week 1, thursday

[vigilantics]

[ well, it's a good thing that steph and rapunzel share a dorm, so it'll make this a whole lot easier.

stephanie is attempt to shuffle out of her room to go into the main dormitory. it's just... a little hard, because walking is pain, but she's doing it! slowly!

she doesn't notice rapunzel right away. ]

Uggghhh.

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[vigilantics]

You should eat with me!

[ please. this is too much food. ]

[hairbrain]

Well, maybe just a little.

[ as long as it gets steph to eat.... ]

[vigilantics]

Great!

[ she points at the food. ]

Take anything. It's a lot more enjoyable when you have company.

[hairbrain]

[ takes ]

[ a single sandwich. ]

That is true.

[ and once they get settled rapunzel's gonna wrap the blanket around steph. ]

Sooo.... how are you feeling? Better? Need me to fluff your pillows or anything?

[vigilantics]

No, it's... fine.

[ ... ]

You're very motherly.

[hairbrain]

Cass tells me I can be a little much. [ that's... putting it lightly..... ] But I can't help it. If there's something I can do to help my friends, I always want to do it.

[ and then she smothers u with friendship. ]

Plus, it.... it kind of helps here. To be able to do something to ease someone else's pain a little. You know what I mean?

[vigilantics]

No, I definitely know what you mean.

[ granted, steph isn't really the smothering type for the most part. ]

You really are a superhero.

[hairbrain]

No, Steph -- you're the hero. Batgirl!

[ she's obviously flattered by this though, and grins. ]

You're the one who helped get the heat working again. Right?

[vigilantics]

Oh, yeah... although we had no idea we were doing that at the time?

[ even after they lit the fire, stephanie was still ??? until everything started to warm up. ]

[hairbrain]

But you still figured it out! I think we all would have frozen if you didn't.

[ to be fair all of them are ??? at all times. ]

[vigilantics]

... I think you might be the first person to have actually thanked me for that?

[hairbrain]

Really? But you all.... I mean, if not for you, we could have all died. Everyone should be thanking you!

[vigilantics]

That's... really nice of you to say. Not everyone sees it that way though.

[hairbrain]

Well, I think maybe they're just worried about you. And bad at expressing themselves.

[ callout post for hikage. ]

[vigilantics]

He's bad at something, alright...

[ it's muttered, but rapunzel can definitely hear it. ]

[hairbrain]

Oh? "He"?

[ does she smell a ship. a francy ship!! ]

[vigilantics]

...

That is his pronoun, yes.

[hairbrain]

And who is this "he" you speak of?

[ give her the deets batho ]

[vigilantics]

My... partner?

[hairbrain]

Oh, gosh. Is he giving you a hard time?

[vigilantics]

When don't boys give me a hard time...

[ it's said with a laugh though. ]

[hairbrain]

Well, they are boys. It's what they do best.

[ scooches a little closer, chin in hands. ]

Sooo.... Do you like him?

[vigilantics]

Yes?

[ she knows exactly what rapunzel is asking, but she is pretending to be oblivious here. ]

[hairbrain]

[ squeals a little and scooches even closer. ]

And does he liiiike you?

[vigilantics]

Define "like" please.

[hairbrain]

Like, like like! As more than friends!

[ she clasps her hands excitedly, a teenage girl after all!! ]

[vigilantics]

I... do not... think so?

[hairbrain]

[ gasps!! ] But why wouldn't he? You're so strong, and heroic, and sweet, and pretty....

[vigilantics]

[ rapunzel that's gay ]

I think I might just annoy him?

[hairbrain]

Maybe... he just has trouble expressing himself?

[ yea. ]

[vigilantics]

If he does that doesn't mean he might... like me like that...