Capter 1. part 6.
Glancing in Bendyâs direction, Caphead suddenly froze, staringâwhether at the ink-stained patient himself or into the voidâwith a stony expression.
Outraged by the situation, Bendy swallowed hard and asked indignantly.
âIs this my roommate?! Why did you decide it would be a good idea to put him with me?!â
âYou have similar symptoms; at least we wonât mix up your medications, and there simply arenât any other options.â
âYouâve got to be kidding meâŚâ
- âThere you goâyouâve got a conversation partner now. Go ahead and ask him all your questions! Iâm going to join the others. Good luck.â
The window slammed shut. And Bendi, trembling slightly, looked again at the suspended patient in front of him. It wasnât the strange scream from earlier that frightened him now, but the cold, empty stare, as if it were sucking out his soul.
The ink-black patient tried to wave his hand and roll his eyes, but he didnât move a muscle.
- Hmm, theyâve paired me up with quite the conversation partner...
Pulling himself together and sitting back down on his cot, Bendy reached for his book, hoping to distract himself from that gaze in some way. Suddenly, the hoarse voice rang out loudly again:
âOh, who are you?â
âAh!â Startled, Bendy flinched again and pressed himself against the wall, wrapping his tail around his leg.
âOh, come on, come on, I didnât mean to scare you!â - Caps stammered, sounding a bit gentle and concerned, but with a smile.
- Then what was that?! - The demon barked, irritated but still just as frightened.
- What was it? - Caphead asked in a silly manner, as if heâd already forgotten what heâd been doing.
- Um... well, thatâs all...?
- ...Oh, right, Iâm just messing around. My mindâs all over the placeâremember where you are, so you shouldnât be surprised!
- ....
- By the way, Iâm Caphead! I canât shake your hand, of course, but I can do it with my foot!
A foot with splayed toes immediately stretched out toward Bendy.
- ...Thanks, but Iâll pass, Bendy...
- Oh well, whatever you say. Nice to meet you!
- ....
- If anything, you really donât have to be afraid of meâas you can see, Iâm limited in my movements here...
The ink-stained patientâs gaze fell on Capheadâs straitjacket. The jacket itself was white, covered with a multitude of red, fastened straps; one could believe the claim about limited movement without a second thought.
- So why are you like this...?
- Oh, for lots of reasons, but donât worry about it! Otherwise, I wouldnât know I can do so many cool things with my feet, hahaha!
Bendy found that last remark amusing and grinned slightly.
- Pff)
- Oh, oh, OH! I finally made you laugh! Well, my day is definitely over now)
- Well, yeah...
Having learned a bit more about his neighbor, Bendy relaxed a little and leaned back on the raised pillow so he could read comfortably.
As soon as he opened the book, the lights went out immediately and an announcerâs voice came from the speakers.
- Time for bed! Lights out!
- Oh, great.
- Come on, read a little moreâweâre in no rush here.
- Youâre right⌠Good night.
A couple of minutes later, his eyelids grew heavy, and after finally closing them, he fell asleep. Chapter 1 is ended.
