(*You begin carefully cracking the eggs, not paying it floating nearby any mind.)
*... Traitors. We've been hunting traitors and the like for the last few weeks. Those who... allied themself with the monsters during the war.
*⠀" i see! "
[ it began to sit mid air. crossing its legs as it adjusted its hood a little ]
*⠀" so, how long have you all been on the road for? any specific reason? "
/
... The Great Divide by Noah Kahan but it's Aether towards the mages
"I hope you settle down, I hope you marry rich.
I hope you're scared of only ordinary shit.
Like murderers and ghosts and cancer on your skin.
And not your soul, and what he might do with it."
*Even if it wasn't, that would be fine by me. Like I said, we'll be getting more soon.
(*You begin setting up, placing the makeshift stand over the fire before taking out some matches and lighting one, throwing it into the fire before placing the pan on the stand.)
*No. We've just been on the road for a bit.
(*You state, making your way through your tent to grab the last few eggs you have, grabbing a pan and bring them back to the campfire in the center of the small camp.)
*⠀" are your supplies always this low? "
[ it actually lowered its feet to the ground to stand properly as it asked that ]
*⠀" like- I know you're getting more but yknow.. "
*... If you insist.
(*You squeeze their hand, just to confirm. The younger feels real. They remind you of... you. The hair specifically, and the way they walk around.)
(*Like a child you could never have.)
*History...
(*You hold onto the book they give you, staring at it +
* …i assure you, i’m real. this is real.
* ( a sigh, just grabbing their hand and pulling them to the history section, grabbing a big book and shoving it into their hands. )
* here… this is like- all of the history of what led to this shitty town-
+ before opening it and holding it with ease, despite its size. You skim through it, using the table of contents to find the years the war took place.)
(*...)
(*...)
*... No...
(*You skim through again and again, as if you might be missing something. But again and again, it +
/
Something something if Aether died, they wouldn't go to any afterlife and would instead be more similar to Chara in the way they would be a spirit that roams the lands
Aether doesn't get a happy ending. They know that's what they deserve. So they're forced to watch the +