"i've got nothing better to do."

"Continuing the warrior cats OCs. Here's me and @lackadaisical--pest I don't think she has a warrior cats OC, so I made one for her. Her name is Ladybug and she's an ex kittypet who melted RabbitFoot's cold sigma heart and became his mate."

"I'm such an awesome artist, man."

𖢥 "Oh damn, I haven't touched that book series in years... Takes me back to middle school."

𖢥 "Didn't know you could draw? Or was interested in Warriors? Not bad, bun."

𖢥 "Whaddia think the others might be if they were cats?"

𖢥 "...also can I take this drawing. I wanna keep it. For reasons."

(Shes speaking with her eyes to the ground. There's an uneasy aura around it. In reality, she's struggling to hide her shaky hands and quick breaths.)

- @lackadaisical--pest

"I....uhh......."

"Sure. I guess I can spare some time for you. But it's better be something fun. Or I'm going to choke you out, dig it?"

𖢥 "I mean. It might make you wanna choke me out, maybe. Depends."

(Behind the red curtain, where Poppy usually hides herself, she's now inviting a seat to Elise.)

(Hands are clutching its suspender straps. Knuckles pale.)

(The silence makes her wanna puke.)

(Start something simple. Cmon. She's forcing out a laugh, eyes tracing the folds of the curtain.)

𖢥 "Had a weird ass dream today. Was really weird. Something about puking up pink n' blue flowers."

"Well, I also asked recently Cobyn about what kind of flowers you would like, so who knows, maybe he put a curse on you..."

(He's thinking about them, asking people about her and flowers? What could that even mean? It can't be anything romantic, that's not right.)

(Why her? Why? Why?)

𖢥 "I mean... It's a pretty effective curse if so."

(Courage. Where is your courage. The first step is to face her knees to Elise. Next, they stare down at her hands.)

𖢥 "What ...kinda flowers did Cobyn recommend? What, spider lilies?"

(You're so stupid.)

"They said something about red red ger- ....ger-uuhh...nasiums? Ger- Ugh! Whatever. Watch"

Elise spits out a small flower.

"Bleh. Ta-da!"

"Sorry about the saliva tho, I don't have any pockets."

𖢥 "Red- huh now? Ohh did you mean the──"

(What a magic trick. Poppy is stunned, eyebrows raised as she sees the flower in Elise's mouth.)

(Her uneasy nature is wiped clean.)

𖢥 "Snnnrkkk- aahahhaah! HAHA! AHH! you- ahah! This is so cute, oh my God, you're cute- How long did you have it in your mouth?"

"I don't know. That's just how life without pockets is. Just take it."

They placed the saliva-covered flower into Poppy's hand.

"So, the dream? Is that all you wanted to tell me? I'm not sure why you chose the alcove from all places...."

𖢥 "Heh, gross... But you're lucky I'm keeping it anyway. Worked hard to save it for me."

𖢥 "...you make this harder than it needs to be."

(Shes holding the flower as she speaks.)

𖢥 "No, there's more. I'm just... I dunno how to bring it up, so...uh..."

𖢥 "It's kinda serious. And I'm not joking when ... When I say it, okay? Don't laugh or any shit like that."

(Stomach in knots. Ghostly images of a look of disgust make it harder to speak. What if she messes up while speaking? What if it gets the wrong idea?)

𖢥 "... The dream is relevant. Same as that rose from the other time. Same as, uh, same as... The time I gave those heart hands."

(...you don't know when you'll die, Poppy. Just say something. Lead to it.)

𖢥 "How ... do you feel about me? And be honest. No jokes. No bullshit. I can handle it."

"You? Well, I guess you're lucky, since you're one of few people I don't hate in this place. Quite an achievement actually."

"Well, I guess you're a bit of a low energy type of gal, but you have that mischief in your heart, I can feel it. So in practice you end up being the perfect partner in crime."

"What are you getting at?"

𖢥 "Partner in crime, eh? Hm. Yeah ... I'd love to. And uh... So..."

