Macey

Rogue god/goddess of time and space I work for @eternalregulatoryagency-offical

[backstory-character-offical]

(ooc: realized I didn't have an introduction post for this anymore sooo)

(Wrote this a while back and have been waiting to post it)

I’m Macey Hayes!

I’m genderfluid (she/her he/him they/them), panromantic demisexual, aroflux, and eighteen years old.

Or I was before I became a god. Now I'm not entirely sure I have an age anymore

I'm work under @eternalregulatoryagency-offical who might be the only being who actually somewhat cares about me, and who I care about

I try not to be too much of a liability

I hold the powers of the goddess @ora-offical who tortured me for years, and who I recently finally killed.

My powers are the powers of time and space. I didn't want them, but I'm going to use them now that I have them.

I lost my family when I was a teen and was forced to work under Ora with @supervillain-offical who later ended up stabbing me in the back. I absorbed Ora’s powers and out of fear that I’d turn on him, Savi-the Supervillain-imprisoned me outside of space and time.

When I returned, I was hellbent on revenge. I joined up with this random guy called Todd who freed me, and I was hurt when he betrayed me too. Even though I shouldn’t have been.

I teamed up with the Agent, @/eternalregulatoryagency-offical also known as Echo, who was the first person to take me in and not betray me. He offered me somewhere to stay, and he actually wants me around so I stay here now

I'm not sure I could leave if I wanted to...

Anyways, I work for him and live in the ERA now. I have a pet kitten named Angel (literally just for irony's sake) and a therapy spider I call Willow.

Beings I care about and/or tolerate: @eternalregulatoryagency-offical @vent-dweller-offical @chaos-conjurer-offical @timekeeper-offical @the-villain-offical

Enemies: @ora-offical @cia-offical @supervillain-offical (we're not entirely enemies but we'll never fully get along) @wish-granting-offical @controller-god-offical @apocalypse-offical and really any enemies of @/eternalregulatoryagency-offical

( jellyfish credit @/whimsy-flags )

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*appears*

Hi again!

- @backstory-character-offical

Oh-

*looks up from hyr book and waves*

Hi again!!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

(got too long)

*nods after a moment*

..yeah, I.. I think I’d prefer that. I’m sorry. It’s not that I don’t like your friend, he’s just…

*quiets a bit*

..a lot.

[backstory-character-offical]

Mmhm. Yeah. He is. Sorry, I should’ve prepared you better. But yep, I do think that’s a good decision how.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*nods again, then falls silent, still staring at the sky*

[backstory-character-offical]

*still looking at hyr*

Can I ask you something?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

Oh-uh.. sure!

[backstory-character-offical]

How…did you come to the church? You seem to like fields and the open sky, it…just doesn’t seem like a place someone like you would come by.

*quickly*

It’s okay if you don’t wanna talk about it.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*quiet for a long few seconds*

I.. I think it came by me.

[backstory-character-offical]

*frowns*

How…do you mean?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

the church found me. Took me with them

[backstory-character-offical]

Oh-

I see…

…

You don’t seem to like it.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

the church?

*pauses as if shy’s saying something blasphemous*

I don’t… know.. if I do.

[backstory-character-offical]

I don’t blame you. I doubt I would either.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*quiet for a beat*

I feel bad saying that. That I don’t like the church.

[backstory-character-offical]

*tilts head*

How come? It’s made it pretty clear it doesn’t like you, right??

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

I mean.. yeah, but.. they’ve also given me somewhere to stay all these years. A roof over my head, a place to sleep at night, food.. I mean, they take care of me.

*quietly*

They have for as long as I can remember. And it’s- it’s not like they don’t like me. They just.. hate the sin, love the sinner, you know?

[backstory-character-offical]

*frowns, looks down*

I mean….yeah…

But…

Telling you that you’re completely bad? And can’t figure out who you are? That’s not justified.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*falls silent at that*

[backstory-character-offical]

*also falls quiet*

*after a while*

I’m sorry.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*hyr eyes flick over to Macey in acknowledgment, but then shy looks back at the sky, still silent*

[backstory-character-offical]

*also grows quiet, looking over the field then back at Lamb*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*watches the clouds go by quietly*

[backstory-character-offical]

*in silence, waiting to see if Lamb will say any more or wants to go back, not wanting to disrupt hyr peace*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*it seems like shy’s fallen asleep…*

[backstory-character-offical]

Oh-

*quietly*

Lamb?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*shy is definitely asleep*

[backstory-character-offical]

*unsure what to do, not wanting to take Lamb back to the church, conjures a blanket and lays it over hyr, deciding to just stay there while she sleeps*

*quietly*

Sleep well. You seem like you could use the rest.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*mumbles nonsense in hyr sleep and turns on hyr side, grabbing the blanket and burying hyr face into it*

[backstory-character-offical]

*smiles sadly, watching hyr, before looking up at the sky*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*doesn’t move after that aside from the occasional sleep mutter*

[backstory-character-offical]

*sighs, laying down in the grass and twisting some of their fingers around a plant stalk absentmindedly, waiting for Lamb to wake up and trying to see if he can hear any of the sleep mutters*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*lamb, however, is out cold and doesn’t appear to be waking up any time soon*

[backstory-character-offical]

*hesitates, unsure if they should take hyr somewhere, not wanting hyr to be scared if shy wakes up back at the church*

*teleports hyr back to his room instead, letting hyr sleep on their bed while she designs dresses at his desk*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*starts snoring quietly, which sounds like a mix between a human snore and a sheep’s baa*

[backstory-character-offical]

*giggles to themself, sketching out a shoe design*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*sleeps for a few more hours before shy wakes up. Shy sits up and rubs hyr eyes blearily, looking around*

Oh… did.. I fall asleep…?

[backstory-character-offical]

*looks up, smiling*

Yep! You did in fact fall asleep!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

Oh—sorry-

*yawns, rubbing the back of hyr neck*

how long was I asleep?

[backstory-character-offical]

*stands up*

A few hours.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*immediately panics*

Hours-? They’re gonna know I was gone, they’re gonna kill me again, they’re gonna kill me again—

*starts sobbing, clutching the blanket tightly to hyr chest*

I don’t wanna die again- I don’t wanna- I—

[backstory-character-offical]

*startled*

Lamb-?! No, I can take you back to the exact moment you left, remember? It’s okay-

It’s okay-

*moves over to the bed, sitting beside hyr*

Have they killed you before?!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*tries to reign in hyr crying, merely managing a small nod in response*

[backstory-character-offical]

*eyes wide in disbelief and horror*

Lamb I don’t want you to go back there.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*quietly*

But- but where else where I go-?

*starts to panic again*

What if they look for me-?

