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]

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. ]

[axilium]

[sips at his drink.]

You're kind of cute, I guess?

[sorry steph]

[vigilantics]

Kind of? You guess?

[ belph!!!! ]

[axilium]

[he just sips at his drink some more.]

[vigilantics]

Call me cute properly, nerd.

[axilium]

Make me.

[vigilantics]

[ steph will gently set her drink down before leaning in towards belph. ]

Call me cute.

[axilium]

... Are you coming onto me?

1/2

[vigilantics]

[ she stares at him, intently, before she leans in closer and... ]

[vigilantics]

[ places both of her hands on his cheeks and smooshes them together. ]

Cute.

[axilium]

[uh.]

Fine. Cute.

[though his words come out a little muffled. please stop smooshing his cheeks.]

[vigilantics]

[ no.

okay, no, she does let go. ]

This is why you never say "make me."

[axilium]

Lesson learned!

[vigilantics]

[ she'll move back to her original spot and goes back to drinking. ]

It's my turn to compliment you!

[axilium]

[he just scoffs and takes another drink.]

[vigilantics]

You keep saying you're lazy but you're actually really helpful.

[axilium]

I have an investment in staying alive.

[that's not entirely the truth, but whatever, steph doesn't need to know that. belph takes another sip.]