anise [spacecoast]

[verminous]

anise can do anything she wants forever

Comments

[sexyasmieu]

So they just... what, abandoned you? And the others?

[verminous]

Exactly that, yeah.

Once you've worked for a fallen Corp, nobody takes you in after that.

[sexyasmieu]

Seriously? That's brutal...

[verminous]

That's how the City is. Always has been.

[sexyasmieu]

But you're with a company now, right? So is that one different?

[verminous]

...well, at the root of it, Limbus Company's probably the same as any other in the City, but. I owe 'em for taking me on.

[sexyasmieu]

So it's not exactly a happy ending, but it's not the worst way things could go...

[verminous]

-yeah. Yeah, it's something like that. And Dante's been better to work with, anyway.

[sexyasmieu]

[ nods... ]

Um, Gregor...

I brought something I wanted to give you... You don't mind, right?

[verminous]

You-- did?

[he blinks, obviously surprised, but.]

...I'd never mind you, Anise.

[sexyasmieu]

[ aw...

okay, she'll call over a senior crew member to pass him something in the brig. mods said they will allow this!

... it's something small, black, and shiny. and since he's probably wondering... ]

... It's candy.

[verminous]

[blinking down at it...]

Is it-? Haven't seen this kind before.

[sexyasmieu]

It's one of those limited ones, from Scrap.

[verminous]

Oh. Did you want me to-?

[but, like, why. he's just having emotional regulation problems or something.]

[sexyasmieu]

[ nods! ]

They're only good until the end of this week, right? So I wanted you to have it.

[verminous]

I mean, I don't think it'd do me any good, but I-- still appreciate it, Anise.

[you're gonna have to tell him to do it i'm sorry sweet anise]

[sexyasmieu]

[ watches him not eating this thing. ]

... Um, it's actually for eating...

[verminous]

I- well. Okay.

[he doesn't have it in him to tell her no, like, ever.

so yes he will eat it.]

[sexyasmieu]

... You don't hate spicy things or anything, right?

[ don't ask this now. ]

[verminous]

[ANISE HES FUCKING GERMAN

which is to say that as soon as she says this it's, like, it's that thing where your dog is eating something they shouldn't have but they already started chewing it and you know, they might as well finish it, they're already in trouble

that's him but the trouble is oh god he's afraid for his tongue]

[sexyasmieu]

[ oops. ]

Maybe I should've smuggled some tea in, too...

[verminous]

[it's okay he still has a bottle of water in here from people aggressively feeding him and he's CHUGGING IT before wiping his face, wheezing.]

A-anise, I'm not dying until later...

[and then just sort of. blinks. oh. his mouth's on fire and.]

I'm not- mad about it.

[sexyasmieu]

[ she did not actually know how spicy it was. ]

Are you okay?

[verminous]

I don't... know? I think--

[this is so hard to vocalize when he's also like tearing up from spiciness and nostalgia both this is such a funny combo god]

I think I feel a little better?

[sexyasmieu]

[ hands pressed against the barrier. ]

Really!?