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(Roman scoffs, running a hand through his ponytail and twirling a curled lock of hair around his fingers,)

Roman: I think we're well past that stage! Now there is only the matter of wooing my surprisingly flighty friend~

@randommuffinyt: Been messing around with the designs of the ampens, and I think I'm pretty happy with the results. I hope you like it too

“I tell you, the train needs to be longer!” 

“Who’s the costume designer, you or me?” Virgil snapped as he struggled to drape the mass of fabric he was holding around his mannequin. 

“Who’s the director and playwright and star of the show who has to wear the costume in the first place?” Roman shot back, and Virgil raised an eyebrow. 

“Keep that attitude up and you’ll be wearing a handkerchief tied around your waist with a scrap of thread.”

“Okay, okay,” Roman said quickly, raising his hands in surrender. “I shall take my leave from your workshop so that you may return to your magnificent work.” 

“And you better not bother me again until I’m done, either,” Virgil grumbled.

Roman made an offended noise and Virgil snorted, but as he glanced up at Roman he saw his expression soften. 

“Seriously though Virge...thanks for doing this,” Roman said, his voice uncharacteristically quiet, and Virgil’s lips quirked up into a small smile. 

“Anytime, Roman,” he said. Roman beamed, but couldn’t resist throwing one more suggestion over his shoulder as he turned to go. 

“And the collar needs more glitter!” 

Logan quirked an eyebrow, before pulling up research on the topic and looking through it curiously. 

“It certainly is an interesting theory. Though, currently all signs point to Anxiety’s effect lying more on the far end of the scale. The way he obsesses over Thomas’s previous actions, relentlessly tears down other’s contributions, and increases our host’s panic and impulsivity seems like clear examples of ‘bad stress.’

“In fact, it’s possible that keeping Anxiety at this size, and by extension this level of power, we’ve traveled backwards on the curve, back into the ‘good stress’ side of the curve. We’ll only be certain with further observation.” Logan added the image to his notes, jotting down a few sentences. “An excellent chart, but I suspect it isn’t making the point you want it to make.”

Remembering Anxiety’s presence in the room, he glanced over to see that the tiny side was still hidden in the bed, emanating a tense silence. He cleared his throat awkwardly, and then tapped his finger to his desk, activating the soundproofing function on the glass box. 

There. That was more comfortable for both of them. 

@randommuffinyt said: Logan! Roman! You can't seriously leave him alone with nothing to do except get watched all day! That's horrible and that could freak him out! Why dont you give him music that he LIKES to listen to, puzzles to do, or painting and/or drawing supplies? Painting and drawing are perfect ways to express yourself and not be destructive.

“I suppose stimulation is required, isn’t it?” Logan pushed his chair back, leaving Virgil’s box in its default state and standing to leave the room. 

Thank you to @randommuffinyt for sending us this question for Darkiplier. You’ve presented an interesting and thoughtful query for him, of which he was quite keen on answering. Keep up that PMA!

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