Ugly Vinyl Armchairs (Schrodinger)

[12:34] <gloriousLight> [You're already sitting in the living room, looking up from your computer as she comes down. Giving her a smile. "Dawn greet you Sally. We hope you're well."]
[12:36] <@bobbedNonsense> [You maneuver your laptop onto the tiled floor and wave back at her. "Doin' pretty good, actually." Rotate yourself so you're lying on your back across the armchair arms, bare feet dangling over the edge. "What's up?"]
[12:39] <gloriousLight> [You look a little nervous. "We had a question. We've talked with Adam about it before, but we'd like to hear other opinions. What do you do when you love someone who you can't see and can only interact with them on the memo?" You look at her hopefully, maybe she has something that can help.]
[12:44] <@bobbedNonsense> [Blink. "Right- because Bash, yeah." You roll your head to the side, and stare into the green of the garden. "Yeah I... just try and keep in contact with her. Talk in PMs when we can." Pause. "Worry a lot, that's what I do," you add with a quiet laugh.]
[12:46] <gloriousLight> [You look a little sad. "We've been trying to get hold of him, but hes only been on twice since we parted ways. And the last time we talked he wasn't doing well." You play with your bracelet, the small part of him you keep with you. "We always worry a lot. There is a lot to worry about."]
[12:49] <@bobbedNonsense> [You nod. "It's hard when contact is sporadic. Merciful's in presession too. And... she's sick." Fiddle with your hair.]
[12:51] <gloriousLight> ["We're sorry. We hope she gets better soon. Would you like a hug?" You want one yourself. A reminder that you aren't alone.]
[12:51] <@bobbedNonsense> [You can't help but hesitate, then you shift around in your chair so you're sitting upright. "Yeah. Yeah, hug'd be nice."]
[13:03] <gloriousLight> [You move and pull her into a hug, holding her tight. "Hugs are always nice. Even if we can't have them with those we want to."]
[13:07] <@bobbedNonsense> ["Mhmm." You hug her, feeling awkward and distant but making sure you squeeze her back with equal warmth. The floor feels cold under your feet, like ice seeping up through your bones.]
[13:08] <gloriousLight> [You break the hug and give Sally a small smile. "We'd like to hear about her if you want to tell us. She must be something special."]
[13:10] <@bobbedNonsense> [You pull your feet up onto the armchair, tucking them underneath you. "Yeah, she's..." Scratch your neck. You need a shower. "Her handle's alkalineTonic- I don't know if you two have maybe met?"]
[13:12] <gloriousLight> ["The handle is familiar to us, we try to meet everyone we can. We don't know if we've really talked with them to any great extent though." You go over and curl up in the other arm chair, listening intently.]
[13:18] <@bobbedNonsense> ["She's in pre-session for her second session. Native Prince of Time." Lean your head against the chairback. "She likes shows like the Archivist Stones. And she's-" Hesitate. You don't know how Terese would react to 'she's a cullmaster'- and you do /not/ feel up to having go through defending Merciful right now.]
[13:19] <gloriousLight> ["We'll have to try and talk to them some more, we were a Sage of Time in our first Long Night." You tilt your head at her hesitation. "She's...?"]
[13:20] <@bobbedNonsense> [Shake your head. "She's lovely. And writes honestly terrible poetry." You smile, honestly, at that. "And I wish she'd share more of it with me."]
[13:21] <gloriousLight> [You laugh, not catching the misdirection. "We all have something that we love doing but are terrible at don't we?"]
[13:24] <@bobbedNonsense> ["Hehe, yeah." You grin. "No idea what mine is, to be honest. Probably poetry too, if I ever gave a shot at it."]
[13:27] <gloriousLight> ["Ours is swimming. We've been learning, but we're still pretty bad at it." You scratch at your scalp. "Bash was teaching us during our last long night." You blush a little bit, remembering how bad you were. Then you blush even further when you remember thats how the two of you first kissed.]
[13:28] <@bobbedNonsense> [You catch the blush. "Ehehe. Didja have fun, learning?" Waggle your eyebrows.]
[13:29] <gloriousLight> [You burry your head in the back of the chair. "Light, we got this enough from Adam. You're horrible all of you." You're laughing though, clear you don't mean it.]
[13:30] <@bobbedNonsense> [Laugh louder. "Well clearly if Adam's not here to do it, /someone/s/ gotta step up to the plate."]
[13:31] <gloriousLight> ["Light." You giggle a little more. "/Yes/ we had fun. We had our first kiss after a day of him teaching us to swim." You are so red in the face right now.]
[13:32] <@bobbedNonsense> ["Eheheee~" You twist around in your seat to face her properly. "Well aren't you lucky. I never had such fun with swimming lessons!"]
[13:35] <gloriousLight> ["We weren't expecting it either. We've never had anyone show interest in us before." You turn to look at her, grinning. "It took us a little while to realize he had kissed us. We were so confused at first."]
[13:36] <@bobbedNonsense> ["Hah! I know what that feels like." Pause. "The interest thing, not the kiss thing. Haven't got to try that yet." A shrug, not quite sheepish, but somewhat regretful.]
[13:37] <gloriousLight> [You make a comforting noise. "We know you'll get to be with her someday. We hope it comes soon for both of you."]
[13:40] <@bobbedNonsense> [Smile at her with distracted gratefulness. "Me too. I'm... yeah, we're both really looking forwards to it." Head wistfully leans on the chairback, listening to the crickets outside, the mutter of traffic faint in the distance.]
[13:42] <gloriousLight> ["If theres anything we can do to help make you feel better, just ask. We want to help, it makes us feel better too knowing we're making someone's life a little brighter." You give a comforting smile.]
[13:46] <@bobbedNonsense> ["Mm. Thanks." Your eyes drift closed. You're not about to fall asleep but you feel like you need to rest.]
[13:48] <gloriousLight> [You go quiet yourself, your fingers tracing along the designs on your bracelet. You miss Bash, and Vilegi and Adam. But mostly Bash.]
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