allstarz / vi

[damp]

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[damp]

I do feel like a lab rat.

[ Pauses a moment. ]

Are you okay?

[doublefists]

[ glances at him, raising her eyebrow. ]

Yeah? Of course. Why?

[damp]

[ wonders how to put this ]

You're drinking alcohol alone.

[doublefists]

[ ah, well.

a beat. ]

Maybe I just like the taste. Don't worry about it so much. [ ... ] Anything I can do to help you feel less like a lab rat?

[damp]

I am worried about it. You don't have to worry about be one-sidedly.

[




hugs ]

[doublefists]

[ WEH

she seems surprised at first by the hug?? but - she takes it, and after a second, rests her hand on his back. ]

Hah. You barely know me. [ it's not a protest, though. ]

[damp]

[ IT IS AFFECTION WEEK he would be mortified otherwise

but wehehe it's nice ]

That doesn't do much to stop people from looking at me like a kid they're responsible for.

[doublefists]

[ this is so funny i love you rin ]

Yeah, fair. You kind of are, there's no getting around that. [ amused. she leans back after a second, hand still on his shoulder. ]

Sorry. Can't help it, you're the same age my brothers were.

[damp]

I'm not-

[ UGH (BABY VOICE) I'M NOT A BABY

... Calms down. ]

Your brothers? [ He picks up on the "were", but doesn't ask about it. ] What were they like?

[doublefists]

Yeah, Claggor and Mylo.

[ tilts her head back. ]

Uh - Claggor was kind of nervous, but really smart, really into mechanical stuff. Kind of the middle guy, quiet. Mylo had an ego, but... he was great at lockpicking, and he was hilarious. Big mouth, big personality.

[ ... rubs at her wrists. ]

[damp]

[ Simmers down a little, glancing at her wrists. ]

You must miss them a lot.

[doublefists]

[ a half-smile. ]

Sure, they're still my brothers. I think about them all the time. [ ... ] What about you, got any siblings?

[damp]

[ Reaching out to squeeze her hand. ]

Yeah, I have a little sister. [ Fond. ] She's sweet, but has a bit of a temper... And she's way too obsessed with muscles.

[doublefists]

[ aw, cute. vi laughs at that. ]

No such thing. [ teases!! ] Does that temper run in the family, do you think?

[damp]

[ ah. called out. ]

Maybe... a little.

[doublefists]

[ reaches over to ruffle his hair, grinning. ]

It's fine. Runs in mine, too.