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⠀⠀fidgeting , nervously . steven hadn't seen @yonkouism for quite some time . a bouquet of flowers & some chocolates in hand as he waits for the pirate to arrive . hopefully ... hopefully he turns up .ᐟ
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back into his taxi, he went ——
streets were busy, which meant Jake
may have good business ... good pay .
after driving a few minutes, he saw
the 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐑 flagging for a cab &
pulled up . “ need a ride ? ”
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another sleepless night on Stevens
behalf —— scared to sleep as his
body seemed to have a mind of its
own . . . and he starts to fall asleep
on the bus , head rests against the
𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐑 .
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shake of head—— something about his expression was enough for Steven to reach out . touch so gentle to grasp his hand , throat cleared as face warms , surprised by his own ‘ boldness ’
“ lets go together . we can go to tescos . ”
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“ you don’t have to drink it, s’mostly for me, i can kill a bottle by myself… don’t ask if i’m alcoholic. ” offers a sheepish “heh” underneath his breath, squiggly amole in tow really emphasizing embarrassment.
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hopeful doe—like eyes as offers suggested , truly hoping shanks would accept and come back with him . if he really needed a drink ... then he'd order some
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“ booze ? ” slight headscratch , as he liked to stay away from any of the sort . drinking wasn't his thing , it made him feel even less control over his body ... than he was .
“ uhm , how about a nice cuppa with biscuits ? ”
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“ serendipity’s in my favor it seems, that sounds like a swell idea, steven, i’ll take ya’ up on it. though i have one request, that there be some kinda booze. ”
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awkward grin displays over face , eager to greet @yonkouism , though face somewhat falls at others expression ...
“ 'ello , its uh , me ! ... steven , you look a little rough . do you wanna come round mine for some food ? ”
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deep breath , bags under eyes
more prominent than usual . if
Shanks believed him , he'd be so
grateful ... but Steven knew how
crazy it all sounded .
“ basically, an Egyptian jackal was
brought back to life & Marc
killed it . ”
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“ well —— thats the part where
it becomes even crazier ... like
absolutely bonkers i must've
eaten meat and got some weird
side affect , ... kinda bonkers . ”
throat cleared as rambles slow ,
hand gentle to take Shanks
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head tilts in thought, though attempt’s made to dissect &&. grasp what’s being said ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ shanks’ heard &&. seen less believable things.
who is he to doubt what’s told .ᐣ it’s real enough to prompt confession like so.
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wrist & guide him to an area that
was more secluded than current .
“ there was this god . khonshu ...
turns out Marc works for Khonshu
the God of the moon —— &
we was bein' chased in the uh
museum by a jackal ”
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