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[negativegate]

[Waving at the camera...is a tiny, silent doll that looks like Tyr! Next to him is a Rita doll. They just might be familiar to some people (yes, these dolls are still around). Their stubby little hands--with their magnets inside--are stuck together like they're holding hands, while Rita-doll's other magnetic hand has a little metal disc stuck to it. A couple curious cats in the background are very unsure about these living dolls.

And then comes one (1) real Rita who angrily grabs the device away from them.]

S-stop being such a pain! You're acting like-

--just like we normally do, and it's weird...

[Because it's just her right now and she isn't even pretending to not be bothered that Tyr's portrait was in the Hall of the Missing. And she can't quite bring herself to kick the sappy dolls.]

I'm just gonna lock you in a room until this stupid thing's over. Who made these things, anyway...?

[ooc: Tyr is gone from the City for just a week since Wednesday! But of course, Rita doesn't know how short is disappearance will be.

Also I have some errands to run so I might be a little slow with tags today. ;v;]

Comments

[negativegate]

I-I know that...

I hate that it happened all of a sudden--at all.

[mortemscintilla]

That's just how the City is.

Are your other friends with you? It's important not to be alone at a time like this.

[negativegate]

[It was inevitable that it would happy someday, but she really, really didn't want it to.

She feels so stupid.]

Yeah, they're still around.

I guess you didn't really get a chance to know him that well, did you?

[mortemscintilla]

[ Emotions have a way of turning you stupid. Easier -- cleaner -- to erase them completely. ]

I didn't. But I liked what little I did know.

He was a great guy.

[negativegate]

[Rita just can't do that anymore.]

D-don't talk about him like he's dead!

[mortemscintilla]

[ Sigh. ]

I never said he was.

But he has left the City.

[ He might return. He might not. Why waste time agonizing over possibilities until then? ]

[negativegate]

I know! And...we might not see him again...

[Back to sulking. She knows, but she can't stop feeling like her emotions are going to spill over.]

[mortemscintilla]

Try not to dwell on that.

You should take care of yourself in the meantime.

[negativegate]

It's kind of hard not to...

[Ugh, she sounds whiny even to herself, which annoys her now. She is not going to whine!]

--I'll manage.

[mortemscintilla]

[ The fierceness is oddly endearing. To 'Li' anyway. ]

Would you like anything in the meantime?

Snacks? Desserts? [ Comfort-food, in general. ]

[negativegate]

[D-desserts...]

...What kinds are you offering?

[Even if now it's going to feel really, really weird not sharing them with Tyr.]

[mortemscintilla]

[ ~Food~ Glorious Food~ ]

Quite a few. Mini Chocolate Cupcakes with Marshmallow Frosting. Mini Lemon Cupcakes With Buttercream. Peach Crumble With Oats. Spiced Pumpkin Cider.

[ ...But there'll be more for you! ]

[negativegate]

[She's gotten so used to being sappy... ;A;

--But those all sound amazing. A little.]

I-I'll just have...one of each.

[Yes.]

[mortemscintilla]

[ Oh nooes! O:! ]

All right. [ A smile. ] At least your appetite is intact. That's a good sign.

[negativegate]

[H-her tsundere image, ruined?!]

Are you saying I'm ordering too much?

[mortemscintilla]

[ Dashed to tiny dere pieces! ]

N-Not at all!

I just meant people lose their appetites when they're sad. That's always a bad thing.

[negativegate]

[Nooooooo ;w;]

[He hit the nail right on the head, too! It's just that she loves sweets...]

W-well, I'm not that bad! So forget about my appetite!

[mortemscintilla]

[ Hei eats enough for a starving football team. He's not one to judge. ]

Of course.

It's a perfectly normal appetite.

[negativegate]

[He can eat enough for both of them at that rate.]

...Sometimes I don't know if you're being honest or not.

[But she thinks he seems too dumb to be playing around with her. Huuuff.]

[mortemscintilla]

[ He can eat enough for a little army of Ritas. ]

Of course I'm being honest. I'm just trying to cheer you up.

[ Then his camouflage is working. ]

[negativegate]

[His appetite is really a wonder of nature...]

F-fine, whatever.

[Definitely working!]