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[ Yeah, that's definitely the beginning signs of a headache right there.
He would rather this whole place be filled with normal basement things but apparently that was a doomed dream from the moment the robots got to work. ]
Just ask for a separate lab for yourself.
[ She has a card of her own, surely she can make use of it. ]
He would rather this whole place be filled with normal basement things but apparently that was a doomed dream from the moment the robots got to work. ]
Just ask for a separate lab for yourself.
[ She has a card of her own, surely she can make use of it. ]
I will! ... Once I have the squares for it.
[ Guess who has been SLACKING on the Eros front. Sometimes you have more fun squatting over suspicious things with your magnifying glass than shacking up with people, so sue her. (Except don't, there are too many bored lawyers present.)
Anyway she knows she's been slacking, which is why she chooses not to make eye contact with Eustace at this moment. Don't look at her. ]
In the meantime, this lab is perfectly functional. You won't even know I'm here! And you'll have the power of science at your fingertips!
[ Guess who has been SLACKING on the Eros front. Sometimes you have more fun squatting over suspicious things with your magnifying glass than shacking up with people, so sue her. (Except don't, there are too many bored lawyers present.)
Anyway she knows she's been slacking, which is why she chooses not to make eye contact with Eustace at this moment. Don't look at her. ]
In the meantime, this lab is perfectly functional. You won't even know I'm here! And you'll have the power of science at your fingertips!
[ To be quite honest, he can't fault her for getting a slow start. Hooking up repeatedly with randos off the street isn't exactly what he would consider any average person's idea of a good time.
So he chooses not to press that point, because if she'd rather be horny for science than horny for people, who is he to judge? Even if he still wishes she wouldn't do it in his basement. But, whatever, he can see when he's fighting a losing battle. ]
Fine. Just don't make a mess. [ Oh, right— ] And knock next time.
[ Assuming she doesn't start living permanently in this lab. ]
So he chooses not to press that point, because if she'd rather be horny for science than horny for people, who is he to judge? Even if he still wishes she wouldn't do it in his basement. But, whatever, he can see when he's fighting a losing battle. ]
Fine. Just don't make a mess. [ Oh, right— ] And knock next time.
[ Assuming she doesn't start living permanently in this lab. ]
[ Ooh. She didn't expect him to give in quite that fast. She brightens instantly. One might even say she is sparkling profusely. ]
Deal! And if you ever require me for your scientific needs, feel free to call!
[ What little came with the lab may not be much, but her arsenal will expand in the near future... She will become powerful.
She taps her chin, remembering something. ]
Oh, but you can have this. [ She pulls out the impractical lab outfit. ] It's way too big for me. Looks just your size, though.
Deal! And if you ever require me for your scientific needs, feel free to call!
[ What little came with the lab may not be much, but her arsenal will expand in the near future... She will become powerful.
She taps her chin, remembering something. ]
Oh, but you can have this. [ She pulls out the impractical lab outfit. ] It's way too big for me. Looks just your size, though.
[ His expression instantly flatlines at that horrendous outfit. He is definitely going to have a talk with the Augur about this. Later, after he picks out all the stray dildos out of the kitchen draws. Which he is going to back to doing, immediately turning right back around to march up the stairs. ]
Burn it.
[ Seriously, he never wants to see it again. ]
Burn it.
[ Seriously, he never wants to see it again. ]
[ Boy... dramatic much? Seems like a waste of a brand new outfit. She'll hide it away somewhere... just in case. Worst case, she can always dig up a thread and needle somewhere and make something of it for herself.
Anyway, now that peace has been restored, Ema happily gets back to playing with her new science toys. Congrats on your newbasement-dwelling parasite housemate(???), Eustace. ]
Anyway, now that peace has been restored, Ema happily gets back to playing with her new science toys. Congrats on your new
you'll be the first person i invite over!!
promise
[Ah, Ema definitely has a good point there. Among the fondest memories she has of home are those centered in the kitchen, filled with warmth and the scent of things cooking or baking.]
ooh, you're right
we can bake bread!
[Cookies? Cake? Don't know her.]
promise
[Ah, Ema definitely has a good point there. Among the fondest memories she has of home are those centered in the kitchen, filled with warmth and the scent of things cooking or baking.]
ooh, you're right
we can bake bread!
[Cookies? Cake? Don't know her.]
well, that explains why my sister's bread always came out funny
she was always too impatient to measure anything carefully
instead she'd grab fistfuls of everything and toss it in
[That it doesn't hurt—much—to mention Freja is a surprise. More of a twinge and less of a sword stab, a blade plunging deep and then withdrawing again.]
she was always too impatient to measure anything carefully
instead she'd grab fistfuls of everything and toss it in
[That it doesn't hurt—much—to mention Freja is a surprise. More of a twinge and less of a sword stab, a blade plunging deep and then withdrawing again.]
That would do it.
Me, I can't remember how many times I've let a cake bake too long or accidentally added too much food coloring because the cap fell off.
[ .........................
Her baked goods always come out to be either really good or a monumental disaster. So maybe she averages out to an okay baker? ]
So you have a sister... I pictured you as the type to have lots of brothers.
