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You're amazing? I want you to meet my momma? [IS THERE HIGHER PRAISE THAN THAT???!!!]

"What he said except for the part about meeting my mother. She's probably still in a cult."

Going forward-- ... just say yes already... I just want to be sure you'll let me know, if things change. We're-- we've only been in this place a couple of weeks...

[ wait. pauses, flustered. she only briefly peeks out from her hands to check if Phel spoke, but. covers her face again. ]

... Okay. Thank you.

Okay. Yes.

[How is this how he's learning ABOUT A CULT???? There's a LONG LOOK AT HIM-

Then no. NO FOCUS.]

... I will. But, do the same. If you got a change of heart, let [me] us know. Don't just vanish, okay?

[ SORRY. HE HAS NOT MENTIONED THE CULT TO SETT YET.

there's a soft "mm", not texting or signing again. just acknowledging. he wants to know if he messes up too. ]

Of course...

[ that last bit though-- she lowers her hands to give Sett a nearly distraught look, almost pushing herself up to sit. ]

I-- I meant what I said before. I'll never just disappear, if I have a way to tell you both. I mean it.

[The tension that had been creeping up settles back out of his shoulders and he leans a little more against Phel and squeezes Val's hand gently.]

Good. Yeah... that's it. That's all I want from either of you. I mean, also company? A lot of the company I may just wither without that.

[ -- gently, reaches up to try to keep a hand on her too. don't gooo ]

[ yeah, sitting up enough to put both of her hands on both of them, her cheeks red and brows furrowed with worry. she does kind of. curl over them both to hide her face again because weh weh weh ]

I-- um. It's... I'm not going to lie and say you both haven't had an effect on me. I think-- I think things would have gone much worse for me, here, if I didn't have... this. So I...

...

Thank you.

[What do you say to that? He really doesn't know. You're welcome? Thank you? All of them seemed too small and not nearly enough.

So he pulls her a little closer, both of them, sandwiching her between them. His other hand settles on Phel's shoulder.]

[ weh. he leans against Val too, nestling comfortably into the sandwich with a little nod. it's agreement -- he's had a much easier time because they're both here. ]

[ yeah eagerly letting herself be squished in between them, tucking her face into sett's arm and draping her legs over Phel's, hands curled around whatever parts of them she can most easily reach and just. huddling in between them.

She's quiet for a long time, just breathing and soaking in their warmth. ]

[He sighs, sinking down, comfortable. Warm. Happy.]

[Except...]

[He loosens one hand to sign at Aphelios. Actually he doesn't know the word so it's fingerspelled and emphasis in a lift of eyebrows.]

"Cult?"

[ his gaze lifts up

oop

lifts a hand, also spelling out, ]

"long story"

[ well. she catches part of that, at least. ]

Which...?

[Is this a type? Does he have a type?

Does this mean he would enjoy Kayn??????

He's going to have to evaluate his life.]

"later" [From safely behind Val.]

"later is good"

[ DEFINITELY NOT A SLEEPY BED CONVO ]

[ Staring at Phel since he's the one in front of her. and, blandly, ]

If this is about the cult thing I already know.

[.... WHY IS HE LAST TO KNOW. Okay so lets be real it's actually not that important probably but ALSO.

He just makes a WHUFFING sound and sinks back against Val.]

[ a little wince

signing at Val, ]

"Sett doesn't know"

He doesn't know about mine, either. I just don't know why you're being sneaky about it right now.

[ ... reaches up to pet sett, soothingly. ]

Ehh, it's not a problem. Just THE weirdest way to find out.

[He does accept pets though because PETS]

"Don't want it to seem like I'm trying to keep secrets"

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