[20:27:31] -- deterministPalindrome [DP] began pestering flippinOptimist [FO] at 20:27 --
[20:27:31] DP: <>
[20:27:39] FO: → ♦ ♦♦ ♦ ♦♦ ←
[20:27:44] FO: → ♦ ♦ ♦♦ ♦ ♦ ←
[20:28:02] DP: <> <> <><> <> <>
[20:29:36] -- flippinOptimist [FO] shows up via transportalizer not long afterward. If Pal is in the room, immediate hug. If not, he's heading for Pal's room, and then trying to snag that hug. He has a lusus around his shoulders; it's a startled leery nest of crooning and whistling. --
[20:41:27] DP: >You're in your block, sitting on your pile, curled around a rather hideously colored patchworked pillow. Your drooped ears perk when he enters, and you're reaching for him with a distressed whine. As soon as he's in range, you're replacing the pillow with him, hugging him tight. If the lusus objects at all, it's going to have to deal with hisses and sparks from an upset psionic.
[20:43:34] -- flippinOptimist [FO] The lusus makes small uncertain warbly warning noises, but Velius almost immediately begins purring, which mollifies it. He closes his eyes, clings, and just hugs the hell out of DP. --
[20:43:53] -- flippinOptimist [FO] ...It only takes about five seconds before he's trying to swoop the cape around them both. Tiny troll bundle. --
[21:19:04] DP: >You're not in the best headspace right now, being rather defensive and confrantational, so it's probably a good thing that the lusus calmed down that quickly. It's also a good thing that you've got your moirail right here, purring you calmer. You take your glasses off and toss them away from you, unable to look at either the picture that started this or Karkat's words and oblivious to Trollian cr
[21:19:05] DP: ashing yet again, and nuzzle into Vel.
[21:22:13] -- flippinOptimist [FO] starts receiving trollian messages at around this point. Cuddling his moirail is important though. ...Cape time. Cuddles. "...love you", is all he manages, as far as mumbling stream-of-consciousness goes. --
-- calodemonGelastic [CG] began pestering flippinOptimist [FO] at 21:17 --
[21:17:03] CG: YOU..
[21:17:06] CG: SOLLUX.
[21:17:08] CG: NOW.
[21:17:16] FO: → hey guess what ←
-- calodemonGelastic [CG] ceased pestering flippinOptimist [FO] at 21:17 --
[21:17:19] FO: → literally already there ←
[21:17:27] FO: → wwhat did you do ←
[21:17:53] CG: I TOLD HIM HE WASN'T AS SCRAWNY AS HE THOUGHT????
[21:18:16] FO: → ok ←
[21:18:33] FO: → are those the exact words ←
[21:19:01] CG: CG: YOU LOOK LIKE HIM JUST TONED. CG: IT'S HOT SHIT, DUDE. DP: ii CG: ...?? DP: ...there ii2 no way. CG: YES THERE IS. DP: pfft no. DP: not a chance iin hell. CG: DUDE. I LOOK AT YOU ALL THE TIME. DP: ...fuck. CG: <3<3 DP: ii can't DP: there ii2 /no way/ DP: ju2t CG: THERE IS EVERY WAY. DP: no. CG: YOU'RE A BONAFIDE BABE. I:B DP: /no/. CG: YES. I:<B DP: /No./ CG: Sollux, do you trust me? DP: ...ye
[21:19:01] CG: s. CG: (:B WELL THEN. DP: ...there's still no way. DP: You're mistaken. CG: T:B Ask anybody. -- deterministPalindrome [DP] changed their mood to OFFLINE  --
[21:19:25] CG: http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5j3igLo4B1r2upkio1_500.jpg THIS.
[21:20:34] FO: → ok, thanks. got it. ←
[21:20:49] CG: YEAH.
[21:29:21] DP: >Lots of cuddles, in fact. You're not as far gone as times prior, having this caught early, though you are whining a great deal. Your words are still good, however.< I love you, love you tho much. I'm thorry, tho thorry you havta deal with me all the time, I'm tho thorry...
[21:32:49] FO: > Velius lets DP get off about three 'sorries', before biting his ear. ...not gently, but not trying to take pieces off, either.
[21:32:54] FO: "I -LIKE- you."
[21:44:14] DP: >That sure got a noise out of you, a sort of surprised yelp mixed with a couple of clicks. You blink at him a couple of times, before nudgenuzzling back against him again with a murr.< I hate thith. I want it ta thtop, ta go back ta nothing /bothering/ me... it thuckth... >You were not whining and pouting like a wiggler. Clearly.
