Sss-stay awhile, as I ss-ssspeak and grow morsss-sels
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Styx RP blog run by @aces-and-ashes. Please remember to read the pinned post before interacting
Ssssss. It iss-ss Ss-styx. It hasss-ss been too ss-ssilent here, s-sso, I joined thisss ss-site to converssse as I grow morss-sssels for my mistress-sss! May you enjoy your sss-sstay!
Quick OOC note:
Hi, everyone! Mod Ashe here! Thanks for stopping by! Just wanna quickly give a disclaimer that this is my first time running an RP blog, so I’m still learning stuff and rules may be tweaked here and there. Sorry in advance if anything accidentally ends up OOC, but I’ll try my best to commit to the bit! I just really love Silksong character blogs as of late, and felt motivated to make one for Styx because he’s so silly!
ANYWAYS! Before you interact, here are my rules and boundaries:
- (WILL CHANGE) Currently, I’m in Act 3 of Silksong, trying to fight the Old Hearts, so please do not send any asks containing spoilers that come after defeating them. This rule will change and eventually be removed once I’ve completed the entirety of Silksong. Hope it isn’t too much trouble!
- RP blogs are more than welcome to interact with Styx! I’m always happy to talk with y’all :-)
- PLEASE do not hesitate to let me know if at any point I’m making you uncomfortable. I want to make sure that everyone feels safe and welcome, and has fun here, and I don’t want to accidentally cause discomfort.
- I may make this rule more lenient and allow more lighthearted and humorous ship asks in the future, BUT for now, I won’t be answering anything related to shipping, since I’m still understanding how to run this blog and don’t entirely feel ready to respond to any questions relating to shipping here yet.
- While I’m okay with a few slightly suggestive jokes, please DO NOT send any straight up NSFW asks.
- Please do not misgender any characters that may be mentioned on this blog
- This blog is mainly made for fun and the sillies, so a lot of Styx’s posts are going to be more on the humorous side. HOWEVER, I’m perfectly okay with answering more serious/lore stuff every now and then and have done so a couple times. Not even the silliest of my blogs can escape the occasional seriousness HDHDJDJ-
And here’s a guide for the tags:
“Tending to the morss-ssels” - Styx basically yapping about random stuff and/or answering asks while he works.
“Papa Styx hours” - Styx interacting with Tec and/or Nugget from @tec-and-nugget
"Besss-sstie Tein" - Styx's interactions with @tein-of-weavenest-karn
“OOC post” - Pretty much exactly what it sounds like. Basically me breaking character for any reason I may have
“Styx’s ssscribbles” - My art
Past arcs and events Styx was involved in:
“Stoomies” - Styx gets the zoomies and sprints around Pharloom
“Ssstar chef Styx” - Styx cooks and delivers food to several blogs across both Hallownest and Pharloom for Snowmoon.
"Familiar Shape" - Not to be confused with "Of Familiar Shapes". Familiar Shape is an event by @echothevessel and is centred around the infection overtaking @meifen-within-the-dark. When Mei returns to Pharloom, there is one point in the arc where Styx makes an appearance. Mei visits Sinner's Road, Styx runs to go investigate, and a lot happens and leaves Styx with a CRAP TON of questions.
"WHO IN PHARLOOM TAUGHT YOU THAT?!" - Styx finds out that Nugget knows how swear now and is none too pleased. He goes full on Papa Bear (or- Papa Bug) mode and goes to track down the bugs who taught them such language. Needless to say, Styx almost kills a bug or two that day. This also ends up starting a trend with several baby bugs being taught how to swear, and many of them end up bringing said swears to Styx’s ask box, to the point he nearly crashes out.
“Uh oh! Food crime time!” - A silly mini arc that initially just started with Styx posting a poll to Pharloomblr, asking what unfathomable breakfast he should try that morning. Eventually, someone suggests he mixes all the options on the poll together to make one tried and true abomination of a dish. Morbid curiosity gets the best of Styx, and with much dread, he prepares the suggested meal for himself.
#Scattered and Lost (TW: This arc contains self harm): An arc centred around Tec (@tec-and-nugget), who becomes @the-weeping-beast when their guilt catches up with them. Styx makes an appearance in this arc when he sees a trail of void leading to them.
#Too many Huzzles: An April Fools event where Huzzle Mug from Great God Grove and its many duplicates all make themselves at home in Styx’s cave and torment him with pure Huzzleness.
#Questions Left Unanswered: Hurt that they had been forgotten and left in the dark about many things, Tein leaves Weavenest Karn to pay Styx a visit while they process their many overwhelming emotions.
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*Mei led the group out of the tiny cave they were in and towards the Palace as they were instructed by Arc, walking through the abandoned marketplace that was apparently called "Souk", and towards the area ahead called "Lystic Caverns"*
*Once they got to said caverns, they stopped, looking up from the map and around the area, large orange and yellow crystals scattered about that had a faint glow to it that occasionally got brighter before sinking back into the faint glow, it was almost rhythmic, like.. breathing. It felt like there was some kind of presence here, though it was hard to tell what.*
*Mei walked up to one of the crystals, staring at it. It felt familiar to them, but they were not sure why.*
(ooc: sorry this is a bit late guys! i originally queued the post but smt happened so i had to re-write it </3)
Styx takes time admiring the cavern. The breathing glow of the crystals made this cave feel somewhat… Uncanny… But at the same time, it was fascinating. He had never seen any place like this before.
Sssss. I have not thought of it like that, but now that you you mention it… Yessss. In a way, it feelssss like thisss cave is a form of life of ssssome sort.
*Mei flinches as Phillip breaks one of the crystals, watching as the glow dissipates for a few moments before going bright again, continuing its rhythmic pulse.*
"I dont think the infection reaches that far.. it never left Hallownest until it brought a bug to Pharloom, and i dont think anyone knew about Neyst either..." *They replied, then hesitantly touched the crystal they were looking at. As soon as they touched it, all of the crystals in the cavern glowed a bit brighter, and a voice, ragged and clearly weakened significantly could be heard.*
"woh-" *Mei stepped back from the crystal, looking back at the others and then at the crystal again. The voice sounded very familiar to them, they could only think of one bug of who it could be..* "....Lucent??"
Styx flinched as the unfamiliar voice spoke, looking around, confused as to where it was coming from. Were the crystals talking? Was someone speaking through them?
Who’ssss there…?
He worried, hearing how weak the voice sounded. Was someone… dying?
*They looked back at the crystal,* "So these crystals let you speak to us? wohh thas cool!" *They then looked back at the group,* "Is okey guys! It's just Lucent! uhm... the..thing that had infected me... Its nice now though, dont worry!! It helped get Phillip out of the infection! Though its uhm... kinda dying now.."
Styx was unsure of what to feel, knowing the one who infected Mei— Lucent, apparently— was speaking through the crystals. On one hand, he couldn’t help but remain vigilant, given Mei implying it hadn’t been nice before. On the other hand, though, he couldn’t doubt that it was in bad shape, just by how weak its voice sounded.
It was a chilling sense of déjà vu.
He didn’t know what to do nor say, so he hesitantly walked forwards and stood next to Mei, hoping it would comfort them a bit.
"We will! We did find a bug but they werent a Scarav, i dont think... We're going to the Palace now since they gave us a map!" *They held up the map to the crystals even though they didnt think that it would be able to see it.* "How would telling the Scaravs that youre sorry help you though?"
"t...th-..ank... y..y-you....." *It thanked, the crystal's light brightening a tiny bit before going dim again.*
"Ye!! We're here to help you, Lucent! If we werent then- well- we wouldnt be here anyway- heh-"
"i-it....m..me..ans...a...... ........................ a..l..lo..t....... t...hat.............. y..y-you..r.." *The crystal's light dims further as Lucent trails off again,* ".....y..ou..r.e.......h....h.e..l.......... .........h elp......i............"
"............" *Mei stays silent as it trails off once again, waiting patiently for it to finish but the continuation never happens, at least, after a full minute of waiting.*
".... Lucent?" *They call out, tilting their head.*
*The crystals dim further and further until the cave is no longer lit with the orange light, only darkness in place of it. The presence had disappeared as well.*
*Amba's eyes widen, and she looks around as the darkness blooms.*
"Oh... we... we were too late... It's... not there now..."
*She doesn't know how to feel as well, mirroring Styx's uncertainty. She shifts, her bioluminescence adding a little light back, and slowly walks up to Mei's side, looking at their face to judge the mood.*
*Mei was staring at the dark crystals, a mix of concern, and sadness on their face. They walked closer to one of the crystals, placing their hand flat on it.* "l-lucent-...?" *They waited, not really expecting a response but they tried anyway.*
*They waited for about a minute or so before letting their hand rest at their side, and they stared at the ground. They thought over what had happened, then started to cry.* "lucent-..."
*Li… almost beams with joy. The being that infected their sibling is dead! There’s nothing to fear!*
*And then they hate it. Hate how they’re happy when their sibling is crying. They don’t deserve this happiness. They should be sad like their sibling. They feel guilty for disagreeing with Mei*
*…*
*They hug Mei tightly, trying to comfort them while not knowing how*
*Phillip looks at the crystals all around him dimming and time for him sort of just... stops. The following reactions of his companions are drowned out by just the realisation of what had just happened.*
It's dead.
*He looks off into the distance, turning his back to the others. His tone is that of happiness and yet also of anger?*
"I-" *Mei stopped in their tracks, they don't think they ever said why either... To be fair though, Lucent didn't really tell them why until recently. They stood there, staring at the ground as tears silently fell from their eyes.*
*Amba gently nuzzles her joyfriend, her tail curling around them. Then after a moment, her spines lift slightly, her wings puff up a little, and she turns her head to glare at Phillip.*
"Lucent may have been more then annoying, may have taken over Mei at one point, but that doesn't mean that a being doesn't deserve a chance to change. And that certainly doesn't mean that you celebrate when it dies! No creature deserves that kind of disrespect, especially if that creature is trying to improve itself as it dies, slowly! You came here to help Mei with a mission. And it was clear from what they were saying that helping Lucent was the mission they were going to try to take on. So, if you're gonna celebrate *she spits out the word like poison*, have the decency to do it in your head, in your thoughts, and don't take it out on Mei."
A lump forms in Styx’s throat as he processes the death he just witnessed. As mixed as his feelings were about Lucent, he still couldn’t stomach how horrifyingly familiar it was to hear a dying voice. Neither could he stomach seeing Mei so stricken with grief.
But before he could give them a hug, he was taken aback at what Phillip said. As Mei and Phillip began to argue, Styx got worried and took a few steps back. Between the stress of Lucent’s death, Mei’s grief and the argument starting to boil, Styx was becoming overwhelmed. Eventually, his limbs began to shake.
THAT’SSSSS ENOUGH!!!!!
Styx’s eyes widened in shock at his own voice. He didn’t think he could shout so loud before, let alone hold so much frustration. His anger began to turn into guilt as he breathed out a tired sigh.
I apologize for shouting…
But Amba’s right. At the end of the day, we all agreed to go on thissss journey and sssupport Mei no matter what. We all have reasssson to feel the way we do, and I will neither pry nor judge any of you for thossse reasons. But arguing is-ssss not going to get us-ssss anywhere. And neither will openly celebrating death in front of the grieving.
Styx then joins Li and Amba in comforting Mei, giving them a hug.
*Mei flinches as Styx shouts, though they listen to his words as more tears fall from their eyes. As soon as he hugs them, they return the hug, hugging Li as well. They give them both a tight squeeze as they fully start to sob.*
*Li... stands in front of Mei, growling slightly, tears falling*
Do not speak ill of Mei's friend. You may think it as we do, you may wish it silently, but do not speak it. We are your friend, but we are Mei's sibling the most, and we are ready to make sure they are happy, for it is what makes us useful.
*Their tears are slowly turning orange as they fall to the floor*
*Phillip looks at all of them, his gaze flicking between Mei and Li mostly. He notices Li's tears turning the sickly orange that he knows so well, and he takes a deep breath.*
I am going to leave. Li, if you can follow, please do so.
"w-wait-!" *Mei pulled back from the hug with Styx, wiping away their tears and grabbing his arm.* "Please dont go... I- i know we're all mad but i dont want you to leave.."
"Wuh?" *They tilted their head, not having noticed Li's tears. They looked over at Li, noticing the tears. Their pupils turned to slits, staring at the orange tears for a long time.* "... L-Li?"
"No, no its okay! You can cry, its completely normal! I-its just that- ...... ..... the tears are orange..." *They said, kneeling down to Li's height.*
*Amba looks from one bug to the other as the conversation gets more and more panicked, tensions running high, her own muscles getting tense, her spines raising, her eyes flicking around.*
"Please! Can we please calm down? Li, you're not hurting anyone... This is all too much... can we talk about what's happening, please, I don't understand..."
