ㅤ 「 ..maybe it will. 」 ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤThey nestle up against her more, getting cozy. ㅤ

this is like out of touch thursday but better bc the song doesn't make me wanna [censored]

WE NEED TO SURVIVE

ㅤ ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤThey groan as they sit up, running their fingers through their hair groggily. Their... their hair? They quickly look around for their helmet, but... their eyes land on Roll first. And then on Dragon, and... 「 ..I-I'm not in the... the Skull Fortress. 」 ㅤ

ㅤ ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤThey look around a little more, smiling. Tears prick at the corners of their eyes. 「 ..I guess I prepared to leave you for nothing, eh Roll..? 」 ㅤ

ㅤ ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤThey hold her just as tight, wetting her shoulder with their tears. 「 Y-You're really stubborn, haha... 」 ㅤ

ㅤ 「 I-It's good to see Wily couldn't change /y-you,/ haha... 」 ㅤ

ㅤ 「 I-I'm not sure /how/ I'm here, I... last I remember, I attacked your brother, and... 」 ㅤ

ㅤ 「 D-Dragon, that's the one that nearly killed Wily, right..? 」 ㅤ

ㅤ 「 I... I-I'm sorry. I should've done something when I was close, but... 」 ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤThey fall silent, burying their head in her shoulder. ㅤ

ㅤ ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤA certain someone is watching her work diligently. 「 Aren't you excited for Halloween? It's a shame the thirteenth is a Sunday this year, yeah? 」 ㅤ

ㅤ 「 Can't say I have, actually. Glad to learn from the biggest Halloween nerd out there, though. So, what sorta stuff do you do? 」 ㅤ

ㅤ 「 Never /been/ to a party, hm... why not host one? We've got a gaggle of people here already. 」 ㅤ

ㅤ 「 I'm down to help prepare, if need be. /That's/ one of these things I've actually done. 」 ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤThey wink at her cutely. ㅤ

ㅤ 「 Of course, my haunted doll. 」 ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤThey bump their hips against hers, looking into the box and pulling out a banner. Well, they know where this goes. ㅤ