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[14thcommander]

It's Hange, Hange, Hange! Were you looking for me? I'll get back to you posthaste. Or when it's convenient.

[ communicator & actionspam it's all good ]

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[beejfu]

He perks right the fuck up at that suggestion, dropping immediately out of his malaise.

"I thought you forgot about that!"

[14thcommander]

"If you think I forget about something and it's important to you, please mention it! Anyway, no I didn't!"

[beejfu]

He is thrumming with excitement, all the lights in Hange's room beginning to flicker.

"Can we do that? Can you ask the Admiral?"

[14thcommander]

"I can do it now, but you gotta step out, because I'm asking for some other stuff as a surprise!"

[beejfu]

He is so super excited that he obeys without question, leaping up out of the chair and bolting out of the room.

[14thcommander]

Hange chuckles, and then gets her communicator and puts in the request. Once it's granted (or not), she lets Betelgeuse in again.

[beejfu]

He comes back into the room with a toothy grin, so excited and bouncing on his heels.

"Hey, can I hug you? Because you are making all my wildest dreams come true."

[14thcommander]

"Yeah." She gestures him nearer and steps into the embrace when it's imminent.

[beejfu]

He wraps his arms around her and hugs her tight. Not enough to hurt. Just enough.

"You think I'll know when it happens? How long should I wait?"

[14thcommander]

As always, when she's held in place like this Hange feels her usual little twinge of unease, a desire to move away. She bears up through it, because Betelgeuse is important to her, and she wants him to be happy and comfortable. It's not so bad.

"Maybe? Ohh... Give it a couple hours at least?"

[beejfu]

He lets her go pretty quick once she twitches, trying to be on his best behavior. Betelgeuse nods, all nervous energy now, and retreats back to his chair.

"Holy shit. Holy shit. Human. A living, breathing breather. I can't believe it."

[14thcommander]

"I forgot to request an end date!"

Crap.

"How long do you want your trial to be?"

[beejfu]

"What?" he croaks, the smile fading.

"No, I want this to be permanent. No trials, I'll pay for the full package. I wanna be alive for real."

[14thcommander]

"Okay, hey now." Holding her hands up. "We don't have to put an end date on it. But if you start feeling tired of it, let me know, okay?"

[beejfu]

Betelgeuse nods, hands shaking so much that he stuffs them under his armpits to calm down.

"Yeah. Okay, I don't think that'll happen - big if true - but thanks. Hange, jesus, thank you. God damn this is going to be so good."

[14thcommander]

Boy oh boy she hopes this holds true because knowing Betelgeuse he probably hasn't thought it through at all.

"Look, if you need extra help, don't try and do it alone, okay? Stanford, Stanley, Rhys, Bill... and me, of course, we're here for you..."

[beejfu]

What are you talking about, Hange, of course he's thought it through! What could go wrong with a thousands-year-old demon suddenly becoming human for the first time?

"Aw, you." He grins, babyfaced, back at his warden. "Come on. I've been around breathers my whole existence! I am gonna be amazing as a human, just watch."

[14thcommander]

"Haha." She's not so sure, but at least it will be on the barge, where he will be human with training wheels, and staying, right? Staying for sure, absolutely one-hundred-percent staying.

"Alright, well, drop me a line when it actually happens unless you wanna hang around in here til we see it!"

[beejfu]

Absolutely. Human to try out first on the ship, nothing terrible can go wrong on the ship so long as he stays on the ship.

He beams, nodding.

"I should go chill with Stringbean and make him feel special. You don't want me in here for the next however-many hours."

[14thcommander]

Hange makes herself calm down. Betelgeuse isn't worried at all, but it's not any help to do double duty for both of them.

One last hug for the road.

"Have fun."

[beejfu]

Giving his warden a radiant grin, Betelgeuse hugs her back.

"Thanks. Thanks so much."

He releases her first, and with a wave, sets off down the hall.

[14thcommander]

nEVER TO BE SEEN AGAIN...