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[temperedinpride]

Who: Cosmo
Where: Lobby
When: 436

[Cosmo is rocking a look. Minus the plague mask, it's just his normal mask. He's got a set of fruity drinks in front of him, and he's leaning back with a drink in hand.]

"Risk" and "Reward".

Half of these drinks are non-alcoholic, most of the rest are quite potently alcoholic, a few are drugged.

The risk is obvious, the reward is engaging in the live. Or perhaps in avoiding the traps.

The drugs are one of three kinds--a potent psychedelic, a numbing agent, and something to get you a little hot under the collar. Do take it elsewhere if you get that last one.

[He sips his drink.]

Of course some say the best way to win at gambling is not to play, but where's the fun in that?

((OOC: tag any toplevels with the aphro as nsfw and you can have like, multiple if you want. I'll toplevel Lahabrea to talk to but you can also just engage with drugs.))

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[at_heart]

—Do you know what a hangover is?

[ Gently! ]

[wayofthehousekeeper]

'Course I do.

[ does he while drunk ]

[at_heart]

[ baby,,,, ]

Just. Have the water and broth for me, okay? So I don't have to worry, or whatever.

[ Punching the elevator button to get them down to LiliS. ]

[wayofthehousekeeper]

[ CLEARLY THINKING, c'mon brain go. ]

... If it's f'ya.

[at_heart]

Awesome.

[ And he will pretend that was just a way of getting Aster to do it, but it really will make him feel better. Dragging Aster out of the elevator when it dings and into their dorm, on over to the kitchen. ]

[wayofthehousekeeper]

[ Only stumbling a little after him, honestly he should be praised for how steadily he's walking... for the most part. ]

You're awesome.

[at_heart]

[ What a good boy!! ] [ Lupine guides him to the little table in the kitchen, lips quirking. ]

Oh, you're that kinda drunk. Makes sense.

[ Not without affection. He turns to get broth out of the 'fridge. ]

[wayofthehousekeeper]

[ Leaning himself on the table, watching Lupine work. ]

But I'm not drunk.

[at_heart]

Of course you're not.

[ Soothingly while he gets some of the broth into a pot on the stove. ] [ He should definitely ask Zhongli about the recipe for his no-hangover tea, shouldn't he. In the future, when it comes up. ]

[wayofthehousekeeper]

[ Don't mind Aster, he's just going to be here fiddling with whatever he can find on the table, just slowly rearranging them aesthetically. ]

[at_heart]

[ It's good to keep occupied! ] [ With the broth on the heat, Lupine rifles through a cupboard or two until he finds plain sea-salt crackers, the kind that crumbles easily into soup. ]

Meet any interesting people up there?

[wayofthehousekeeper]

Yeah, everyone's real friendly.

[at_heart]

[ baby,,, ] [ you definitely think this also about Scaramouche, don't you ]

Heh. We certainly can be.

[wayofthehousekeeper]

[ He was a very nice young man. ]

It'll take a loooot to repay everyone's kindness.

[at_heart]

[ Yeah, he thought so. We've gotta do something about your standards. :|a ]

—Well. I mean, I'm definitely not doing this to be paid back.

[wayofthehousekeeper]

But 'm gonna pay you back. I'm gonna do it so hard.

[at_heart]

[ ...Phrasing, Aster? ]

Is that so.

[wayofthehousekeeper]

[ what!! ]

It's a promise.

[at_heart]

I'll be looking forward to it.

[ Will you remember any of this tomorrow, only time will tell. ] [ The broth is hot enough, he judges, and takes it off the heat to pour deftly into a bowl. Brings the bowl and a sleeve of crackers over to the table, setting them down in front of Aster. ]

In the meantime, crumble some of these in the broth and eat up, okay?

[wayofthehousekeeper]

[ All signs point to no. ]

Oh, that smells good.

[at_heart]

Yeah? Good.

[ He supposes it does; it's a good broth, rich and chicken-y. Even without anything else in it, which should be perfect if Aster's stomach is unsettled at all. ]

[wayofthehousekeeper]

[ Aster is a good boy who eats his food and doesn't immediately puke it all up on the table, plz send praise. ]

[at_heart]

[ Headpats for a very good boy! ]

...There you go. Feeling more like a nap now?

[wayofthehousekeeper]

[ No, he wants his walkies- ]

A nap's sokay...

[at_heart]

Awesome.

[ He gets the bowl into the sink, then slips in to offer Aster a shoulder to lean on. ]

Let's get you settled in your room.