bursts into tears

[oversea]

Comments

[transmit]

Put your hair in pigtails and I won't need you to be a girl for that.

[ it's pretty obvious he's picturing it, judging by the snort of laughter that immediately follows. ]

Figuring out how to divvy up chores, doing groceries… those just felt like the safest interactions back then. I knew you probably didn't hold anything against me, but it still felt weird to act like nothing had happened. Until, eventually, things just kind of fell into place. Funny how that works.

[oversea]

[ he tries to imagine it too but instead he just imagines elysium. this is a sickness. ]

I'm surprised you didn't just punch me.

[transmit]

[ HUH ]




Is that what you would've done?

[oversea]

No.

[ but elysium should have... ]

... When you go overseas, you'd have an actual apartment, right?

[ since it won't really be a temporary situation anymore. ]

[transmit]

What would my justification for that even be…?

[ is thorns… a masochist? for keeping a friend like elysium around, that's increasingly likely. ]

But, probably. [ … ] If you ever feel like visiting me, you could.

[oversea]

[ thorns decide to ignore the previous topic and move fully onto the new one. ]

Would that be okay?

[ it's one thing for elysium to come back here to visit considering his family lives here, but the other way around? it seems... so relationship-like, whoa :flushed: ]

[transmit]

[ i see ]

Wouldn't the reverse be less okay? I don't have anything to hide…

[oversea]

I guess...

[ elysium hiding a european girlfriend... ignore the fact that everyone he had brought home was a guy, thorns is still picturing kitten in his head. ]

Okay. I'll try to visit you.

[transmit]

[ his victoria secret supermodel girlfriend…… ]

No pressure if it doesn't work out. We're thinking pretty far out…

You've got your own things to worry about, right? You're probably going deeper into research?

[ dr. thorns!!! ]

[oversea]

[ ... he has to think about it, before eventually nodding. ]

Probably. It's still a long road though.

[ so many things are in the future... ]

[transmit]

[ so many things are in the future and yet they're only talking about it now that they're cities apart. so funny.

then comes the sound of something ringing and vibrating; he can't stop himself from sighing. did he have to set an alarm for this call? yea. ]

… I should get back to work. Next time I reach out, it'll be with good news, hopefully.

[oversea]

Okay.

[ it feels like too short of a conversation, but maybe this is just what he gets for not trying to reach out to elysium more when they actually had time for it. ]

Good luck.

[transmit]

You too.

[ back to the mines he goes……

and unless thorns has anything to say between now and the next day, elysium's next message comes around 2am, along with a picture of the night sky. ]

The stars are bright tonight.

I'm gonna try and find a shooting star.

[oversea]

Oh

What are you wishing for?

[transmit]

If I tell you, isn't that going to ruin it?
You only get to know that I'm looking

[oversea]

Fine

If I see one I won't say anything.

[ thorns is inside. what would he see. ]

[transmit]

[ he's lucky he's not thinking about how thorns is a lying liar. ]

That's fine. Better that we don't split its efficacy, yeah?

I'll still share mine with you, though.

[oversea]

Okay

You're up pretty late again.

[transmit]

I could say the same thing to you.
Can't sleep?

[oversea]

This is around the time you usually message me if you've been busy all day.

[transmit]

You've been staying up because me?

[ THORNS ]

[oversea]

[ shit he should have not said anything ]

I'm on break
So it's fine.

[transmit]

[

elysium stops responding because thorns should not be ruining his sleep schedule like this… ]

[oversea]

Elysium
Elysium....

[ he sends a picture of the sky... although it's through the window. elysium!!! ]

[transmit]

Thorns



I'm the worst