[slaps roof of barn]

[endsjustified]

WHO: lilies
WHERE: lily
WHEN: day 76 postgame

[you can fit SO many crises in here]

Comments

[abandon_hope]

I know.

[ he scrubs at his face; his eyebags look especially bad with the fresh set of bruises forming. ]

But with death turning on and off, I need a spare battery. I've passed out in almost every ritual or event we've had so far.

[ and he would have passed out during luchadores except disney ambushed him ]

[audacity]

[ truth be told, cepheus had looked better before the scuffle; an illusion to make himself look normal could make it look like he'd slept the night before. it's slipped as his focus was distracted, but kevin looks worse by far ]

Okay, good point. [ looks at the lake, then back to kevin ] I know what you're going to ask me. Can you at least wait till tomorrow? I'm...tired after controlling all that water. Don't know how much more I have in me for today.

[abandon_hope]

[ one day kevin will figure out illusion magic and then everyone will be in trouble

but. he nods, firmly, no question. ]

I wasn't - I mean I was - not today, definitely.

[ and a pause. ]

You look like you didn't sleep at all last night.

[audacity]

[ hesitates, then shrugs ]

You know how it can be with the nightmares. Guess I was overdue.

[abandon_hope]

... Yeah.

[ he winces at that. same hat. ]

If - you know - if you're up late at night, and you need company, I'm usually awake.

[audacity]

Thanks. I'll...maybe next time.

[ then, ]

But right now, I think I'm gonna go take a hot shower.

[abandon_hope]

... Yeah uh. Good call.

[ he flicks away another dried patch of mud. ]

I'll see what I can do about fixing ... this ...

[audacity]

[ was about to step away, but pauses ]

Want me to help?

[abandon_hope]

[ He shakes his head. ]

I'm not sure either of us can salvage this, to be honest.

[audacity]

[ grimace ]

Probably not.

1/2

[abandon_hope]

Yeah ... I'm surprised Charon's the only one who came out given how much noise we made.

[ Kevin glances over at the - um - ]

2/2

[abandon_hope]

[ wait. he's not picking up any signs of life in there, captain. ]

Did - did they leave? Where are they?

Re: 2/2

[audacity]

[ you know what. wearily, as he trudges off, ]

Dibs on the shower.

[ THERE ARE MULTIPLE SHOWERS ]

Re: 2/2

[abandon_hope]

-- Hey!

[ he looks between Cepheus and the mud ...

sigh. you can have first dibs while he makes a small token attempt at cleaning this up. ]