we're all out of pep

[identitypolitics]

Who: pep!pep!
Where: pep dorm
When: day 408 late/day 409

[ anyway that was bad. didn't like that

time to lie on face ]

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[thisismagrave]

[He actually came back.]

[He is...not lying on face.]

[He is cleaning. Dusting and what not if there isn't a mess to straighten up.]

[He can do something beyond lie on face so gonna.]

[ALSO HE HAS DOLL JOINTS. I forgot that for endgame.]

[send_noods]

[watching him for a moment]

... is this how you relax or something?

[thisismagrave]

Why would I relax?

[send_noods]

Generally... because you want to?

Specifically, bad games are exhausting. It's cool if you wanted to be a blanket burrito for a couple days.

[thisismagrave]

A couple of days? To do nothing?

[send_noods]

It doesn't have to be nothing.

Don't you have hobbies?

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....

[DOES he have hobbies?]

[send_noods]

...

Please tell me you have hobbies.

[thisismagrave]

I like....talking about magic?

That could be work.

Though I'm a Guard, so having that much knowledge is probably not strictly necessary, even a high ranking one? But I also don't know how much I'm helping uncle rule, so it might be?

[send_noods]

Oof magic. I kinda just... zoned out for those lessons.

I mean, hobbies aren't strictly necessary. You just have to like doing 'em. Especially if they don't have to do anything with work. Or duty.

So now's your chance to pick up a few more.

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I know what hobbies are. [He's blushing now.] I'm just busy, is all.

[send_noods]

Okay, busy with what? I'm not accepting training or whatever as a valid answer.

[...suddenly gets a gleam in his eye]

Is it social calls? Maybe a date?

[thisismagrave]

I appear to be a high ranking field agent for my uncle, the Emperor, trusted to do missions solo.

I don't know what a date is.

[send_noods]

... you're breakin' my heart, kid.

I mean, not that field agent part. I know those feels.

Does dating make more sense as courting? Romancing? All that jazz?

[thisismagrave]

[There is a blank look.]

Romance is...a thing for people who are married?

[send_noods]

[he's so confused]

Romance happens so people end up married.

[thisismagrave]

Exactly. Romance is so married stuff can happen.

[send_noods]

[he can't help it he just chuckles]

You know what? We'll work on that.

Let's start simple. Back to hobbies! You've seen all the dorm yeah? There's a bunch of stuff in the game room, my room's always open if you wanna look through the library, and there's a bunch of electronics and stuff in the garage workshop... any interest in any of that?

[thisismagrave]

....what kind of library? [He is a nerd playing jock.] What are electronics?

[send_noods]

[let's books!]

It's technically my room, but the door's always open if you wanna grab some books. Come on...

[starts to lead Roufus to Scenic My Room]

Didn't have enough points then to get a separate library for the dorm and a bedroom upgrade, but it's a pretty decent size.

[the door is indeed open, and the library is littered with comfy chairs in Pep blue]

[thisismagrave]

[Books]

[BOOKS!!!]

[Excuse him, he's approaching those bookshelves, looking over the titles.]

A bedroom upgrade?

[send_noods]

[secret nerdboys! Books are sorted by genre and there's a surprising variety. There are a few history books and fiction volumes littered on sidetables. Most are bookmarked with colored pieces of paper]

Uh-huh. You can upgrade your room or buy a completely new dorm space for 2000 points. They end up tying in some of Pep's school theme, but they've been pretty nice.

[we'll just ignore the school-themed haunting stuff]

[thisismagrave]

[Oooooh]

[He is]

[Absolutely picking books off the shelf RIGHT NOW. There does seem to be some consideration, but its not Long.]

And did the books just come with?