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[gunslingerqueen]

Wanna continue a TFLN thread? Wanna text or call Nariko, or just play in general?

Here's the place to do it!

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[gunslingerqueen]

[Well, he's ... Stubborn, or at least feels that way, so maybe it's more likely to happen if he agrees to said promise. Which, against all logic, he does!

She practically glows with relief.]

Okay! Thank you, a lot. [Woof, now that that's handled, a yawn:] 'm so tired, and I'll play nice for the rest of the night, don't worry.

[Only 80% likely to trip again when she properly starts to head to her room!]

[hairrowing]

You usually play nice....you're just stubborn, too.

[he can admit he's stubborn!! and a worrywart too. but luckily they'll be able to order in a second and stuff themselves]

[gunslingerqueen]

It keeps your life interesting!

[Because he'd been bored with life, clearly.]

[hairrowing]

Interesting...and wild.

[not always in a good way]

[gunslingerqueen]

And isn't that better than being bored?

[You can't have the hot chocolate without some spilled milk! ... Or something like that.]

[hairrowing]

True.

[without some bubbles]

It'd certainly be sad.

[gunslingerqueen]

So you agree I am a life enhancement! Generally speaking!

[If it's any consolation this'll even be embarrassing to her sober self, whenever she comes back around.]

[hairrowing]

You gonna put that on your resume now?

[he finds it hilarious, at least]

[gunslingerqueen]

So that was a 'yes'.

[Victory!]

And another yes!! I'm sure it'll get me some cool job that's not [What does she even do, honestly.] ... Wandering around aimlessly!

[hairrowing]

What do you get paid to do, by the way? [has she told him? is he joking? does he remember?]

[gunslingerqueen]

Nothing, really. I mostly come from old money.

[Which is it's own Thing.]

Before I was on the run, I'd take, like, contracting work because I really love designing buildings and stuff! So that was fun.

[hairrowing]

Designing. You should do that again. Do you want to do that again?

[gunslingerqueen]

I mean -

[Is this an interview????]

I [????!?!!!] I guess? Also, no?

[That's what you get for asking a good question, Gladion.]

[hairrowing]

Oh? How come? [Relentless, here]

[gunslingerqueen]

Because I can't make all of myself about a job like that? Because there will be moments where that happiness ends, and I don't want to deal with what comes after?

[Look, this is a complicated thing to try and explain when she's still drunk and needs food and a hug and a nap. In that order.]

[hairrowing]

Hmmm...so it doesn't make you happy anymore?

[gunslingerqueen]

I'm asking you a very intense question after this.

[But-]

Yes, it still makes me happy.

[hairrowing]

MMm....but you still don't want to do it?

[gunslingerqueen]

More like, "can't". It's a little hard to hold down a job when I live out of a hotel and don't really know anyone.

[hairrowing]

Hotels have plenty of nosy people...but also people who network.

[gunslingerqueen]

[Totally putting aside that any legit job would want a normal address, a normal background check, and some indication that she could provide stability-]

So if we're talking about what makes us all happy, let's talk about what you want.

[hairrowing]

[he sees this, and this deflection, but he will go with it.]

In life? Just to keep my family safe.

[gunslingerqueen]

Oh! [... Okay, she hadn't expected that answer, necessarily, but!] That's right, you have a sibling, don't you? And, well, parents. Those, too.

[hairrowing]

A younger sister, yeah. And my mother.

[gunslingerqueen]

You're a big brother!

[Why are their families mirrored so close, is that weird? It might be kind of unique, at least.]

Man, that explains a lot, actually.