018 ♍ video ♍ backdated to this afternoon

[glowsferatu]

[ feed cuts on to kanaya sitting at a desk in her room. her eyes are closed and lips pursed with her thumb and forefinger pinched above them, not parting very widely when she speaks, as if she's under some discomfort.

toothaches are awful. growing your fangs back in over the course of a day is worse. ]

This is likely already common knowledge to any who are familiar with him, but at this point I think it would be safe to conclude that Ron Weasley has returned home. To any who were closely acquainted with him, you have my condolences.

[ she winces and reaches offscreen to grab a glass of water, hands over her mouth as she holds a gulp over her front teeth a few moments before swallowing. why did she have to do this now? this was a mistake, she should have known better. ] Excuse me. [ she pulls her purse onto her lap and starts digging around in it for a bottle of painkillers. ]

So, unfortunately, this renders mine the primary income to a household of six, which may necessitate an expansion of that. This season does tend to create a greater need with the increases in consumption that the holidays bring with them, so I may have a fair amount of options that won't use my age as an obstacle. Assuming I can balance my schedule between that and my education...or maybe I'll simply need to drop that one.

[ she finally finds the pills and drops two in her hand. ] Of course, if any of you require an augmentation to your wardrobe for season functions, my services are always available for an appropriate fee.

[ the video ends as she pops some advil. ]

Comments

[somethinglawful]

[apology grudgingly accepted.]

I noticed. [but then there was also the weird body language? don't think terezi didn't notice that, too.] Is that all that's up, though?

[glowsferatu]

I'm running a tight enough schedule that I'm considering dropping school, I don't have time for it to be anything else!

[somethinglawful]

You're just acting a little weird. You can tell me what's up, you know.

[glowsferatu]

[ and suddenly this is private ]

I don't know. I guess I'm just worried.

What happens if I can't make this work?

[somethinglawful]

[and private it shall remain]

We'll just figure out something else, I guess. It's not like we haven't dealt with worse situations together, right?

[glowsferatu]

I guess, but those were simple, momentary. The problem was closed the moment the threat was put to an end.

This is...not really like that at all.

[somethinglawful]

I don't think simple is the right word. [a delicate pause.] Can I come over?

[in the past she would have just barged in without asking, but in a way terezi's still trying to find her footing after being gone for so long.]

[glowsferatu]

I mean that the solution was less complicated in its execution, if not its conception. There were fewer varieties of failure involved, only the one.

[ dying, probably. though not necessarily. it's just whatever. she sighs, looking at terezi across the screen with a frown. ]

I'm surprised you think it's necessary to ask.

[somethinglawful]

[terezi shrugs, apparently not bothering to comment, but then the feed cuts and a few seconds later she appears in kanaya's doorway.]

It's kind of been a while, hasn't it?

[in hindsight she's a little embarrassed over the hesitation, but that's not screamingly obvious in her posture, so.]

[glowsferatu]

[ once terezi's in, kanaya moves from her sewing desk to sit on the bed, patting the spot beside her. ]

Mm. And I imagine we've both been through a great deal since. Though none of that is to say that remaining on our own will make it any easier.