☆ step by step // S.D - N

chapter 05 - ☆ // the promening

"I DO want to be dapper... But no! That's why you had us find these? We can't interact with the workers anymore, V... We're too dangerous."

"Um... Is (Y/N) not a worker drone, then?"

You stared at V, then back at the distressed N, feeling a sense of sorrow at how sad he had looked.

"I came here willingly. He meant going inside the bunker." You explained, leaning against the console as you stared at the three skeletons which all had formal outfits on them.

"Uh, exactly. We show up fabulous and the sad purple one lets us in, 'cause she has no friends and— Hey! Watch it, smurf!" V exclaimed, hissing at you after you slapped her.

"I'm literally Uzi's only friend and you're plotting her murder in front of me. Also, talk to me when you don't look like the bees from the bee movie—" You scoffed, only pausing when you realized that N and V have the same colour palette.

"...N's better looking. Sorry." You mumbled, patting his head before narrowing your eyes towards V.

"Anyway... We kill everyone and pop her little head off."

"I'm not freeing you for prom murder, V. J went holo-spooky-snake crab and we maybe grew up in a haunted mansion! Aren't you worried about the fact that we have no idea what we even are?!"

N's outburst caused V to turn away from him in the chair, and you looked at the floor, wanting to ask something but keeping silent since N was obviously pissed off.

"Promise me you, blueberry and that purple thing will stop prying into that stuff?"

"If you free me now, I promise we'll only kill what we need to survive. Just... Me and you, N."

They both stared at the key beside you, yet you kept your head hung low as you put on the headphones from around your neck to play music, drowning out your surroundings.

Despite the fact that N and V were both different from you, it sort of hurt when V said that last sentence. Were you jealous? Or were you just... Sensitive to that bitter feeling of being an outcast?

You could barely hear what N was saying, yet ignored it as you stared out the glass of the landing pod. The sound of something being cut and a thud alerted you, as N's headless body fell over.

You took your headphones off and stared at the V who escaped her shackles, and she was staring right at you.

"You're... Never mind. Just get it over with." You mumbled, feeling V's leg kick you in the chest, which caused you to stumble over and fall. Yet you didn't power off, just played a video of an empty black screen. Something you learned.

"What's best for you— even if you hate me for it." And just like that, V flew out, and you turned off the video to look at the headless N.

"You deserve so much better, N..." You mumbled, moving his body so his head would grow back without a fuss.

You looked at the skeleton with the outfit you had been eyeing, and took it, staring at it with interest.

(any formal outfit u want >.<)

— ☆ —

When N's hands twitched and he quickly sat up with a holler, you looked over to him with a slight frown. He noticed the missing outfits on both skeletons and started to panic. You quickly left the landing pod and noticed how N followed right behind you, but noticed how he went through an internal conflict with himself.

"Dapper N..." He whispered after entering the landing pod once more, and you chuckled softly before waiting for him to come outside so you both could leave.