Uhhh... meow?
Uhhh... meow?
But this, whatever's happening with Kris... ]
But this, whatever's happening with Kris... ]
That slowburn really is excruciating, isn't it?
Ah, good thing I don't have anything like that with my Kris.
That slowburn really is excruciating, isn't it?
Ah, good thing I don't have anything like that with my Kris.
IT'S TIME!!!
IT'S TIME!!!
⠀DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT
⠀
⠀I'M WOKE
⠀I'M A HUMAN
⠀I HAVE MILD MASOCHISTIC TENDENCIES
⠀I'M NON-BINARY
⠀I AM SIXTY-FOUR DOLLARS AND TWENTY-THREE CENTS IN LIBRARY DEBT
⠀I VERY DEEPLY LOATHE MYSELF
⠀I PLAY SONIC GAMES
⠀I WANT NOELLE HOLIDAY TO BITE ME AND DRINK MY BLOOD LIKE A VAMPIRE
⠀
[ She almost thinks she misheard them. A beat, a few moments where she just looks at them confusedly. ]
I... when did you...
[ Wait, she? Wanted to be with her at all?? That's?? Aaaa?? She jumps out of their arms in surprise! ]
* (They swallow thickly. It's... difficult, almost. To parse this. To give her anything more than cold comfort. Being here at all is pretty impressive, given their previous track record, but what good does that even do when...)
* (Well. She speaks, and it breaks their heart.)
[ She almost squeaks as she's outright pulled into a hug like this, but... she sinks into it pretty quick. It's Kris, after all. Despite their exterior, they always were so warm...
It's nice, knowing they feel for her like this. Even if there isn't much said. ]
[ She almost thinks she misheard them. A beat, a few moments where she just looks at them confusedly. ]
I... when did you...
[ Wait, she? Wanted to be with her at all?? That's?? Aaaa?? She jumps out of their arms in surprise! ]
[ She almost squeaks as she's outright pulled into a hug like this, but... she sinks into it pretty quick. It's Kris, after all. Despite their exterior, they always were so warm...
It's nice, knowing they feel for her like this. Even if there isn't much said. ]
and wrap her into an embrace. Gentle. Easy to step out of. It's the first thing they'd want someone to do for them,
I-I, um... So. You know about my. Thing. With Susie, right? I...
[ She almost squeaks as she's outright pulled into a hug like this, but... she sinks into it pretty quick. It's Kris, after all. Despite their exterior, they always were so warm...
It's nice, knowing they feel for her like this. Even if there isn't much said. ]
I-I, um... So. You know about my. Thing. With Susie, right? I...
* (One of many they've kept over the years. Smaller ones got out, got forgotten. This one... seems to have some real weight behind it. If she's asking this of them now, much older.)
... i got your back.
* (For a moment, for a wonderful fleeting moment, their smile returns.)
Ah... thank you. You... um. You matter to me too. You always have.
[ And it's true. Even if she wasn't really... sure, for a while. ]
I-I, um... So. You know about my. Thing. With Susie, right? I...
Ah... thank you. You... um. You matter to me too. You always have.
[ And it's true. Even if she wasn't really... sure, for a while. ]
...
it's big to me.
you. you matter to me.
* (A hell of a lot, frankly.)
[ She saw something she shouldn't have seen, that's all. ]
I'm just... going through a lot. With the soul thing, and... other... stuff...
[ A frown, dejected. ]
Ah... thank you. You... um. You matter to me too. You always have.
[ And it's true. Even if she wasn't really... sure, for a while. ]
[ She saw something she shouldn't have seen, that's all. ]
I'm just... going through a lot. With the soul thing, and... other... stuff...
[ A frown, dejected. ]
* (The mood is dire, then. Worse than what they assumed when they thought of her. A slow nod, blankness washing over them so they can take this somewhat seriously. )
... d'you. wanna talk about why.
* (...This might be something they could help with. A little.)
* (Angel above, they hope.)
Anyway, she just kinda shrugs. It's late, and she's tired, but she can't sleep, so... ]
Ehh... nothing really. Was trying to play some Dragon Blazers, but... I'm not really feeling it.
[ She saw something she shouldn't have seen, that's all. ]
I'm just... going through a lot. With the soul thing, and... other... stuff...
[ A frown, dejected. ]
Anyway, she just kinda shrugs. It's late, and she's tired, but she can't sleep, so... ]
Ehh... nothing really. Was trying to play some Dragon Blazers, but... I'm not really feeling it.
* (They nod. ...It wasn't as easy as when they were younger, but they enter without causing a fuss. It was nice. A momentary bliss, in a sense. A story would surely have come from letting her fall from the first floor when they were younger.)
* (How time flies.)
...
what's up?
They do, thankfully, make it inside without incident. ]
...Hi, Kris.
Anyway, she just kinda shrugs. It's late, and she's tired, but she can't sleep, so... ]
Ehh... nothing really. Was trying to play some Dragon Blazers, but... I'm not really feeling it.
They do, thankfully, make it inside without incident. ]
...Hi, Kris.
...thanks.
* (There's that lopsided smile everyone's learning to love!)
Yeah, c'mon. I think my mom's downstairs, so watch the kitchen window this time.
They do, thankfully, make it inside without incident. ]
...Hi, Kris.
Yeah, c'mon. I think my mom's downstairs, so watch the kitchen window this time.
* (Their face twists into a frown. Quite the opposite, actually.)
... ... can i... come in?
* (...They approach the wall. What, are they going to climb? Like, before she even says anything?)
I... heh. I'll be okay. I don't want to get in your way or anything, you know...? You've got stuff going on.
Yeah, c'mon. I think my mom's downstairs, so watch the kitchen window this time.
I... heh. I'll be okay. I don't want to get in your way or anything, you know...? You've got stuff going on.
...
just. checking in.
* (Tired. Quiet. The way only she'd recognize so easily. That is to say, they've come 'alone'.)
Kris, you're gonna break my window... What do you need?
I... heh. I'll be okay. I don't want to get in your way or anything, you know...? You've got stuff going on.
Kris, you're gonna break my window... What do you need?
[ * Suddenly, a rock against the window. ]
[ * PING-PING-PING! ]
[ * ...Suddenly, a?? Landslide??? ]
Kris, you're gonna break my window... What do you need?