[seasonality] catchall for rupert

[wtfox]

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[wtfox]

[she's in the nap room again because everything is exhausting. her face is smushed into a pillow, so when she speaks, it comes out muffled.]

Hey.

[heartlands]

It kind of seems stupid to ask you how you're doing, but...

[wtfox]

...it's just frustrating to only be able to watch.

[she sighs and sits up.]

And then on top of that, people were cursing each other during it...? They're still able to actually do things over there, and - and that's what they do? And we just had to watch that?

[heartlands]

[........]

Right...

[wtfox]

...

[stares at him]

Why are you saying it like that.

[heartlands]

Nothing! I just mean, uh, you're right. It's frustrating.

[wtfox]

[she stares at him]

[heartlands]

I can honestly say that nothing you saw came from me.

[that seems sincere, at least!!]

[wtfox]

[s t a r e s]

Do you know who it came from.

[heartlands]

No! That's not what I meant. Look, I came here to see how you were doing, okay?

[wtfox]

...well, you saw it! I'm frustrated. Now you know.

[heartlands]

...I'm hoping that they're at least getting something out of it. Like - what if there was extra credit that asked you to curse someone...?

[wtfox]

I mean... maybe! There probably is! That doesn't make it any less frustrating to watch when we're just stuck here.

[heartlands]

...Yeah. I get what you mean. This place is just kind of infuriating in general, right?

[wtfox]

[she nods and buries her face in a pillow with a groan]

It is...

[heartlands]

...This'll all be over in just a few weeks. I think we can make it that long, yeah?

[wtfox]

...yeah. Just a few weeks.

[heartlands]

I know you've had a long few ones already, though.

[...]

And I'm sorry. I know how much you wanted to get chosen.

[wtfox]

I already knew it wasn't going to happen. I knew that from the start. I didn't want to get my hopes up.

[heartlands]

But... Does that really make it easier?

[wtfox]

I don't want to talk about it.

[heartlands]

Okay, but...

[a beat]

Maybe you would feel better if you did?

[wtfox]

[


her response to that is to throw a pillow at him i'm so sorry]

[heartlands]

—Hey!

[he tries to duck but it hits him in the face]

I'm trying to help, you know?

[wtfox]

Just - stop, then! Stop trying to help and stop pitying me!

[...]

I'm fine.