[21:46:34] FO: "Too bad. Hug forevver now." This was not the most sympathetic Velius had ever been.
[21:51:24] FO: "Nothin bad's gonna happen just cause wwe need to hug." He managed to add at least that much in the way of rationale.
[21:58:35] DP: >You had not failed to catch that little change in behaviour, in speech. He gets another nudge.< ...what'th happened? What'th wrong? >You can ignore your problem like you have been now that it wasn't on your face.
[21:59:59] FO: Velius growled protectively, reluctantly, and gnawed lightly on DP's ear.
[22:16:12] DP: >You growl back, a grumbly and rather confused murr that escilates as teeth get applied to flesh, flicking your free ear. You don't pull away, though, nor shove him; you hold him close and waited, watching for clues until he explained. This wasn't the weirdest thing with Vel you've ever had to adapt to, but the weirdest in person by far. You could handle it though, plus it was an excellent distrac
[22:16:12] DP: tion.
[22:19:33] FO: > Velius hugged him tightly for a few seconds, before releasing the poor defenseless ear. He apparently thought it was time to settle in, close his eyes, and visibly concentrate on that hug. His voice was softer, more thoughtful, less brusque, when he continued. "..ain't wwrong, just a wweird day. I lovve you. It's okay to havve shit bother you, it aint all on your shoulders anymore."
[22:36:03] DP: >That ear flicks once it's released, half from instinct and half from you not being used to having your ears gnawed on. It'd been sweeps, and for none of the same reasons. You'll have to remember to check it later, just to make sure, though your hide is pretty tough. Your growl fades then returns as a purr while you hold him close, a hand drifting to card his hair.< ...alright. I love you too. >Yo
[22:36:03] DP: ur ears flick down.< Don't like freaking out every other night. Gethh in the way. Upthethh people. >A sighwhine as you scritch at a hornbase.
[22:40:47] FO: > Haircarding made his shoulders start to relax, finally. "..lovve you. i bet it sucks."
[22:41:19] FO: Faint threads of purring. "...i started keepin track a wwhat made me tweak when. ..helps me figure out wwhy. ..an how often."
[22:44:16] FO: "..more I know wwhy, more I can do about it."
[22:55:05] DP: >A faint smile curves your lips for a moment when he starts to relax, and you keep up the affection.< Love you too. An it doeth. >A murr grumbles your purr, a frustrated noise of concideration.< ...Kaykay thinkth it'th 'cauthe I'm getting better but... doethn't feel like it. Feelth like I'm lothing it. ...doeth keeping track help? >The way you're hugging him has somehow gained a worried quality to
[22:55:05] DP: the squeezes.
[22:57:40] FO: "..maybe you're relaxin enough t actually do somethin about it, instead a just buryin it. ...but doin anyfin about it sucks and is hard and you dont wwanna, buryin's wworked wwell so far."
[22:59:29] FO: "..it just dont wwork forevver. I lovve you. ...an keepin track helps. Makes me analyze it some. ..its stupid to get bothered by pancakes as much as i see em on tumblr, so its kinda...desensitized, I guess."
[23:00:25] FO: "..I lovve you, you're comfortable." Not the best compliment.
[23:33:10] DP: >Well that sure is a noncommital murr if you've ever made one. A lot of that hit rather close to base.< I'll... try. >More squeezing and nuzzles and... that last comment makes you tense for a moment, then relax again with a whine. Your glasses get floated over and handed to him. Two windows are up at the moment, one trollian window from Karkat from a while ago with just your name in it and then th
[23:33:10] DP: e conversation ended, and one of a picture of an alt of Karkat, with a body shape that pretty much mimic's yours, though you have more tone and broader shoulders.< ...do... do I look like that? Weight withe? >The words were quiet, almost shy and definitely worried.
[23:33:38] DP: [[ for reference, the picture in question: http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5j3igLo4B1r2upkio1_500.jpg ]]
[23:37:24] FO: The limeblood finally reached up to rub at the base of Sollux's horns, and leaned against him more firmly at the noncommital noise - a silent 'yes, really'. The tensing made his hand slow and stop, though. He slipped his own glasses down his nose, to look through the new ones when they were offered.
[23:38:42] FO: Velius considered it for a moment, then leaned firmly into Pal again. "Basically. ...you wworried about bein ovver or under?"
[23:58:27] DP: >More noncommital grumbling, but you lean into the rubs and him. His answer makes you whine and slump, ears pinned down with your distress.< I /am/ under. Way under.
