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hadriel2017-01-21 03:59 pm
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Video (forward-dated to the 25th)
[Frisk looks a little beat up, today. And that’s okay; they look how they feel; barely capable of getting out of bed and more tired than they’ve ever been. The busted lip is healing. One side of their face is just one big bruise. But their speech, when it comes, is calm enough.]
Monster funerals are really cool. That’s what they told me.
When a monster dies, they turn into dust. And then you sprinkle that dust on their favorite thing. Then their essence lives on in it forever.
I… [A purse of their lips. Silence, before they reluctantly go on.] I don’t know where Asriel’s dust is. But I have Sans’, and…
[More silence. Eventually, they hold up a pad of paper, a pen. Already, the borders have been filled in with as many cartoonish stars as possible, but there’s a lot of space there.]
I don’t feel very funny right now, but he loved jokes.
...Does anyone know any good ones?
Monster funerals are really cool. That’s what they told me.
When a monster dies, they turn into dust. And then you sprinkle that dust on their favorite thing. Then their essence lives on in it forever.
I… [A purse of their lips. Silence, before they reluctantly go on.] I don’t know where Asriel’s dust is. But I have Sans’, and…
[More silence. Eventually, they hold up a pad of paper, a pen. Already, the borders have been filled in with as many cartoonish stars as possible, but there’s a lot of space there.]
I don’t feel very funny right now, but he loved jokes.
...Does anyone know any good ones?
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She may not have known of Frisk's friends, but she gathers what context that she can. ]
Monster funerals... sound lovely. A celebration of their lives, it seems. [ She wants to say she's sorry, but she knows that platitudes can only go so far. ]
I fear I do not know many jokes, but of the ones I have... This one is the funniest.
What do you call a parade of rabbits jumping backwards?
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Yeah. It's nice. [It's supposed to be, at least. Which is why it's so unfair that, out of everything, Sans' dust had to fall on them, first.
At least they can try to make it right.]
A parade of rabbits jumping backwards? [A hum. They're scribbling the joke onto the paper, even as they shake their head.] I dunno. What?
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... A receding hare-line. [ Ba-dum tsh. ]
[ Her delivery falls flat, but she manages a weak smile. ] Forgive me. I am not as practiced at humor as Noctis is... But I can only hope your friend will be appreciative. I know that they must be to see you go to such great lengths on their behalf, at the very least.
... I am sure that they counted themselves lucky to have a friend like you.
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But they still have to shake their head at her words, not even trying to meet her eyes.]
We weren't really friends.
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Ah. I apologize for assuming.
[ A semi-awkward pause. Lunafreya looks saddened. ]
I do not know you very well, Frisk, but I consider you to be a friend. I can continue to offer jokes if you wish, but I beg you-- please do not hesitate to tell me if there's more that i can do for you. I do not enjoy seeing you in such low spirits.
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It's unexpected. And there are more important things to focus on, like telling her that it's okay, they don't mind if she makes a mistake. Instead, all that comes out is a quiet:]
We're friends?
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Yes. If you will have me, I would very much like to be.
[ Her expression is gentle. Open. ]
We needn't talk if you don't wish to. But know that I am here for whatever you might want or need. You only need to say the word.
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Nice. It's nice. She really is a good person, they think; the kind who doesn't judge. Even if she doesn't know what happened, she's not pushing, and they're still friends, even if they don't tell her. They don't really want to.
The best thing they can do, as her friend...is be there when she needs them. The opposite never seems to work out.]
...Thanks.
Um. I'm here too. If you need a hot dog.
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It's because of this that she laughs at their words, gentle and good-natured. ]
The last time I accepted a hot dog from you, it saved my life. I know not who your vendor is, but I am grateful to them nonetheless.
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Haha. They don't lose their smile, but it changes. Things do that, with time. They change.]
Don't tell Sans when he comes back, okay?
I was supposed to keep it for me.
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You have my word. But... [ Her expression turns mildly concerned. ] If the hot dog had been meant for you, why did you give it to me? Had I known that its healing purposes had been intended for you, then I would not have taken it for myself.
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[Which is true. It seems silly, to keep something for yourself when someone needs it right now. Whether or not it could've helped them today isn't important.]
And it helped you get better, right? I knew it would.