Siffrin PC

[fetteredwings]

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Week 0

[fetteredwings]

[DO THEY FINALLY GET REAL FOOD]

[siriuspuns]

[ THEY ARE.

siffrin is definitely in the cafeteria with a plate full of food and they are gonna reach for a piece of turkey when—

their hands brush. ]

Ah. [ flinching, he takes a step back. ] Uh… y-you can have it!

[fetteredwings]

Truly?

[She doesn't seem to notice the flinch or at least, is pretending not to. She takes the turkey]

My thanks, dear Siffrin. Ah, to have warm and delicious food after that hellish days of trick or treating...

[siriuspuns]

No kidding. I never want to see another piece of candy again.

[ how many pieces did they eat? too many.

he grabs another piece of turkey, followed by some bread, potatoes… ]

Creepy puppets aside, they sure know how to take care of us.

[fetteredwings]

I suppose a little forgiveness is in order now that we are being fed. [except no matter how much she eats, she is never quite 'full']

[siriuspuns]

I'm willing to try.

[ 'try' being the key word here. ]

Are you feeling better? When we first met, you seemed pretty upset.

[fetteredwings]

... you're very kind. [ Such kindness is foreign to her] The circumstances I was in were not ideal...but I understand that is behind me now.

[siriuspuns]

[ oh, that's not...true... ]

I guess I was... kind of in the same boat? I'm usually not that snappy, I promise! I just hadn't been feeling well and...uh... other stuff.

[ anyways! ]

Just wanted to make sure that this communication was... [ they bite into whatever meat they have on their plate. swallow. and smile. ] well done.

1/2

[fetteredwings]

[sir, no]

2/2

[fetteredwings]

That was a terrible pun. [he sounds like the grandpas she used to help??] But, it is refreshing to start anew.

[siriuspuns]

That's one of the best parts of arriving to a new place.

[ as a nomad, they would know better than probably anyone else here. ]

Hopefully it'll be more... fruitful here than wherever you were before.

[ he'll raise his glass. there's only juice, but it's worth a cheers. ]

[fetteredwings]

[Despite herself, she laughs and holds her glass up in turn. It's whatever juice the cafeteria serves but it helps make her less famished]

Indeed. I find the thought very [PAUSE] a-ppeel-ing.

[DID SHE DO IT RIGHT?]

What was your world like, might I ask?

[siriuspuns]

Good one!

[ good enough that he won't actually consider her question that much, easily answering with: ]

It's a normal world? There's a lot going on but I'm sure all worlds do.

[fetteredwings]

[ ?????????]

You're not wrong, but...don't you find it very different from here?

wk 3 post trial

[siriuspuns]

[ Siffrin… is entering the relaxation nook when he sees someone—

Oh. ]

I, uh, sorry, I didn’t mean to interrupt.

Re: wk 3 post trial

[fetteredwings]

[Eep! Nala freezes in the middle of her clean up]

No, no. Come in. I was just...fixing things I knocked over accidentally.

[siriuspuns]

[ Oh.

They crouch, and start picking up some things. ]

I’ll help you.

[fetteredwings]

Thank you. I hope Y'shtola doesn't mind too much things are out of order.

[That said, Nala is stacking things firmly in alphabetical order like she's used to cleaning up. This sure is an awkward silence!!]

[siriuspuns]

[ That gets a chuckle out of them. ]

She might be annoyed, but I’m sure she’d understand if you talked to her. She’s… very dependable.

[ They place a couple things down. ]

Are you feeling a little better?

[fetteredwings]

I...think so? [She begins to file things because Y'Shtola is a gremlin in this way and has NO structure to her chaos. Somebody save her] I don't know what I'm feeling.

[She's still reeling from everything, the highs and lows of her emotions]

[siriuspuns]

[ Siffrin sure won’t because they’re just as gremlin. They’re setting it up however. ]

Yeah. That’s fair.

[ … ]

But I… did mean what I told you. I don’t think anyone blames you, either. Especially after you saved us.

[fetteredwings]

[ why won't this world let her do good smh

She nods, trying to get the books in order, her brow furrowing in concern]

... thank you, Siffrin. It means a lot, coming from you.

[ She bites her lip. She's not going to cry again]

You know what you said about labyrinths?

[siriuspuns]

Oh.

[ They turn a shade darker as they remember that, yup, they definitely did say that. ]

I, uh, yeah…

[fetteredwings]

Mine is more literal than you can imagine.

[ Heh. She smiles at Siffrin's expression and reaches over to smooth the ends of their hair. ]

I have a seal that has kept me trapped for decades. But hearing your words, I have hope now, I can get out.

[without doing anything wrong]

[siriuspuns]

[ He flinches at her sudden touch, but quickly relax as she fixes his hair. ]

I… don’t really have a hard time imagining it.

[ Because isn’t their timeloop one as well? ]

But I really hope that you’ll be able to escape, too. You deserve that, at the very least.

[fetteredwings]

...me too. Yuki wished the same for me, you know?

[She smiles, leaning against the table ]

I want you to escape this hell, and the one you came from too. It would be nice if our wishes could be granted in kinder ways.

[siriuspuns]

I never believed that my wish could be granted by this, you know? A wish is what got me in this mess in the first place.

[ Whether it was Vaugarde's, they're not so sure anymore. But it was definitely someone's wish that got you trapped in here. ]

I'll get out of it with my own hands.

[fetteredwings]

...hah. [She closes her eyes] You're right. The one thing I wanted even more than my freedom can only be fixed by me. I hate the idea of someone else doing it for me.