AUDIENCE: LUP

[retellers]

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[evocationary]

[ okay, well, he gets a flinch out of her at least! she knows he's not going to, but. ]

What, can't kill your own team members? Is that against the rules? Sucks to be you!

[retellers]

[ sometimes a flinch is all he wants? ] Can't harm anyone here outside of self-defense.

[evocationary]

[ wtf rude ]

As in it's a rule and you're following it or you physically can't?

[retellers]

[ rip in icons ] It's a rule and I've already got a permanent headache from other rule breaking. I'm good on consequences.

[evocationary]

[ a frown. ]

Permanent? Is it going to go away eventually when we settle down, or are you being serious?

[retellers]

Stop worrying. [ immediately? ] It'll be gone when things settle down again. So will the glitching.

[evocationary]

[ you're not the boss of her ]

The glitching. Watching a plate fuzz out of existence as I eat off of it is all of the worst parts of being on drugs, and literally none of the fun.

[ huff. ] I'm trying to go easy on sharing things this week. So.

[retellers]

I noticed. [ is that his version of thanks? he crouches and then finally sits down next to her ] It's been calmer. Least on my side of things. [ it really is just his way of saying thanks, wow ]

[evocationary]

[ she leans a bit to nudge his shoulder with hers. ]

Good. I'm glad. [ sincerely! she keeps looking at the flowers. ] I'm trying to look out for you, too.

[retellers]

[ horribly, he lets her. ] And you're not gonna listen if I tell you not to, are you?

[evocationary]

Nope. I have a chronic not-listening problem. You're stuck with me.

[retellers]

I'd be stuck with you anyway. Been cursed with you on my team.

[evocationary]

[ she makes a face at him, but also pulls her sleeves down to cover her hands. ]

What a nightmare! [ sniff. ] You could've had both of us on your team.

[retellers]

How many times have I said I didn't pick?

[evocationary]

I know you didn't! I'm telling you the RNG gods could've been much, much meaner to you and put both of us on your team!

[retellers]

I don't know. You'd both whine about it a lot less, and there's not that much difference already.

[evocationary]

Are you telling me you'd prefer both of us on your team? [ no ]

[retellers]

I'd prefer having neither of you.

[evocationary]

[ my angsty threads like whiplash ]

Liar. You wouldn't put up with me this long if you didn't like me a little bit.

[retellers]

[ you're welcome. wolf just looks at her with a raised eyebrow and a light smirk ] Maybe it's in my rules to endure the most annoying team member the most.

[evocationary]

[ she laughs. ]

It's in my secret rulebook that you aren't allowed to see that I have to be the most annoying team member, so we both win!

[retellers]

If that's what winning feels like, I'd rather be losing.

[evocationary]

[ she just blows a raspberry at him ]

Does that ever get tiring?

[retellers]

[ he tilts his head to look at her ] What?

[evocationary]

Deflecting.