—— ❝ 𝑁𝑂𝑇𝐻𝐼𝑁𝐺𝑁𝐸𝑆𝑆. ❞

ㅤ( He, himself, crawls into bed, blankets pulled close. For a moment, he looks at their smaller form, before his eyes close. )

ㅤ ( They'll know, if something happens. Everyone would. )
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ㅤYou may stay on my pillow ... But I'm exusted.
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ㅤ( Way is made to his room, Lyric set gently down at the furstest end of plush pillow. )

ㅤ( They have better people to hear from, anyway.
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ㅤHe pets at the back of their neck with a sigh. )
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ㅤAre you full ? Content ?

ㅤ( Resting, truthfully - He needs it. )

ㅤ( He does ; but he also, needs his solitude ... )

( Perhaps he was. Friendship was not something he was built for. If they wanted to speak - They'd have to come to him.

Finger scratches at the back of their neck as he hums. )

You cannot stay in my room, but yours is kept.

ㅤ( There wasn't a need. If they wanted to talk, they knew where to find Ulquiorra, in any case. A soft hum, as he absently eats. )
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ㅤI'm going back to bed, after this.

ㅤ( He would hope so ... It is fruit. )
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How have your partners been ? I've not heard word from Nnoitra since the day he dragged me off.

ㅤ( A chip is broken, halved, and presented to their mouth. )
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ㅤYou're very bossy, for someone so small.

ㅤ( He's eating just fine ; more than he has, in the past. He reaches cabinet, pulling out a bag of banana chips. )
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ㅤWill this appease you.

ㅤOh, I most certainly would.

ㅤIf you keep it up, I will drop you in the tub, and watch you try to claw your way out.

ㅤSpare me, won't you.
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ㅤ( He sighs, careful as he pushes blankets from his figure. He's looking a little better - but not by much. )
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ㅤFine. Let's go eat. Since you will not stop the incessant squeaking.

ㅤYou may throw that attitude in the rubbish bin, and try again.
I helped myself to Tesla's food not too long ago, and the remains are in my kitchen.

ㅤ( He's eaten, some. He went to bathe yesterday. )
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You're being ridiculous. Dramatic, even.

ㅤ( Shoulders hunch, and he immediately grabs them, gentle enough not to squeeze. )
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ㅤLyric. Honestly.

ㅤ... Yes. I hear you.

ㅤ( Barely a stir. )

Rolling over in bed. He isn't getting up.

ㅤIt'll heal.

ㅤ ( Offering his arm. )

ㅤ' It's well - meaning. Well intended, I believe. I've grown a little gaunt, but I am ... listening. Eating more than the norm. Trying - "trying" to make... friends. '

ㅤHand raises, a polite decline. Drinking always left him ... feeling a bit off.
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ㅤ ' ... I've missed seeing you around, you know. I've been being berated quite a lot, you'd enjoy listening. '

ㅤIt's been some time ; but he'll keep the King company.
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ㅤㅤㅤHappy Valentine's Day.

ㅤHappy Valentine's Day, Lyric.

ㅤI need a nap. That was horrid.

ㅤNo.

ㅤNo. No, I wish that were the case.

ㅤ... ' Gooning? ' Awful. Wretched.

ㅤThe irony is flavorful, that's for certain.