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[ call or text Reim within! I was going to set up a voicemail inbox message but then I realized no one is ever going to hear it unless he’s unconscious or dead. it doesn’t matter if you call at 3am he’ll pick up. ]
[So!! Elliot & Vincent passed out pretty early last night and that means Elliot was UP early. So it's like 8am and he's already gone and used his token to get a DECENT OUTFIT.
Actually he got it like an hour ago and he's spent the entire time since trying to put it on. Eventually, Reim gets a text:]
Are you home? I need you your help.
Actually he got it like an hour ago and he's spent the entire time since trying to put it on. Eventually, Reim gets a text:]
Are you home? I need you your help.
[He types slowly too but its a CHALLENGE. But this works too.]
Can you come over here... I don't want to explain it!
Can you come over here... I don't want to explain it!
[NOTIFS WHYYYYY]
That's fine, I'm just--
[there's a rustle of cloth and his voice goes a bit muffled]
...God damnit. I'm hanging up!
That's fine, I'm just--
[there's a rustle of cloth and his voice goes a bit muffled]
...God damnit. I'm hanging up!
[It takes a sec, but he opens the door...!
He looks... just slightly underdone. He's gotten everything on and fastened, but the waistcoat needs tightening and the collars are crumpled because he has been trying to get them the way he likes them without an iron for an hour. He's got his ribbon in hand and a huge scowl on his face.]
Look! I got this and nothing's even pressed!
He looks... just slightly underdone. He's gotten everything on and fastened, but the waistcoat needs tightening and the collars are crumpled because he has been trying to get them the way he likes them without an iron for an hour. He's got his ribbon in hand and a huge scowl on his face.]
Look! I got this and nothing's even pressed!
We better be able to, 'cause I'm not walking out of here looking like a bum!
[ closes his bedroom door and steers him to the bathroom, briefly taking off his glasses to clean them along the way ]
Would you rather have me fix it up from the way it is now, or take off your shirt and waistcoat and start from the beginning? I can spot the worst of it out from the sink, or we can steam the whole thing with the shower. You'll have to lay it over the dresser and press it flat to dry for a few minutes before putting it back on, the second way.
Would you rather have me fix it up from the way it is now, or take off your shirt and waistcoat and start from the beginning? I can spot the worst of it out from the sink, or we can steam the whole thing with the shower. You'll have to lay it over the dresser and press it flat to dry for a few minutes before putting it back on, the second way.
[GROOANS]
It won't look right if we don't do it right...
[So he'll just. Have to start over. W/e.]
It won't look right if we don't do it right...
[So he'll just. Have to start over. W/e.]
Yeah. 'Cause Vincent was being annoying and beating him up wore me out.
[It does not even occur to him that he went on yesterday about wanting Reim to stop treating him like a superior and now he is treating Reim like a servant. He's not trying to, it just kinda happens!! Which is to say, he grouchily pulls his waistcoat and shirt off and flops them in Reim's arms.
This also means Reim gets to see the monster effect Elliot has not mentioned to anyone yet! It's... stone. Flagstone-like patches of skin, regularly spaced as if deliberately constructed, starting at the front of his shoulders and curving over them to trail down his spine, getting more spaced out as they go. Luckily, they're easy to hide when you dress like you're from 1850.
He is very obviously trying not to draw attention to it but they're kinda there.]
Show me what you're doing while you do it. I don't want to have to bother you with the laundry all the time.
[It does not even occur to him that he went on yesterday about wanting Reim to stop treating him like a superior and now he is treating Reim like a servant. He's not trying to, it just kinda happens!! Which is to say, he grouchily pulls his waistcoat and shirt off and flops them in Reim's arms.
This also means Reim gets to see the monster effect Elliot has not mentioned to anyone yet! It's... stone. Flagstone-like patches of skin, regularly spaced as if deliberately constructed, starting at the front of his shoulders and curving over them to trail down his spine, getting more spaced out as they go. Luckily, they're easy to hide when you dress like you're from 1850.
He is very obviously trying not to draw attention to it but they're kinda there.]
Show me what you're doing while you do it. I don't want to have to bother you with the laundry all the time.
[ he definitely can’t hide the way he briefly startles, but it is brief. he is getting used to the monster stuff. it’s not as bad as Break’s, ]
Very well, but this is more of a trick I learned to use while traveling. I’ll instruct you on proper ironing later today, if you have the time.
[ arranges the shirt and waistcoat so they hang neatly from the curtain rod, out of the path of the shower spray, and then steps past him to close the door ]
Just hang them neatly to keep from creating extra creases, then leave them to steam for ten minutes. It would be better if we had hangers on hand- you should keep these hung up whenever you aren’t wearing them, too. There are plenty in the costume shop.
Very well, but this is more of a trick I learned to use while traveling. I’ll instruct you on proper ironing later today, if you have the time.
[ arranges the shirt and waistcoat so they hang neatly from the curtain rod, out of the path of the shower spray, and then steps past him to close the door ]
Just hang them neatly to keep from creating extra creases, then leave them to steam for ten minutes. It would be better if we had hangers on hand- you should keep these hung up whenever you aren’t wearing them, too. There are plenty in the costume shop.
[He can forgive the startling because it was brief and Reim didn't say anything. That's a reasonable and respectful level of surprise. Good ol' Reim.]
Okay. And... Yeah, I guess I'm not doing anything today.
[He says, because he hasn't actually gone outside and seen the library yet.]
Okay. And... Yeah, I guess I'm not doing anything today.
[He says, because he hasn't actually gone outside and seen the library yet.]
[ takes off his glasses and tucks them in his waist sash since they’re just getting fogged up as it is ]
Another pathway to a new area has shown up, but I haven’t gone to see where it leads just yet.
I’m glad you have him here with you.
[ Vincent, that is ]
Another pathway to a new area has shown up, but I haven’t gone to see where it leads just yet.
I’m glad you have him here with you.
[ Vincent, that is ]
Hmm?
[Oh, right. That's probably who he means.]
...Me too.
[It makes him feel much less alone. But he doesn't want to think about feelings right now, so--]
You wanna go check out the new thing?
[Oh, right. That's probably who he means.]
...Me too.
[It makes him feel much less alone. But he doesn't want to think about feelings right now, so--]
You wanna go check out the new thing?
--Oh, right.
[Food. He could go for a lot of food.]
Good, 'cause I'm starving.
[Food. He could go for a lot of food.]
Good, 'cause I'm starving.
Yeah, I'm staying in here for now.
[A correct assumption. That would be both rude and embarrassing.]
[A correct assumption. That would be both rude and embarrassing.]
'Kay, got it.
[Elliot stands very deliberately out of sight from outside the door. The rocks must remain a secret.]
[Elliot stands very deliberately out of sight from outside the door. The rocks must remain a secret.]
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