Cw: cannibalism and blood
"Hello everyone! Would you guys like to have a picnic? I found some nice, juicy watermelon earlier! It was already cut up for us too!" Mari chimes.
"Watermelon! We haven't had watermelon in so long!" Aubrey exclaims sitting down on the blanket.
"Uh, yes please!" Kel follows her.
"Sure, thank you Mari!" Hero thanks her politely.
Omori stares at said 'watermelon'. On the big platter was his dismembered and cut up friend, Basil. But he was the only one who could see that. The others were oblivious. All they saw was perfectly cut up watermelon.
Omori smirks and sits down on the blanket next to Mari. She happily hands out slices of the Basil watermelon to each of them.
Everyone happily digs into their portions, the red 'juice' smearing around their mouths. Omori takes a big bite out of the cut of Basil's arm, relishing the sweet flavor.
Aubrey's nose scrunches up, "eh? Why's it taste so bitter?"
Kel groans and sticks his tongue out, "it tastes kind of irony."
"It does, doesn't it? It's leaving an iron-like taste in the back of my throat." Hero mutters, agreeing with the younger two.
Okay, maybe they could tell some kind of difference.
"Do you think it tastes different, Omori?" Aubrey asks. Omori responds by shaking his head and taking another bite, letting blood drip down his chin.
"Wow, I've never seen Omori eat so messy. Maybe this is how it's always tasted?" Kel ponders, scratching his chin. Hero shrugs.
Omori looks over at Mari, she was staring at him. She looked nervous. Suddenly, she claps her hands together and smiles. "Hey! I need to have a talk with Omori. In private, please." The three look at each other confused, but stand up and leave.
Mari watches and makes sure that they are out of earshot before turning back to Omori.
"Omori! How can you sit there eating that! That was our friend!" She whisper shouts. Omori stares at her before smiling bitterly.
"I'd do anything to rid the dreamer of fear, trauma and paranoia. And if that means killing off and chowing down on our 'friend', I'll do it. Don't underestimate my tolerance for these things, sister."
Mari stares at him sadly.
"Now, would you like to help with the disposal of his body? For the dreamer's sake?"
Mari sighs. "You can all come back now!" She shouts loudly. After a minute, Hero, Aubrey and Kel return, sitting back down on the blanket.
"Everything okay?" Hero asks, concerned.
"Was it because he was being messy?" Kel asks jokingly.
Mari shakes her head, "Nope, just private discussions. Why don't you all continue eating?"
"Yeah! We need the energy to continue looking for Basil! Right, Omori?"
Omori smiles, "so very correct, Aubrey. The more energy we have, the quicker we find him.~" he purrs, side eyeing Mari.
Mari forces a smile, grabbing a slice of Basil and biting into it.
