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"This is Kaveh. I can't answer right now, but please leave a message!"

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[empyrean_mirror]

[Well, Kaveh's pretty much a puddle on the couch (one assumes Alhaitham is lurking nearby), and he looks....kind of like a wet cat. Full despair.

Oh he has his shellphone nearby, that's probably why.]

Are you here to put me out of my misery, Dehya.

[legendofthelion]

Sure am. [She rattles the bag for emphasis.] You didn't sleep there, did you?

[empyrean_mirror]

No, I think he [Kaveh waves a hand around expressively. They know who he means.] Put me to bed?

[Which would probably explain the pajamas. But. He's pushing himself to sitting upright. Gotta sit up to take painkillers, alas.]

[legendofthelion]

Ah. [Dehya passes the bag over.] So at least you don't have a crick in your neck on top of everything else.

[Everything. Else.]

[empyrean_mirror]

...Everything else.

[Dehya. Dehya have you no sense of mercy.]

[legendofthelion]

Guess he hasn't told you about last night yet? [She glances aside to Kaveh's phone, laying abandoned.]

[empyrean_mirror]

...Two-hundred and eighty eight.

[Kaveh mumbles, and just looks at the floor, his feet, the bag, anywhere but Dehya.

Yeah he's been informed of a few things.]

[legendofthelion]

[Dehya blinks slowly.] You took another one?

[Yeah.]

[empyrean_mirror]

[Kaveh groans, unlocks his phone, and holds up the home screen for her.

To the new headlock selfie.

Drunk Kaveh set it as the home screen.]

[legendofthelion]

[Dehya whistles.] Didn't know you were into that.

[empyrean_mirror]

I don't remember taking this so I cannot answer what I am and am not into, Dehya.

[He's so upset about not remember tbh.]

[legendofthelion]

I didn't need an answer. [She waves her hands. Kaveh can contemplate that when he has less of a headache and is on his own. Because he will.] Anyway, you should get some rest. You really look like you need it.

[empyrean_mirror]

The painkillers should help with that, at least.

[He sighs a bit to himself.]

...Was it really over a thousand comments?

[legendofthelion]

I didn't go through all of them. [Her lips quirk up..] That was already more of Alhaitham than I ever wanted to see.

[empyrean_mirror]

...Dehya what do you mean by that?

[Kaveh has somehow manage to grow several shades paler.]

[legendofthelion]

[Dehya just raises a brow, silent.

And then, after leaving him to suffer for a minute, she laughs.] Don't worry, you didn't share his dick. Far as I know.

[empyrean_mirror]

There is a lot of the rest of him you are conspicuously not covering?

[DEHYA? DEHYA DON'T DO THIS TO HIM???]

[legendofthelion]

'Cause there was a lot of him not covered. [There's no saving Kaveh from the photo of Alhaitham with a towel barely on his hips.]

[empyrean_mirror]

What?

[Oh he downright squeaked. You made a grown man squeak, Dehya, I hope you're happy.]

[legendofthelion]

Hey, if Alhaitham didn't bring it up it must not have bothered him, right? [Dehya waves a hand.] You probably still feel like shit, so take a painkiller and a nap.

[And worry about sorting through 1,000 comments later.]

[empyrean_mirror]

Oh, sure, just take a nap while I've gone and drunkenly posted my--posted Alhaitham to the public for the whole network to see. Easy.

[Mehrak has helpfully floated off to get him a glass of water for the painkillers tho.]

Anything else I should be emotionally prepared for before I check my shellphone, Dehya?

[legendofthelion]

[Dehya hums, rubbing her chin.] I don't think there's anything else. Least not about you, but you and Zack set off a whole thing with people posting pictures.

[She smiles, this time more reassuring.] It was all in good fun, don't worry.

[empyrean_mirror]

All in good fun...

[He sighs a little, and shakes his head, but he does--pause. And stare at Dehya a bit.]

...Hey, before you go, let me ask you something.

[legendofthelion]

[Dehya's about to turn to go when Kaveh speaks up again. She stops.] What's up?

[empyrean_mirror]

[He smiles, a little lopsided, and very warm.]

You were helping him with his 'research survey', weren't you?