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[tishina]

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@prom.argentum

[mercurio]

is this dennis? lol did you make a mistake typing in your name
prompto btw!

you get to go out of the safehouse now right?

[tishina]

did you make a mistake typing yours?

i'm already out. why?

[mercurio]

actually i did lol
just checking up on you!

also just to let you know that you can keep the clothes i got you

you got any ideas on where to go and what to do?

[tishina]

hmm. mine's russian, i didn't make a mistake.

...thanks.

no idea yet. looking around.

[mercurio]

oh i know russian! my friend illya cooked some russian food for me the other day
borscht? i was sweating

but it was really good

do you want a digital-text tour? i'm at work right now (lame) so i can't escape but i'm also bored

[tishina]

borscht is the best. shchi and solyanka are also good.

sure. how's that work?

[mercurio]

what's schi and solyanka? could you make them??

uhhh! it's slow today! and my boss/the guy i shadow said he wanted to take a nap so i gotta be all stealth quiet and stuff
not that i'm complaining but
wish i could be home or playing at the arcade

[tishina]

shchi is cabbage soup. solyanka is a thick and spicy soup. both are easy to make, i could do it.

why not take a long lunch? i'm sure he won't miss you for a few hours.

[mercurio]

you really like soup huh lol

that would work out except i have lunch break in 20mins
so better save myself the potential memo and wait a bit

my lunch break's over an hour long haha #ApprenticeLife

2/2

[mercurio]

...

you talk a lot on text
cool

[tishina]

it's all i had growing up.

so you follow the rules? boring. take it 20 minutes early and extend it to however long it would be if you waited 20 minutes.

texting is easier... you use lol a lot. what does that mean?

[mercurio]

only soup??
man i gotta teach you the ways of food

seriously i'm considering it ok.....

[he's a goody two shoes, let him live.]

you wanna join me?
also lol means laugh out loud
i guess they don't have texting in mars

[tishina]

join you for lunch?

we have texting on mars. we're not barbaric.
but we type ))))) i guess some people use lol but i'm used to ))))

[mercurio]

i mean you don't have to?? whatever you prefer

lol damn sorry didn't realize there was wifi in mars!!
)))) looks super weird it isn't even words

[tishina]

sure. don't got anything to do.

well there probably isn't just roaming wifi on mars. the colonies have them. if you stray too far from the colonies you'll likely die.
))) is a lazy way to do it because of the language.

[mercurio]

mars culture is so different
i'll accept your )))ing to my loling

but okay! i'm gonna head out now

where you at?

[tishina]

you're headed out now?

[mercurio]

i'm taking your advice

[tishina]

oh.
i'm over here.

[insert some vague location that is conveniently not too far from prompto's...]

[mercurio]

you're pretty close by!! okay meet me out in the street past the red dragon building

[tishina]

[heh.]

huh? what a coincidence.
don't make me wait too long.

[cause guess who is quickly making his way to said building? this guy.]

[mercurio]

Hey!

[prompto spots him first when he's coming up around the corner, raising his hand in greeting and skipping the rest of the distance]

We can try out a soup place if you want!

[grinning, he sways from side to side, before turning on his feet, walking backwards down the street]

You can also text me your answers if talking's a drag.

[tishina]

[he has to stifle a smile at the way prompto easily warmed up to him and how, despite the rough meeting, eager he is to get to know deimos. everything about prompto is endearing to the point of being embarrassing in deimos opinion. but it's not bad.

deimos welcomes this kind of treatment into his life, letting the warmth seep into his body and give him a new sense of hope for his life here and for himself.

he's about to speak up about soup, saying he's fine with whatever prompto wants to get when the other starts walking and filling in the silence around them with words.

not only is prompto so bright and warm but he's thoughtful too. saying deimos can text instead of talk? the acceptance has him turning red at the cheeks.]

thanks.

we don't have to get soup. i'm alright with whatever you want.

[mercurio]

[honestly? prompto would rather hear what deimos has to say than have him keep it to himself because of his reluctance to speak or shyness or whatever--]

Yeah, well! You've been talking so much about soup, it's really made me crave it!

[he's already walking, making his way, searching the mental online map for the nearest place that sells quick but delicious soup. there's something called "pho" and it says it includes a spicy option, so prompto's quick to pin that location.]

Oh, this place's not too far...

You been thinking about what you can do while you're here? I'm buying, by the way.

[tishina]

you're buying?

[there's still a bit of a pause whenever deimos texts. but the delay is hardly an issue considering he's using more words to communicate. anyone who's spent more than a minute with deimos would realize that he's being more open.]

i've been looking. even tho i'm fairly strong i don't think i'd be taken seriously for manual labor and the service industry is...

[a lot of speaking.]

i have skills just not the ones people want.