(God damn it just spit it out. She can't stop chewing her nails.)

(It almost hiccups.)

𖢥 "I like.... I like being around you a lot. I have a lot of fun talking to you, and it feels less miserable when I'm with you. I like the shit you say, it's funny, but also relieving to have the same vibes as someone."

𖢥 "It's not just that, it's, it's gotten to a point where I wanna always be by you. Feels wrong, or at least, like, I dunno, feels like I can be myself and breathe when I'm close to you, and...and..."

𖢥 "Fuck, Elise. This is hard-- I can't. It's...."

𖢥 "...i love you and, I mean it in a romantic way. I wanna date you and..."

𖢥"imsorryiknowimruiningthisbysayingitandthisisprobablythelastthingyoumightwan...na he-hear. Fuck."

"...."

Elise looks stunned for a moment before his expression turns panic once he notices Poppy's tears.

He quickly wipes them away with his glove.

"But why?? Why would you want to date me, of all people?"

"I'm a horrible person, that's my whole thing! I laugh at death, I'm cruel to others. And yet, you still fall in love with me?"

𖢥 "I- I don't know. I dunno. don't──I don't see you like that. Yeah sure you might be fucked up in the head but so am I."

𖢥 "All I know is, I feel like I'd be stupid not to tell you my feelings. It's been eating at me."

(Deep breath in, and more tears trail down. Whether they're stray tears or new, she can't tell. They're focused on speaking rather than how disgusting it looks right now.)

𖢥 "Everyone here is weird. But you just... You speak out more than anything. It's charming. It's, it's cute. You're cute, and, and it makes me wanna kiss... you."

𖢥 "I sound like an idiot, but I thought I wasn't good enough for you. I wasn't even planning on living that long here, and, and... I dunno. I'm not as cool as you."

"Cute?? Cute? I'm cute? The person who tortures small creatures and ruins people's lives is cute to you?? That makes no sense!! You're speaking non-"

".......sense......"

"....pff.....pff-hahaHAHAHAHA! IT IS NONSENSE! THAT'S FUN!"

"....."

"I've dated people before, well, mostly men.... But I can't exactly say I know how to be a good partner.... Or a friend at that. I hurt people, Poppy. I might hurt you too...."

"I like you.... I love you too, but I'm... I'm afraid... of hurting you..."

𖢥 "I'm not the greatest at relationships or lovey dovey crap either. Got broken up with cuz I wasn't 'expressive' enough. Another time it was cuz of my mental health bullshit I got going on."

𖢥 "You're not the only one who's done bad shit. My crime, it... It happened because I was careless and wanted to throw my life away. Instead I ended up killing a kid with the crabs I caused."

𖢥 "Elise, I think you intentionally trying to hurt me is the last thing you're ever going to do. It takes a lot to get me pissed the fuck off, and you never really do that. Even if it does happen, unintentionally, we can figure it out..."

𖢥 "... That's the first time I've ever heard someone tell me they don't wanna hurt me. That they were concerned about my feelings..."

𖢥 "That right there is already proof enough that you care. That's enough for me. You're enough for me."

𖢥 "God, talking about this, being all mushy, makes my skin itch like a bitch, but, haha! But I don't feel scared because, cuz I'm talking to someone who I really do love."

𖢥 "Question is though... Do you feel comfortable enough to wanna... Take it seriously? Since, you know... This game we are in... We might die any day from now."

𖢥 "... Cuz I wanna spend my last days here with you."

𖢥 "I love you, Elise."

"If you want to spend the rest of our limited days together, then... I don't think I'd mind that much. Since you're somehow actually dear to me..."

"You might have to give me some guidance from time to time, though. I'm really not that good of a lover."

"....."

"One last fair warning, I bite. And when I bite, I try to draw blood... remember that."

Elise leaned slightly down to peck her on the lips.

(This is real. It's going well. Actually it WENT well, but it's so hard to fully comprehend all of this.)

(Her smile is so big, it feels like it's been years since she's done it. It's so wrong.)

