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[droptheious]

FROM: SUBJECT: FERN Ooo slang part the second FERN i think we just shared electrons, because i'm feeling a covalent bond between us LANCE Pidge, I need your help. I gotta send a meme to Chloe but ... DIPPER Hey Varian. You know those crazy alchemy bombs you used... PETER Hey Varian, this is Peter. Um, Peter Graham. USAGI Soooooooo~ How'd the date go? MAKO Varian— Checking in. SHIRO i think one of us put a chicken patty in my toaster EDDIE Hey. We need to talk. MELIUS 𝐻𝒾. 𝐼 𝓀𝓃𝑜𝓌 𝒾𝓉 𝓁𝑜𝑜𝓀𝓈 𝓌𝑒𝒾𝓇𝒹 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒾𝓉 𝒾𝓈 𝓃𝑜𝓉 𝓈𝒽𝑜𝓇𝓉 EDA Hey, kid. I... owe you an apology. LUZ Valentines MAUL I have a proposition for a project I think you'll be interested in USAGI I LOVE YOU FERN DUDE you still have your bandana! BUZZ Morning. I heard from Fern you wanted to go out into the blizzard. FERN dude your profile changed USAGI Ruby told me about the breakup. GLITCH Varian, I'm gonna go live somewhere else for now MAKO A "nerd" is somebody smart... MAUL Gifts FERN heeyyyy quick question FERN Christmas is coming up!!! CHLOE god who the FUCK ever thought emojis were a good idea??? KRISTOFF Varian,It's getting colder so I thought you could use this FERN heyyyy Variable RAPUNZEL okay not to put you on the spot but... EDA Potion time NEO Dude, I can mine antidote shit here! GLITCH Got this in my basket. EDA hey smart kid TEN Hallo ADAM Hey, k-- uh, Varian. I just wanted to check in USAGI I'm sorry I worried you and fainted on you yesterday. AMARA i lived, bitch NEO Debatably good news, asshole USAGI Hey Varian! It's Usagi OSCAR I'm sorry, Varian. Tell me what you need FERN a dark past huh MAUL Varian. I am in great need of your assistance FERN Varian VARIAN I CAN EAT FOOD USAGI How much moon essence do you have? USAGI VIVI-KUN, VIVI-KUN GUESS WHAT GUESS WHAT! RICHIE well I promised FERN A TOTALLY INCOMPLETE LIST OF OOO WORDS 'N SLANG GLITCH VARIAN ARE THERE BUGS IN THE WATER?! USAGI To help with restless nights and the... VIRA-LORR Little alchemist. I have a gift for you. MARTIN Hi, Varian. This is Martin. I wanted to reach out... USAGI Hi Varian, sweetie! I have a question for you. GLITCH varian I need to talk to you. it's important. USAGI I need you not to panic after what I tell you. FERN dog you have so many vests IRONHIDE HONK HONK USAGI ... I'm sorry I couldn't help you better, Varian EMERALD Hey, V. Not that I care that much or anything... FERN tell me when you're alive FERN Varian i stabbed two people AMARA hey weirdo i have something for you FERN is the Rapunzel in town your Rapunzel? PENNY Salutations!! You do not know me, but my name is Penny Polendina YANG Hey, is this Varian? I think we've met once before. FERN hey can we talk FERN you told ruby MAUL Surviving another year is always an occasion worth celebrating USAGI Hey I wanted to apologise USAGI VARIAN-KUUUUNNN!!!! FERN birth MAUL Look what just arrived for me. KATHERINE Do you want to get paid to make more purple goo things? FERN ok i know you're good with plants but what about animals FERN dog interested in means girls or guys

TO: SUBJECT: USAGI So. Maul dropped by, he's got his memories back. ADAM I'm worried about Shiro FERN Hey handsome OSCAR You've been weirdly quiet lately FERN Guess what I haven't told you lately? USAGI Hey. I'm back from the dead and I feel like trash. FERN I made meatloaf that may or may not poison us! Emerald Hey. I know you probably don't want to talk to anyone right now... BELLA Hey Bella. You've dated someone who's a different species to you right? BILL Hi, Fern mentioned you were interested in interdimensional portals... FERN Aw, your pictures are nice! KURT Hey. Are you around? RICHIE Is it just me or is Eddie acting weirder than usual? QROW Hey. Checking up on you. EDA Hi Eda. Hope Ruddiger found you okay. GLITCH Hey. What happened between you and Maul? LUNA Luna- I uh... I think I need your help EDDIE So hey, I finally worked out how to replicate the Antidote OSCAR So, I noticed Ozpin has shown up. ROGUE Hey, I managed to replicate the Antidote KURT Hey. We're back. None of us are dead. QROW Uh... hey. How are you guys holding up? PETER You gave Ruby the haunted dolls GLITCH Hey, Bud. Sorry I tried to murder you with a robot KURT I'm probably the last person you want to talk to... JON I'm sorry I attacked you JON Stay away from Fern. FERN Hey you still haven't got me those baking ingredients FERN Okay so the Betties are upping their war... USAGI Hey. So. Update. NEO You tried to bury her alive? SERIOUSLY? USAGI Emotions are really difficult FERN OH MY GOD YOU HAVE ONE TOO FERN Okay this better be to Fern this time. WYNONNA So guess who got into the fridge and ate literally everything in there.

