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[altusimperius]

tell him how pretty he is

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crystals;

[wythersake]

Supposedly.

[ who tf is it he's busy ]

[altusimperius]

Athessa says you gave her something to help her sleep, but now she's listening to walls and stumbling around like an insane person.

[sulahnan]

[ rude who r u callin insane ]

This place is trying really hard to be alive and you're just stepping on it.

[wythersake]

[ sssigh ]

Get her to lie down. Tomorrow, tell her to stop taking it.

[altusimperius]

It won't hurt her?

[This is the main concern, but it's a good thing Isaac is being so blasé or Benedict would be more worried.]

--come on, pick up your feet.

[sulahnan]

Isaac made me hold a toxic toad once.

[altusimperius]

[mumbling,] you're a toxic toad.

[sulahnan]

[ imitating mumbling, ] you're a toxic baby.

[altusimperius]

I could drop you.

[sulahnan]

I could kill you.

[altusimperius]

And then fall down the stairs anyway-- pick up your feet--!!

[sulahnan]

Pick up yours.

[altusimperius]

ATHESSA,

[sounds of light scuffling, likely as he tries to both catch his own balance and make sure she keeps hers.]

[wythersake]

[ they'll probably figure it out ]

[sulahnan]

WALNUT.

[ more scuffling ]

Don't you know how t'properly carry a body?

[altusimperius]

I've never had to!

[scuffle, then a pause as they catch their breath.]

...all right, one more.

[sulahnan]

One more what?

[altusimperius]

[defeatedly,] flight.

[sulahnan]

[ Uuuugh. ]

I need a nap. I'm gonna take a nap right here.

[altusimperius]

No--

no,

[sulahnan]

[ some incoherent whining about not being allowed to nap right here ]

Maybe I should carry you up the stairs.

[altusimperius]

[He's getting so frustrated that his voice cracks when he says:] Athessa PLEASE, COME ON.

[sulahnan]

Why are you being so meeeean to meeeee?

[ because it's totally mean to have someone try to make sure you sleep in your own bed instead of the hallway, right ]

back in prose because I'm mean

[altusimperius]

When they have finally, finally ascended the staircase and Benedict has wrestled Athessa to her room, he elbows the door open, picks his way through the various kittens winding against his legs, and deposits her on her bed.

He's worked up quite a sweat, and stands there looking at Athessa like he might just smother her with a pillow now that she's here.

"Sleep," he commands, pointing at her.

Re: back in prose because I'm mean

[sulahnan]

Athessa sprawls on the bed, and might've just passed out were it not for that command. She blinks at his pointing hand, then reaches to grab it. Not his finger, but his hand or wrist, whichever she can get a hold on to pull him onto the bed with her.