09-10-2023, 03:56 AM
POLKA DOT: I mean, obviously.
POLKA DOT: Don't even have to ask that.
POLKA DOT: I'd have any of your backs.
CROSSBONE: Me too.
CROSSBONE: I-I mean...
CROSSBONE: You're all going on this adventure with me...
CROSSBONE: I'm really grateful.
CROSSBONE: ...I'll do whatever needs to be done to keep people safe.
DEVO: Thank you...I really appreciate it.
POLKA DOT: There's just one thing-
DEVO: ...oh?
POLKA DOT: I think...there's something Roulette wanted to talk to you about.
DEVO: ...can you...be more specific?
POLKA DOT: ...nope.
POLKA DOT: B-but we could go chat about it tomorrow or something-
DEVO: We?
DEVO: N...no offense, but if it's something Roulette needs to tell me...
DEVO: I think it'd go over better if it was just me.
DEVO: We go back a lot further than you've even been here...I think it'd be best handled just us.
POLKA DOT: Y-you sure? Could be good for like-
POLKA DOT: Moral support!
DEVO: ...I'm good.
DEVO: Thank you, for all you've done-
DEVO: But when it comes to me and Roulette...
DEVO: I want to handle it more personally.
DEVO: ...like I said, no offense.
POLKA DOT: ...alright.
POLKA DOT: Wishing you luck, then.
DEVO: ...thanks.
CROSSBONE: ...they're probably going to get some rest.
CROSSBONE: Maybe some gay time.
CROSSBONE: I wouldn't mind a sleepover tonight myself, though we probably shouldn't overdo it...
CROSSBONE: I'm just wondering about what you want for that bet of yours.
POLKA DOT: Don't even have to ask that.
POLKA DOT: I'd have any of your backs.
CROSSBONE: Me too.
Cross' voice startles both you and Devo, the two of you looking over to look at the virtual pet. Self conscious, she shrinks into herself a little.
CROSSBONE: I-I mean...
CROSSBONE: You're all going on this adventure with me...
CROSSBONE: I'm really grateful.
CROSSBONE: ...I'll do whatever needs to be done to keep people safe.
You smile wide at that, looking back at Devo and Tim expectantly- and just as you hope, they're both looking relieved.
DEVO: Thank you...I really appreciate it.
POLKA DOT: There's just one thing-
DEVO: ...oh?
His pleased expression fades.
POLKA DOT: I think...there's something Roulette wanted to talk to you about.
DEVO: ...can you...be more specific?
POLKA DOT: ...nope.
POLKA DOT: B-but we could go chat about it tomorrow or something-
DEVO: We?
DEVO: N...no offense, but if it's something Roulette needs to tell me...
DEVO: I think it'd go over better if it was just me.
DEVO: We go back a lot further than you've even been here...I think it'd be best handled just us.
You feel your chest tighten, feeling conflict at being left out of something that feels so important.
POLKA DOT: Y-you sure? Could be good for like-
POLKA DOT: Moral support!
DEVO: ...I'm good.
DEVO: Thank you, for all you've done-
DEVO: But when it comes to me and Roulette...
DEVO: I want to handle it more personally.
DEVO: ...like I said, no offense.
You sigh, rubbing the side of your face.
POLKA DOT: ...alright.
POLKA DOT: Wishing you luck, then.
DEVO: ...thanks.
I hope I don't regret that...
The rest of the walk goes uninterrupted, you and Cross walking alongside Devo and Tim, talking more about your adventure ahead...
....and you get to Laurie's, Devo and Tim heading back to Devo's apartment and parting ways with the two of you.
....and you get to Laurie's, Devo and Tim heading back to Devo's apartment and parting ways with the two of you.
CROSSBONE: ...they're probably going to get some rest.
CROSSBONE: Maybe some gay time.
She leans on you, her pixel character shifting around.
CROSSBONE: I wouldn't mind a sleepover tonight myself, though we probably shouldn't overdo it...
CROSSBONE: I'm just wondering about what you want for that bet of yours.