[00:04:27] FO: "Skinny fucker. Ain't built like a truck, that's for shore. An it's fine. ..think you're lookin healthy-ish. Looked in a mirror lately? ..maybe photos periodically, so you can chart shit if it changes?"
[00:05:57] FO: "Easy for shit to sneak up on you if you don't check." Velius let his voice soften, nosing at him again. "..know it's scary if you find your pan lyin to you a new way."
[00:39:52] DP: >Those grumbles you keep making are getting less noncommital and more frustrated and whining.< I /do./ I know what I look like, and it'th not that, damn it. >Your tone is defensive, but the way you're clinging to him speaks volumes. He hit the nail on the head, laser targeted accuracy, and you cannot for the life of you admit it.
[00:48:12] FO: Velius leaned up and licked his cheek.
[01:05:17] DP: >That tiny squeak was totally dignified, what are you talking about. The stare directed at him is mostly baffled and blinking.
[01:07:33] FO: > ..Velius seemed satisfied, resting his forehead against Sol's, nose to nose. "...that wwas gross an distractin. I lovve you."
[01:08:53] FO: "You /know/ how to deal wwith your pan bein a bastard. Aint easy or fun, but you'vve practice wwith some a this shit. All it's doin is pokin at a wweight you're already carryin. ..no pun intended."
[01:39:21] DP: You huff while you wipe off your cheek with the back of your hand, but there's no bite behind it. "Fucking wath. Love you too." A sigh, and you lean back against him, half nuzzling his forhead. "Tho a liberal applicathon of ignoring and giving in?" You were trying to joke, but it fell flat under too much truth.
[01:42:55] FO: "I'm a fan a bein the biggest wriggler I can think a, until I get tired a that. Wwork it all outta my system wwhen I can." Fingers ran gently through shortish hair, soothing at him. "...maybe some a wwhat you said."
[12:27:34] DP: "Fantathtic." Another teasing attempt, only about half successful. You lean into his hand, purr returning slowly. "That implieth there'th thomething elthe I do."
[15:18:43] FO: A soft kiss on a cheek, and gentle nuzzling. "..you ain't bein a wwriggler. ..you're still tryin a hold onto control, solvve it some 'right' wway. ..you don't let yourself cry, it only comes out when you can't hold it in no more, an you nevver let it finish."
[15:21:28] FO: "...you don't havve to be perfect all the time. I love you."
[15:43:49] DP: A whine squeaks out, a thin noise. "'Courthe I am, people need me. Can't help when I'm freaking out over everything." Shift until your head is on his shoulder; you can't really look at him anymore, not while he's telling you about yourself. Especially since none of this is good and all of it's too close to accurate for you to admit. "...yeth I do. Too many people depending on me ta be anything let
[15:43:49] DP: hh." Nuzzle. "Love you. Tho much."
[15:46:32] FO: "..it's like comin back here. ...you'll be betta, fasta, if you focus completely on you when you got to."
[15:47:53] FO: "..it's an ovverheated machine. Good work, intermittantly, for longer; or shitty wwork immediately, for a little wwhile, wwhile it grinds itself down to nothin?"
[15:49:35] FO: "Gotta let it cool down sometimes, an not expect anyfin outta it wwhile it's doin that. ...because coolin down /is/ its job then."
[18:08:24] DP: Your ears droop. He's making sense, damn it, but... "I... don't... know how ta do that." Your words are soft as you squeeze him almost to the point of clinging. It's... hard to admit weakness, even to your moirail.
[18:36:01] FO: Velius holds him tight, and rubs gently at the base of his horns. "..I know. It's okay. An I love you. ...an' we'll fix it. Make it all work how it oughta again."
[18:37:52] FO: "..I lovve you." He draws back again, just a little - enough to carefully nuzzle at the other ear. "...wwe're here. Nobody's on fire or plannin t explode today. All that matters right now is this room. You an me. ..right here, right now, things are okay."
[22:16:54] DP: You lean into those rubs, a light purr working its way out of your chest. "...d'...d'you think tho? That I... that it can be fikthed?" A deep breath, and you try to relax, bit by bit, at least enough to not be clinging anymore. "Thorry..."
[22:27:09] FO: Velius squeezed him tighter. "...I -know- wwe can make this shit naut bother you. Really, really naut bother you; naut just pretend. ..someday. ...Just be yourself, wwhatevver that is. I love you."
[22:27:19] FO: "..if you appologize too much I might bite you. but I still love you."
