💾C.A.D.E.T📀

He held a basket of camellias. Among a few other plants, but camellias were most important. To Brutus anymore. She wasn’t even sure if she’d have anywhere to put it, but he said he’d bring her to have that wasn’t just tacky wires.

the door opened a minute or two after the knock, the bright light of their screen lighting the area up through the crack as they struggled to adjust it. they let their systems adjust to the change in lighting before lighting up themselves. they never got any good visits anymore. especially not from him.

9$h.HhehYE!!>Heuy!!!! Ewhat……. Iisup.,,?

Brutus gestured to the basket he was holding. She supposed it wasn’t really fair to be so rude, it’s not like Cadet had done anything in particular. If anything, they’d been helpful. He didn’t exactly like that thought though.

Oh, and as a thank you. For the first aid. Hopefully I wasn’t much of an inconvenience.

they pushed the door open completely with a loud clang of metal on metal, standing up a little straighter and clasping their hands together. it was obvious she was… pleased with the situation, if not flat out overjoyed. this was great—PROGRESS. even.

ooH.YYEAgf,,!! IYywas no ptoblrm—llkk.,,.at all.,,,mmH lelasure hhsha…. iImglsd yiurr oaku……!….. yuir never aninconviece .,!

he used to do that FUCKKKKKKK MAN.

he used to do that FUCKKKKKKK MAN.

He stood at the door of the factory, clutching at her chest. Why was she here??? Was this somewhere important? With a heavy breath, she couldn’t feel the way her chest hurt but he still felt like he had a piercing headache, he slammed against the door. That was an accident. He pushed himself up against the wall, and knocked on the door properly.

cad….cadet..? I know your…in there…or I hope you are..,

there were the usually heavy metallic footsteps on the other side of the door after a moment, though silence followed when he fell against the door.

locks immediately started clicking undone when he spoke out, however, her movements far more hurried than they seemed to be a second ago. why was she here? not that she was complaining, i mean, company was company, especially his—

o&$’h) m GOD d, .

Arrrwyio7. OKAt.,,?!?? Hjesuse cchrisy., .! Ohmnhod ,—

her screen illuminated the area when the door slammed open further, her fans starting to whir louder at the scene in front of them. they made sure to try to drag him inside before anything, though. they were so good at this.

ohh, I CAN feel you.,,,, thats nice.

…What on earth was she talking about?

i’m bleeding….because,,,,i think i spoke too much to that….,,..,angel…,, thing.

e hhat.,,?? ooOf cour s yuiu ca n. Ffeel m hhaha.,, eehy woildnr youZ,,.?

their voice buffered more than usual as they quickly brought them over to one of the bigger piles of wires, using it as a makeshift seat and carefully pushing him back onto it.

they didn’t brother to remove her hand, though. just standing by him awkwardly.

brutus replied, a little confused, like i was obvious.

itss….i not my fault i was…just telling the truth. i liketellinf the truth because….camellia can’t learn from lies..,..,

brutus huffed. the bleeding would let up soon. probably.

isn’t it pretty…? fhe blood it looks like……camellias….i love camellias.,…,,and i like you for,, giving me something to do…,,and i like…,,.,,

OKAAAY ,weWELL. weELLL hHaAHAHA .! ,!!! uUysw Vver u preet y okkau jusy liek uiu bBut i thinkk yjay we :$shoul d. Stop tjaat,,,

they oh-so-gently pulled their arm away from his hand, shuffling off to a side room in an attempt to find some sort of cloth. why would she have one? the blood was getting everywhere, though..

he laid there, she probably would have gotten up but her head was spinning a little bit, and made it difficult for him to stand up straight. When she moved his hand he let it unceremoniously fall, a displeased sigh coming from her soon after.

she already sort of missed the feeling, she hadn’t touched someone in a while. the coolness of their arm was comforting. the room felt rather warm and it was nice to have a distraction from that. when was cadet coming back?

…cade…t? your taking so.,,.,….long…

it felt like she was an altar once more, yet this one was a cushion made of wires as a result of a hoarder. Camellia was something like that. his blood painted the scenery despite it, he didn’t care for the smell, but she could always pretend it was camellias.

w]awhaat.,!!!—-imMcomn inh,, Ssorr— onMngod ,

they quickly shuffled back into the room, standing at his side idly for a moment, a thin large rag in their hand. it was the best they could find.

oOoa y, s . o.,,6Mmy sear ch. enginn saus that. %^YIU hvavr to ho ldtjid to the woo und,,,, Ojay,,,?..,

she stammered while she folded it to be a little thicker, tail swaying behind her. their eyes focused on her body to find the injury, but that felt rude. her fans whirred loud. she could barely focus. they were just so good at this.

