#(this ask is the best because it has revealed to me that althea and velmen are siblings. thank you anon for your service)

[radiandromeda]

3. Anti-hero — What’s an insecurity of yours that you have overcome? Althea

8. Vigilante Shit — Forgiveness or Revenge? Velmen

ALTHEA: ‹|3 OMG U GOT ONW TOO????

[A grunt of surprise, and some scuffling noises.]

VELMEN: UGH GET OFF WHAT

ALTHEA: ‹|3 THE QIESTIOSN!!!

VELMEN: THE QU

VELMEN: OH MY GOD UVE BEEN GETT¡NG THEM TOO .

ALTHEA: ‹|3 YEAH!!! Isnt it nixe ≈:)

VELMEN: U ARE SO WE¡RD

ALTHEA: ‹|3 ≈:(

VELMEN: ... GUESS THATS NOT UR ANSWER THEN HUH

ALTHEA: ‹|3 What

ALTHEA: ‹|3 Oh

ALTHEA: ‹|3 I guesd not.......

VELMEN: HEY BUCK UP ¡ KNOW UVE BEEN WORK¡NG ON OTHER SH¡T R¡GHT

ALTHEA: ‹|3 ..Yeah.....

VELMEN: L¡KE , FOR ¡NSTANCE ,

[A pause.]

ALTHEA: ‹|3 whOh right

ALTHEA: ‹|3 Um

ALTHEA: ‹|3 ..... Can u go whiel I think aboutit im havjng a hard tome coming up with anythinv

VELMEN: WHAT NO COME ON U GOT TH¡S

ALTHEA: ‹|3 Forgivneness or revenge??? Man yoirs is way cooler

VELMEN: DONT DEFLECT WHAT ARE SOME ¡NSECUR¡T¡ES UVE OVERCOME

ALTHEA: ‹|3 ??? Whydo I have to give more thsn one nkw?????

VELMEN: BECAUSE OTHERW¡SE ULL OVERTH¡NK ¡T TRY¡NG TO P¡CK THE ~BEST~ ONE

ALTHEA: ‹|3 You’re

ALTHEA: ‹|3 .................

ALTHEA: ‹|3 So annoying

VELMEN: ❤️

ALTHEA: ‹|3 How The Fuc kdid you say that ojt loud

VELMEN: 🚨🚨🚨 DEFLECT¡NG !!!

[A small, barely-audible impact of some kind, followed by a much more discernible cackle.]

ALTHEA: ‹|3 Uughghh I guess ivee worked on.

ALTHEA: ‹|3 ...Beign more acceoting of my feeliings.......???

VELMEN: D¡D U USED TO GET ¡NSECURE ABOUT HAV¡NG EMOT¡ONS ¿

ALTHEA: ‹|3 Didnt everyone

[The sound of someone sucking in air through their teeth.]

VELMEN: WELL ¡

VELMEN: CAN UNDERSTAND WHY U WOULD TH¡NK THAT G¡VEN UR SAMPLE S¡ZE BUT

[A beat.]

ALTHEA: ‹|3 .....Thatbincludes you ?

VELMEN: NEVER SA¡D ¡ WAS PERFECT

[A short scoff-laugh.]

ALTHEA: ‹|3 Glass hives rigjt

ALTHEA: ‹|3 Ok you go nkw

VELMEN: HOLD ¡T THAT WAS ONLY 1 TH¡NG AND U D¡DNT EXPLA¡N WHY U WERE ¡NSECURE OR HOW U OVERCAME ¡T

ALTHEA: ‹|3 Its not a ufcking essay wuestion????? Shutup

ALTHEA: ‹|3 I think U just dont wanna do Your questioj ≈>:p

VELMEN: ¡ WOULD NEVER ENGAGE ¡N SUCH OBV¡OUS AVO¡DANCE L¡KE U HAVE BEEN

ALTHEA: ‹|3 A—

VELMEN: MY ONLY GOAL ¡S ¡N FACT TO BOOST UR CONF¡DENCE BY MAK¡NG U SAY ENCOURAG¡NG TH¡NGS ABOUT UR OWN PROGRESS

ALTHEA: ‹|3 —well

ALTHEA: ‹|3 That is very niceof u.

VELMEN: MMHMM

ALTHEA: ‹|3 But I stikl think ur also avoiding your wuestjon so im going to wait until u answer it to answer mine any morw

[A beat.]

VELMEN: AAAHHHHHH FUCK U GOT ME ¡N MY ONE WEAK PO¡NT

ALTHEA: ‹|3 You only havr one weak plint ??

ALTHEA: ‹|3 And it’s compromises???

VELMEN: YEP ¡M A REAL POWER-OF-FR¡ENDSH¡P MOTHERFUCKER HAVENT U NOT¡CED

ALTHEA: ‹|3 ..No

[Startled laughter. A second, more subdued voice joins in after a moment; then pulls itself back together just as quickly.]

ALTHEA: ‹|3 Eheheh oksy you go

ALTHEA: ‹|3 Forgiveness

ALTHEA: ‹|3 or

ALTHEA: ‹|3 Reveeeeeenge

VELMEN: WELL

VELMEN: ¡M SURE U ALREADY KNOW MY ANSWER

ALTHEA: ‹|3 BOOOOO

VELMEN: NO COME ON ¡ WANNA HEAR UR GUESS F¡RST

ALTHEA: ‹|3 Whehre was this energy!!whwn u were so sure I had thingds to be proud of and then u leftme to come uo with my answer myself!!!

VELMEN: ... FA¡R

VELMEN: DO U TH¡NK U DON—

ALTHEA: ‹|3 /I/ think

ALTHEA: ‹|3 That u dotn want to say ur answer is forgiveness becausw u thibk thats nit the Cool answer

VELMEN:

VELMEN: YOUR CONCEPT¡ON OF ME ¡S FASC¡NAT¡NG

ALTHEA: ‹|3 Uh huh sure

VELMEN: ... MY ANSWER ¡S THAT . OBV¡OUSLY ¡T DEPENDS ON WHATEVER THE HELL ¡M FORG¡V¡NG OR REVENG¡NG

VELMEN: ¡ WOULD FORG¡VE U FOR EAT¡NG MY LAST CONFECT¡ON D¡SKS OR SOME OTHER BULLSH¡T L¡KE THAT

ALTHEA: ‹|3 .....What’s somethitn you wouldnt forgive ne for??

VELMEN: DUDE

VELMEN: ¡ CANNOT FUCK¡NG ¡MAG¡NE SOMETH¡NG U COULD & /WOULD/ ACTUALLY DO TO MAKE ME ~SEEK REVENGE~ ON U

ALTHEA: ‹|3 Not what I askef ≈:p

VELMEN: OK COME ON MR BR¡GHTS¡DE ¡M TRY¡NG TO BE AFF¡RM¡NG HERE