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[codeoracle]

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[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.