*She looks at each of the three remaining bugs as though for some explination.*
Styx tries to take a deep breath, though it’s clear he’s still shaking.
R-right… I’ll try…
Amba, I can try and explain what I know later. Mei can probably explain it better than I can. But right now, I think it is-sss besss-sssst we make sure Li shall be alright.
He looks at Li sympathetically, a few tears starting to gather in his own eyes.
Afraid as I am, I don’t want to run. I want Li to be okay. There hassss to be a way.
*Mei is unsure of what to do. They've never seen Li act like this before, and it hurt to see them like this. They wanted to give them a hug but they also wanted to respect their personal space. They felt like they were stuck between a rock and a hard place.*
*They started to fidget with their claws, starting to cry again.*
*Amba arches her back and steps away as Li swipes, her wings flaring out halfway. Instincts tell her that Li is a threat, her brain tells her they're not, Mei is in distress, as is Styx, Li is fighting something she can't even see, and it all scares her on a different level then just instinctual. Her pupils shrink, but she keeps her shaky voice quiet as lowers her body closer to the ground in a display of passiveness.*
"Li, calm down, fight it, please... we know you can do it... we're your friends... We need you..."
*They claw at their eyes through the blindfold, cutting off the voice in their head, trying so hard to fight the voice that tells them to fight. They never got free of the wretched thing, not really, having it lash out to protect them from fear*
*They watch as Li starts to claw at their eyes. They quickly waste no time in stopping them, lunging forward and grabbing Li's wrists, pulling their claws back. They then give them a big hug, hugging them tight enough that they couldnt easily leave but not too tight that its entirely restricting.* "please dont hurt yourself, sibling... I dont want you to get hurt..." *They then pull back from the hug a little, gently taking Li's head in their hands, keeping their lower pair of arms wrapped around them.* "I know you can fight it, if i could, then you can too!"
Styx gasps in fear when Li starts to claw at themself. He couldn’t stand idly anymore. Fighting his shaking limbs, he took one step at a time, approaching Li next.
The more steps he took, the more he began to tremble. But he remained strong. He promised not to run, and he was keeping that promise.
He joined the hug, carefully and lightly wrapping his four arms around Li.
Lisssten to Mei… Pleasssse, Li… We believe in you…
He took a shaky breath, ignoring his own tears.
Focussss on the love that sss-sssurrounds you… Let it be your sssstrength.
*As Amba watches Li harms themselves, tears spring up in her eyes, her tail tucking underneath her. The others spring into action instantly or near instantly, but her fear holds her back for a few moments.
Why was Li hurting themselves? What could possibly be that bad? Is that something that Mei dealt with? Did they ever try... I don't know how to help, why can't I figure out how to help!?
She then takes a deep breath, and shakes her head, flinging away the tears and the worries for the time being. She then wraps her wings and tail around the group embrace.*
"Don't let it take you under... we need you. You're safe..."
Styx shakily sighed, relieved that Li was alright at last. He continued hugging them as they hugged everyone in return.
It’sssss alright, Li. What mattersss-sss, like Mei sssaid, is that you’re okay again.
With everything having calmed down at last, Styx’s breath began to tremble even more. He allowed the rest of his tears to shed freely in quiet sobs, weeping the rest of his stress away. Everything had hit too close to home.
*Some of the tension in Amba's frame relaxes as Li comes back to themself. She takes a few breaths, a quiet, stress relieving purr drifting out of her. She gently squeezes them all, especially Styx. Her illumination brightens a bit as the mood returns to a calmer place.*
Styx chuckles, happy to see everyone cheering up. He yawns as he walks up to join the sleep pile Mei and Amba began to form. He sat down on the ground, loafing comfortably.
*Mei led the group out of the tiny cave they were in and towards the Palace as they were instructed by Arc, walking through the abandoned marketplace that was apparently called "Souk", and towards the area ahead called "Lystic Caverns"*
*Once they got to said caverns, they stopped, looking up from the map and around the area, large orange and yellow crystals scattered about that had a faint glow to it that occasionally got brighter before sinking back into the faint glow, it was almost rhythmic, like.. breathing. It felt like there was some kind of presence here, though it was hard to tell what.*
*Mei walked up to one of the crystals, staring at it. It felt familiar to them, but they were not sure why.*
(ooc: sorry this is a bit late guys! i originally queued the post but smt happened so i had to re-write it </3)
Styx takes time admiring the cavern. The breathing glow of the crystals made this cave feel somewhat… Uncanny… But at the same time, it was fascinating. He had never seen any place like this before.
Sssss. I have not thought of it like that, but now that you you mention it… Yessss. In a way, it feelssss like thisss cave is a form of life of ssssome sort.
*Mei flinches as Phillip breaks one of the crystals, watching as the glow dissipates for a few moments before going bright again, continuing its rhythmic pulse.*
"I dont think the infection reaches that far.. it never left Hallownest until it brought a bug to Pharloom, and i dont think anyone knew about Neyst either..." *They replied, then hesitantly touched the crystal they were looking at. As soon as they touched it, all of the crystals in the cavern glowed a bit brighter, and a voice, ragged and clearly weakened significantly could be heard.*
"woh-" *Mei stepped back from the crystal, looking back at the others and then at the crystal again. The voice sounded very familiar to them, they could only think of one bug of who it could be..* "....Lucent??"
Styx flinched as the unfamiliar voice spoke, looking around, confused as to where it was coming from. Were the crystals talking? Was someone speaking through them?
Who’ssss there…?
He worried, hearing how weak the voice sounded. Was someone… dying?
*They looked back at the crystal,* "So these crystals let you speak to us? wohh thas cool!" *They then looked back at the group,* "Is okey guys! It's just Lucent! uhm... the..thing that had infected me... Its nice now though, dont worry!! It helped get Phillip out of the infection! Though its uhm... kinda dying now.."
Styx was unsure of what to feel, knowing the one who infected Mei— Lucent, apparently— was speaking through the crystals. On one hand, he couldn’t help but remain vigilant, given Mei implying it hadn’t been nice before. On the other hand, though, he couldn’t doubt that it was in bad shape, just by how weak its voice sounded.
It was a chilling sense of déjà vu.
He didn’t know what to do nor say, so he hesitantly walked forwards and stood next to Mei, hoping it would comfort them a bit.
"We will! We did find a bug but they werent a Scarav, i dont think... We're going to the Palace now since they gave us a map!" *They held up the map to the crystals even though they didnt think that it would be able to see it.* "How would telling the Scaravs that youre sorry help you though?"
"t...th-..ank... y..y-you....." *It thanked, the crystal's light brightening a tiny bit before going dim again.*
"Ye!! We're here to help you, Lucent! If we werent then- well- we wouldnt be here anyway- heh-"
"i-it....m..me..ans...a...... ........................ a..l..lo..t....... t...hat.............. y..y-you..r.." *The crystal's light dims further as Lucent trails off again,* ".....y..ou..r.e.......h....h.e..l.......... .........h elp......i............"
"............" *Mei stays silent as it trails off once again, waiting patiently for it to finish but the continuation never happens, at least, after a full minute of waiting.*
".... Lucent?" *They call out, tilting their head.*
*The crystals dim further and further until the cave is no longer lit with the orange light, only darkness in place of it. The presence had disappeared as well.*
*Amba's eyes widen, and she looks around as the darkness blooms.*
"Oh... we... we were too late... It's... not there now..."
*She doesn't know how to feel as well, mirroring Styx's uncertainty. She shifts, her bioluminescence adding a little light back, and slowly walks up to Mei's side, looking at their face to judge the mood.*
*Mei was staring at the dark crystals, a mix of concern, and sadness on their face. They walked closer to one of the crystals, placing their hand flat on it.* "l-lucent-...?" *They waited, not really expecting a response but they tried anyway.*
*They waited for about a minute or so before letting their hand rest at their side, and they stared at the ground. They thought over what had happened, then started to cry.* "lucent-..."
*Li… almost beams with joy. The being that infected their sibling is dead! There’s nothing to fear!*
*And then they hate it. Hate how they’re happy when their sibling is crying. They don’t deserve this happiness. They should be sad like their sibling. They feel guilty for disagreeing with Mei*
*…*
*They hug Mei tightly, trying to comfort them while not knowing how*
*Phillip looks at the crystals all around him dimming and time for him sort of just... stops. The following reactions of his companions are drowned out by just the realisation of what had just happened.*
It's dead.
*He looks off into the distance, turning his back to the others. His tone is that of happiness and yet also of anger?*
"I-" *Mei stopped in their tracks, they don't think they ever said why either... To be fair though, Lucent didn't really tell them why until recently. They stood there, staring at the ground as tears silently fell from their eyes.*
*Amba gently nuzzles her joyfriend, her tail curling around them. Then after a moment, her spines lift slightly, her wings puff up a little, and she turns her head to glare at Phillip.*
"Lucent may have been more then annoying, may have taken over Mei at one point, but that doesn't mean that a being doesn't deserve a chance to change. And that certainly doesn't mean that you celebrate when it dies! No creature deserves that kind of disrespect, especially if that creature is trying to improve itself as it dies, slowly! You came here to help Mei with a mission. And it was clear from what they were saying that helping Lucent was the mission they were going to try to take on. So, if you're gonna celebrate *she spits out the word like poison*, have the decency to do it in your head, in your thoughts, and don't take it out on Mei."
A lump forms in Styx’s throat as he processes the death he just witnessed. As mixed as his feelings were about Lucent, he still couldn’t stomach how horrifyingly familiar it was to hear a dying voice. Neither could he stomach seeing Mei so stricken with grief.
But before he could give them a hug, he was taken aback at what Phillip said. As Mei and Phillip began to argue, Styx got worried and took a few steps back. Between the stress of Lucent’s death, Mei’s grief and the argument starting to boil, Styx was becoming overwhelmed. Eventually, his limbs began to shake.
THAT’SSSSS ENOUGH!!!!!
Styx’s eyes widened in shock at his own voice. He didn’t think he could shout so loud before, let alone hold so much frustration. His anger began to turn into guilt as he breathed out a tired sigh.
I apologize for shouting…
But Amba’s right. At the end of the day, we all agreed to go on thissss journey and sssupport Mei no matter what. We all have reasssson to feel the way we do, and I will neither pry nor judge any of you for thossse reasons. But arguing is-ssss not going to get us-ssss anywhere. And neither will openly celebrating death in front of the grieving.
Styx then joins Li and Amba in comforting Mei, giving them a hug.
*Mei flinches as Styx shouts, though they listen to his words as more tears fall from their eyes. As soon as he hugs them, they return the hug, hugging Li as well. They give them both a tight squeeze as they fully start to sob.*
*Li... stands in front of Mei, growling slightly, tears falling*
Do not speak ill of Mei's friend. You may think it as we do, you may wish it silently, but do not speak it. We are your friend, but we are Mei's sibling the most, and we are ready to make sure they are happy, for it is what makes us useful.
*Their tears are slowly turning orange as they fall to the floor*
*Phillip looks at all of them, his gaze flicking between Mei and Li mostly. He notices Li's tears turning the sickly orange that he knows so well, and he takes a deep breath.*
I am going to leave. Li, if you can follow, please do so.
"w-wait-!" *Mei pulled back from the hug with Styx, wiping away their tears and grabbing his arm.* "Please dont go... I- i know we're all mad but i dont want you to leave.."
"Wuh?" *They tilted their head, not having noticed Li's tears. They looked over at Li, noticing the tears. Their pupils turned to slits, staring at the orange tears for a long time.* "... L-Li?"
"No, no its okay! You can cry, its completely normal! I-its just that- ...... ..... the tears are orange..." *They said, kneeling down to Li's height.*
*Amba looks from one bug to the other as the conversation gets more and more panicked, tensions running high, her own muscles getting tense, her spines raising, her eyes flicking around.*
"Please! Can we please calm down? Li, you're not hurting anyone... This is all too much... can we talk about what's happening, please, I don't understand..."
*She looks at each of the three remaining bugs as though for some explination.*
Styx tries to take a deep breath, though it’s clear he’s still shaking.
R-right… I’ll try…
Amba, I can try and explain what I know later. Mei can probably explain it better than I can. But right now, I think it is-sss besss-sssst we make sure Li shall be alright.
He looks at Li sympathetically, a few tears starting to gather in his own eyes.
Afraid as I am, I don’t want to run. I want Li to be okay. There hassss to be a way.
