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Who: Feferi (

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Where: Eridan's place
When: 3/17 midday
Status: closed

[ Normally one calls or otherwise announces their impending arrival when showing up at a friend's doorstep, unless there's an emergency.

Feferi has claim to neither emergency nor normality when she shows up at the front door of unit 10-- her next door neighbors-- knocking on the door as if this were totally not a big deal. That darned thought bubble is still plaguing her, so she still carries it in her arms, carefully wrapped in a sheet. She hasn't been too self-conscious of it the whole week, but the mess swirling around inside of it is probably something best kept to herself while she's out where other people can see her. Unusually, she's not as happy and bubbly and smiley as usually-- she's actually kind of calm and only smiling a little. Woah. ]

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[Being in the privacy of his own hive, Eridan's bubble is anything but covered, showing the array of images that parallel his thought processes, sporting the front door with a stream of faces as to who could be there as he makes his way to it. Hesitating a moment before he takes hold of the knob and opens the door--]

[--And to his surprise, it's Feferi. His bubble alighting with images of her, one in particular flashing by, her body slumped over a pile of horns, a trail of tyrian down her torso from where a hole was blasted through--but in the next instant, it's gone, that thought pushed away, replaced just by a large purple question mark.]

Uh--Fef, what're ya doin' ower here?

[He isn't trying to sound as unwelcoming as he obviously is coming across as, just her presence isn't exactly one he would have guessed at all. But then he notices how she's not exactly her usual cheery self and... He starts to worry slightly.]

... Is ewerythin' alright? Did Wris do somethin' to ya?

Edited (Hitting the post button on accident like a boss) 2012-03-17 23:52 (UTC)

[ Good thing she didn't quite catch that bubble of his. It may very well have derailed her thought train entirely. At the very least, it doesn't parse as meaning anything in particular. ]

Of course I'm alright! As if Vriska could do anything to me.

[ She still stands back a bit, holding the wrapped bubble tightly with one arm as she reaches up to brush some hair behind her ear. ]

I don't need a reason to come over, do I? I mean I kind of do! But...

[It really is for the best that she didn't pay much attention to it, it's hardly a topic that Eridan would want to discuss or even have mention. He's so tired of it anyways, even if he knows he can't just forget it.]

Wris may be a bit of a joke, but I know what she's capable of.

[But then she asks that, and he feels almost bad. It's almost reactionary as he steps back, opening the door more so she can come in.]

Well, no you don't, I guess I'm just fuckin' surprised...

[It's nice though, the fact that Fef's here and of her own accord. Not to mention, while she isn't her normally bubbly self, she doesn't seem upset with him and while this is far from times long since past, when they'd see each other and play their ridiculous games all day and what have you, it's definitely way better than how his and her's relationship was before she left for that stretch of time. He doesn't even notice his bubble and how the images in it shift to them back on Alternia, Feferi sporting that cowgirl hat and him in his silly wizard had and that crooked fake wand as he thinks back on those more favorable times.]

Edited 2012-03-19 06:34 (UTC)

[ That she does see, and she smiles a little. She misses those times so desperately, when they were so much more innocent and the worse she had to worry about was Eridan bringing back another failure of a doomsday device. Things had been good back then, before Sgrub had happened.

Shuffling uneasily, she averts her eyes back to his face. ]

Can I come in...?

Oh--Yeah, of course!

[He thought that much kind of went without saying, but he motions her on in. Though, when her eyes go back to his face, he can't help but look at what had her attention before--oh. Oh fuck! She can see his thoughts, while her own are safely guarded behind that cover she has on it and he was thinking about that...]

[Goddamnit, he's such a tool sometimes, but he's trying to shift his thoughts to something else--something less weird or awkward, like, wow Feferi's hair sure looks lovely today! Don't mind as his thought bubble shifts accordingly, showing nothing but an image of Feferi's hair. Because, that's definitely less awkward than thinking about the past!]

[ Yeah she kind of noticed, but just sort of... politely averts her eyes as she steps inside, to the wall and the floor and basically everywhere but his bubble. ]

Eridan please, just. Stop thinking, before you hurt yourself.

[ Stepping past him, she invites herself to explore a little further, but never gets out of view, speaking to him over her shoulder when she continues. ]

I just, I don't know, felt like talking to someone! But it can't be Aradia or Gamzee, plus you probably owe me by now. Right?

[Fffff okay, yeah he's just gonna try to think of nothing in particular, yep trying to not think, yep... This is totally easy! Actually it's kinda working, his thought bubble turning a cloudy grey and what not as he closes the door and starts to follow her in--that is until he hears her mention Aradia and Gamzee. Now, the first one he really picks up on and thinks about is Gamzee, which while he did sort his feelings out about him, his lingering desires for blackrom have still somewhat tinted his views on his hate towards the troll in question, so those thoughts definitely are ranging between his wanting to hurt Gamzee, and maybe him kissing him... Just a little.]

