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Once it's back to just him talking to stream, they do a bit of reflection on the fun of the day, Cinder thanks Gloomurai again for making it an extra fun stream, and as he usually does: pulls out his guitar to play a little song before sign-off. Tonight, he chooses something from Premo, a slowed-down acoustic of one of their popular hits.

The final goodnights over, Cater shuts everything down and goes immediately into preparing for bed so he can check-in before lights out, so he's flopping over into bed with his phone when he sees Idia's message. Already, his face lights back up again. He still feels like he's riding a high from how fun the night was.

Doing good? :)
I had a blast tonight btw

[flameinthedarkness]

ill survive...

Before adding,

it was fun

And again,

thanks for the loot. really. I been trying to get it for so long. made my week.

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srsly you're so welcome
I'm glad I was able to find them for u
what weird timing, right? God-tier luck aside.

[He still feels a little guilty about even making Idia think he was going to just sell it to the highest bidder.]

You deserved them, really. You've been helping me so much.

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Ok... that's too much.

omg stop it srsly. i just told you about a game, thats all.

Stop it, stop it, really, he can't deal with praise. Well, only from Ortho. Ortho is different.

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Cater hesitates as he reads the message. Really, he is being too careless, isn’t he? He had a lot of fun, but it’s just that: something fun. Neither of them should think too hard about it.

lol sry I meant like you’ve helped out Cinder a lot.

There. That feels better. Less personal and more…career oriented. Not that he views this as a career or anything.

The other channel members seemed to have a good time too.

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If Idia knew those thoughts... no, he wouldn't know how to deal with them. Or able to wrap his head around them. He's trying just to enjoy the fun, not think too much about it. Distractions. Distractions, that's it. And if he did know, he wouldn't want to think about it too much. But... hmm... if he had to question this all, what they were doing...

Idia wouldn't know.

He... just wants to enjoy the time he's got left. The way he wants to enjoy it. Not forced into stuff others want him to do. And right now... yeah, Cater, and Cinder, was something he enjoyed.

oh. oh i get it

Oh, ok, yeah, ok, he's fine with that. Also,

also srsly keep the donation, i did mean it

And

yeah... i had fun too... more than thought. like. with chat and all. though had to mute to not swear in ur stream 人(_ _*)

[caycay]

LMAO ur potty mouth 💩💩💩

Cater breathes. Okay, cool. This feels better. Back to that teasing, nonchalant sort of dynamic they've had going.

I think a lot of the ppl who watch are pretty like minded so it helps
if you ever wanna hop on again with me lmk? I don't know how often I'll game like this on stream but it's def an open offer

[flameinthedarkness]

didn wanna ruin the mood u set DX

yeah? id like that sometime

Then a chuckle to himself.

tho next time gotta surprise you with full rigged up character XD

[caycay]

OMG if you do that you gotta really sell the character

He's trying to decide if he really thinks Idia would go through with it or not. That would be a trip--but at this point, he kind of wants to see it. The fact that Idia still seems interested in potentially playing on stream again is more than enough to bring a smile back onto his face. It's good to know that the fun they had tonight wouldn't just be a one-off.

get into the Gloomurai deep lore

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dont you dare tempt me to make an oc. i'll do it. i will.

A moment to think... actually considering it...

hmm if i did would shorten my name I think. or i donno? Gloomurai is a lot to say vs Gloom. I bet that account is taken though. Oh! I need to get back into game and do screenshots for my page too! THANK U AGAIN!

[caycay]

This is probably the happiest he's ever seen Idia--and he wishes, in that moment, that he could see what he looked like in person. That he'd witnessed the initial shock of the item drop, the realization he'd been gifted it, and now again.

I'll let you get to it! Flamingo duty tomorrow so I should get some sleep. Will grill you on Gloomy's backstory tomorrow :P

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dont u fucking encourage me on that XD kk ttyl o/

Yup, back on to game and getting all the best shots for a write up on the outfit, as well as a special mention a friend helped him get the last piece. Not quite a name drop though, which... Idia feels a little bad about... deleting, typing it in, then deleting again. Ehhhh... does he want those two things connected? It may make his game play more annoying, for people to think he's a girl. He knows he will get attention for it if he does, but... Cater really did help him on that, and he really didn't have to so... yeah, Cinder's name and link to his stream page going up as well as a thanks.

The rest of the night... ehhh, he gives in, grabbing a sketch book and starts drawing up designs. It will take him time to design up and rig a model but... he can't help, he really can't. In fact... huh, maybe those ears are good inspiration. Oh, and if he's going to do this he needs to claim a name too. Gloomurai is good and all, but that's... chat him. Let's start fresh if he's going to do this. Gods, is he really going to do this? Well... save the name anyways, just in case, if not Idia can just leave it to collect digital dust, and he's right that Gloom and Gloomy is taken so... eh, lets l33t this; G1oomy. That works.

This does mean he's up far too late letting the creative juices flowing, only getting to bed when it is very, very early into the morning and telling Ortho to just let him sleep. He may even send Ortho in his place to record classes so he doesn't have to wake up to even use his tablet. He'll catch up on it all later. And with Cater later too... plus he has to get all his stuff done to free up the weekend, right? That 'date' Cater joked about.