[backstory-character-offical]

Hey, it’s okay, it’s okay.

*hesitates*

You could…stay here. They wouldn’t come find you here.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*shakily*

Y..you pr..promise..?

[backstory-character-offical]

*nods*

I promise.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*quiets down again, but shy’s still clearly on edge*

[backstory-character-offical]

*gently*

I can get a room built in here for you. And it’ll be really nice, and nobody will hurt you. Okay?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

..you’re.. you’re.. sure..?

*starts quietly crying again*

I- I’m sorry for being such a burden, I don’t mean to waste your- your time and- and energy and take up space here, I’m sorry- I’m sorry-

[backstory-character-offical]

*quickly*

Yeah! Yeah I’m sure! You’re not wasting anything!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*reigns hyrself back in again, sniffling*

o..okay. I’m.. I’m sorry.

[backstory-character-offical]

Hey-

You don’t need to apologize-

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

ok..okay..

*sniffles, hugging the blanket closer to hyrself*

I’m s..

*trails off, realising what shy was about to say, and just stays silent*

[backstory-character-offical]

Yeah…

Hey, do you wanna rest some more for while and I’ll try to figure out somewhere for you stay?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*nods quietly*

..alright. Th.. thank you.

[backstory-character-offical]

No problem! Have a good rest, okay?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

..okay…

*lays back down, curling up in a tight ball and clutching the blanket as close as possible to hyr. Shy still seems very on edge*

[backstory-character-offical]

*looks over at hyr concernedly, then gets to work trying to use their powers to create a room for Lamb*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*messes with the edge of the blanket quietly*

[backstory-character-offical]

*finishes what he thinks is set up and hidden enough for Echo for the time being to be a room for Lamb, returns to sit at their desk, again waiting for hyr to wake up*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*looks up at Macey, though stays lying down, having been awake the whole time*

[backstory-character-offical]

*startled*

Oh-hi-

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*sits up slowly, still grasping the blanket*

..sorry, I.. didn’t mean to startle you

[backstory-character-offical]

You didn’t! It’s okay! I made a room for you!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

for.. for me..?

[backstory-character-offical]

*smiles brightly*

Yeah! For you!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

Can… can I see it..?

[backstory-character-offical]

Of course you can see it!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*stands up from the bed, wrapping the blanket around hyr shoulders*

[backstory-character-offical]

*nods*

Yeah-um-it’s kinda small since I still need to discuss this with the other person living here and…I wanna wait for the right moment…so…

I hope that’s okay…

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

thats okay

*tilts hyr head*

..is the other person here the one you’re stuck with? Like you mentioned earlier in the field?

[backstory-character-offical]

I-sorry of? It’s still my choice though.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*nods, then looks at the floor*

I—you really don’t.. dont have to do all this for me.. I should just go back before the church gets even more mad at me-

[backstory-character-offical]

No. I want you to be safe, please don’t go back.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*quiet again, looking guilty now*

[backstory-character-offical]

It’s really no trouble!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

you’re.. you’re sure..?

[backstory-character-offical]

I am sure!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

I…okay..

*trying to sound slightly stronger*

..okay.

[backstory-character-offical]

*smiles encouragingly*

That’s it! Wanna see the room now?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*nods*

..yeah

[backstory-character-offical]

Okay! I set it up so you can share my bathroom and kitchen, is that okay? I didn’t have space to make more of them.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*quickly*

thats fine, I don’t mind

[backstory-character-offical]

Okay! Nice!

*leads Lamb to a door to reveal a small space with a bed, a a nightstand, a dresser, and a beanbag*

Does this look good? I can change it if not!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*nods*

N-no, no, it’s.. i.. thank you, you really didn’t have to..

[backstory-character-offical]

It was really little problem! I’m happy you like it! If you want any books or decorations or themes let me know! I love doing that stuff!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

..okay.

*goes to sit on the bed*

I.. thank you. Again.

[backstory-character-offical]

Yeah! No problem! I’m really glad you like it!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*nods again, then looks around the room*

[backstory-character-offical]

I can leave you some time to settle in, if you want! Let me know if you need anything!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*appears*

Hi again!

- @backstory-character-offical

Oh-

*looks up from hyr book and waves*

Hi again!!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

(got too long)

*nods after a moment*

..yeah, I.. I think I’d prefer that. I’m sorry. It’s not that I don’t like your friend, he’s just…

*quiets a bit*

..a lot.

[backstory-character-offical]

Mmhm. Yeah. He is. Sorry, I should’ve prepared you better. But yep, I do think that’s a good decision how.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*nods again, then falls silent, still staring at the sky*

[backstory-character-offical]

*still looking at hyr*

Can I ask you something?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

Oh-uh.. sure!

[backstory-character-offical]

How…did you come to the church? You seem to like fields and the open sky, it…just doesn’t seem like a place someone like you would come by.

*quickly*

It’s okay if you don’t wanna talk about it.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*quiet for a long few seconds*

I.. I think it came by me.

[backstory-character-offical]

*frowns*

How…do you mean?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

the church found me. Took me with them

[backstory-character-offical]

Oh-

I see…

…

You don’t seem to like it.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

the church?

*pauses as if shy’s saying something blasphemous*

I don’t… know.. if I do.

[backstory-character-offical]

I don’t blame you. I doubt I would either.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*quiet for a beat*

I feel bad saying that. That I don’t like the church.

[backstory-character-offical]

*tilts head*

How come? It’s made it pretty clear it doesn’t like you, right??

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

I mean.. yeah, but.. they’ve also given me somewhere to stay all these years. A roof over my head, a place to sleep at night, food.. I mean, they take care of me.

*quietly*

They have for as long as I can remember. And it’s- it’s not like they don’t like me. They just.. hate the sin, love the sinner, you know?

