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

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

[ 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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Let me give you a really nice plant.

I don't like them.

... oh.

[ She lapses into silence, then coughs a little bit again. ]

Okay, okay. I'll just give something extra to Kaworu.

...what's that got to do with me?

I'll give him two. It'll make me feel better about not giving you any.

Stop putting me in the same category as that person. That's - insulting. We're nothing alike.

.. oh my god, Shinji, how the hell did you end up this emotionally stunted? I grew up on on an island with a dog. What's your excuse?

I'm... emotionally... what?

Don't worry about it. I'll talk to you later, Shinji.

But here's a secret: you actually really care about Kaworu! Oh my god, right.

...do you want to know something?

-- what?

You always care about someone you've killed.

[ Jade holds her breath in surprise and just ends up coughing again from it. ]

... yeah, I know. Was it an accident?

I don't want to talk about it. I never wanted to talk about it. You were supposed to understand that. So - so, really: why don't you? Understand these things. Why don't you just... shut up now and then?

... you're the one who brought it up.

I didn't mean - that. I meant... usually. You just. Intrude. You never stop to consider maybe people... don't want to be too close. Or give gifts. Maybe there's a reason beyond, 'I don't care to.' Actually - actually, shouldn't 'I don't care to' be enough, anyway? You just... do things.

[ Slight pause. ]

I don't know whether I hate it, or I envy it.

[ She's silent there, uncomfortable, suddenly awkward. This was supposed to be-- fun. Funny. She liked needling Shinji. ]

I just thought - it'd be good for you. Getting to know people. Being nudged out of your comfort zone a little. You're nice, most of the time. I want you to make friends.

How often do you do this to people? And how often do you think about whether they want it?

I- don't know. Draco and I are really good friends now--..

In other words, you never asked.

-- no. Sorry.

That can't be helped, I suppose. You're who you are.

I think I need to take a nap.

...sleep well.

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