catchall rupert

[skyagain]

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[skyagain]

So how'd you get out of that?

[agleam]

Like, specifically out of that tree, or...?

[skyagain]

Out of whatever that guy was accusing you of, too.

[agleam]

Oh, yeah. Uhhh, I panicked and lied to him, which he believed by some miracle, so.

[skyagain]

... Really? After that?

[ a miracle... or was he stupid..... ]

[agleam]

[the real reason is that the writing is stupid and he had to believe it for the plot to work it's fine]

Yeah... I got lucky.

[skyagain]

Well... Glad it worked out. And that you weren't eaten by that plant, either.

[agleam]

Yeah, I am also very glad I did not get eaten by a plant. Low bar! But still glad.

[skyagain]

Well, considering everything, maybe we should keep that bar low.

[agleam]

I am heightening the bar as soon as I make it out of here.

[skyagain]

A wise plan when there isn't one guy pulling the strings trying to make our lives miserable.

[agleam]

[...]

Well, no, that's still a thing for me back home, but I'm going to fix it. So, heightening the bar as soon as I get home and do that.

[skyagain]

... It's sort of a thing for me back home, too.

[ so he was being secretly ironic, but now it's funny awkward ]

[agleam]

Oh.

[a beat.]

Who...?

[skyagain]

... His name's Sephiroth. It's... a long story.

[ and he says the name with a lot of hatred so you know ]

[agleam]

...Okay. We don't have to talk about it if you don't want to.

[skyagain]

... I've already talked about him too much this week.

[ and it's monday! he hates memshares. ]

[agleam]

[it's wednesday but he's valid anyways]

Sounds like you could use a subject change...?

[skyagain]

[ WE'VE HAD SO MANY THREADS THIS WEEK ELI I WAS LIKE IT WAS... WEDNESDAY? NO MONDAY SURELY he's even more valid now it's fine ]

If you say it like that and I eat more stardust, I'll get mad.

[ it's wednesday he has wolf ears on ]

[agleam]

[days are hard you're also valid]

Yes, I am clearly responsible for if and when that happens.

[skyagain]

Thanks for understanding.

[ the stardust is not as understanding and rupert gets this until 5:30 you can skip the fighting bits obviously ]

[agleam]

[ah. hm. after a few moments:]

...You weren't really going to hurt him, right?

[skyagain]

[ ... Well. Uncomfortable. he crosses his arms, but he's not looking at rupert ]

If she needed me to. Guy was putting them all at risk of being hunted down and killed by Shinra.

[agleam]

[a beat.]

But it wasn't just up to her, was it? It was up to you, too.

[skyagain]

I would've done it, yeah. [ is this what rupert wants to hear ] But I wasn't Avalanche. Wasn't my business to decide what to do about their problems.