⏤ 𝗉𝗎𝗍 𝖻𝗋𝗎𝗌𝗁 𝗍𝗈 𝖼𝖺𝗇𝗏𝖺𝗌 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝖺 𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒆,
𝖺 𝗌𝗂𝗆𝗉𝗅𝖾 𝗆𝗈𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝗆𝖺𝗄𝖾𝗌 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖼𝗈𝗇𝗌𝖾𝗊𝗎𝖾𝗇𝖼𝖾 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙚 .
𝖺𝗅𝗅 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗅𝗂𝗍𝗍𝗅𝖾 𝗻͟𝗼͟𝘁͟𝗵͟𝗶͟𝗻͟𝗴͟𝘀, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗆𝗒 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙥𝙚𝙩 .
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Listen to me . You are not frozen because you are weak . You are frozen because what you are facing is … monstrous .
[ her voice is low, steady, a deliberate anchor amidst a storm of panic . ]
Listen to me . You are not frozen because you are weak . You are frozen because what you are facing is … monstrous .
[ her voice is low, steady, a deliberate anchor amidst a storm of panic . ]
... Oh, Spamton .
... Oh, Spamton .
[ he pauses, searching for the word, and settles on the simplest truth . ]
... a person .
A person who is scared for someone he holds dear .
[ he pauses, searching for the word, and settles on the simplest truth . ]
... a person .
A person who is scared for someone he holds dear .
[ her voice is a low murmur, spoken directly against his temple, stripped of all formality . it’s just ... her . soft, and deeply concerned . ]
You are not useless, my friend . You are 𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 . There is a vast difference .
Feeling sorrow, feeling fear ...
[ her voice is a low murmur, spoken directly against his temple, stripped of all formality . it’s just ... her . soft, and deeply concerned . ]
You are not useless, my friend . You are 𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 . There is a vast difference .
Feeling sorrow, feeling fear ...
I will not judge you, Spamton … you know I won't .
I will not judge you, Spamton … you know I won't .
It’s alright . Just … catch your breath, my friend .
[ they let go of one of his hands to pull out a handkerchief from their pocket, gently wiping away his tears . ]
It’s alright . Just … catch your breath, my friend .
[ they let go of one of his hands to pull out a handkerchief from their pocket, gently wiping away his tears . ]
[ her voice is incredibly soft, stripped of all its usual polished edges . ]
Come. Let’s… let’s not stand in the open . Sit down. Just for a moment .
…
I am here . You don’t have to be… anything, right now . Just … be . I have you .
[ her voice is incredibly soft, stripped of all its usual polished edges . ]
Come. Let’s… let’s not stand in the open . Sit down. Just for a moment .
…
I am here . You don’t have to be… anything, right now . Just … be . I have you .
[ their voice loses all its formal cadence, and they cautiously reach forward to clasp his shaking hands in hers . ]
You don’t have to say anything . Just breathe .
[ their voice loses all its formal cadence, and they cautiously reach forward to clasp his shaking hands in hers . ]
You don’t have to say anything . Just breathe .
As I said, yes, I can .
However… I’m concerned about what you plan to do with it .
As I said, yes, I can .
However… I’m concerned about what you plan to do with it .
. . .
While I am capable of ... puréeing ... an assortment of our café's offerings ... and I am certain I could fashion a suitable implement ... it seems like a rather … inefficient method of dining, even for you .
. . .
While I am capable of ... puréeing ... an assortment of our café's offerings ... and I am certain I could fashion a suitable implement ... it seems like a rather … inefficient method of dining, even for you .
… You seem to be in ... a state of some disarray, my friend .
… You seem to be in ... a state of some disarray, my friend .
It is sound advice, nonetheless .
I… do have my own pursuits, of course . Things kept separate from... all of this . So .. I do make some time for myself, if you can believe it .
It is sound advice, nonetheless .
I… do have my own pursuits, of course . Things kept separate from... all of this . So .. I do make some time for myself, if you can believe it .
[ aquiet hum, thoughtful . they stare into their glass, watching the light refract . ]
That is … a novel concept, my friend . I suppose I am so accustomed to balancing the needs of others—Her Majesty’s whims, the Swatchlings’ schedules, the café …
[ aquiet hum, thoughtful . they stare into their glass, watching the light refract . ]
That is … a novel concept, my friend . I suppose I am so accustomed to balancing the needs of others—Her Majesty’s whims, the Swatchlings’ schedules, the café …
the formality in their posture has begun to soften, leaning slightly on the stool . ]
the formality in their posture has begun to soften, leaning slightly on the stool . ]