Levitate || Joshler

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The next morning, a new day had begun for the newly flowered Bandito, Tyler. When he woke up, he felt a little loopy from the Nembutal that Josh gave him, but he washed it off and got out of bed.

After dressing himself in his Bandito attire, the boy walked outside of his tent into the sunny brighten day in Trench. He had expected Jenna to come and get him so they could go break their fast together, but she was nowhere near his tent.

He started walking through the camp; observing all the other Banditos around him as they went through their daily lives.

He expected them to be outlaws, constantly on the run, and weighing every opportunity to get at him. But after last night, and seeing the love that they truly represented, he began to see them as normal people, but completely different to his human flower counterpart.

But, despite warming up to his new life, there was still no much to learn.

After a few minutes of walking, he found Jenna sitting with Olene, while showing her how to knit a yellow flower. He walked up to them and greeted them.

"Good morning." He said; innocently.

Jenna turned and smiled to him.

"Good morning, sweet Tyler."

"Hello, flower." Olene added.

"Jenna, I thought we were gonna break our fast together."

"Tyler, you're a Bandito now. It's up to you to make your decisions."

"Did you already break your fast this morning?"

"Yes, I have." Jenna replied. "With Kai and Linh."

The child got frustrated.

"Then, who am I gonna break my fast with if you've already done it?!"

"I don't know, it's up to you."

Tyler looked to Olene.

"Can I do it with you?"

"I'm afraid I've already eaten with Ari."

Jenna looked to the poor child, and saw he was still lonely.

"Look, if you want to break your fast with someone, why don't you go with Fauna or Ilse?"

Tyler shrugged.

"I don't know."

"You get along with them, don't you?"

"I guess."

She placed her hand on Tyler's shoulder.

"I think that's who you should go with."

The child wanted so badly for Jenna to join him, but he couldn't let himself continue to be vulnerable and afraid.

So, he left Jenna and Olene and went to the chow hall himself.

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Tyler exited the chow hall and went outside to some nearby benches, which is where he and Jenna would usually sit. He took a quick peak to see if he could find Fauna or Ilse, but they were no where to be found.

So, he went to an empty table and began to break his fast, which consisted of sunny side up eggs, nearly burned bacon, and buttermilk biscuits.

Tyler remembered how picky he was when Jenna cooked for him, but because he was so malnourished from being locked up in Dema, he had to start eating anything he could get.

As he quietly ate, the child was met with an unexpected arrival. Rani and Shiloh appeared; slamming their treys down in front of him.

Tyler jumped; startled by their arrival.