if i were yours

[floofcoaster]

Behold the wolf in his unnatural habitat, eating the foods of his people in traditional quantities, his typical companion away in the distant land of The Bathroom.

That is to say, Zeus is in Milliways with one and a half heavily topped pizzas, waiting for Harley and Andrea to come back.

Comments

[thaumobabble]

"You just changed phases. Sublimated them, practically, you skipped one."

[aeskhyne]

"Oh, is that what that was. Huh."

[thaumobabble]

"Yep. What's it like on the inside?"

[aeskhyne]

"Like... mm," he says, considering. "Deciding that if Bella's too freaked out to save the world, I'll do it."

[thaumobabble]

"Huh."

Glass doesn't comment on whether that seems likely to her.

[instar]

"Assuming I'm not being had," says Butterfly, "I think I'll be okay to do it after a few days, tops, to decompress." Wryly, "It's sort of my specialty."

[aeskhyne]

Trouble shrugs.

"I'm pretty sure we're not being had."

[instar]

"That would sure be nice."

[aeskhyne]

"Yep."

Trouble hugs his lapful of Harley.

[thaumobabble]

"A few days to decompress is easy," Glass says. "I wonder who else you have besides a Joker. I can run a sweep and see."

[instar]

"I'd - rather find that out myself and do it myself, I think."

[thaumobabble]

"Sure."

[aeskhyne]

Trouble is pretty sure Zeus was one of Rhea, but he doesn't see any point in bringing that up right now.

[thaumobabble]

The five minute mark passes.

Glass whisks Butterfly away.

[aeskhyne]

Trouble thinks for a few minutes, snuggling Harley, and then he checks that Robin isn't in the middle of anything public and includes her in the time-bubble. Explanations ensue.

It takes Trouble freecasting back to Milliways to reopen his door, plus a little more teleportation and time dilation, but he gets Robin into the bar and goes back to the asteroid to snuggle Harley some more.

[hold_infinity]

Robin finds the Belltower. She peers at it.

[mind_game]

"Hello," says a woman's voice from one of the external speakers.

[hold_infinity]

"Hi," says Robin. "Is my friend Bella - Butterfly - in there?"

[mind_game]

"Yes, she is. You're whitelisted to visit her if you like."

[hold_infinity]

"Yeah, thanks."

[mind_game]

The door opens. Butterfly is not on the first floor. "Stairs are to your left," says Jane.

[hold_infinity]

In she goes. She finds the stairs.

[instar]

Butterfly is on the second floor.

"Hi, Robin."

[subtly_artistic]

With her is someone who looks just like her, but several years older. "Hi."

[hold_infinity]

"Hi and hi," says Robin. "So - Butterfly - decided if we're being had yet?"