capeandcowl | STAGE 08 - [video] Forward dated to tonight

[It's a video post! From Shinji! And he's smiling. Terrifying. He's got his comm held up and angled down so that it's clear that someone is standing next to him, and that they are, in fact, holding hands.] I don't usually admit when I'm wrong, but in this case I gotta say, the speed dating thing was the greatest time of my life. I'm glad I got talked into it, so that I could finally find the person who makes me feel complete. [And the comm is angled to the right to reveal that the girl next to Shinji is...]

[feferi!!!! w h a t. she beams, positively radiant, and offers the camera a little wave.] Whoever came up with this is a genius! Thank you so much. I never would have discovered this without it! [she pops shinji a little kiss on the cheek for good measure.]

[Shinji's smile gets big enough to cross into "obnoxiously happy" and goddamnit is he blushing too? This is the worst.] Feferi! [Shinji chuckles. Giggles? It's like both at once.] Anyway, we just wanted to say thanks and we hope it worked out just as well for everyone else! [He turns back to Feferi, ignoring the comm like it isn't still on.] Hey, let's go get ice cream!

[she grins even wider, if that is even possible] I love ice cream! How did you know? [she flicks his nose, jokingly, and laughs herself. god, he is such a dork!]

[Shinji leans towards her aaaand fortunately for the sake of everyone's sanity, that's the end of the video feed.]

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Let's concern ourselves with perfecting your seams before we get too ambitious. You've only taken the position less than a week ago.

Right. You're right! I just get a little silly when I think about making her happy.

[ oh god shinji you are going to make her vomit from comparative loneliness ]

...I'm sure you must. Careful of the butterflies within your digestive system, they can cause an unpleasant evacuation on their upwards exit.

[That one actually takes him a second to parse.]

Ew.

It can be quite distressing to witness.

I don't think that actually happens, Kanaya.

Oh, it almost certainly does. The butterflies may only exist in a metaphorical sense, but the affect is quite tangible!

Just be sure to avoid repetitive rocking movements. [ and as she says it, she sweeps her hand from on side of the screen to the other; back and forth, back and forth, back and forth, back and forth ]

I'm pretty sure I can handle that.

And how skilled a swimmer are you?

[He thinks about this.] I don't know. I can swim, and pretty well, but I'm not going to be competing any time soon.

I imagine she'll necessitate a great deal of practice from you, either way.

I'm willing to get better at it for her. She inspires me. [GOD.]

[ oh jesus christ ]

Just be sure the butterflies don't strike while you're submerged. So unfortunate an incident can become fatal under such circumstances.

I'm sure Feferi would save me somehow. [GOD. DAMN.]

In the absolute worst case, I imagine she could hurl you on to shore, and hopefully herself surface in time to clear your airways.

The flavor of vomit would almost certainly sully any ensuing kiss your hero might attempt. [ beat ] ...But I suppose she has succeeded in such a maneuver under worse circumstances.

What do you mean?

Well, Sollux was a ghastly, hemorrhaging sight when she happily gave him the Kiss of Life.

[congratulations you have broken him out of being sickeningly sweet for now]

W-what?

[ she's not consciously thinking about how this is actually a little cruel, she's just being...strategically informative ]

Oh yes, they were quite flushed for each other, as I recall. Such a disappointment that he's been absent on this timeline.

But then, I suppose she's lucky to have you in his stead.

[His confidence is slightly shaken.]

Oh. I didn't...know about him.

You wouldn't have had opportunity, I think. His exit from this timeline was at least a month prior to the arrival of the iteration of her currently present.

Good. That would have been awkward.

Only a smidgen.

Yeah, I wouldn't want to explain to him how Feferi and I were meant to be. I don't know how he'd take it. [Aaand we're back to this.]

Or how she might feel upon seeing him once more.

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