*Mei is unsure of what to do. They've never seen Li act like this before, and it hurt to see them like this. They wanted to give them a hug but they also wanted to respect their personal space. They felt like they were stuck between a rock and a hard place.*
*They started to fidget with their claws, starting to cry again.*
*Amba arches her back and steps away as Li swipes, her wings flaring out halfway. Instincts tell her that Li is a threat, her brain tells her they're not, Mei is in distress, as is Styx, Li is fighting something she can't even see, and it all scares her on a different level then just instinctual. Her pupils shrink, but she keeps her shaky voice quiet as lowers her body closer to the ground in a display of passiveness.*
"Li, calm down, fight it, please... we know you can do it... we're your friends... We need you..."
*They claw at their eyes through the blindfold, cutting off the voice in their head, trying so hard to fight the voice that tells them to fight. They never got free of the wretched thing, not really, having it lash out to protect them from fear*
*They watch as Li starts to claw at their eyes. They quickly waste no time in stopping them, lunging forward and grabbing Li's wrists, pulling their claws back. They then give them a big hug, hugging them tight enough that they couldnt easily leave but not too tight that its entirely restricting.* "please dont hurt yourself, sibling... I dont want you to get hurt..." *They then pull back from the hug a little, gently taking Li's head in their hands, keeping their lower pair of arms wrapped around them.* "I know you can fight it, if i could, then you can too!"
Styx gasps in fear when Li starts to claw at themself. He couldn’t stand idly anymore. Fighting his shaking limbs, he took one step at a time, approaching Li next.
The more steps he took, the more he began to tremble. But he remained strong. He promised not to run, and he was keeping that promise.
He joined the hug, carefully and lightly wrapping his four arms around Li.
Lisssten to Mei… Pleasssse, Li… We believe in you…
He took a shaky breath, ignoring his own tears.
Focussss on the love that sss-sssurrounds you… Let it be your sssstrength.
*As Amba watches Li harms themselves, tears spring up in her eyes, her tail tucking underneath her. The others spring into action instantly or near instantly, but her fear holds her back for a few moments.
Why was Li hurting themselves? What could possibly be that bad? Is that something that Mei dealt with? Did they ever try... I don't know how to help, why can't I figure out how to help!?
She then takes a deep breath, and shakes her head, flinging away the tears and the worries for the time being. She then wraps her wings and tail around the group embrace.*
"Don't let it take you under... we need you. You're safe..."
Styx shakily sighed, relieved that Li was alright at last. He continued hugging them as they hugged everyone in return.
It’sssss alright, Li. What mattersss-sss, like Mei sssaid, is that you’re okay again.
With everything having calmed down at last, Styx’s breath began to tremble even more. He allowed the rest of his tears to shed freely in quiet sobs, weeping the rest of his stress away. Everything had hit too close to home.
*Some of the tension in Amba's frame relaxes as Li comes back to themself. She takes a few breaths, a quiet, stress relieving purr drifting out of her. She gently squeezes them all, especially Styx. Her illumination brightens a bit as the mood returns to a calmer place.*
*Mei led the group out of the tiny cave they were in and towards the Palace as they were instructed by Arc, walking through the abandoned marketplace that was apparently called "Souk", and towards the area ahead called "Lystic Caverns"*
*Once they got to said caverns, they stopped, looking up from the map and around the area, large orange and yellow crystals scattered about that had a faint glow to it that occasionally got brighter before sinking back into the faint glow, it was almost rhythmic, like.. breathing. It felt like there was some kind of presence here, though it was hard to tell what.*
*Mei walked up to one of the crystals, staring at it. It felt familiar to them, but they were not sure why.*
(ooc: sorry this is a bit late guys! i originally queued the post but smt happened so i had to re-write it </3)
Styx takes time admiring the cavern. The breathing glow of the crystals made this cave feel somewhat… Uncanny… But at the same time, it was fascinating. He had never seen any place like this before.
Sssss. I have not thought of it like that, but now that you you mention it… Yessss. In a way, it feelssss like thisss cave is a form of life of ssssome sort.
*Mei flinches as Phillip breaks one of the crystals, watching as the glow dissipates for a few moments before going bright again, continuing its rhythmic pulse.*
"I dont think the infection reaches that far.. it never left Hallownest until it brought a bug to Pharloom, and i dont think anyone knew about Neyst either..." *They replied, then hesitantly touched the crystal they were looking at. As soon as they touched it, all of the crystals in the cavern glowed a bit brighter, and a voice, ragged and clearly weakened significantly could be heard.*
"woh-" *Mei stepped back from the crystal, looking back at the others and then at the crystal again. The voice sounded very familiar to them, they could only think of one bug of who it could be..* "....Lucent??"
Styx flinched as the unfamiliar voice spoke, looking around, confused as to where it was coming from. Were the crystals talking? Was someone speaking through them?
Who’ssss there…?
He worried, hearing how weak the voice sounded. Was someone… dying?
*They looked back at the crystal,* "So these crystals let you speak to us? wohh thas cool!" *They then looked back at the group,* "Is okey guys! It's just Lucent! uhm... the..thing that had infected me... Its nice now though, dont worry!! It helped get Phillip out of the infection! Though its uhm... kinda dying now.."
Styx was unsure of what to feel, knowing the one who infected Mei— Lucent, apparently— was speaking through the crystals. On one hand, he couldn’t help but remain vigilant, given Mei implying it hadn’t been nice before. On the other hand, though, he couldn’t doubt that it was in bad shape, just by how weak its voice sounded.
It was a chilling sense of déjà vu.
He didn’t know what to do nor say, so he hesitantly walked forwards and stood next to Mei, hoping it would comfort them a bit.
"We will! We did find a bug but they werent a Scarav, i dont think... We're going to the Palace now since they gave us a map!" *They held up the map to the crystals even though they didnt think that it would be able to see it.* "How would telling the Scaravs that youre sorry help you though?"
"t...th-..ank... y..y-you....." *It thanked, the crystal's light brightening a tiny bit before going dim again.*
"Ye!! We're here to help you, Lucent! If we werent then- well- we wouldnt be here anyway- heh-"
"i-it....m..me..ans...a...... ........................ a..l..lo..t....... t...hat.............. y..y-you..r.." *The crystal's light dims further as Lucent trails off again,* ".....y..ou..r.e.......h....h.e..l.......... .........h elp......i............"
"............" *Mei stays silent as it trails off once again, waiting patiently for it to finish but the continuation never happens, at least, after a full minute of waiting.*
".... Lucent?" *They call out, tilting their head.*
*The crystals dim further and further until the cave is no longer lit with the orange light, only darkness in place of it. The presence had disappeared as well.*
*Amba's eyes widen, and she looks around as the darkness blooms.*
"Oh... we... we were too late... It's... not there now..."
*She doesn't know how to feel as well, mirroring Styx's uncertainty. She shifts, her bioluminescence adding a little light back, and slowly walks up to Mei's side, looking at their face to judge the mood.*
*Mei was staring at the dark crystals, a mix of concern, and sadness on their face. They walked closer to one of the crystals, placing their hand flat on it.* "l-lucent-...?" *They waited, not really expecting a response but they tried anyway.*
*They waited for about a minute or so before letting their hand rest at their side, and they stared at the ground. They thought over what had happened, then started to cry.* "lucent-..."
*Li… almost beams with joy. The being that infected their sibling is dead! There’s nothing to fear!*
*And then they hate it. Hate how they’re happy when their sibling is crying. They don’t deserve this happiness. They should be sad like their sibling. They feel guilty for disagreeing with Mei*
*…*
*They hug Mei tightly, trying to comfort them while not knowing how*
*Phillip looks at the crystals all around him dimming and time for him sort of just... stops. The following reactions of his companions are drowned out by just the realisation of what had just happened.*
It's dead.
*He looks off into the distance, turning his back to the others. His tone is that of happiness and yet also of anger?*
"I-" *Mei stopped in their tracks, they don't think they ever said why either... To be fair though, Lucent didn't really tell them why until recently. They stood there, staring at the ground as tears silently fell from their eyes.*
*Amba gently nuzzles her joyfriend, her tail curling around them. Then after a moment, her spines lift slightly, her wings puff up a little, and she turns her head to glare at Phillip.*
"Lucent may have been more then annoying, may have taken over Mei at one point, but that doesn't mean that a being doesn't deserve a chance to change. And that certainly doesn't mean that you celebrate when it dies! No creature deserves that kind of disrespect, especially if that creature is trying to improve itself as it dies, slowly! You came here to help Mei with a mission. And it was clear from what they were saying that helping Lucent was the mission they were going to try to take on. So, if you're gonna celebrate *she spits out the word like poison*, have the decency to do it in your head, in your thoughts, and don't take it out on Mei."
A lump forms in Styx’s throat as he processes the death he just witnessed. As mixed as his feelings were about Lucent, he still couldn’t stomach how horrifyingly familiar it was to hear a dying voice. Neither could he stomach seeing Mei so stricken with grief.
But before he could give them a hug, he was taken aback at what Phillip said. As Mei and Phillip began to argue, Styx got worried and took a few steps back. Between the stress of Lucent’s death, Mei’s grief and the argument starting to boil, Styx was becoming overwhelmed. Eventually, his limbs began to shake.
THAT’SSSSS ENOUGH!!!!!
Styx’s eyes widened in shock at his own voice. He didn’t think he could shout so loud before, let alone hold so much frustration. His anger began to turn into guilt as he breathed out a tired sigh.
I apologize for shouting…
But Amba’s right. At the end of the day, we all agreed to go on thissss journey and sssupport Mei no matter what. We all have reasssson to feel the way we do, and I will neither pry nor judge any of you for thossse reasons. But arguing is-ssss not going to get us-ssss anywhere. And neither will openly celebrating death in front of the grieving.
Styx then joins Li and Amba in comforting Mei, giving them a hug.
*Mei flinches as Styx shouts, though they listen to his words as more tears fall from their eyes. As soon as he hugs them, they return the hug, hugging Li as well. They give them both a tight squeeze as they fully start to sob.*
*Li... stands in front of Mei, growling slightly, tears falling*
Do not speak ill of Mei's friend. You may think it as we do, you may wish it silently, but do not speak it. We are your friend, but we are Mei's sibling the most, and we are ready to make sure they are happy, for it is what makes us useful.
*Their tears are slowly turning orange as they fall to the floor*
*Phillip looks at all of them, his gaze flicking between Mei and Li mostly. He notices Li's tears turning the sickly orange that he knows so well, and he takes a deep breath.*
I am going to leave. Li, if you can follow, please do so.
"w-wait-!" *Mei pulled back from the hug with Styx, wiping away their tears and grabbing his arm.* "Please dont go... I- i know we're all mad but i dont want you to leave.."
"Wuh?" *They tilted their head, not having noticed Li's tears. They looked over at Li, noticing the tears. Their pupils turned to slits, staring at the orange tears for a long time.* "... L-Li?"
"No, no its okay! You can cry, its completely normal! I-its just that- ...... ..... the tears are orange..." *They said, kneeling down to Li's height.*
*Amba looks from one bug to the other as the conversation gets more and more panicked, tensions running high, her own muscles getting tense, her spines raising, her eyes flicking around.*
"Please! Can we please calm down? Li, you're not hurting anyone... This is all too much... can we talk about what's happening, please, I don't understand..."
*She looks at each of the three remaining bugs as though for some explination.*
Styx tries to take a deep breath, though it’s clear he’s still shaking.
R-right… I’ll try…
Amba, I can try and explain what I know later. Mei can probably explain it better than I can. But right now, I think it is-sss besss-sssst we make sure Li shall be alright.
He looks at Li sympathetically, a few tears starting to gather in his own eyes.
Afraid as I am, I don’t want to run. I want Li to be okay. There hassss to be a way.
*Mei is unsure of what to do. They've never seen Li act like this before, and it hurt to see them like this. They wanted to give them a hug but they also wanted to respect their personal space. They felt like they were stuck between a rock and a hard place.*
*They started to fidget with their claws, starting to cry again.*
*Amba arches her back and steps away as Li swipes, her wings flaring out halfway. Instincts tell her that Li is a threat, her brain tells her they're not, Mei is in distress, as is Styx, Li is fighting something she can't even see, and it all scares her on a different level then just instinctual. Her pupils shrink, but she keeps her shaky voice quiet as lowers her body closer to the ground in a display of passiveness.*
"Li, calm down, fight it, please... we know you can do it... we're your friends... We need you..."
