bursts into tears

[oversea]

Comments

[transmit]

When you put it like that, it makes me want to be difficult on purpose.

Can't I find out now?

[oversea]

You would rather be difficult on purpose than see me?

⛏️

[transmit]

Ending up in jail is how we'd for sure never see each other again

You have to behave

[ he will later learn



thorns did not behave and kissed another person… but for now, he believes in him… ]

[oversea]

[ they didn't kiss!!! they just got extremely close to kissing and the pictures will make it 100% look like they were kissing because of angles but still. his lips are virgin... ]

I am behaving.
I'm more concerned about you.

[transmit]

[ HOW COULD THORNS KISS ANOTHER PERSON… WORLD CRUEL… ]

Where's your dinner.

[oversea]

[ he takes a picture of of a food truck... he is in line. ]

[transmit]

Are you eating out everyday?

[oversea]

I'm not.

[ ordering takeout isn't eating out. ]

[transmit]

You aren't doing better than me.

[oversea]

At least it's actual food.

[transmit]

[ he's wondering how this is any different from his mealkits… but because they were such a point of contention, he doesn't want to bring them up. ]

Everything that went into the blender was real too?
It's just deconstructed

[oversea]

[ the difference is whose money is being spent... what if elysium's rich family finds out he is buying mealkits for this rando and send a hit man to take thorns out?? ]

You should appreciate using your teeth while you still have them.

[transmit]

[ HE'S BEEN WORKING HIS ASS OFF!!! THORNS!!!!! and what is this mental imagery of his family… he literally knows his mom? ]

This coming from someone who regularly only has air for his meals is gold.

[ … ]

Everything's been okay though otherwise?

[oversea]

[ his brain has jumped to every worst case scenario here.... ]

Yeah.

If anything, it's just been quiet with you gone.

[transmit]

[






explodes. ]

It's a lot lonelier this time around than it was the first.

[oversea]

Yeah.
Are you with anyone right now?

[transmit]

I'm in the office with a couple of others. Want me to go on my break?

[ that he wouldn't have taken otherwise, ]

[oversea]

[ ELYSIUM!!! ]

Yeah.

If you can

[transmit]

[ HIS VACATION ]

One min

[ which is really five minutes because he needs to wrap up what he's doing, but following that!! he rings. hewwo. ]

[oversea]

[ hello...

there is the sound of cars passing by in the background since thorns is walking with his food to the apartment... ]

Hi.

[ don't ask for a phone convo and only say hi ]

[transmit]

[ is it fine if he has like zero expectations ]

Hi. Wanted company for your walk back?

[oversea]

Mm. Like I said, it's quiet without you.

[ and it's weird, because if you asked thorns just a year ago, he would have said he preferred it quiet. ]

[transmit]

[ this is why they need a fur child in every timeline… his baby gets lonely… ]

It's quiet without you, too. I always thought living with you would be living alone, but it couldn't be further from that.

[ he laughs. ]

I have to make sure to get groceries or you won't eat properly. I don't have that kind of motivation here.

[oversea]

It was like that in the beginning. [ ... ] You should go grocery shopping for yourself... I thought you loved Costco.

[ he means this as half a joke because he always brought back half the store with him. ]

[transmit]

I'm not sure where I'd even put everything being in a hotel room&hellip

[ a little distracted… ]

Half the fun from those Costco runs was how exasperated you'd get with me. It was one of the few ways to get a reaction out of you.

[ being stupidly out of pocket? yes. he can't see it, but there is a bit of embarrassment colouring his tone. ]