[She is trying and Lup sees it, even when the elf's trapped so deep within her own head. Lucky for them both, plucking the needed ingredients out of cupboards doesn't require any thought, Lup's done it enough times here in this house, so that question comes and she's already dropping everything needed onto the counter, arranging it for ease of use, quietly cataloguing what she'll need to stock back up on after this.

Taako will probably do it if she asks. Lup knows he'd pretty much do anything for her right now, but maybe dragging her sorry ass out of the house will be good for her. Maybe. Depends on how she feels tomorrow.]

You wanna know how we met?

[Of course Alphys is following along with the same type of questions Lup asked her a million years previously, but it's still sweet, painful and soft all rolled up in one. Lup isn't sure if anyone's ever asked her that before.]

We met through the Institute, both got in on the same job. Thought he was the lamest dork in bluejeans I'd ever seen.