Flipping Between (FlippyXFlaky)

Thoughts

It had been a couple of days since, what the group of friends referred to as, the 'incident'. Flippy had spent a lot of time repeating what he knew in his head, trying to piece details together. Ok, I was with Lumpy. We were working on a car. He got in to test it. What happened next?

Groaning, Flippy racked his brain, trying to find answers in the fogged memories. He knew he wasn't gonna get them just sitting around. He would've gone over there to see if anything would jog his memory, but if his friends saw him over there, they'd be suspicious. Well, maybe. There was the same problem he had after the 'incident'. They weren't soldiers. He was sure how aware they were, or how quickly they could put things together. It was funny. He'd never of thought living outside of WAR would be just as stressful.

Sighing, he turned to a picture on his bedside table. It was him and his friends. Hesitantly, he grabbed the the photo, holding it close to his face. He looked so... happy. He rested his hands on his lap, his paws tensing against the wooden frame. Drip drip. Clear droplets splashed onto the glass holding his cherished memory, bursting into puddles. Sniffling, he closed his eyes. He loathed himself. He loathed what he was doing to himself and his friends. Lies. Every word out of his filthy mouth, from his corrupted mind was a lie. Why couldn't he be honest? Why couldn't he trust them? His sobs only grew as he thought back to every lie he told them. Still, he knew he couldn't tell them the truth. Not yet. He didn't know enough to know if he could explain it. He would have to do the research to know. Whimpering, he held the picture to his chest. He remembered the word that was said right before that flash of light capturing the treasure.
"Smile!"

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It had been a couple of days since, what the group of friends referred to as, the 'incident'. Flaky had spent a lot of time repeating what she knew in her head, trying to piece details together. This couldn't have been the first time. This type of thing doesn't just happen out of the blue. Plus, the look in his eyes when he attacked me. It was the same as when he attacked that balloon dog, or during that ambush.

Groaning, Flaky slumped back in her chair. She knew this couldn't have just happened. He had to have history with this sort of thing. It was wether or not it he had ever actually noticed. But, how wouldn't he? Of course, she didn't wanna approach the bear in question about this. He already had enough on his plate. She didn't wanna stress him further. Sure, he kept smiling, but she could tell that deep down inside... he was hurt and scared. She hated that he felt he had to act brave as to not worry them. While the others fell for it, she didn't. The only person she could understand not noticing was Lumpy. After all, he struggled with empathising. But, how didn't the others notice? No one else seemed worried for him. They just... continued like normal. How did Flippy manage to trick them so easily? If he was so good at fooling people... could anything he said ever be trusted? She didn't want to admit she didn't trust him. After all, despite the 'incident', he was still her best friend. But, how do trust someone that manipulative. She cringed at just thinking about calling him that, but, in truth, he was.

One question lingered in her mind. One thing she needed an answer to.

...why? Why lie? He's been honest about things in the past. Heck, he even started opening up about his war days. After the 'incident', he refused to talk about it. That means... he knows there's a connection. And if he knows, it leads back to the same question... why lie?

Her eyes trailed to her locket necklace. She opened it, eyes welling with tears at the image. Her and Flippy, smiling real. Her mind thought back to the day after the 'incident'. When she was bawling, fearing Flippy would never be happy again. He held her face up, wiping her tears. Then, he said that one word.
"Smile..."

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(-sorry for the lack of action and for how confusing it might be. I just wanted to explain how both of the characters are dealing with the 'incident'. Hope you enjoyed! Xxxxxx-)