[backstory-character-offical]

*frowns, looks down*

I mean….yeah…

But…

Telling you that you’re completely bad? And can’t figure out who you are? That’s not justified.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*falls silent at that*

[backstory-character-offical]

*also falls quiet*

*after a while*

I’m sorry.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*hyr eyes flick over to Macey in acknowledgment, but then shy looks back at the sky, still silent*

[backstory-character-offical]

*also grows quiet, looking over the field then back at Lamb*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*watches the clouds go by quietly*

[backstory-character-offical]

*in silence, waiting to see if Lamb will say any more or wants to go back, not wanting to disrupt hyr peace*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*it seems like shy’s fallen asleep…*

[backstory-character-offical]

Oh-

*quietly*

Lamb?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*shy is definitely asleep*

[backstory-character-offical]

*unsure what to do, not wanting to take Lamb back to the church, conjures a blanket and lays it over hyr, deciding to just stay there while she sleeps*

*quietly*

Sleep well. You seem like you could use the rest.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*mumbles nonsense in hyr sleep and turns on hyr side, grabbing the blanket and burying hyr face into it*

[backstory-character-offical]

*smiles sadly, watching hyr, before looking up at the sky*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*doesn’t move after that aside from the occasional sleep mutter*

[backstory-character-offical]

*sighs, laying down in the grass and twisting some of their fingers around a plant stalk absentmindedly, waiting for Lamb to wake up and trying to see if he can hear any of the sleep mutters*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*lamb, however, is out cold and doesn’t appear to be waking up any time soon*

[backstory-character-offical]

*hesitates, unsure if they should take hyr somewhere, not wanting hyr to be scared if shy wakes up back at the church*

*teleports hyr back to his room instead, letting hyr sleep on their bed while she designs dresses at his desk*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*starts snoring quietly, which sounds like a mix between a human snore and a sheep’s baa*

[backstory-character-offical]

*giggles to themself, sketching out a shoe design*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*sleeps for a few more hours before shy wakes up. Shy sits up and rubs hyr eyes blearily, looking around*

Oh… did.. I fall asleep…?

[backstory-character-offical]

*looks up, smiling*

Yep! You did in fact fall asleep!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

Oh—sorry-

*yawns, rubbing the back of hyr neck*

how long was I asleep?

[backstory-character-offical]

*stands up*

A few hours.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*immediately panics*

Hours-? They’re gonna know I was gone, they’re gonna kill me again, they’re gonna kill me again—

*starts sobbing, clutching the blanket tightly to hyr chest*

I don’t wanna die again- I don’t wanna- I—

[backstory-character-offical]

*startled*

Lamb-?! No, I can take you back to the exact moment you left, remember? It’s okay-

It’s okay-

*moves over to the bed, sitting beside hyr*

Have they killed you before?!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*tries to reign in hyr crying, merely managing a small nod in response*

[backstory-character-offical]

*eyes wide in disbelief and horror*

Lamb I don’t want you to go back there.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*quietly*

But- but where else where I go-?

*starts to panic again*

What if they look for me-?

[backstory-character-offical]

Hey, it’s okay, it’s okay.

*hesitates*

You could…stay here. They wouldn’t come find you here.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*shakily*

Y..you pr..promise..?

[backstory-character-offical]

*nods*

I promise.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*quiets down again, but shy’s still clearly on edge*

[backstory-character-offical]

*gently*

I can get a room built in here for you. And it’ll be really nice, and nobody will hurt you. Okay?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

..you’re.. you’re.. sure..?

*starts quietly crying again*

I- I’m sorry for being such a burden, I don’t mean to waste your- your time and- and energy and take up space here, I’m sorry- I’m sorry-

[backstory-character-offical]

*quickly*

Yeah! Yeah I’m sure! You’re not wasting anything!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*reigns hyrself back in again, sniffling*

o..okay. I’m.. I’m sorry.

[backstory-character-offical]

Hey-

You don’t need to apologize-

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

ok..okay..

*sniffles, hugging the blanket closer to hyrself*

I’m s..

*trails off, realising what shy was about to say, and just stays silent*

[backstory-character-offical]

Yeah…

Hey, do you wanna rest some more for while and I’ll try to figure out somewhere for you stay?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*nods quietly*

..alright. Th.. thank you.

[backstory-character-offical]

No problem! Have a good rest, okay?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

..okay…

*lays back down, curling up in a tight ball and clutching the blanket as close as possible to hyr. Shy still seems very on edge*

[backstory-character-offical]

*looks over at hyr concernedly, then gets to work trying to use their powers to create a room for Lamb*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*messes with the edge of the blanket quietly*

[backstory-character-offical]

*finishes what he thinks is set up and hidden enough for Echo for the time being to be a room for Lamb, returns to sit at their desk, again waiting for hyr to wake up*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*looks up at Macey, though stays lying down, having been awake the whole time*

[backstory-character-offical]

*startled*

Oh-hi-

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*sits up slowly, still grasping the blanket*

..sorry, I.. didn’t mean to startle you

[backstory-character-offical]

You didn’t! It’s okay! I made a room for you!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

for.. for me..?

[backstory-character-offical]

*smiles brightly*

Yeah! For you!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

Can… can I see it..?

[backstory-character-offical]

Of course you can see it!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*stands up from the bed, wrapping the blanket around hyr shoulders*

[backstory-character-offical]

*nods*

Yeah-um-it’s kinda small since I still need to discuss this with the other person living here and…I wanna wait for the right moment…so…

I hope that’s okay…

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

thats okay

*tilts hyr head*

..is the other person here the one you’re stuck with? Like you mentioned earlier in the field?

[backstory-character-offical]

I-sorry of? It’s still my choice though.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*nods, then looks at the floor*

I—you really don’t.. dont have to do all this for me.. I should just go back before the church gets even more mad at me-

[backstory-character-offical]

No. I want you to be safe, please don’t go back.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*quiet again, looking guilty now*

[backstory-character-offical]

It’s really no trouble!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

you’re.. you’re sure..?

[backstory-character-offical]

I am sure!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

I…okay..

*trying to sound slightly stronger*

..okay.

[backstory-character-offical]

*smiles encouragingly*

That’s it! Wanna see the room now?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*nods*

..yeah

[backstory-character-offical]

Okay! I set it up so you can share my bathroom and kitchen, is that okay? I didn’t have space to make more of them.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*quickly*

thats fine, I don’t mind

[backstory-character-offical]

Okay! Nice!

*leads Lamb to a door to reveal a small space with a bed, a a nightstand, a dresser, and a beanbag*

Does this look good? I can change it if not!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*nods*

N-no, no, it’s.. i.. thank you, you really didn’t have to..

[backstory-character-offical]

It was really little problem! I’m happy you like it! If you want any books or decorations or themes let me know! I love doing that stuff!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

..okay.

*goes to sit on the bed*

I.. thank you. Again.

[backstory-character-offical]

Yeah! No problem! I’m really glad you like it!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*appears*

Hi again!

- @backstory-character-offical

Oh-

*looks up from hyr book and waves*

Hi again!!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

(got too long)

*nods after a moment*

..yeah, I.. I think I’d prefer that. I’m sorry. It’s not that I don’t like your friend, he’s just…

*quiets a bit*

..a lot.

[backstory-character-offical]

Mmhm. Yeah. He is. Sorry, I should’ve prepared you better. But yep, I do think that’s a good decision how.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*nods again, then falls silent, still staring at the sky*

[backstory-character-offical]

*still looking at hyr*

Can I ask you something?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

Oh-uh.. sure!

