[JUST A MINUTE!]

[survivaltricks]

WHO: THISTLE
WHERE: THISTLE
WHEN: in just a minute-- (Day 106 at night sometime, maybe a little backdated to post-game 105 for fallout)

[WE HAVE SOME BUSINESS TO COMPLETE!]

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[survivaltricks]

[offering him a stick with a grilled fish!]

So those who want to help purify the Wolf King through his soul can access his heart.

[papartner]

[ taking the fish, ty ]

Yeah, okay, and what we're doing sounds like it has nothing to do with that. Cool. Might as well give it try.

[survivaltricks]

It'll be fun!

[will it]

[papartner]

[ does he look like he believes that? not really... anyway ]

Me or you first?

[survivaltricks]

You.

[hmmmm. he looks over at Bombay, and--]

Tell me about Bombay.

[papartner]

... For the record, this is one of the most unfair things you could ask me, but okay. Let's see here.

Bombay. Pain in the ass, always giving me a hard time. Did you know when I met him, he couldn't do anything for himself? I mean, he's not that different than that now, I guess, but I know he tries more than he used to. At least he doesn't live in his own mess anymore...

[ though half of that is because Acheron cleans it for him-- ]

He hasn't had a great life, as far as I gather. Family had a lot of expectations, you know? We don't talk about it much so I don't know all the details, but that's fine. What matters now is the life he's trying to make for himself. Especially with Miri. Took him a little bit to warm up but when I see them together, it just--

[ he stops because whew, is he pinker than he was, no, nah ]

It gets to me. Anyway - couldn't ask for a better partner.

[survivaltricks]

[imagining Bombay sleeping in the bathtub and nodding. . .]

[anyway, Lupin draws up a tiny, fond smile]

How long have you guys been together?

[BECAUSE, YOU KNOW. HE STILL THINKS THEY'RE MARRIED]

[papartner]

[ dude the bathtub is only half the story

also still a logical assumption ]

It's been a bit over three years? Weird when I think about it, it never felt like that long until recently...

[survivaltricks]

[CUTE. . .]

How did you guys meet? Was it love at first sight?

[papartner]

[ he... opens his mouth to reply but then-- ??? ]

What..?

[survivaltricks]

[. . . blinks]

You have a daughter together, right?

[papartner]

Of course we do. But that doesn't have anything to do with this?

[survivaltricks]

It. . . doesn't?

[???]

Aren't you guys married?

[papartner]

We're her adopted dads... The situation is a little weird. And complicated. We're definitely not married though.

[survivaltricks]

[AW :(]

And here I thought you were a thing. . . sorry, I suppose I sort of made some assumptions, there.

[papartner]

I mean. We're not not a thing, kind of...

[survivaltricks]

Oh.

It's one of those.

[SYMPATHETICALLY]

Yeah, I'm involved in one, too.

[papartner]

Seriously? You're in something like this?

[ how ]

[survivaltricks]

[SOMETIMES YOU MEET A GUY. . .]

[a bit wistfully, with a wide grin]

You haven't met Loki yet. He was on Thistle, too. He left when I did and just hasn't made it back yet.

When you meet him. . . you'll understand.

[papartner]

You think he's coming?