[But then when he thinks back on the other name mentioned, Aradia... His thoughts go straight to Feferi and Aradia making out and his thought bubble is doing a MARVELOUS job of showing it to all who cares to see. Yep, guess who creeped on that, Fef. Guess who indeed.]

Can't.. Uh, can't tell 'em? How--Why's that?

[Yeah, formulating questions while thinking about two chicks making out is hard and nobody understands.]

[ This is the part where she turns back to him in time to see that, isn't it? Because that's what she's doing, and it's a full stop for her. She just sort of stares for moment before her face goes almost entirely pink. How is he even thinking about that, and why? And when would that ever have occurred to him? Not to mention that she recognizes that scene all too well.

Was he spying on them? Or, she supposes, peeping. Spying would imply that he was doing it on purpose but it's not like he could have known it was going to happen, when she herself hadn't know it was going to happen either. ]

Uhhh...

[ That's about all she manages to say, her eyes flicking from the bubble to him and back again. ]

Uhhh...

[Fuck, he knows what she's looking at, he knows what he's thinking. He's trying to not think about it, trying to cover it up, but no matter what thoughts start to form, it kinda just goes back to that scene on the beach and how he was behind that bush.... Oops.]

Look, Fef I can--I uh... I can explain, alright?

I can't believe anyone saw that!

[ She can't really bury her face in her hands, since they're occupied with holding her bubble under the cover, so she just buries her face against it. She's never been quite so embarrassed about something that she did before, and she can't even really blame him-- she was the one making out in plain sight, after all. ]

Just. Don't say anything, please? You weren't really supposed to see...

I--I won't alright...

[An awkward pause before:]

So are you an' her... Y'know...

Uhm, yes. Aradia and I are matesprits now.

[ She's still blushing a little when she looks up, but at least she's smiling a little... at least for a second, until she shakes it off. ]

Wait, no! But that's not even what I came over here for! Can we go sit down or something?

Gotta say, I'm surprised, newer woulda guessed that you two would become a thing.

[But yes, a place to sit down.]

Yeah, the liwin' room's right ower here.

[He heads on past her, making his way to the room. Taking a seat on the couch before patting the spot next to him.]

So, what exactly did ya come ower to talk about?

[ Seating herself with a huff, now that she's reminded herself... ]

Uh. Mostly about how Equius is a big butthead! Not that he did anything just now, but I keep thinking about this one thing he said and I don't know why it keeps bothering me!

[ Look at that pout. She looks and sounds cute even when she's trying to be mad... she's kind of horrible at this. ]

[Oh god Feferi, you are reminding him why he liked you so much before--well, not that he's ever stopped, but the sentiments are of a different shade now, than before. That mention of Equius though, that's enough to stir up less than pleasant thoughts about Equius and things Eridan would like to do to that worthless troll. None of them of the not so violent variety. But he forces his thoughts to be more focused on what Feferi said and not his less than friendly desires.]

Of course he's a butthead. What did that codsucker say to you?

[ She sighs and kicks her shoes off so she can pull her feet up with her, curling around her bubble in the process. ]

I've been trying to talk to him since I got here. For a whole month, he didn't bother to tell me that we had been moirails, and he just keeps giving me the cold shoulder! Finally I found out from Nepeta and I tried talking to him about it but he still just... wouldn't. Finally I made him and he...

[ She huffs again, harsher, looking a bit like she's having trouble coming out with the words. ]

The worst part was when he tried to compare what happened to me and him to what happened to us. I'm not trying to bring it up to get at you, promise! At least you've been honest with me here.

[ Flop. There she goes, over onto her side with the bubble still clutched in her arms, back to being ridiculously silly even in the process of venting her anger. ]

I don't like being mad, I just want to be friends.

[He listens, but to be honest, he really can't see why Feferi is even wasting her time on such a sack of filth. Don't mind his thought bubble showing the lovely image of a sack of shit with Equius' symbol on it. Eridan is a mature little boy, alright?]

[But then she says that bit about what happened between them and he literally fights with his thoughts on trying to keep from imagining what happened that day. Even after all these months, what happened that day is still fresh in his pan. As it should be, he knows it's not something he should easily forget--but when his thoughts are on display, it's not exactly the greatest thing for your mind to jump to.]

Fef, forget about him. He's honestly not worth the time or effort you'd be puttin' into tryin' to be his friend, alright? Especially if he's gonna be makin' bullshit comparisons like that, or try to be deceptiwe. He's stubborn, infuriatin', and not worth it.