[backstory-character-offical]

How…did you come to the church? You seem to like fields and the open sky, it…just doesn’t seem like a place someone like you would come by.

*quickly*

It’s okay if you don’t wanna talk about it.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*quiet for a long few seconds*

I.. I think it came by me.

[backstory-character-offical]

*frowns*

How…do you mean?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

the church found me. Took me with them

[backstory-character-offical]

Oh-

I see…

…

You don’t seem to like it.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

the church?

*pauses as if shy’s saying something blasphemous*

I don’t… know.. if I do.

[backstory-character-offical]

I don’t blame you. I doubt I would either.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*quiet for a beat*

I feel bad saying that. That I don’t like the church.

[backstory-character-offical]

*tilts head*

How come? It’s made it pretty clear it doesn’t like you, right??

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

I mean.. yeah, but.. they’ve also given me somewhere to stay all these years. A roof over my head, a place to sleep at night, food.. I mean, they take care of me.

*quietly*

They have for as long as I can remember. And it’s- it’s not like they don’t like me. They just.. hate the sin, love the sinner, you know?

[backstory-character-offical]

*frowns, looks down*

I mean….yeah…

But…

Telling you that you’re completely bad? And can’t figure out who you are? That’s not justified.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*falls silent at that*

[backstory-character-offical]

*also falls quiet*

*after a while*

I’m sorry.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*hyr eyes flick over to Macey in acknowledgment, but then shy looks back at the sky, still silent*

[backstory-character-offical]

*also grows quiet, looking over the field then back at Lamb*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*watches the clouds go by quietly*

[backstory-character-offical]

*in silence, waiting to see if Lamb will say any more or wants to go back, not wanting to disrupt hyr peace*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*it seems like shy’s fallen asleep…*

[backstory-character-offical]

Oh-

*quietly*

Lamb?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*shy is definitely asleep*

[backstory-character-offical]

*unsure what to do, not wanting to take Lamb back to the church, conjures a blanket and lays it over hyr, deciding to just stay there while she sleeps*

*quietly*

Sleep well. You seem like you could use the rest.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*mumbles nonsense in hyr sleep and turns on hyr side, grabbing the blanket and burying hyr face into it*

[backstory-character-offical]

*smiles sadly, watching hyr, before looking up at the sky*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*doesn’t move after that aside from the occasional sleep mutter*

[backstory-character-offical]

*sighs, laying down in the grass and twisting some of their fingers around a plant stalk absentmindedly, waiting for Lamb to wake up and trying to see if he can hear any of the sleep mutters*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*lamb, however, is out cold and doesn’t appear to be waking up any time soon*

[backstory-character-offical]

*hesitates, unsure if they should take hyr somewhere, not wanting hyr to be scared if shy wakes up back at the church*

*teleports hyr back to his room instead, letting hyr sleep on their bed while she designs dresses at his desk*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*starts snoring quietly, which sounds like a mix between a human snore and a sheep’s baa*

[backstory-character-offical]

*giggles to themself, sketching out a shoe design*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*sleeps for a few more hours before shy wakes up. Shy sits up and rubs hyr eyes blearily, looking around*

Oh… did.. I fall asleep…?

[backstory-character-offical]

*looks up, smiling*

Yep! You did in fact fall asleep!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

Oh—sorry-

*yawns, rubbing the back of hyr neck*

how long was I asleep?

[backstory-character-offical]

*stands up*

A few hours.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*immediately panics*

Hours-? They’re gonna know I was gone, they’re gonna kill me again, they’re gonna kill me again—

*starts sobbing, clutching the blanket tightly to hyr chest*

I don’t wanna die again- I don’t wanna- I—

[backstory-character-offical]

*startled*

Lamb-?! No, I can take you back to the exact moment you left, remember? It’s okay-

It’s okay-

*moves over to the bed, sitting beside hyr*

Have they killed you before?!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*tries to reign in hyr crying, merely managing a small nod in response*

[backstory-character-offical]

*eyes wide in disbelief and horror*

Lamb I don’t want you to go back there.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*quietly*

But- but where else where I go-?

*starts to panic again*

What if they look for me-?

[backstory-character-offical]

Hey, it’s okay, it’s okay.

*hesitates*

You could…stay here. They wouldn’t come find you here.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*shakily*

Y..you pr..promise..?

[backstory-character-offical]

*nods*

I promise.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*quiets down again, but shy’s still clearly on edge*

[backstory-character-offical]

*gently*

I can get a room built in here for you. And it’ll be really nice, and nobody will hurt you. Okay?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

..you’re.. you’re.. sure..?

*starts quietly crying again*

I- I’m sorry for being such a burden, I don’t mean to waste your- your time and- and energy and take up space here, I’m sorry- I’m sorry-

[backstory-character-offical]

*quickly*

Yeah! Yeah I’m sure! You’re not wasting anything!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*reigns hyrself back in again, sniffling*

o..okay. I’m.. I’m sorry.

[backstory-character-offical]

Hey-

You don’t need to apologize-

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

ok..okay..

*sniffles, hugging the blanket closer to hyrself*

I’m s..

*trails off, realising what shy was about to say, and just stays silent*

[backstory-character-offical]

Yeah…

Hey, do you wanna rest some more for while and I’ll try to figure out somewhere for you stay?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*nods quietly*

..alright. Th.. thank you.

[backstory-character-offical]

No problem! Have a good rest, okay?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

..okay…

*lays back down, curling up in a tight ball and clutching the blanket as close as possible to hyr. Shy still seems very on edge*

[backstory-character-offical]

*looks over at hyr concernedly, then gets to work trying to use their powers to create a room for Lamb*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*messes with the edge of the blanket quietly*

[backstory-character-offical]

*finishes what he thinks is set up and hidden enough for Echo for the time being to be a room for Lamb, returns to sit at their desk, again waiting for hyr to wake up*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*looks up at Macey, though stays lying down, having been awake the whole time*

[backstory-character-offical]

*startled*

Oh-hi-

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*sits up slowly, still grasping the blanket*

..sorry, I.. didn’t mean to startle you

[backstory-character-offical]

You didn’t! It’s okay! I made a room for you!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

for.. for me..?

[backstory-character-offical]

*smiles brightly*

Yeah! For you!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

Can… can I see it..?

[backstory-character-offical]

Of course you can see it!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*stands up from the bed, wrapping the blanket around hyr shoulders*

[backstory-character-offical]

*nods*

Yeah-um-it’s kinda small since I still need to discuss this with the other person living here and…I wanna wait for the right moment…so…

I hope that’s okay…

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

thats okay

*tilts hyr head*

..is the other person here the one you’re stuck with? Like you mentioned earlier in the field?