(He's so cute like this... He's willing to give her a chance.)

𖢥 "I'm not the greatest either but, I'll try my best with you. I'll pour salt in your strawberry shakes if you get too mean to me, heh."

𖢥 "Hmm... What if I like being bitten? I dunno, just saying. I can bite harder back."

(Shes snickering, but as soon as Elise lays his lips on Poppy's she freezes.)

(Whoa. Whoa. Whoa. Whoa. Yep this is real. Oh God.)

(STOP STARING DO SOMETHING.)

(Her hands reach up, hooking a finger on Elise's collar of its shirt to tug him closer--)

𖢥 "Mmmm...."

(How fucking greedy can you be. Three kisses in a row, on the lips. God. You're so weird. But it feels so sweet...)

(Shes speaking with her eyes to the ground. There's an uneasy aura around it. In reality, she's struggling to hide her shaky hands and quick breaths.)

- @lackadaisical--pest

"I....uhh......."

"Sure. I guess I can spare some time for you. But it's better be something fun. Or I'm going to choke you out, dig it?"

𖢥 "I mean. It might make you wanna choke me out, maybe. Depends."

(Behind the red curtain, where Poppy usually hides herself, she's now inviting a seat to Elise.)

(Hands are clutching its suspender straps. Knuckles pale.)

(The silence makes her wanna puke.)

(Start something simple. Cmon. She's forcing out a laugh, eyes tracing the folds of the curtain.)

𖢥 "Had a weird ass dream today. Was really weird. Something about puking up pink n' blue flowers."

"Well, I also asked recently Cobyn about what kind of flowers you would like, so who knows, maybe he put a curse on you..."

(He's thinking about them, asking people about her and flowers? What could that even mean? It can't be anything romantic, that's not right.)

(Why her? Why? Why?)

𖢥 "I mean... It's a pretty effective curse if so."

(Courage. Where is your courage. The first step is to face her knees to Elise. Next, they stare down at her hands.)

𖢥 "What ...kinda flowers did Cobyn recommend? What, spider lilies?"

(You're so stupid.)

"They said something about red red ger- ....ger-uuhh...nasiums? Ger- Ugh! Whatever. Watch"

Elise spits out a small flower.

"Bleh. Ta-da!"

"Sorry about the saliva tho, I don't have any pockets."

𖢥 "Red- huh now? Ohh did you mean the──"

(What a magic trick. Poppy is stunned, eyebrows raised as she sees the flower in Elise's mouth.)

(Her uneasy nature is wiped clean.)

𖢥 "Snnnrkkk- aahahhaah! HAHA! AHH! you- ahah! This is so cute, oh my God, you're cute- How long did you have it in your mouth?"

"I don't know. That's just how life without pockets is. Just take it."

They placed the saliva-covered flower into Poppy's hand.

"So, the dream? Is that all you wanted to tell me? I'm not sure why you chose the alcove from all places...."

𖢥 "Heh, gross... But you're lucky I'm keeping it anyway. Worked hard to save it for me."

𖢥 "...you make this harder than it needs to be."

(Shes holding the flower as she speaks.)

𖢥 "No, there's more. I'm just... I dunno how to bring it up, so...uh..."

𖢥 "It's kinda serious. And I'm not joking when ... When I say it, okay? Don't laugh or any shit like that."

(Stomach in knots. Ghostly images of a look of disgust make it harder to speak. What if she messes up while speaking? What if it gets the wrong idea?)

𖢥 "... The dream is relevant. Same as that rose from the other time. Same as, uh, same as... The time I gave those heart hands."

(...you don't know when you'll die, Poppy. Just say something. Lead to it.)

𖢥 "How ... do you feel about me? And be honest. No jokes. No bullshit. I can handle it."

"You? Well, I guess you're lucky, since you're one of few people I don't hate in this place. Quite an achievement actually."

"Well, I guess you're a bit of a low energy type of gal, but you have that mischief in your heart, I can feel it. So in practice you end up being the perfect partner in crime."

