week 1; saturday ( stephanie )

[axilium]

[well, that was a ride. honestly, it's been kind of overwhelming, so belph's doing what he does best, which is emotional repression!]

... Just our luck that our target ended up being a murderer this week, huh?

[it's a little awkward.]

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[vigilantics]

[ ... this was probably a bad idea because like. steph is a college student who does college activities, and admittedly her activities when she was a younger teen were. a thing. but when a large chunk of your waking hours are dedicated to running around fighting crime, admittedly that doesn't give you too much time to go too crazy drinking.

so. hm. her technique is not as skillfully done. ]

...

[axilium]

[meanwhile to get belph's good end you have to constantly visit the bar but anyway]

... You can quit whenever you want, you know.

[vigilantics]

[ BELPH?? ]

No. I'm the opposite of a quitter.

[axilium]

Then be careful. I'd rather not have to carry you back to your room and explain this to Hikage.

[vigilantics]

He's not my boss. I am an adult and can have a drink if I want to.

[axilium]

He doesn't have to be your boss to be concerned about you.

[vigilantics]

[ every time someone mentions hikage being concerned for her, steph wonders if she is missing something obvious. ]

... I can't really change how I act that easily just for someone else.

[axilium]

[he drinks some more.]

Touchy subject?

[vigilantics]

[ she shrugs. ]

I've just been told I am very bad at listening to people and that, sometimes, it causes issues.

[axilium]

... If it's any consolation, I don't dislike that part of you.

[vigilantics]

[ she just quietly grabs her drink and takes a long sip from it at that. ]

Thanks. [ it's a little embarrassing how happy something like that made her. she's not used to hearing it. ] You haven't seen me at my most annoying yet.

[axilium]

Heh. You can't be more annoying than I am.

[vigilantics]

Everyone here is just too distracted by my charming personality and tendency of getting injured to notice my obnoxiousness yet. But just wait!

[axilium]

[drinks some more!]

I get the feeling I'll be waiting for a long time.

[vigilantics]

We'll see.

[ it's supposed to be a joke, but she also just. immediately drinks after saying it. ]

[axilium]

Hmm.

[more drinking!]

[vigilantics]

I'm glad we ended up together.

[axilium]

[CHOKES ON HIS DRINK BECAUSE WHAT THE FUCK.]

[vigilantics]

You okay there?

[ she's clearly amused. ]

[axilium]

[cough cough]

... Give a guy some warning before you say something like that, would ya?

[vigilantics]

[ she'll take another drink. ]

Well, I am. I think we make a good team.

[axilium]

[belph immediately drinks to cover up feelings.]

Well, you're not wrong. You're so active that I can count on you to make up for my laziness.

[vigilantics]

[ hmmmm. ]

Is that all my good points?

[axilium]

Are you fishing for compliments here?

[vigilantics]

[ she bats her eyelashes. ]