*They claw at their eyes through the blindfold, cutting off the voice in their head, trying so hard to fight the voice that tells them to fight. They never got free of the wretched thing, not really, having it lash out to protect them from fear*
*They watch as Li starts to claw at their eyes. They quickly waste no time in stopping them, lunging forward and grabbing Li's wrists, pulling their claws back. They then give them a big hug, hugging them tight enough that they couldnt easily leave but not too tight that its entirely restricting.* "please dont hurt yourself, sibling... I dont want you to get hurt..." *They then pull back from the hug a little, gently taking Li's head in their hands, keeping their lower pair of arms wrapped around them.* "I know you can fight it, if i could, then you can too!"
Styx gasps in fear when Li starts to claw at themself. He couldn’t stand idly anymore. Fighting his shaking limbs, he took one step at a time, approaching Li next.
The more steps he took, the more he began to tremble. But he remained strong. He promised not to run, and he was keeping that promise.
He joined the hug, carefully and lightly wrapping his four arms around Li.
Lisssten to Mei… Pleasssse, Li… We believe in you…
He took a shaky breath, ignoring his own tears.
Focussss on the love that sss-sssurrounds you… Let it be your sssstrength.
*As Amba watches Li harms themselves, tears spring up in her eyes, her tail tucking underneath her. The others spring into action instantly or near instantly, but her fear holds her back for a few moments.
Why was Li hurting themselves? What could possibly be that bad? Is that something that Mei dealt with? Did they ever try... I don't know how to help, why can't I figure out how to help!?
She then takes a deep breath, and shakes her head, flinging away the tears and the worries for the time being. She then wraps her wings and tail around the group embrace.*
"Don't let it take you under... we need you. You're safe..."
Styx shakily sighed, relieved that Li was alright at last. He continued hugging them as they hugged everyone in return.
It’sssss alright, Li. What mattersss-sss, like Mei sssaid, is that you’re okay again.
With everything having calmed down at last, Styx’s breath began to tremble even more. He allowed the rest of his tears to shed freely in quiet sobs, weeping the rest of his stress away. Everything had hit too close to home.
*Some of the tension in Amba's frame relaxes as Li comes back to themself. She takes a few breaths, a quiet, stress relieving purr drifting out of her. She gently squeezes them all, especially Styx. Her illumination brightens a bit as the mood returns to a calmer place.*
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*Mei led the group out of the tiny cave they were in and towards the Palace as they were instructed by Arc, walking through the abandoned marketplace that was apparently called "Souk", and towards the area ahead called "Lystic Caverns"*
*Once they got to said caverns, they stopped, looking up from the map and around the area, large orange and yellow crystals scattered about that had a faint glow to it that occasionally got brighter before sinking back into the faint glow, it was almost rhythmic, like.. breathing. It felt like there was some kind of presence here, though it was hard to tell what.*
*Mei walked up to one of the crystals, staring at it. It felt familiar to them, but they were not sure why.*
(ooc: sorry this is a bit late guys! i originally queued the post but smt happened so i had to re-write it </3)
Styx takes time admiring the cavern. The breathing glow of the crystals made this cave feel somewhat… Uncanny… But at the same time, it was fascinating. He had never seen any place like this before.
Sssss. I have not thought of it like that, but now that you you mention it… Yessss. In a way, it feelssss like thisss cave is a form of life of ssssome sort.
*Mei flinches as Phillip breaks one of the crystals, watching as the glow dissipates for a few moments before going bright again, continuing its rhythmic pulse.*
"I dont think the infection reaches that far.. it never left Hallownest until it brought a bug to Pharloom, and i dont think anyone knew about Neyst either..." *They replied, then hesitantly touched the crystal they were looking at. As soon as they touched it, all of the crystals in the cavern glowed a bit brighter, and a voice, ragged and clearly weakened significantly could be heard.*
"woh-" *Mei stepped back from the crystal, looking back at the others and then at the crystal again. The voice sounded very familiar to them, they could only think of one bug of who it could be..* "....Lucent??"
Styx flinched as the unfamiliar voice spoke, looking around, confused as to where it was coming from. Were the crystals talking? Was someone speaking through them?
Who’ssss there…?
He worried, hearing how weak the voice sounded. Was someone… dying?
*They looked back at the crystal,* "So these crystals let you speak to us? wohh thas cool!" *They then looked back at the group,* "Is okey guys! It's just Lucent! uhm... the..thing that had infected me... Its nice now though, dont worry!! It helped get Phillip out of the infection! Though its uhm... kinda dying now.."
Styx was unsure of what to feel, knowing the one who infected Mei— Lucent, apparently— was speaking through the crystals. On one hand, he couldn’t help but remain vigilant, given Mei implying it hadn’t been nice before. On the other hand, though, he couldn’t doubt that it was in bad shape, just by how weak its voice sounded.
It was a chilling sense of déjà vu.
He didn’t know what to do nor say, so he hesitantly walked forwards and stood next to Mei, hoping it would comfort them a bit.
"We will! We did find a bug but they werent a Scarav, i dont think... We're going to the Palace now since they gave us a map!" *They held up the map to the crystals even though they didnt think that it would be able to see it.* "How would telling the Scaravs that youre sorry help you though?"
"t...th-..ank... y..y-you....." *It thanked, the crystal's light brightening a tiny bit before going dim again.*
"Ye!! We're here to help you, Lucent! If we werent then- well- we wouldnt be here anyway- heh-"
"i-it....m..me..ans...a...... ........................ a..l..lo..t....... t...hat.............. y..y-you..r.." *The crystal's light dims further as Lucent trails off again,* ".....y..ou..r.e.......h....h.e..l.......... .........h elp......i............"
"............" *Mei stays silent as it trails off once again, waiting patiently for it to finish but the continuation never happens, at least, after a full minute of waiting.*
".... Lucent?" *They call out, tilting their head.*
*The crystals dim further and further until the cave is no longer lit with the orange light, only darkness in place of it. The presence had disappeared as well.*
*Amba's eyes widen, and she looks around as the darkness blooms.*
"Oh... we... we were too late... It's... not there now..."
*She doesn't know how to feel as well, mirroring Styx's uncertainty. She shifts, her bioluminescence adding a little light back, and slowly walks up to Mei's side, looking at their face to judge the mood.*
*Mei was staring at the dark crystals, a mix of concern, and sadness on their face. They walked closer to one of the crystals, placing their hand flat on it.* "l-lucent-...?" *They waited, not really expecting a response but they tried anyway.*
*They waited for about a minute or so before letting their hand rest at their side, and they stared at the ground. They thought over what had happened, then started to cry.* "lucent-..."
*Li… almost beams with joy. The being that infected their sibling is dead! There’s nothing to fear!*
*And then they hate it. Hate how they’re happy when their sibling is crying. They don’t deserve this happiness. They should be sad like their sibling. They feel guilty for disagreeing with Mei*
*…*
*They hug Mei tightly, trying to comfort them while not knowing how*
*Phillip looks at the crystals all around him dimming and time for him sort of just... stops. The following reactions of his companions are drowned out by just the realisation of what had just happened.*
It's dead.
*He looks off into the distance, turning his back to the others. His tone is that of happiness and yet also of anger?*
"I-" *Mei stopped in their tracks, they don't think they ever said why either... To be fair though, Lucent didn't really tell them why until recently. They stood there, staring at the ground as tears silently fell from their eyes.*
*Amba gently nuzzles her joyfriend, her tail curling around them. Then after a moment, her spines lift slightly, her wings puff up a little, and she turns her head to glare at Phillip.*
"Lucent may have been more then annoying, may have taken over Mei at one point, but that doesn't mean that a being doesn't deserve a chance to change. And that certainly doesn't mean that you celebrate when it dies! No creature deserves that kind of disrespect, especially if that creature is trying to improve itself as it dies, slowly! You came here to help Mei with a mission. And it was clear from what they were saying that helping Lucent was the mission they were going to try to take on. So, if you're gonna celebrate *she spits out the word like poison*, have the decency to do it in your head, in your thoughts, and don't take it out on Mei."
A lump forms in Styx’s throat as he processes the death he just witnessed. As mixed as his feelings were about Lucent, he still couldn’t stomach how horrifyingly familiar it was to hear a dying voice. Neither could he stomach seeing Mei so stricken with grief.
But before he could give them a hug, he was taken aback at what Phillip said. As Mei and Phillip began to argue, Styx got worried and took a few steps back. Between the stress of Lucent’s death, Mei’s grief and the argument starting to boil, Styx was becoming overwhelmed. Eventually, his limbs began to shake.
THAT’SSSSS ENOUGH!!!!!
Styx’s eyes widened in shock at his own voice. He didn’t think he could shout so loud before, let alone hold so much frustration. His anger began to turn into guilt as he breathed out a tired sigh.
I apologize for shouting…
But Amba’s right. At the end of the day, we all agreed to go on thissss journey and sssupport Mei no matter what. We all have reasssson to feel the way we do, and I will neither pry nor judge any of you for thossse reasons. But arguing is-ssss not going to get us-ssss anywhere. And neither will openly celebrating death in front of the grieving.
Styx then joins Li and Amba in comforting Mei, giving them a hug.
*Mei flinches as Styx shouts, though they listen to his words as more tears fall from their eyes. As soon as he hugs them, they return the hug, hugging Li as well. They give them both a tight squeeze as they fully start to sob.*
*Li... stands in front of Mei, growling slightly, tears falling*
Do not speak ill of Mei's friend. You may think it as we do, you may wish it silently, but do not speak it. We are your friend, but we are Mei's sibling the most, and we are ready to make sure they are happy, for it is what makes us useful.
*Their tears are slowly turning orange as they fall to the floor*
*Phillip looks at all of them, his gaze flicking between Mei and Li mostly. He notices Li's tears turning the sickly orange that he knows so well, and he takes a deep breath.*
I am going to leave. Li, if you can follow, please do so.
"w-wait-!" *Mei pulled back from the hug with Styx, wiping away their tears and grabbing his arm.* "Please dont go... I- i know we're all mad but i dont want you to leave.."
"Wuh?" *They tilted their head, not having noticed Li's tears. They looked over at Li, noticing the tears. Their pupils turned to slits, staring at the orange tears for a long time.* "... L-Li?"
"No, no its okay! You can cry, its completely normal! I-its just that- ...... ..... the tears are orange..." *They said, kneeling down to Li's height.*
*Amba looks from one bug to the other as the conversation gets more and more panicked, tensions running high, her own muscles getting tense, her spines raising, her eyes flicking around.*
"Please! Can we please calm down? Li, you're not hurting anyone... This is all too much... can we talk about what's happening, please, I don't understand..."
*She looks at each of the three remaining bugs as though for some explination.*
Styx tries to take a deep breath, though it’s clear he’s still shaking.
R-right… I’ll try…
Amba, I can try and explain what I know later. Mei can probably explain it better than I can. But right now, I think it is-sss besss-sssst we make sure Li shall be alright.
He looks at Li sympathetically, a few tears starting to gather in his own eyes.
Afraid as I am, I don’t want to run. I want Li to be okay. There hassss to be a way.
*Mei is unsure of what to do. They've never seen Li act like this before, and it hurt to see them like this. They wanted to give them a hug but they also wanted to respect their personal space. They felt like they were stuck between a rock and a hard place.*
*They started to fidget with their claws, starting to cry again.*
*Amba arches her back and steps away as Li swipes, her wings flaring out halfway. Instincts tell her that Li is a threat, her brain tells her they're not, Mei is in distress, as is Styx, Li is fighting something she can't even see, and it all scares her on a different level then just instinctual. Her pupils shrink, but she keeps her shaky voice quiet as lowers her body closer to the ground in a display of passiveness.*
"Li, calm down, fight it, please... we know you can do it... we're your friends... We need you..."
*They claw at their eyes through the blindfold, cutting off the voice in their head, trying so hard to fight the voice that tells them to fight. They never got free of the wretched thing, not really, having it lash out to protect them from fear*
*They watch as Li starts to claw at their eyes. They quickly waste no time in stopping them, lunging forward and grabbing Li's wrists, pulling their claws back. They then give them a big hug, hugging them tight enough that they couldnt easily leave but not too tight that its entirely restricting.* "please dont hurt yourself, sibling... I dont want you to get hurt..." *They then pull back from the hug a little, gently taking Li's head in their hands, keeping their lower pair of arms wrapped around them.* "I know you can fight it, if i could, then you can too!"
Styx gasps in fear when Li starts to claw at themself. He couldn’t stand idly anymore. Fighting his shaking limbs, he took one step at a time, approaching Li next.
The more steps he took, the more he began to tremble. But he remained strong. He promised not to run, and he was keeping that promise.
He joined the hug, carefully and lightly wrapping his four arms around Li.
