05-04-2022, 11:55 PM
POLKA DOT: Yeah, had a great time being out and about.
POLKA DOT: Got some good stuff, and I’m not opposed to doing this again sometime.
POLKA DOT: …After I get my first paycheck though.
MARLOWE: Glad to hear it!
CHIP: Okay, let’s get going. Stay close.
DEVO: So, what'd you pick up in there?
ROULETTE: Our weapons, various other things.
ROULETTE: ...Maybe a surprise for you.
DEVO: ...eh?
DEVO: Really?
DEVO: You know you don't have to get me anything.
ROULETTE: I am aware, yes.
ROULETTE: But I am still allowed to treat you to nice things.
ROULETTE: You cannot stop me.
DEVO: Heh...guess I can't, but...
DEVO: Now I wish I had the stamina to go in and get you something too.
ROULETTE: There's no need for that. A gift is a gift.
ROULETTE: And, you deserve-
DEVO: ...everything okay?
ROULETTE: Yes. Thinking. I apologize.
ROULETTE: You deserve it. That's all I was going to say.
DEVO: If you say so...
DEVO: Hey, the guy from earlier's here...
DEVO: ...do you think I should chance talking to him again?
ROULETTE: If you want to, absolutely.
DEVO: I'm pretty rusty, but...
DEVO: I dunno, first time a cute guy's actually shown interest in a way I like.
DEVO: You gonna be okay with being on your own for a little bit?
ROULETTE: Of course.
DEVO: Okay...I won't be too long.
DEVO: Call me over if anything happens.
TIMOTHY: H-hey!
DEVO: Hey...looks like we're uh, both headed home?
TIMOTHY: Yeah!
TIMOTHY: We got tired, so...
DEVO: Yeah, us too.
POLKA DOT: Got some good stuff, and I’m not opposed to doing this again sometime.
POLKA DOT: …After I get my first paycheck though.
Marlowe nods, giving you a friendly expression.
MARLOWE: Glad to hear it!
CHIP: Okay, let’s get going. Stay close.
Chip leads the three of you outside, a couple of toys waiting outside- oh, great.
Looks like Devo and Roulette are waiting to head out too.
Your group gets moving, Vine giving you and Tim space- but still staying close.
The bear is now holding the knife Roulette bought earlier, with the robot keeping the sickle along with a plastic bag in its other hand.
It doesn't seem to notice you as it sits up from a bench to leave, too focused on its conversation with Devo.
Looks like Devo and Roulette are waiting to head out too.
Your group gets moving, Vine giving you and Tim space- but still staying close.
The bear is now holding the knife Roulette bought earlier, with the robot keeping the sickle along with a plastic bag in its other hand.
It doesn't seem to notice you as it sits up from a bench to leave, too focused on its conversation with Devo.
DEVO: So, what'd you pick up in there?
ROULETTE: Our weapons, various other things.
ROULETTE: ...Maybe a surprise for you.
DEVO: ...eh?
DEVO: Really?
The bear perks up, looking a lot more lively.
DEVO: You know you don't have to get me anything.
ROULETTE: I am aware, yes.
ROULETTE: But I am still allowed to treat you to nice things.
ROULETTE: You cannot stop me.
By this point the two had already joined the group,
Roulette not seeming to realize that it was walking right next to you.
Roulette not seeming to realize that it was walking right next to you.
DEVO: Heh...guess I can't, but...
DEVO: Now I wish I had the stamina to go in and get you something too.
The robot's head rotates to the side as it speaks, idly surveying the city environment.
ROULETTE: There's no need for that. A gift is a gift.
ROULETTE: And, you deserve-
Roulette's turning head finally lands on you, its lens widening.
DEVO: ...everything okay?
It whips back around to the bear.
ROULETTE: Yes. Thinking. I apologize.
ROULETTE: You deserve it. That's all I was going to say.
DEVO: If you say so...
Devo's glance slides over to where Roulette's just was, but he settles on Tim instead. He drops his voice down to a whisper, but it's just loud enough for the robot to hear.
DEVO: Hey, the guy from earlier's here...
DEVO: ...do you think I should chance talking to him again?
ROULETTE: If you want to, absolutely.
DEVO: I'm pretty rusty, but...
DEVO: I dunno, first time a cute guy's actually shown interest in a way I like.
DEVO: You gonna be okay with being on your own for a little bit?
ROULETTE: Of course.
DEVO: Okay...I won't be too long.
DEVO: Call me over if anything happens.
With that, Devo scoots over (extremely conspicuously) to Tim's side, the dog's face lighting up.
TIMOTHY: H-hey!
DEVO: Hey...looks like we're uh, both headed home?
TIMOTHY: Yeah!
TIMOTHY: We got tired, so...
DEVO: Yeah, us too.
You start to phase out their conversation as the fact that it's now you and Roulette walking together starts to take over any mental space you have. Roulette seems similarly distracted, and similarly unsure of anywhere else to go.
...this feels alarmingly familiar to the situation with Tim earlier, and you are not looking forward to a repeat.
...this feels alarmingly familiar to the situation with Tim earlier, and you are not looking forward to a repeat.