w5 curfew: dog park

[applebough]

Sometimes, you just have a ruff day or twenty.

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[psynchroneyes]

... Nah. I could use the distraction.

[solesuccess]

[ sits down next to her. ]

Well. I'm not always great at that, but we can try. [ hum. ] We could play a game until I.R.I.S. goes offline? Pretty sure the books I've got aren't that interesting to you. [ a pause. ] But there's also a half-built nanoblock figure I've been working on.

[ why. ]

[psynchroneyes]

A whatblock?

[solesuccess]

Nanoblock. [ repeating it does not help. but he. you know i guess it makes more sense if he has a bag for all of this stuff. so yeah, he grabs his bag and pulls out a half-built creature and a smaller box with a bunch of the pieces in it.

he shrugs. ]

Got it a week ago, keeps my hands busy when I don't want to work on other stuff. [ also it was a gift. ]

[psynchroneyes]

... Well, it looks like the kind of thing you'd be into.

[solesuccess]

[ just a Look. call him a nerd to his face, why don't you. ]

Yeah. Amame bought me a couple of sets like this when I was little. I've built this one and taken it apart a few times already, but I...kinda haven't had much of a chance to get back to it the last couple of days.

[psynchroneyes]

[ okay! ]

Why not get a different one?

[solesuccess]

We've got so much other stuff to focus on here, you know? I guess it didn't even occur to me. But maybe next week we'll be on a planet with more shops. [ ...and because he thinks maybe she could use the distraction: ] Besides that, I haven't been able to use my hands much the last couple of days anyway.

[psynchroneyes]

[ ? ]

You haven't...?

[solesuccess]

Yeah, uh. Kinda hard to build when you have paws instead of actual fingers.

[psynchroneyes]

[ sits the fuck UP (she does wince but more importantly:) ]

—Did you get animal'd and I missed it?!

[solesuccess]

Hey! [ hands immediately coming up to try and push her back down. don't fucking hurt yourself?! anyway he just. looks a little embarrassed because that's so rude, but also he shrugs. ]

Tuesday and Wednesday.

[verminous]

[YOU]

[solesuccess]

[ME?!]

[riverbeans]

[YOU!!]

[solesuccess]

[ STOP I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING!!! ]

[psynchroneyes]

[ ker-flop ]

Aw man, what the hell! This week sucks! I want a redo!

[solesuccess]

[ lazily drops a hand on her hair and kind of wobbles her head back and forth lightly. at least it's not the arm that's covered in rust and metal. ]

Maybe you'll get lucky and somebody'll do it again. [ dry. he does not think that will happen. ] But good to know you'd be more interested in hanging out with me as an animal than as myself.

[psynchroneyes]

Wow, don't make up stuff. I just think it'd be cute...

[solesuccess]

[ he gives her a Look but he doesn't really discount that. ]

...otter, if you were wondering. And probably the best I felt all week.

[psynchroneyes]

Awww. Is being an otter your true calling?

[solesuccess]

[ carefully pulls part of her hair. shut up. ]

Funny. But honestly? It wasn't that bad, even doing the work on-planet. It was almost relaxing.

[psynchroneyes]

[ wowwww ]

That's so cute...

[solesuccess]

[ ...ignore the kind of shy laugh. ]

Yeah, well...if it ever happens again I'll come find you first. Lasted the full six hours both times and everything. [ he really was just fine with this for reasons he's not elaborating on. ]

[psynchroneyes]

Did anybody come and lay a fat smooch on ya?