Lisssten to Mei… Pleasssse, Li… We believe in you…
He took a shaky breath, ignoring his own tears.
Focussss on the love that sss-sssurrounds you… Let it be your sssstrength.
*As Amba watches Li harms themselves, tears spring up in her eyes, her tail tucking underneath her. The others spring into action instantly or near instantly, but her fear holds her back for a few moments.
Why was Li hurting themselves? What could possibly be that bad? Is that something that Mei dealt with? Did they ever try... I don't know how to help, why can't I figure out how to help!?
She then takes a deep breath, and shakes her head, flinging away the tears and the worries for the time being. She then wraps her wings and tail around the group embrace.*
"Don't let it take you under... we need you. You're safe..."
Styx shakily sighed, relieved that Li was alright at last. He continued hugging them as they hugged everyone in return.
It’sssss alright, Li. What mattersss-sss, like Mei sssaid, is that you’re okay again.
With everything having calmed down at last, Styx’s breath began to tremble even more. He allowed the rest of his tears to shed freely in quiet sobs, weeping the rest of his stress away. Everything had hit too close to home.
*Mei led the group out of the tiny cave they were in and towards the Palace as they were instructed by Arc, walking through the abandoned marketplace that was apparently called "Souk", and towards the area ahead called "Lystic Caverns"*
*Once they got to said caverns, they stopped, looking up from the map and around the area, large orange and yellow crystals scattered about that had a faint glow to it that occasionally got brighter before sinking back into the faint glow, it was almost rhythmic, like.. breathing. It felt like there was some kind of presence here, though it was hard to tell what.*
*Mei walked up to one of the crystals, staring at it. It felt familiar to them, but they were not sure why.*
(ooc: sorry this is a bit late guys! i originally queued the post but smt happened so i had to re-write it </3)
Styx takes time admiring the cavern. The breathing glow of the crystals made this cave feel somewhat… Uncanny… But at the same time, it was fascinating. He had never seen any place like this before.
Sssss. I have not thought of it like that, but now that you you mention it… Yessss. In a way, it feelssss like thisss cave is a form of life of ssssome sort.
*Mei flinches as Phillip breaks one of the crystals, watching as the glow dissipates for a few moments before going bright again, continuing its rhythmic pulse.*
"I dont think the infection reaches that far.. it never left Hallownest until it brought a bug to Pharloom, and i dont think anyone knew about Neyst either..." *They replied, then hesitantly touched the crystal they were looking at. As soon as they touched it, all of the crystals in the cavern glowed a bit brighter, and a voice, ragged and clearly weakened significantly could be heard.*
"woh-" *Mei stepped back from the crystal, looking back at the others and then at the crystal again. The voice sounded very familiar to them, they could only think of one bug of who it could be..* "....Lucent??"
Styx flinched as the unfamiliar voice spoke, looking around, confused as to where it was coming from. Were the crystals talking? Was someone speaking through them?
Who’ssss there…?
He worried, hearing how weak the voice sounded. Was someone… dying?
*They looked back at the crystal,* "So these crystals let you speak to us? wohh thas cool!" *They then looked back at the group,* "Is okey guys! It's just Lucent! uhm... the..thing that had infected me... Its nice now though, dont worry!! It helped get Phillip out of the infection! Though its uhm... kinda dying now.."
Styx was unsure of what to feel, knowing the one who infected Mei— Lucent, apparently— was speaking through the crystals. On one hand, he couldn’t help but remain vigilant, given Mei implying it hadn’t been nice before. On the other hand, though, he couldn’t doubt that it was in bad shape, just by how weak its voice sounded.
It was a chilling sense of déjà vu.
He didn’t know what to do nor say, so he hesitantly walked forwards and stood next to Mei, hoping it would comfort them a bit.
"We will! We did find a bug but they werent a Scarav, i dont think... We're going to the Palace now since they gave us a map!" *They held up the map to the crystals even though they didnt think that it would be able to see it.* "How would telling the Scaravs that youre sorry help you though?"
"t...th-..ank... y..y-you....." *It thanked, the crystal's light brightening a tiny bit before going dim again.*
"Ye!! We're here to help you, Lucent! If we werent then- well- we wouldnt be here anyway- heh-"
"i-it....m..me..ans...a...... ........................ a..l..lo..t....... t...hat.............. y..y-you..r.." *The crystal's light dims further as Lucent trails off again,* ".....y..ou..r.e.......h....h.e..l.......... .........h elp......i............"
"............" *Mei stays silent as it trails off once again, waiting patiently for it to finish but the continuation never happens, at least, after a full minute of waiting.*
".... Lucent?" *They call out, tilting their head.*
*The crystals dim further and further until the cave is no longer lit with the orange light, only darkness in place of it. The presence had disappeared as well.*
*Amba's eyes widen, and she looks around as the darkness blooms.*
"Oh... we... we were too late... It's... not there now..."
*She doesn't know how to feel as well, mirroring Styx's uncertainty. She shifts, her bioluminescence adding a little light back, and slowly walks up to Mei's side, looking at their face to judge the mood.*
*Mei was staring at the dark crystals, a mix of concern, and sadness on their face. They walked closer to one of the crystals, placing their hand flat on it.* "l-lucent-...?" *They waited, not really expecting a response but they tried anyway.*
*They waited for about a minute or so before letting their hand rest at their side, and they stared at the ground. They thought over what had happened, then started to cry.* "lucent-..."
*Li… almost beams with joy. The being that infected their sibling is dead! There’s nothing to fear!*
*And then they hate it. Hate how they’re happy when their sibling is crying. They don’t deserve this happiness. They should be sad like their sibling. They feel guilty for disagreeing with Mei*
*…*
*They hug Mei tightly, trying to comfort them while not knowing how*
*Phillip looks at the crystals all around him dimming and time for him sort of just... stops. The following reactions of his companions are drowned out by just the realisation of what had just happened.*
It's dead.
*He looks off into the distance, turning his back to the others. His tone is that of happiness and yet also of anger?*
"I-" *Mei stopped in their tracks, they don't think they ever said why either... To be fair though, Lucent didn't really tell them why until recently. They stood there, staring at the ground as tears silently fell from their eyes.*
*Amba gently nuzzles her joyfriend, her tail curling around them. Then after a moment, her spines lift slightly, her wings puff up a little, and she turns her head to glare at Phillip.*
"Lucent may have been more then annoying, may have taken over Mei at one point, but that doesn't mean that a being doesn't deserve a chance to change. And that certainly doesn't mean that you celebrate when it dies! No creature deserves that kind of disrespect, especially if that creature is trying to improve itself as it dies, slowly! You came here to help Mei with a mission. And it was clear from what they were saying that helping Lucent was the mission they were going to try to take on. So, if you're gonna celebrate *she spits out the word like poison*, have the decency to do it in your head, in your thoughts, and don't take it out on Mei."
A lump forms in Styx’s throat as he processes the death he just witnessed. As mixed as his feelings were about Lucent, he still couldn’t stomach how horrifyingly familiar it was to hear a dying voice. Neither could he stomach seeing Mei so stricken with grief.
But before he could give them a hug, he was taken aback at what Phillip said. As Mei and Phillip began to argue, Styx got worried and took a few steps back. Between the stress of Lucent’s death, Mei’s grief and the argument starting to boil, Styx was becoming overwhelmed. Eventually, his limbs began to shake.
THAT’SSSSS ENOUGH!!!!!
Styx’s eyes widened in shock at his own voice. He didn’t think he could shout so loud before, let alone hold so much frustration. His anger began to turn into guilt as he breathed out a tired sigh.
I apologize for shouting…
But Amba’s right. At the end of the day, we all agreed to go on thissss journey and sssupport Mei no matter what. We all have reasssson to feel the way we do, and I will neither pry nor judge any of you for thossse reasons. But arguing is-ssss not going to get us-ssss anywhere. And neither will openly celebrating death in front of the grieving.
Styx then joins Li and Amba in comforting Mei, giving them a hug.
*Mei flinches as Styx shouts, though they listen to his words as more tears fall from their eyes. As soon as he hugs them, they return the hug, hugging Li as well. They give them both a tight squeeze as they fully start to sob.*
*Li... stands in front of Mei, growling slightly, tears falling*
Do not speak ill of Mei's friend. You may think it as we do, you may wish it silently, but do not speak it. We are your friend, but we are Mei's sibling the most, and we are ready to make sure they are happy, for it is what makes us useful.
*Their tears are slowly turning orange as they fall to the floor*
*Phillip looks at all of them, his gaze flicking between Mei and Li mostly. He notices Li's tears turning the sickly orange that he knows so well, and he takes a deep breath.*
I am going to leave. Li, if you can follow, please do so.
"w-wait-!" *Mei pulled back from the hug with Styx, wiping away their tears and grabbing his arm.* "Please dont go... I- i know we're all mad but i dont want you to leave.."
"Wuh?" *They tilted their head, not having noticed Li's tears. They looked over at Li, noticing the tears. Their pupils turned to slits, staring at the orange tears for a long time.* "... L-Li?"
"No, no its okay! You can cry, its completely normal! I-its just that- ...... ..... the tears are orange..." *They said, kneeling down to Li's height.*
*Amba looks from one bug to the other as the conversation gets more and more panicked, tensions running high, her own muscles getting tense, her spines raising, her eyes flicking around.*
"Please! Can we please calm down? Li, you're not hurting anyone... This is all too much... can we talk about what's happening, please, I don't understand..."
*She looks at each of the three remaining bugs as though for some explination.*
Styx tries to take a deep breath, though it’s clear he’s still shaking.
R-right… I’ll try…
Amba, I can try and explain what I know later. Mei can probably explain it better than I can. But right now, I think it is-sss besss-sssst we make sure Li shall be alright.
He looks at Li sympathetically, a few tears starting to gather in his own eyes.
Afraid as I am, I don’t want to run. I want Li to be okay. There hassss to be a way.
*Mei is unsure of what to do. They've never seen Li act like this before, and it hurt to see them like this. They wanted to give them a hug but they also wanted to respect their personal space. They felt like they were stuck between a rock and a hard place.*
*They started to fidget with their claws, starting to cry again.*
*Amba arches her back and steps away as Li swipes, her wings flaring out halfway. Instincts tell her that Li is a threat, her brain tells her they're not, Mei is in distress, as is Styx, Li is fighting something she can't even see, and it all scares her on a different level then just instinctual. Her pupils shrink, but she keeps her shaky voice quiet as lowers her body closer to the ground in a display of passiveness.*
"Li, calm down, fight it, please... we know you can do it... we're your friends... We need you..."
*They claw at their eyes through the blindfold, cutting off the voice in their head, trying so hard to fight the voice that tells them to fight. They never got free of the wretched thing, not really, having it lash out to protect them from fear*
*They watch as Li starts to claw at their eyes. They quickly waste no time in stopping them, lunging forward and grabbing Li's wrists, pulling their claws back. They then give them a big hug, hugging them tight enough that they couldnt easily leave but not too tight that its entirely restricting.* "please dont hurt yourself, sibling... I dont want you to get hurt..." *They then pull back from the hug a little, gently taking Li's head in their hands, keeping their lower pair of arms wrapped around them.* "I know you can fight it, if i could, then you can too!"
Styx gasps in fear when Li starts to claw at themself. He couldn’t stand idly anymore. Fighting his shaking limbs, he took one step at a time, approaching Li next.
The more steps he took, the more he began to tremble. But he remained strong. He promised not to run, and he was keeping that promise.
He joined the hug, carefully and lightly wrapping his four arms around Li.
Lisssten to Mei… Pleasssse, Li… We believe in you…
He took a shaky breath, ignoring his own tears.
Focussss on the love that sss-sssurrounds you… Let it be your sssstrength.
*Mei led the group out of the tiny cave they were in and towards the Palace as they were instructed by Arc, walking through the abandoned marketplace that was apparently called "Souk", and towards the area ahead called "Lystic Caverns"*
*Once they got to said caverns, they stopped, looking up from the map and around the area, large orange and yellow crystals scattered about that had a faint glow to it that occasionally got brighter before sinking back into the faint glow, it was almost rhythmic, like.. breathing. It felt like there was some kind of presence here, though it was hard to tell what.*
*Mei walked up to one of the crystals, staring at it. It felt familiar to them, but they were not sure why.*
(ooc: sorry this is a bit late guys! i originally queued the post but smt happened so i had to re-write it </3)
Styx takes time admiring the cavern. The breathing glow of the crystals made this cave feel somewhat… Uncanny… But at the same time, it was fascinating. He had never seen any place like this before.
Sssss. I have not thought of it like that, but now that you you mention it… Yessss. In a way, it feelssss like thisss cave is a form of life of ssssome sort.
