#memory m!a

He knew what creature lived in that office, but it seemed that Charlie was in there too - and if Razzle was this agitated, she needed help. Drawing in a slow, deep breath, he opened the door to peer inside, reminding himself that Rainbow was old and slow. “Charlie..?”

      “Where am I?”

His expression warmed as he regarded the contents of the package, lifting each item out carefully. “I do, thank you... very much..” He assured her, meeting her gaze and returning her smile with an earnest one of his own. Something to taste, something nostalgic and sought after, and something that spoke to this bond he’d been growing anchored by? It was a well-rounded gift, and one he’d take care of. “I hadn’t realised you knew I was looking for this record..”

“Aah, thank you, dear Charlie..” Alastor had hoped that she might have recovered her memory by now, that perhaps it might have been a fleeting ailment, but it seemed that had been exactly as foolish a hope as he’d thought. Accepting her gift, he gave her a softer smile, beginning to open it. Under the circumstances, he imagined the contents’d be as much a surprise to her as it was to him.

Berry tried to ignore the anon, but he couldn’t help but listen. He felt something ache inside his chest, tears pricking his eye sockets. Strider though, looked absolutely pissed at what the anon was saying about his brother. “You shut the hell up. You don’t know shit about either of us, and I sure as hell don’t need you to be tormenting my brother in such ways.” Strider’s magic flashed menacingly in his left eye socket, as if it was a warning. He then changed his demeanor completely. He calmed down, turning to his brother. “Hey, you can’t listen to them bro. They just want to upset you, they’re words aren’t true.” Berry still looked upset, but he gave a small smile anyways. He nodded, trying to make sure Strider didn’t worry about him.

“W-what?…” Berry looked quite distressed, while Strider on the other hand looked pissed. “Don’t listen to them bro, they just want to upset you. You’ve made great progress in your training, Alphys told me herself. Unlike that grey-face, me and her both know you’ll make it into the guard soon.” Strider was doing his best to comfort Berry, who was trying to do his best to stay positive. Berry stayed quiet, but nodded at Strider’s words.

“Hm? Oh, yeah. He does some training with Alphys. She’s helping him train to be apart of the royal guard.” Strider answered simply. Berry looked a bit fascinated though. “Woah, I do?!? That sound’s so cool!!” Berry jumped slightly in place, while Strider let out a little chuckle.

“Well I sure wasn’t happy to find out you grey-faces wiped my brother’s memory.....but, It felt really horrible. When you have someone that close to you, and they just forget about you completely? It kinda hurts.” Strider looked a little irritated, or was he upset? It was hard to tell.