Adjusting to a world that isn't yours

Things are stranger than they seem

That morning, Toilet and MePad departed again, returning to their own lives, as everything was, well, mostly fine for the time being, and MePhone didn't want to hold them back any longer than they needed to be there.

...

MePhone, and 4S headed out the same day the other two had departed, around the afternoon. The weather was thankfully clear, only mildly cloudy, with little chance of rain. So MePhone was taking the chance to do what needed to be done now. Knife didn't have to go with them, the reasoning being as long as someone's with 4S it should be fine. It was mostly walking, and silence, before the two of them reached the outskirts of a cave 4S didn't even know was on this island. Really, he didn't know anything that was on this island, other than the hotel, the forest by TestTube's lab, and the season one contestant grounds by the cliff. MePhone hesitated, glancing over to 4S. He clearly knew something he didn't.

"So what's in here? You're not planning on murdering me in there, are you?" 4S joked, elbowing his brother, who just let out a nervous chuckle.

"No, of course not, I just... um," He shuffled in place.

"I... Obviously before you came back, and before-- um... he bothered me for the second time, I found some letters, and... They were from him. I- I don't even know how they got into the hotel in the first place, and I still think about that, but... I don't know. What I'm trying to say right now, is that these letters aren't... very great, but I feel like you should still see them. You have the right to see what he said about you."

"Oh. I see why you didn't want to be direct about it, now." 4S crossed his arms.

"Take your time. I'll follow you, obviously. I'd rather not get lost."

"Yeah, yeah. Okay, just... give me a moment?"

"Of course."

The two stood at the entrance of the cave, the cold fall air passing through. MePhone was not enjoying that so much, but 4S didn't mind. Eventually, MePhone shook off his nerves as best as he could, before stepping in. It was now, or never, really.

"If... this is too much for you, we don't have to do this."

"No, no, I... It'll be fine, I promise. If we don't do it now, I don't think I'll have the courage to do it later, honestly."

It was silent for a few moments as the two walked just a bit further into the cave.

"Before we do this, um, we have some time before we get to the area, there's another thing I should probably tell you,"

"Hm?" 4S glanced at his brother, who's gaze was locked onto the ground in front of the two.

"During season one of my show-- and er, most of season two, I... Didn't remember anything about Meeple. I- I didn't even... Remember you, at the time."

4S stopped in his tracks. "What?"

"Yeah, I... wiped my memory, I couldn't handle, or process anything that happened after I ran away, so I-- I just... poof, memories gone," MePhone stopped walking too, now looking back at his brother, clearly very nervous about admitting this.

"That... explains a lot, honestly... You... Didn't even know who I was when you showed up, I remember that... I just... Well, I guess it should've been obvious, huh." 4S shrugged, his expression remaining neutral.

"Yeah... Um, it was hard. It's funny, I didn't... it didn't even really sink in, your sacrifice, until I got my memories back." MePhone shuffled in his spot, almost ashamed.

"Hey, honestly, I don't blame you. I probably would've done the same thing," 4S lied, but in a reassuring way, trying to calm his brother's nerves by telling him what he would want to hear. MePhone took a deep breath, calming himself down, before the two continued walking again.