[backdated to November 1st]

[the_ex_in_excessive]

[It's no longer October! Which means an end to boggarts, an end to sudden massive stomach wounds, aaaaaaaaaand an end to mind-altering status effects. That last one is important, because it meant that after laying waste to Poison Ivy's lab equipment in a fit of pure rage Roxie Richter spent the day mostly keeping to herself, listening to a lot of sorrowful country music, and vowing to never ever wear leaves again.

Oh, also, she sent an e-mail;

Ramona,

Please come to the same clearing where we talked that first time after stupid shit happened tonight. I swear to god this isn't another dumb thing and you'll actually like it this time.

... I really really really hope this isn't another dumb thing and you'll actually like it. Just give it a chance, okay? I am not going to talk about the beauty of nature or anything stupid like that, I swear.

~ Rox

And indeed, once night hits she's there, at that clearing with a large bag in tow, having started up a decent bonfire while she waits for her girlfriend to (hopefully??) show up.]

Comments

[the_ex_in_excessive]

I got you an entire bag full of tequila.

I mean, it doesn't make up for the stupid shit that happened or how awful I feel for my role in it, brainwashed or not, but... I thought maybe it'd help? Maybe?

[the_ex_in_xp]

[that unreadable neutral expression tries to go for some faint hint of an attempted smile]

Maybe. It would beat that punch hangover...

[the_ex_in_excessive]

[oh god, the dance. Just... trying not to cringe but she totally is a little]

... yeah.

[the_ex_in_xp]

I think that whole punch incident plus the insomnia thing left me kind of wary about...things [and you know she's looking at you like how punch is totally a stand in for something more] so...I appreciate that. Even if I'm not immediately rushing there to drink a bottle, I--yeah.

Thanks.

[the_ex_in_excessive]

You're welcome.

Look, it's... I'm... um. If you have questions, like "how could you be so stupid?" or "what the fuck, Roxie?" or... something, I could answer, or... I don't know. I really wish I knew how to undo this... everything about this...

[the_ex_in_xp]

...

Are you still trying the vegetarian thing?

[the_ex_in_excessive]

I think it's safe to say that my vegetarian phase is over.

[the_ex_in_xp]

...and the leaf couture thing?

[the_ex_in_excessive]

... it's actually less horrendously uncomfortable than you'd think. But it's also the absolute fucking stupidest thing I've ever worn and if I never wear it again it'll be too soon.

[the_ex_in_xp]

...and the kissing Poison Ivy thing?

[the_ex_in_excessive]

[oh god are you kidding me]











... that is also a thing that is never happening again, and only happened because her brainwashing thing apparently works by touch and I... may have tried to kick her out of desperation.

[the_ex_in_xp]

[it was the back of the knee wasn't it?]


...okay.

[the_ex_in_excessive]

[sighing]

And for the record, I wasn't even trying to fight her. It was... I was running across the treetops, and a branch fucking broke which never has happened to me before, and then she picked a fight over hurting the trees and I tried to bail and... tripped over a root. It was like an entire scenario where I was rolling nothing but ones, one after the other after the other.

[the_ex_in_xp]

She does have plant powers, so the root thing might not have been an accident...

[the_ex_in_excessive]

Maybe.

God, I'm the worst girlfriend ever.

[the_ex_in_xp]

Not the worst.

But you could suck less than you did a few days ago...

[the_ex_in_excessive]

It would be a little hard to not suck less than that.

But anything I can do to go above and beyond that level of sucking less...

[the_ex_in_xp]

[shrugs, looking toward the fire]

I can think of ways. ...but then I've got a bad dating track record.

[the_ex_in_excessive]

I know. Which is why you didn't deserve to have to deal with this shit.

[the_ex_in_xp]

There were vague similarities between Todd's vegan superiority and the Twins's "you just don't get it" but... [exhales] it wasn't you, right? So logically I know I should just get over it.

[the_ex_in_excessive]

It wasn't me. And yeah, I know, but logically is one thing and how we actually act... I know it's hard. I just... it's like you said the first time and I was too fucked in the head to listen, okay? If we work through this together...

[the_ex_in_xp]

[I mentioned that and then you left me

twice :<]



...it really hurt, Roxie.

[the_ex_in_excessive]

[gripping the sleeves of her hoodie pretty tight]

I know it did. And I know it's going to hurt for a while, and I know I'm going to be miserable for a while too. But it's... I'm still saying it.

[the_ex_in_xp]

[makes her way toward the fire, and incidentally within reaching distance of you, pulling the gloves off as she does and holding it out like she wanted to warm them even though it's not even that cold]

I don't want you to be miserable. I don't, but I--part of me just wanted to avoid you completely and let it run its stupid October course and the other part of me wanted to find Ivy and beat her stupid face in until it stopped, and I didn't know what to do.

I still don't know what I should've done...

[the_ex_in_excessive]

[nodding]

... I get that. I think you made the right decision given how it turned out. She was planning something, but I think I sort of inadvertently ruined it the other week. And... okay, nobody knows better than me how cathartic punching someone you hate in the face can be, but the best-case scenario there probably would have involved us getting into a fight, and I don't want that. And the worst case...