Video Chat

Questions

Varian again found himself laying on his stomach in his bed back in Old Corona, his laptop open right in front of him. Cassandra was on the screen, the other end of the video chat that he had set up. She mirrored his position, resting on her stomach in the midst of the dark purple comforter that covered her bed back home in Corona City.

Just then, Ruddiger jumped in front of her, covering up half of the screen with his bushy tail. Cass groaned, reaching to bat the raccoon away from her and her laptop. But he stayed put, chittering furiously at her.

Varian laughed before speaking to his furry friend. "Ruddiger, if you could move away from the screen?"

Not many people would think that raccoons could understand what he was saying, but Ruddiger did. At Varian's words, he moved, curling up into a little ball on Cass's back.

"Better?"

"Still not ideal," Cass said, "but... I suppose it's better. I can actually see you now, if that's anything to go on."

He laughed again. "Well, that's something, at least."

"Yep."

"So... I kind of wanted to talk to you about something, Cassie."

She raised an eyebrow, her curiosity suddenly piqued. "Oh, yeah? And what would that be?"

He chuckled a little before taking a deep breath in. This was it. He was really going to do it.

He was going to ask her.

"Actually, I was going to wait for a little while to talk about this," he began awkwardly, starting to fiddle around with the pencil that he had placed next to the laptop, "but... I realized that I couldn't wait that long."

Another deep breath in. And then...

"I love you, Cassie," he said softly, "and... I know for a fact that I want to spend the rest of my life with you."

Cass smiled a little, feeling rather flattered by the fact that he was saying these things... And about her, no less!

"Will you marry me?"

She stiffened a little, causing Ruddiger to startle a little. He chittered indignantly before jumping off the bed and padding off somewhere, likely the kitchen.

"Varian... You can't be serious."

He shook his head. "I am serious, Cass. I want this; I'm not just saying this on a whim. I've thought long and hard on this."

"I... Varian," she whispered, slowly coming back to life, "oh, gosh..."

There was some silence, which unnerved Varian to no extent. If they had been talking face-to-face, he would've been afraid of what she was going to do to him. Even now, on video chat, he was afraid of what she was plotting.

And then Cass smiled.

"Yes," she said, "I'd... I'd love to marry you."

A wide grin spread across Varian's face. "Really?"

She nodded. "Yeah, really. I love you, Varian."

"I love you, too, Cassie."