Always is.

I just hope you're happy with what you've done.

" ... ..sounds fine t'me. "

I wish I knew before the time.. where it had to be me, why did it have to be me? Oh, no..

[ Just. Silently staring into the office through the main window. . . . There's a lot of wrong shifts going on here, isn't there. ]

{ NC } "remember jeremy"? i. tend to yeah.

𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘫𝘰𝘣, 𝘸𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘴!

[ ..there's steps echoing down the halls. Encroaching on the office. ]

... oh .

I always thought, I might be bad, now I know that it's true.. Because you're so good, and I'm nothing like you.

It's the end of the week and I'm tired, a heavy burden of thoughts that got me feeling low. At this point, I just wanna retire.. But if I'm gonna go out, I'll put on a show.

[ holly. ] BLLOODSHED YES

" ..Where /is/ Mike, anyway. Feels like the damn boy runs off f'er a couple decades at a time any time I see him.. "

[ holly. ] don't intend to use this particularly soon but. the influence of the lauriers grows evermore

{ NC } ... it was a gay thing. [ audibly disappointed in herself ] /Look/, I- I thought. I could help. A l'il. Okay? Okay.

You'd think that I'd be over it by now, but my problems keep mutating.. it's getting 𝘧𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨.

[ ..quiet breath of relief. ]

[ ..Glancing off and hiding her hand behind her face. She was. Very much present the entire event, just pushed to the back. She Knows. ] [ //// ]

[ ..Slinking through the halls, actively avoiding the kitchen. ]

[ holly. ] slash good luck jeremy.

{ NC } [ whipping her head around really fast ]

[ holly. ] i think the new account broke bsky on my pc for now. fun

[ holly. ] i should do something. sorry in advance jeremy

[ ..frog blink. ]

We were both just.. STARING at eachother. It was extremely awkward.

[ Giggling to herself.. ] As always, 'uh? [ . . . She is. Far too proud of herself, judging by that toothy grin. ] Ain'no shame in losin'!~

[ - ] Wh??? [ ../immediately/ breaking out into stupid, airy laughter?? ] Well, /jeez/!! God forbid a lady be a little /curious/, sweetheart! [ Her arms cross overdramatically, and she leans over slightly to return the gesture- with a full little raspberry. Idiot? ]

I. ... Wasn't sayin' that? I jus'.. uh. Didn't. Realize?

?

[ holly. ] ? bluesky? hello? fym invalid?

[ Just. Angrily bandaging herself up- Jesus, that is. A large margin of her torso. Sh. Should she still be alive right now ? ]

[ holly. ] ..really tempted to do the stupid bit of caroline Also gunning for the cheese and Also dying horribly because it'd be Really fucking funny but . oighhh i can't even end the event from where i'm at and also I Don't Want To Yet.

[ perking up like a dog out of nowhere ] one of 'em fell f'er it .

..yeah that one . he's interestin'.

.. what's a popgoes . are we talkin' about the guy with the. um. interesting look in his eyes .

{ NC } this is all natural by the by my mama had some strong ass genes

wait they can do that

[ holly. ] starting to realize jeremy might have a freak on his hands . like noncanonicity aside i think there's slivers of something canon in her ramblings and that's interesting ! girl who tried so hard to stop herself from lashing out at all when she was younger-

{ N(??????)C } [ Sniff. Wordlessly wiping her nose on her sleeve. Why is she covered in blood. ]

{ NC } FUCK YES FUCK YES FUCK YES FUCK YES FUCK YES LET MAMA IN LET ME IN LET ME IN

" ... " [ ..Yeah. No. She is looking literally anywhere else, rubbing at her arm through her sleeve with enough fervor that it almost seems like something's going to catch fire. ] " ..s'fine wit' me, yeah. Gladly. It'd ah. I'd. . . . ..Yeah. "

{ N?C } ..I've done worse than this, pers'n'ly. You should'a /seen/ New Harmony.. [ ..Shudder. ]

" Iii.. hhhaha, I- I mean- s'not- I- " [ Glancing off, rubbing at the back of her neck. ] [ //// ] " M'not?? Complainin'??? D- Don'think mos' people would be, purty sure thas, uh- I mean, I feel like most people would've, by- Y- Y'know what I mean. " [ ..waving her hand. ]

{ NC } y'know he's kinda like luigi .

" ..Y'.. know?? " [ plink. plink. ] " ..un. Less you. /Wanna/ share???? I- I mean, I wouldn'.. mind, I jus'- Y'know, thought- Tha's kinda how it's been, so- " [ /// ] [ VERY CONFUSED SMILE??? WOMAN WHO DOESN'T KNOW HE DOESN'T KNOW. ]

" ..wh . " [ Frog blink. ] " ..j. Jus' come home??? I can take the couch f'er a minute??? "

" YA???????? LEAVE??????????????????? BEFORE THAT 'APPENS??????????????????????????? "

" ????????? IF THERE WAS??? A GAS LEAK????? THEN NO???? YA PROB'LY SHOULDN'T'VE BEEN NAPPIN'?????????? HUNNYBUN??????? "

" ..I- I was on /break/?? ... Were you jus' sittin' alone in here for /hours/????- Er- Well- ..I guess you kinda do that /usually/, but- Y'know! "

g What ? Huh ? [ plinkplinkplink. ]