( KENOS ) COMMUNION.

[appeale]

come on, wake up.	you have to be careful.
don't make mistakes.	you know how quickly kindness can turn into violence.

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[appeale]

[ although there's no sound of laughter, some wry humour seeps through their connection, dark and bitter as poison, reminiscent of the "Rudbeckia" that Gen encountered in the haunted house: ] Where would I go?

[ but she swallows the poison, as she always does. there's no point in being sharp or acidic, certainly not here. exhaustion wears her down, and though he may find it strange and contradictory, somehow Ruby is softer in Gen's presence too; a show of sincerity, not the sycophantic performance of someone malleable and sweet. for all his rough exterior – which she is in no way ignorant of – she leans into him like someone finding blissful relief in the shade. she is not suited to the sun any more than he is. ]

He isn't here. But I'll let him know to give us space. [ it's still surreal to be able to do such a thing. to ask another for something and have even a sliver of faith that they will listen to her. every time, it unsettles her, the sense that it shouldn't be this easy. ] I won't move. I'll wait right here for you.