week 3, sunday w/ steph

[alchemenace]

[ SO I ASSUME SHE'S IN HER ROOM OR SMT. but Varian is going to go see Steph to reassure himself that she is not dead.

and then he's going to awkwardly stare at her because what the fuck does he even say. stares at lack of leg. ]

It. Does it hurt a lot?

[ perfect nailed it absolutely what he wanted to say why did he even bother coming here ]

Comments

[vigilantics]

Oh... yikes.

[alchemenace]

But you're fine! I mean, obviously not fine fine, but-- it's below the joint, so. Waaay easier.

[vigilantics]

Should I send Tiger a thank you card for making my amputation more convenient?

[alchemenace]

No, she's awful.

[vigilantics]

[ that makes her snort. ]

I've noticed.

[alchemenace]

Before or after she cut your leg off for breaking a rule?

[vigilantics]

I had my suspicions before, but that definitely confirmed the theory.

[alchemenace]

It really solidified mine too.

[vigilantics]

Just... try not to get on her bad side.

[ and then on tuesday people immediately get on her bad side. ]

[alchemenace]

You say that like she has a good side.

[vigilantics]

Her good side is when she's not maiming people.

[alchemenace]

I, um, feel like that's aiming pretty low.

[vigilantics]

This is optimism at work, dude.

[alchemenace]

It... doesn't sound like optimism?

[vigilantics]

It... can be?

[ leave her alone she just lost a leg ]

[alchemenace]

If you say so, Stephie.

[ he will but only because of the leg ]

I'm... really glad you're okay.

[ he's already said it but look. this has been. A Day. ]

[vigilantics]

[ his sudden bringing the topic back up again surprises her; she's used to people dropping it after she's insisted that it's fine.

there's a moment, and she'll give him another hug. ]

I won't ever do that to you again.

[alchemenace]

[ he chokes out a laugh ]

You'd, you'd better not, you've only got so many limbs left.

[vigilantics]

Yeah. I'm pretty attached to them.

[ it's a joke. ]

[alchemenace]

And yet, only three of them are left now.

[vigilantics]

More like three and a half, really.

[ it's only been a few hours. ]

[alchemenace]

[ jokes is how she copes and varian just never copes? they're fine. ]

It's... still not the right number.

[vigilantics]

It's just a little off.

[ it's fine? ]

[alchemenace]

A little, she says. ...You don't have to downplay it.

[vigilantics]

[ ... ]

There's not much else I can do.