( curfew wk 2: closes eyes )

[nodo]

i hate it here

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[probe]

[their tiny, slender body cannot take punchies!!!]

Why - what -- stop! [they just grab her wrists, probably more tightly than they intend to.] Knock it the fuck off.

[... wrath, chill.]

[fatalattraction]

[ oh.

she stops, freezing in place as their grip tightens. ]

[probe]

-- Sorry.

Sorry, sorry. [they let go, and take a deep breath.] Sorry.

[fatalattraction]

...

[ sheepishly, like she's the one who did something wrong despite wrath apologizing: ] There's a lot going on tonight, huh?

[probe]

You can say that again.

That doesn't mean I should take my temper out on you, though, babe.

[probe]

[despair doesn't say anything, but they do take hold of wrath's arm again, one crystalline wing curled lightly around wrath's side.

they're just here, keeping an eye on things.]

[probe]

[they allow it, leaning a little into the wing.]

[probe]

[when they lean into it, the wing drapes a little more, settling on them like a weird blanket.]

[fatalattraction]

[ ... she lets out a little gasp. ]

[probe]

[they're ignoring the gasp.]

[fatalattraction]

. . .

Wracchi and Despachi, sitting in a tree...

[probe]

Shall I simply ask you again to say my name properly, or must I demonstrate to you a second time what happens when you do not?

[fatalattraction]

[ a pause, then she looks over at wrath ]

Wracchi, Despair is being mean.

[probe]

They just want you to use their actual title, babe, let them be.

[they glance over at despair, and then nudges them.]

Behave.

[probe]

[their eyes aren't visible, but there's the distinct sense they're rolling them as they wave wrath off with one bandaged hand.]

[fatalattraction]

[ wait a sec ]

Oh my god, your hand too?!

[probe]

It is nothing that ought to concern you.

[fatalattraction]

It kind of does concern me, because I thought you guys were able to heal automatically...

[fatalattraction]

[ after she has Perceived despacito, ]

...why are you guys here, actually? I thought you and the other Avatars were busy doing... Avatar things.

[probe]

[stop don't look at them]

Tonight this is Avatar things. [they say, grouchily.] Like making sure two dorkass nerds actually heal themselves.

[fatalattraction]

Well, I can't say anything about Chai—[ she means childe ]—... but I would've definitely made sure Zixi got himself healed!