bursts into tears

[oversea]

Comments

[oversea]

[ ah...

hmm. thorns isn't even sure when they'd be able to see each other again. ]

We'll take one the next time we're together.

[transmit]

More than one
brb again

[oversea]

[ waits............ ]

[transmit]

[ please tell me he's doing something besides waiting elysium's in another meeting ]

[oversea]

[ he will eventually watch tv once it is longer than five minutes... ]

[transmit]

[ the way both threads lined up so that thorns is waiting in both is killing me

but he is kept waiting here… what channel is he watching. ]

[oversea]

[ the weather ]

[transmit]

[ what the hell

well okay



an hour later: ]

If I behave for a week I'm allowed to see you

[oversea]

How soon?

[transmit]

For Christmas

[ thorns is like a military wife ]

[oversea]

Oh
Well
That's not too far off.

[transmit]

I'll negotiate for the days leading up to New Years

[oversea]

Aren't offices usually off at that time anyway.
What would you even be doing?

[transmit]

Networking…

[ … ]





Do you want to go with me somewhere? It'll take longer for them to drag me back if I'm abroad.

[oversea]

[ he is immediately thinking of how much this would cost him. ]

Where do you have in mind?

[transmit]

[ they are going to fly first class ]

Can you send me a picture of your passport?

[oversea]

Sure but that doesn't answer the question.

[transmit]

If it's a yes, I want it to be a surprise.

[oversea]

Okay
Be good then.
As long as good doesn't mean people flirting with you.

[transmit]

[ the way he starts typing and deleting like ten times over that it takes twelve minutes from read receipt to reply

and it's not even a proper reply, he's about to delete it again when a speedbump makes him hit enter and drop his phone. ]

Should we get m

[ his life is now flashing before his eyes ]

[oversea]

[ hm.

well, thorns thinks of several different things this could be. should we get milk? should we get m*donalds? should we get monkeys?

... ]

?

[transmit]

[ comes back ten minutes later ]








?

[oversea]

What were you saying?

[transmit]

[ …

………

………………………… ]

Should we get matching accessories? To make it really seem like we're both taken?

No one's allowed to flirt with you, too.

[oversea]

[ oh is that it? thorns thought that elysium was asking to marry him for a second there. ]

Oh
Sure. Do you have something in mind?