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 ]

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[alchemenace]

I guess.

[ it's a lot more concern than she'd ever showed before, Varian thinks because he's a petulant brat with issues,

... but he shrugs ]

I don't know. It's. It's a lot. It's ... been a lot.

[vigilantics]

It's... it's different, when you have someone from home here.

[ stephanie has grown attached to people here, but she knows there's added background if you knew each other before you came here. it makes things slightly more complicated. ]

[alchemenace]

Yeah.

[ ... ]

They executed her Corona style. I'd never seen a public hanging before, and they're not common, but. They happen.

[ unless there's a daring rescue last second, Flynn ]

[vigilantics]

[ that's...

actually, now that she thinks about it, it's odd that they electrocuted 2b. she's an android, so they... short-circuited her?

steph frowns at the implications. ]

That's even worse.

[alchemenace]

[ he shrugs ]

I guess now we know partners get ... personal executions.

[ yaaaay leaaarniiiing ]

[vigilantics]

I kind of wish that was a lesson we never got to learn...

[ and now they definitely must never have more than one victim. ]

[alchemenace]

[ i cant wait until we get 4 victims ]

... Yeah. Me too.

[vigilantics]

... we'll do what we can to bring her back.

[ since it seems like... they might be able to. ]

[alchemenace]

[ he knows it's true, and it's something he needs to do, but. He turns his stare to the ceiling. Tell himself from four weeks ago that he'd be helping save Rapunzel from anything and he'd have laughed.

He still kind of wants to laugh, but. It's not funny. ]

Right. I know. We... Already wanted to go for that, anyway. [ ... ] But what if we don't make it? What's... We don't even know how much ink we need, and we're not doing. Great. On the solving.

[vigilantics]

We can't go in thinking that we won't make it. If we start every trial going, "this is impossible," then no one will make any effort. Even if the odds are low, you have to keep aiming for the chance that it'll work out.

[ it's how hope works. no one would try anything if they didn't think there was even the tiniest fraction of a chance of it working out. ]

[alchemenace]

[ varian's view of that is less hope and more desperation. he'll cling to the slightest chance because he has to. calling him a realist is silly, but part of him has been stifling in worry for a while now.

But there's something more than that that makes him frown at the ceiling after Steph speaks. ]

... Even if that means doing things that are... bad?

[ Varian is firmly aware of how far he'd go for a chance, but he's realizing he's not sure about Steph. ]

[vigilantics]

We'll see.

[ the reason she's even in her current mess is because she refused to do something she considered bad.

but you have to adjust your strategy depending on the current situation. and they're in a place where they are not entirely sure what twist will hit them next. so, she'll see what happens and decide from there. ]

[alchemenace]

...Right.

[ hm. well, maybe he'll never find out, if he's lucky. ]

I should... probably let you rest, huh?

[vigilantics]

... yeah, I guess.

[ she doesn't sound too excited at the idea of resting. ]

[alchemenace]

[ ... pfft ]

Unless you want me to stay a little bit longer.

[ lbr she'd probably fall asleep on her own because body exhaustion ]

[vigilantics]

Sure, if you want!

[ she has fallen asleep on almost everyone who has visited her if they didn't leave beforehand. ]

[alchemenace]

[ oh my god ]

I, um, I can bring you Rudiger to keep you company later if you want? Though I... don't know how Hikage would feel about it.

[vigilantics]

Hikage can deal. I need my therapy raccoon.

[ he's not a therapy raccoon. ]

[alchemenace]

[ honestly considering canon he kind of is ]

Done. I usually have to lock him in my room for trials and executions anyway. No one wants a raccoon in the evidence.

[vigilantics]

Thank you.

[ she'll cuddle with him. :/ ]

[alchemenace]

Oh, don't thank me. I just think you'll be more likely to rest longer if you've got something to do.

[ in this case: cuddle a raccoon ]

[vigilantics]

Still... thank you.

[ for more than just this. ]

[alchemenace]

Oh. Um. No, no problem. ... Seriously.

[ why are all our pcs so LONG ]

[vigilantics]

I'm lucky to have a friend like you.

[ I DON'T KNOW!!!!! I DON'T FUCKING KNOW!!! ]

[alchemenace]

[ what is this, compliment varian hour. plz. anyway, he laughs a bit ]

Right back at you.