[TOY] Plaything

[skinstealer]

POLKA DOT: Eh, you don’t owe me anything.
POLKA DOT: At most, I’d want to have the cost of supplies paid for, but I’ve got a good stock at this point…
DEVO: If you’re sure…
DEVO: It’s just, I know it’s a big deal.
DEVO: …thank you. Again.
POLKA DOT: …there was something I wanted to ask, though.
POLKA DOT: Unrelated to this, it’s not a favor so much as…I don’t know what to call it.
DEVO: Tim did mention you having something to talk with me about.
DEVO: …is everything okay?
POLKA DOT: Well…
POLKA DOT: I, uh…
 

Tim gives you an encouraging look, which somehow just makes this harder.

POLKA DOT: My friend, Willow-
DEVO: The virtual pet, right?
POLKA DOT: Yeah, her…
POLKA DOT: She keeps…having these weird dreams, of going out somewhere dangerous and having herself changed into a monster.
DEVO: …uh huh.
POLKA DOT: She…wants to go there in person.
POLKA DOT: But we can’t go without a full party of people.
DEVO: And you want me to come.
POLKA DOT: …yes. Yeah.
 

You go into the whole thing all over again, trying not to leave out any detail. The bean bear listens, not turning his gaze away from you for a second.

When you're done, Devo crosses his arms and closes his eyes, leaning against the wall.

TIMOTHY: You don’t have t-
DEVO: I’m thinking.
TIMOTHY: It’s-
DEVO: Tim, let me think.
 

The silence among your group just allows the rest of the party’s noise to edge in, somehow more ominous than comforting.

DEVO: …Tim’s going, isn’t he?
POLKA DOT: …yep.
DEVO: Hmmmgh…
DEVO: It’s a hard call.
DEVO: I want to support Tim here, and I love him a lot…
DEVO: But you taking me on this adventure, uh…
DEVO: It might be less of an advantage than you think.
DEVO: I’ve been practicing my knife skills, but my body is super weak.
DEVO: If you take me along, the journey’ll be a lot longer, because we’ll have to rest more.
DEVO: And there may be times where people need to bail my ass out.
DEVO: I got a cane recently for longer walks, but it’s not going to be enough to keep me up to speed with the average toy.
DEVO: I’m willing to do it, on two conditions.
DEVO: No, three.
DEVO: One: you’re willing to put up with me and my hell body without yelling or giving me shit over it.
DEVO: Two: you keep your promise on teaching Tim how to sew, and do it before we leave.
DEVO: And three…
DEVO: You somehow convince Roulette to come too.
DEVO: …I don’t want to leave it alone here.