week 3, sunday

[vigilantics]

[ stephanie is in her bedroom, which isn't a surprise. she's also awake, given that it's been hours since the execution and the sound of people knocking on and off has since made it kind of hard to sleep.

anyway. so belph. ]

Um.

[ she has no idea what to say. ]

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[axilium]

[if it helps he actually has no idea about the kiss.]

C'mon, it's not that embarrassing, is it?

[vigilantics]

[ THE HORRIFYING REALIZATION THAT SHE HAD KISSED ALMOST EVERYONE IN THAT ROOM. ]

Nnnnnnnno?

[axilium]

...

What did you do?

[vigilantics]

I was living my life to the best of my ability?

[ she's team slut im so sorry ]

[axilium]

The vaguer you are, the more curious I am, Steph!

[vigilantics]

I... may have... [ the rest is mumbled ] kissed...

[axilium]

[he's laughing now, i'm sorry.]

[vigilantics]

Stooooop!

[ she sounds so whiny. ]

[axilium]

I had no idea your love life was so exciting, Steph!

[vigilantics]

Oh my god. I don't want to hear that from you.

[axilium]

I don't know what you mean by that.

[vigilantics]

[ she shifts the pillow slightly so she can look at him with one eyes. ]

You're killing me.

[axilium]

Well, Hikage's a prince, so maybe a kiss from him will bring you back to life?

[vigilantics]

[ this is the worst thing to happen to her because usually it's steph flustering someone and not the other way around. ]

God I hate you.

[axilium]

Love you too.

[vigilantics]

[ she knows that is the usual response to "i hard you" in a joking matter but

hmmm. ]

And I love you too.

[axilium]

[going to keep up the joke, thanks!!]

Aww, how sweet.

[vigilantics]

Well, I'm always sweet.

[ no ]

Anyway. You only love to make fun of me, I see through you.

[axilium]

You got me there.

[vigilantics]

I'm your bestie, after all. I have to know these things.

[axilium]

[...]

Speaking of which, are you aware of your partner's potential bucket list?

[vigilantics]

... you don't mean go to Spain or skydiving, do you?

[ she is now filled with a Fear. ]

[axilium]

[he doesn't really like talking about this, since it feels like an invasion of hikage's privacy, but this one thing is. kind of important.]

More like "make everyone here suffer". He's still deciding whether or not to do it... which, however, is better than how he was at the start of this, apparently?

[vigilantics]

[ the look on her face at least says that she is not too surprised by this. she also had a conversation with her partner. ]

Belph, I have no idea what to do with him.

[axilium]

... Just keep being friendly with him, and indicate that you'd accept him however he is.

[...]

To be honest, I think that he does want to change. He just has a lot of—baggage. He's scared of feeling alive again, or he feels like he doesn't deserve it.

[but a hand held out can do so much.]