QUASIPLATONICROMANTIC NOT-MESS

[chanteuser]

i'm still wheezing y'all

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[arkitect]

[he doesn't flinch from the touch, at least, or reject it-- though he also doesn't turn to fully face her.]

Alex. ... you need not concern yourself overmuch with me.

[chanteuser]

If you're feeling low enough to stare silently out at the ocean like this, I'm going to be a bit concerned.

[ that's not something she can just turn on and off. ]

[arkitect]

I will be well enough. Just- allow me a bit of time to readjust.

[hansa is not the only one who's back to normal this week.]

[chanteuser]

... [ ah. ]

...

Alright. Just... don't isolate yourself. Okay?

[arkitect]

I am here, am I not?

[chanteuser]

You are.

[ it hasn’t gone unnoticed. ]

But in general. Not just right this second. We can always put aside some time to just do nothing, but not alone.

[arkitect]

Really, with how nosy some people here are, it is harder to be alone more often than not.

[he waves a hand, with a slight huff.]

I do not intend to run off and mope, do not worry. We have work to do yet.

[chanteuser]

[ Alright, keep your secrets. ]

... right. Whatever it is that we’re supposed to do next. I expect we’ll find out if we’ve done enough to bring them back soon.

[ which... good, honestly. she can’t place if she’s sad, mad or just uselessly frustrated at what happened with chiron over this week. and it leaves her feeling more and more helpless. ]

[arkitect]

The requirements should be fulfilled. What happens next remains to be seen, but... we have done everything that we know to do.

[chanteuser]

And now we just have to hope it was enough.

[ the idea that it might not be makes her feel sick, but-- like he said, they've done everything they know to do. ]