*Mei flinches as Phillip breaks one of the crystals, watching as the glow dissipates for a few moments before going bright again, continuing its rhythmic pulse.*
"I dont think the infection reaches that far.. it never left Hallownest until it brought a bug to Pharloom, and i dont think anyone knew about Neyst either..." *They replied, then hesitantly touched the crystal they were looking at. As soon as they touched it, all of the crystals in the cavern glowed a bit brighter, and a voice, ragged and clearly weakened significantly could be heard.*
"woh-" *Mei stepped back from the crystal, looking back at the others and then at the crystal again. The voice sounded very familiar to them, they could only think of one bug of who it could be..* "....Lucent??"
Styx flinched as the unfamiliar voice spoke, looking around, confused as to where it was coming from. Were the crystals talking? Was someone speaking through them?
Who’ssss there…?
He worried, hearing how weak the voice sounded. Was someone… dying?
*They looked back at the crystal,* "So these crystals let you speak to us? wohh thas cool!" *They then looked back at the group,* "Is okey guys! It's just Lucent! uhm... the..thing that had infected me... Its nice now though, dont worry!! It helped get Phillip out of the infection! Though its uhm... kinda dying now.."
Styx was unsure of what to feel, knowing the one who infected Mei— Lucent, apparently— was speaking through the crystals. On one hand, he couldn’t help but remain vigilant, given Mei implying it hadn’t been nice before. On the other hand, though, he couldn’t doubt that it was in bad shape, just by how weak its voice sounded.
It was a chilling sense of déjà vu.
He didn’t know what to do nor say, so he hesitantly walked forwards and stood next to Mei, hoping it would comfort them a bit.
"We will! We did find a bug but they werent a Scarav, i dont think... We're going to the Palace now since they gave us a map!" *They held up the map to the crystals even though they didnt think that it would be able to see it.* "How would telling the Scaravs that youre sorry help you though?"
"t...th-..ank... y..y-you....." *It thanked, the crystal's light brightening a tiny bit before going dim again.*
"Ye!! We're here to help you, Lucent! If we werent then- well- we wouldnt be here anyway- heh-"
"i-it....m..me..ans...a...... ........................ a..l..lo..t....... t...hat.............. y..y-you..r.." *The crystal's light dims further as Lucent trails off again,* ".....y..ou..r.e.......h....h.e..l.......... .........h elp......i............"
"............" *Mei stays silent as it trails off once again, waiting patiently for it to finish but the continuation never happens, at least, after a full minute of waiting.*
".... Lucent?" *They call out, tilting their head.*
*The crystals dim further and further until the cave is no longer lit with the orange light, only darkness in place of it. The presence had disappeared as well.*
*Amba's eyes widen, and she looks around as the darkness blooms.*
"Oh... we... we were too late... It's... not there now..."
*She doesn't know how to feel as well, mirroring Styx's uncertainty. She shifts, her bioluminescence adding a little light back, and slowly walks up to Mei's side, looking at their face to judge the mood.*
*Mei was staring at the dark crystals, a mix of concern, and sadness on their face. They walked closer to one of the crystals, placing their hand flat on it.* "l-lucent-...?" *They waited, not really expecting a response but they tried anyway.*
*They waited for about a minute or so before letting their hand rest at their side, and they stared at the ground. They thought over what had happened, then started to cry.* "lucent-..."
*Li… almost beams with joy. The being that infected their sibling is dead! There’s nothing to fear!*
*And then they hate it. Hate how they’re happy when their sibling is crying. They don’t deserve this happiness. They should be sad like their sibling. They feel guilty for disagreeing with Mei*
*…*
*They hug Mei tightly, trying to comfort them while not knowing how*
*Phillip looks at the crystals all around him dimming and time for him sort of just... stops. The following reactions of his companions are drowned out by just the realisation of what had just happened.*
It's dead.
*He looks off into the distance, turning his back to the others. His tone is that of happiness and yet also of anger?*
"I-" *Mei stopped in their tracks, they don't think they ever said why either... To be fair though, Lucent didn't really tell them why until recently. They stood there, staring at the ground as tears silently fell from their eyes.*
*Amba gently nuzzles her joyfriend, her tail curling around them. Then after a moment, her spines lift slightly, her wings puff up a little, and she turns her head to glare at Phillip.*
"Lucent may have been more then annoying, may have taken over Mei at one point, but that doesn't mean that a being doesn't deserve a chance to change. And that certainly doesn't mean that you celebrate when it dies! No creature deserves that kind of disrespect, especially if that creature is trying to improve itself as it dies, slowly! You came here to help Mei with a mission. And it was clear from what they were saying that helping Lucent was the mission they were going to try to take on. So, if you're gonna celebrate *she spits out the word like poison*, have the decency to do it in your head, in your thoughts, and don't take it out on Mei."
A lump forms in Styx’s throat as he processes the death he just witnessed. As mixed as his feelings were about Lucent, he still couldn’t stomach how horrifyingly familiar it was to hear a dying voice. Neither could he stomach seeing Mei so stricken with grief.
But before he could give them a hug, he was taken aback at what Phillip said. As Mei and Phillip began to argue, Styx got worried and took a few steps back. Between the stress of Lucent’s death, Mei’s grief and the argument starting to boil, Styx was becoming overwhelmed. Eventually, his limbs began to shake.
THAT’SSSSS ENOUGH!!!!!
Styx’s eyes widened in shock at his own voice. He didn’t think he could shout so loud before, let alone hold so much frustration. His anger began to turn into guilt as he breathed out a tired sigh.
I apologize for shouting…
But Amba’s right. At the end of the day, we all agreed to go on thissss journey and sssupport Mei no matter what. We all have reasssson to feel the way we do, and I will neither pry nor judge any of you for thossse reasons. But arguing is-ssss not going to get us-ssss anywhere. And neither will openly celebrating death in front of the grieving.
Styx then joins Li and Amba in comforting Mei, giving them a hug.
*Mei flinches as Styx shouts, though they listen to his words as more tears fall from their eyes. As soon as he hugs them, they return the hug, hugging Li as well. They give them both a tight squeeze as they fully start to sob.*
*Li... stands in front of Mei, growling slightly, tears falling*
Do not speak ill of Mei's friend. You may think it as we do, you may wish it silently, but do not speak it. We are your friend, but we are Mei's sibling the most, and we are ready to make sure they are happy, for it is what makes us useful.
*Their tears are slowly turning orange as they fall to the floor*
*Phillip looks at all of them, his gaze flicking between Mei and Li mostly. He notices Li's tears turning the sickly orange that he knows so well, and he takes a deep breath.*
I am going to leave. Li, if you can follow, please do so.
"w-wait-!" *Mei pulled back from the hug with Styx, wiping away their tears and grabbing his arm.* "Please dont go... I- i know we're all mad but i dont want you to leave.."
"Wuh?" *They tilted their head, not having noticed Li's tears. They looked over at Li, noticing the tears. Their pupils turned to slits, staring at the orange tears for a long time.* "... L-Li?"
"No, no its okay! You can cry, its completely normal! I-its just that- ...... ..... the tears are orange..." *They said, kneeling down to Li's height.*
*Amba looks from one bug to the other as the conversation gets more and more panicked, tensions running high, her own muscles getting tense, her spines raising, her eyes flicking around.*
"Please! Can we please calm down? Li, you're not hurting anyone... This is all too much... can we talk about what's happening, please, I don't understand..."
*She looks at each of the three remaining bugs as though for some explination.*
Styx tries to take a deep breath, though it’s clear he’s still shaking.
R-right… I’ll try…
Amba, I can try and explain what I know later. Mei can probably explain it better than I can. But right now, I think it is-sss besss-sssst we make sure Li shall be alright.
He looks at Li sympathetically, a few tears starting to gather in his own eyes.
Afraid as I am, I don’t want to run. I want Li to be okay. There hassss to be a way.
*Mei is unsure of what to do. They've never seen Li act like this before, and it hurt to see them like this. They wanted to give them a hug but they also wanted to respect their personal space. They felt like they were stuck between a rock and a hard place.*
*They started to fidget with their claws, starting to cry again.*
*Mei led the group out of the tiny cave they were in and towards the Palace as they were instructed by Arc, walking through the abandoned marketplace that was apparently called "Souk", and towards the area ahead called "Lystic Caverns"*
*Once they got to said caverns, they stopped, looking up from the map and around the area, large orange and yellow crystals scattered about that had a faint glow to it that occasionally got brighter before sinking back into the faint glow, it was almost rhythmic, like.. breathing. It felt like there was some kind of presence here, though it was hard to tell what.*
*Mei walked up to one of the crystals, staring at it. It felt familiar to them, but they were not sure why.*
(ooc: sorry this is a bit late guys! i originally queued the post but smt happened so i had to re-write it </3)
Styx takes time admiring the cavern. The breathing glow of the crystals made this cave feel somewhat… Uncanny… But at the same time, it was fascinating. He had never seen any place like this before.
Sssss. I have not thought of it like that, but now that you you mention it… Yessss. In a way, it feelssss like thisss cave is a form of life of ssssome sort.
*Mei flinches as Phillip breaks one of the crystals, watching as the glow dissipates for a few moments before going bright again, continuing its rhythmic pulse.*
"I dont think the infection reaches that far.. it never left Hallownest until it brought a bug to Pharloom, and i dont think anyone knew about Neyst either..." *They replied, then hesitantly touched the crystal they were looking at. As soon as they touched it, all of the crystals in the cavern glowed a bit brighter, and a voice, ragged and clearly weakened significantly could be heard.*
"woh-" *Mei stepped back from the crystal, looking back at the others and then at the crystal again. The voice sounded very familiar to them, they could only think of one bug of who it could be..* "....Lucent??"
Styx flinched as the unfamiliar voice spoke, looking around, confused as to where it was coming from. Were the crystals talking? Was someone speaking through them?
Who’ssss there…?
He worried, hearing how weak the voice sounded. Was someone… dying?
*They looked back at the crystal,* "So these crystals let you speak to us? wohh thas cool!" *They then looked back at the group,* "Is okey guys! It's just Lucent! uhm... the..thing that had infected me... Its nice now though, dont worry!! It helped get Phillip out of the infection! Though its uhm... kinda dying now.."
Styx was unsure of what to feel, knowing the one who infected Mei— Lucent, apparently— was speaking through the crystals. On one hand, he couldn’t help but remain vigilant, given Mei implying it hadn’t been nice before. On the other hand, though, he couldn’t doubt that it was in bad shape, just by how weak its voice sounded.
It was a chilling sense of déjà vu.
He didn’t know what to do nor say, so he hesitantly walked forwards and stood next to Mei, hoping it would comfort them a bit.
"We will! We did find a bug but they werent a Scarav, i dont think... We're going to the Palace now since they gave us a map!" *They held up the map to the crystals even though they didnt think that it would be able to see it.* "How would telling the Scaravs that youre sorry help you though?"
"t...th-..ank... y..y-you....." *It thanked, the crystal's light brightening a tiny bit before going dim again.*
"Ye!! We're here to help you, Lucent! If we werent then- well- we wouldnt be here anyway- heh-"
"i-it....m..me..ans...a...... ........................ a..l..lo..t....... t...hat.............. y..y-you..r.." *The crystal's light dims further as Lucent trails off again,* ".....y..ou..r.e.......h....h.e..l.......... .........h elp......i............"
"............" *Mei stays silent as it trails off once again, waiting patiently for it to finish but the continuation never happens, at least, after a full minute of waiting.*
".... Lucent?" *They call out, tilting their head.*
*The crystals dim further and further until the cave is no longer lit with the orange light, only darkness in place of it. The presence had disappeared as well.*
*Amba's eyes widen, and she looks around as the darkness blooms.*
"Oh... we... we were too late... It's... not there now..."
*She doesn't know how to feel as well, mirroring Styx's uncertainty. She shifts, her bioluminescence adding a little light back, and slowly walks up to Mei's side, looking at their face to judge the mood.*
*Mei was staring at the dark crystals, a mix of concern, and sadness on their face. They walked closer to one of the crystals, placing their hand flat on it.* "l-lucent-...?" *They waited, not really expecting a response but they tried anyway.*
*They waited for about a minute or so before letting their hand rest at their side, and they stared at the ground. They thought over what had happened, then started to cry.* "lucent-..."
*Li… almost beams with joy. The being that infected their sibling is dead! There’s nothing to fear!*
*And then they hate it. Hate how they’re happy when their sibling is crying. They don’t deserve this happiness. They should be sad like their sibling. They feel guilty for disagreeing with Mei*
*…*
*They hug Mei tightly, trying to comfort them while not knowing how*
*Phillip looks at the crystals all around him dimming and time for him sort of just... stops. The following reactions of his companions are drowned out by just the realisation of what had just happened.*
It's dead.
