MHA #4; Sunday Afternoon [12/06].

[somethingwithturquoise]

Just as she'd suggested to Annie yesterday, Summer was planning on taking today off to fully recover from any lingering hangover with some quiet, some self-care, some snuggling with the cats, binging on pizza, binging on Netflix, and getting frequently distracted by the shiny new accessory on her wrist.

All in all, the perfect ingredients for a full day of vegging and feeling good, until an angry text lit up her phone.

Well, the text was just a link, but if just a link could ever give off angry vibes, this one definitely seemed to be doing it.



Grampa Rick: https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2020/12/04/monolith-appears-in-strip-district/
Summer: u know this does nothing to convince me that this isnt just some big stupid viral marketing campaign for something right?
Grampa Rick: I know the asshole who owns that store, Summer, and he's a real piece of shit. Legit, but a piece of shit.
Summer: and youd know a real piece of shit when u saw one too huh?
Grampa Rick: You don't want to fuck around with this guy, Summer. He almost killed his own grandkid in a freak accident just to get off on some drink that gets you high.

Oh, yeah, that was earning Rick a glare through the phone, for suuuure.

Summer: OH YEAH? DID HE? DID HE REALLY GRAMPA RICK? Gee i wouldnt know anything about what THATS like why dont u tell me all about the asshole that puts his own grandkids in danger for his own sick pleasure
Grampa Rick: Would a piece of shit asshole grandpa bother looking out for you by trying to tell you not to FUCK WITH MONOLITHS, and to DEFINITELY NOT FUCK with pieces of shit like this guy?
Summer: grampa rick i have several verifying sources that i was pretty much pass out drunk this weekend so i can ASSURE you i have nothing to do with any of this!
Grampa Rick: Pass out drunk is exactly what leads to shit like this, Summer! Fuck, there aren't enough hours in the day to go over all the stupid shit I've done when pass out drunk!
Summer: ur right theres not. i didnt do this. i have no idea who did. you need to get off my dick about it already or else i am never EVER letting you live this down when it turns out to all just be FUCKING MARKETING



"Ugh," she said, to no one in particular, rolling her eyes and making an executive decision to block her grandfather because she was so not dealing with any of this on recoup day.

[[ i am a simple woman, driven by very stupid things. anyway, it's open! ]]

Comments

[1000yearstoolate]

Have you recovered?

Seivarden had been mostly fine yesterday, having left the party before things got too bad.

[somethingwithturquoise]

please. like what am i? a lightweight?

Considering she had already been talking about planning for the next one before the cup of coffee she'd been clinging to yesterday had even been finished, she was definitely fine by now.

That wasn't going to stop her from taking a recoup day all the same, of course, because self-care was important, yo, but it wasn't strictly necessary.

[1000yearstoolate]

I didn't think you were. Why am I not getting any cat pictures?

She was really bored. No, actually, worse than bored, restless, and that wasn't good. She had been to very tempted to open a portal this morning after waking up all alone in a large and comfortable bed.

She tried to tell herself that this was boring the way standing watch in gate space was, something you did that might not make sense but was something you were supposed to do.

[somethingwithturquoise]

because im being laaaaaaazyyyyyyyy

But fine, Seivarden, if that's all you were here for, give Summer a few moments to snap a few pictures of where Pancakes and Issa were all curled up together sleeping before she poked them awake and forced them to be adorable for a few other shots of them doing other things to give a good variety and flooded you with those, as well as a video of her trying to tempt Issa with a feather dangling from a string that Issa was very pointedly ignoring, until Pancakes decided that if Issa wasn't going to play with it, then she would, thank you, but once that happened, suddenly it became the most important thing in the world for Issa to possess.

u know, she then added after all the pictures and videos had been sent, u could just skip the pictures and get the actual cat

Not that she didn't LOVE having Issa around, she was super sweet and lovely, but...

[1000yearstoolate]

Seivarden smiled as she looked through the pictures and the video. It was odd to be back in this apartment without Issa, although it might not be...

It feels a bit cruel to just move her again. If she is really happy with you and Pancakes.

[somethingwithturquoise]

Summer looked over at where Issa was now turning her tail at the toy now that Pancakes no longer seemed interested in it, stalking toward the other room.

nice try seivarden. ur not getting out of taking ur cat back

i mean unless she totally hates you now for ABANDONING her.

[1000yearstoolate]

There was a quick response.

Of course I'm taking her back.

Then:

I'm not sure how long I'll be staying though. And she might hate me.

[somethingwithturquoise]

long enough for u to get a job. and there's only one way to find out. if it doesnt work tho i'll totally take her back, but i never really saw myself as a two-cat kind of person

After a pause, though, she added:

i never saw myself as a ONE cat kind of person for that matter but

Pancakes had been very convincing.

[1000yearstoolate]

I can come and pick her up.

She was easily persuaded.

[somethingwithturquoise]

please take a boxful of cat toys with you. she's gotten used to a certain amount of luxury from the trickle-down of barry's tendency for overcompensation

[1000yearstoolate]

I have plenty of space for cat toys.

She did. She could turn most of her apartment into a cat playground if needed, it wasn't like she needed all that space to herself.

[somethingwithturquoise]

good because there are a LOT of toys

And the real trick was knowing which were the ones Issa preferred or which ones Issa just liked because Pancakes liked them, too.

how're u doing, tho? after the party?

Even if Seivarden had ducked out early, it probably hadn't been early enough for Summer to have been in a state where she'd have noticed.

it was good one right???

[1000yearstoolate]

I'm fine. Yes, good party.

It was an ok party, but she wasn't going to tell Summer that. She even considered that it might have something to do with her own feelings about being back here.

Although it's going to take weeks to get the glitter off my uniform.

[somethingwithturquoise]

There had been glitter on the ceiling, too, Seivarden! There had been glitter everywhere. Someone threw up in the shower and someone else crashed in a race car bed! She big-spooned a Santa Claus, and the rando dude who hardly anyone knew that fell asleep on the lanai was actually a former one-night stand!

It was an awesome party, and don't even!

news years should be pretty great too!

Because of course she was already looking forward to the next!

also talk to Annie maybe the vaccuum for glitter barry made can work on uniforms, too!

[1000yearstoolate]

Who arranges that party?

And:

Where do I find Annie? She's the one who shot me with the glitter cannon.