[He watches her and can't hardly handle how cute she is. God Fef, it's like you are an overdose of cute for the universe..]

I know you just want to be friends with eweryone, I mean hell, you fuckin' get along with just about eweryone, but sometimes not all idiots are worth the trouble.

[Don't mind how his thought bubble shifts from first Equius then to himself. Whoops, betcha can't guess what all he's referring to with that statement.]

No, Eridan, I can't j--

[ She stops mid-protest as it completely parses, what he actually just said, and she peers up at him blankly for a moment. Good thing her bubble is wrapped, otherwise things might have been particularly awkward right about then. Every conversation they'd ever had, every bit of advice he'd ever tried to give her was flashing through her mind and she was trying to think of another time when he had actually given something resembling sane advice. It wasn't the advice she'd give, sure, but when she really thought about it, it was par for the course.

She shakes her confusion, and gives a little half-smile. ]

I guess. It's not like I won't be his friend if he ever changes his mind but... I'm worried about Nepeta, too. Maybe I'm worried about her, more than about him. What if he's really not over me? He keeps saying he isn't, but if he was, why would he be so resistant to being my friend?

[ Wait. What sort of crazy backwards world is this where she's actually having a conversation about feelings with Eridan Motherglubbing Ampora? She takes a brief second to look at her life, and look at her choices, and she cannot honestly convince herself that this is entirely bad. ]

[It's probably because the Eridan she's still really used to is the selfish dickbag who doesn't give much of two shits about another but himself. And while this Eridan is still very self centered, he's grown since those times, learned from his selfish ways and is trying to be a bit better at the whole caring about other people thing. It's hard, most definitely, but the results are definitely showing.]

That's Nep's problem then. I mean, I can get where you're comin' from bein' all worried an' such, but honestly? What can you do about his feelin's? It's kinda like how you were tellin' me I can't fuckin' make someone want me, right? Well you can't really make someone not want you either.

[He shrugs, his eyebrows raising a bit as he continues.]

They'll just hawe to work it out themselwes then, am I right? If Eq wants to be a fuckin' bulge-bitin' moron an' reject your friendship 'cos he doesn't trust himself with his pale leanin's, then that's their issue, not yours.

[Of course it isn't bad, this is the Eridan you wish you could have had before, Feferi, don't even try to deny it!]

Edited 2012-03-28 07:21 (UTC)

[ Gaping, she is actually at a loss for words. She might have forgotten all about her problem, musing over the fact that she can't actually come up with a decent rebuttal for Eridan's advice right off the top of her head. Maybe giving him this chance wasn't a bad idea... it's encouraging, anyway.

And what he says is true. She can't make Equius stop caring about her if he still does, that would just be silly. And if he does hurt Nepeta over it, that's not really her responsibility. She had come looking for a way to vent and just get it out to someone else. She hadn't expect any actual closure or resolution on the matter.

But she smiles anyway, big and sincere, and wiggles her way up a bit to rest her head on his knee. Maybe, just maybe, she's excited to say something she always fantasized about saying, and maybe once upon a time she had dreamed of this day. It's a little too late, they're not moirails anymore, but there's something fulfilling about it, about finally being able to say-- ]

You're right. I mean, I can't stop caring about Nepeta either but... I'll have to wait, and see, huh?

[Oh gosh, he definitely wasn't expecting her to wiggle up like that. Furthermore, for her to rest her head on his knee. He kind of stares at her, contemplating what to do exactly, does he just sit there? Does he maybe pet her hair reassuringly? Would that be weird? Yeah that'd probably be weird. His wondering stops short when he hears her speak though, saying he's right and there really isn't an accurate way to describe how that makes Eridan feel. Validated might be a good word for it. Fulfilled maybe? But by what aspect he isn't sure himself. He's just glad that Feferi doesn't seem as upset now.]

Yeah, exactly. I mean, if ya really want, I guess you could like--I don't fuckin' know, comfort Nep if it ewer comes down to them breakin' it off or whatewer.

[ At least the gesture is short lived. She huffs as she sits up, crossing her legs in front of her. She watches him for a moment, the sort that seems a lot longer than it really is, but still leaves her feeling a little awkward for gawking. She feels... calm. Surprisingly calm. Huh.

She thinks she's ready to admit to herself that he's changing, for the better. Yeah. She can definitely do that. ]

You know, I should have gotten you to let Karkat rub his cooties on you earlier! I mean, if this was going to be the result, you know?

[ Yep. Still good that her bubble's all covered up. No one needs to see her mental image of Karkat and Eridan smooching. Not even her. She scrunches her nose at the thought, though from the outside, it's seamless with her comment. ]

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