[backstory-character-offical]

I-sorry of? It’s still my choice though.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*nods, then looks at the floor*

I—you really don’t.. dont have to do all this for me.. I should just go back before the church gets even more mad at me-

[backstory-character-offical]

No. I want you to be safe, please don’t go back.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*quiet again, looking guilty now*

[backstory-character-offical]

It’s really no trouble!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

you’re.. you’re sure..?

[backstory-character-offical]

I am sure!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

I…okay..

*trying to sound slightly stronger*

..okay.

[backstory-character-offical]

*smiles encouragingly*

That’s it! Wanna see the room now?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*nods*

..yeah

[backstory-character-offical]

Okay! I set it up so you can share my bathroom and kitchen, is that okay? I didn’t have space to make more of them.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*quickly*

thats fine, I don’t mind

[backstory-character-offical]

Okay! Nice!

*leads Lamb to a door to reveal a small space with a bed, a a nightstand, a dresser, and a beanbag*

Does this look good? I can change it if not!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*nods*

N-no, no, it’s.. i.. thank you, you really didn’t have to..

[backstory-character-offical]

It was really little problem! I’m happy you like it! If you want any books or decorations or themes let me know! I love doing that stuff!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*appears*

Hi again!

- @backstory-character-offical

Oh-

*looks up from hyr book and waves*

Hi again!!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

(got too long)

*nods after a moment*

..yeah, I.. I think I’d prefer that. I’m sorry. It’s not that I don’t like your friend, he’s just…

*quiets a bit*

..a lot.

[backstory-character-offical]

Mmhm. Yeah. He is. Sorry, I should’ve prepared you better. But yep, I do think that’s a good decision how.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*nods again, then falls silent, still staring at the sky*

[backstory-character-offical]

*still looking at hyr*

Can I ask you something?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

Oh-uh.. sure!

[backstory-character-offical]

How…did you come to the church? You seem to like fields and the open sky, it…just doesn’t seem like a place someone like you would come by.

*quickly*

It’s okay if you don’t wanna talk about it.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*quiet for a long few seconds*

I.. I think it came by me.

[backstory-character-offical]

*frowns*

How…do you mean?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

the church found me. Took me with them

[backstory-character-offical]

Oh-

I see…

…

You don’t seem to like it.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

the church?

*pauses as if shy’s saying something blasphemous*

I don’t… know.. if I do.

[backstory-character-offical]

I don’t blame you. I doubt I would either.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*quiet for a beat*

I feel bad saying that. That I don’t like the church.

[backstory-character-offical]

*tilts head*

How come? It’s made it pretty clear it doesn’t like you, right??

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

I mean.. yeah, but.. they’ve also given me somewhere to stay all these years. A roof over my head, a place to sleep at night, food.. I mean, they take care of me.

*quietly*

They have for as long as I can remember. And it’s- it’s not like they don’t like me. They just.. hate the sin, love the sinner, you know?

[backstory-character-offical]

*frowns, looks down*

I mean….yeah…

But…

Telling you that you’re completely bad? And can’t figure out who you are? That’s not justified.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*falls silent at that*

[backstory-character-offical]

*also falls quiet*

*after a while*

I’m sorry.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*hyr eyes flick over to Macey in acknowledgment, but then shy looks back at the sky, still silent*

[backstory-character-offical]

*also grows quiet, looking over the field then back at Lamb*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*watches the clouds go by quietly*

[backstory-character-offical]

*in silence, waiting to see if Lamb will say any more or wants to go back, not wanting to disrupt hyr peace*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*it seems like shy’s fallen asleep…*

[backstory-character-offical]

Oh-

*quietly*

Lamb?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*shy is definitely asleep*

[backstory-character-offical]

*unsure what to do, not wanting to take Lamb back to the church, conjures a blanket and lays it over hyr, deciding to just stay there while she sleeps*

*quietly*

Sleep well. You seem like you could use the rest.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*mumbles nonsense in hyr sleep and turns on hyr side, grabbing the blanket and burying hyr face into it*

[backstory-character-offical]

*smiles sadly, watching hyr, before looking up at the sky*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*doesn’t move after that aside from the occasional sleep mutter*

[backstory-character-offical]

*sighs, laying down in the grass and twisting some of their fingers around a plant stalk absentmindedly, waiting for Lamb to wake up and trying to see if he can hear any of the sleep mutters*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*lamb, however, is out cold and doesn’t appear to be waking up any time soon*

[backstory-character-offical]

*hesitates, unsure if they should take hyr somewhere, not wanting hyr to be scared if shy wakes up back at the church*

*teleports hyr back to his room instead, letting hyr sleep on their bed while she designs dresses at his desk*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*starts snoring quietly, which sounds like a mix between a human snore and a sheep’s baa*

[backstory-character-offical]

*giggles to themself, sketching out a shoe design*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*sleeps for a few more hours before shy wakes up. Shy sits up and rubs hyr eyes blearily, looking around*

Oh… did.. I fall asleep…?

[backstory-character-offical]

*looks up, smiling*

Yep! You did in fact fall asleep!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

Oh—sorry-

*yawns, rubbing the back of hyr neck*

how long was I asleep?

[backstory-character-offical]

*stands up*

A few hours.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*immediately panics*

Hours-? They’re gonna know I was gone, they’re gonna kill me again, they’re gonna kill me again—

*starts sobbing, clutching the blanket tightly to hyr chest*

I don’t wanna die again- I don’t wanna- I—

[backstory-character-offical]

*startled*

Lamb-?! No, I can take you back to the exact moment you left, remember? It’s okay-

It’s okay-

*moves over to the bed, sitting beside hyr*

Have they killed you before?!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*tries to reign in hyr crying, merely managing a small nod in response*

[backstory-character-offical]

*eyes wide in disbelief and horror*

Lamb I don’t want you to go back there.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*quietly*

But- but where else where I go-?

*starts to panic again*

What if they look for me-?

[backstory-character-offical]

Hey, it’s okay, it’s okay.

*hesitates*

You could…stay here. They wouldn’t come find you here.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*shakily*

Y..you pr..promise..?

[backstory-character-offical]

*nods*

I promise.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*quiets down again, but shy’s still clearly on edge*

[backstory-character-offical]

*gently*

I can get a room built in here for you. And it’ll be really nice, and nobody will hurt you. Okay?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

..you’re.. you’re.. sure..?

*starts quietly crying again*

I- I’m sorry for being such a burden, I don’t mean to waste your- your time and- and energy and take up space here, I’m sorry- I’m sorry-

[backstory-character-offical]

*quickly*

Yeah! Yeah I’m sure! You’re not wasting anything!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*reigns hyrself back in again, sniffling*

o..okay. I’m.. I’m sorry.