"What are you getting at?"

𖢥 "Partner in crime, eh? Hm. Yeah ... I'd love to. And uh... So..."

(God damn it just spit it out. She can't stop chewing her nails.)

(It almost hiccups.)

𖢥 "I like.... I like being around you a lot. I have a lot of fun talking to you, and it feels less miserable when I'm with you. I like the shit you say, it's funny, but also relieving to have the same vibes as someone."

𖢥 "It's not just that, it's, it's gotten to a point where I wanna always be by you. Feels wrong, or at least, like, I dunno, feels like I can be myself and breathe when I'm close to you, and...and..."

𖢥 "Fuck, Elise. This is hard-- I can't. It's...."

𖢥 "...i love you and, I mean it in a romantic way. I wanna date you and..."

𖢥"imsorryiknowimruiningthisbysayingitandthisisprobablythelastthingyoumightwan...na he-hear. Fuck."

"...."

Elise looks stunned for a moment before his expression turns panic once he notices Poppy's tears.

He quickly wipes them away with his glove.

"But why?? Why would you want to date me, of all people?"

"I'm a horrible person, that's my whole thing! I laugh at death, I'm cruel to others. And yet, you still fall in love with me?"

𖢥 "I- I don't know. I dunno. don't──I don't see you like that. Yeah sure you might be fucked up in the head but so am I."

𖢥 "All I know is, I feel like I'd be stupid not to tell you my feelings. It's been eating at me."

(Deep breath in, and more tears trail down. Whether they're stray tears or new, she can't tell. They're focused on speaking rather than how disgusting it looks right now.)

𖢥 "Everyone here is weird. But you just... You speak out more than anything. It's charming. It's, it's cute. You're cute, and, and it makes me wanna kiss... you."

𖢥 "I sound like an idiot, but I thought I wasn't good enough for you. I wasn't even planning on living that long here, and, and... I dunno. I'm not as cool as you."

"Cute?? Cute? I'm cute? The person who tortures small creatures and ruins people's lives is cute to you?? That makes no sense!! You're speaking non-"

".......sense......"

"....pff.....pff-hahaHAHAHAHA! IT IS NONSENSE! THAT'S FUN!"

"....."

"I've dated people before, well, mostly men.... But I can't exactly say I know how to be a good partner.... Or a friend at that. I hurt people, Poppy. I might hurt you too...."

"I like you.... I love you too, but I'm... I'm afraid... of hurting you..."

𖢥 "I'm not the greatest at relationships or lovey dovey crap either. Got broken up with cuz I wasn't 'expressive' enough. Another time it was cuz of my mental health bullshit I got going on."

𖢥 "You're not the only one who's done bad shit. My crime, it... It happened because I was careless and wanted to throw my life away. Instead I ended up killing a kid with the crash I caused."

𖢥 "Elise, I think you intentionally trying to hurt me is the last thing you're ever going to do. It takes a lot to get me pissed the fuck off, and you never really do that. Even if it does happen, unintentionally, we can figure it out..."

𖢥 "... That's the first time I've ever heard someone tell me they don't wanna hurt me. That they were concerned about my feelings..."

𖢥 "That right there is already proof enough that you care. That's enough for me. You're enough for me."

𖢥 "God, talking about this, being all mushy, makes my skin itch like a bitch, but, haha! But I don't feel scared because, cuz I'm talking to someone who I really do love."

𖢥 "Question is though... Do you feel comfortable enough to wanna... Take it seriously? Since, you know... This game we are in... We might die any day from now."

𖢥 "... Cuz I wanna spend my last days here with you."

𖢥 "I love you, Elise."

(Shes speaking with her eyes to the ground. There's an uneasy aura around it. In reality, she's struggling to hide her shaky hands and quick breaths.)

- @lackadaisical--pest

"I....uhh......."

"Sure. I guess I can spare some time for you. But it's better be something fun. Or I'm going to choke you out, dig it?"

𖢥 "I mean. It might make you wanna choke me out, maybe. Depends."