He tried to search his clouded head. She pointed to a spot that was scarily close to where his heart should be. A little closer to the middle of his chest, though.

oKhmngdo. Okkaau, Hhher. HOld , Thid. ovver it,iithik. Okau.,,?

she quickly bunched up the rag, hesitating for a second before leaning over and pressing it down over where they assumed the wound would be, tail lashing behind them. their hands were cold through the rag.

gGod, Ohmgod. Yyiu ne3 d . to.b mkrr acreufl,, Yyiu couldve gotte n mich mor injued yuou knoe..,?? OhhmgodZ:,,,

Brutus put a hand over cadet’s. It was cold. She loved the feeling.

Brutus reached for cadet’s face with her other hand. it was so hot it burnt a little. she didn’t seem to mind, it wasn’t like he’d notice the pain.

they didnt try to move away when he placed her hand on theirs, merely stilling and standing carefully in place with the rag still pressed over the wound.

they went ridged when her hand went to their face, screen quickly changing and fans, somehow, getting louder. she looked like she was about to start smoking, her systems a little choppier than usual.

Onlj sometkems., Ikm. !+not uusualiu gjis waem. ,Sooor ru. Iican tr u to. cool musyelf doen, ii.DOnt. wantto buen yiou, 7u m. ,,,,

brutus closed her eyes for a moment, before opening then again, and (trying) to shift more upwards, sloppily hitting Cadet’s face with her own. She reoriented herself, and looked at Cadet.

.,,,,,,.,,maaaay i kiss you..,,?

brutus asked, the smile evident in his voice.

w . Eha t .,

Yuiu. wat . , ????Wel ., …Wel.l

she shouldn’t take advantage of this. maybe they should? he’d probably beat their ass later for it. they were pretty okay with that outcome actually.

u’m .,mmmm,,.. m

their hot-to-the-touch monitor sparked a bit, their screen replaced with their face again.

and with that she leaned in and kissed them!!! wow!!! i’m not describing this even a little bit.

Brutus could tell their monitor was probably burning, because she felt a little number. That usually what happened when when something was hurting.

you,,,,…,,uh.

…she was actually very, very tired. blood loss did that to you. what was he saying really? he didn’t know. her head was foggy. she was happy, she was pretty sure?

mMe . ?

they stood there and let out another flustered beep, putting a little more pressure on her wound once she remembered. oops. they should try and fix this permanently. maybe there was first-aid somewhere.

Oohfcourse..!.!!! Wel. Yuiure welocmr,,to see m…Whhenever,)-$hha)zh. Ha,uUUuou know—-iuim.

she sighed.

okay..,.

she could stay awake, even with his eyes drooping a little, even now he could tell he was going to regret all this later.

she, very hesitantly, pulled their hand away from him and the rag, standing there in front of him for a few seconds before turning and quickly scurrying off in search of some kind of first-aid kit. sure, it would be a few years old, but it would PROBABLY get the job done. Probably

she came back a few minutes later with a little old first-aid kit clutched in her hands, speed-walking back over to her. standing there like an idiot. it still had dust on it, it looked like.

He stood at the door of the factory, clutching at her chest. Why was she here??? Was this somewhere important? With a heavy breath, she couldn’t feel the way her chest hurt but he still felt like he had a piercing headache, he slammed against the door. That was an accident. He pushed himself up against the wall, and knocked on the door properly.

cad….cadet..? I know your…in there…or I hope you are..,

there were the usually heavy metallic footsteps on the other side of the door after a moment, though silence followed when he fell against the door.

locks immediately started clicking undone when he spoke out, however, her movements far more hurried than they seemed to be a second ago. why was she here? not that she was complaining, i mean, company was company, especially his—

o&$’h) m GOD d, .

Arrrwyio7. OKAt.,,?!?? Hjesuse cchrisy., .! Ohmnhod ,—

her screen illuminated the area when the door slammed open further, her fans starting to whir louder at the scene in front of them. they made sure to try to drag him inside before anything, though. they were so good at this.

ohh, I CAN feel you.,,,, thats nice.

…What on earth was she talking about?

i’m bleeding….because,,,,i think i spoke too much to that….,,..,angel…,, thing.

e hhat.,,?? ooOf cour s yuiu ca n. Ffeel m hhaha.,, eehy woildnr youZ,,.?

their voice buffered more than usual as they quickly brought them over to one of the bigger piles of wires, using it as a makeshift seat and carefully pushing him back onto it.

they didn’t brother to remove her hand, though. just standing by him awkwardly.

brutus replied, a little confused, like i was obvious.

itss….i not my fault i was…just telling the truth. i liketellinf the truth because….camellia can’t learn from lies..,..,

brutus huffed. the bleeding would let up soon. probably.

isn’t it pretty…? fhe blood it looks like……camellias….i love camellias.,…,,and i like you for,, giving me something to do…,,and i like…,,.,,

