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[thevineintervention]

Who: fambly and any visitors
When: Day 126, evening
Where: APT C
What:

[ MAN NO ONE HERE CAN REALLY COOK, but we managed to get that meat cooked enough, and now the evening is winding doooown. ps everyone in this apartment is perfectly OK. ]


Aah, there really should be more sweets around here, I think.


Still, who'd like some tea?

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[thevineintervention]

Why don't you rest too. He'll be more comfortable with you by his side, won't he?

[ she does her very, very best to keep accusation out of her voice, the implication of "you instead of me". All things considered, it's not a poor attempt. ]

[devotedtothecore]

[ if that attempt is a failure or a success he gives no indication, because Game Mode has been honed over a very very long time now and Game Mode manages to keep any facial twitches in check, now.

shakes his head, slowly. ]

Would be better you walked his dreams.

[ lets go of the last of the vines and takes a moment to study the joints of his false hand, checking for scratches or lodged debris out of habit ]

[thevineintervention]

I . . .

[ her knuckles blanch where she's holding him, as if bracing for his arm to be pulled away from her at any moment ]

[devotedtothecore]

...?

[ looks up at her ]

[thevineintervention]

I think it would be best if it were you.

[devotedtothecore]

...

I never had the means to do so.

[thevineintervention]

[ shakes her head again ]


Just you . . . resting with him. I'll wait.

[devotedtothecore]

[ ....studying her for a moment, brow furrowed, as one working out a problem ]

[thevineintervention]

[ that's fine. she's just... holding her brother's hand ]

[devotedtothecore]

...

[ walking over to Aerta's side of the bed ]

[thevineintervention]

[ still quiet ._. ]

[devotedtothecore]

[ sssstanding by her a while...

...yeah no gonna just sit beside and slide his arms around her, pulling her to him ]

[thevineintervention]

[ doesn't resist, but just stiff and still ]

[devotedtothecore]

[ LONG SILENT HUGS ARE HAPPENING 8[ ]

[thevineintervention]

[ sucks a breath through her teeth sharply ]

[devotedtothecore]

...


You knew not. It wasn't...

[thevineintervention]

I'm not. I'm not sorry...

[devotedtothecore]

[ trails off ]

...

[thevineintervention]

[ shakes her head again ]


I . . . I'm going to help him. I'll help you both.



And I'm not sorry.

[devotedtothecore]

...

[ leaning his forehead against her hair. quiet, just a little hoarse ]

Such a thing...

[thevineintervention]

Call it foolish if you must. I care not.

[devotedtothecore]

[ ..dry, short laugh ]

It would be hypocrisy, to do so.

[thevineintervention]

[ llleans on him. A bit. ]

[devotedtothecore]

[ tightens his hold. a bit. 8( ]

...

Haah... What a lot we are...

[thevineintervention]

[ . . . ]



I'm not sorry about that either. What we are.