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[longwei2go]

Jinjing Sawyl Longwei

idk use your imagination

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[longwei2go]

You look like you're dressed for a sleepover. [ Yin said with a smirk as she stopped to take off her sneakers. ]

I don't really care. Everything's gonna be funny after a while anyway.

[heiroglyphs]

Even if you choose to go home tonight, I'll still be sleeping here.

[So she'll grab the remote and turn on some prebuilt comedy playlist. Didn't really matter what they were watching, this was much more to hang out and relax after another stressful week.]

Get comfy. [She hits a button on a second remote, making the blinds close and the lights dim.]

[longwei2go]

[ a snort. ] Good point.

[ Yin dug her own vape out of her pocket before plopping down. this one isn't the wimpy cigarette look-a-like; this one looks more like someone stuck a glass straw in the top of a maglite. ]

[heiroglyphs]

Holy shit.

[Vera takes a moment to appreciate the massive thing in front of her.]

You made some upgrades. The fuck is all this?

[longwei2go]

What, this? I told you what they sold you was beginner's stuff. [ she gives it a waggle. ] I use this at home. A lot more efficient, so I can go longer with the stash insurance gives me each month.

[heiroglyphs]

That's crazy. I gotta try it.

[longwei2go]

Once you get rolling, maybe. I tuned this thing for my doses after all.

[heiroglyphs]

Oh fine.

[She'll be patient for at least a little while.]

I knew you had more to teach me about this shit. I don't even know what any of that stuff does.

[longwei2go]

Yeah, I still get the feeling the guys at your shop could have taught you better, but they probably settled on the commission of getting you started with their most expensive beginner model and the rest is down to the refills. [ a sucker is born every day, and a stoner at least every three. ]

Anyway. How're you holding up? [ they didn't talk much at the party, not that it was a good place to, or... really much in between either. Yin is still on the fence about them being good friends, but has to admit that there could be worse people to spend time with. thus, appearing to give two shits is warranted. ]

[heiroglyphs]

I'm... managing. [She sinks back against the couch to take in her first long puff, coughing for just a moment before sitting up a bit more.]

Life's pretty much back to how it was, but it still gets pretty lonely, you know? I mean, she lived with me for months, we slept in the same bed. Doing all of this by myself again just feels wrong.

[longwei2go]

[ Yin occupies herself with equal parts vaping and listening, to halt the initial judgmental reply. ] Eh, she was your first right? That's gonna make her hard to get over, but not impossible.

[heiroglyphs]

So what do I have to do then? How do I get over her when she's all I think about?

[She takes another hit, closing her eyes and exhaling slowly.]

[longwei2go]

Let's see. You already tried getting blackout drunk. You've gone to at least one party I knew about. Are you telling me you didn't mack on anyone there?

[heiroglyphs]

No? I mean, Ari kissed me on a dare, but I wouldn't really call that "macking". [Air quotes.]

I try to be at least a little nuanced when it comes to that stuff.

[longwei2go]

Uh... which one's Ari, again? [ there are a lot of people she doesn't properly introduce herself to at parties so they all sort of blur together after a while. (Not that the drinking helps.) ]

[heiroglyphs]

About my height. [In heels, maybe.] Long, dark hair? Dante's girlfriend.

[longwei2go]

[ Yin leans her head back and squints at the ceiling, trying to visualize the girl in question. ] Oh. Okay.

Yeah, I wouldn't call that a score at all. Maybe your problem is that you're too subtle.

[heiroglyphs]

You think so?

[She takes another long drag.]

When I'm not subtle I just make an ass of myself. I'm really not good with this kind of shit.

[longwei2go]

You expect to master the art of seduction on your second try or something? Hah! [ Yin is far too amused by the notion. ] Please tell me you don't take dating advice from self-help books or something.

[heiroglyphs]

Reading books got me most of my other knowledge, what's wrong with doing that here?

[longwei2go]

Because people aren't algebra problems, you nerd.

[heiroglyphs]

No, algebra is easy. People are ridiculous. [Puff.]

[longwei2go]

Right. So, no books. Try an app or something. Go out. Fuck up. Get good.

I'm telling you — nothing beats experience, if you don't mind a few one night stands along the way. [ speaking of standing, Yin takes the opportunity to get up. ] You got any soda?

[heiroglyphs]

A couple Cokes in the fridge. I try not to touch the stuff.

[She's glad to quickly change subjects. It's no secret that she's terrible at socializing, as well as receiving advice. It would be a long time before she dated someone again, if ever.

And what was that about one night stands?]

[longwei2go]

Right, I forgot you actually care what you put in your body.

[ Yin's off to scour the fridge for a coke, and also see if she's got anything worth snacking on. dinner wasn't that long ago but that won't matter to her body soon. ]