reverie⚡inbox

[striketwice]

REVERIE INBOX "THIS IS ALEC. MAKE IT QUICK." ⚡ voice . text . action ↳ OVERFLOW | REGISTRY

( code from supersuits )

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[vecna]

[Of course. He’s not at all surprised.]

Far be it from me to tell you where to connect your portals — but then can I make a suggestion?

[striketwice]

Sure, hit me.

[vecna]

Well, why don’t you connect one to my room, too? We might not be that far apart from each other, but you never know what might happen if the whole dorm implodes one day.

[sorry literally the rest of unicorn]

[striketwice]

I mean, I could. Not sure how much good it would do you since you need me to open it.

[vecna]

[Blithely-]

Oh, you wouldn’t come to my rescue in a time of disaster? That’s nice to know.

[striketwice]

Wow, in case you forgot I helped save your ass yesterday.

[vecna]

Well, then I don’t see what the problem is. That, and I’m practically giving you permission to visit anytime you like.

[striketwice]

Fine, have it your way. I hope you know that I can't exactly knock with a portal, so you better be ready for me to drop by unannounced.

[vecna]

What’s the worst that could happen? [REMEMBER THESE WORDS LATER, HENRY] That you startle me once in a while? I’ll survive.

[striketwice]

Alright, well, you asked for it.

[vecna]

Perfect. Do you need to do anything in my room, then?

[striketwice]

Oh yeah. You know all that stuff I was doing out in the graveyard? I've got to do all that for every portal I make.

[vecna]

Then you might as well get started. Come on.

[TO HIS ROOM THEY GO?]

You can look at my spiders while you’re in there.

[No, this is not a very weird euphemism.]

[striketwice]

[ IS IT NOT? ]

Your what?

[vecna]

[IT IS NOT]

My spiders. I asked for a terrarium filled with them from the suggestion box the last time. They’ve been faring pretty well.

[striketwice]

Why am I not the least bit surprised that you have spiders? Of course you have spiders.

[vecna]

[Wow?]

What do you mean "of course" I have spiders?

[striketwice]

I mean exactly what I said.

Let me guess. You think they're really fascinating.

[vecna]

[Utterly and completely called out. He isn't sure what to feel about this.]

They are fascinating. Is that a problem?

[FRIENDSHIP OVER IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH SPIDERS, SIR]

[striketwice]

[ You got yourself involved with this genre-savvy asshole, Henry. You have only yourself to blame. ]

No problem at all. Just completely expected.

[vecna]

[That doesn't answer anything!!]

And just what is it about me that screams "finds spiders fascinating"?

[striketwice]

[ He's just sort of wandering his way toward Henry's room, spinning on one foot to walk backwards a few paces as he talks. ]

Let's see, you're misunderstood. Solitary. Deadly. You're not a lightning bolt, you're a spider.

[vecna]

[ ...

He just gives Alec a little smile as they walk, and when they suddenly come upon his room, he opens the door and leads them in.]

I'm not that predictable, Alec Brennan.

[APPARENTLY HE IS]

[striketwice]

I don't hear you telling me I'm wrong.

[ Inside he goes. Smugly. ]

[vecna]

[Asshole!! He closes the door behind him.]

I've always found that spiders are better company than humans. You're not proving me wrong.

[Inside Henry's room... Well, it looks about as spartan as Alec's. But he does have a few personal belongings of note: mostly, his sketchbook at his desk. And next to that, a medium-sized glass terrarium, filled with leaves and twigs and several spiders milling about within, either hidden in shadow or lounging on their webs, eight legs splayed and still.]

Sit wherever you like.