hotel: lup

[shaft]

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[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.]

[shaft]

[ Oh yeah, Lup is tactile.

Well, they're holding hands now. ]