OKAAAY ,weWELL. weELLL hHaAHAHA .! ,!!! uUysw Vver u preet y okkau jusy liek uiu bBut i thinkk yjay we :$shoul d. Stop tjaat,,,

they oh-so-gently pulled their arm away from his hand, shuffling off to a side room in an attempt to find some sort of cloth. why would she have one? the blood was getting everywhere, though..

he laid there, she probably would have gotten up but her head was spinning a little bit, and made it difficult for him to stand up straight. When she moved his hand he let it unceremoniously fall, a displeased sigh coming from her soon after.

she already sort of missed the feeling, she hadn’t touched someone in a while. the coolness of their arm was comforting. the room felt rather warm and it was nice to have a distraction from that. when was cadet coming back?

…cade…t? your taking so.,,.,….long…

it felt like she was an altar once more, yet this one was a cushion made of wires as a result of a hoarder. Camellia was something like that. his blood painted the scenery despite it, he didn’t care for the smell, but she could always pretend it was camellias.

w]awhaat.,!!!—-imMcomn inh,, Ssorr— onMngod ,

they quickly shuffled back into the room, standing at his side idly for a moment, a thin large rag in their hand. it was the best they could find.

oOoa y, s . o.,,6Mmy sear ch. enginn saus that. %^YIU hvavr to ho ldtjid to the woo und,,,, Ojay,,,?..,

she stammered while she folded it to be a little thicker, tail swaying behind her. their eyes focused on her body to find the injury, but that felt rude. her fans whirred loud. she could barely focus. they were just so good at this.

He tried to search his clouded head. She pointed to a spot that was scarily close to where his heart should be. A little closer to the middle of his chest, though.

oKhmngdo. Okkaau, Hhher. HOld , Thid. ovver it,iithik. Okau.,,?

she quickly bunched up the rag, hesitating for a second before leaning over and pressing it down over where they assumed the wound would be, tail lashing behind them. their hands were cold through the rag.

gGod, Ohmgod. Yyiu ne3 d . to.b mkrr acreufl,, Yyiu couldve gotte n mich mor injued yuou knoe..,?? OhhmgodZ:,,,

Brutus put a hand over cadet’s. It was cold. She loved the feeling.

Brutus reached for cadet’s face with her other hand. it was so hot it burnt a little. she didn’t seem to mind, it wasn’t like he’d notice the pain.

they didnt try to move away when he placed her hand on theirs, merely stilling and standing carefully in place with the rag still pressed over the wound.

they went ridged when her hand went to their face, screen quickly changing and fans, somehow, getting louder. she looked like she was about to start smoking, her systems a little choppier than usual.

Onlj sometkems., Ikm. !+not uusualiu gjis waem. ,Sooor ru. Iican tr u to. cool musyelf doen, ii.DOnt. wantto buen yiou, 7u m. ,,,,

brutus closed her eyes for a moment, before opening then again, and (trying) to shift more upwards, sloppily hitting Cadet’s face with her own. She reoriented herself, and looked at Cadet.

.,,,,,,.,,maaaay i kiss you..,,?

brutus asked, the smile evident in his voice.

w . Eha t .,

Yuiu. wat . , ????Wel ., …Wel.l

she shouldn’t take advantage of this. maybe they should? he’d probably beat their ass later for it. they were pretty okay with that outcome actually.

u’m .,mmmm,,.. m

their hot-to-the-touch monitor sparked a bit, their screen replaced with their face again.

and with that she leaned in and kissed them!!! wow!!! i’m not describing this even a little bit.

Brutus could tell their monitor was probably burning, because she felt a little number. That usually what happened when when something was hurting.

you,,,,…,,uh.

…she was actually very, very tired. blood loss did that to you. what was he saying really? he didn’t know. her head was foggy. she was happy, she was pretty sure?

mMe . ?

they stood there and let out another flustered beep, putting a little more pressure on her wound once she remembered. oops. they should try and fix this permanently. maybe there was first-aid somewhere.

Oohfcourse..!.!!! Wel. Yuiure welocmr,,to see m…Whhenever,)-$hha)zh. Ha,uUUuou know—-iuim.

He stood at the door of the factory, clutching at her chest. Why was she here??? Was this somewhere important? With a heavy breath, she couldn’t feel the way her chest hurt but he still felt like he had a piercing headache, he slammed against the door. That was an accident. He pushed himself up against the wall, and knocked on the door properly.

cad….cadet..? I know your…in there…or I hope you are..,

there were the usually heavy metallic footsteps on the other side of the door after a moment, though silence followed when he fell against the door.

locks immediately started clicking undone when he spoke out, however, her movements far more hurried than they seemed to be a second ago. why was she here? not that she was complaining, i mean, company was company, especially his—

o&$’h) m GOD d, .

