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[lucentia]

HELLO

"Greetings."

GOODBYE

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[vacuous]

Not at all. I'm sorry you got tasked with checking in on me.

There's that big place... can we walk in there?

[ The main lodge. Or tbh wherever else if you want. ]

[lucentia]

That should be doable, yes.

[vacuous]

Okay.

[ Wanders off there. ]

[lucentia]

[imagines tokinaga dashing off

anyhow lucien follows.]

[lucentia]

I don't quite know how to explain it... but I was contaminated with something both akin to a disease and brainwashing, perhaps?

[vacuous]

[ There he goes

No it's just a regular paced shuffle. Faster than he is normally by virtue of not having a limp of any sort.

We are here. He is a little pikasquints at how nice it is in here. ]

It's a... resort?

[lucentia]

[a nod]

It is, yes.

[vacuous]

Huh.

[ The vibe of someone who wasn't expecting there to be one here.

...Anyway, he gestures to the sitting area before the fire? ]

[lucentia]

Surprised?

[all threads lead back to the fireplace... but he will head over there.]

[vacuous]

A little, but I didn't look into the entertainment value of where I was going. Is this free...?

[ Looking at the drink bar, and also looking around for signs or staff. He looks vaguely wigged out by the shadows but more maybe just unsure... ]

[lucentia]

[a moment of awkwardness as he has no idea how to explain the shadows, but if tokinaga's not bringing them up, he sure won't. suspects that maybe tokinaga just sees things and will chalk this up to that.]

It should be, yes.

[vacuous]

[ Stop don't just assign him hallucinations. He does look vaguely disturbed but he's also just like... maybe it's just me... ]

...Really?

[ Less doubt Lucien specifically and more just, you know. It's really free...? ]

Do you want anything?

[lucentia]

[lucien can't blame him for doubting that everything is free, but what can he do, tell tokinaga to pay, actually?]

Tea might be good, though you don't need to go out of your way.

[glub]

[ the embarrassment fuels him... jk

but, he does think it's a little endearing. he links his pinky with his, giving it tight squeeze. ]

I'm very well-behaved, it's true. But, thanks for humoring me.

[vacuous]

I'm already here.

[ So. Tentatively gets two bottles of tea and meanders back. ]

[lucentia]

Thank you.

[bottled tea... such a novelty.]

[vacuous]

You're welcome...

[ Sits down by the fire also and zones out a bit staring at it. ]

[lucentia]

[tries to gauge if this is the kind of zoning out he should interrupt or the kind he should leave be...]

[vacuous]

[ It's really just the kind of spacing out where you just kind of zone out and try to discern something weird about what you're looking at, like watching a fan spin and trying to see the blades in it, that energy. Though he does blink once or twice and look away bc staring at fireplace fire does kind of leave light spots in your vision. ]

[lucentia]

[sips his tea and also gets distracted watching the fire before he has to blink and look away.]

[vacuous]

[ Lucien... you are a ditto. The really kind of awkward vibe of trying to make small-talk. ]

...

Do you feel better?

[lucentia]

Huh? Ah, yes. Apologies if I made you worry.

[vacuous]

Just checking, since you're out here because of me.

[ Therefore, it's only fair. ]

[handfast]

[ creepy and somewhat worrisome. ]

Do you still have it?

[lucentia]

No, I had Obikawa cut me earlier to verify.