[backstory-character-offical]

Hey-

You don’t need to apologize-

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

ok..okay..

*sniffles, hugging the blanket closer to hyrself*

I’m s..

*trails off, realising what shy was about to say, and just stays silent*

[backstory-character-offical]

Yeah…

Hey, do you wanna rest some more for while and I’ll try to figure out somewhere for you stay?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*nods quietly*

..alright. Th.. thank you.

[backstory-character-offical]

No problem! Have a good rest, okay?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

..okay…

*lays back down, curling up in a tight ball and clutching the blanket as close as possible to hyr. Shy still seems very on edge*

[backstory-character-offical]

*looks over at hyr concernedly, then gets to work trying to use their powers to create a room for Lamb*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*messes with the edge of the blanket quietly*

[backstory-character-offical]

*finishes what he thinks is set up and hidden enough for Echo for the time being to be a room for Lamb, returns to sit at their desk, again waiting for hyr to wake up*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*looks up at Macey, though stays lying down, having been awake the whole time*

[backstory-character-offical]

*startled*

Oh-hi-

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*sits up slowly, still grasping the blanket*

..sorry, I.. didn’t mean to startle you

[backstory-character-offical]

You didn’t! It’s okay! I made a room for you!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

for.. for me..?

[backstory-character-offical]

*smiles brightly*

Yeah! For you!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

Can… can I see it..?

[backstory-character-offical]

Of course you can see it!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*stands up from the bed, wrapping the blanket around hyr shoulders*

[backstory-character-offical]

*nods*

Yeah-um-it’s kinda small since I still need to discuss this with the other person living here and…I wanna wait for the right moment…so…

I hope that’s okay…

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

thats okay

*tilts hyr head*

..is the other person here the one you’re stuck with? Like you mentioned earlier in the field?

[backstory-character-offical]

I-sorry of? It’s still my choice though.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*nods, then looks at the floor*

I—you really don’t.. dont have to do all this for me.. I should just go back before the church gets even more mad at me-

[backstory-character-offical]

No. I want you to be safe, please don’t go back.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*quiet again, looking guilty now*

[backstory-character-offical]

It’s really no trouble!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

you’re.. you’re sure..?

[backstory-character-offical]

I am sure!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

I…okay..

*trying to sound slightly stronger*

..okay.

[backstory-character-offical]

*smiles encouragingly*

That’s it! Wanna see the room now?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*nods*

..yeah

[backstory-character-offical]

Okay! I set it up so you can share my bathroom and kitchen, is that okay? I didn’t have space to make more of them.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*quickly*

thats fine, I don’t mind

[backstory-character-offical]

Okay! Nice!

*leads Lamb to a door to reveal a small space with a bed, a a nightstand, a dresser, and a beanbag*

Does this look good? I can change it if not!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*appears*

Hi again!

- @backstory-character-offical

Oh-

*looks up from hyr book and waves*

Hi again!!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

(got too long)

*nods after a moment*

..yeah, I.. I think I’d prefer that. I’m sorry. It’s not that I don’t like your friend, he’s just…

*quiets a bit*

..a lot.

[backstory-character-offical]

Mmhm. Yeah. He is. Sorry, I should’ve prepared you better. But yep, I do think that’s a good decision how.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*nods again, then falls silent, still staring at the sky*

[backstory-character-offical]

*still looking at hyr*

Can I ask you something?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

Oh-uh.. sure!

[backstory-character-offical]

How…did you come to the church? You seem to like fields and the open sky, it…just doesn’t seem like a place someone like you would come by.

*quickly*

It’s okay if you don’t wanna talk about it.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*quiet for a long few seconds*

I.. I think it came by me.

[backstory-character-offical]

*frowns*

How…do you mean?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

the church found me. Took me with them

[backstory-character-offical]

Oh-

I see…

…

You don’t seem to like it.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

the church?

*pauses as if shy’s saying something blasphemous*

I don’t… know.. if I do.

[backstory-character-offical]

I don’t blame you. I doubt I would either.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*quiet for a beat*

I feel bad saying that. That I don’t like the church.

[backstory-character-offical]

*tilts head*

How come? It’s made it pretty clear it doesn’t like you, right??

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

I mean.. yeah, but.. they’ve also given me somewhere to stay all these years. A roof over my head, a place to sleep at night, food.. I mean, they take care of me.

*quietly*

They have for as long as I can remember. And it’s- it’s not like they don’t like me. They just.. hate the sin, love the sinner, you know?

[backstory-character-offical]

*frowns, looks down*

I mean….yeah…

But…

Telling you that you’re completely bad? And can’t figure out who you are? That’s not justified.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*falls silent at that*

[backstory-character-offical]

*also falls quiet*

*after a while*

I’m sorry.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*hyr eyes flick over to Macey in acknowledgment, but then shy looks back at the sky, still silent*

[backstory-character-offical]

*also grows quiet, looking over the field then back at Lamb*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*watches the clouds go by quietly*

[backstory-character-offical]

*in silence, waiting to see if Lamb will say any more or wants to go back, not wanting to disrupt hyr peace*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*it seems like shy’s fallen asleep…*

[backstory-character-offical]

Oh-

*quietly*

Lamb?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*shy is definitely asleep*

[backstory-character-offical]

*unsure what to do, not wanting to take Lamb back to the church, conjures a blanket and lays it over hyr, deciding to just stay there while she sleeps*

*quietly*

Sleep well. You seem like you could use the rest.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*mumbles nonsense in hyr sleep and turns on hyr side, grabbing the blanket and burying hyr face into it*

[backstory-character-offical]

*smiles sadly, watching hyr, before looking up at the sky*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*doesn’t move after that aside from the occasional sleep mutter*

[backstory-character-offical]

*sighs, laying down in the grass and twisting some of their fingers around a plant stalk absentmindedly, waiting for Lamb to wake up and trying to see if he can hear any of the sleep mutters*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*lamb, however, is out cold and doesn’t appear to be waking up any time soon*

[backstory-character-offical]

*hesitates, unsure if they should take hyr somewhere, not wanting hyr to be scared if shy wakes up back at the church*

*teleports hyr back to his room instead, letting hyr sleep on their bed while she designs dresses at his desk*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*starts snoring quietly, which sounds like a mix between a human snore and a sheep’s baa*

[backstory-character-offical]

*giggles to themself, sketching out a shoe design*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*sleeps for a few more hours before shy wakes up. Shy sits up and rubs hyr eyes blearily, looking around*

Oh… did.. I fall asleep…?

