hotel: lup

[shaft]

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[evocationary]

Yeah.

[well. listen, she's a tactile person, so she reaches over to take his hand.]

It will. It's going to suck and we're going to lose people we care about, but the thing about these places is that all of us got out, the first time. We got out, with the things we came for. So uh. I think it'll be okay, eventually.

Just gotta weather through it.

[shaft]

[ ... Oh!

He looks a little surprised, and then a little embarrassed, before settling on grateful. ]

That's not a bad way of looking at it. We'll weather it because we have to. [ He nods. ] In the mean time... what is a "furby"?

[evocationary]

[i'm glad claude immediately ruins the moment

no, the switch in conversation makes her like - barklaugh? in surprise.]

Fuck. Uh. Depends, do you mean the 90s toy or like, the thing that lived in the vents during my thing? Probably the latter.

[shaft]

[ honestly it would be ic

he just cocks his head to the side. ]

I'm assuming you weren't chewed on by a toy, so yeah, the latter.

[evocationary]

[she makes a face.]

Big uh. Big half computer half organic long furry creature with a beak and beady eyes. It talked like a cutesy influencer from the early internet and wanted everybody to be it's Barbies.

[shaft]

[ ... what ]

Is... "Barbie" a term for friend?

[evocationary]

What? Oh, no, like. Dolls? It wanted to play dolls with us, basically? It was really big on watching people indulge.

[shaft]

So it just wanted to watch you murder? That's... an interesting interpretation of indulgence.

But it sounds the most similar to our current circumstances.

[evocationary]

Murder was something people kind of just did. Indulgences were just about any of the sins. Anyway, yeah, it's freaking my bean a bit, I'll be honest.

[shaft]

[ hm

he nods slowly ]

So much for my efforts to divert toward something more innocuous.

[evocationary]

[okay, she laughs at that.]

I mean, yeah, furbies usually are, you just hit the shit jackpot. It's fine.

[shaft]

In my head I imagined you being gently attacked by small, furry creatures.

[evocationary]

And - that's innocuous to you?

[shaft]

Like... kittens?

[evocationary]

God, I wish. [she hands him the champagne bottle.] Anyway. You enjoy this while you can.

[shaft]

[ He accepts it, pouring more into his flute because he's a fancy boy. ]

You don't plan to drink once the danger starts?

[evocationary]

For sure, but then it won't be enjoying it! It'll be a coping mechanism. [she says this so cheerfully]

[shaft]

[ askldfjasd HELP THAT makes him snort so suddenly he gets champagne up his nose and starts coughing. [

[evocationary]

Stop that, don't die! [she says, laughing as she leans over to like, pat his back.] It's too early!

[shaft]

You almost got me with that honesty of yours.

[ he coughs ]

How diabolical.

[evocationary]

[more patting!]

Yeah, it'll get you when you're not expecting it. You gonna live?

[shaft]

I think I'll manage.

[ grabs a tissue to delicately dab his mouth ]

I hope you didn't worry too much.

[evocationary]

Oh, I was beside myself. [she nudges him. teasing:] But I'll manage.

[shaft]

Yeah? Want me to hold your hand? Assuage your concerns?

[evocationary]

[she ain't no scrub she'll win this game of chicken. she holds out her hand for him to take? tadaaa.]