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Post by Akkordian on Mar 17, 2023 21:05:41 GMT
Yves's cheeks bloom into a bright red as she presses Barnie into Faye's hands, placing her hands on her chest and ducking her head to rest her chin against them.
"T-thank you...! But, um, she's really not anything special- I mean, I love her more than anything, she's very special, but, I mean, she's just a couple of balls of yarn, and some buttons... I don't- I'm really not good at crocheting, not nearly as good as Nana is but it still makes me really happy that you think Barnie's neat, she's..."
"Barnie's the only friend I've ever had."
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Post by dootdoot on Mar 17, 2023 22:20:42 GMT
The last comment appeared to strike a chord with Faye. She hugged the bear close to her chest and made an effort to look directly at Yves.
"Do you... Want to be friends?"
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Post by Akkordian on Mar 17, 2023 22:34:18 GMT
After a second, Yves's eyes go wide, when she realizes that Faye was being serious, and her mouth flops open and shut a few times.
"I-" She starts, her voice cracking and much louder than she anticipated. She takes a breath and continues, in the quiet voice the two of them have been chatting in up until now, "yes...! I, um, I'd like to be friends with you. You seem very nice, I think. I know we haven't talked much before now, and we only met earlier today so it's not like we've had a lot of time to talk but people make friends fast sometimes, right? So, um, I do. Want to be friends with you."
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Post by dootdoot on Mar 18, 2023 1:13:06 GMT
"I don't really know how this works, honestly. Uh, I only had one friend for a long time too..." her gaze fell down to her teacup. "But, I mean... We had a nice talk, we had tea together, I like being with you. That's how it is, right?"
"I think people usually don't make a verbal agreement about it first, but. Who cares."
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Post by Akkordian on Mar 18, 2023 1:37:03 GMT
"I-" Yves can't contain the excitement that's showing on her face in the most genuine, goofy smile that's such a far cry from her usual gamut of expressions, "I like being around you too! It's, um, it feels easier than being around a lot of other people, somehow. I think... it's, it's nice."
"And, I think, that, doing it a... different way, than most people do, doesn't make it any less g-great. Right?"
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Post by dootdoot on Mar 19, 2023 2:18:04 GMT
"It's been a while since I had a tea party with someone else like this. It's nice." she gave another smile, though her gaze seemed to be getting distant. She looked right through her teacup as she continued. "I think I... Missed this more than I thought I did. You know, I feel-"
And at that exact moment, the cafeteria fell dark again. Faye's orb of light had vanished in the blink of an eye.
"Damn it..." she huffed. "I wish this thing would start getting dim or something when it's about to run out, it's so annoying."
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Post by Akkordian on Mar 19, 2023 2:35:01 GMT
Yves starts and nearly drops her teacup when everything goes dark, but regains her composure surprisingly quick.
"S-sorry, I wasn't expecting that. I kinda forgot that your little orb was even there. But if it wasn't how would we be able to see in the dark, right..."
"Um, do you want me to make another light, or...?"
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Post by dootdoot on Mar 19, 2023 2:47:57 GMT
"No, no, don't. It lasts twelve hours, no dismissing it. You'd be stuck with it all night. Like I said, it's a pain. Instead..."
There was the sound of some shuffling as Faye turned to face a vague shape to her side. "Jack. Remember the candles in the kitchen cabinet? Can you get us those? And some matches?"
... As usual, the creature made no sound. It took both a girls a few seconds to even realize the lump in the dark Faye was talking to was gone.
...
"... Hey. Uh, are you afraid of the dark?"
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Post by Akkordian on Mar 19, 2023 2:55:10 GMT
"N-no." Yves whispers, with so much confidence that Faye definitely believes her. Totally.
"I used to be afraid of the dark, when I was little, but... I wouldn't say I'm afraid of it now. Being in the dark just makes me, um, antsy. I guess."
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Post by dootdoot on Mar 19, 2023 3:00:35 GMT
"Right. Right. Hey, for no reason at all, how about you hold Barnie Bear now?" Faye answered, holding the bear over the table for Yves to take. If she did, she would find it warm and nice from being hugged by Faye this whole time!
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Post by Akkordian on Mar 19, 2023 3:16:10 GMT
"I-if you're sure. I, um, hope you liked hugging her." Yves tenderly takes Barnie back and then immediately hugs her tight, and because of it being pitch black, Faye is missing out on seeing the big, goofy grin plastered on Yve's face now that she's got something to hug and take her mind off of being, y'know, afraid of the dark.
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Post by dootdoot on Mar 19, 2023 3:41:21 GMT
"She was a great hugger." Faye's smile, meanwhile, was apparent in her voice even in the dark.
And soon after that, she spoke up again. "Jack got the candles!" she said, lighting one.
The cafeteria was lit up again, with Faye doing her best to rest the candle on the table without it falling over. Jack had already returned to his seat without making any noise.
And.
Anya's cup was empty.
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Post by Akkordian on Mar 19, 2023 3:57:02 GMT
"Thank you, Jack." Yves giggles airily, looking over at the jackalope as Faye lights the candle. "Your familiar is really... dependable. And fluffy. You really lucked out, I think."
The joy on her face remains as she scans over Faye, but then the tenseness returns to her shoulders, and her face drops in horror as she stares at Anya's end of the table.
"U-uh, um... did...
...did you drink Anya's tea, while the lights were out?"
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Post by dootdoot on Mar 20, 2023 15:08:07 GMT
"Why would I- ah." Faye looked down at the doll's cup. "Uh. No. Hm. Did you drink Anya's tea while the lights went out?"
