putridcanibal

[2/2]
            
            cer finger tapped thoughtfully against cer chin, once, twice, three times, not giving a single thought to the personal lack of boundary space, until...⠀⠀⠀❝ actually... ❞⠀⠀⠀a grin spread across cer face.
            
            ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀never a reassuring sight.
            
            ⠀⠀⠀❝ why are you acting weird .ᐣ ❞⠀⠀⠀there it is, immediate nd without hesitation.⠀⠀⠀❝ humans do that thing where they start looking somewhere else when they're thinking too hard. you're doing that thing. ❞
            
            which was odd,, not like, alarming odd. just... kimoto odd. shiori had learned there were different kinds, the human had a habit of going quiet whenever something was happening inside her head.
            
            ⠀⠀⠀which was often.
            
            sometimes ce would stare at her for several minutes trying to figure out what she was thinking.. it never worked. kimoto was frustrating like that.
            
            most humans usually wore their emotions on the outside, but kimoto seemed determined to keep hers somewhere deep inside a locked box and then throw away the key.⠀⠀⠀❪ rude. ❫
            
            ⠀⠀⠀❝ did i break you .ᐣ ❞⠀⠀⠀[ ... ]
            
            ❝ wait. ❞
            
            a squint.⠀⠀⠀❝ is *that* my first question .ᐣ ❞
            
            suddenly, ce looked delighted.⠀⠀⠀❝ kimoto, i think i found my first question  ׅ⎖ ❞
            
            ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ノ   sighs.. oopsie doopsie. forgot how my writing & our dollies are always nerfed on here. smh. but thank you ugh, this is why you're the best <3 nd right !! look at us guys.. we're doing something w/our summers pls

ㅤ@crsedplagues 　ᛝ
            
            ⠀⠀⠀❝ only person .ᐣ ❞⠀⠀⠀shiori perked up immediately.⠀⠀⠀❝ see  ׅ⎖  that's another compliment. ❞⠀⠀⠀a giggle, fingers coming up in the form of a 'two' , as if ce were actually keeping score of this ridiculous thing.⠀⠀⠀❝ that's two now. at this rate, you'll be good at them in no time  ׅ⎖ ❞⠀⠀⠀the curse nodded, entirely pleased with cemself. a job well done. again, probably.⠀⠀⠀❝ and yes, better. ❞⠀⠀⠀a dramatic wave of cer hand followed.⠀⠀⠀❝ at... whatever it is you're doing. ❞⠀⠀⠀which admittedly wasn't very specific.⠀⠀⠀❝ talking. existing. you know, being kimoto ׅ⎖ ❞⠀⠀⠀close enough  ׅ⎖
            
            but... honestly, shiori wasn't entirely sure what kimoto was good at. not because she lacked qualities. quite the opposite, actually. kimoto was just... kimoto. trying to explain them felt a little like trying to explain why rain happened.. she was just there,,
            ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀quiet, strange ❪  to a curse's standards, anyway ❫,, sometimes difficult and somehow, despite all of that, shiori kept ending up around her.⠀⠀⠀❪ perhaps that counted as something. ❫
            
            the thoughts were broken alongside kimoto's explanation about interviews,, so of course, shiori listened  ׅ⎖ ... or at least, ce /appeared/ to be listening.⠀⠀⠀❝ hm. ❞⠀⠀⠀a thoughtful hum.⠀⠀⠀❝ that sounds mean. ❞⠀⠀⠀a pause.⠀⠀⠀❝ i like my version better. it sounds better as a game  ׅ⎖ humans should turn more things into games  ׅ⎖ ❞⠀⠀⠀there was absolutely no bias involved in that conclusion..⠀none whatsoever  ׅ⎖
            
            then kimoto spoke again and for a moment, shiori simply stared.⠀⠀⠀❝ ... when i think of my question .ᐣ ❞⠀⠀⠀a blink, a joking, passing⠀⠀⠀ ❪  ' i thought she knew me :( ' ❫⠀⠀⠀in cer mind.⠀⠀⠀❝ kimoto, i have *lots* of questions. ❞⠀⠀⠀and because of that.. ce sounded almost offended by the implication.⠀⠀⠀❝ i always have questions. ❞⠀⠀⠀❪  most of them never got answered, admitedly. ❫
            
            ⠀⠀⠀❝ i just need the *right* question. ❞
            
            [1/2.... sighs deeply with my head in my hands.]

@crsedplagues 　ꗃ
            
            “....you are the only person that could take something like that as a compliment.” their tone was light, joking. the kind of joke only friends made. which, technically, is true since they were pretty close.
            
            though, the sudden change of cer actions was enough to give kimoto emotion whiplash. it was like that often. ce would feel one way then immediately turn around and feel another way; it was pretty remarkable. 
            
            like truly remarkable. 
            
            “better?” kimoto repeats, tilting her head to the side. “i didn’t realize i had been bad at it.”
            
            it was true; she had always thought she was / good / at... whatever the hell shiori was trying to tell her they were getting better at. the conversation? compliments? it was a mystery, really.
            
            then, just like before, shiori was / already / on the next topic. 
            
            it was like the curse couldn’t focus on anything and focused on / everything /. which, in some instances, wasn’t that bad. except for when it gave kimoto that emotion whiplash. and now is one of those times.
            
            “interviews aren’t a game. it’s just a way to pick people’s brains about topics then use the worst parts of the answer” kimoto explains, shaking her head and staring at cer. watching. noticing how easy it was for cer to get so excited over something so little.
            
            the way ce practically jumped her has their body on high alert, expecting something that never came. 
            
            then came the title.
            
            ‘favorite human.’
            
            it was.. strange. strange how that affected them. obviously, though, she didn’t say anything about it because it wasn’t important to say, but it did make her feel some way. a good way. special. 
            
            “...right” kimoto murmurs, looking off to the side before awkwardly clearing their throat. “when you think of your question, let me know..”
            
            　/. ugh, stop you're gonna make me blush <3 i absolutely love your writing sm ; our roots get to come back together, it's destiny fr

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⠀⠀⠀╱⠀⠀⠀'ll  make  her  a  character  thread  later