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[After getting his crutch finally, he thinks he might be okay. Well, not with everything, but he might be okay for a few hours so long as he can get settled (before the Thinking starts).
What he finds out once he gets to his (their) room is he is NOT going to maybe be okay. AT ALL! The door opens, and he is suddenly 🧍♂️ in the doorway with the black courier bag, leaning on the crutch with his right arm.
HIS ROOMMATE IS THRONE!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA, THE SCARY GIRL.]
Oh--sorry. I--? Excuse me. [WAIT. He is checking the names on the outside of the door, thinking he got the wrong room. NO, IT'S CO-ED....] Ah... They really gave us roommates...
[He...........does not go inside, though? He stands in the doorway awkwardly, holding his shit.]
Lucky number thirteen.
What he finds out once he gets to his (their) room is he is NOT going to maybe be okay. AT ALL! The door opens, and he is suddenly 🧍♂️ in the doorway with the black courier bag, leaning on the crutch with his right arm.
HIS ROOMMATE IS THRONE!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA, THE SCARY GIRL.]
Oh--sorry. I--? Excuse me. [WAIT. He is checking the names on the outside of the door, thinking he got the wrong room. NO, IT'S CO-ED....] Ah... They really gave us roommates...
[He...........does not go inside, though? He stands in the doorway awkwardly, holding his shit.]
Lucky number thirteen.
[SHE'S NOT THAT SCARY HELP okay maybe she is a little, but.
she's sitting on the bed, looking through her new collection of things... and she looks up when he speaks. there's just the slightest bit of amusement on her face at this.]
Lucky number thirteen. [she echoes, softer.] You can come in. I'll move.
[look, normally she'd be a dick and claim the bed for herself, but he's so pathetic...]
she's sitting on the bed, looking through her new collection of things... and she looks up when he speaks. there's just the slightest bit of amusement on her face at this.]
Lucky number thirteen. [she echoes, softer.] You can come in. I'll move.
[look, normally she'd be a dick and claim the bed for herself, but he's so pathetic...]
[Admittedly, he looks a bit sheepish, shoulders partially hiked. The only time they aren't in shrimp mode. Hesitantly, he finally shuffles inside.]
No, no. That's alright. You can stay, I'll just...
[He gets caught up in, like, looking all around himself as he moves farther into the space. Oh right!]
Right here is fine.
[The desk. He will put his stuff on the desk. WAIT. He pauses to balk.]
Where's... the other bed?
No, no. That's alright. You can stay, I'll just...
[He gets caught up in, like, looking all around himself as he moves farther into the space. Oh right!]
Right here is fine.
[The desk. He will put his stuff on the desk. WAIT. He pauses to balk.]
Where's... the other bed?
[there's a thirteen shrimp legs joke in here. it's somewhere.]
There isn't one. [she says, raising her eyebrow as she packs her things. i'm sorry also she's wearing this which means you can very clearly see the knife strapped to her thigh so i guess actually she is that scary.] Which is why I said I'd move.
There isn't one. [she says, raising her eyebrow as she packs her things. i'm sorry also she's wearing this which means you can very clearly see the knife strapped to her thigh so i guess actually she is that scary.] Which is why I said I'd move.
[HELLO. gyatt damn not like this!!! Does he have to be scared of the revealing flesh like a Victorian, or the knife?! BOTH?!]
That's... That's alright. You don't have to do that... I--
[His body is hella crunchy, but he feels too bad about making a lady give up the bed. TURNING AROUND and piddling with his bag...]
Do you... um, mind if I...? [No, you know what.] Actually, I'll change in the bathroom.
That's... That's alright. You don't have to do that... I--
[His body is hella crunchy, but he feels too bad about making a lady give up the bed. TURNING AROUND and piddling with his bag...]
Do you... um, mind if I...? [No, you know what.] Actually, I'll change in the bathroom.
[oh my god she's going to lock him in here]
No.
[don't just say no]
Stay here. Change. I'll come back in a minute. [there she goes she's out the door goodbye
she'll wait for him in the hallway! he can come get her when he's changed and has had a minute to breathe into a paper bag.]
No.
[don't just say no]
Stay here. Change. I'll come back in a minute. [there she goes she's out the door goodbye
she'll wait for him in the hallway! he can come get her when he's changed and has had a minute to breathe into a paper bag.]
[WH. DON'T JUST NO HIM AND RUN OUT!]
It's going to take... [Oh, she's gone.] ...a bit of time.
[Damn. He looks at his bag pathetically. He thinks she will just argue him down if he goes out to tell her there's no point when it's going to take him, like, fifteen minutes to get dressed!!!
It's taking him, like, fifteen minutes to get dressed. THE TIME IS GOING ON............. Maybe he died inside.]
It's going to take... [Oh, she's gone.] ...a bit of time.
[Damn. He looks at his bag pathetically. He thinks she will just argue him down if he goes out to tell her there's no point when it's going to take him, like, fifteen minutes to get dressed!!!
It's taking him, like, fifteen minutes to get dressed. THE TIME IS GOING ON............. Maybe he died inside.]