Arrrwyio7. OKAt.,,?!?? Hjesuse cchrisy., .! Ohmnhod ,—

her screen illuminated the area when the door slammed open further, her fans starting to whir louder at the scene in front of them. they made sure to try to drag him inside before anything, though. they were so good at this.

ohh, I CAN feel you.,,,, thats nice.

…What on earth was she talking about?

i’m bleeding….because,,,,i think i spoke too much to that….,,..,angel…,, thing.

e hhat.,,?? ooOf cour s yuiu ca n. Ffeel m hhaha.,, eehy woildnr youZ,,.?

their voice buffered more than usual as they quickly brought them over to one of the bigger piles of wires, using it as a makeshift seat and carefully pushing him back onto it.

they didn’t brother to remove her hand, though. just standing by him awkwardly.

brutus replied, a little confused, like i was obvious.

itss….i not my fault i was…just telling the truth. i liketellinf the truth because….camellia can’t learn from lies..,..,

brutus huffed. the bleeding would let up soon. probably.

isn’t it pretty…? fhe blood it looks like……camellias….i love camellias.,…,,and i like you for,, giving me something to do…,,and i like…,,.,,

OKAAAY ,weWELL. weELLL hHaAHAHA .! ,!!! uUysw Vver u preet y okkau jusy liek uiu bBut i thinkk yjay we :$shoul d. Stop tjaat,,,

they oh-so-gently pulled their arm away from his hand, shuffling off to a side room in an attempt to find some sort of cloth. why would she have one? the blood was getting everywhere, though..

he laid there, she probably would have gotten up but her head was spinning a little bit, and made it difficult for him to stand up straight. When she moved his hand he let it unceremoniously fall, a displeased sigh coming from her soon after.

she already sort of missed the feeling, she hadn’t touched someone in a while. the coolness of their arm was comforting. the room felt rather warm and it was nice to have a distraction from that. when was cadet coming back?

…cade…t? your taking so.,,.,….long…

it felt like she was an altar once more, yet this one was a cushion made of wires as a result of a hoarder. Camellia was something like that. his blood painted the scenery despite it, he didn’t care for the smell, but she could always pretend it was camellias.

w]awhaat.,!!!—-imMcomn inh,, Ssorr— onMngod ,

they quickly shuffled back into the room, standing at his side idly for a moment, a thin large rag in their hand. it was the best they could find.

oOoa y, s . o.,,6Mmy sear ch. enginn saus that. %^YIU hvavr to ho ldtjid to the woo und,,,, Ojay,,,?..,

she stammered while she folded it to be a little thicker, tail swaying behind her. their eyes focused on her body to find the injury, but that felt rude. her fans whirred loud. she could barely focus. they were just so good at this.

He tried to search his clouded head. She pointed to a spot that was scarily close to where his heart should be. A little closer to the middle of his chest, though.

oKhmngdo. Okkaau, Hhher. HOld , Thid. ovver it,iithik. Okau.,,?

she quickly bunched up the rag, hesitating for a second before leaning over and pressing it down over where they assumed the wound would be, tail lashing behind them. their hands were cold through the rag.

gGod, Ohmgod. Yyiu ne3 d . to.b mkrr acreufl,, Yyiu couldve gotte n mich mor injued yuou knoe..,?? OhhmgodZ:,,,

Brutus put a hand over cadet’s. It was cold. She loved the feeling.

Brutus reached for cadet’s face with her other hand. it was so hot it burnt a little. she didn’t seem to mind, it wasn’t like he’d notice the pain.

they didnt try to move away when he placed her hand on theirs, merely stilling and standing carefully in place with the rag still pressed over the wound.

they went ridged when her hand went to their face, screen quickly changing and fans, somehow, getting louder. she looked like she was about to start smoking, her systems a little choppier than usual.

Onlj sometkems., Ikm. !+not uusualiu gjis waem. ,Sooor ru. Iican tr u to. cool musyelf doen, ii.DOnt. wantto buen yiou, 7u m. ,,,,

brutus closed her eyes for a moment, before opening then again, and (trying) to shift more upwards, sloppily hitting Cadet’s face with her own. She reoriented herself, and looked at Cadet.

.,,,,,,.,,maaaay i kiss you..,,?

brutus asked, the smile evident in his voice.

w . Eha t .,

Yuiu. wat . , ????Wel ., …Wel.l

she shouldn’t take advantage of this. maybe they should? he’d probably beat their ass later for it. they were pretty okay with that outcome actually.

u’m .,mmmm,,.. m

their hot-to-the-touch monitor sparked a bit, their screen replaced with their face again.

