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[dramaquinn]

[ So she's been upgraded to physical support. Okay. She'll take that as a positive.

Standing, Alice grabs her Fluid, letting Eliot lead so he can set their pace. ]

God yes. Ginger beef, noodles, bubble tea...

[ She trails off, placing the order. Being out of the room helps her breathe easier, the tightness in her chest loosening. She feels guilty for that too, but it's easily shoved away as she follows Eliot downstairs. ]

[endlessflask]

Bubble tea. I want extra pearls.

[ Now that he's talking about food, his body is screaming for it. He's not even sure if he'll be able to stomach anything, he's so tired, but god if he doesn't want to shove his face full anyway.

Downstairs, Eliot detours to the kitchen, to top off his tea - this time he doesn't even add alcohol. ]

Are we friends now?

[ He thinks they're friends now. ]

[dramaquinn]

[ Alice adds that to their order without missing a beat, and even though it takes next to no time to do, it's not until Eliot asks that that she stops to just— breathe. ]

I hope so.

[ She means that so much it almost surprises her. Even before waking up here, she thought of them all as her friends, or at least referred to them as such. But now it feels real, with some of them. With Eliot, with Kady. ]