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[forthejob]

[someone sneaking in through the door way too late, for like the hundredth time, instantly looking for piper...

weird, he isn't napping in my bed like usual?]

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[pricetopay]

[nope, he definitely isn't there, or in the living room. and the door to his own room is closed.]

[forthejob]

[i'm going to carefully open the door to your room and peek in before deciding to freak out...]

[pricetopay]

[sitting on his bed reading, you weirdo]

[forthejob]

[oh i'm sorry, YOU DO SOMETHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY AND I'M NOT ALLOWED TO PANIC]

—Hey.

[pricetopay]

[i didn't say that!!]

Oh, hi.

[forthejob]

What're you holed up in here for?

[pricetopay]

I'm reading? I closed the door because Kitty was misbehaving earlier.

[forthejob]

Oh, got it.

[so i'm just going to... sit next to you]

[pricetopay]

[that's cool I will

go back to reading this book]

[forthejob]

[...?

what's going on, why is he not...

sits in silence for a little bit, then:]

Um... hey.

[pricetopay]

[falling all over you only for you to get all fussy about how you shouldn't wanna touch my dick

i mean looking up]

Hey?

[forthejob]

... Something wrong?

[pricetopay]

... uh, no. Why?

[forthejob]

[i'm not just... making it up, right]

I dunno, you just seem...

[pricetopay]

... seem like what? I just figured you wanted some room.

[forthejob]

... Room?

[pricetopay]

Space?

[forthejob]

No, I get it, but why?

[pricetopay]

You don't seem to like being here.

[forthejob]

Just been really busy, is all.

[pricetopay]

I don't think you've ever been this busy before.

[forthejob]

Yeah... sorry.

[and yet i offer no explanation!]

[pricetopay]

[yeah that's really reassuring]

... do you not want to be around me anymore?

[forthejob]

Hey, come on, I never said that.

[pricetopay]

You never are, though.