(Behind the red curtain, where Poppy usually hides herself, she's now inviting a seat to Elise.)

(Hands are clutching its suspender straps. Knuckles pale.)

(The silence makes her wanna puke.)

(Start something simple. Cmon. She's forcing out a laugh, eyes tracing the folds of the curtain.)

𖢥 "Had a weird ass dream today. Was really weird. Something about puking up pink n' blue flowers."

"Well, I also asked recently Cobyn about what kind of flowers you would like, so who knows, maybe he put a curse on you..."

(He's thinking about them, asking people about her and flowers? What could that even mean? It can't be anything romantic, that's not right.)

(Why her? Why? Why?)

𖢥 "I mean... It's a pretty effective curse if so."

(Courage. Where is your courage. The first step is to face her knees to Elise. Next, they stare down at her hands.)

𖢥 "What ...kinda flowers did Cobyn recommend? What, spider lilies?"

(You're so stupid.)

"They said something about red red ger- ....ger-uuhh...nasiums? Ger- Ugh! Whatever. Watch"

Elise spits out a small flower.

"Bleh. Ta-da!"

"Sorry about the saliva tho, I don't have any pockets."

𖢥 "Red- huh now? Ohh did you mean the──"

(What a magic trick. Poppy is stunned, eyebrows raised as she sees the flower in Elise's mouth.)

(Her uneasy nature is wiped clean.)

𖢥 "Snnnrkkk- aahahhaah! HAHA! AHH! you- ahah! This is so cute, oh my God, you're cute- How long did you have it in your mouth?"

"I don't know. That's just how life without pockets is. Just take it."

They placed the saliva-covered flower into Poppy's hand.

"So, the dream? Is that all you wanted to tell me? I'm not sure why you chose the alcove from all places...."

𖢥 "Heh, gross... But you're lucky I'm keeping it anyway. Worked hard to save it for me."

𖢥 "...you make this harder than it needs to be."

(Shes holding the flower as she speaks.)

𖢥 "No, there's more. I'm just... I dunno how to bring it up, so...uh..."

𖢥 "It's kinda serious. And I'm not joking when ... When I say it, okay? Don't laugh or any shit like that."

(Stomach in knots. Ghostly images of a look of disgust make it harder to speak. What if she messes up while speaking? What if it gets the wrong idea?)

𖢥 "... The dream is relevant. Same as that rose from the other time. Same as, uh, same as... The time I gave those heart hands."

(...you don't know when you'll die, Poppy. Just say something. Lead to it.)

𖢥 "How ... do you feel about me? And be honest. No jokes. No bullshit. I can handle it."

"You? Well, I guess you're lucky, since you're one of few people I don't hate in this place. Quite an achievement actually."

"Well, I guess you're a bit of a low energy type of gal, but you have that mischief in your heart, I can feel it. So in practice you end up being the perfect partner in crime."

"What are you getting at?"

𖢥 "Partner in crime, eh? Hm. Yeah ... I'd love to. And uh... So..."

(God damn it just spit it out. She can't stop chewing her nails.)

(It almost hiccups.)

𖢥 "I like.... I like being around you a lot. I have a lot of fun talking to you, and it feels less miserable when I'm with you. I like the shit you say, it's funny, but also relieving to have the same vibes as someone."

𖢥 "It's not just that, it's, it's gotten to a point where I wanna always be by you. Feels wrong, or at least, like, I dunno, feels like I can be myself and breathe when I'm close to you, and...and..."

𖢥 "Fuck, Elise. This is hard-- I can't. It's...."

𖢥 "...i love you and, I mean it in a romantic way. I wanna date you and..."

𖢥"imsorryiknowimruiningthisbysayingitandthisisprobablythelastthingyoumightwan...na he-hear. Fuck."

"...."

Elise looks stunned for a moment before his expression turns panic once he notices Poppy's tears.

He quickly wipes them away with his glove.

"But why?? Why would you want to date me, of all people?"

