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"Not yet," he admits. "I'm still working that out. But you'll be - at least the second to know, when I do."
"...I understand. But this 'blue period' probably has far less in common with however many hundreds preceded it."
"Do you not think your life has changed significantly since your arrival?" Elijah asks, lifting his eyebrows. "More than it has in much of the time that preceded it?"
He settles against the wall, pausing to think about it.
"I have...less high-highs. Less low-lows. I'm just. Mellowing out. It's fucking weird. Sometimes I miss being so happy that I don't give a shit about other people. But I'm not as bummed out. Like, if I were still a ghost, I'd be setting this ship on fire long ago."
"I have...less high-highs. Less low-lows. I'm just. Mellowing out. It's fucking weird. Sometimes I miss being so happy that I don't give a shit about other people. But I'm not as bummed out. Like, if I were still a ghost, I'd be setting this ship on fire long ago."
Come in.
[ Archer's voice can be heard from the other side of the door, and of course, the first thing that happens is a cat comes running up to Betelgeuse. She loves visitors so he'll get a proper cat greeting before Archer comes over himself and ushers him into the living room.
Of course, he's made some tea. ]
So. Tell me why you're in such a state.
[ Archer's voice can be heard from the other side of the door, and of course, the first thing that happens is a cat comes running up to Betelgeuse. She loves visitors so he'll get a proper cat greeting before Archer comes over himself and ushers him into the living room.
Of course, he's made some tea. ]
So. Tell me why you're in such a state.
[Betelgeuse, of course, smells of dust and sadness and B.O. He kneels down to pick up the cat, being something of an affectionate animal lover because at least THEY can sense him when he goes invisible.
Carrying the cat, he walks into the living room and plops down on the couch]
I go through mood swings. It happens.
Carrying the cat, he walks into the living room and plops down on the couch]
I go through mood swings. It happens.
[ Luckily for Betelgeuse, Sekhmet is not at all offended by how he smells and in fact seems very pleased by the attention.
Archer, on the other hand, 'tsk's and pours some tea. ]
I've seen your mood swings, Betelgeuse. You've never been this quiet the entire time I've known you so this is significantly more than a 'swing'.
[ More like a total crash. ]
Archer, on the other hand, 'tsk's and pours some tea. ]
I've seen your mood swings, Betelgeuse. You've never been this quiet the entire time I've known you so this is significantly more than a 'swing'.
[ More like a total crash. ]
[ Sekhmet purrs right back. More cheek rubs, please!!
Archer sighs. ]
You're wallowing, Betelgeuse. In what, I don't know, but I would like to try to help you climb out of this hole you're in.
Archer sighs. ]
You're wallowing, Betelgeuse. In what, I don't know, but I would like to try to help you climb out of this hole you're in.
[He glowers, focusing entirely on Sekhmet as he pets her]
Oh, fucking why? I'm an awful, shit, pervy person who can't keep my hands to himself, and I'm just here because I got nowhere else to be. Just let me get Loki out of here and then I'm out for good.
Oh, fucking why? I'm an awful, shit, pervy person who can't keep my hands to himself, and I'm just here because I got nowhere else to be. Just let me get Loki out of here and then I'm out for good.
[Shortly after Hange wakes up from her coma, there's a knock on Betelgeuse's door. Hange's out and about and checking on her people.]
[It takes him a while to even hear the knock, let alone answer it. But he does, because it might be Loki, and he's got an obligation. He rolls off the couch and comes to the door.
He's unshaven, dark circles under his eyes, and he smells. But he gives a weak grin when he sees Hange up and about]
Oh shit. Look who's a member of the living again.
He's unshaven, dark circles under his eyes, and he smells. But he gives a weak grin when he sees Hange up and about]
Oh shit. Look who's a member of the living again.
[ Ah - now they're getting somewhere. ]
And what happened that makes you think that's all there is to you?
And what happened that makes you think that's all there is to you?
You're not the only one who 'fucks up', Betelgeuse. I'm assuming you're discouraged because you struggle with the same thing over and over again, but that isn't unusual, either.
There is a great deal more to you than your libido, and you shouldn't define yourself only by your mistakes.
There is a great deal more to you than your libido, and you shouldn't define yourself only by your mistakes.
YEAH, FREEZA JUST TOLD ME I DISAPPEARED. I WASN'T ASLEEP, I WASN'T AT HOME ... I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. LOVE THAT, LOVE THAT FOR ME.
HI, BUGGY. YOU OKAY?
HI, BUGGY. YOU OKAY?
Edited (w8 did they passively bump tt size, this looks WAY too big now...) 2021-05-15 04:33 (UTC)
[She almost says I never wasn't but that's not strictly true anymore, is it?]
You look like shit.
[She's stepping in for a hug.]
You look like shit.
[She's stepping in for a hug.]
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