thusnarcissuswept:
you’ve no idea how lonely i sometimes am pulp kitchen, post-gala open to all !!
Julian was, for once in their life, perfectly content to stay right where they were: smack in the middle of a beautiful sunbeam, leather-clad feet propped up on the windowsill they sat beside. Settled in with a book in hand, they were prepared to spend the afternoon reading in peace. Or rather, leaving everyone else in peace. Within minutes of starting the book, however, that constant inclination toward striking up a conversation with basically anyone crawling into their very bones.
They fought it at first, adjusting in their seat and refocusing on a line of text they had already read three times without absorbing one bit. If someone wants a conversation with you, they’ll approach you, they chided themself. Besides, alone time was supposed to be good for you, right?
Wrong, wrong, definitely wrong. Five minutes later they were out of their seat, heading toward the first person they recognized armed with a smile. At least nobody could say they didn’t try.
“Pardon the interruption, but you look so engrossed it’s hard not to take interest,” they said, almost theatrical in tone. “What are you reading that has you so fascinated?”
There he was, elbow propped up against one of the many tall bookshelves, and nose buried deep within the pages of A Life Decoded. The title alone intrigued him enough to abandon the pile of books he once held in those lanky arms of his, to the spot on the floor beside his feet. They’d been sitting there for the past hour as he flipped through the pages.
Psi recognized the face before him instantly, despite the sunglasses that rested on his nose, a seemingly opaque barrier between his eyes and the outside world.
“No problem at all, old chap!” Like any good reflection, he mimicked the tone of voice offered to him in jest. Player 2 has joined the game. Turning the book over in his hand to peer at the cover, he continued, “I believe this is a tome of the biological kind, my friend. I must say it’s quite interesting!”

