"I'm a horrible person, that's my whole thing! I laugh at death, I'm cruel to others. And yet, you still fall in love with me?"

𖢥 "I- I don't know. I dunno. don't──I don't see you like that. Yeah sure you might be fucked up in the head but so am I."

𖢥 "All I know is, I feel like I'd be stupid not to tell you my feelings. It's been eating at me."

(Deep breath in, and more tears trail down. Whether they're stray tears or new, she can't tell. They're focused on speaking rather than how disgusting it looks right now.)

𖢥 "Everyone here is weird. But you just... You speak out more than anything. It's charming. It's, it's cute. You're cute, and, and it makes me wanna kiss... you."

𖢥 "I sound like an idiot, but I thought I wasn't good enough for you. I wasn't even planning on living that long here, and, and... I dunno. I'm not as cool as you."

(Shes speaking with her eyes to the ground. There's an uneasy aura around it. In reality, she's struggling to hide her shaky hands and quick breaths.)

- @lackadaisical--pest

"I....uhh......."

"Sure. I guess I can spare some time for you. But it's better be something fun. Or I'm going to choke you out, dig it?"

𖢥 "I mean. It might make you wanna choke me out, maybe. Depends."

(Behind the red curtain, where Poppy usually hides herself, she's now inviting a seat to Elise.)

(Hands are clutching its suspender straps. Knuckles pale.)

(The silence makes her wanna puke.)

(Start something simple. Cmon. She's forcing out a laugh, eyes tracing the folds of the curtain.)

𖢥 "Had a weird ass dream today. Was really weird. Something about puking up pink n' blue flowers."

"Well, I also asked recently Cobyn about what kind of flowers you would like, so who knows, maybe he put a curse on you..."

(He's thinking about them, asking people about her and flowers? What could that even mean? It can't be anything romantic, that's not right.)

(Why her? Why? Why?)

𖢥 "I mean... It's a pretty effective curse if so."

(Courage. Where is your courage. The first step is to face her knees to Elise. Next, they stare down at her hands.)

𖢥 "What ...kinda flowers did Cobyn recommend? What, spider lilies?"

(You're so stupid.)

"They said something about red red ger- ....ger-uuhh...nasiums? Ger- Ugh! Whatever. Watch"

Elise spits out a small flower.

"Bleh. Ta-da!"

"Sorry about the saliva tho, I don't have any pockets."

𖢥 "Red- huh now? Ohh did you mean the──"

(What a magic trick. Poppy is stunned, eyebrows raised as she sees the flower in Elise's mouth.)

(Her uneasy nature is wiped clean.)

𖢥 "Snnnrkkk- aahahhaah! HAHA! AHH! you- ahah! This is so cute, oh my God, you're cute- How long did you have it in your mouth?"

"I don't know. That's just how life without pockets is. Just take it."

They placed the saliva-covered flower into Poppy's hand.

"So, the dream? Is that all you wanted to tell me? I'm not sure why you chose the alcove from all places...."

𖢥 "Heh, gross... But you're lucky I'm keeping it anyway. Worked hard to save it for me."

𖢥 "...you make this harder than it needs to be."

(Shes holding the flower as she speaks.)

𖢥 "No, there's more. I'm just... I dunno how to bring it up, so...uh..."

𖢥 "It's kinda serious. And I'm not joking when ... When I say it, okay? Don't laugh or any shit like that."

(Stomach in knots. Ghostly images of a look of disgust make it harder to speak. What if she messes up while speaking? What if it gets the wrong idea?)

𖢥 "... The dream is relevant. Same as that rose from the other time. Same as, uh, same as... The time I gave those heart hands."

(...you don't know when you'll die, Poppy. Just say something. Lead to it.)

𖢥 "How ... do you feel about me? And be honest. No jokes. No bullshit. I can handle it."

"You? Well, I guess you're lucky, since you're one of few people I don't hate in this place. Quite an achievement actually."

"Well, I guess you're a bit of a low energy type of gal, but you have that mischief in your heart, I can feel it. So in practice you end up being the perfect partner in crime."