[well, if he died that means she gets the room to herself? so it's fine.
she's a very patient woman, she doesn't mind waiting.
actually, she's going to try talking to him through the door, but according to the mods it's just very, very faint noise, so it's probably not plausible that he can hear her, but she is just like ? are you alive... okay... whatever, guess i'll wait...]
she's a very patient woman, she doesn't mind waiting.
actually, she's going to try talking to him through the door, but according to the mods it's just very, very faint noise, so it's probably not plausible that he can hear her, but she is just like ? are you alive... okay... whatever, guess i'll wait...]
[SHE PUTS UP WITH SO MUCH OF HIS STUPID ASS.
Would say there's some clattering, shuffling, but she can't hear it. And he cannot hear her, this is working out great. Thankfully, he finally comes to open the door. His hair is disheveled to hell and back, but he has on a nice shirt, vest, tie, and trousers, and a glove on his right hand.
It fits him. He looks like a nerd.]
Sorry, sorry. You can come back in. It took a little longer than I thought.
Would say there's some clattering, shuffling, but she can't hear it. And he cannot hear her, this is working out great. Thankfully, he finally comes to open the door. His hair is disheveled to hell and back, but he has on a nice shirt, vest, tie, and trousers, and a glove on his right hand.
It fits him. He looks like a nerd.]
Sorry, sorry. You can come back in. It took a little longer than I thought.
[it's that wet starving kitten in a cardboard box energy it's irresistible
anyway, he's all disheveled and the instinct, somewhere, is to fix his hair for him, which she does not indulge. the nerd energy was so strong she had a moment.]
Don't apologize for things that don't matter. [but she will come back in!] You can take the bed. I'll find something else. And I will likely let Temenos in here often, so be prepared for that.
anyway, he's all disheveled and the instinct, somewhere, is to fix his hair for him, which she does not indulge. the nerd energy was so strong she had a moment.]
Don't apologize for things that don't matter. [but she will come back in!] You can take the bed. I'll find something else. And I will likely let Temenos in here often, so be prepared for that.
[He gives her room to come in again, and then follows her like a pathetic and wet cardboard box kitten inside toward his bag to tidy the mess.]
I don't know if you're... interested in finding some way to share. I don't mind.
[He does not sleep very much anyway. HE DOES NOT SAY THIS THOUGH BECAUSE IT SOUNDS WEIRD AND CONCERNING.]
Oh... Temenos...?
I don't know if you're... interested in finding some way to share. I don't mind.
[He does not sleep very much anyway. HE DOES NOT SAY THIS THOUGH BECAUSE IT SOUNDS WEIRD AND CONCERNING.]
Oh... Temenos...?
[she glances at him, and then sits at one of the desks.]
... No. I'll be fine. I kick. [this is a lie but it's more polite than being like i don't want you to touch me because you are a stranger]
Temenos is... he is from the same world as me, and he is a close friend of mine. [a beat, and then:] Not like that.
[don't read anything into it!!]
... No. I'll be fine. I kick. [this is a lie but it's more polite than being like i don't want you to touch me because you are a stranger]
Temenos is... he is from the same world as me, and he is a close friend of mine. [a beat, and then:] Not like that.
[don't read anything into it!!]
[He makes a grimace sort of face. He would not technically mind kicking, but he is not sure how well his body would handle kicking, so nevermind.]
Oh...
[People knowing others here... He smiles, but it's a bit weak, and then he looks confused and surprised. Never having thought about that a single day in his life means he was not even considering.]
O-Oh, no. I mean--I don't. That's fine. Hi coming over, I mean.
Oh...
[People knowing others here... He smiles, but it's a bit weak, and then he looks confused and surprised. Never having thought about that a single day in his life means he was not even considering.]
O-Oh, no. I mean--I don't. That's fine. Hi coming over, I mean.
[NOT THE ++ SIM APPROVAL.
He looks like a deer in the headlights briefly, like he's been caught, you know, BEING SCARED OF HER. Which is true. But he thought he was pretending not to be. But he sucks at it, so it's obvious. HELP HIM.]
I...
[If he says he wasn't, he knows she'll call bullshit.]
Sorry. It's strange being... somewhere else with many people I don't know. But you didn't hurt me before. And if you have a friend... I don't think I have much to worry about.
He looks like a deer in the headlights briefly, like he's been caught, you know, BEING SCARED OF HER. Which is true. But he thought he was pretending not to be. But he sucks at it, so it's obvious. HELP HIM.]
I...
[If he says he wasn't, he knows she'll call bullshit.]
Sorry. It's strange being... somewhere else with many people I don't know. But you didn't hurt me before. And if you have a friend... I don't think I have much to worry about.
[sometimes you are a rattlesnake and you accidentally rattle your tail too hard and go ah, fuck, oops, sorry dude
which is to say she's pretty decently good at telling when people are scared of her, specifically, but all other emotions she has trouble with, sweats.]
... I understand. [really. there's something empathetic there. she has the same concerns.] I don't like to hurt people if I can help it.
[there's a pause, and then:] I'll tell you a secret, if you'd like.
which is to say she's pretty decently good at telling when people are scared of her, specifically, but all other emotions she has trouble with, sweats.]