*He looks off into the distance, turning his back to the others. His tone is that of happiness and yet also of anger?*
"I-" *Mei stopped in their tracks, they don't think they ever said why either... To be fair though, Lucent didn't really tell them why until recently. They stood there, staring at the ground as tears silently fell from their eyes.*
*Amba gently nuzzles her joyfriend, her tail curling around them. Then after a moment, her spines lift slightly, her wings puff up a little, and she turns her head to glare at Phillip.*
"Lucent may have been more then annoying, may have taken over Mei at one point, but that doesn't mean that a being doesn't deserve a chance to change. And that certainly doesn't mean that you celebrate when it dies! No creature deserves that kind of disrespect, especially if that creature is trying to improve itself as it dies, slowly! You came here to help Mei with a mission. And it was clear from what they were saying that helping Lucent was the mission they were going to try to take on. So, if you're gonna celebrate *she spits out the word like poison*, have the decency to do it in your head, in your thoughts, and don't take it out on Mei."
A lump forms in Styx’s throat as he processes the death he just witnessed. As mixed as his feelings were about Lucent, he still couldn’t stomach how horrifyingly familiar it was to hear a dying voice. Neither could he stomach seeing Mei so stricken with grief.
But before he could give them a hug, he was taken aback at what Phillip said. As Mei and Phillip began to argue, Styx got worried and took a few steps back. Between the stress of Lucent’s death, Mei’s grief and the argument starting to boil, Styx was becoming overwhelmed. Eventually, his limbs began to shake.
THAT’SSSSS ENOUGH!!!!!
Styx’s eyes widened in shock at his own voice. He didn’t think he could shout so loud before, let alone hold so much frustration. His anger began to turn into guilt as he breathed out a tired sigh.
I apologize for shouting…
But Amba’s right. At the end of the day, we all agreed to go on thissss journey and sssupport Mei no matter what. We all have reasssson to feel the way we do, and I will neither pry nor judge any of you for thossse reasons. But arguing is-ssss not going to get us-ssss anywhere. And neither will openly celebrating death in front of the grieving.
Styx then joins Li and Amba in comforting Mei, giving them a hug.
*Mei flinches as Styx shouts, though they listen to his words as more tears fall from their eyes. As soon as he hugs them, they return the hug, hugging Li as well. They give them both a tight squeeze as they fully start to sob.*
*Li... stands in front of Mei, growling slightly, tears falling*
Do not speak ill of Mei's friend. You may think it as we do, you may wish it silently, but do not speak it. We are your friend, but we are Mei's sibling the most, and we are ready to make sure they are happy, for it is what makes us useful.
*Their tears are slowly turning orange as they fall to the floor*
*Phillip looks at all of them, his gaze flicking between Mei and Li mostly. He notices Li's tears turning the sickly orange that he knows so well, and he takes a deep breath.*
I am going to leave. Li, if you can follow, please do so.
"w-wait-!" *Mei pulled back from the hug with Styx, wiping away their tears and grabbing his arm.* "Please dont go... I- i know we're all mad but i dont want you to leave.."
"Wuh?" *They tilted their head, not having noticed Li's tears. They looked over at Li, noticing the tears. Their pupils turned to slits, staring at the orange tears for a long time.* "... L-Li?"
"No, no its okay! You can cry, its completely normal! I-its just that- ...... ..... the tears are orange..." *They said, kneeling down to Li's height.*
*Amba looks from one bug to the other as the conversation gets more and more panicked, tensions running high, her own muscles getting tense, her spines raising, her eyes flicking around.*
"Please! Can we please calm down? Li, you're not hurting anyone... This is all too much... can we talk about what's happening, please, I don't understand..."
*She looks at each of the three remaining bugs as though for some explination.*
Styx tries to take a deep breath, though it’s clear he’s still shaking.
R-right… I’ll try…
Amba, I can try and explain what I know later. Mei can probably explain it better than I can. But right now, I think it is-sss besss-sssst we make sure Li shall be alright.
He looks at Li sympathetically, a few tears starting to gather in his own eyes.
Afraid as I am, I don’t want to run. I want Li to be okay. There hassss to be a way.
*Mei led the group out of the tiny cave they were in and towards the Palace as they were instructed by Arc, walking through the abandoned marketplace that was apparently called "Souk", and towards the area ahead called "Lystic Caverns"*
*Once they got to said caverns, they stopped, looking up from the map and around the area, large orange and yellow crystals scattered about that had a faint glow to it that occasionally got brighter before sinking back into the faint glow, it was almost rhythmic, like.. breathing. It felt like there was some kind of presence here, though it was hard to tell what.*
*Mei walked up to one of the crystals, staring at it. It felt familiar to them, but they were not sure why.*
(ooc: sorry this is a bit late guys! i originally queued the post but smt happened so i had to re-write it </3)
Styx takes time admiring the cavern. The breathing glow of the crystals made this cave feel somewhat… Uncanny… But at the same time, it was fascinating. He had never seen any place like this before.
Sssss. I have not thought of it like that, but now that you you mention it… Yessss. In a way, it feelssss like thisss cave is a form of life of ssssome sort.
*Mei flinches as Phillip breaks one of the crystals, watching as the glow dissipates for a few moments before going bright again, continuing its rhythmic pulse.*
"I dont think the infection reaches that far.. it never left Hallownest until it brought a bug to Pharloom, and i dont think anyone knew about Neyst either..." *They replied, then hesitantly touched the crystal they were looking at. As soon as they touched it, all of the crystals in the cavern glowed a bit brighter, and a voice, ragged and clearly weakened significantly could be heard.*
"woh-" *Mei stepped back from the crystal, looking back at the others and then at the crystal again. The voice sounded very familiar to them, they could only think of one bug of who it could be..* "....Lucent??"
Styx flinched as the unfamiliar voice spoke, looking around, confused as to where it was coming from. Were the crystals talking? Was someone speaking through them?
Who’ssss there…?
He worried, hearing how weak the voice sounded. Was someone… dying?
*They looked back at the crystal,* "So these crystals let you speak to us? wohh thas cool!" *They then looked back at the group,* "Is okey guys! It's just Lucent! uhm... the..thing that had infected me... Its nice now though, dont worry!! It helped get Phillip out of the infection! Though its uhm... kinda dying now.."
Styx was unsure of what to feel, knowing the one who infected Mei— Lucent, apparently— was speaking through the crystals. On one hand, he couldn’t help but remain vigilant, given Mei implying it hadn’t been nice before. On the other hand, though, he couldn’t doubt that it was in bad shape, just by how weak its voice sounded.
It was a chilling sense of déjà vu.
He didn’t know what to do nor say, so he hesitantly walked forwards and stood next to Mei, hoping it would comfort them a bit.
"We will! We did find a bug but they werent a Scarav, i dont think... We're going to the Palace now since they gave us a map!" *They held up the map to the crystals even though they didnt think that it would be able to see it.* "How would telling the Scaravs that youre sorry help you though?"
"t...th-..ank... y..y-you....." *It thanked, the crystal's light brightening a tiny bit before going dim again.*
"Ye!! We're here to help you, Lucent! If we werent then- well- we wouldnt be here anyway- heh-"
"i-it....m..me..ans...a...... ........................ a..l..lo..t....... t...hat.............. y..y-you..r.." *The crystal's light dims further as Lucent trails off again,* ".....y..ou..r.e.......h....h.e..l.......... .........h elp......i............"
"............" *Mei stays silent as it trails off once again, waiting patiently for it to finish but the continuation never happens, at least, after a full minute of waiting.*
".... Lucent?" *They call out, tilting their head.*
*The crystals dim further and further until the cave is no longer lit with the orange light, only darkness in place of it. The presence had disappeared as well.*
*Amba's eyes widen, and she looks around as the darkness blooms.*
"Oh... we... we were too late... It's... not there now..."
*She doesn't know how to feel as well, mirroring Styx's uncertainty. She shifts, her bioluminescence adding a little light back, and slowly walks up to Mei's side, looking at their face to judge the mood.*
*Mei was staring at the dark crystals, a mix of concern, and sadness on their face. They walked closer to one of the crystals, placing their hand flat on it.* "l-lucent-...?" *They waited, not really expecting a response but they tried anyway.*
*They waited for about a minute or so before letting their hand rest at their side, and they stared at the ground. They thought over what had happened, then started to cry.* "lucent-..."
*Li… almost beams with joy. The being that infected their sibling is dead! There’s nothing to fear!*
*And then they hate it. Hate how they’re happy when their sibling is crying. They don’t deserve this happiness. They should be sad like their sibling. They feel guilty for disagreeing with Mei*
*…*
*They hug Mei tightly, trying to comfort them while not knowing how*
*Phillip looks at the crystals all around him dimming and time for him sort of just... stops. The following reactions of his companions are drowned out by just the realisation of what had just happened.*
It's dead.
*He looks off into the distance, turning his back to the others. His tone is that of happiness and yet also of anger?*
"I-" *Mei stopped in their tracks, they don't think they ever said why either... To be fair though, Lucent didn't really tell them why until recently. They stood there, staring at the ground as tears silently fell from their eyes.*
*Amba gently nuzzles her joyfriend, her tail curling around them. Then after a moment, her spines lift slightly, her wings puff up a little, and she turns her head to glare at Phillip.*
"Lucent may have been more then annoying, may have taken over Mei at one point, but that doesn't mean that a being doesn't deserve a chance to change. And that certainly doesn't mean that you celebrate when it dies! No creature deserves that kind of disrespect, especially if that creature is trying to improve itself as it dies, slowly! You came here to help Mei with a mission. And it was clear from what they were saying that helping Lucent was the mission they were going to try to take on. So, if you're gonna celebrate *she spits out the word like poison*, have the decency to do it in your head, in your thoughts, and don't take it out on Mei."
A lump forms in Styx’s throat as he processes the death he just witnessed. As mixed as his feelings were about Lucent, he still couldn’t stomach how horrifyingly familiar it was to hear a dying voice. Neither could he stomach seeing Mei so stricken with grief.
But before he could give them a hug, he was taken aback at what Phillip said. As Mei and Phillip began to argue, Styx got worried and took a few steps back. Between the stress of Lucent’s death, Mei’s grief and the argument starting to boil, Styx was becoming overwhelmed. Eventually, his limbs began to shake.
THAT’SSSSS ENOUGH!!!!!
Styx’s eyes widened in shock at his own voice. He didn’t think he could shout so loud before, let alone hold so much frustration. His anger began to turn into guilt as he breathed out a tired sigh.
I apologize for shouting…
But Amba’s right. At the end of the day, we all agreed to go on thissss journey and sssupport Mei no matter what. We all have reasssson to feel the way we do, and I will neither pry nor judge any of you for thossse reasons. But arguing is-ssss not going to get us-ssss anywhere. And neither will openly celebrating death in front of the grieving.
Styx then joins Li and Amba in comforting Mei, giving them a hug.
*Mei flinches as Styx shouts, though they listen to his words as more tears fall from their eyes. As soon as he hugs them, they return the hug, hugging Li as well. They give them both a tight squeeze as they fully start to sob.*
*Li... stands in front of Mei, growling slightly, tears falling*
Do not speak ill of Mei's friend. You may think it as we do, you may wish it silently, but do not speak it. We are your friend, but we are Mei's sibling the most, and we are ready to make sure they are happy, for it is what makes us useful.
*Their tears are slowly turning orange as they fall to the floor*
*Phillip looks at all of them, his gaze flicking between Mei and Li mostly. He notices Li's tears turning the sickly orange that he knows so well, and he takes a deep breath.*
I am going to leave. Li, if you can follow, please do so.
"w-wait-!" *Mei pulled back from the hug with Styx, wiping away their tears and grabbing his arm.* "Please dont go... I- i know we're all mad but i dont want you to leave.."
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*Mei led the group out of the tiny cave they were in and towards the Palace as they were instructed by Arc, walking through the abandoned marketplace that was apparently called "Souk", and towards the area ahead called "Lystic Caverns"*
*Once they got to said caverns, they stopped, looking up from the map and around the area, large orange and yellow crystals scattered about that had a faint glow to it that occasionally got brighter before sinking back into the faint glow, it was almost rhythmic, like.. breathing. It felt like there was some kind of presence here, though it was hard to tell what.*
*Mei walked up to one of the crystals, staring at it. It felt familiar to them, but they were not sure why.*
(ooc: sorry this is a bit late guys! i originally queued the post but smt happened so i had to re-write it </3)
Styx takes time admiring the cavern. The breathing glow of the crystals made this cave feel somewhat… Uncanny… But at the same time, it was fascinating. He had never seen any place like this before.
