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[archaeo]

What...

[It's all she manages to say at first, the thoughts coming into place. Tolvan doesn't sound like that. Tolvan loves her nicknames... she thinks they're cute. Tolvan... doesn't know who she is anymore.

Not that it matters, this isn't Tolvan.]

I-

[The words feel heavy in her throat, like they're blocking out any air trying to get into her lungs.]

I thought you were someone else.

[Aphra sits up, her gaze turned outwards and far away from where they are. Her eyes feel warm.]

Sorry.

[intoningly]

[ Oh, is that.

Yikes. ]

Don't worry about it..

[ Except she's already getting out of bed and looking for her clothes. ]

That's half the fun of these things, right? Thinking about other people–

[archaeo]

Yeah.

[Aphra doesn't try and stop her, falling back into the bed and shielding herself with the blankets.

She remembers Zero talking to the balloon like it was alive. She doesn't say anything, though. These aren't things you talk about, she knows that much. She might be stupid, but she's not an idiot.

Flufto pops out of wherever he was hiding while they were fucking because yeah and zooms past Zero's legs into the bed with Aphra. She kinda wishes he could still explode.]

See you later?

[It's a question, but she doesn't sound like she's expecting anything out of it.]

[intoningly]

[ Zero does not fully stop in looking for her underwear...short...things– but she slows down a little to give Aphra a wary look. ]

You gonna' make this weird, or wha– ah ha! Found you!.

[ By 'you' she means her underwear, which she's now in the process of putting on. ]

You're all mopey– it's almost as bad as the cuddling.

[archaeo]

No, it's not- it's not like that.

[She lets out a sigh.]

I'm not telling you this to like make you feel bad for me, okay? Which I know makes it sound like that's exactly what I'm doing but let me finish. It wasn't- okay, that's... look, it was this place. Or not this place, but this whole thing? You know? The shit that happens to us here? I guess... I saw something. My future. I don't know. It doesn't matter.

Just. I'm not some weirdo who does crap like this, got it? Weird magic threw me off. I'll forget about it by tomorrow.

Uh, so... thanks. Good job. Have a nice day.