He stood at the door of the factory, clutching at her chest. Why was she here??? Was this somewhere important? With a heavy breath, she couldn’t feel the way her chest hurt but he still felt like he had a piercing headache, he slammed against the door. That was an accident. He pushed himself up against the wall, and knocked on the door properly.

cad….cadet..? I know your…in there…or I hope you are..,

there were the usually heavy metallic footsteps on the other side of the door after a moment, though silence followed when he fell against the door.

locks immediately started clicking undone when he spoke out, however, her movements far more hurried than they seemed to be a second ago. why was she here? not that she was complaining, i mean, company was company, especially his—

o&$’h) m GOD d, .

Arrrwyio7. OKAt.,,?!?? Hjesuse cchrisy., .! Ohmnhod ,—

her screen illuminated the area when the door slammed open further, her fans starting to whir louder at the scene in front of them. they made sure to try to drag him inside before anything, though. they were so good at this.

ohh, I CAN feel you.,,,, thats nice.

…What on earth was she talking about?

i’m bleeding….because,,,,i think i spoke too much to that….,,..,angel…,, thing.

e hhat.,,?? ooOf cour s yuiu ca n. Ffeel m hhaha.,, eehy woildnr youZ,,.?

their voice buffered more than usual as they quickly brought them over to one of the bigger piles of wires, using it as a makeshift seat and carefully pushing him back onto it.

they didn’t brother to remove her hand, though. just standing by him awkwardly.

brutus replied, a little confused, like i was obvious.

itss….i not my fault i was…just telling the truth. i liketellinf the truth because….camellia can’t learn from lies..,..,

brutus huffed. the bleeding would let up soon. probably.

isn’t it pretty…? fhe blood it looks like……camellias….i love camellias.,…,,and i like you for,, giving me something to do…,,and i like…,,.,,

OKAAAY ,weWELL. weELLL hHaAHAHA .! ,!!! uUysw Vver u preet y okkau jusy liek uiu bBut i thinkk yjay we :$shoul d. Stop tjaat,,,

they oh-so-gently pulled their arm away from his hand, shuffling off to a side room in an attempt to find some sort of cloth. why would she have one? the blood was getting everywhere, though..

he laid there, she probably would have gotten up but her head was spinning a little bit, and made it difficult for him to stand up straight. When she moved his hand he let it unceremoniously fall, a displeased sigh coming from her soon after.

she already sort of missed the feeling, she hadn’t touched someone in a while. the coolness of their arm was comforting. the room felt rather warm and it was nice to have a distraction from that. when was cadet coming back?

…cade…t? your taking so.,,.,….long…

it felt like she was an altar once more, yet this one was a cushion made of wires as a result of a hoarder. Camellia was something like that. his blood painted the scenery despite it, he didn’t care for the smell, but she could always pretend it was camellias.

w]awhaat.,!!!—-imMcomn inh,, Ssorr— onMngod ,

they quickly shuffled back into the room, standing at his side idly for a moment, a thin large rag in their hand. it was the best they could find.

oOoa y, s . o.,,6Mmy sear ch. enginn saus that. %^YIU hvavr to ho ldtjid to the woo und,,,, Ojay,,,?..,

she stammered while she folded it to be a little thicker, tail swaying behind her. their eyes focused on her body to find the injury, but that felt rude. her fans whirred loud. she could barely focus. they were just so good at this.

He tried to search his clouded head. She pointed to a spot that was scarily close to where his heart should be. A little closer to the middle of his chest, though.

oKhmngdo. Okkaau, Hhher. HOld , Thid. ovver it,iithik. Okau.,,?

she quickly bunched up the rag, hesitating for a second before leaning over and pressing it down over where they assumed the wound would be, tail lashing behind them. their hands were cold through the rag.

gGod, Ohmgod. Yyiu ne3 d . to.b mkrr acreufl,, Yyiu couldve gotte n mich mor injued yuou knoe..,?? OhhmgodZ:,,,

Brutus put a hand over cadet’s. It was cold. She loved the feeling.

Brutus reached for cadet’s face with her other hand. it was so hot it burnt a little. she didn’t seem to mind, it wasn’t like he’d notice the pain.

they didnt try to move away when he placed her hand on theirs, merely stilling and standing carefully in place with the rag still pressed over the wound.

they went ridged when her hand went to their face, screen quickly changing and fans, somehow, getting louder. she looked like she was about to start smoking, her systems a little choppier than usual.

Onlj sometkems., Ikm. !+not uusualiu gjis waem. ,Sooor ru. Iican tr u to. cool musyelf doen, ii.DOnt. wantto buen yiou, 7u m. ,,,,

i ffont wanywthid anymor plelase. lidomr waanr uiu hher e. Yuou sai d. yyOu sai ,,d. Ples.

