hair loose from her twintails and just sort of staring at nothing. )

... Hey.

[goldencharms]

Are you okay?

[ is it rude for him to just come into her room? probably, but also, he's genuinely concerned ]

Do you want tea? Um, hot cocoa?

[shoveltalks]

( she shifts slightly- )

That does sound nice. But be nice if I spill it, okay?

(




pointedly ignoring the first question huh )

[goldencharms]

Ahahaha, don't worry, don't worry, I won't say anything.

[ fair enough, he figures the first question is Hard. ]

Hold on, I'll get some.

[shoveltalks]

Alright.

( she'll just sit up then- and... if he's still looking before he turns to go, he'll see that she'd been holding her shovel like a teddy bear. as one does. )

[goldencharms]

[ he won't comment on that, but he'll definitely rush out to get tea from-- well, if greed won't share, he'll go to lust. but what are the odds of that?

Anyway, he comes back in, with two glasses of tea ]

I'm back! The tea cup is a little hot, so be careful when taking it from me.

[shoveltalks]

( I LOST THIS TO THE BARTENDING

she accepts it with great care and a soft "ho!" at the sudden warmth compared to everything- the house is sturdy enough, yeah. but... it's really cold. like. after a moment of quiet contemplation, she finally takes a sip. )

Thanks.

[goldencharms]

You're welcome. Having tea with friends is better than doing nothing alone, right?

[ he sits on the bed next to her, so he can enjoy the tea he made for himself, too ]

[shoveltalks]

Always.

( the shift of weight catches her attention, which gives her an idea of where to "look", at least. )

... I left pretty soon after, did everything settle well with the crocodiles?

[goldencharms]

Yeah! We made sure they got to the lake. And then... I guess we all split up...

[shoveltalks]

Mm. It was a bit of a rough plan, so I'm glad it worked out. ... Iiiii don't think Sett should be in charge of planning, though? It was hard enough to figure out what he wanted us to do.

[goldencharms]

Ahahaha...

I guess his style of planning makes total sense to me?

[ his ears perk up ]

[shoveltalks]

... Yeah you're both the happy-go-lucky sorts, huh. Yuki would probably get it, too.

[goldencharms]

Ahahaha… I always rely on others for planning anyway. Better everyone uses their strengths, right?

[shoveltalks]

Mm... yeah.

( ...

something about this is making her homesick. )

[goldencharms]

Next time, you can just ask me to come with you, you know!

It's better to not be alone.

[shoveltalks]

Haaaah, I knowww... I dunno what got into me after that. But I was the one who asked Greed to use a buddy system when possible, I'm supposed to know better...!

[goldencharms]

Vil said the same thing for Lust.

Now you know you're right, though!

[shoveltalks]

I've been right, it's just that everyone else is stubborn.

[goldencharms]

[ SIPS HIS TEA........ ]

Eh, really?

[shoveltalks]

... At the start of this all, we had another adult besides Wriothesley. Kaeya. When I suggested it, he outright refused. There was almost a big argument and everything, but... ugh. I couldn't get through to him. Or rather, he saw my point but felt it didn't matter? I don't know.

...

And now he's gone.

[goldencharms]

Ah...

I guess there aren't any adults in our house, so there's not an argument over it?

But that still sounds like he had his own reasons... and that it was pretty frustrating.

[shoveltalks]

It was. ... I would have liked to try getting to see who he was underneath it all, though.