... I understand. [really. there's something empathetic there. she has the same concerns.] I don't like to hurt people if I can help it.
[there's a pause, and then:] I'll tell you a secret, if you'd like.
[I THINK THAT'S VALID
He looks surprised, and then smiles weakly (but genuinely!) at her. WHAT DOES SHE MEAN SHE DOESN'T LIKE TO HURT PEOPLE............. He'll come back to that.]
Alright. I'll trade you one in return.
He looks surprised, and then smiles weakly (but genuinely!) at her. WHAT DOES SHE MEAN SHE DOESN'T LIKE TO HURT PEOPLE............. He'll come back to that.]
Alright. I'll trade you one in return.
[😨 Oh................. (damn good luck here girl) Oh no.
Viktor's brows rise, but then his expression softens into... something minutely guilty, and he glances away as if considering what to give in return.
Guess he should be honest since they are forced to be roomies.]
...I'm terminally ill.
[HE SAYS THIS SO GRAVELY AND QUICKLY. Also refusing to look at her.]
I do... sometimes... Um. Anyway, I... will be careful. I don't think it's enough to smell.
Viktor's brows rise, but then his expression softens into... something minutely guilty, and he glances away as if considering what to give in return.
Guess he should be honest since they are forced to be roomies.]
...I'm terminally ill.
[HE SAYS THIS SO GRAVELY AND QUICKLY. Also refusing to look at her.]
I do... sometimes... Um. Anyway, I... will be careful. I don't think it's enough to smell.
[christ BUDDY.
to her credit, maybe, she doesn't react strongly or try and coddle him? she just looks surprised, and then... leans, a little, leaning forward to try and catch his gaze.]
... It'll be fine. It won't bother me. [it's like, big puddles of it or being bathed in it that she doesn't like. which is very normal and not weird thank you.]
Well. Now you're really not going to convince me to take the bed. [you fool] ... There's really nothing to be done?
to her credit, maybe, she doesn't react strongly or try and coddle him? she just looks surprised, and then... leans, a little, leaning forward to try and catch his gaze.]
... It'll be fine. It won't bother me. [it's like, big puddles of it or being bathed in it that she doesn't like. which is very normal and not weird thank you.]
Well. Now you're really not going to convince me to take the bed. [you fool] ... There's really nothing to be done?
[every time i send a tag two more appear in my inbox
He does look when she leans forward, though his expression is apologetic. It diminishes only slightly at her reassurance. ALSO EXCUSE ME? BEING BATHED IN IT?]
It would be fine if you wanted it. I don't... sleep very well or very often really anyway.
[But will she be able to sleep when he's up tinkering at the desk at 4 AM. His smile is so tight it's more of a frown. He glances away.]
No. I grew up in the Undercity. The water there is polluted. At least, that's the reason the doctors gave me.
He does look when she leans forward, though his expression is apologetic. It diminishes only slightly at her reassurance. ALSO EXCUSE ME? BEING BATHED IN IT?]
It would be fine if you wanted it. I don't... sleep very well or very often really anyway.
[But will she be able to sleep when he's up tinkering at the desk at 4 AM. His smile is so tight it's more of a frown. He glances away.]
No. I grew up in the Undercity. The water there is polluted. At least, that's the reason the doctors gave me.
[tag hydra
also yeah. don't worry about it it's totally normal!!! anyway. this bed is going to be a source of an argument for like eight years. she ignores what he says about it, because she refuses to take a potential bed away from a man who is going to die? she's not cruel.]
... I see. [a pause.] Do you have magic, where you're from?
also yeah. don't worry about it it's totally normal!!! anyway. this bed is going to be a source of an argument for like eight years. she ignores what he says about it, because she refuses to take a potential bed away from a man who is going to die? she's not cruel.]
... I see. [a pause.] Do you have magic, where you're from?
[They are going to be arguing over this bed while Temenos lounges over the entirely of it in the background.]
Yes, the arcane. [BADUMMMM says the name of the show] It can usually only be used by people who are born with the ability to harness it. Mages.
......but. [The mischievous smile is so tiny and weak.] I did help my partner find a way to allow anyone to access it.
We created Hextech.
Yes, the arcane. [BADUMMMM says the name of the show] It can usually only be used by people who are born with the ability to harness it. Mages.
......but. [The mischievous smile is so tiny and weak.] I did help my partner find a way to allow anyone to access it.
We created Hextech.
[His brows go up at the name.]
Another friend?
[JUST A FRIEND. He does not assign her sleeping with friends. Unfortunately, the teasing fades considerably into something a little morose.]
...No. We've only used the hex crystals to create things that help make work or life easier for others. Mining gauntlets. An artificer's claw.
Merging Hextech with something biological... It's... a bit like playing God, don't you think?
Another friend?
[JUST A FRIEND. He does not assign her sleeping with friends. Unfortunately, the teasing fades considerably into something a little morose.]
...No. We've only used the hex crystals to create things that help make work or life easier for others. Mining gauntlets. An artificer's claw.
Merging Hextech with something biological... It's... a bit like playing God, don't you think?
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