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    Sarah
    Does anyone have the number for Shane's girl from Boston? I feel bad that they've been seeing each other for this long and we've never added her here.

    Jackie
    Oh good point! Let me ask Hayden.

    Jackie has added Lily to the conversation

    Lily
    what
    what is this

    Or: Ilya Rozanov is, apparently, one of the girls.

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    31 Dec 2025

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    When Marcille turns back to examine the plant, he lets his lights drift past her to illuminate it. She takes a step forward. And then a tentaclus vine, clinging to the wall above their heads, promptly smacks her off the pathway and into the depths of the pit.

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    Caves, cooking, and possible camaraderie.

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    19 Jun 2025

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    No matter what he thinks of himself, the truth of Kabru is simple: he wants what’s best. He’s a pathetic hypocrite, and he’s deeply uncomfortable with others’ discomfort. Especially Laios’. Well, perhaps only Laios’.

    “Then maybe you should attack me." He goes on, already expecting the sputtered rejection. “You think you want to, what, bite me? Drink my blood. Eat me? If youー if you have a little, then maybe the taste will put you off it."

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    16 Jun 2025

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    In the handful of years since [spoilers], it's obvious to Kabru that his friend is unhappy. Despite the brave face Laios attempts to wear. They had all been at their respective roles long enough to form a routine. Now, staring down the looming reality of living out the rest of their days in this way, Kabru takes it upon himself to cheer Laios up. How? The only way he knows how: talking about people.

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    Kabru’s second try at a smile was genuine. Almost dopey at the unadulterated joy on Laios’ face. This was what Kabru was trying to do, the thing that made all his prior foolishness worthwhile. If he could give Laios this happiness, he would put up with all the embarrassment in the world. And wasn’t that a thought.

    “I really am glad. I know all of the nuances can be confusing and frustrating, but it’s the sheer complexity of the way people act that’s fascinating to me. I think it’s very rewarding to work through the puzzle in order to see the bigger picture. Maybe in time you could feel the same way,” Kabru spoke softly, feeling oddly buoyant.

    “I’d like that, I think,” Laios returned a dopey smile of his own.

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    When he closes his eyes, he sees a portrait. The one of Laios, sat on his throne, dressed in his finery. Sometimes it feels like it’s painted inside his eyelids or framed somewhere on the back of his skull. It’s an image Kabru has always liked, ever since the day it got hung up. The king’s likeness captured near perfectly, with all his nervous edges buffed out. He looks like he belongs there.
    Kabru hopes that when Laios is long gone, that is how he is remembered.

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    01 Jun 2025