Sssss. I have not thought of it like that, but now that you you mention it… Yessss. In a way, it feelssss like thisss cave is a form of life of ssssome sort.
*Mei flinches as Phillip breaks one of the crystals, watching as the glow dissipates for a few moments before going bright again, continuing its rhythmic pulse.*
"I dont think the infection reaches that far.. it never left Hallownest until it brought a bug to Pharloom, and i dont think anyone knew about Neyst either..." *They replied, then hesitantly touched the crystal they were looking at. As soon as they touched it, all of the crystals in the cavern glowed a bit brighter, and a voice, ragged and clearly weakened significantly could be heard.*
"woh-" *Mei stepped back from the crystal, looking back at the others and then at the crystal again. The voice sounded very familiar to them, they could only think of one bug of who it could be..* "....Lucent??"
Styx flinched as the unfamiliar voice spoke, looking around, confused as to where it was coming from. Were the crystals talking? Was someone speaking through them?
Who’ssss there…?
He worried, hearing how weak the voice sounded. Was someone… dying?
*They looked back at the crystal,* "So these crystals let you speak to us? wohh thas cool!" *They then looked back at the group,* "Is okey guys! It's just Lucent! uhm... the..thing that had infected me... Its nice now though, dont worry!! It helped get Phillip out of the infection! Though its uhm... kinda dying now.."
Styx was unsure of what to feel, knowing the one who infected Mei— Lucent, apparently— was speaking through the crystals. On one hand, he couldn’t help but remain vigilant, given Mei implying it hadn’t been nice before. On the other hand, though, he couldn’t doubt that it was in bad shape, just by how weak its voice sounded.
It was a chilling sense of déjà vu.
He didn’t know what to do nor say, so he hesitantly walked forwards and stood next to Mei, hoping it would comfort them a bit.
"We will! We did find a bug but they werent a Scarav, i dont think... We're going to the Palace now since they gave us a map!" *They held up the map to the crystals even though they didnt think that it would be able to see it.* "How would telling the Scaravs that youre sorry help you though?"
"t...th-..ank... y..y-you....." *It thanked, the crystal's light brightening a tiny bit before going dim again.*
"Ye!! We're here to help you, Lucent! If we werent then- well- we wouldnt be here anyway- heh-"
"i-it....m..me..ans...a...... ........................ a..l..lo..t....... t...hat.............. y..y-you..r.." *The crystal's light dims further as Lucent trails off again,* ".....y..ou..r.e.......h....h.e..l.......... .........h elp......i............"
"............" *Mei stays silent as it trails off once again, waiting patiently for it to finish but the continuation never happens, at least, after a full minute of waiting.*
".... Lucent?" *They call out, tilting their head.*
*The crystals dim further and further until the cave is no longer lit with the orange light, only darkness in place of it. The presence had disappeared as well.*
*Amba's eyes widen, and she looks around as the darkness blooms.*
"Oh... we... we were too late... It's... not there now..."
*She doesn't know how to feel as well, mirroring Styx's uncertainty. She shifts, her bioluminescence adding a little light back, and slowly walks up to Mei's side, looking at their face to judge the mood.*
*Mei was staring at the dark crystals, a mix of concern, and sadness on their face. They walked closer to one of the crystals, placing their hand flat on it.* "l-lucent-...?" *They waited, not really expecting a response but they tried anyway.*
*They waited for about a minute or so before letting their hand rest at their side, and they stared at the ground. They thought over what had happened, then started to cry.* "lucent-..."
*Li… almost beams with joy. The being that infected their sibling is dead! There’s nothing to fear!*
*And then they hate it. Hate how they’re happy when their sibling is crying. They don’t deserve this happiness. They should be sad like their sibling. They feel guilty for disagreeing with Mei*
*…*
*They hug Mei tightly, trying to comfort them while not knowing how*
*Phillip looks at the crystals all around him dimming and time for him sort of just... stops. The following reactions of his companions are drowned out by just the realisation of what had just happened.*
It's dead.
*He looks off into the distance, turning his back to the others. His tone is that of happiness and yet also of anger?*
"I-" *Mei stopped in their tracks, they don't think they ever said why either... To be fair though, Lucent didn't really tell them why until recently. They stood there, staring at the ground as tears silently fell from their eyes.*
*Amba gently nuzzles her joyfriend, her tail curling around them. Then after a moment, her spines lift slightly, her wings puff up a little, and she turns her head to glare at Phillip.*
"Lucent may have been more then annoying, may have taken over Mei at one point, but that doesn't mean that a being doesn't deserve a chance to change. And that certainly doesn't mean that you celebrate when it dies! No creature deserves that kind of disrespect, especially if that creature is trying to improve itself as it dies, slowly! You came here to help Mei with a mission. And it was clear from what they were saying that helping Lucent was the mission they were going to try to take on. So, if you're gonna celebrate *she spits out the word like poison*, have the decency to do it in your head, in your thoughts, and don't take it out on Mei."
A lump forms in Styx’s throat as he processes the death he just witnessed. As mixed as his feelings were about Lucent, he still couldn’t stomach how horrifyingly familiar it was to hear a dying voice. Neither could he stomach seeing Mei so stricken with grief.
But before he could give them a hug, he was taken aback at what Phillip said. As Mei and Phillip began to argue, Styx got worried and took a few steps back. Between the stress of Lucent’s death, Mei’s grief and the argument starting to boil, Styx was becoming overwhelmed. Eventually, his limbs began to shake.
THAT’SSSSS ENOUGH!!!!!
Styx’s eyes widened in shock at his own voice. He didn’t think he could shout so loud before, let alone hold so much frustration. His anger began to turn into guilt as he breathed out a tired sigh.
I apologize for shouting…
But Amba’s right. At the end of the day, we all agreed to go on thissss journey and sssupport Mei no matter what. We all have reasssson to feel the way we do, and I will neither pry nor judge any of you for thossse reasons. But arguing is-ssss not going to get us-ssss anywhere. And neither will openly celebrating death in front of the grieving.
Styx then joins Li and Amba in comforting Mei, giving them a hug.
*Mei led the group out of the tiny cave they were in and towards the Palace as they were instructed by Arc, walking through the abandoned marketplace that was apparently called "Souk", and towards the area ahead called "Lystic Caverns"*
*Once they got to said caverns, they stopped, looking up from the map and around the area, large orange and yellow crystals scattered about that had a faint glow to it that occasionally got brighter before sinking back into the faint glow, it was almost rhythmic, like.. breathing. It felt like there was some kind of presence here, though it was hard to tell what.*
*Mei walked up to one of the crystals, staring at it. It felt familiar to them, but they were not sure why.*
(ooc: sorry this is a bit late guys! i originally queued the post but smt happened so i had to re-write it </3)
Styx takes time admiring the cavern. The breathing glow of the crystals made this cave feel somewhat… Uncanny… But at the same time, it was fascinating. He had never seen any place like this before.
Sssss. I have not thought of it like that, but now that you you mention it… Yessss. In a way, it feelssss like thisss cave is a form of life of ssssome sort.
*Mei flinches as Phillip breaks one of the crystals, watching as the glow dissipates for a few moments before going bright again, continuing its rhythmic pulse.*
"I dont think the infection reaches that far.. it never left Hallownest until it brought a bug to Pharloom, and i dont think anyone knew about Neyst either..." *They replied, then hesitantly touched the crystal they were looking at. As soon as they touched it, all of the crystals in the cavern glowed a bit brighter, and a voice, ragged and clearly weakened significantly could be heard.*
"woh-" *Mei stepped back from the crystal, looking back at the others and then at the crystal again. The voice sounded very familiar to them, they could only think of one bug of who it could be..* "....Lucent??"
Styx flinched as the unfamiliar voice spoke, looking around, confused as to where it was coming from. Were the crystals talking? Was someone speaking through them?
Who’ssss there…?
He worried, hearing how weak the voice sounded. Was someone… dying?
*They looked back at the crystal,* "So these crystals let you speak to us? wohh thas cool!" *They then looked back at the group,* "Is okey guys! It's just Lucent! uhm... the..thing that had infected me... Its nice now though, dont worry!! It helped get Phillip out of the infection! Though its uhm... kinda dying now.."
Styx was unsure of what to feel, knowing the one who infected Mei— Lucent, apparently— was speaking through the crystals. On one hand, he couldn’t help but remain vigilant, given Mei implying it hadn’t been nice before. On the other hand, though, he couldn’t doubt that it was in bad shape, just by how weak its voice sounded.
It was a chilling sense of déjà vu.
He didn’t know what to do nor say, so he hesitantly walked forwards and stood next to Mei, hoping it would comfort them a bit.
"We will! We did find a bug but they werent a Scarav, i dont think... We're going to the Palace now since they gave us a map!" *They held up the map to the crystals even though they didnt think that it would be able to see it.* "How would telling the Scaravs that youre sorry help you though?"
"t...th-..ank... y..y-you....." *It thanked, the crystal's light brightening a tiny bit before going dim again.*
"Ye!! We're here to help you, Lucent! If we werent then- well- we wouldnt be here anyway- heh-"
"i-it....m..me..ans...a...... ........................ a..l..lo..t....... t...hat.............. y..y-you..r.." *The crystal's light dims further as Lucent trails off again,* ".....y..ou..r.e.......h....h.e..l.......... .........h elp......i............"
"............" *Mei stays silent as it trails off once again, waiting patiently for it to finish but the continuation never happens, at least, after a full minute of waiting.*
".... Lucent?" *They call out, tilting their head.*
*The crystals dim further and further until the cave is no longer lit with the orange light, only darkness in place of it. The presence had disappeared as well.*
*Mei led the group out of the tiny cave they were in and towards the Palace as they were instructed by Arc, walking through the abandoned marketplace that was apparently called "Souk", and towards the area ahead called "Lystic Caverns"*
*Once they got to said caverns, they stopped, looking up from the map and around the area, large orange and yellow crystals scattered about that had a faint glow to it that occasionally got brighter before sinking back into the faint glow, it was almost rhythmic, like.. breathing. It felt like there was some kind of presence here, though it was hard to tell what.*
*Mei walked up to one of the crystals, staring at it. It felt familiar to them, but they were not sure why.*
(ooc: sorry this is a bit late guys! i originally queued the post but smt happened so i had to re-write it </3)
Styx takes time admiring the cavern. The breathing glow of the crystals made this cave feel somewhat… Uncanny… But at the same time, it was fascinating. He had never seen any place like this before.
Sssss. I have not thought of it like that, but now that you you mention it… Yessss. In a way, it feelssss like thisss cave is a form of life of ssssome sort.
*Mei flinches as Phillip breaks one of the crystals, watching as the glow dissipates for a few moments before going bright again, continuing its rhythmic pulse.*
"I dont think the infection reaches that far.. it never left Hallownest until it brought a bug to Pharloom, and i dont think anyone knew about Neyst either..." *They replied, then hesitantly touched the crystal they were looking at. As soon as they touched it, all of the crystals in the cavern glowed a bit brighter, and a voice, ragged and clearly weakened significantly could be heard.*
"woh-" *Mei stepped back from the crystal, looking back at the others and then at the crystal again. The voice sounded very familiar to them, they could only think of one bug of who it could be..* "....Lucent??"
Styx flinched as the unfamiliar voice spoke, looking around, confused as to where it was coming from. Were the crystals talking? Was someone speaking through them?
Who’ssss there…?
He worried, hearing how weak the voice sounded. Was someone… dying?
*They looked back at the crystal,* "So these crystals let you speak to us? wohh thas cool!" *They then looked back at the group,* "Is okey guys! It's just Lucent! uhm... the..thing that had infected me... Its nice now though, dont worry!! It helped get Phillip out of the infection! Though its uhm... kinda dying now.."
Styx was unsure of what to feel, knowing the one who infected Mei— Lucent, apparently— was speaking through the crystals. On one hand, he couldn’t help but remain vigilant, given Mei implying it hadn’t been nice before. On the other hand, though, he couldn’t doubt that it was in bad shape, just by how weak its voice sounded.
It was a chilling sense of déjà vu.
He didn’t know what to do nor say, so he hesitantly walked forwards and stood next to Mei, hoping it would comfort them a bit.
"We will! We did find a bug but they werent a Scarav, i dont think... We're going to the Palace now since they gave us a map!" *They held up the map to the crystals even though they didnt think that it would be able to see it.* "How would telling the Scaravs that youre sorry help you though?"
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