outdistanced | turbo heaven 🌼 chrono + taair

[ well that sucked!! save us taair, taair save us

penny and petal are coming too, and laurence is doing his best to rein in the bad vibes even a little bit with middling success. how y'all doing? ]

[ EXUDES CALMING VIBES ON MY CHILDREN

okay but actually: he's in the process of setting up a pillow fort on the floor in front of the television when laurence comes in, and he smiles at him. despite everything, his vibes a mix of worried and calm, his genuine care for the both of them comes through immediately. ]

Feel free to shut the door behind you - welcome.

[ chrono's already tucked into a pile of blankets and cushions on the floor, leaning on the edge of his bed. he's finally burned out and just looks kind of. blank.

he'll look up at laurence when he arrives, and shuffle over wordlessly. c'mere. ]

Sorry to bother you guys like this.

[ he'll shut the door, set penny and the chao down, and then... yeah, he'll just kind of collapse onto the floor, too. he's exhausted. ]

Really starting to hate weekends thanks to all this.

As if it is any sort of a bother.

[ he immediately comes to fluff up the pillows behind them both, and make sure they are both tucked in and have enough blankets - his emotions are soft and worried, but no less fond for it. ]

[ mother hen, today's taair bird...

petal can go hang out with metal party, chrono's until now unmentioned chao. i promise he has been talking good care of her i just forget about game pets constantly. yes her name is metal party. don't worry about it ]

Weekends. One more thing just ruined. [ groans. ] Wanted to keep that one.

Still...

[ mama bird taair... also metal party is sending me. what a nerd. ]

At least we have a few days of the week that aren't awful still. Just... weird.

[ all those tuesday curses. ]

[ METAL PARTY i love that. riisha is also here, probably also fussing over the two chaos. he seems content with the pillow fort, and eventually comes to sit near the edge of it, finding a pillow to lean against. ]

Mm. Those moments are the ones we must hold onto in these most difficult days. Cherishing those important memories are what get us through the harder days.

[ a soft hum. ]

The party was fun. wasn't it?

[ it's shortened to mepa. she is well-behaved and happy to have friends over.

mama bird has finished his nest... chrono holds out a hand for him to take, just. wanting some contact, especially at the words that seem a little uncomfortably familiar. ]

...it was fun. [ a glance at laurence. ] Right?

[ well. his emotions do a weird little flip at that, but settle after a moment, turning thoughtful instead. ]

Yeah. It was. Way more than the ones at home.

[ mhm.

there's a soft warmth in taair's little hum - a sense of empathy in his emotions. recognition, familiarity of cold loneliness, of towers. ]

I doubt anyone there would have suddenly lost all of their hair. [ a little more light- he reaches out and adjusts the blankets a bit, adding one more to the pile tm. ]

.. Its one of my very favorite things - to see how lively everyone is, together.

[ do you reject his offering of paw hold taair :(

the joke is almost enough to lift the corners of his mouth, but not quite. his emotions stir out of the exhausted blankness that the burnout had left, at least, a tiny rise of gratitude. ]

It was something everyone could get into. No matter where or when we're all from. But we were still learning things at the same time. It's best, when that happens.

[ ABSOLUTELY NOT HE IS HOLDING HIS PAW ]

[ you guys are so cute

he exhales in an airy laugh, surprised. ]

Maybe not. There wouldn't be any "llamas," either. [ he slides to the floor fully, closing his eyes. ] Those things are better with friends. Always.

[ actually. peeks open one eye to look at taair. ]

Did Saber tell you that they decided you were in love with Uruha?

[ well here's something to laugh at because he chokes ]

What?

[ --yeah, that'll do it. if not for the bluntness, definitely for the shade of red taair turns. he laughs, head back against the backrest of his mattress. ]

Oh my god, really? That's what they picked?

[ heh ]

Yep. You were a real thorn in his side when he had plans to ruin thr ball. He couldn't escape you.

And you [ gestures at chrono ] were the only person who knew Uruha's crimes, and you were trying to find a way to expose him for it.

[ he could explain, but no. ]

[ the sheer and utter relief in his emotion share when he realizes this is not another love arrow situation

thank god. it is a story - and that relief bubbles into amusement, both at himself and the idea of what sounds like a ridiculous plotline, as he looks over at chrono. ]

My goodness... Saber is quite the storycrafter.

That's what you two were going on about?

[ he meets taair's eyes, and can't help but snicker again. there's a thin sheen of relief of a different kind, here. ]

How the hell did I get involved? Kind of a cool role, though. [ shrugs. ] Sorry to try an' ruin your epic tale of romance, Taair, apparently.

[ poor taair. we really did that to him this week. ]

It was my idea, but they really ran with it. [ to chrono, he shrugs. ] It started out about Basilio and just kind of took off. It's a shame we'll never know Uruha's motives...

You are welcome to ruin any epic romance of mine that's spoken of...

[ :stressed: is the emotional vibe. please. two love arrows and a divorce arrow it was a very long week ]

Though, it warms my heart that you two were able to create something like that together.

[ oh boy. it WAS a rough week for him, huh. chrono remains amused, but a little sheepishly squeezes taair's hand. ]

I'll make some case-by-case decisions, huh?

[ after a contemplative second... ]

Maybe he had to ruin the ball because there was evidence hidden of a greater crime? A witness of a heist?

[ a soft laugh and a little pang of sympathy for taair. buddy... ]

It's just something I used to do to make the balls at home more fun, but I didn't know everyone at those, either.

[ hums. ]

No, Uruha was definitely the villain here. Never figured out why, though.

turbo heaven 🌼 chrono + taair

week 4, saturday

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