[backstory-character-offical]

*looks up, smiling*

Yep! You did in fact fall asleep!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

Oh—sorry-

*yawns, rubbing the back of hyr neck*

how long was I asleep?

[backstory-character-offical]

*stands up*

A few hours.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*immediately panics*

Hours-? They’re gonna know I was gone, they’re gonna kill me again, they’re gonna kill me again—

*starts sobbing, clutching the blanket tightly to hyr chest*

I don’t wanna die again- I don’t wanna- I—

[backstory-character-offical]

*startled*

Lamb-?! No, I can take you back to the exact moment you left, remember? It’s okay-

It’s okay-

*moves over to the bed, sitting beside hyr*

Have they killed you before?!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*tries to reign in hyr crying, merely managing a small nod in response*

[backstory-character-offical]

*eyes wide in disbelief and horror*

Lamb I don’t want you to go back there.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*quietly*

But- but where else where I go-?

*starts to panic again*

What if they look for me-?

[backstory-character-offical]

Hey, it’s okay, it’s okay.

*hesitates*

You could…stay here. They wouldn’t come find you here.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*shakily*

Y..you pr..promise..?

[backstory-character-offical]

*nods*

I promise.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*quiets down again, but shy’s still clearly on edge*

[backstory-character-offical]

*gently*

I can get a room built in here for you. And it’ll be really nice, and nobody will hurt you. Okay?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

..you’re.. you’re.. sure..?

*starts quietly crying again*

I- I’m sorry for being such a burden, I don’t mean to waste your- your time and- and energy and take up space here, I’m sorry- I’m sorry-

[backstory-character-offical]

*quickly*

Yeah! Yeah I’m sure! You’re not wasting anything!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*reigns hyrself back in again, sniffling*

o..okay. I’m.. I’m sorry.

[backstory-character-offical]

Hey-

You don’t need to apologize-

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

ok..okay..

*sniffles, hugging the blanket closer to hyrself*

I’m s..

*trails off, realising what shy was about to say, and just stays silent*

[backstory-character-offical]

Yeah…

Hey, do you wanna rest some more for while and I’ll try to figure out somewhere for you stay?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*nods quietly*

..alright. Th.. thank you.

[backstory-character-offical]

No problem! Have a good rest, okay?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

..okay…

*lays back down, curling up in a tight ball and clutching the blanket as close as possible to hyr. Shy still seems very on edge*

[backstory-character-offical]

*looks over at hyr concernedly, then gets to work trying to use their powers to create a room for Lamb*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*messes with the edge of the blanket quietly*

[backstory-character-offical]

*finishes what he thinks is set up and hidden enough for Echo for the time being to be a room for Lamb, returns to sit at their desk, again waiting for hyr to wake up*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*looks up at Macey, though stays lying down, having been awake the whole time*

[backstory-character-offical]

*startled*

Oh-hi-

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*sits up slowly, still grasping the blanket*

..sorry, I.. didn’t mean to startle you

[backstory-character-offical]

You didn’t! It’s okay! I made a room for you!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

for.. for me..?

[backstory-character-offical]

*smiles brightly*

Yeah! For you!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

Can… can I see it..?

[backstory-character-offical]

Of course you can see it!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*stands up from the bed, wrapping the blanket around hyr shoulders*

[backstory-character-offical]

*nods*

Yeah-um-it’s kinda small since I still need to discuss this with the other person living here and…I wanna wait for the right moment…so…

I hope that’s okay…

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

thats okay

*tilts hyr head*

..is the other person here the one you’re stuck with? Like you mentioned earlier in the field?

[backstory-character-offical]

I-sorry of? It’s still my choice though.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*nods, then looks at the floor*

I—you really don’t.. dont have to do all this for me.. I should just go back before the church gets even more mad at me-

[backstory-character-offical]

No. I want you to be safe, please don’t go back.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*quiet again, looking guilty now*

[backstory-character-offical]

It’s really no trouble!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

you’re.. you’re sure..?

[backstory-character-offical]

I am sure!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

I…okay..

*trying to sound slightly stronger*

..okay.

[backstory-character-offical]

*smiles encouragingly*

That’s it! Wanna see the room now?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*nods*

..yeah

[backstory-character-offical]

Okay! I set it up so you can share my bathroom and kitchen, is that okay? I didn’t have space to make more of them.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*appears*

Hi again!

- @backstory-character-offical

Oh-

*looks up from hyr book and waves*

Hi again!!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

(got too long)

*nods after a moment*

..yeah, I.. I think I’d prefer that. I’m sorry. It’s not that I don’t like your friend, he’s just…

*quiets a bit*

..a lot.

[backstory-character-offical]

Mmhm. Yeah. He is. Sorry, I should’ve prepared you better. But yep, I do think that’s a good decision how.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*nods again, then falls silent, still staring at the sky*

[backstory-character-offical]

*still looking at hyr*

Can I ask you something?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

Oh-uh.. sure!

[backstory-character-offical]

How…did you come to the church? You seem to like fields and the open sky, it…just doesn’t seem like a place someone like you would come by.

*quickly*

It’s okay if you don’t wanna talk about it.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*quiet for a long few seconds*

I.. I think it came by me.

[backstory-character-offical]

*frowns*

How…do you mean?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

the church found me. Took me with them

[backstory-character-offical]

Oh-

I see…

…

You don’t seem to like it.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

the church?

*pauses as if shy’s saying something blasphemous*

I don’t… know.. if I do.

[backstory-character-offical]

I don’t blame you. I doubt I would either.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*quiet for a beat*

I feel bad saying that. That I don’t like the church.

[backstory-character-offical]

*tilts head*

How come? It’s made it pretty clear it doesn’t like you, right??

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

I mean.. yeah, but.. they’ve also given me somewhere to stay all these years. A roof over my head, a place to sleep at night, food.. I mean, they take care of me.

*quietly*

They have for as long as I can remember. And it’s- it’s not like they don’t like me. They just.. hate the sin, love the sinner, you know?

