What? What the hell have they — oh, right. He did mention something about having to go through her window, which at the moment had only made her more weirded out by the story.
But now ... well, no.
It's still weird. ]
Ah, no, just old-fashioned climbing through windows via ladders for me
He really floated through your window to deliver lunch, huh?
Knocked on my window and everything. He was very dedicated to the job. [ Which is good? She thinks? But also he did sort of wake her up and none of that was her finest moment, so— ]
health insurance? [ No, it's fine, she's a scholar, she can put it together with context clues.
It does get her to laugh though. ]
he pricked his own finger and asked me to heal it, so i did. i should probably mention that if you manage to get yourself maimed in the remote corners of the Fringes, i won't be able to do much about that.
[ Okay, that one unfortunately doesn't click, but she seems to get it so she lets it be. May Aria never learn about the horrors of health care networks... ]
it is. a specific branch of something we call arcanima where i'm from.
[ For a guy who seemed very insistent on setting said T&C, news that he didn't share it with his roommate ( "roommate"? ) makes her raise an eyebrow. Huh.
Hmm. ]
you should ask him. make sure you understand what it is that you've signed up for [ WHY IS SHE MAKING IT SOUND SO OMINOUS ( because it's funny ). ]
[ To be clear: she didn't exactly want to set terms to begin with. Aria had only really thought as far as giving him her number just in case he needed the help, because he looked like he needed it. He's the one who insisted on a proper agreement. A quid pro quo. Quite frankly, she doesn't really give a shit about what she's getting in exchange.
Except maybe this interaction. Wow, they really didn't talk about anything, huh. ]
he assured me it was so he doesn't lose someone who pays their half of the room, [ Which, perfectly valid. ] but that's not what it looked like [ She's laying it on a little thick — and she's at a pretty significant disadvantage doing this over text — but she's curious. Sue her for being a little nosy. ]
[ Okay, they probably could have talked it over if it hadn't resulted in one of the most awkward and tense moments in her life, and ALSO ... a few days of extra awkwardness that followed thereafter.
Hard to talk about the logistics of a deal made with a healer-lady with all of that going on, okay.
Roommate is just so ... formal, you know? Like I know it's weird that we live together and it would be a complete scandal if this was home and not here and we were just living our lives normally. But we're here so circumstances are different or they should be different
[ ... so, it turns out Rumi is a little bit of a rage-texter once you get her going. Huh.
For a second there's silence as she types and deletes whatever she might have written next, and these aren't smart phones so there's no indication that the other person is still typing up a message.
And then: ]
Sorry
You don't even know me and I'm unloading on you ㅠㅠ
[ It takes her a second to sort through the messages anyway. The character limit means that they got sent out of order and she needed to piece it back together.
But long story short: wow. There's a lot she could point out. Even more she could use to tease. A few things she could probably take back to Jinu just to see what his reaction would be, should she want to. It's just that she doesn't; she's not that cruel. It sounds like she needed it. ]
considering all the things that happen here, i don't think sharing a room comes close to being weird. i've got one too
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What? What the hell have they — oh, right. He did mention something about having to go through her window, which at the moment had only made her more weirded out by the story.
But now ... well, no.
It's still weird. ]
Ah, no, just old-fashioned climbing through windows via ladders for me
He really floated through your window to deliver lunch, huh?
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I hope I didn't delay him too much.
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[ She'd heard no complaints anyway. ]
Really enthusiastic to tell me about you being our 'health insurance lady', in fact
And I hear there was a demonstration?
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It does get her to laugh though. ]
he pricked his own finger and asked me to heal it, so i did. i should probably mention that if you manage to get yourself maimed in the remote corners of the Fringes, i won't be able to do much about that.
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[ More health insurance jabs for ya — ]
But in all seriousness that's totally fine
I wouldn't expect you to run after us if we were that far out
So this healing you do ... is it magic?
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it is. a specific branch of something we call arcanima where i'm from.
did he tell you about the terms we set?
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[ It was ... uh ... a brief conversation, followed by a scuffle and a lot of awkward embarrassment following.
So. Not exactly the time for terms and conditions.
She's lucky he actually remembered to give her Aria's number. ]
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Hmm. ]
you should ask him. make sure you understand what it is that you've signed up for [ WHY IS SHE MAKING IT SOUND SO OMINOUS ( because it's funny ). ]
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Now she's wondering what the hell happened between Aria and Jinu when they came to this ........ arrangement. ]
Oookay
Or maybe you could just tell me
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he insisted he'd cover for your payment as well
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I'm glad not-dangerous and not-compromising were cleared up
[ But, sure. Okay.
She can see why Jinu might agree to something like that.
And then the rest of Aria's text kind of hits her. Not that it should come as a surprise, but somehow it still kind of does. ]
He did??
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Except maybe this interaction. Wow, they really didn't talk about anything, huh. ]
he assured me it was so he doesn't lose someone who pays their half of the room, [ Which, perfectly valid. ] but that's not what it looked like [ She's laying it on a little thick — and she's at a pretty significant disadvantage doing this over text — but she's curious. Sue her for being a little nosy. ]
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Hard to talk about the logistics of a deal made with a healer-lady with all of that going on, okay.
And speaking of which — oh, God. ]
Huh?
What do you mean?
[ When in doubt, play dumb. It's fine. ]
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seems a lot to do for just a roommate, is all
you know it's alright if you're more than that [ What a clinical term, 'roommates'. ]
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I mean, we're friends too
We're from the same world, it's how we know each other
And honestly? He's stupid calling me just a roommate, like that's actually kind of offensive
[ — whoops! Too late to take that last one back.
Okay, so maybe not totally fine. ]
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just friends? [ She's 100% teasing now. And also accidentally walking into a landmine. Definitely fine. ]
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What else would we be?
[ Colleagues??? Associates???
OTHER THINGS WE WILL NOT MENTION????
No landmines to walk into when the other party is big into denial of saying anything aloud, actually. ]
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you should tell him to just call you a friend. people may get the wrong idea
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I could
Maybe I should =.=
Roommate is just so ... formal, you know? Like I know it's weird that we live together and it would be a complete scandal if this was home and not here and we were just living our lives normally. But we're here so circumstances are different or they should be different
[ ... so, it turns out Rumi is a little bit of a rage-texter once you get her going. Huh.
For a second there's silence as she types and deletes whatever she might have written next, and these aren't smart phones so there's no indication that the other person is still typing up a message.
And then: ]
Sorry
You don't even know me and I'm unloading on you ㅠㅠ
Anyway, thank you
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But long story short: wow. There's a lot she could point out. Even more she could use to tease. A few things she could probably take back to Jinu just to see what his reaction would be, should she want to. It's just that she doesn't; she's not that cruel. It sounds like she needed it. ]
considering all the things that happen here, i don't think sharing a room comes close to being weird. i've got one too
are you in the city tomorrow?
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Also she can humiliate herself on many an occasion on her own without anyone else's help; it's just a matter of when and how badly.
Ugh. Too bad text-recall is not a thing. ]
You're right, it probably doesn't come close to weird
I'm probably overreacting
But you've got one too? Like, a roommate?
[ More importantly, the unsaid, 'guy roommate'???? is there in her message. ]
I am! I've got some errands to run so I'll be in the area
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want to get coffee?
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But obviously she is way more cool about it, which Rumi can tell through text alone. Yes. ]
Sure! That sounds nice
[ She can apologize (again), and also act a fool (again) in the flesh. ]
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The last text from her is an address & some time they agree on, and a simple: ]
See you [ Then they probably gossiped about Jinu and Ardbert a little, the end!! ]