[text]

[orphans]

Your wworlds havve been destroyed. WWhat part of that message wwas unclear?
Abandon the childish notion of evventual return; it's avversivve to behold.

[filtered to ahri, chidori, and the signless]

If you are still unawwares, I must advvise against exploration of floor twwenty-four.

[filtered to her imperious condescension]


[...


except not, so just have a few milliseconds of static before hanging up!!! if returned, he'll get back to her once he's paced the room thirty or so times.]

Comments

[orphans]

[horf]

I do not understand what the expression is meant to imply.

[or he can, just thinks it preposterous.]

[evocation]

Does it need to imply anything? What if I'm only teasing you?

[orphans]

[in all seriousness:]

There is nothin' to tease.

[evocation]

[She smiles again.]

I disagree.

[orphans]

[this is hard. YOU KNOW ON ALTERNIA HE WOULD HAVE KILLED HER A WHILE AGO PEOPLE ARE EASIER TO DEAL WITH WHEN THEY'RE DEAD

BUT THEN NO ONE LIKES YOU]

How?

[evocation]

[Okay bro she's going to take pity on you.]

You're very uptight, which makes you fun to tease.

[orphans]

[is he getting this right. is he really hearing what he's hearing.]

You prefer me to be 'a a more jocular nature.

[evocation]

Maybe just a bit. Is that bad?

[orphans]

[...]

It is not.

[evocation]

[AND YET HE STILL LOOKS LIKE A GRUMP. She's totally laughing at him.]

[orphans]

[LOOK APPARENTLY HE'S BEING JOCULAR ALREADY???

but he hasn't told a joke yet this is kind of infuriating]

[evocation]

[She thinks it's cute of him in a really pathetic way.]

Tell me something about Alternia.

[orphans]

[lmao god she's so weird]

There are two moons that orbit the planet instead of one, and trolls are nocturnal on account of our sun being too intense to bear during the day.

[evocation]

[She grins again as they reach the restaurant, tugging him gently towards it.]

Oh? Maybe we have more in common than we thought.

[orphans]

[he pulls out a chair for her.]

Such as?

[evocation]

[WHAT A GENTLEMAN. She props her chin in her hands.]

Being nocturnal.

[Hey, it's something!]

[orphans]

[it's true when he's not being a complete jerk, which is rare!!! as everyone knows already!!! he takes his own seat, immediately placing his napkin in his lap. and fuck yes, the napkins are actually cloth here as opposed to the shitty dinner paper napkins at the other cafeteria.

he much preferred this place, despite its exorbitant prices. but prices were never a great concern of his. even if it was a far call from what he was accustomed to back home, luxury always won out in the end.]

Is that right?

[evocation]

[She shrugs, shifting in her seat.]

I suppose there are some things about a human lifestyle I can't quite get used to.

[orphans]

Indeed.

[now do they... wait to be served or what idk...]

I don't think you must conform here, however.

[evocation]

[Isn't that... How restaurants work...

She hesitates, smoothing her own napkin over her lap.]

I suppose not.

[orphans]

But you want to be more human-like, correct?

[slight eyenarrow. also you can mod the waiter auhruhrurhurr.]