"What are you getting at?"

𖢥 "Partner in crime, eh? Hm. Yeah ... I'd love to. And uh... So..."

(God damn it just spit it out. She can't stop chewing her nails.)

(It almost hiccups.)

𖢥 "I like.... I like being around you a lot. I have a lot of fun talking to you, and it feels less miserable when I'm with you. I like the shit you say, it's funny, but also relieving to have the same vibes as someone."

𖢥 "It's not just that, it's, it's gotten to a point where I wanna always be by you. Feels wrong, or at least, like, I dunno, feels like I can be myself and breathe when I'm close to you, and...and..."

𖢥 "Fuck, Elise. This is hard-- I can't. It's...."

𖢥 "...i love you and, I mean it in a romantic way. I wanna date you and..."

𖢥"imsorryiknowimruiningthisbysayingitandthisisprobablythelastthingyoumightwan...na he-hear. Fuck."

(Shes speaking with her eyes to the ground. There's an uneasy aura around it. In reality, she's struggling to hide her shaky hands and quick breaths.)

- @lackadaisical--pest

"I....uhh......."

"Sure. I guess I can spare some time for you. But it's better be something fun. Or I'm going to choke you out, dig it?"

𖢥 "I mean. It might make you wanna choke me out, maybe. Depends."

(Behind the red curtain, where Poppy usually hides herself, she's now inviting a seat to Elise.)

(Hands are clutching its suspender straps. Knuckles pale.)

(The silence makes her wanna puke.)

(Start something simple. Cmon. She's forcing out a laugh, eyes tracing the folds of the curtain.)

𖢥 "Had a weird ass dream today. Was really weird. Something about puking up pink n' blue flowers."

"Well, I also asked recently Cobyn about what kind of flowers you would like, so who knows, maybe he put a curse on you..."

(He's thinking about them, asking people about her and flowers? What could that even mean? It can't be anything romantic, that's not right.)

(Why her? Why? Why?)

𖢥 "I mean... It's a pretty effective curse if so."

(Courage. Where is your courage. The first step is to face her knees to Elise. Next, they stare down at her hands.)

𖢥 "What ...kinda flowers did Cobyn recommend? What, spider lilies?"

(You're so stupid.)

"They said something about red red ger- ....ger-uuhh...nasiums? Ger- Ugh! Whatever. Watch"

Elise spits out a small flower.

"Bleh. Ta-da!"

"Sorry about the saliva tho, I don't have any pockets."

𖢥 "Red- huh now? Ohh did you mean the──"

(What a magic trick. Poppy is stunned, eyebrows raised as she sees the flower in Elise's mouth.)

(Her uneasy nature is wiped clean.)

𖢥 "Snnnrkkk- aahahhaah! HAHA! AHH! you- ahah! This is so cute, oh my God, you're cute- How long did you have it in your mouth?"

"I don't know. That's just how life without pockets is. Just take it."

They placed the saliva-covered flower into Poppy's hand.

"So, the dream? Is that all you wanted to tell me? I'm not sure why you chose the alcove from all places...."

𖢥 "Heh, gross... But you're lucky I'm keeping it anyway. Worked hard to save it for me."

𖢥 "...you make this harder than it needs to be."

(Shes holding the flower as she speaks.)

𖢥 "No, there's more. I'm just... I dunno how to bring it up, so...uh..."

𖢥 "It's kinda serious. And I'm not joking when ... When I say it, okay? Don't laugh or any shit like that."

(Stomach in knots. Ghostly images of a look of disgust make it harder to speak. What if she messes up while speaking? What if it gets the wrong idea?)

𖢥 "... The dream is relevant. Same as that rose from the other time. Same as, uh, same as... The time I gave those heart hands."

(...you don't know when you'll die, Poppy. Just say something. Lead to it.)

𖢥 "How ... do you feel about me? And be honest. No jokes. No bullshit. I can handle it."

