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(7) A friend's worry and witness who's still not found

While Taco was having a slight panic attack... Balloon was also having a panic attack his "best" (A/N: not sure bout the buddy) friend is missing... has been missing for the past 2 weeks... TWO FUCKING WEEKS!!! 

Balloon was very very... deppressed... "one less mouth to feed" would say OJ whenever asked... it wasnt healthy... Balloon basically became a shut in... and no.. it wont be one of those "After my best friend died i went into deppression and died and got reborn as a God here to seek out vengence for my loss by taking out the murderer" type of story... (A/N im not making fun of this shit im just making a joke also im not making fun of "Crowned an II AU" im just joking because of the millions of ISEKAI animes popping up)

He just... wanted to... see Nickle again- WAIT NICKLE?! BALLOON CHEATING ON NICKEL CONFIRMED!!! Nah just kidding... he just wanted... to be.. to see his best friend again... Balloon didn't know why he felt this way.. but he knew... that he wants to find Nickel and he'll do anything in his power to do so... 

Meanwhile... a certian best boy was... trying to make everyone feel a bit happier... Even Cheesy was down in the slumps... it was hard... knowing he wasnt the kind to makes jokes... But...? No one seemed to notice him... Everyone was in their own panic related worlds...  The object felt alone... he didn't want to feel this way... why did he feel this way...? he was meant to always be happy... Why? But no time to think... it's 1:32 am... damn did he even try to sleep... no... but will he try? No again... maybe a mid night snack could do the trick... That cou.d get his mind off of things... hewent down and saw OJ...? Sneaking out..? Eh who was he to care... 

- Hey OJ! - Fuck why did he just say that... and was OJ holding a bag of nickels?

- Oh hey ■■■! How are you? And what are you doing up this late - the manager asked...

- Oh nothing... just getting a mid night snack... - he replied... he really didnt want small talk with the guy who seemingly is doing drugs... well he could never know...

- Well have a great night! - The liquid filled cup replied as he left.... As OJ went out to go meet Taco... he heard footsteps behing him... they were quiet too quiet... he knew... someone was behind him... but he didnt mind taking another resident out... after all... most of them didnt even pay the rent... yes ■■■ did give extra instead of the others... but ■■■ would never do this... ■■■ would never find out what OJ was doing right... Right?

As OJ got to Taco... he saw her sitting with... the dead and rotting corpse of Nickel as if he were the real deal.. OJ internally threw up... trying to block the retched smell out of his mind...

- So how are you? T.C.?

- Ah well spledid actually! Nickel here - she patted the corpse on a rotting spot - has been really halpful! Hes so generous forallowing me to use himas a reliable food source!

- Uh yeah... so here you go... - OJ gave Taco the pouch of nickels - if you ever run out of... him... 

- Oh! Ha ha! Thank you OJ! Sometimes I actually think we're friends! But... why didn't you tell me... eating Nickel would hurt me? Aren't you MY friend? 

- Well yes... i have been trying to tell you... for awhile... 

- Ah well.. what should i... we... do about it...

- Maybe stop eati-

- WHO SAID I WOULD WANT YOUR OPNION?!

- You litteraly just asked...

- PREPOSTRUES! I WOULD NEVER! (A/N Gaslighting at its finest)

- I... ok - Taco presided to take a bite out of Nickel... it caused her pain yes but she didnt care... as she did she heard a gasp from behind her... - looks like you brought a visitor OJ... 

As OJ saw who it was he gasped but then got his compsure... as he smiled...

- Oh im sure... he wont tell a soul what he saw here... because hes...

Too... good...