⠀ ̸̲⠀ ⟢.⠀⠀⠀⠀i don't know WHO needs to fucking hear this but NOBODY is required to contact you to explain their reasoning for blocking &/or softblocking you. YOU ARE NOT SPECIAL. +
⟋ ⠀ people are dying horrifically in active genocides, the sitting president of america is attempting to enact more violence, and the rpc somehow still finds ways to escalate non issue to extremes. we could be doing so much more with this energy. /nbh
[ catching himself before he makes a joke -- choosing instead to simply nod , reaching up to gently cup alex's face . ]
you got it .
[ letting the hand linger for a sec , before he gently pulls away . ]
stay on the sidewalk , just -- just keep an eye on it .
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shaun —
[ he grabs his arm for a second , before he leaves . ]
just ...
be careful , okay .ᐣ
[ theres a bit of anxiety welling up being alone with this — basically dark hole in the forest , but they still smile as they let go of him . ]
I'll keep watch .
guess so .
[ he gives them a nod of understanding , stepping back from the trees to move towards the sidewalk . ]
i'll go grab him . dess said he was by the lake .
you keep watch here until i'm back -- make sure nobody comes near that dark world , okay ? i'll only be a sec .
I can't ... think of anyone else .
[ they look at him , a slight frown . ]
unless I get kris , and susie , but — god , it's been forever since I even spoke to either one of them .
but azzy — maybe it's good if he knows . he's smart , he can help us .
[ letting out a quiet sigh at the mention of dess' name , nodding his head . ]
something always feels off around her . probably best we keep her away from these .
[ pausing . head turning towards alex . ]
. . . are we sure we wanna get him involved ?
me neither ...
[ they stay where they are — they learned from last time how / not / to get sucked in . ]
hmm ..
well , there's dess — but ... she gets different in dark worlds .
maybe azzy ....
never seen one like this .
[ not . not gonna get any closer to it . in fact , he's backing up a little . ]
yeah . . . yeah , this isn't something we're gonna be able to handle ourselves .
[ glancing in alex's direction . ]
who else do we know . . ?
yeah — it's weird how it just ... stops here .
[ standing beside him — making sure what happened to them doesn't happen to him . ]
I . . .
I think so . this is something we both can't handle alone .
i said it was / one of / my favorite things , dork . i've got more .
[ ough ,,, being squeezed :] ]
what kinds of thoughts ? if you don't mind me asking ?
[ leaning against him now , arms around his waist . ]
* eheh , heh . . . .
⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀﹙ even more flustered , squeezing the boy in his arms . ﹚
* really .ᐣ that .ᐣ and not my top tier smarts .ᐣ
⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀﹙ academic smarts . he's actually a dummy . ﹚
* oh , nnope .ᐟ was just , , scrubbing down some thoughts .ᐟ
i'm shocked it didn't take over the whole forest .
[ keeping his distance . too close , and it might pull him in . ]
right , but . . . it's also . a lot bigger . we've got no idea what's in there .
you think we need backup ?
. . .
this one's a lot ... bigger then the other one I got trapped in .
the other one , I just kinda — fell . like a hole underground.
[ she picks up a stone , and throws it in after he throws a stick . ]
if it's bigger ... the exit might be easier .
[ and he leans right into the warm embrace , cheek resting against asriel's shoulder . ]
one of my favorite things about you .
[ a quick glance down to the notebook . ]
hope i didn't interrupt anything ?
⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀﹙ white fluffy cheeks turned a deep scarlet color , averting his gaze as he set the notebook down as well , arms wrapping around shaun . ﹚
* that is true . . . .
* i guess we / are / pretty fluffy , huh .ᐣ hahah .ᐟ
it better be just a campfire -- even still , that's -- . . .
[ he stops dead in his tracks when he sees the inky blackness ahead . ]
. . . dangerous .
[ sighing . . . taking a few steps forward , tossing a stick into the darkness . watching it vanish completely . ]
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