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i WILL make a visualosity just not right now

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[ hey he recognizes those colors! terrible.

vax stays quiet for a minute longer, gently rubbing her back, just letting her get out what he can, biting his lip for a moment.

...and eventually, voice soft; ] Do you have any ideas about it, you think? There's someone around who can tell when people are refracting, but they can only do it once.

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[she calms, eventually.

well - calm isn't the right description, exactly, but she's at least not sobbing anymore. she takes a deep breath, trying to steady herself, and then shakes her head.]

I don't know... all I can think is, from Vin's vision, it must have been someone for whom a three-color gumball would have been... identifying.

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[ vax is perfectly content to stay with her while she does - he knows jiuqing, though, knows that she's not outwardly that emotional, knows that she likes to run from her emotions. it's probably why she and percy get along so well.

... it's why he offers the ideas. the solution, anyway; it's not much of a solution, but maybe something to keep her steady. not only that, but even as she starts to calm down, vax doesn't let go, moving a hand to very, very carefully stroke her hair. even if it's all chopped up. ]

Mhm. [ quiet. ] And we were missing a three colored one. I thought maybe Clarte's would've been the ticket, since it was hidden, but... it wasn't one of those triple ones, either.

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...if it wasn't in any of the locations we checked, then...

[what was it on...?

...

wait a minute.]

We... the boots. We compared our feet sizes to the boots. Did we ever fully examine them?

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No, I don't think so. Do you think they could've hidden it in them...?

[ there's a GUM in my boot ]

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...inside them, or. On the soles...? People step in things all the time.

[


god]

We checked the bottoms of our own shoes, but...

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[ he

removes a hand from cuddles to put it on his face ]

If we missed it because of that I'm going to be so fucking pissed.

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[



yeah she is too because she was checking evidence at the beginning but then got distracted by actually taking part in things like strip check, feet check, etc]

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[ SAME

SIGHS ]

Fuuuuuck this place. Fuck it. Fuck it hard.

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[tiredly:]

I feel as though it would enjoy that too much.

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[ that startles a little laugh out of him - enough that he has to duck his head, giggling in the tired, exhausted way you have to do when the world is stupid. ]

Gross. [ metaphysical beings fucking ] Dirty of you, doc.

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Well, it probably would!

[she pouts a little, and manages a tired chuckle before resting her head on his shoulder for a few moments.]

...thank you. For being here. I... the message popped up on my phone just as I was about to get into a pod, and it just... it was too much.

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...Glad I showed up. Nick of time.

[ vax's mouth pulls into a softer, fonder smile. he lets her rest her head there for a moment, looking down - and then absently finds a fucked up chunk of her hair with his fingertips. ]

Hey. ...When you're feeling better - lemme fix this for you. I can, if you want.

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[the nick of time, indeed. she smiles, and gives a small nod, which he may feel more than see since her head is on his shoulder, but - she raises her head and looks up when he mentions her hair.]

...you'd do that? I'd really appreciate it, Vax. Thank you.

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I'd be happy to.

[ he did it for kiki once, too. did it for vex. a bonding experience, something familiar. ]

Whenever you're up for it, just let me know.

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...it will be pretty late by the time I'm out of here...

[she glances at the pod]

...so... maybe tomorrow? If that would be alright?