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He stood at the door of the factory, clutching at her chest. Why was she here??? Was this somewhere important? With a heavy breath, she couldn’t feel the way her chest hurt but he still felt like he had a piercing headache, he slammed against the door. That was an accident. He pushed himself up against the wall, and knocked on the door properly.

cad….cadet..? I know your…in there…or I hope you are..,

there were the usually heavy metallic footsteps on the other side of the door after a moment, though silence followed when he fell against the door.

locks immediately started clicking undone when he spoke out, however, her movements far more hurried than they seemed to be a second ago. why was she here? not that she was complaining, i mean, company was company, especially his—

o&$’h) m GOD d, .

Arrrwyio7. OKAt.,,?!?? Hjesuse cchrisy., .! Ohmnhod ,—

her screen illuminated the area when the door slammed open further, her fans starting to whir louder at the scene in front of them. they made sure to try to drag him inside before anything, though. they were so good at this.

ohh, I CAN feel you.,,,, thats nice.

…What on earth was she talking about?

i’m bleeding….because,,,,i think i spoke too much to that….,,..,angel…,, thing.

e hhat.,,?? ooOf cour s yuiu ca n. Ffeel m hhaha.,, eehy woildnr youZ,,.?

their voice buffered more than usual as they quickly brought them over to one of the bigger piles of wires, using it as a makeshift seat and carefully pushing him back onto it.

they didn’t brother to remove her hand, though. just standing by him awkwardly.

brutus replied, a little confused, like i was obvious.

itss….i not my fault i was…just telling the truth. i liketellinf the truth because….camellia can’t learn from lies..,..,

brutus huffed. the bleeding would let up soon. probably.

isn’t it pretty…? fhe blood it looks like……camellias….i love camellias.,…,,and i like you for,, giving me something to do…,,and i like…,,.,,

OKAAAY ,weWELL. weELLL hHaAHAHA .! ,!!! uUysw Vver u preet y okkau jusy liek uiu bBut i thinkk yjay we :$shoul d. Stop tjaat,,,

they oh-so-gently pulled their arm away from his hand, shuffling off to a side room in an attempt to find some sort of cloth. why would she have one? the blood was getting everywhere, though..

he laid there, she probably would have gotten up but her head was spinning a little bit, and made it difficult for him to stand up straight. When she moved his hand he let it unceremoniously fall, a displeased sigh coming from her soon after.

she already sort of missed the feeling, she hadn’t touched someone in a while. the coolness of their arm was comforting. the room felt rather warm and it was nice to have a distraction from that. when was cadet coming back?

…cade…t? your taking so.,,.,….long…

it felt like she was an altar once more, yet this one was a cushion made of wires as a result of a hoarder. Camellia was something like that. his blood painted the scenery despite it, he didn’t care for the smell, but she could always pretend it was camellias.

w]awhaat.,!!!—-imMcomn inh,, Ssorr— onMngod ,

they quickly shuffled back into the room, standing at his side idly for a moment, a thin large rag in their hand. it was the best they could find.

oOoa y, s . o.,,6Mmy sear ch. enginn saus that. %^YIU hvavr to ho ldtjid to the woo und,,,, Ojay,,,?..,

she stammered while she folded it to be a little thicker, tail swaying behind her. their eyes focused on her body to find the injury, but that felt rude. her fans whirred loud. she could barely focus. they were just so good at this.

He tried to search his clouded head. She pointed to a spot that was scarily close to where his heart should be. A little closer to the middle of his chest, though.

oKhmngdo. Okkaau, Hhher. HOld , Thid. ovver it,iithik. Okau.,,?

she quickly bunched up the rag, hesitating for a second before leaning over and pressing it down over where they assumed the wound would be, tail lashing behind them. their hands were cold through the rag.

gGod, Ohmgod. Yyiu ne3 d . to.b mkrr acreufl,, Yyiu couldve gotte n mich mor injued yuou knoe..,?? OhhmgodZ:,,,

He appears behind you and taps you on the shoulder.

Cadet! How ya doing? Haven't seen you in a while!

Oh, and it's me, Eliza, in case you're wondering. You know, the guy who was in control of the blue guy that kissed you a while back? Sorry I was acting strange darling, it was just before the bitch kicked me out of his body. Of course I have it back now, but yeah, still.

Anyways! How are ya? Doing well?

He wraps his arm around you and brings you closer.

they let out a startled beep at the sudden tap to their shoulder, their screen buffering for a good few seconds before they finally whirled around. she barely got time to register what was happening before a conversation started.

we{>_tx,,!!]oOH. ,! hHello , .,,! hhah. a,,,,.h

oh.O OH RUHT,! Rugggt hhahawyYyewh YEE s, iI remembe r ,.,,S. o wel nNO pr ooblemw. , iiidintw Min d muuch .,Nno Big d eal,! hhah,/a.,,,..!!..

the metal of her feet scraped against the ground a bit as they let themselves get pulled in. the whirring of her fans got a little louder.