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When Idia isn't in class the next morning, Cater isn't surprised. Especially with his new cosmetic, it figured that the guy would stay up all night enjoying them. Still...there's a part of him that still feels a cold shudder of disappointment sink down through his body when the younger Shroud brother is in attendance.

Well, Cater sits with Ortho regardless, offering a friendly greeting and asking after Idia. Ortho's always such a cheerful kid, always so adoring and devoted to Idia, Cater can't help smile hearing him talk.

Not expecting a response until later in the day, Cater still shoots him a message at his first gap between classes.

So how late did u stay up working on chara design?
The fans are desperate for content!!! lol

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Ortho is more than happy to have Cater sit next to him, those large eyes closing or squinting to show his happiness at being able to chat with him, but... also a bit of slyness to his look too, a touch of the signature Shroud look of being up to nothing good, but not revealing anything. He still sighs and complains a little bit about his brother not getting up in time for class, but explain he was here to 'take notes' for him. Which was just him recording the class. By the time class is over he mentions he's happy to have chatted with Cater Diamond, and hopes he has fun with his classes and games, a little giggle to go with it before floating off to sort out the other things he needs to do for his brother.

Idia for his part...

u woke me up

[caycay]

omg

Well, definitely choking a laugh when he gets that text. Sorry, not sorry, Idia. You really shouldn't keep such an insane schedule all the time. Okay, but still, he does feel a little bad. Not that he really shows it in his response.

mute ur phone if ur not planning on getting up anyway
I thought you'd just read this later!!!
ok ok go back 2 sleep pretend I'm tucking u in
goodnight/morning
I owe u a coffee for my crimes

Responses. Because he definitely rapid fired off about six texts one after another.

[flameinthedarkness]

uuuuuuggggggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhh

[Stop with the fucking texts! Idia flopping over onto his back, eyes just open enough to read the screen, it too bright even in dark mode, not really processing what he was getting back, or writing.]

wtf u wanna doin my bed?

[Yeah, he's not fully getting what this is right now.]

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Something was definitely not processed correctly here. Cater laughs out loud in surprise when that response comes back.

🤣🤣🤣🤣
omg omg GO BACK TO SLEEP
I'll harass u more l8r

What do I wanna doin in Idia's bed? Cater asks himself all the way to his next class, giggling like a child. A few people ask him what's up on the way and he just promises he saw a funny cat video. Man, that was too cute. Sleepy Idia...Cater wonders just how raccoonish he must look right now.

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kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

Yup, back to sleep he goes. Flopping back over after batting his screen off to the side, cuddling into a pillow and... dead to the world...

Until Ortho wakes him up and tells him he has to get up for breakfast/lunch, scolding him once again for staying up too late and not taking care of himself as Idia gets himself sorted for the day. Still tired, but what else is new? He checks his messages as he brushes his teeth, having a feeling he got some a bit earlier in the day and... spitting out his brush as he does.

And before Cater gets,

ADSGAW$GDFZVW@#

[caycay]

Cater's just chatting up some of his dormmates over lunch when his phone chimes. He's already clad in his characteristic easy smile, so nobody seems to notice or question as the smile widens further.

Look who's awake 4 realzies this time!
Wanna know all the things I thought about doing in your bed? ;P

[flameinthedarkness]

omfg fuuucckkkk

i need to put a lock on my phone that i cant unlock when halfasleep orz

He may have his face in his hands right now...

[caycay]

so no chance I get to take advantage of sleepy Idia during future morning texts? LOL

He kids, of course. He'd never do anything aside from teasing--Cater's never been the kind of guy to actually take advantage of anyone. Sure, he hides a bit of a clever streak, but he tries to use his powers for good. Mostly good.

Had fun chatting with Ortho in class today btw :)

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...im texting u at like 4 am and see how u like it

Brush retrieved, everything cleaned up, considering what he wants to eat and get away with having without Ortho telling him off for not meeting 'nutrient requirements'. Idia does pause and smile a little at that follow up text, fingers zipping over the keys to answer.

ya he did too. Oh, ah, he knows btw... that we been hanging out.

Welp! Told that finally. Sorry Cater.

[caycay]

oh lmao
well he was super discreet

Does explain, though, why he had kind of a sneaky look on his face when Cater asked about Idia. It's good to know going forward that he doesn't have to try and play coy or make excuses about why he's so interested in Idia going forward when Ortho's around.

anytime he wants to hang out too he's totally welcome
I wanna make sure he has a good time here at NRC too!

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sorry. he noticed something since he monitors my lifesigns and stuff, heart rate and all, noticed i was happier than normal ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Idia even shows Ortho those last couple of texts, getting some words of joy at them, a smile to Ortho before he continues texting.

he likes that. thanks.

I gotta grab breakfast/lunch/whatever donno if wanna go to afternoon classes blegh

[caycay]

o/ hi Ortho!

Hearing Idia say he's been happier...it feels nice. Cater doesn't like seeing others so down on themselves, and Idia clearly has it bad. He's gotten hints as to why, but it's not something he's really been so sure he should pry about too hard. After all, it's one thing to cheer someone up and another to get involved in their personal issues.

He wants to keep his own to himself, too.

wanna skip class together?