Flotsam slept the rest of the day unable to make peace with themselves after Thomas confronted their stapled on smile, as it was so named now after their conversation. He just had to dig in there and couldnāt leave it in peace. Making Flotsam talk about it stirred it up and brewed it up. A bubbled up Flotsam was never a good thing. They wished Thomas could focus more on the fact it was their way of trying and being as nice and good as they can instead of rattling up their worries and feelings that cause problems. This was why Flotsam stayed a shut in within themselves. They didnāt want to make Thomas as miserable as them no matter how much misery loved company. This was just untrue whether they made Thomas miserable or not.Ā
To hurry this along so Flotsam couldnāt make it any worse than it already felt they got with Delta and decided they were doing this old fashioned way. They just plain didnāt care what they were supposed to ease into. They were knocking down the damn tower if only because Delta was excited for a new one now and didnāt want to disappoint her or make her angry. But, there was absolutely no talking them out of it for any sort of health reason. They were given the green light and they were going, end of story.Ā However, they couldnāt connect with the real reason they were doing this anymore. It became all about leaving so they wouldnāt make Thomas look so worried and sad anymore. They hated themselves even more for it.Ā
That was until the moment Delta led Flotsam up the stairs. Thatās when it all flooded back. It was like their brother lived in those stone walls. They could hear the screams and Maleficentās laughter echoing. It made them actually take a step back out of the room to catch their bearings and closed their eyes.Ā
Delta rose a brow and looked over at Frank.Ā āDude a PTSD freak that canāt handle his pain or what?ā She asked in Frankās mind trying to figure out what was going on there, but had a pretty good guess. The physical was one thing, but Maleficent knew how to be cut throat with the emotional too making all their mistakes fall on their brother.Ā
Flotsam would ask if he could have a moment alone there.Ā āThen Iāll be ready. Iāll get this done.āĀ
Delta looked over at Thomas then up to Frank. It wasnāt like she intended to be in the tower when they took it down. She was a little surprised they didnāt have a team of people with them, but whatever. She didnāt care how they did it, just that they did it now that theyād gotten her excited for a new chamber.Ā
āFine. Whatever. You guys just better not break anywhere else when it falls.āĀ
Flotsam nodded. They thought they had that challenge covered. Thatās why they made Chip and Dale tag along. Delta would head down the stairs making eye contact with the one in camo.Ā
āHick.ā Popped into her mind as she passed. It didnāt matter if the guy had brains or not he looked like one. Dale looked like the guy at a frat party who was passed out in a bathtub with a lampshade on their head after every one else had already gone home. But, Frank would be the only one to hear those opinions.Ā
When Delta and Frank would be gone Flotsam would look at their crew, Thomas, Chip, and Dale. They were waiting for them to step out too.Ā āI just need a minute.āĀ