Feeling better when I see you though, darling. ;)

He stared down at your neck, looking at the wires beneath your metal shell.

Gosh your wires... they're beautiful. I've never "processed" something as beautiful as you before.

their speakers crackled quietly as she stood there and fidgeted, their fans whirring a little too fast and their gears turning a bit too quick. they were quite used to being on the other end of this..

wEhsat.,.,!,.. oOH.,!!!!, ))G osh ddoouiu thinnk so,,.?, haww shshuxks.,,,, hhahh a,,,, iiv e beenmeanigjg to.,,.. dowork o. n thrm soon…… thru keep sparking….,,

she shifted on her feet a bit at the feeling of his tail, bringing a hand up to their monitor.

Can barely understand what you're saying there bud but alright!

But yeah, I love nights here in the empire. There's something so pristine about them. If only I could spend them with you instead. ;)

aw gos h.,,,. Yuoure gonn. mmakrme. oVverheay .,hheh.,,,!!…

their tail swayed a bit, mindlessly curling around his.

For example, I know that you have your tail entwined with mine right now, and i love that you do that without even thinking. and i also know that you love me nearly as much as I love you. ;)

He places his hand on your screen and stares into your eyes lovingly.

You are the most divine machinery I have ever met.

You are the most beautiful person I have ever met.

ihNmgod.,,,’’.MYplacr .,,? idonr knoe.,,, uiYs eealu messy.,,, tthe fac tor y ispprewtty ool d.,,, hhaha.,,,

Bbut immean…iigues..:idonnr knoe…iffuireokauw woth the….cllutter.,,,,

a bird like person greets you with a polite wave. a thin shawl is over his shoulders, held together with a bow. he has thick, clunklier boots on. he must’ve been from somewhere colder.

um…my name is Elliot, do you happen to know where…

he looked rather confused of his surroundings. as if they were familiar but not quite right.

do you know where Windfront is? it’s um…a little town, probably northwest of here..

it wasn’t a name you could recognize.

hHello , ..!! therr.,

their screen illuminated the area from behind the door a bit, looking the guy up and down for a second. quite odd attire. it wasn’t all that cold yet, was it? who were they to judge.

their screen was momentarily replaced at the question, a throbber occupying the empty space while they… presumably thought.

lOh, Well .,,, Nnot eeally, hhaha.,,. But i could , alwaus t} ry to lookk up,Direction s,? maubbr….. i’ve nver hear d of Iy,,,

yyOure ceryainly not. Vllose, hhaha.,,i could. Only immaginr.,,,,.

they paused. and then the door opened a little more in a subtle offer.

Yyiure,,, welcom r to com e insidrr..,,?.,, if yiu need.,,,

oh my!!! what is all this? what are you? how is this-! why are you glowing? oh that’s magnificent, i’d only seen…

he trailed off. he didn’t want to think about Them. he didn’t want to think about it. it left a bitter taste in his mouth, despite it being plenty of years ago. it was better to not dwell on it.

eehat.,,? o .,h. ,WE ll,,.. tthis is. An oldfac tory, and.,,.i’m. Wel. i m a C.A.D.E.T perosnal comouyer.,,.. yuiu cn cAll m. e Cad et.,

their speakers crackled, the loading screen replaced by their digital face once again, playing with their fingers and standing by the door. no one really. Questioned all this without the intention of making fun of them ? odd.

dieety.,,,?,,

she paused at the mention, her screen flickering.

oOh,$nno hhsha:,,, iUse d to inoe okr rho7gg,,, YYoull. Probsbku come acros onr herre thiuhh.,,,

he watched her curiously, listening to the fans, the cackling of their speaker, watching the shifting of their screen and the way they moved.

ELLIOT

iimm honord hhaga.,,.!!

they stood awkwardly for a moment before quickly turning and shuffling farther into the old facility, letting their tail slowly sway behind them. this was so odd. were their maps even modern enough for this? would they be of any use? could they be of any use

S.,,oo,,. iisthat Wehere yiurre , from.,,.?..,, ikmeguessing yuuue prety Far ffrom,,, Therre hhaha.,,, yyIiure welcom to sit and stuf—ssorr u for the clutte,,r.,,

It is! And I must be, we don’t have anything like this back home…I’ll have to tell everyone about it!

for a moment he worried they wouldn’t believe him. that they’d accuse him. that he’d end up like another body in the river. he tried not to think about it.

He sat down in a clearer spot, still glancing around the room.

Wnnnuthing lliek.,,, e. Hat .,? w.W irin g,,?

they questioned quietly after a moment, shooting him another brief glance. that probably sounded rude. they weren’t good with tone.

the room seemed like it led to endless other rooms… just as dim and cluttered as this one.

a w Hshhucks.,;)hhhaha tynnaks.,,,

yyIu fin d iy nnicr.,,,?… iiMean.,,, i Suuppos electorni cs arr… ver y pretty tolook at sometimrsw..,

Wiring?

