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[chew_toy]

[ 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. ]

Comments

Re: day 25 PRE-EVENT

[cuttingwords]

[There is a long pause here. He starts typing and deletes a few times, before sending the least emotional response he can manage.]

I'm glad they're okay.

Re: day 25 PRE-EVENT

[chew_toy]

As am I.

We can talk in person when you get home. Or I could prepare something for you to eat.

Re: day 25 PRE-EVENT

[cuttingwords]

Food would be nice. Thanks.

Re: day 25 PRE-EVENT

[chew_toy]

You’re welcome. I’ll see you soon, Elliot.

[ WHEN HE GETS BACK REIM IS MAKING FOOD IN THE KITCHEN ]

Re: day 25 PRE-EVENT

[cuttingwords]

[thank god for dad, as usual!]

I'm back...

[Elliot comes in, waves to Reim, and then immediately flops face-down on the couch.]

Re: day 25 PRE-EVENT

[chew_toy]

Welcome home. It’ll be ready in just a minute. Shall I prepare tea as well?

Re: day 25 PRE-EVENT

[cuttingwords]

Sure.

[He's just going to be a lump in the meantime.]

Re: day 25 PRE-EVENT

[chew_toy]

Black?

Re: day 25 PRE-EVENT

[cuttingwords]

Uh-huh.

[rolls over slightly, just so he can dangle an arm off the couch]

Hey, Reim. You have siblings, don't you?

Re: day 25 PRE-EVENT

[chew_toy]

[ brief pause, ]

I do.

Re: day 25 PRE-EVENT

[cuttingwords]

Do you get along with them?

Re: day 25 PRE-EVENT

[chew_toy]

Not particularly well, no.

Re: day 25 PRE-EVENT

[cuttingwords]

Okay... Well, what do you do when they're being idiots?

Re: day 25 PRE-EVENT

[chew_toy]

Er, I... don't spend very much time with my family... Well, I see them a little more frequently these days, but I'm still not exactly involved in their personal affairs.

Re: day 25 PRE-EVENT

[cuttingwords]

[He was going to judge Vincent but it turns out it's time to judge Reim!]

You should spend more time with them then. Family is important!

Re: day 25 PRE-EVENT

[chew_toy]

It's just been a little awkward to insert myself back into their lives after working for Master Rufus for so long. For them as well as me. Since I married Sharon, it seems like they've run out of unfavorable comparisons to make at my expense, but honestly I'm not sure if that's an improvement or a detriment.

Re: day 25 PRE-EVENT

[cuttingwords]

If awkwardness is enough to keep your distance over, you're going to have regrets one day.

Re: day 25 PRE-EVENT

[chew_toy]

I'm not keeping my distance, I was just busy until recently. But, as you've already gathered, I'm not qualified to give advice on matters of family.

[ finishes preparing a tray of food and tea and brings it out to him ]

Re: day 25 PRE-EVENT

[cuttingwords]

[mmmmmggghhh]

Yeah, I get it.

[He'll drop the subject and be reasonable!! But he's still sulking, even as he sits up and gratefully takes the tray.]

Thanks.

Re: day 25 PRE-EVENT

[chew_toy]

You're welcome.

... Well, even outside of family, I think the way that I handle conflicts and disagreements with others wouldn't be particularly helpful to you.

Re: day 25 PRE-EVENT

[cuttingwords]

Why's that?

Re: day 25 PRE-EVENT

[chew_toy]

Most of the time, I simply give up on changing their opinion or behavior. Once I've accepted that, I can adjust accordingly to work around them without relying on any futile hopes to move forward.

Re: day 25 PRE-EVENT

[cuttingwords]

[That's kinda cowardly in Elliot logic, which would normally make him mad. But the way Reim says it makes it feel extremely powerful and a little frightening, so he just quietly sips his tea instead.]

...I see...

Re: day 25 PRE-EVENT

[chew_toy]

But that wouldn't suit you in the slightest.

Re: day 25 PRE-EVENT

[cuttingwords]

It wouldn't. Especially not when it's someone like Vincent.

[SIGH]

Sorry for asking.