An Anon's Journey: Remnant Act 1

V1E5: Inter-Team Drama

Anon slowly chewed his food as Velvet glowered at him. The three other members of team CVFY all sat there like awkward pieces of shit at the scene. Coco leaned into Fox's ear.

"Did they have a lover's quarrel already?" She whispered.

Velvet pivoted her head slowly and glared at a scared Coco.

"No," Fox explained at a normal volume. "He tried skipping breakfast again."

"Oh, so she's just being a worried spouse."

Velvet inhaled sharply.

"Coco?"

"Y-yeah?"

"Shut. The fuck. Up."

Coco shrank in her seat. When Velvet was swearing, you know she's beyond mad. Her wrathful gaze returned to a non-plussed Anon who finished a bowl of porridge.

"I feel bad for him." Fox winced. "The porridge here tastes awful."

Well, good thing I can't taste shit.

"I'm full." Anon said as he was about to leave the table.

"You still have your main course to finish." Velvet's cold and demanding tone made the rest of team CVFY shrink even further in their seats.

"The hell else happened?!" Coco quietly demanded to know.

"I honestly don't know." Yatsuachi, usually so tall, felt minuscule at the sight of Velvet's cold rage.

"There has to have been something else for her to be this pissed!"

Anon let out a drawn-out sigh.

"Vel, I appreciate that you're trying to take care of me. But I'm not going to die if that's what you're worried about."

"Anon," Velvet rubbed her eyes exasperatedly. "It's been over a week since I've met you and I can see that you are not eating properly. Or eating at all for that matter!"

"Velvet, I just have a naturally small appetite."

"I don't care, it's not healthy! Look at you, you're skin and bones!"

To prove her point, she lifted his shirt to his neck. Coco tried to be funny  and lighten up the atmosphere but...

"Ooh la la-" She stopped at the sight of his body.

Though not quite skin on bones, Velvet wasn't far off. A couple of pounds off and he could run for a beauty pageant. He had a small scar where his liver is.

"That's..." Fox was speechless after scrying Coco's mind.

Yatsuachi's eyes were actually open he was so shocked, while Coco was positively horrified.

"That boy needs some food ASAP!"

"See?!" Velvet pointed to her team's reaction to prove her point.

Anon sighed again.

"Fine, whatever makes you happy." 

He sat back down and quickly, but not voraciously ate the food as to be over and done with it. After finishing his meal, Anon wiped his mouth with a napkin before throwing it on his plate.

"There, are we done here?"

Velvet's eyes softened considerably, her anger replaced by a deep concern for her friend.

"Anon, I know I'm being overbearing-"

"That's putting it very mildly," He pointed with his thumb at Velvet's terrified team.