Just A Monster (KP FIC)

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Things carried on as they normally would.

I returned to the cafeteria not even an hour after I had made my leave and apologized to Sprinklekit.

Not Hebi, Sprinklekit, they had been to occupied aiding to the customers to be present. Surprisingly Sprinklekit hadn't thrown me in front of them and demanded I'd repeat what I said to the person who actually deserved it. Apparently me screaming at Hebi had frightened them more then I thought it would have. They were much smaller then any gootraxian I had ever seen, their paw was barely the size of a Slimepup's ears. Them being new and all I was informed it would take them a while to get used to being around gootraxians much larger then them, most likely meaning they spent most of their absence from laminax in an area specializing in species of their sizes. It'd be a long process and of course I wasn't helping. It didn't come as a surprise to me considering I was never of any assistance anymore.

I never advanced on the idea of killing Hebi the next time I were to see them. My journey back to the cafe was a blur but I guess during the long walk I had just lost the appetite of taking another life. At this point I considered them to be petty, selfish thoughts that corrupted me out of pure spite. The condition I was in at the time was not a healthy enough one to be making crucial decisions like that. I was in such disbelief that I had even planned a murder before actually committing it for once, it was both cruel and childish in spite of my reasoning for it as a whole. I wanted to forget it and forbid my self and the voices from recommending anymore harshly violence influencing tactics to be rid of something that upsets me at the slightest.

Sprinklekit may have just been right about me stepping away from the kitchen anyway, it gave me a lot more time to process everything at once without the risk of interruption. I was freed from it entirely after I lashed out at Hebi, they were scared to approach an area I was lingering around even if it would be the quickest task of grabbing something from a short shelf or simply trying to get by and take care of similar duties. They didn't politely ask for me to move out of the way or anything of that, just kind of stare until I got the message. It somewhat provoked me in a way, that they thought they could give me the smallest of glares and I'd obey what little commands lingered behind their widened pupils. It was clearly in a frightened, submissive manner and yet I still found a way for it to really agitate me. Recent events must have exceeded the more negative side of my distasteful ego or something, I've never wondered whether or not I should put somebody in their place until now.

Speaking of the two, the cafeteria was beginning to calm down lots more. The number of gootraxians inside dropped drastically, making the atmosphere lighten and feel more like a sophisticated and well organized diner then a tumultuous mess hall lacking proper care and healthy food options. Most tables were empty very few were occupied by single party goos or a couple just lazing about and talking with one another. I could actually identify the goos inside with how peaceful it was inside. Both Hebi and Sprinklekit were so exhausted they couldn't help but engage in their own little conversation, gossiping about recent ones they had been eavesdropping on and laughing obnoxiously loud. Oh how happy they look, it just has me.. GLEAMING with delight. I purposefully dropped my expression to a frown when Hebi and I made eye contact, flicking my tongue in annoyance. I made my mood and impression on them very apparent, so much so they turned away almost instantly after they caught wind of it. Luckily Sprinklekit hadn't witnessed a thing, to busy laughing their ass off over another one of Hebi's jokes of wretched quality. I successfully avoided another altercation involving the both of us with our teeth bared and voices booming by pure coincidence.

Eventually the very last customer got up and left, that customer being Ghost fox who had sat longingly for company throughout their entire time in the cafeteria, only deciding to get up and leave when the goos they were sitting next to had stood up and left themselves, completely forgetting about the lonely fox. They looked significantly upset as they approached the counter to return their tray which had barely been cleared of any food whatsoever and thanked Sprinklekit for serving them. They noticed just how bummed out they seemed about their entire day, it was very common to see Ghost fox just moping around or crying in a corner somewhere, so much so people just stopped caring. Not Sprinklekit though, they never stopped caring. They took them by the paw and reminded them that they could rant to them as much as they needed to. They had a bit of small talk for a little bit before deciding to take the rest of their conversation outside of the cafeteria. I gradually assumed it was because of me, they took one look at me and I swore their blue fur had turned more vapid then it already was, did I look that bad?