lio catch all

[burningrescue]

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[madburnout]

[ They seem deeply loyal to Blue, but, then again, so did Galo. Maybe they need to see if any of the teens are hot enough to sway the staff’s deeply held opinions? ]

If they’ve done this before . . . [ He trails off. ] Sometimes the only way forward is through.

[burningrescue]

[The best way to get unbrainwashed is to get criticized by a hot twink. He nods.]

I can't accept living with this and I won't play by their rules. But also, we gotta get back home.

[madburnout]

[Lio has a career ahead of him in Cult of Personality deprogramming.

Anyway, it feels good to hear Galo say that, when the options have felt like either to accept their wretched fate or die in a futile attempt to fight it. At the very least, he doesn't want Galo to die fighting it, when there are things that still need to be done.]

I know.

[burningrescue]

[And he doesn't want Lio to die fighting it, so they're even. Grinning at him, suddenly.]

So! Are you 20% less mad at me now?

[madburnout]

[Oh. He makes a sound that could be something like a laugh? He pauses, putting a hand on his chin to consider it seriously.]

. . . 15.

[burningrescue]

[Laughing, more out of happiness than anything. It's been a bad night, but this is okay.]

I'll take it.

[madburnout]

[20 percent less mad might be the absolute floor of Lio's mad. He's just 80% mad at the world at all times. So 15 percent less is actually not really mad at all.]

Good.

[So . . . . . . . . . now what. There's maybe a vibe again. This is fine.]

[burningrescue]

[Yeah. This is fine. Turning a little red, looking away from him. Vibe too strong.]

Well. We gotta find who did this to Nia and Asch, that's for sure. Especially if they're a wereoctopus.

[madburnout]

[lol jesus. okay weenus. you giant, stacked coward of a man.]

Mm.

[Letting him punk out then.]

You're lucky they did not take your arm.

[burningrescue]

I don't think that's how it happened with Asch. Ayabe thinks it was the lake monster.