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[personal profile] physalia 2025-08-29 03:04 am (UTC)(link)
[Her eyes are very still pools, raking over the writing on her hand.]

I see.

[Cantarella brings her hand down and folds it in front of her with the other.]

To clarify, would you like custody of your effects to be split, or am I something of a backup?
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sleepily....tags back just to move this so it's ready IN CASE FRIDAY IS BAD

[personal profile] physalia 2025-08-29 06:38 am (UTC)(link)
All right. I'll only intervene if necessary.

What about the rest of your effects?
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well friday was bad but not like that :(

[personal profile] physalia 2025-08-31 02:56 am (UTC)(link)
I approve of both the scheme and the sentiment attached to it. It'd be better for your memories to stay with above-ground than be surrendered to some fire down below.

Do you have roommates who might be prone to sticky fingers? [She's testing with this question and clearly knows it, but it's precisely worded so he can deflect with his answer.
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[personal profile] physalia 2025-08-31 03:07 am (UTC)(link)
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[personal profile] physalia 2025-08-31 03:52 am (UTC)(link)
[She frowns at the statement about his dormmates but pauses only the slightest sliver at the exact names. They both surprise to hear and align exactly with her expectations at the same time.]

I'll make sure of it, and I'll make sure to let you handle the more intricate dances of your épreuves.
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[personal profile] physalia 2025-09-01 01:58 am (UTC)(link)
[She waves his apologies off as unnecessary, light as spun sugar.]

All things must unfold in time, in the proper order.

[She understands procedure, in a way that unfortunately aligns with linear story progression and thus feels a little close to this particular sun burning hot beneath them. Cantarella goes to rise.]

And necessity breeds many things, though we don't need to agree on all of them. It's best to be prepared.