(Shes speaking with her eyes to the ground. There's an uneasy aura around it. In reality, she's struggling to hide her shaky hands and quick breaths.)

- @lackadaisical--pest

"I....uhh......."

"Sure. I guess I can spare some time for you. But it's better be something fun. Or I'm going to choke you out, dig it?"

𖢥 "I mean. It might make you wanna choke me out, maybe. Depends."

(Behind the red curtain, where Poppy usually hides herself, she's now inviting a seat to Elise.)

(Hands are clutching its suspender straps. Knuckles pale.)

(The silence makes her wanna puke.)

(Start something simple. Cmon. She's forcing out a laugh, eyes tracing the folds of the curtain.)

𖢥 "Had a weird ass dream today. Was really weird. Something about puking up pink n' blue flowers."

"Well, I also asked recently Cobyn about what kind of flowers you would like, so who knows, maybe he put a curse on you..."

(He's thinking about them, asking people about her and flowers? What could that even mean? It can't be anything romantic, that's not right.)

(Why her? Why? Why?)

𖢥 "I mean... It's a pretty effective curse if so."

(Courage. Where is your courage. The first step is to face her knees to Elise. Next, they stare down at her hands.)

𖢥 "What ...kinda flowers did Cobyn recommend? What, spider lilies?"

(You're so stupid.)

"They said something about red red ger- ....ger-uuhh...nasiums? Ger- Ugh! Whatever. Watch"

Elise spits out a small flower.

"Bleh. Ta-da!"

"Sorry about the saliva tho, I don't have any pockets."

𖢥 "Red- huh now? Ohh did you mean the──"

(What a magic trick. Poppy is stunned, eyebrows raised as she sees the flower in Elise's mouth.)

(Her uneasy nature is wiped clean.)

𖢥 "Snnnrkkk- aahahhaah! HAHA! AHH! you- ahah! This is so cute, oh my God, you're cute- How long did you have it in your mouth?"

(Shes speaking with her eyes to the ground. There's an uneasy aura around it. In reality, she's struggling to hide her shaky hands and quick breaths.)

- @lackadaisical--pest

"I....uhh......."

"Sure. I guess I can spare some time for you. But it's better be something fun. Or I'm going to choke you out, dig it?"

𖢥 "I mean. It might make you wanna choke me out, maybe. Depends."

(Behind the red curtain, where Poppy usually hides herself, she's now inviting a seat to Elise.)

(Hands are clutching its suspender straps. Knuckles pale.)

(The silence makes her wanna puke.)

(Start something simple. Cmon. She's forcing out a laugh, eyes tracing the folds of the curtain.)

𖢥 "Had a weird ass dream today. Was really weird. Something about puking up pink n' blue flowers."

"Well, I also asked recently Cobyn about what kind of flowers you would like, so who knows, maybe he put a curse on you..."

(He's thinking about them, asking people about her and flowers? What could that even mean? It can't be anything romantic, that's not right.)

(Why her? Why? Why?)

𖢥 "I mean... It's a pretty effective curse if so."

(Courage. Where is your courage. The first step is to face her knees to Elise. Next, they stare down at her hands.)

𖢥 "What ...kinda flowers did Cobyn recommend? What, spider lilies?"

(You're so stupid.)

(Shes speaking with her eyes to the ground. There's an uneasy aura around it. In reality, she's struggling to hide her shaky hands and quick breaths.)

- @lackadaisical--pest

"I....uhh......."

"Sure. I guess I can spare some time for you. But it's better be something fun. Or I'm going to choke you out, dig it?"

𖢥 "I mean. It might make you wanna choke me out, maybe. Depends."

(Behind the red curtain, where Poppy usually hides herself, she's now inviting a seat to Elise.)

(Hands are clutching its suspender straps. Knuckles pale.)

(The silence makes her wanna puke.)

(Start something simple. Cmon. She's forcing out a laugh, eyes tracing the folds of the curtain.)

𖢥 "Had a weird ass dream today. Was really weird. Something about puking up pink n' blue flowers."