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Post by Akkordian on Mar 20, 2023 19:19:12 GMT
Confusion starts to overtake the terror on Yves's face. "Wha- no, I didn't. I wouldn't be asking you if I did... b-but..."
"T-then that would mean..." She shakily turns her head, "Th-th-th-th-that Anya drank her own tea?!" I would say that a big dramatic orchestra sting and flash of thunderbolts and lightning from outside accompanied her panicked revelation, but they're not cartoon characters and they're in Freezeflame Galaxy Hell so it can't rain or anything either. Tragic.
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Post by dootdoot on Mar 20, 2023 19:49:37 GMT
"Hold on, calm down." Faye said, even as she sneaked a few nervous glances towards the doll. "Uh, there's other explanations here, like... Jack!"
The jackalope presented itself for Faye to examine. "... There's tea on his snout, but..." she gestured to his cup. Empty as well.
"... Actually, now that I think about it, is there any difference if Jack or Anya drank the tea? Either way is supernatural isn't it?"
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Post by Akkordian on Mar 20, 2023 20:00:59 GMT
"...Oh. Right. I guess it doesn't really matter, after all." Yves slumps her shoulders in relief, letting out the breath she had been holding while freaking the fuck out.
"Everything around us is supernatural now, so what's the point in getting scared of Anya enjoying some tea...? She's a nice haunted doll, since she has a good home with you. And Jack's a little harmless fella, too." She reaches over and lightly taps her finger against Jack's wet little nose, and then gives him scratches underneath his chin.
"Right, I, um, I've been meaning to ask you, if, um, you don't mind... why do you wear those rabbit ears? You- you don't have to tell me if you don't want, I won't pry if it's too, y'know, but, um, I think they're cute, and, uh, yeah..."
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Post by dootdoot on Mar 20, 2023 20:22:54 GMT
Faye smiled, seeing Jack hop a little closer to Yves while trying to keep its snout in her hand. "... It's nice, isn't it? I mean, the whole killing thing aside, magic is pretty nice..."
Her hand went up to her ears. "These, uh, I had this friend, her name was Alice. So, because of my albinism, she used to say I was like a rabbit..."
Her face was quickly getting as red as her eyes. "... Okay, look, I was ten when I started wearing these, so..."
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Post by Akkordian on Mar 20, 2023 20:31:55 GMT
Yves giggles, continuing to pet the underside of Jack's head and smoothing her other hand down his neck. "Alice... had, um- chose well. I think they suit you."
"N-not to compare us, or anything, but, my sweater has that same sort of... sentimental value. To me. So, I think, I understand. Going outside and not having it with me just doesn't feel... right."
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Post by dootdoot on Mar 23, 2023 0:52:18 GMT
"Did you make your sweater too? Like Barnie Bear?" Faye asked, ready to presume Yves was secretly the ultimate knitter.
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Post by Akkordian on Mar 23, 2023 1:30:28 GMT
Yves smiles and waves one of her hands in front of her, while the other still pets Jack.
"Oh, no, no. My Nana knitted this sweater for me when I was little- or, um, not this sweater, I guess, she's made me bigger ones. As I grew up. I've only ever made tiny stuff, like Barnie Bear, some other little toys, and a pair of gloves, one time..."
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Post by Panda on Mar 24, 2023 15:26:10 GMT
[This FTE is now permanent!]
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Post by dootdoot on Mar 24, 2023 18:39:22 GMT
[okay so do you have an ending in mind for this scene or would you rather we just move on to a ch2 scene]
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Post by Akkordian on Mar 24, 2023 19:27:32 GMT
[no not really we can just move on lol, I feel like the girlies could’ve talked like this forever. Probably why Faye was so tired in the morning]
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Post by dootdoot on Mar 24, 2023 19:55:37 GMT
[tubular. faye was still there when yves left and it's doubtful whether she even left. would you like the start the next one or should I]
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Post by Akkordian on Mar 24, 2023 20:48:25 GMT
[ I can start it, it might be kinda ass, but I can do it.]
A while after the group arrived at the demi-planets, Yves is walking around the apartment building, looking very distressed.
“Oh, this was a bad idea… there’s no guarantee she’d be here… but I don’t know where else to look…”
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Post by dootdoot on Mar 24, 2023 21:19:01 GMT
Right at that moment, a door a small distance behind Yves swung open, and Faye walked out of it with Jack in tow. She immediately walked to the next door in the hallway and checked it, frowning as she realized it was locked.
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Post by Akkordian on Mar 24, 2023 21:48:03 GMT
Yves startles at the noise of Faye busting into the hallway, whipping around to face Faye and waving awkwardly even though she’s probably not looking.
“Oh! Um, hey… Faye. Fancy, um, seeing you here. By your room. I think. What’re you looking for…?”
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Post by dootdoot on Mar 24, 2023 21:59:47 GMT
"Hm? Oh, hi, Yves." she answered. "I'm looking... Everywhere. This place is full of empty apartments. It's kinda creepy."
She tried another door, and found it open. The inside was a perfectly ordinary apartment that was abandoned with no trace of whoever had ever lived in it. Kinda creepy...
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Post by Akkordian on Mar 25, 2023 0:47:08 GMT
“Oh? That… is a little unsettling…” Yves looks towards the door she’s standing next to and shuffles away from it.
“Doing some paranormal investigating, then? Heh… um, sorry if that sounded, like, disparaging towards your whole. Thing. I didn’t mean it in that kind of way…”
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