#;shift threads

@auvaiis // continued

Shift is all giggles and excitement, their nails lightly digging into his hand... Just a little too hard in their excitement. Dancing is nothing they're used to, but they like the closeness of it all. They press themself close to him and wrap their arms around his neck, laughing again softly, eagerly.

"a aa ALL of thEm." Their voice is stuttery, like a cd that skips. It's sort of difficult to understand, but that doesn't stop them from chatting away at all. "i'm r r RE alLLy good at candy cr CRuSH though!"

They burst into laughter, louder than the phone speakers should allow. The sound is filled with static and oddly pitch-shifted, even more painful than the sound of their voice.

@prodigil // continued

It can be difficult work to pretend to be human. There were so many things they didn't know, and the human internet, while much more free than the Creatian counterpart, it was full of so many things that just... Weren't true. How did one differentiate fact from fiction?

Their head tilts to the side. If he, the Hunter-Boy, has noticed they aren't human, he hasn't said as much. Perhaps he is waiting for an opportunity and nothing more? Shift doesn't know. But the Hunter-Boy is smart. That they can tell even without knowing him very well yet.

They shift a little in their chair, tucking their legs up so they can hold onto their knees and rest their chin atop them.

@lasthail // continued

This guy is certifiably hilarious.

Shift has half a mind to attempt to fall back into Mary's usual way of speaking-- something they've been observing in silence for the past few days-- just to mess with Dr. Grace. While this would be a funny joke (to them), they know full well that they won't be able to keep the stuttering under control and that would give them away. Or would perhaps prompt Dr. Grace to attempt to fix the problem.

It's tempting, though. Very tempting.

"th-this is, this is not ship, this is shift," they say, as if that explains everything. Laughter fills the speakers, which dissolves after a few seconds into loud static. It cuts off abruptly.

The music continues to play despite Rocky's protests about the weird sounds it was making. When the voice speaks, it has its own oddly musical quality, lifting and falling like someone who doesn't quite understand the difference between singing and talking.