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[flameinthedarkness]

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[lacecase]

It mostly is. It used to be...but lately things have been really tense. Sometimes just talking to the wrong person will get you into trouble.

[flameinthedarkness]

Even as Doms? I mean like i saw the whole 'gotta act the part' bs but... what? Whats the wrong type of people?

[lacecase]

Well like doms aren't supposed to get too close to other doms. Anything beyond friendship is against the law, but like, these days even seeming too friendly in public could get you hurt even if you aren't doing anything but talking. It's super scary!

[flameinthedarkness]

...this is so fucked up! I dont even want friends but I dont want to get hauled away because just seen talking to someone! Hwo the hell they expect us to do this bullshit 'test stuf ffor us' if they punish us so easily?!

[lacecase]

It can be really tough sometimes, I know. I don't really understand it most times.

[Him saying he doesn't want any friends, though...Ginger can't help feeling sad.]

Just remember that we're all here to help look out for one another. We're all in the same boat, after all!

[flameinthedarkness]

A requirement to fulfill a target and 'making friends~' is two totally different things.

[A long pause, hesitating before...]

plus I'm not good at that

[lacecase]

Oh darling, I'm sure you can do anything so long as you put your mind to it! :) You just need to put yourself out there!

[flameinthedarkness]

[...Ginger, you have no clue with how much disgust Idia is staring at that message with. What a stupid way to think. Will power alone doesn't guarantee anything. What a childish way to think about stuff.]

Yeah no. Wanting something to happen doesn't make it happen.

[But... ehhhhh, she's not fully wrong... it's just... tough. Idia automatically assumes the worse with how others see him so... 'putting himself out there' is... ehhh.]

But... fine. I guess.

[lacecase]

Really? Oh, wonderful! I'm so happy to hear that!

[Why does it feel like Idia's signed up for something that wasn't ever communicated?]

I can't wait to see you and we'll have tons of fun!

[flameinthedarkness]

[... SIIIGGHHHHH. Why do cheerful people only hear what they want to hear? What a pain...

But... he can't stay stuck in his apartment all the time. As much as Idia may want to. He... he does need to interact with people. And... part of him wants to. He misses what he had on the train, and that had been tough to start with. So... it'll just take time... right?]

Lets dial it down from 'tons' to 'a bit' at first, ok?

[lacecase]

It's a deal. :)

[Ginger gets excited easily, but she never wants to push people too hard or make them uncomfortable.]

What about coming over for dinner? That's not too bad, is it?

[flameinthedarkness]

[GODS NO!]

i dont eat!

[Don't think too much about that! Just accept it! Move on! Please!]

[lacecase]

OMG you don't? I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to be insensitive. So you're, like...a robot for real...?

[She thought he just made them!]

[flameinthedarkness]

[...it takes SO much for Idia to not just agree with that, to stop this right now but... it'll come back to bite him, won't it? Sighhhh...]

I mean I don't eat a lot. Really at all. That's what I mean.

[lacecase]

Oh! LOL! Silly me!

[There she goes again, getting such funny ideas in her head.]

Well, I can't cook, so we can plan around that and order something that you like? What really matters is the company!

[flameinthedarkness]

[Oh, well... that might actually work. Idia can order something small and that's easy to eat rather than having to deal with food being made for him he doesn't like.

She's... still super excitable though... ehhh. Hmm, how about this then?]

I do wanna commission you for my old hoodie design, can do that? I got drawings and stuff for it.

[lacecase]

Of course! I'd absolutely love to make that for you! And since you have it already drawn, I can get it done even faster!

[So, all's well that ends well! Except:]

When can I expect you over? I'll make sure I have some snacks around that you're fond of.

[flameinthedarkness]

What? now?

[It's like coming up to 4 am! Then again, he's still awake, isn't he? But still.]

[lacecase]

Oh goodness, no, certainly not right now honey bunny! I was just meaning in general, like, over the next few days, maybe?

[Otherwise this would feel way too much like a commission-based booty call.]

We should both get to bed sometime soon here I think lol!

[flameinthedarkness]

[...'honey bunny'... sigh.]

k whatever that works

[Not that he has plans to go to bed anytime soon. Maybe in a few hours, not until the sun is up at least.]