intermission mingle

[idolpro]

Who: people
Where: from outside the game tower to the hotel lobby or around either building
When: Day 50, evening

[ well that was WILD. or maybe not wild for people who decided to be smart and not try to bother monsters.

there are quite a few people milling about now from the game. careful, some of them are monsters. ]

Comments

[speakssoftly]

[emotional support]

Kirin: no. thank you.

[awakenerd]

Ogre: I could come by later, keep you company.

[speakssoftly]

[there's a long pause]

Kirin: are you sure?

[awakenerd]

Ogre: Yeah. Give me a few hours, but I'll ride out later.

[speakssoftly]

Kirin: okay. don't feel like you need to rush.

[awakenerd]

Ogre: Yeah. I figure you have distractions.

[But it will be a few hours indeed before he arrives at the library, tired and kind of stiff as he gets off his bike, but he's here.]

[speakssoftly]

[he may spot movement in the library window as Kirin checks that it is, in fact, Phoenix.

which is good because there are carefully no signs of life in the library when Phoenix first steps into it, and it takes a few moments for Kirin to come out of hiding.]

Hey.

[awakenerd]

[Hope you had a book for those hours!]

Hey. How are you doing?

[speakssoftly]

[one or two, still sticking with the sciences! but he was definitely only half paying attention to them.]

It's quiet here. Which I suppose makes sense.

[awakenerd]

Yeah I doubt too many people are in a mood to read. Want to go sit somewhere?

[speakssoftly]

[nods]

Anywhere you'd like.

[awakenerd]

[There's some cozy couches gonna drag Kirin over to one.]

[speakssoftly]

[100% letting himself be dragged, phoenix could do whatever he wanted to kirin at this point.]

[awakenerd]

[What he wants is to tug Kirin into a hug!! Scandalous.]

[speakssoftly]

[SCANDAL!!!!

kirin stiffens, then melts into it after a few moments]

[awakenerd]

[rubbing his back! And holding him. Buddy, you and I both need hugs, this is fine, no words need be said.]

[speakssoftly]

Phoenix...

[sure but he's trying, and also, trying not to cry??]

[awakenerd]

Hey.

[He'll listen if you wanna words! Or cry!]

[speakssoftly]

You... know, though?

[like. he remembers Phoenix reacted. Surely Phoenix picked up on what happened? so why...]

[awakenerd]

[Look he doesn't even quite know the rules, he has little idea of what's happening, but that is kind of telling. He sighs and hugs Kirin tighter.]

I'll ask why another time, okay?

[speakssoftly]

I just... don't understand why you're being kind to me in spite of it?

[like, probable brother or not.]

[awakenerd]

Well... Let me put it this way. There's a lot of reasons you can pick from. Like I'm not directly involved, and you should talk to the people who are when this is over. Or the fact that this is a situation literally set up for no good choices.

...And I've definitely done some things myself that I can't undo.

[speakssoftly]

...Okay. I'll.... I can try to accept that for now. And we can talk about it later.

[awakenerd]

Yeah.

For now it's okay to be upset about it.

[speakssoftly]

[a long pause

then, softly;]

Please don't try something like that again.