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voice HI I MEANT TO DO THIS SOONER

[alsoagirl]

Hey, there. It's Jessica.

[ This feels awkward, but she felt it'd have been more awkward to bust into a suite that no longer belonged to her, tempting though it was. ]

Heard you missed me.

[ There's humor in her voice, but it's gentle. Wouldn't want to kick up his allergic reaction to friendship too much. ]

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[dothelokimotion]

[ that voice . . . ]

You came back.

♥️

[alsoagirl]

I did. It was [ --and she deepens her voice, attempting to emulate the demon at the front desk-- ] "an unfortunate mistake releasing you, and we appreciate your cooperation."

[ You can almost hear the eye roll. ]

Lucky me, right?

[dothelokimotion]

That is . . . a certain kind of luck, I suppose.

Are you all right?

[alsoagirl]

I got the best luck. Kind of my thing.

[ She giggles, but it fades fast. She's not even sure if she can answer the question honestly. A silence drags on for a while. ]

I'm...good enough. I mean, I'm makin' all sorts of new friends already.

[ In the loosest sense of the word. Some had been food more than anything... ]

You been okay?

[dothelokimotion]

[ there's a short pause. ]

I'm fine.

[ loki's not going to admit more than that. the sin, the fever, his time as a cenobite. ]

[alsoagirl]

That bad, huh?

[ She's not going to pry, but she can read into that response pretty well. ]

You don't have to talk about it. [ Then, hesitantly: ] But...I'm here if you ever need me.

[ Her expectations of him taking her up on the offer are low, but she feels better at least knowing she put it out there. ]

[dothelokimotion]

. . . I appreciate that but I will be fine. They were just setbacks, nothing more.

[alsoagirl]

Hey, whatever you say, champ. Just offerin'.

[ She sighs quietly. Even knowing how stubborn he is, it's always a sight to behold. ]

Just one more thing, so I don't keep you too long... [ She sighs again, for a different reason this time. ] It's true that Draco isn't here anymore, right?

[dothelokimotion]

[ a faint pause. ]

I'm afraid not. Where he has gone . . . I cannot say.

[alsoagirl]

...Figured. Hope he went home like I did, at least. And that these chucklefucks don't bring him back.

[ And no, that was not a sniffle! ]

Well, thanks. I'll leave you be. But, um...weird as it is, I'm kind of glad you're still here.

[dothelokimotion]

[ huh. ]

You went home?

[alsoagirl]

[ She's so used to popping in and out of worlds being a thing that the nonchalance (or maybe resignation?) is evident in her voice. ]

Well, yeah. Almost wish I hadn't. It's such a tease.

[dothelokimotion]

It certainly seems cruel.

[ loki would have been wrecked if he got to go back. at all. and then yanked once more to this place. ]

[alsoagirl]

Oh, hell yeah. But I'm used to it.

[ Somehow, she sounds older than she really is. She doesn't realize how much she's grown sometimes. ]

Thanks, though. I'm gonna go...I dunno. Break somethin'. Talk to you later, okay?

[dothelokimotion]

[ a pause. ]

Of course. Anytime.