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@t.laughlin

[holyposition]

Do you want the journal I won? It's making me insane.

[kobes]

What's the matter with it?
And which award was it for? I got two ridiculous things.

And a book, from the library, that I need to show you.

[holyposition]

So did I. This one's for "worst at pretending I have my life together"
It keeps rearranging everything I write. Which isn't very helpful at fixing the problem everyone thinks I have.

What book?

[kobes]

Oh, that's insulting. That's VERY insulting. You have your life together just fine, Tim.
Do you want to burn it? We can burn it, if you'd like.

It's
Well, it's hard to explain. It's about me. It came down the chute.

[holyposition]

Maybe. There has to be a trick to it though, maybe we can put our heads together and figure it out.

A book about you? It's not smut, is it? I don't need to read that.

[kobes]

Maybe you can help me figure out mine? I'm sure there's something insulting or sexual about it. Those are the two things this place knows how to do.

No, no, it's not SMUT. It's sort of
A metaphor? A puzzle?

[holyposition]

Sure, I can try. What did you get?

A puzzle book?
That sounds fun. What's it about?

[kobes]

A necklace and lip balm? I guess? It smells nice. Like roses.

It's about me, trying to figure out the secret of this place and dying in various horrible ways. A lot of the pages are creased, so I think there might be a hidden message in it somewhere.

[holyposition]

Is it an aphrodisiac? Sounds like something this house would do, Mr. Kissable.

Huh. I'd like to check it out, then. Sounds unpleasant.

[kobes]

That's my assumption -- that or some kind of poison. I don't really want to try it on anyone if it's going to hurt them, but. It DOES smell nice.
Don't remind me. At least they weren't more vulgar about it.

Of course, you're welcome to it. Maybe I can find out what the journal does, if you help with the puzzle?
It's sort of absurd. Last chapter it was eaten by leopards.

[holyposition]

It might be fine. None of my prizes have ever been actively harmful. You can try it on me.

I'll warn Hawk first, in case it makes me fall in love with you or something like that.

Is it that absurd? We did have a wolf man.

[kobes]

Mine either. Lincoln bites sometimes, but she's actually very nice, for the most part.

And usually the effects of things are limited, right? So it'll wear off. Most likely. We can give it a try.

I try not to think about the wolf man. Anything with "wolf" in it, actually.

[holyposition]

I think she likes me now.

Won't know until we try. I'll let him know when I get there in case he tries to stop me 😇

I think we all do.

[kobes]

She does! You fed her enough times, she knows you're trustworthy :)

Deal. And you'll bring your journal and we'll try to figure it out. The chain doesn't seem to do anything, yet, but it looks nice.

[holyposition]

For "reformed virgin"??

I'm sure it does something.

[kobes]

Yeah. Ridiculous, like it's something BAD to be.

It's pretty. It's long, though -- I put it around my waist because it kept getting in the way.

[holyposition]

Sex is the closest thing this place has to currency, so I'm not surprised it thinks so.

You think it's a good idea to wear it? It might brainwash you into some kind of kinky chastity thing.

[ Not Tim would know anything about that. ]

[kobes]

Insulting. Do you think I sleep with a lot of people?
I mean. Regularly.

That might be interesting. I've only tried that a couple times.

[holyposition]

How many is a lot? Quentin, Shanks...Hao?

Maybe if you choose it for yourself. Not if you get magic'd into it.

[kobes]

In total it's been ten. Ish.
But on the semi-daily it's Quentin or Shanks. Hao it's usually with Hyunsu.

Well. I defer to your expertise. Obviously. :)

[holyposition]

Only ten?

I meant regularly. I think two or three is...fine. For saltburnt.

I don't know what you mean.

[kobes]

Well, it depends what counts. Do just pictures count? Or just oral? The qualifications vary so much, you know.

Two, regularly, then. So far.

I feel like you've forgotten I can feel your emotions, Tim. Even when I'm not trying to.

[holyposition]

Pictures don't count. Oral does.

Two isn't bad.

I don't know what my emotions have to do with it. I either do it or I don't.

[kobes]

Do you and I count? [if you have silly giggly sex with your bestie is that just guys being dudes or]

No, it's not bad at all. It's very nice, in fact.

I mean that sexual frustration is a feeling, and from you its like looking into the sun these days.

[holyposition]

Of course it counts!

What do you mean? Lent is over. I'm very fulfilled.