mulling over some things

[luciding]

Will you stop that?

[arms crossed, someone doesn't look very happy...!]

Honestly, I think you're far more into any of this than I am. You're always jumping to conclusions and gushing over all this "doki doki" business. What about my feelings???

. . .

That is.... if I actually had any feelings worth talking about!

[fidget fidget]

Which I don't.... and they don't. They wouldn't... couldn't... could they?

[a deep flush stains her cheeks, and she reaches her hands up to cover them.]

A-Ah, let's talk about something else now! A new subject if you don't mind?? Like, when am I going to actually start working at that cafe? I don't want Julius to have to keep supporting me. He has enough on his plate as it is.

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[naltorian]

You're giving the ol' Nile River a run for her money, honey.

[luciding]

Pardon?

[because... just... what???]

[naltorian]

Let me guess. Idiot boys got a thing for you...and you got a thing for them. Is that right?

[luciding]

[wow. hit it right out of the park...!]

What?? NO. Weren't you listening to anything I said? There is no thing of any sort!

[naltorian]

Awwww, Sweetie...

You see those little red flushes on your cheeks? They tell me 'she's lying!'

[godofclocks]

[ . . .

U n s u r e. ]

Is... something bothering you?

[ He doesn't want to pry but. Well. It seems like her feelings are. Bothering her.

Cue his good skills of... talking about... feelings. ]

[luciding]

[Oh Julius.... ;;]

N-No??? Well I mean.... my mun has been annoying me a bit lately, but that's... it.

[are you buying that.... she's not selling it very well.]

[godofclocks]

[ Nope. Not at all. ]

...it seems like more then that.

[luciding]

[well shit.]

It's.... nothing worth talking about.

[attempt at subject change part two!]

So... what do you think about me getting a job?

[godofclocks]

[ He's displeased but he'll allow it. For now. ]

...if that's really what you want.

[ But he smiles. Because she's thinking of him. And also because she's thinking of herself. ]

[srslynotarabbit]

...are you okay?

[He's not going to push it but, she does seem a little upset. Even Elliot can tell that much.]

[luciding]

Elliot...! Of course, why wouldn't I be?

[shifty eyes...]

[srslynotarabbit]

You just seem upset or something...?

[and then a smile]

We could talk about it, if you want!

[luciding]

I'm not upset, don't be silly!

[she doesn't sound all too convincing, though.]

There's nothing to talk about, really. I just wish my mun wouldn't make things harder on me than they already are to begin with.

[srslynotarabbit]

Want me to shoot them? No one should be making things harder for you, I would definitely get rid of them for you!

[blood_dupre]

My. You're in quite the state... Could something be bothering you, Alice?

[ What? He doesn't know, she looks to be in distress, and he figures he should be nice about it ]

[luciding]

[oh jeeze.]

Nothing to concern yourself over... just trivial matters I'm being forced to face, thanks to my mun.

[sure. blame the mun for everything...]

[blood_dupre]

[ Interesting ]

Why not go against her? You don't have to stay a puppet forever.

[luciding]

Well it's.... not as though she's completely off base. She just likes to obsess over things a bit too much and it becomes obnoxious.

[...]

Do you often go against your mun's wishes?

[blood_dupre]

Of course. What kind of person would I be? Allowing myself to be manipulated by such a person.

[ Just that lean in to get a better look at her ]

But you seem to be in some distress, even if you say it's merely trivial.

[knightofchanges]

Haha, "doki doki"? That's a strange term.

[luciding]

She uses it all the time, so I'm used to hearing it by now.

Of course you wouldn't be.

[knightofchanges]

Usually mine just uses it in jest.

It has something to do with the heart, doesn't it?

[luciding]

... Yeah. It does.

[knightofchanges]

It's not some kind of heart condition, is it?