firstworldproblem | IC Inbox (Imeeji)

I imagine I’ll let you bounce around the room as I watch.

You’ve seen the beach and planetarium. We do have a dance hall and a movie theater. Vergil has an outdoor space but that should be his to show you. Ah, and an aquarium.

Oh, I think someone has mentioned the aquarium to me before! I would love to see that.

[He chuckles.]

You're quite lucky with the kind of rooms you can get, hmm? We are rather more restricted by our aesthetic. Not that I dislike it, as such, but I would prefer to be able to have more... organic spaces, as it were.

[He taps his chin as they head there.]

Could you make a room of holograms? Then you could almost make it seem real.

[I am on mobile so I can’t find the room description but it is half office / half aquarium. Plenty of very large tanks that cover the walls.

Emet finds a couch and sprawls across it.]

Or you just might have to import in the foliage.

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Oh, I could certainly have holograms. I believe Intensity has a lot of notes on creating those as well... But I'm certain you know that I enjoy things with more presence, as it were.

[Levity goes to put his notes and everything on an available desk before, indeed, skipping off to check out the aquariums! Heeeere fishy fishy fishy.]

I do wonder if I could have someone on LiliS help me out, although I'm pretty certain that the two people I know on that unit best do not have much interest in gardening.

That man was serious about his work. I do wish him the best.

[There will be brightly colored fish abound along with that wavy reflection that litters the floor and walls that makes everything seem a little more serene.]

What sort of plants do you like? I was imagining bright and bold, but you may yet surprise me.

[FISHY!!! He smiles, watching them. They're pretty.]

Mm... Depends on the setting, I suppose. I do quite like variety!

[He gasps in delight as an idea comes to him.]

Oh--what a fool I am. I should definitely have lilies!

[like, you know, his WIFE,]

[He can’t help but laugh as he slouches further into the couch.]

Of course. Well, they are hardly that expensive on the shop. Treat yourself. A little life and warmth to brighten up your space.

[Ehehe ★]

I certainly will. Oh, and speaking of plants - did I tell you I finally gave Ardyn his gift?

You did not. Was he delighted?

[Emet is 99% sure his was. How could he not be?]

[Cute... Levity turns to face him, raising his hand and holding his thumb and index finger apart to indicate approximate size.]

I think he was rather touched! I made him a lapel pin, about this big, with the ornament of the three herbs that are the main ingredients of absinthe--the drink, that is. I confess, I was quite delighted to see him wear it.

How clever! A gift unique and specialized for him and the decisions he has made up until now. He did tell me once that he did prefer his Baritones name to his actual one.

And of course you were delighted. You did always enjoy watching others flourish and grow with just a hint of pushing. You can be terribly showy, but I found your subtle touches always had more impact.

[...closes his eyes briefly because of COURSE absinthe actually likes his new name better but let levity call him "ardyn" because he doesn't hate it so that's okay. god. why are baritones like this. someone's going to get a talk later.]

Is it not the contrast between my usual extravagance and those subtler acts that provides that impact?

[Don’t think he didn’t catch that.]

Levity?

[He can deny things.]

What is it?

[Motioning for him to come sit with him.]

Missing my company already?

[He chuckles fondly, sitting down to pat Emet on the head.]

[He accepts it with minimal grumping! Though really it is zero grumping. He is just happy he is here.]

I’ve seen that face. Was it a mischievous jest or a scolding that came to mind?

[Yes, but it's not fun if they don't at least pretend to be their usual grump-and-gremlin combo!]

More the latter. I'm learning that with your unit I really, really need to structure my questions in such a way that there is no room to wriggle out of telling the truth.

And what lie did you catch?

Not a lie as such... but rather a truth rather than the truth.

[He sighs, fondly exasperated.]

I did not know he prefers the name Absinthe more. When I asked him about it, he said he was fine with me calling him Ardyn, but there is a difference between being fine with something and liking something, isn't there?

I simply asked him which he preferred when I learned of both. I don’t think he dislikes the name. Ardyn.

Hmm. Sometimes you simply choose the option for the health benefit, in your case giving you a reprieve. The sacrifice small.

Like drinking one of those awful kale smoothies for example.

I'll ask him again, then. It's true that I did need that change at the time, and I am quite fond of that name... But it's not so much about me as it is about him now.

[Unfortunately, he still really likes Absinthe.]

Do you really dislike those? I think they're quite nice. A little bland on their own, perhaps, but you could easily add something like apple to them.

Also, I've argued with ZRAEL about whether a smoothie is a soup. What's your stance there?

You know his past as well as I, and will make adjustments accordingly.

As for your question....

[He looks thoughtful for a moment.]

Nero said it best. Temperature is key. A warm kale smoothie is all but soup is not.

[These are, unironically, two of the best minds of their generation.]

But there are cold soups as well. Don't you think it's possible to classify the smoothies as one of those?

Perhaps the green ones. But can a fruit smoothie ever be considered soup?

And your unit is the experimentation lives. Perhaps you could ask around. Though that might be more of survey.

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