week 7; saturday ( stephanie )

[axilium]

[belph is a bit difficult to find, tonight—namely because he's in the last place steph might think to look for him.

...

which is to say that he stands in the observatory, watching the constellations play out. it might be a lie to call him peaceful, but if nothing else, he looks contemplative.]

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[vigilantics]

[ ... she just sighs. ]

Okay.

[axilium]

... Sorry. Um, I'm still trying to adjust to the whole "figuring out my life now that I'm not going to just die" thing...

[vigilantics]

[ that actually makes her laugh. ]

No, it's fine. I just. Needed to see if you had like--

[ ANY REACTION AT ALL. ]

[axilium]

I'm not known for my emotional outbursts?

[SORRY STEPH.]

[vigilantics]

I know.

[ and she still adores him. ]

But a girl can only take so much blank staring.

[axilium]

Isn't that what Hikage's for?

[vigilantics]

[ please don't remind her that she is a mess. ]

I'm starting to think you're madly in love with him.

[axilium]

Can't I wish for happiness for the two of you?

[vigilantics]

It's a little complicated.

[axilium]

Hikage's complicated.

[vigilantics]

Yup! He really is.

[ she says it fondly though. ]

[axilium]

I can't wait to see him try to adjust to modern life.

[vigilantics]

It's going to be so much fun.

[ funny.

she means funny. ]

[axilium]

He'll try to act all smooth about it, but...

[vigilantics]

It'll be great.

... ah. I'm going to have to figure out how to pay for you guys. Ink, I guess...

[axilium]

I'll be broke now. Sorry.

[though he seriously does not mind no longer being rich.]

[vigilantics]

I'm going to be a sugar mama...

[ no ]

[axilium]

... You're the one who said it, not me.

[vigilantics]

There aren't any other witnesses here, so I could say it was you.

[axilium]

It sounds more like you than me.

[vigilantics]

You've said some weird things.

[ belph has brought up kinks more than she has. ]

[axilium]

I plead the fifth.

[vigilantics]

Overruled.

[ that's

not how that works. ]

[axilium]

That's not how that works.

[vigilantics]

Well, we're still here and there's no real court of law in Hotel Murderfornia.

[ she pauses. would he get that reference... ]