[TOY] Plaything

[skinstealer]

Communication and honesty are the key in any relationship. I have to be straight with her.

POLKA DOT: So, uh…
 

You lean against the arm of Cross’ couch, trying to look nonchalant.

She’s in her projected form, something you’ve grown very big on in the past few weeks. You don’t know what it is about having a ghost for a best friend- not that you don’t also love the plastic shell- but it feels so cool.

…kissing the ghost is also a nice bonus.

POLKA DOT: You look…a little rough.
POLKA DOT: What’s eatin’ you?
CROSSBONE: I mean, I don’t want to worry y-
POLKA DOT: Oh no, don’t you dare go down that road.
POLKA DOT: I get to decide who I worry about.
POLKA DOT: You cannot stop me.
 

She smiles with her eyes a bit at that, following it with a sigh.

CROSSBONE: I guess, just…
CROSSBONE: I haven’t been sleeping well.
 

A chill runs down your back, but you try to remain calm, cool as a cucumber.

CROSSBONE: I keep…having more weird dreams, and it’s so strange…
CROSSBONE: I can’t tell if it’s just…some weird…fetish thing or if-
POLKA DOT: Or if it’s an omen?
 

Cross blinks, turning back to look at you.

CROSSBONE: How did you know?
POLKA DOT: I…had a weird dream too.
POLKA DOT: I haven’t talked about it, but-
 

All of a sudden, she’s leaning in, her spooky eyes peering straight at you.

CROSSBONE: It’s about that forest, right?!
CROSSBONE: The spooky one!
POLKA DOT: I mean, it was a lot of things, but yeah, that was there.
POLKA DOT: I couldn’t make a lot out, a lot was just…obscured, or fucked up in some way.
CROSSBONE: Yeah! Like, things don’t make a lot of sense-
CROSSBONE: But at the same time, it makes too much sense!
POLKA DOT: What d’you mean?
CROSSBONE: It’s just…
 

She starts making hand gestures you can barely comprehend.

CROSSBONE: I keep seeing myself turn into this thing, more and more clearly every time-
CROSSBONE: And it should scare me! It should!
CROSSBONE: But it doesn’t.
CROSSBONE: It hurts more every time too, but I don’t mind that, I just…feel it and feel changed.
CROSSBONE: And it feels important…
CROSSBONE: Like the most important thing I’ve ever felt, outside of my friendship with you and finding my place here.
CROSSBONE: I…
CROSSBONE: I think I need to go to that place.
CROSSBONE: I think I know where it is, and I need to go there.
CROSSBONE: Even if it’s scary, or dangerous-
 

She clasps your wings in her hands, startling you a bit.

CROSSBONE: And I want you to come with me.
CROSSBONE: I don’t want to go forever, this place is my home…
CROSSBONE: But I want to do what we talked about, building up a party and going out to this other settlement.
POLKA DOT: You mean…the one for spooky toys?
 

Cross nods, her energy perking up immensely.

CROSSBONE: I just have a feeling that’s where we’ll find it.
CROSSBONE: We’ll need to do research, and gather supplies, and people to come with us, but…
CROSSBONE: What do you think?