audio; forward dated two days so i'm not posting on Christmas Eve :U

[nukeoleptic]

[ Jade's voice is chipper but seriously congested; she has apparently contracted the Cold from Hell, and she is absolutely aware of how ridiculous she sounds. For the record, she is also abjectly miserable. Girl didn't catch a lot of illnesses on an island all by herself growing up. ]

I lost my bracelet, in case anyone was wondering where I went. [ She sniffles severely. ] I don't think Draco told anyone, so I promise I haven't been ignoring anyone, I've just been a little indisposed.

But the decorations that are up now are nice! And- [ She sniffles again, whines softly. ] -and if anyone wants some nice winter flowers or anything like that, let me know, I'm afraid my powers are starting to get a little rusty.

[ She ends the feed, then starts it almost immediately again: ]

And what the hell are you supposed to make your nose unstuffy? This is hard to breathe and it fucking sucks. [ Jade swallows, begins to speak again, sneezes hard, and just ends the feed entirely. ]

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[nukeoleptic]

I don't want anyone to talk to her right now. -- no, that wasn't what I meant, I meant- I don't want anyone to talk to her on my behalf. I think Sollux is right, I think I just need to stop talking to them right now.

[ She sniffles hard after the sneeze. ]


.. you weren't serious?

[wasthemaster]

Sollux can fuck right off. [He's very, very unimpressed with Sollux ok. He just rolls his eyes though.]

Never said that. I just have to think what you're going to do once you're ready to live with Roxy again.

[nukeoleptic]

Oh, shut up, Sollux hasn't done anything wrong.

[ She's shutting her eyes, sighing in thought. ]

And I'd be staying with you, Draco. I didn't mean that I wanna move out short-term.

[wasthemaster]

Sollux told me to eat shit, and he also hurt you. Sorry I'm not entirely impressed with him.

[Even with her eyes shut, he's making sure to keep his face carefully blank.] For now. But everyone eventually leaves for something bigger and better, right? Human nature. People are designed to want the best of the best, to cling to the cream of the crop. [Another sip of his soup.] If you haven't noticed, I'm not that anymore. Everyone else got the memo though. [Jade. Your lack of existence let him slide back and trap himself back in his mind. Don't take it seriously.]

[nukeoleptic]

[ She puts her soup down onto the floor, then twists to pull her arms around Draco, leaning heavily into him, the hug tight. She feels like shit physically right now, but she can't imagine feeling the way Draco always seems to feel about himself. ]

I think you sorta need someone around. I'm not going to leave you, you stupid asshole.

[wasthemaster]

[There's a unMalfoy-like squawk of surprise and protest as he suddenly finds himself on the receiving end of a Harley-hug, practically spilling his soup but Seeker skills have given him years of catching things at the last minute. He blinks down at her, just staring and lifting an eyebrow at the statement.]

You're making it sound like I need constant surveillance. I'm eating today and I slept last night, what more do you want from me? And I'm not saying you're going to leave immediately. I know that.

[nukeoleptic]

'I slept last night' shouldn't be so much of a victory, Draco.

[ She's sniffling into his collar. ]

[wasthemaster]

But it's still something better than usual, isn't it?

[nukeoleptic]

But it's still not healthy. You shouldn't be keeping a cold this long.

[wasthemaster]

It'll go away eventually. I feel somewhat better at least, somewhere around 40% normal which is pretty good since I usually top around 70%.

[nukeoleptic]

-- no, do you seriously chart what percentage you're feeling like each day?

[wasthemaster]

Um...[That is to say, yes. Yes he does. Are you surprised, Jade?]

[nukeoleptic]

Eat your soup.

[ She cannot believe you.. ]