It appears that a certain someone needs transportation to Evilcon.
@a-web-of-love-and-lies
[Maddison has another batch of people she needs to pick up. Luckily, the car has been fixed (enough) and she doesn't look too bad. At least not like she's been in a car crash. He still needs to fix that stitch, though.]
[The driver rolls down their window to talk to the 2 outside.]
"...If you're going to evilcon, the door's unlocked."
”Oh! Yes! We need to—“
She seemed to recognize Maddison at that moment.
“By the Allmother…”
[Doe looks at Catherine, at the driver, then back at Catherine.] "...Something wrong?"
She leaned over to Doe, dropping her voice to a whisper.
“Do you remember that thing I told you about that elevator? This is the same person, I’m sure of it.”
[Doe backs away from the car and they get a closer look at the driver. They... don't resemble how Catherine described them at all. But, if they can look different on a whim, she may as well be right.] [The stitches on their face also give a bit away. There's no camera to be seen, though.]
”…So do you want to risk it?”
"Are you two going or not? The event ends soon, so neither you or I have all day."
Catherine glanced back at them, but didn’t say anything. She waited for Doe to give their input.
"They don't seem like they want to hurt us. Not now, at least. You could ask them something if you want- you got...traumatized or whatever by them, not me."
"I'm just going to get a ride, and go."
”I mean I don’t mind if you don’t mind. Wouldn’t it be logical to assume it’d be harder for them to do any fear stuff when there’s two of us?… or am I grasping at straws?”
"Yeah, that's what I thought too. I just wanna get to evilcon."
”Alright, might as well.”
She turns and walks towards the car.
"...Okay, the door's still unlocked by the way."
"I'm glad to know I haven't lost a passenger."
Catherine climbed into the car, sitting next to the window. She didn’t speak to Maddison, just sat there and pretending to check her nails.
[Doe gets in after Catherine, taking an awkward seat in the middle. Trying to ignore how the driver looked at them like they've met somewhere.]
"Uh, thanks."
[They smile at Doe.]
"You're welcome."
[Just follow the directions that make no sense. Great. They turn on the car's GPS, then, they start driving- no, speeding down the road.]
The sudden increase in speed causes Catherine’s head to hit the back of the seat.
“Augh—“
[Doe flails in the backseat for a moment.]
"Augh- okay. Great."
”I might be having second thoughts about this—“
"Too late for that."
”Agh…”
She looks like she’s regretting all of her choices that led up to this moment.
[Doe feel a bit guilty, since it was their idea to get in the car with this maniac. But, as they said. Too late for that now.]
"...Catherine, if it helps, this isn't the worst car ride I've been in. One time, when I was little, we nearly flipped over."
”Oh— Uh. That doesn’t sound great…”
Gosh, she hated how pathetic she sounded. She’d never be able to act cool in front of Doe ever again.
"Yeah... I also didn't have company- or, company I knew. "
[Maybe if she talks enough, Catherine won't look like she's dying inside.]
”Yikes… That sounds… scary.”
Her voice was beginning to regain a semblance of steadiness, but she still looked a bit spooked.
"Well, not really. I was maybe 4? I didn't know anything."
[Doe internally celebrates. It's working!!]
”Ah. Makes sense.”
A tiny smile appeared on her face.
[Doe smiles back. The moment's almost nice, before there's another sharp turn and she is thrown onto Catherine.]
”Shit—!”
She props Doe back up the best she can.
“You alright?”
"Uhh- yeah. ...Are you?"
”Yeah. I’m. I’m fine.”
[Maddison has been trying his best to follow the directions that made no sense. It's a bit difficult as her 2 clients are basically on each other. She does not know how to feel about this.]
"Don't make me miss a turn because you two are making out."
"Sorr- what." [They're still recovering from their fall, but she's pretty sure she heard that right.]
Her head whipped around faster than humanly possible, she could feel her face burning. Several of her eyes twitched, but she made no comment
[They smile in response. The 2 in the back don't see, hopefully. Their eyes have been locked onto the road (that doesn't exist) for the past... however long its been.]
She buries her head in her hands and lets out an exasperated groan.
“Oh my fears….”
[Doe pats Catherine on the back, as (second hand) embarrassment and humiliation has gotten to them.]
[The driver stops the car, as they've actually gotten to evilcon smoothly. Or- smoother than it went last time.]
"Stop moping, we're here."
”Oh Joy. Thanks for the ride.”
She gets out of the car as quickly as she can. That may have been the most awkward experience of her life.
[Doe follows right behind her, unwilling to stay in this car, or with those implications any longer than they have to.]
”Hey, Atleast we made it here alive, I suppose.”
Catherine didn’t turn to look at Doe, she didn’t want to make the situation worse than it already was.
"Yeah... At least we didn't die."
