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[justscribing]

WHO: (justscribing) & you!

WHAT: October Catch-All (open + closed)

WHERE: Poison garden, University, Around

WHEN: all through October

WARNINGS: TBA + marked in threads as necessary




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[justscribing]

[Dryly:] Glad I could exceed your expectations.

[Not that he doesn't agree with her assessment of the general population, obviously.] Then would you consider yourself patient?

[fanstheflames]

Me? It's more like...

I'm patient when I need to be and I go for it when I don't need to be patient.

[ This is like a fortune cookie. ]

[justscribing]

What a particular answer. [Most people would say "yes" or "no" (and usually, those who say "yes" are a lot more "no") not "it depends".] How do you quantify need?

[fanstheflames]

[ She's not most people. I apologize for that. ]

It's based on what the goal is! Like if there's a super shy person who just joined the group, I can't be impatient with making her comfortable or she'll feel overwhelmed! Or if we're trying to find out info about someone, I can't just run into a different school and grab the person who knows that info, I have to call the school, pretend to be her relative, get her to come out on her own, and go from there!

But if it's something like a race, then that's entirely different!

[ Help. ]

[justscribing]

[Please, it's exactly why Alhaitham likes her so much.

Incidentally, why do these sounds exactly like the kinds of things Alhaitham has done? And when that doesn't work, you always have violence.] So you really consider every situation. Flexibility in your decision making is also an asset.

[fanstheflames]

[ Tsuruno may have (definitely) done these things exactly, it's fine. ]

I think so, too! I'm glad you get it.

[justscribing]

[They are so normal.

Alhaitham hums in affirmation before his attention shifts, as he realize through a gap in the large plants that there's a reflection of glass up ahead. He really hopes that's the door, because if it's just the wall he'll have to try breaking it.] We're reaching some sort of end up ahead.

[fanstheflames]

We did it! I think!

That wasn't so bad!

[ I mean, he learned about her LORE and she learned he's in love with his friend, what a good day. ]

[justscribing]

[If they had to compare it to other things... yeah, the mall was worse.

He swats another giant petal away and reveals, yes, thank the Archons, the door.]

Come on. [He is hurriedly shuffling them out, kicking the door shut with his heel once they've escaped.

... But there is one more think he has to make sure is resolved, now that no more secrets are being forced out. He clears his throat.] Kaveh doesn't know how I feel about him, so I expect you to keep that a secret.

[It's a bit tense in its warning. He doesn't expect her to never talk about Alhaitham with Kaveh, because now that Kaveh knows they're acquainted that's going to be an inescapable topic. And Kaveh probably wouldn't take Tsuruno's words to heart in a way that he refuses to take Alhaitham's, but still. He'd like to avoid an awkward spiral.]

[fanstheflames]

I'd never tell him something that important. That's all up to you, since it's how you feel.

[ Honestly, she seems a little surprised that he thinks she would, as she finally releases his hand. It was obvious enough from how the flowers voiced it that it was meant to be a secret, not something Alhaitham would just tell anyone. ]

[justscribing]

[Alhaitham sets his hands upon his hips.] I'm just making sure we're clear.

[He's still in the "provide Kaveh stability so he can thrive and learn to love himself" stage of his plan, he's not even close to the wooing part.]

[fanstheflames]

I promise not to obviously interfere with your love life.

[ Dutifully.]

[justscribing]

[""Obviously"".]

Surely your own love life is much more interesting.

[fanstheflames]

I don't have one.

[ bluntly. ]

[justscribing]

[Equally bluntly, because he has no sense of tact:] Is that because of a lack of interest or ability?

[fanstheflames]

[ Oh my GOD. ]

If I wanted to, I'd do something about it!!

[justscribing]

[The brief quirk of his lips. Well he's now satisfied that they've gotten off the topic of his love life.] Anyway, I've seen all I want for today so I'm not sticking around. See ya.

[He'll chance the rest of the greenhouse another time. Now he'll just turn to walk off.]

[fanstheflames]

I'm rooting for you, you jerk!!

[ BYEEEEE ]