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[rumores]

text, locked to Hargreeves, Prim, Remus, Sirius;

I know celebrating Thanksgiving may seem stupid, but Remus and I are going to be making dinner on Thursday. We’ll be at his apartment, so if you’re free and want to partake, swing by. It’s nothing traditional, and honestly it’s more of a ‘let’s share a meal and hang out’ situation, but figured it’d be nice if we did something together.

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[imprudency]

oh goodness me
must i surround myself with delightful company and eat food
are you trying to turn me into some wickedly honest family man
gross

ps i'll be there with bells on but really you had me at free food

[rumores]

That is my devious plan, yes.

Good, I’ll see you there.

LOCKED;

Would you go with me to get a tree after, or sometime over the weekend? A certain little girl from back home got me used to that tradition, and I don’t want to break it.

[ Considering how much she has shared about Claire this weekend, it only feels right to share this with him, too. This one at least doesn’t feel as heavy as her birthday. ]

allison/klaus;

[imprudency]

ooh are we decorating for the holidays
i always loved watching grace get into the festive spirit
can i dress an as elf when we go?

[ Yes, Allison. That's what he meant to say. Yes. ]

allison/klaus;

[rumores]

Yes, that’s my plan. I’m not sure if Darcy is big on the holidays so I’m mainly getting a tree for my room. And decorations.

I can help you decorate your place, if you want.

And yes, obviously. I’ll even agree to festive hats for this.

allison/klaus;

[imprudency]

i'll have to confer with the great and mighty sirius black but i want a tree
no clue how to decorate it though
maybe i can hang the laundry out to dry on it what do you think
very festive
i'll find us fancy hats to wear

allison/klaus;

[rumores]

Oh my god, no. I’ll show you all that one Miss Claire Hargreeves taught me about how to properly decorate it.
You’ll be proud of how many lights she likes on trees.

Perfect, thanks.

Hey, how are you doing?

[ As nice as the silence is in her head is, she hates that it comes at the cost of her brother having the voices back in his. Or that’s what she guesses happened, considering she can no longer see her ghostly companions. ]

allison/klaus;

[imprudency]

oooh yes i am glad to learn the skills of the great master
i will make the best grasshopper don't you worry

[ There's a few seconds that pass before the next message comes through. ]

peachy as ever of course
tony's back to normal and all is right with the world
as much as i will miss the pull out couch my back is absolutely singing my praises for the support of a real bed

[ deflection, what? never. ]

allison/klaus;

[rumores]

I have no doubt.
We’ll go raid the aisle of decorations and make a day out of it.

Ah, right.
I’m sorry I can’t take this from you
Are you gonna be at your place? I’m not working tonight, so we can catch up on some 90 Day Fiancé episodes we’ve missed with all this insanity, if you want company.

[ She won’t push it, but like when they were kids - especially now, after she has seen what he lives through - she wants him to know he’s not alone. ]

text;

[solipsistically]

Thanks, Allison. I'll make sure I stop by for a little bit.

[ Maybe by Thursday he'll be feeling a little less down about being stuck back in this stupid teenage body. It had been nice while it lasted having the right one, at least, right? ]

ALLISON;
Do you need any help with anything?

Five/Allison;

[rumores]

Sounds good.

Thanks, but I think we’re covered. If you have a special request of something specific, just let me know by Wednesday.

I think things are starting to go back to how they were - the ghosts are all gone. Do you still have Richie’s power?

Five/Allison;

[solipsistically]

Nah, I'm fine. Thanks, though.
Whatever you guys decide is good enough for me. I'm not picky.

Nope, it's gone. Everything's back to normal. I'm glad the ghosts are gone for you, though. It's one thing for Klaus to have to deal with it, but he's had it his whole life and he's accustomed to it, for better or worse. We were both a little worried about the toll it might take on you.

Five/Allison;

[rumores]

It was intense, but I actually wish I could still help him with a break every once in a while. It’s a lot, Five. Whether or not he’s used to it, it’s so much worse than what we’ve seen here and there.

I’m sorry things got flipped back for you too, though. Do you need anything?

[ Asking him if he’s okay feels pointless - none of them will ever answer that honestly - so she opts for that instead. ]

Five/Allison;

[solipsistically]

I know, I would if I could, too.
I don't even have to know it firsthand to know it's a lot. You can tell just by the way he used to carry himself and even now, sometimes. I'm sure it's overwhelming on its best days.

It's fine. At least now Richie won't end up stuck in time somewhere all by himself. I wouldn't wish that on anybody.

No, I'm fine. Thanks, though.

Five/Allison;

[rumores]

[ No, she wants to tell him. It’s so much more than that. It’s so much worse than that. Allison had always thought she had known, too, but it’s not something she can really explain so she drops it. ]

Okay. If that changes, just let me know.

Five/Allison;

[solipsistically]

Yeah, I will.

[ No, he won't. Even if he did let her know, there's nothing she can do to help him. Being back in the right body hit differently than just being exposed to his past self in the right body. He'll be cursed to this childish body forever and it gets in the way of a lot of things. If there was something his sister could do, he knows she'd have done it already. ]

Thanks, though.

text;

[imprudency]

you better stop by mister
we know where you live

five/klaus;

thanks for looking out for her

text;

[solipsistically]

I probably will.

five/klaus;
You don't need to thank me for that.

five/klaus;

[imprudency]

you had your own shit going on too
so the thanks still stands
are you back to whatever our fucked up normal is?
the eglaf undead scheduled their welcome back bash at 3 am
really considerate of them

five/klaus;

[solipsistically]

My own shit made me better off than I normally am, so I don't think it actually counts, Klaus.

But you're welcome. And yes, I'm back to normal. I'm surprised either of you thinks I'd look like this by choice.

We'll have to figure something out to try to override that noise for you. There's bound to be something, magic or technological, that exists that'll work.

five/klaus;

[imprudency]

one of us deserved something good out of all that so it might as well be you old man
if i could find a way to keep it that way for you i would

and i'll have you know i can't see your face right now as we're currently engaging in what the kids fondly refer to as 'texting'
text based messaging really is so very impersonal though but i'll abstain from video as i know the very sight of me might be too much for your newly de-aged eyes to handle

but don't worry about me
oh it's just a little white noise so there's nothing to figure out
nothing to write home about

five/klaus;

[solipsistically]

Yeah, I suppose. I know you would.

Yeah, yeah, all right. Got it. I'm not in the mood for video right now or I would've started a video to Allison instead of sticking with her starting format, so I appreciate you refraining from indulging your urge.

We both know that's bullshit, but in the interest of not having you turn the line of questioning back on me, I'll pretend that I believe you. That won't change my interest in trying to find a way to make it possible for you to mute it every once in a while.

[littleducktails]

I can't say that it's something that I've done at home, but with everyone talking about it I've looked things up.

Is there anything I can do to help - can I come early to help cook? Or bring something in particular?

[rumores]

We won’t be making a traditional Thanksgiving dinner, but I promise it’ll be good.

Please don’t feel like you have to, but if you’d like to join us in the kitchen, you’re welcome to do so.

[littleducktails]

Oh that's fine - I don't have anything to compare it to personally anyway, so I'm just happy to spend time with you all.

I like to help, though.

[rumores]

Yeah, that’s what I’m looking forward to. It’ll be nice to spend time together.

Sounds good, just drop by whenever you’d like that day.