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[dranksforthememories]

WHAT what you want
WHERE where you want
WHEN Day ""135""

[The rain has cleared, but it appears to have left some people with a case of the sniffles! The magic sniffles. Even if you've never been sick a day in your life, you might not find yourself immune. Then again, maybe you have a terrible immune system and you're fine. I'm not the magic sniffles police.

Symptoms May Include:

- runny nose
- sore throat
- fever
- thinking you're going to cough or sneeze but actually what comes out is A BURST OF THE TRUTH
- waking up in someone else's bed
- joint aches

At least the sketchy pop-up pharmacy at the mall has a special on tissues and nyquil?]

Comments

[divasterous]

I mean . . . I've never gotten the impression you didn't know what you were doing?

[coldhand]

I haven’t really thought you didn’t either.

[divasterous]

Yeah . . .? I don't know. I feel fine at the same time—just . . . being impulsive, saying what comes to mind? But then I dwell on it later on a lot.

[coldhand]

It’s not so bad. [sniffling, then settling for breathing through her mouth] I can see why Steve likes it.

[divasterous]

. . .

Likes—m-me?

[coldhand]

Yes?

[divasterous]

[sits up so he can wring out the cloth, then gets it damp again, coming her hair back out of the way]

Well, I do hope he likes me. [a little huff of amusement]

I guess . . . I've just continued to try to be like that? Since it makes him smile so much.

[coldhand]

That’s not such a bad way to be. If it makes you happy.

Either way, I can’t imagine Steve marrying anyone he doesn’t like.

[divasterous]

Do you . . . think it's good? Us.

[coldhand]

Why wouldn’t I?

[divasterous]

No, I mean . . . I really want to know? If you think I'm . . . good for him. It was very—fast.

[coldhand]

[chewing her lip briefly]

I think Steve is good for himself. He never really needed someone else to be good for him. He just needs someone who sees that and stands by him.

[divasterous]

[. . . hums softly to himself]

[coldhand]

You don’t think you’re good for him?

[divasterous]

. . . I think I am? I might be. I seem to be. He says I am.

[coldhand]

He’s happy. That’s about all there is to it.

[divasterous]

. . . that's all that matters to me.

[coldhand]

Good. So be happy.

[divasterous]

. . . did we get sort of off-topic?

[coldhand]

Um...?

[probably. she’s not her most focused]

Maybe...

[divasterous]

Sorry.

[putting the cloth aside]

Hey, drink some more water.

[coldhand]

Yeah. That seems like a good idea.

[leaning up on her elbows to drink]

It’s funny. T’Challa said we were more alike than I realized/

[divasterous]

. . . us? You mean, me and you?

[coldhand]

Yeah. Not sure what he saw, but... he said it.

[divasterous]

You think so?