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[b100b100dbeast]

[The video feed clicks on and a gray, clenched fist is shown. Letters of a foreign language seem to be creeping over his fingers and back of the hand, and the hand itself seems pretty scratched up.

Seems as if a stubborn troll has spent quite some time scraping his hand against all kinds of rough surfaces. It's now been rubbed raw and stings too much to continue.]

No more than a day has passed and already there is another invasion upon my physical being. I assuming that this writing serves a purpose? It does not hurt, yet, but I would not be surprised if some ridiculous magic causes my hand to disappear this time.

It was a clever trick, but I will not fall for it again. All the same, my skin is stained. How do I remove it.

[The journal spins around, showing a rather angry pair of shades. The displeased expression dulls into a bored look and a frustrated sigh follows.]

For those who might be concerned, for whatever reason, I am fine, now. Lily, I have not seen you since that abrupt and unsolicited chaos and hope that you are fine as well.

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I bet Nepeta would believe me.

[She's just teasing!




Or is she?]

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[b100b100dbeast.livejournal.com]

Not if I tell her otherwise!

[But-...Augh.]

But I can not lie to her-...hrmgh... Do not tell her. Not yet, at least. I do not wish for us to appear on her wall.

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[unit_67]

On her wall? You mean her shipping wall? [Wow, Lily forgot all about that.] Would she really put us there? In what, uh... quadro?

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[b100b100dbeast.livejournal.com]

Yes, that. I'd try and convince her to remove it but I doubt it would stay gone for very long. She is a rather crafty moirail... She'd likely see us placed in the flushed quadrant.

[Pause. PAUSE.]

B-But that's likely just what she would assume, anyways.

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[unit_67]

Flushed? I, uh, I don't know what that means. Sounds intense, I think.

[Can quadrants be intense? If only she knew.]

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Well yes. It is, in a way. Close to what humans call erm... Lauv. Red emotions symbolized by a heart. Again- this is eh- just- what she would think.

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Lauv?

[Uhhh... Is that another word Lily's never heard before? Quite possibly. There are a lot of words Lily's never heard before. Wait, what's it have to do with a heart? God, this is confusing.]

Lauv, uh... Oh, do you mean love?

[There's a beat.]

What? What, love? No! Nooo no no no. No. Love, haha, what? No. That's, uh, haha, that's ridiculous.

[Not that she would object. I mean, what?]

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Yes, love. Not that I personally would think-

[All these NOs and the immediate dismissal of any potential emotions he may have give the troll a rather injured expression for a moment. OUCH LILY. Ridiculous...]

Ah, yes. That- is what I said... Ridiculous, indeed. A silly thought. It's why I did not wish for her to know. No need to draw something ridiculous like that..

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[Here is a visual representation of this conversation.

Lily sees that fleeting expression and doesn't know what to make of it. Did she offend him somehow? Was she too, uh, enthusiastic in her denial? Was that insulting? Fuck! Social interaction is so dumb.]

Rrright. Ridiculous.

[...]

So! Haha, uh, well... The, uh, all the dangerous stuff, that's gone... Right...? So why don't we, uh, hang out? Or something?

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[He's crushed, Lily, but does his best to put on a f-fake... s-scowl.]

Yes, I believe the danger has passed for the most part. Would you like to "hang out"?

[Oh the sorrow a STRONG heart must bear. This is just like Aradia all over again. Perhaps he can build himself a lilybot to offer as a present... But Lily isn't dead... Oh woe.]

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Uh, yeah...

[Suddenly, the initial situation is flipped. Now Lily has no idea what she did wrong. She's used to Equius's scowl just enough to know when it's not... genuine. If it ever is. What does she do? Does she apologize? Does she ask? Does she just flip her shit? Flipping her shit is always a good course of action, but...]

Um...

[She realizes she has been staring like a fuckwit.]

Are you alright?

[Yes that's a good thing to say.]

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[b100b100dbeast.livejournal.com]

[It feels as if there's a pit in his stomach. Come now, Equius, when has rejection stopped you from chasing after a girltroll? Stiff upper lip. Force a smile- no- wait that would not be normal for you. Force a look of expressionless displeasure.]

Yes. I am fine. Just fine. Where would you like to go?

[His voice sounds even more monotonous that is normally would.]

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[unit_67]

[He is so not fine. Oh no. Ohhh no, no, no. No. What did she do? Of course it's her fault. Everything is her fault. How dumb can she get? Stupid stupid stupid. STUPID. Way to already fuck up a relationship you just managed to fix. How can anyone be this moronic? She -

... Self-loathing aside, Lily legitimately doesn't know what to do. Should she press the issue? Should she let it go and come back at a later date? No. Wait, yes. Maybe? Oh god, she must look so dumb - I said, self-loathing ASIDE.

Fuck.]

Please don't lie to me.

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[There's a long silence there. Darn it, Lily! You've got Equius trapped. No need to be a hypocrite here.]

...

[Frustrated sigh. He opens his mouth a few times, as if getting ready to speak, but unhappily closes it.]

...

[Hm.]

It is not-...

That

Ridiculous of an idea. Is it? I do not wish to imply anything with that. But-...

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[unit_67]

[Alright. Give her a moment.



Oh. Oh. Oh fuck. This is really a conversation that's happening, right? She's not asleep? No, not asleep. Does Equius - ? Yeah, this is definitely a dream. Haha, time to wake up!

The emotions that cross her face are as follows: confusion, consideration, realization, brief panic, then...]

It's... [Words are hard. Lily just kind of smiles.] ... really not that ridiculous. At all.

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[b100b100dbeast.livejournal.com]

[Ah, whew. She's not shoving him out of her room. A look of blunt satisfaction crosses his face before just turning into a dull frown.]

I had thought not. Good to know that you also agree that it is not ridiculous to think that Nepeta would view us in such a light. Well... That is enough of that, for now. Did you still wish to do something?

[Now that they've cleared that up, EQUIUS DOES NOT WISH TO SPEAK OF IT ANY FURTHER. Emotions are dumb. But the troll is really quite happy inside.]

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[unit_67]

[Yeah, emotions are totally dumb. Lily would also like to leave this issue alone... for now. There will be plenty of time for awkward teenage romance later.]

Yeah, definitely! Let's go, uh, archering! Er, I don't really know the verb - but you need your practice, right?