[superhell pcs] zelgadis

[voidshift]

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Week 6, Thursday

[hardrocklife]

[well... wherever rynlan is, zelgadis is coming by to see how he's doing.]

Hey...

You doing all right?

[voidshift]

No, if I don't make it back to work in time Kuranosuke's definitely firing me this time--

[glancing down at his outfit, brows furrowed.]

-and I definitely can't wear this, where did this come from?

[hi zel sorry zel]

[hardrocklife]

[cool... wow. okay.]

He's firing you... from what now?

[voidshift]

From my job! At the magazine!

[fuck!! why is he dressed like this he works for a FASHION MAGAZINE this will NOT go well. whose coat is this? it's not his. (it's thancred's.)]

[hardrocklife]

Of course. At the magazine...

[tiredly, zelgadis thinks back to three weeks ago and realizes... he deserves this.]

I'm sure it'll be fine...

[he doesn't elaborate, though, because he has no idea how to sound reassuring. or if he should even bother trying to be.]

[voidshift]

He's already going to fire me if I can't get a boyfriend before the gala... ugh.

[do you regret tagging me yet pazu because:]

Listen, you clearly know a lot about special effects makeup-- fake being my boyfriend for a week or so, he'd love you. We'd just have to do something about the outfit.

[hardrocklife]

[am i the week 6 victim?? i feel like i've just been murdered.]



What?

[never has a stone man looked so much like a deer in the headlights.]

[voidshift]

You heard me-- I'll compensate you if that's a problem, I'll take care of finding you an outfit, just help me save my job, all right?

[fake date him for a good cause come on]

[hardrocklife]

Wh... I... I can't...

[voidshift]

...suppose that's to be expected, you don't even know me, but who else am I supposed to ask?

[hardrocklife]

Maybe, uh... Thancred would...

[you're already wearing his coat......]

[voidshift]

Waters? Absolutely not. That jerk knew I wanted the job he took.

[hardrocklife]

Oh... I didn't know.

[help]

[voidshift]

[grumbling something about thancred being a job-stealing backstabbing asshole as he pulls the coat closer around himself. he has no idea.]

--you're sure I can't bribe you into this?

[hardrocklife]

I... don't really want anything...

[voidshift]

-all right, all right, fine.

[but he really has to get to work, so he's hobbling off since he does not have his cane. bye zel.]

[voidshift]

[


he gets like five steps away and stops. pauses. turns around.]

Oh, not again--

[hi zel!]

[hardrocklife]

[oh... he looks concerned.]

... Rynlan? -- Hey, are you all right?

[voidshift]

...I'm fine now, promise, my memory's in order.

[hardrocklife]

You recovered faster than I expected.

[He'll take a few steps closer.]

What happened?

[voidshift]

I'm not sure about all the others. We were separated for most of it, but-- for almost the whole time, I believed the different realities I was in were true. Went between a few of them.

[hardrocklife]

[There's a nod... Well, Zelgadis sort of knows what that's like.]

Were you hurt?

[voidshift]

Physically? No. Think my pride's fairly well bruised.

[hardrocklife]

[he'll... put a hand on his shoulder.]

I'm sure people will forget about it quickly enough.

[voidshift]

Doubt it, but I appreciate the thought, Zelgadis.

[patting his hand, even though it's cold.]