pc catchall for junpei (crashout)

[uncurtained]

IM PUTTING THE TIMON GIF IN HERE LATER YOU CANT BEAT ME

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[uncurtained]

Right. Observing from... under the blankets.

[Anyways.]

Mind if I join you?

[crashout]

...[He opens up the blanket cape, moving against the wall to give her more room.]

How else would you observe the bottom of the ocean, Beck? There's something about being so far isolated that you just feel cold automatically.

[Or Junpei's a little bitch and doesn't like being cold, period. One of the two.]

[uncurtained]

[She heads his way, then, taking a seat next to him.]

I don’t know. It seems more peaceful than isolating to me, if you can ignore... Everything here.

[crashout]

[He'll close the blanket pile so they can be warm and toasty then, even if his eyes are alert and staring at the wall to watch the water.]

Can we ignore everything here? [For a guy who watched a friend melt into goo, he seems pretty okay.] There's still a lot we don't know. But I found out the ocean's also possessed.

[Hm.]

[uncurtained]

[...]

Wait, what?

[crashout]

[A wave of his hand. And now she's learned his actual motivation.]

Something's wrong. It's like the water has a mind of its own, it'll spit you right back onto the deck if you try to leave.

[uncurtained]

That’s... How could they control the entire ocean?

[crashout]

I don't know. The same way they're controlling everything else? It's like I've been saying since the beginning, we can't always believe everything that we're seeing until we look closer.

[There's a huff.] But it's real. Tried it myself and everything. I didn't even swim that far before the ocean rejected me.

[uncurtained]

Controlling what happens in here seems a lot different than controlling the ocean.

[Terrifying!!]

[crashout]

Our demons are probably more powerful than we thought. [So, so casually.] Given that they can control what happens to us if we don't follow their rules, maybe it's not so far out of the realm of possibility.

[...with that said, he looks at her from the corner of his eye.] ...you saw the rulebook updates? Looks like fuck or die is really true.

[uncurtained]

[She just... leans against the glass as he talks about the approximate power level of the demons. When he moves on, though:]

Yeah. [...] Do you have it taken care of already?

[crashout]

Do you? [An automatic deflect, but he takes a breath and tries again. ] I'm working on it. We're all kind of in a bad situation right now.

[uncurtained]

...Yeah, yesterday.

[awkward.]

It definitely is. I’m just saying, if you need someone...

[crashout]

[....he kind of wants to ask who but decides that's also awkward. But...there's a slow lift of his eyebrows. ]

Are you propositioning me? [It's teasing but a hint of seriousness in his tone, too.] Very forward of you.

[uncurtained]

[She's definitely shoving at his shoulder.]

I don't really do the whole shy thing. Anyways... I want to make sure you're okay.

[crashout]

[There's a quiet laugh but he seems to be focusing on the matter at hand.]

Then I guess I'm in good hands. [...] ...it's better to be safe, isn't it? If you're okay with it.

[That's sort of a "yeah, I'll go and do it." ]

[uncurtained]

[She nods.]

I am. So... My room or yours?

[crashout]

Probably yours? Two roommates makes it harder to know when it's going to be empty.

[uncurtained]

Probably a better choice, as long as you can ignore the... ink splotches. My roommate has interesting hobbies.

[hm.]

[crashout]

I've been in worse places. Bed's clean, isn't it? [But he's crawling out of his blanket fort, sitting up and rising to his feet before extending a hand to her.]

[uncurtained]

Concerning, but I'll look past it for now. And - yes, I promise the bed isn't gross.

[She takes his hand, turning towards the exit.]

[crashout]

[He doesn't let go of her hand, at least, letting her take the lead.]

It's not that concerning, is it? My job's taken me some pretty questionable places.

[Plus. Dcom. But haha.]

[uncurtained]

That fact is a little bit concerning on its own.

[But she doesn't want to get that far into it right now, when she's trying to keep the mood light.]

[crashout]

[He shrugs lightly and drops it because he doesn't want to think about it either.]

...so hey. What's my competition here? Am I going up against some sex god?

[Bad jokes all the way down, but just something to keep the mood stupid.]

[uncurtained]

[She laughs.]

Are you asking me about yesterday? Some people might consider that invasive, you know.

[But it's clear from her tone she doesn't mind.]