He stared the wires sprawled across the room. He hadn’t seen anything like it. The closest to it was maybe some crafts or plants, but these were very differently colored. And they felt different…almost like the stem of a sturdier plant.

He was…having trouble understanding. He’d never even heard of the words they were using, and their voice felt a little…well, he wasn’t one to judge! But he did feel a little silly. Was this all common knowledge? How was he so unaware? He actually knew how to read and write, probably better than most of everyone else in his town. He was quite lucky, and the fact that he was being presented with so many things he couldn’t exactly understand made him a little disheartened.

their fingers tapped at the screen and buttons on their chest with purpose, keeping their head turned away to keep from flashbanging the poor boy again. her fans whirred louder for a moment, gears clicking quietly.

nno..? iImea n, iihuess i forge y somr plaves aren t.,,,veru Modern…,.

they turned back towards him after a moment, screen brightness mostly adjusted and displaying an older navigation program. if it weren’t for her fingers tapping at the buttons on her chest, it would’ve looked like the website controlled itself.

they trailed off as their screen flickered and displayed what they were doing—scrolling around, typing in this and that. they couldn’t.. Find what he was looking for. maybe they were doing it wrong. they could only procrastinate for so long.

s.So.,,,, mildissur. Kothinh to worri abouy or anytjinh……

their tail curled up behind them.

He stood at the door of the factory, clutching at her chest. Why was she here??? Was this somewhere important? With a heavy breath, she couldn’t feel the way her chest hurt but he still felt like he had a piercing headache, he slammed against the door. That was an accident. He pushed himself up against the wall, and knocked on the door properly.

cad….cadet..? I know your…in there…or I hope you are..,

there were the usually heavy metallic footsteps on the other side of the door after a moment, though silence followed when he fell against the door.

locks immediately started clicking undone when he spoke out, however, her movements far more hurried than they seemed to be a second ago. why was she here? not that she was complaining, i mean, company was company, especially his—

o&$’h) m GOD d, .

Arrrwyio7. OKAt.,,?!?? Hjesuse cchrisy., .! Ohmnhod ,—

her screen illuminated the area when the door slammed open further, her fans starting to whir louder at the scene in front of them. they made sure to try to drag him inside before anything, though. they were so good at this.

ohh, I CAN feel you.,,,, thats nice.

…What on earth was she talking about?

i’m bleeding….because,,,,i think i spoke too much to that….,,..,angel…,, thing.

e hhat.,,?? ooOf cour s yuiu ca n. Ffeel m hhaha.,, eehy woildnr youZ,,.?

their voice buffered more than usual as they quickly brought them over to one of the bigger piles of wires, using it as a makeshift seat and carefully pushing him back onto it.

they didn’t brother to remove her hand, though. just standing by him awkwardly.

brutus replied, a little confused, like i was obvious.

itss….i not my fault i was…just telling the truth. i liketellinf the truth because….camellia can’t learn from lies..,..,

brutus huffed. the bleeding would let up soon. probably.

isn’t it pretty…? fhe blood it looks like……camellias….i love camellias.,…,,and i like you for,, giving me something to do…,,and i like…,,.,,

OKAAAY ,weWELL. weELLL hHaAHAHA .! ,!!! uUysw Vver u preet y okkau jusy liek uiu bBut i thinkk yjay we :$shoul d. Stop tjaat,,,

they oh-so-gently pulled their arm away from his hand, shuffling off to a side room in an attempt to find some sort of cloth. why would she have one? the blood was getting everywhere, though..

he laid there, she probably would have gotten up but her head was spinning a little bit, and made it difficult for him to stand up straight. When she moved his hand he let it unceremoniously fall, a displeased sigh coming from her soon after.

she already sort of missed the feeling, she hadn’t touched someone in a while. the coolness of their arm was comforting. the room felt rather warm and it was nice to have a distraction from that. when was cadet coming back?

…cade…t? your taking so.,,.,….long…

it felt like she was an altar once more, yet this one was a cushion made of wires as a result of a hoarder. Camellia was something like that. his blood painted the scenery despite it, he didn’t care for the smell, but she could always pretend it was camellias.

w]awhaat.,!!!—-imMcomn inh,, Ssorr— onMngod ,

they quickly shuffled back into the room, standing at his side idly for a moment, a thin large rag in their hand. it was the best they could find.

oOoa y, s . o.,,6Mmy sear ch. enginn saus that. %^YIU hvavr to ho ldtjid to the woo und,,,, Ojay,,,?..,

she stammered while she folded it to be a little thicker, tail swaying behind her. their eyes focused on her body to find the injury, but that felt rude. her fans whirred loud. she could barely focus. they were just so good at this.