Me, I can't remember how many times I've let a cake bake too long or accidentally added too much food coloring because the cap fell off.
[ .........................
Her baked goods always come out to be either really good or a monumental disaster. So maybe she averages out to an okay baker? ]
So you have a sister... I pictured you as the type to have lots of brothers.
so long as you ate it anyway, i think it's fine
[Lys, that's just you.]
and i had two!
a younger one and an older one
i'm the second youngest
[Though it hurts less than before to mention her family at all, she still can't help but make it sound like they're dead. Closing that door in her heart, warding off something worse than pain and grief: brittle, paralyzing hope.]
[Lys, that's just you.]
and i had two!
a younger one and an older one
i'm the second youngest
[Though it hurts less than before to mention her family at all, she still can't help but make it sound like they're dead. Closing that door in her heart, warding off something worse than pain and grief: brittle, paralyzing hope.]
[Off-screen, Lys pauses, dimly surprised by her own uncertainty. That she actually feels torn about what to say, about saying anything at all, instead of automatically bottling it all up out of fear of sharing the burden.
....well. She's admitted something like this to Summer already, in bits and pieces. The vague shape of it, sanitized and minimized. A second time couldn't hurt much worse, right? And besides, she owes Ema for a lot more than the balance of an honest answer.]
i don't know.
i left home when i was 15
it was pretty bad, so
it's just easier to talk about them like that
[Like they were dead. Or she was dead. Something final; something over.]
....well. She's admitted something like this to Summer already, in bits and pieces. The vague shape of it, sanitized and minimized. A second time couldn't hurt much worse, right? And besides, she owes Ema for a lot more than the balance of an honest answer.]
i don't know.
i left home when i was 15
it was pretty bad, so
it's just easier to talk about them like that
[Like they were dead. Or she was dead. Something final; something over.]
Oh.
[ ... Awkward. But interesting. It fits in with Lys's extreme self-sufficiency.
Again, some people might change the subject here, but there's something about Lys's anecdote about her sister that Ema understands. Little thoughts about loved ones that flutter into your head for no reason, but which you share anyway because they feel good and important and bubble right out. ]
It sounds like you got along with your sister. Did you get along with your brothers too?
[ ... Awkward. But interesting. It fits in with Lys's extreme self-sufficiency.
Again, some people might change the subject here, but there's something about Lys's anecdote about her sister that Ema understands. Little thoughts about loved ones that flutter into your head for no reason, but which you share anyway because they feel good and important and bubble right out. ]
It sounds like you got along with your sister. Did you get along with your brothers too?
[She half-smiles despite herself, despite the melancholy curled over her heart like a fist. The grief that's like a stone in her gut, heavy and unchanging.]
yeah, of course!
the only ones who fought sometimes were the eldest two
being twins, you'd think they would get along the most...
yeah, of course!
the only ones who fought sometimes were the eldest two
being twins, you'd think they would get along the most...
[ Hmmmm smells like pointed redirection. But hey, whatever. Lys can talk about what Lys wants. ]
One older sister by 13 years.
I've been worried about her, honestly. We're each other's only family, and she practically raised me. She's always been a little protective of me.
If she ever thought I was missing, I don't think she would handle it well.
[ Considering the lengths Lana went to to protect Ema from a potential manslaughter charge years ago.......... yeah. ]
One older sister by 13 years.
I've been worried about her, honestly. We're each other's only family, and she practically raised me. She's always been a little protective of me.
If she ever thought I was missing, I don't think she would handle it well.
[ Considering the lengths Lana went to to protect Ema from a potential manslaughter charge years ago.......... yeah. ]
[In a different, happier universe, she'd be like that one grandpa with fifty thousand pictures of his grandkids spilling out of his wallet, except with her whole family. But they're not in that universe, they're in this one, where Lys already knows—believes—that nobody else cares.
She's certainly been told as much.]
she sounds like a wonderful sister
and so do you
because you'd try to protect her too, wouldn't you?
if you had to
She's certainly been told as much.]
she sounds like a wonderful sister
and so do you
because you'd try to protect her too, wouldn't you?
if you had to
She did potentially save me from the penal system.
Jury's out on whether that beats a bear.
[ Correctional officers vs. bear... Considering the kinds of cops they have in the LAPD, Ema truly can't predict who would come out on top. ]
What did she do to the bear, exactly?
Jury's out on whether that beats a bear.
[ Correctional officers vs. bear... Considering the kinds of cops they have in the LAPD, Ema truly can't predict who would come out on top. ]
What did she do to the bear, exactly?
Oh. That'll do it, I suppose.
[ rip, bear... ]
The penal system is jail, basically.
Someone tried to frame me for murder once, so my sister helped manipulate the crime scene in order to turn suspicion away from me.
Highly illegal, of course. It ended up being a huge mess down the line.
[ rip, bear... ]
The penal system is jail, basically.
Someone tried to frame me for murder once, so my sister helped manipulate the crime scene in order to turn suspicion away from me.
Highly illegal, of course. It ended up being a huge mess down the line.
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