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[babyimmortal]

Perfect. we build ten of these around the neighborhood and see how many people will use them. If anyone asks, it's for defense purposes. Defense from flying snow balls of fury.

[righthemisphere]

Launched by us, right. Supply and demand.

[babyimmortal]

Of course. I couldn't think of a better team of snow ball launchers than us.

Chuck included of course. Speaking of chuck...

[righthemisphere]

[Ngh.]

I'm not escaping that one, am I.

[babyimmortal]

You brought it up. I'm curious like a cat. It can't be helped.

[righthemisphere]

I didn't mean to bring it up, up.

But I guess we've just been a little complicated lately. Ever since the monster thing.

[babyimmortal]

Complicated? Oh, you have my attention now. Is everything okay? I men monster thing was pretty bad, but have things gotten worse?

[righthemisphere]

No, the opposite actually. It's a good complicated.

[Though he can already hear Chuck in his head saying it literally is not complicated at all. It's actually extremely simple.]

I guess it's got a little. Intimate.
?

[babyimmortal]

Oh?

Oh!

Do tell! Was this after thanksgiving? Before? Why have I not heard anything about this before now?

[righthemisphere]

Before. Since Halloween. I guess I've been seeing what happens.

[babyimmortal]

Aawww, sniff sniff, I feel so out of the loop.

But that's good? That IS good, right?

[righthemisphere]

I think so?

honestly I've never really done this kind of thing before. Like I wouldn't say I'm gay? I don't know. Typing it out makes it real I guess?

Maybe we can just forget I said anything.

[babyimmortal]

Too late, you've already spoken. Now we talk about it. Safe space, though. Nothing wrong with being gay, or bisexual, if that's more fitting. I don't really think you need to label yourself though. It's an attraction, yeah? Mutual?

[righthemisphere]

Mutual, yeah.

I've dated girls. I don't really want a label. Maybe it's just a him specific thing. But it's a good thing.

I'm kind of terrified I'm going to fuck it all up, though.

[babyimmortal]

Mutual is good.

Than don't look into labels. Maybe it is just a HIM thing, maybe not. Doesn't really matter in the end, so long as you're happy, right?

Eh, you're going to argue. There are going to be tough times, but if it's meant to last, you'll bounce back. Don't fear the small stuff like 'fucking it up' when you haven't yet. Let it be good.

[righthemisphere]

I appreciate your pep talk but I'm not sure you realize how good I am at fucking stuff up.

I dunno. He's really important to me.

[babyimmortal]

I'm pretty sure we're on the same level of 'fuck shit up', Ral. I'm not one to take advice from on relationships, really.

Being important to you is really good though, and that in turn is going to make you try real hard not to fuck it up, yeah?

Chuck's super lucky.

[righthemisphere]

Here's hoping he thinks so.

[Whoosah Raleigh. Look. You told someone. The world isn't on fire. This is.. okay?]

This feels weird. I feel weird.

[babyimmortal]

He'd be a fool if he didn't think so.

[The world is still holding together, Ral, it's okay.]

Weird? Bad weird?

[righthemisphere]

No, just regular weird lol. I haven't really talked to anyone about this kind of thing before. Sorry to make you my identity crisis victim.

[babyimmortal]

First of all, you don't need to apologize. Second? Don't make this an identity crisis. You're still the same old Raleigh. You just happen to have a person worth protecting now.

[righthemisphere]

[Well that's one way of looking at it. He isn't, like, embarrassed and this development sure feels like a good one. It's just. New. And precious. And Fragile. And he doesn't really talk about this kind of thing. At all. To anyone. And yet here he is giving it up to Nile so freely. Big Truth for a Big Truth, he guesses.]

That's good advice. You're good at this.

Unrelated, I've kept an eye out for your new friend but haven't seen him. You've been quiet since he showed up, what's the story there?

[babyimmortal]

[Ah, going with the big guns are you? She winced a bit and rubbed t her jaw, trying to think of how to word this. How much to say. She knew enough of the situation to know, but still...]

I'm NOT that good at this, I just like to think what you have is a good thing.

And Booker? Yeah, that's a tough subject. So you know the group of us are immortal. Joe and Nicky have known Booker for a long, long time. But since my meeting them, Booker did something... um, stupid. Well, more desperate? And it kind of came as a betrayal to the guys. Well, to all of us. I mean, I understand why he did it, but it lead to some real fucked up shit. So I'm worried on how J&N are taking it. But I don't think, here, there will be any problem with having him here, other than some awkwardness.

[righthemisphere]

Yikes. I feel like awkward is an understatement. Sounds like a piece of shit to me. You want me to yeet him into a sinkhole?

[babyimmortal]

It's a bit more complicated than all that. I wouldn't exactly say 'piece of shit'? It's...yeah, complicated. Though the offer of yeeting is very nice. I'd rather see how things work out naturally.