[this is actually very cute? lup is a sucker for this kind of thing.]
The Best! Wow, I'm in the presence of a celebrity. [she gives him a little grin.] This is gonna sound so depressing, but maybe you'll get some more practice time in before you go back.
[ okay, he likes the celebrity part, and he looks a little smug about it for a few seconds before he loses his cool again. ]
Ugh, see that's the thing!! Last time I agreed to be in their weird study because they said they'd give us anything we wanted as a reward, and I wanted, like, instant courtroom experience. Which, you know, I don't need, because I'm already the best, but I just wanted to be extra sure I didn't disappoint Pops! And then people died and I got experience, even if it was that really dumb fake court, and I thought maybe that was them granting my wish, but like one of those cursed rabbit foot wishes, and that everyone was dying because of me!
Then when everything was over and we got to go home, they gave us these magic coupons that we were supposed to be able to redeem to really get our wishes. And I don't know how that was actually supposed to work, but this morning was one day before the trial, so I thought hey, might as well see if I can use this now that I'm back and everything's safe! And then almost as soon as I took it out of the envelope, this whole thing started!
Yikesarooni, the universe really doesn't like you, huh? [this poor kid!!] Look, I can't really give you any silver linings without lying to your face pretty blatantly. This sucks. I don't want to give you empty platitudes.
We really just have to weather it. We don't have any other choices.
[ no the universe fucking hates him! lots of things do! ]
Y-yeah. I know.
[ he bites his lip, poking at his food some more. ]
It just feels like these bad things keep happening because of me. Like, maybe no one would be in these situations if I didn't make these stupid wishes.
[instantly!!! she reaches, actually, and takes his face in both her hands, making him look at her.]
This isn't happening because of you. You are not that important, bud, I promise. This is happening because the universe sucks, not because you think you're the center of it.
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The Best! Wow, I'm in the presence of a celebrity. [she gives him a little grin.] This is gonna sound so depressing, but maybe you'll get some more practice time in before you go back.
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Ugh, see that's the thing!! Last time I agreed to be in their weird study because they said they'd give us anything we wanted as a reward, and I wanted, like, instant courtroom experience. Which, you know, I don't need, because I'm already the best, but I just wanted to be extra sure I didn't disappoint Pops! And then people died and I got experience, even if it was that really dumb fake court, and I thought maybe that was them granting my wish, but like one of those cursed rabbit foot wishes, and that everyone was dying because of me!
Then when everything was over and we got to go home, they gave us these magic coupons that we were supposed to be able to redeem to really get our wishes. And I don't know how that was actually supposed to work, but this morning was one day before the trial, so I thought hey, might as well see if I can use this now that I'm back and everything's safe! And then almost as soon as I took it out of the envelope, this whole thing started!
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Yikesarooni, the universe really doesn't like you, huh? [this poor kid!!] Look, I can't really give you any silver linings without lying to your face pretty blatantly. This sucks. I don't want to give you empty platitudes.
We really just have to weather it. We don't have any other choices.
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Y-yeah. I know.
[ he bites his lip, poking at his food some more. ]
It just feels like these bad things keep happening because of me. Like, maybe no one would be in these situations if I didn't make these stupid wishes.
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[instantly!!! she reaches, actually, and takes his face in both her hands, making him look at her.]
This isn't happening because of you. You are not that important, bud, I promise. This is happening because the universe sucks, not because you think you're the center of it.
[that's one way to reassure someone ig]
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R-right.
[ kind of makes him feel better and worse at the same time?? ]
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she gently pats his cheek, and then lets go of him.]
Besides. We didn't have to come. We could've just said no, for this one.
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Not that any of us were going to say no. Just that we had the choice.
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