[TOY] Plaything

[skinstealer]

POLKA DOT: Ok, simple one first- favorite foods?
POLKA DOT: I’m definitely, like. Interested in clothes and fashion the most, but I’ve been working in the kitchen a little and Vine says I’m pretty good at it.
POLKA DOT: Not…trying to brag or anything, just…
POLKA DOT: I like making stuff fancy and decorated. Kind of the same visual appeal as fashion, in that sense.
POLKA DOT: But…yeah. I wanna know what you like, so I could maybe…make something for you, or something?
WILLOW: …you’d cook for me?
POLKA DOT: …yep.
 

Her little character wiggles around and covers its face, shimmying from side to side.

WILLOW: That’s so cute…
WILLOW: I’ve always dreamed of a nice girl making me something tasty…!
WILLOW: Aaaaah, that’s such a big fantasy of mine!
 

She wants you to cook for her! She wants you to make her food! Ohhh, my god, you’re acing this.

WILLOW: I love sweets, as cliche as it is for a spooky variant toy…
WILLOW: I love cake, and pudding, and ice cream-
WILLOW: The snack option for me is even wrapped hard candies.
POLKA DOT: Snack option?
 

All of a sudden, there’s that look on her face again.

WILLOW: …You wanna try something?
POLKA DOT: Eh?
POLKA DOT: I mean, sure!
POLKA DOT: …though it depends on what the something is.
WILLOW: Ok, so…I’m gonna show you how to navigate my menus.
POLKA DOT: Menus?
 

She nods.

WILLOW: My kind of virtual pet often has menus that you can scoot around with the buttons on my chest.
WILLOW: You can do stuff like play games with the character on my face, or give it blankets to sleep in, check my overall status, and, well…
WILLOW: Feed it.
WILLOW: It’s…pretty trusting to let somebody else push the buttons, because the stuff inside is more…how do I put it…
WILLOW: I like to tuck myself in both on the screen and in real life when I go to bed, because I can feel the digital blanket better- unless I’m projected, then I feel stuff outside just as well.
WILLOW: The same for food…while I have a limited selection of stuff inside, it does taste a lot more flavorful than stuff outside, again, unless I’m projected.
WILLOW: So…I really like my little candies.
POLKA DOT: …you want me to give you one, then?
 

She nods again, the pixel character giving a shy smile.

WILLOW: I’ve never let someone try it.
WILLOW: But…I don’t think anyone would mind here, considering the whole rules about touching being allowed.
WILLOW: N-not that it’s inherently a horny thing! Just…
WILLOW: Yknow. Touching someone’s chest.
WILLOW: Are you up for that?
 

Before you can even consider otherwise, you’re vigorously nodding- the idea of touching Willow right now sounds like a dream come true.

WILLOW: Okay, so…hit the first button two times. That’ll take you to the food menu.
 

You poke at the first button, eyes widening as it squishes in your hand. Willow lets out a beep as you do- it must be involuntary, but there’s something…sweet about it. As you do it, an icon highlights at the top of the screen.

POLKA DOT: Okay…like that?
WILLOW: Mhm.
WILLOW: One more time.
 

You follow through.

WILLOW: Middle button to confirm, and then select “snack” with the first button.
POLKA DOT: Like this, right?
WILLOW: You got it.
WILLOW: Press middle button to confirm, and there you go!
 

Pressing confirm puts Willow back on the screen, a little hard candy dropping from the top of the screen. The tiny pixel ghost eats it right up, giving you a warm expression as soon as she’s done.

WILLOW: Peach flavor! That’s one I don’t get often…
WILLOW: Thank you!
 

You realize your wings are shaking a little, but not in a bad way…you just…touched Willow, more than just holding hands.

WILLOW: …you okay?
POLKA DOT: Yeah! Yeah, just…
POLKA DOT: I can see what you mean about that being more intimate…
WILLOW: Did you like it?
 

She goes back to resting her head on your shoulder.

POLKA DOT: …yes. Yeah. Yes I did.
WILLOW: Maybe I’ll let you mess around with it more sometime…
WILLOW: I’ve got plenty of secrets hidden around in there.
 

Fuck, she’s good at this.

POLKA DOT: I wouldn’t mind poking around…
POLKA DOT: Next question though, right?
WILLOW: Yep!
POLKA DOT: You mentioned making clothes.
WILLOW: Mhm.
POLKA DOT: Well, I do too. I can’t remember a lot of stuff about it, but I know the skill is there.
POLKA DOT: I wasn’t able to get fabric while going out to the pawn shop yesterday, wanted the phone more…
POLKA DOT: But I’m curious- what kind of stuff do you make?
WILLOW: I’m still a newbie at it myself, but I like working with a mix of sturdier materials and delicate stuff.
WILLOW: Leather looks so nice, but so does lace…
WILLOW: But my absolute favorite is silicone.
WILLOW: It’s a completely different process, no sewing to it, but making protective pieces for plastic toys, even if just partial and made more for aesthetic purposes…
WILLOW: It’s so nice.
WILLOW: You can get really cool marbling effects, too…
WILLOW: I’ll have to show you at some point!
POLKA DOT: I’d love to see…that sounds awesome.
 

She extends her hand again, and you gladly take it. It feels…warmer somehow, as if both of you are basking in the sheer pleasant energy of this sort-of-date- no, it’s definitely a date now. But…

POLKA DOT: Last one.
POLKA DOT: Gimme your dream date.
POLKA DOT: What’s the perfect day?
WILLOW: Hmm…
WILLOW: Well, this right now is really nice!
WILLOW: But if I had to cap it off…
WILLOW: I’d say going back to my place, or my date’s place, and just…unwinding would be nice…
WILLOW: Curl up together, maybe mess around a bit…
WILLOW: Talk some more, eat dinner together…
WILLOW: Maybe watch a movie, or just whatever’s on TV.
WILLOW: Just…mundane it up, I guess?
WILLOW: …I know that’s not super exciting, but I like the idea of it…
POLKA DOT: …are you…?
WILLOW: Hm?
POLKA DOT: Yknow…
POLKA DOT: Inviting me to do that?
WILLOW: Maaaaybe.
WILLOW: Depends. I almost…did, admittedly, back in the laundry room…
 

Wait, what?

WILLOW: You know, when I was going to ask you something…
WILLOW: Maybe it was presumptuous of me before we even went on a date together, but in that moment, with just the two of us…
WILLOW: I really was considering inviting you over.
WILLOW: But…
WILLOW: I guess I got cold feet.
WILLOW: Not because of anything to do with you, I just, I didn’t know if it’d be weird to invite someone I just met over for more than a hookup…
WILLOW: …okay, maybe a little bit of a hookup too, but I know you’re not, like, super experienced.
WILLOW: Which, neither am I for that matter, but seeing you want to talk about stuff and experiment makes me a bit more confident in getting to know you…closer.
WILLOW: I could probably teach you some stuff, but I’m just barely not a newbie myself.
WILLOW: So…you could probably teach me stuff too, just through playing around and talking.
WILLOW: It…sounds nice, to me…
WILLOW: A lot less scary than inviting more experienced toys over for a night like I have before…they were nice, but I did feel out of my depth sometimes.
WILLOW: With you, it’d be…an adventure! Figuring stuff out together!
WILLOW: …sorry, I really went off…
WILLOW: But…it’s my turn for questions now.

WILLOW: One: do you like me like that?
WILLOW: Two: if so, do you want to learn things together?
WILLOW: Three: if so, do you want to come by tonight and try?