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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]

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.

[hairrowing]

It does? What's it explain, exactly? [he's curious]

[gunslingerqueen]

Mmmm....

[Another thing that's hard to put into words!]

The way you care is very gentle, and patient? It's always felt like you have a lot, but only certain things make it out.

[A shrug!! Because she is the same, after all.]

Elder Sibling Anxiety, but like, way more efficient. You don't have time to doubt yourself when someone is relying on you, right?

[hairrowing]

[he Regrets asking

ducking his head rather bashfully, he shrugs]

Hesitating and doubting can get people hurt. Put them in danger.

[gunslingerqueen]

And if no one else will make the decision, then you have to. Failing to make the choice will hurt more than the weight of being the one to pull the trigger.

[Anxiety, indeed!]

Sooo, c'mon! Something other than them has to make you happy, right? Even I have something, even if I don't feel like I can do it!

[She's attempting to be as focused as him, but it has the effective of dealing with an overactive cat.]

[hairrowing]

[this is one of those grumpy cats who is actually soft deep down, but won't show it. and will give you the stink eye but that's the default face]

My Pokemon do. And battling. That makes me happy.

[gunslingerqueen]

[Luckily overactive cats adore grumpy ones! But -

!!!]

Can I meet them soon?!

[Surely his Pokemon will let her cuddle them.]

[hairrowing]

I-- you want to? [taken aback, though he shouldn't be]

[gunslingerqueen]

Of course!

[She sounds more surprised that he'd think she wouldn't want to meet them!!!]

They're important to you, so I want to meet them! If that's okay, I mean. Do they like strangers?