AUDIENCE: LUP

[retellers]

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[evocationary]

Please, I can walk fine. I just like making you and Blanca carry me.

[ sniff. ] ... I want you to be safe.

[retellers]

[ press x to doubt at that first part, but he settles a bit and turns towards her ] I will be. Been in a lot worse danger than people potentially trying to take a crack at me. [ ... ] Take care of yourself first, alright?

[evocationary]

[ she smiles a little at that. ]

You and the rest of them have no faith in me! I can take care of myself. I'll be okay. [ probably ]

Can I ask you a question?

[retellers]

You haven't got a great track record. [ he's already made the "Since when do you ask" joke earlier this week, so he just nods instead, looking curious ]

[evocationary]

[ nyehhh ]

Do you have someone working for you on your team? Just tell me. I've found like, all the rest of them on the other ones and I refuse to believe you're the only one without.

[retellers]

Then don't believe it. [ why's he gotta be like that ]

[evocationary]

[ she SIGHS. ]

Alright, make it hard on the rest of them, then. [ pbblhththtt ]

[retellers]

[ tilts his head ] Your collection, you mean?

[evocationary]

My collection! Of people who just kick my door like hey, Ruby, guess what, I have special powers!

[retellers]

Guess if there is another one, you'll have to work for it this time.

[evocationary]

Ugh. [ you know she hates work, gestures at yona and rufus ] Fine.

[ she closes her eyes. ] ... Taako remembered me.

[retellers]

[ ah. he turns to her again ] ... That's good, isn't it?

[evocationary]

Yeah. [ she looks happier at least! ] I don't know how long it's gonna last, but it is a good thing, for sure.

[retellers]

... Longer than a day, hopefully. [ is this helping ]

[evocationary]

[ no ]

Gee, that's really bolstering. Thanks, Cl -- [ ... ] Wolf.

[retellers]

[ ah. ] Don't bother, I won't be able to hear it. [ she'd know. about that feel. ]

[evocationary]

[ big sigh. ]

Yeah, I thought so. [ she sure does know that feel ] Wolf suits you better for right now, anyway.

[retellers]

[ ? ] It does?

[evocationary]

Yeah, I think so? I don't know, it's like that sort of thing where you're introduced to someone as something and that's just, like, them. Like when you tell your relatives you like owls once and then all the following Candlenights for twenty years are owl-adjacent.

Plus, you've got all the good and bad traits of a wolf, which I friggin' swear, that's a compliment, okay, just take it as a compliment.

[retellers]

[ ....... he can't relate to the first part so he will not acknowledge it, but; ] The good and bad traits of a wolf? [ in a "that's a thing" tone ]

[evocationary]

Yeah. Like, metaphors.

[ that doesn't explain anything ]

[retellers]

Metaphors. [ ??????? ]

[evocationary]

[ ... ]

Anyway. [ she stretches out on the cot, and then winces. ] You haven't tried to call me static noises, so I won't try to call you whatever it is you can't hear.

[retellers]

[ AMERILUP EXPLAIN. but he just sighs and stares at her wince ] We've got painkillers, you know.

[evocationary]

I know, but I ran out this morning and I haven't gone back to get more. [ is he like, laying on the cot or sitting up on it ]

I also got a bottle of vodka from Bucky and I sort of wanted to drink it.