Very Start of Week 3

[uzoda]

Guys... uh, hey, guys?

[The voice coming through the network is small, and a little drunk-sounding.]

Do any of you have experience with... if you're with someone but you're not infiltrating but they are infiltrating, and they still really like you? And what to do?

[This might be easier if Kenzaki even understood the question he was trying to get at. Alas.]

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[morethanashadow]

Oh good, you did know that was happening.

[yeah guess who's been eavesdropping on Hajime.]

[uzoda]

Know what was happening?

[Oh. It's Phillip. This might be good... or might not.]

Look, I know Hajime and I know what he looks like when he's all... y'know.

[morethanashadow]

He's fawning over you. [its kind of funny{

[uzoda]

I know! Ugh...

But its not Hajime, it's some guy that's kind of Hajime but not him and that makes it really complicated!

[morethanashadow]

Yeah. That happens.

I guess you guys didn't talk about this beforehand?

[uzoda]

No?

The last thing we did was have a fight.

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[morethanashadow]

[oh.

crap.]

...Do you want to talk about it...? [he has no idea what to do here.]

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[uzoda]

That's what I'm doing.

[He groans.]

Look, I... I screwed things up really bad, back home. But he didn't remember? But his dungeon made him remember. So now he's mad at me. But the guy he's being right now is... is the opposite of that!

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[morethanashadow]

Ah. [shoot. um.] I know some other people have had this problem before. Everyone handles it a little bit differently, though. Do you think Hajime be ok with you being, uh... romantic with his overlay or do you think it would make him more mad?

[Phillip honestly has no idea. Why is he giving monsterbro's boyfriend romantic advise. Why does he give anyone romantic advise?]

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[uzoda]

I... don't know? Probably more mad? If he's already mad, it's easy for him to stay mad.

And he'll probably get angry all over again if I... I left, okay? I left, and I didn't call, and I didn't say anything, and when I leave this time because I have to leave... I don't know, okay? I don't know!

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[morethanashadow]

[oh. that's right. the phone call. ...phillip himself might be slightly Annoyed with you over that one.]

Well then maybe you should say something this time.

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[uzoda]

But what do I say?! I don't know what to say! I'm still leaving, it's still going to upset him, I don't think there's anything that'll just make it... not be bad.

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[morethanashadow]

I don't know, that you like him a lot but you're going away in a few weeks and you don't think you'll be back? It's better for him to know instead of just vanishing on him.

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[uzoda]

It can't be that simple, can it? I know it's better for him to know, I know, but... but I can't just blow the whole traveller thing, too.

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[morethanashadow]

You wouldn't have to blow things for the Travelers. You just have to be careful about what you say.

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[uzoda]

Careful?

I need to do this when I'm not... now? Not after drinking so much.

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[morethanashadow]

Careful. Like, don't say anything stupid.

Yeah, no. Sleep or... something, first. [how do people sober up he has no idea.]

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[uzoda]

Right, right. Sleep. And then coffee.

...is the coffee safe? Please tell me the coffee's safe, I don't wanna go dayblind any worse than I'm already going.

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[morethanashadow]

Find Duskling coffee.