AUDIENCE: ALEX

[retellers]

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[chanteuser]

[ squint ]

... Good, bad, or not sure?

[skyagain]

Good. As ominous as all that was, it was meant to be a good thing.

[chanteuser]

[ she just lets out a relieved sigh ]

Good. I was worried something had gone wrong.

[skyagain]

We'd have contacted you guy if it did.

[ via. text. but still. ]

[chanteuser]

[ some of y'all have still be weirdly vague about it, let her be concerned. ]

So... how does it feel being without the mask and robes all the time? Weird?

Better?

[skyagain]

Both. [ he crosses his arms ] Not like I liked the uniform or anything, but...

[ s'weiiiird ]

[chanteuser]

You got used to wearing it?

[ like a work uniform, when you're suddenly told you don't need to wear it anymore. ]

... It's nicer having you all out from behind those masks, I think. Even if we kinda got used to them too.

[skyagain]

Something like that.

[ hm. ]

Saves us the trouble of everyone asking us to take it off, anyway.

[chanteuser]

We like to look at who we're talking to, I guess. It's fine.

Like you said, you don't have to worry about it anymore.

[ ... ]

Did you get any more memories alongside all that?

[skyagain]

No, just the broken mask.

[ which was like. great and fun. in his face. ow. ]

[chanteuser]

[ wow, all that and none memories. ]

... At least no one kidnapped you, or tried to marry you off this time?

[skyagain]

... Yeah. That was surprising.

[chanteuser]

But not unwelcome, I'm guessing.

[skyagain]

I'll take whatever breaks we can get in this place.

[chanteuser]

[ who knows maybe hot satan would’ve married him, if given the chance. ]

That’s not a bad way of looking at it.

[skyagain]

You know me. I'm an optimist.

[ dryly. ]

[chanteuser]

Pessimistically optimistic, might be more accurate.

[skyagain]

... What?

[chanteuser]

What?