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[laminae]

Yeah.

[He gives a little nod, starting to head in the direction of the nearest bus stop.]

Dunno if my body could stand up to another one of those.

[droptheious]

[He starts walking, glad to be out of the spooky ass forest.]

Yeaaaaah, let's not tempt fate. Maybe stop trying to murder things until you're completely better again? [He offers a crooked smile, to show he's joking.] I know that'll be hard for you, it's a lot to ask for.

[laminae]

[Fern isn't smiling. He actually frowns a little.]

It is. It makes me feel better.

[droptheious]

[Fern. Fern no. Varian winces a little.]

Okay. How about I make you a few robots you can murder instead? You know. Stuff I can actually turn off and stop attacking you before they actually overwhelm you. While you get your strength back. Then you can murder things and not risk dying at the same time?

[laminae]

[Fern blinks, looking over in clear surprise.]

You'd do that?

[He sounds baffled. On a good day his self-loathing gets in the way, and right now he's feeling like a worthless loser. Lower than dirt.

Varian's sounds like an awful lot of effort for absolutely nothing. Making robots for the sole purpose of destroying them seems seems like a waste of time and resources, and making them for him only triples how pointless they'd be.]

[droptheious]

[Varian, meanwhile, can see no big thing about it at all. It'll be a fun project and anything that keeps Fern from getting himself hurt or from falling further off the deep end can't be a bad thing. To him, it's absolutely and resolutely not pointless.]

Course I would. I can make any kind you like- whatever you want to test your skills out on. Let your imagination go wild.

[laminae]

[Oh, geez. That is definitely way, way too much effort being spent on someone who's done nothing but hurt him all day. He slows down a little, realizing his face is darkening.]

You don't have to. You've probably got more important stuff to do.

[droptheious]

Not really, it's not like I can do any of my saving Corona work here. Besides, you'd be doing me a favour, I want to create a pretty great security system for my house and letting you rail on my robots will let me see where I need to adjust weak spots.

[So he can build BETTER murder robots. What can go wrong there? Wow. ]

[laminae]

Right, yeah, that makes sense.

[That is perfectly reasonable. It's less about him and more about refining the robots.

Still, this is a lot of effort, and after a few beats of hesitation reaches out to grab Varian's hand and give it an appreciative squeeze.]

... Uh, thanks.

[droptheious]

[The boy's got to have himself some insanely powerful murder robots to no doubt eventually go rogue and attack the town. He just needs them.

He wasn't expecting Fern to take hold of his hand and for a second his mind stalls. He blinks, staring at their hands for a moment, not entirely sure what to do about it. The guys back home would enact this simple gesture all the time, but knowing what he knows now... it's probably a lot less simple. He swallows down any growing panic, offering an (admittedly nervous) smile - returning the gesture. It's a little less sure, but it's there.]

Uh. S-sure. Don't mention it.

[laminae]

[Yep, nope. Varian's hesitation might only be a second or two, but it feels like hours to Fern. In his mind he, very clearly, done fucked up. Which means he's immediately letting go, that hand grabbing onto his upper arm, where his antler tattoo is located, and looking away.]

I'm... probably gonna need a couple of days though. For sleep.

[Because on top of everything else he can feel whatever the plant equivalent of adrenaline draining away and leaving him, in blunt terms, fucking exhausted. They're nearing the bus stop, thank Glob for that, his limbs are feeling heavy and his brain is doing that fuzzy kind of screaming that he needs rest.]

[droptheious]

[Fern pulls his hand away and another sliver of self-loathing settles in Varian's mind. Of course, he misstepped again. Everything he does with Fern is a misstep. Nothing he does is right. Story of his life. He crosses his arms, quickening his step a little, hunching his shoulders. ]

...Yeah. Sleep's probably a good idea. You need that to heal up.

[The bus shows up and Varian heaves out a sigh. Okay. ]

C'mon, let's get back to town.

[laminae]

... Yeah.

[He can't think of anything good to say aside from that, nor can he find something appropriate to fill the awkward void of silence between them, so Fern just follows after Varian to the stop and onto the bus. Glob, this is going to be the worst trip back ever.

He drops down onto one of the seats heavily, trying to focus on the warmth and softness of the cat rather than where Varian sits. At least this bus is the most comfortable thing ever? Kind of like the Box Kingdom cats. He misses those guys.

That warmth and the rhythmic movement of the bus is what causes him to start nodding off after several minutes. Exhaustion has caught up with him, and he sorely needs a nap.]

[droptheious]

[Varian takes a seat behind Fern, folding his arms and leaning back on his seat, knees pulled up to rest against Fern's seat. He hates all of this. If there was ever a time he wishes he still had the means to erase people's memories again, it would be right now.

He almost starts a conversation, but once he sees how genuinely exhausted Fern is, he lets it die on his lips. And so, instead, he sits back, letting Fern sleep- he'll make sure his friend gets off at the right stop with a gentle prod- but for now, he lets the guy get some rest. ]