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[lempereur]

I met Mai when I first got here, she was offering food in exchange for designs. Brendan, I met at that party, he kissed me, and it got out of hand.

[ Just the facts! ]

[codeoracle]

Did everyone get kissed at that party?

[She mutters, a frown pulling at the corners of her mouth again. To be fair the only person that had kissed her was Akira, but she's starting to think parties should be off the table.]

So why did this Mai person attack you? It kind of seems out of the blue...

[lempereur]

[ He hesitates, thinking. ]

I don't think Yuri did.

[ shh parties are fun. You won't regret your actions until...halfway through the night. ]

After everything with Adachi, I did not feel like doing any work for her, and she did not like my answer.

[codeoracle]

...Parties are weird.

[She regrets nothing from that party thank you. And that includes weird bonding time with Akechi.]

She attacked you because you wouldn't work for her. You need new patrons.

[Another pause.]

You don't think she'll try pulling that again, do you?

[lempereur]

She and I have finished collaborating, and I have told her as much. She can't make me draw for her, so there is no choice but to accept it.

[codeoracle]

Good...You're better off finding patrons that respect you and your work anyway.

[She can't quite grasp how Yusuke must feel to have lost all of that work--the time and the effort--but she knows it must suck.

She grows quiet for a moment then, checking the code as it seems to be winding down.]

I think this is about done. I've managed to net a few feeds so we have a good network to observe for right now...

[lempereur]

...I have the mural now. I just need to get out of bed and go to Nonah.

[codeoracle]

Are you...going to be okay to work on it?

[He obviously needed sleep, and all of this mess was probably not helping with the creative vibes. She wouldn't really know, but she assumed it wasn't helping matters.]

I mean I guess you have to have a deadline so...

[lempereur]

Of course I will.

[ Well, maybe not of course. Probably. He musters up a smile, not that Futaba will see it, unless she's going of her way to look at his face. ]

It might just take an unexpected direction. There isn't anything wrong with that.

[codeoracle]

I guess not. The unexpected can be kind of cool sometimes, right?

[She gives a slight shrug before moving to sit up more fully.]

I should probably let you get to work on that. Since you're being stubborn about sleep anyway.

[lempereur]

[ Futaba pls. That's the sort of thing he has to devote the day to! It's too late to worry about now. He'll be in Nonah tomorrow. ]

I am not being stubborn.

[codeoracle]

[You expect her to know how this art thing works? Ha.]

You are, too. Case in point: You're still awake.

[lempereur]

Barely.

[ Which is accurate! Having another person around helps. Maybe not with the nightmares, but with getting him to relax enough to try. ]

[codeoracle]

Uh huh. When I told you that you could have slept awhile ago.

[She's just giving you a hard time, Yusuke. Just please sleep. She worries about you.]

[lempereur]

I wasn't tired then.

[ okay fine he's totally being stubborn. Shh. ]

Hand me my pillow.

[codeoracle]

[She hands him the pillow without a question, happy that it meant he would likely be getting sleep soon.]

Do you want me to go or...I mean I don't mind staying...

[lempereur]

...you can stay. If you want.

[ Yusuke props the pillow against her leg and buries himself in it with a sigh, leaning on her a little more obviously now. He's not asking her to stay. Just...giving her the option. ]

[codeoracle]

[She takes a moment to think it over before shifting enough so she can lay back down without disturbing him too much.]

I'll stay. I'm comfortable. Just...get some sleep.