Burning Love

                                                   Well, it wasn’t a lie in the long run.

  「🔥」 “Yeaaaah... So boring... Hey sis, why not test your new experiment on someone? Someone liiiiike...”

                                                   Only a few steps forward and she found herself stoppign abruptly. The sound of snow crunching beneath someone’s feet were easily heard, and rather fast-paced too. Well that was quick... Someone’s already rushing over to shoo her off the island aren’t they? And here she’d worked so hard to make it this far. Removing a small vial of sedatives from her person, she grinned wickedly before turning to face the oncoming threat,, concealing the vial behind her back now. 

   「💘」 “I’m sorry. Is this private property?”                                                      Her voice sickly sweet as usual, she beamed to come off more welcoming, but that smile morphed into a wide grin upon getting a better look at who was coming to see her.     「💘」 “...Wait...” 

  「💘」 “Wait, wait... I am NOT seeing things right now, am I?”

(( like for n. amour with n. gin? ))

“Boy do I,” she said with a smirk. Rhode wasn’t sure what to make of this person, but her tone made her hard to hate.

“What happened was this man, Cortex, experimented on me and killed me, and I was left to rot in the sewers. The reason I’m standing here right now is that I was brought back to life by the tribespeople from this island. So… yeah.”

   「💘」 “Cortex...”                                                  It’s not the first time she’s heard this man’s name since she’s been on this island, and she doubted it would be the last time... Hearing Rhode’s story of hard-luck, she grimaced.    「💘」 “I’m terribly sorry that happened do you, dear... I’d say it’s a blessing you were given a second chance! ...But...”

“…what’s yer damage mate?  Got a few kangaroos loose in the top paddock or what?”

He kept the weapon pointed at the other as he scratched his head in confusion.

   「🔥」 “Hm? Oh, Sorry! It’s just...”