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Day 266

[justfuckingtryit]

Thorn: Hey. Can we talk?
Thorn: It's important

Re: Day 266

[we_meet_again]

Cobalt: yeah, of course
Cobalt: would you like to come over? or should i meet you somewhere?

Re: Day 266

[justfuckingtryit]

Thorn: I'll go there
Thorn: There in a minute

[And sure enough, there's a knock at the door not much later]

Re: Day 266

[we_meet_again]

[Cobalt gets the door, of course, and holds it open to let him in.]

Hey.

Is this private? Should we go to my room?

Re: Day 266

[justfuckingtryit]

Yeah.

Can we?

Re: Day 266

[we_meet_again]

[Leading him into his room and shutting the door behind them.]

What's up? You okay?

Re: Day 266

[justfuckingtryit]

I'm fine.

[Takes a breath in]

One of the guys on my team isn't doing so great, though.

Re: Day 266

[we_meet_again]

[He takes a seat on the edge of the reading nook]

What's going on?

Re: Day 266

[justfuckingtryit]

He fell over, today. Just completely collapsed on the floor.

He says he's starving.

Re: Day 266

[we_meet_again]

Oh, that's not good.

Why is he starving, though?

[refusing to eat? a peculiar diet the rations don't provide for? is he sick?]

Re: Day 266

[justfuckingtryit]

He says the stuff he needs to make it, they won't give him.

Re: Day 266

[we_meet_again]

[hey producers, rude]

What does he need?

Re: Day 266

[justfuckingtryit]

Sex.

Or, more permanently, a soul bond.

Re: Day 266

[we_meet_again]

[excuse me]





...A what now?

Re: Day 266

[justfuckingtryit]

A soul bond.

I don't know. He said it was something they had in their world.

Re: Day 266

[we_meet_again]

...Huh. Okay.

So, what are you thinking?

Re: Day 266

[justfuckingtryit]

I'm thinking I don't want to let a guy starve.

He said he's going to try and work something out. If he can't... well. That's why I'm here.

Re: Day 266

[we_meet_again]

[he laces his fingers together in his lap]

Which one were you considering?

Re: Day 266

[justfuckingtryit]

I don't really... want to do either of them.

But I want to soul bond with someone I've known for a couple of weeks even less.

Re: Day 266

[we_meet_again]

Makes sense...



If... you're asking me if I'm okay with it...


...I am.


Though, I think... my primary concern is you having to do something like that if it makes you uncomfortable.

Are you going to be okay with it?

Re: Day 266

[justfuckingtryit]

I'm asking if you're okay with it, yeah.

If it comes to that.

Because... I'm more okay with it than not doing anything and letting someone starve to death.

Re: Day 266

[we_meet_again]

Understandable. I don't want to see anyone die, either.

Is there anything I can do to help you?

Re: Day 266

[justfuckingtryit]

...I've got it covered.

If it comes to that. He says he's going to try and make other arrangements, first.

Re: Day 266

[we_meet_again]

Okay...



...


[he's quiet for a minute, then reaches out for Thorn, as if silently asking for him to come closer.]

Re: Day 266

[justfuckingtryit]

[Steps in closer]