quietmounds | (no subject)

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WHAT in person
WHERE Tidy Living Apartments
WHEN Day 132

[A very unusual-looking cutie is standing in the foyer of the Tidy Living apartments today. You definitely haven't seen them before. They are repeatedly pressing the elevator button, then jumping when it opens]

But I don't get it... I know the ding means get in, but who's opening and closing the doors...? Is someone here raising and lowering it? Ahh, and when I went upstairs, it was completely incomprehensible...

[Help them out?]

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[ drapes on him immediately, nearly deadweight ]

You propositioned me like ten minutes after my arrival so do forgive me for having a real low bar there.

[he goes bright red]

We've already—we already! And then we didn't!

Did we? I don't~ remember~

But we could. If pretty gemstones get you all hot and bothered.

I like fluffy hair and biceps better.

Well, damn, I fill both of those. How'd that happen?

It must be fate!

Must be.

Maybe if you tire me out I can get some real rest, then.

. . . feel free to use me as you'd like.

Noo. Equal. S'gotta be equal, at least, I'm so tired.

[ very complainy ]

[huffs a laugh. then huffs her hair]

I think you can get, like, pills? Have you tried pills?

I have no idea what you're talking about.

[grabs her hand]

I'll show you. Come with me.

Uh-- okay...?

[ following ]

[taking her to the. pharmacy? whatever we have that serves for one?]

See, this one, you drink a little bit if you have a cough. This one is for headaches. This one is supposed to help you sleep! But you have to be careful and only take the amount it has on the bottle.

I mean, we have medicine and stuff, but--

[ she regards most of this with extreme suspicion that... honestly seems to be bordering on lowkey panic. Her skin's gone a bit cold. ]