Experimental Games

Reaching Out

"It's over between us. I'm sorry..." Robotnik's sorry voice filled your mind once again. You suddenly wanted to feel his touch on your skin and his kiss on your lips, you missed his bed and his smell, his taste, everything-

"Hey, Doctor! You good?"Agent Stone's worried questions interrupted your thoughts, making you bring yourself back down to reality.

You nodded, grumpy now that you were pulled out of your memories. Oh, how you wanted to be there always... Robotnik wouldn't even bring it up when you two were alone; every so often, though, you would catch him looking at you with the saddest expression on his face-- it still wasn't fair. But it never worked to linger on the past, he did break up with you, if you can even use that phrase, because of work... It didn't make any difference to you in the end, "Thank you for the coffee, Stone." You grabbed the cold drink, making your fingers ache almost immediately.

"What... Happened in the meeting that made Dr. Robotnik so mad?" The agent sat next to you, watching you as you took a sip, "I mean if you don't mind me asking?"

Should you tell him? He did snitch on you before, "Only if you promise not to tell anybody-" Before he could interrupt, you added, "I know you've given the superiors info before so do not go behind my back." Your voice had a warning in it, making Agent Stone's jaw muscles clench.

He seemed to think about it, "Fine. I promise."

"Swell." You hummed, making it sound as if you didn't care anymore, "What happened at the meeting is actually none of your concern." You played petty, of course, you did. There was no other way around this at this point; Agent Stone had been asking for weeks, making you go almost insane.

"Stop saying that!" He whined, following you as you got up. If Robotnik was actually on the bus he would jump on the opportunity to tell Stone to mind his own business, "You've been saying that since it ended and I'm tired of it! Just tell me! I've told you— promised you that I won't tell!"

"You really want to know?" You turned on him, baring your teeth instinctively, "I got a gun pointed to my head and allied an alien!" And just like that, your eyes were shrieking in agony again... every time you got upset or even remotely pissed it would happen. You squeezed your eyes shut and put a hand of your forehead, letting out a strangulated hiss through your teeth.

"Wait, are you okay? Is it happening again?"

"Obviously!" You growled, making the pain worse for a few seconds more.

Agent Stone put his hand on your back, rubbing it in an almost familiar way, it made you stiffen up under his touch. Ivo rubbed your back in the exact same way... you clenched your teeth more to keep from crying, "Let's go inside. All this stuff can wait until tomorrow."

Without thinking, you let him lead you into the bus. It was dark until you stepped in, then both red and blue lights and on in a burst of energy, making the generators buzz aggressively. He led you to your bedroom and opened the door for you, you looked at your unkempt room with anxiety. To be honest, it wasn't so bad, it was just a few clothes scattered here and there but to you, it was a disgrace on your own life.

"If you want I can grab you something to eat?" Stone asked helpfully, "When was the last time you ate? Last night? Oh! And I'll grab you a glass of water if that's okay? I'm sorry, you just seem like you need some... Dr. Robotnik doesn't like to admit it but coffee dehydrates you and if that's all you've been drinking...." The man rambled on as you stumbled into your room to sit on your unkempt bed.

You rolled your eyes at the obviously worried agent, "No, Stone, I'm fine."

He went silent as you leaned back to fall on your bed. Fumbling for the remote to both your LEDs and your tv; if you were gonna be in bed all day then you might as well watch YouTube or something. You glanced at him, and he seemed off. Even in the dark redness of your room, you could see something was troubling him, "What's up?" You asked, pulling yourself up again and patted the mattress next to you, "Wanna watch tv with me?"