[backstory-character-offical]

*frowns, looks down*

I mean….yeah…

But…

Telling you that you’re completely bad? And can’t figure out who you are? That’s not justified.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*falls silent at that*

[backstory-character-offical]

*also falls quiet*

*after a while*

I’m sorry.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*hyr eyes flick over to Macey in acknowledgment, but then shy looks back at the sky, still silent*

[backstory-character-offical]

*also grows quiet, looking over the field then back at Lamb*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*watches the clouds go by quietly*

[backstory-character-offical]

*in silence, waiting to see if Lamb will say any more or wants to go back, not wanting to disrupt hyr peace*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*it seems like shy’s fallen asleep…*

[backstory-character-offical]

Oh-

*quietly*

Lamb?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*shy is definitely asleep*

[backstory-character-offical]

*unsure what to do, not wanting to take Lamb back to the church, conjures a blanket and lays it over hyr, deciding to just stay there while she sleeps*

*quietly*

Sleep well. You seem like you could use the rest.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*mumbles nonsense in hyr sleep and turns on hyr side, grabbing the blanket and burying hyr face into it*

[backstory-character-offical]

*smiles sadly, watching hyr, before looking up at the sky*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*doesn’t move after that aside from the occasional sleep mutter*

[backstory-character-offical]

*sighs, laying down in the grass and twisting some of their fingers around a plant stalk absentmindedly, waiting for Lamb to wake up and trying to see if he can hear any of the sleep mutters*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*lamb, however, is out cold and doesn’t appear to be waking up any time soon*

[backstory-character-offical]

*hesitates, unsure if they should take hyr somewhere, not wanting hyr to be scared if shy wakes up back at the church*

*teleports hyr back to his room instead, letting hyr sleep on their bed while she designs dresses at his desk*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*starts snoring quietly, which sounds like a mix between a human snore and a sheep’s baa*

[backstory-character-offical]

*giggles to themself, sketching out a shoe design*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*sleeps for a few more hours before shy wakes up. Shy sits up and rubs hyr eyes blearily, looking around*

Oh… did.. I fall asleep…?

[backstory-character-offical]

*looks up, smiling*

Yep! You did in fact fall asleep!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

Oh—sorry-

*yawns, rubbing the back of hyr neck*

how long was I asleep?

[backstory-character-offical]

*stands up*

A few hours.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*immediately panics*

Hours-? They’re gonna know I was gone, they’re gonna kill me again, they’re gonna kill me again—

*starts sobbing, clutching the blanket tightly to hyr chest*

I don’t wanna die again- I don’t wanna- I—

[backstory-character-offical]

*startled*

Lamb-?! No, I can take you back to the exact moment you left, remember? It’s okay-

It’s okay-

*moves over to the bed, sitting beside hyr*

Have they killed you before?!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*tries to reign in hyr crying, merely managing a small nod in response*

[backstory-character-offical]

*eyes wide in disbelief and horror*

Lamb I don’t want you to go back there.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*quietly*

But- but where else where I go-?

*starts to panic again*

What if they look for me-?

[backstory-character-offical]

Hey, it’s okay, it’s okay.

*hesitates*

You could…stay here. They wouldn’t come find you here.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*shakily*

Y..you pr..promise..?

[backstory-character-offical]

*nods*

I promise.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*quiets down again, but shy’s still clearly on edge*

[backstory-character-offical]

*gently*

I can get a room built in here for you. And it’ll be really nice, and nobody will hurt you. Okay?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

..you’re.. you’re.. sure..?

*starts quietly crying again*

I- I’m sorry for being such a burden, I don’t mean to waste your- your time and- and energy and take up space here, I’m sorry- I’m sorry-

[backstory-character-offical]

*quickly*

Yeah! Yeah I’m sure! You’re not wasting anything!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*reigns hyrself back in again, sniffling*

o..okay. I’m.. I’m sorry.

[backstory-character-offical]

Hey-

You don’t need to apologize-

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

ok..okay..

*sniffles, hugging the blanket closer to hyrself*

I’m s..

*trails off, realising what shy was about to say, and just stays silent*

[backstory-character-offical]

Yeah…

Hey, do you wanna rest some more for while and I’ll try to figure out somewhere for you stay?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*nods quietly*

..alright. Th.. thank you.

[backstory-character-offical]

No problem! Have a good rest, okay?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

..okay…

*lays back down, curling up in a tight ball and clutching the blanket as close as possible to hyr. Shy still seems very on edge*

[backstory-character-offical]

*looks over at hyr concernedly, then gets to work trying to use their powers to create a room for Lamb*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*messes with the edge of the blanket quietly*

[backstory-character-offical]

*finishes what he thinks is set up and hidden enough for Echo for the time being to be a room for Lamb, returns to sit at their desk, again waiting for hyr to wake up*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*looks up at Macey, though stays lying down, having been awake the whole time*

[backstory-character-offical]

*startled*

Oh-hi-

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*sits up slowly, still grasping the blanket*

..sorry, I.. didn’t mean to startle you

[backstory-character-offical]

You didn’t! It’s okay! I made a room for you!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

for.. for me..?

[backstory-character-offical]

*smiles brightly*

Yeah! For you!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

Can… can I see it..?

[backstory-character-offical]

Of course you can see it!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*stands up from the bed, wrapping the blanket around hyr shoulders*

[backstory-character-offical]

*nods*

Yeah-um-it’s kinda small since I still need to discuss this with the other person living here and…I wanna wait for the right moment…so…

I hope that’s okay…

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

thats okay

*tilts hyr head*

..is the other person here the one you’re stuck with? Like you mentioned earlier in the field?

[backstory-character-offical]

I-sorry of? It’s still my choice though.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*nods, then looks at the floor*

I—you really don’t.. dont have to do all this for me.. I should just go back before the church gets even more mad at me-

[backstory-character-offical]

No. I want you to be safe, please don’t go back.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*quiet again, looking guilty now*

[backstory-character-offical]

It’s really no trouble!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

you’re.. you’re sure..?

[backstory-character-offical]

I am sure!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

I…okay..

*trying to sound slightly stronger*

..okay.

[backstory-character-offical]

*smiles encouragingly*

That’s it! Wanna see the room now?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*appears*

Hi again!

- @backstory-character-offical

Oh-

*looks up from hyr book and waves*

Hi again!!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

(got too long)

*nods after a moment*

..yeah, I.. I think I’d prefer that. I’m sorry. It’s not that I don’t like your friend, he’s just…

*quiets a bit*

..a lot.

[backstory-character-offical]

Mmhm. Yeah. He is. Sorry, I should’ve prepared you better. But yep, I do think that’s a good decision how.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*nods again, then falls silent, still staring at the sky*

[backstory-character-offical]

*still looking at hyr*

Can I ask you something?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

Oh-uh.. sure!

[backstory-character-offical]

How…did you come to the church? You seem to like fields and the open sky, it…just doesn’t seem like a place someone like you would come by.

*quickly*

It’s okay if you don’t wanna talk about it.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*quiet for a long few seconds*

I.. I think it came by me.

[backstory-character-offical]

*frowns*

How…do you mean?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

the church found me. Took me with them

[backstory-character-offical]

Oh-

I see…

…

You don’t seem to like it.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

the church?

*pauses as if shy’s saying something blasphemous*

I don’t… know.. if I do.

[backstory-character-offical]

I don’t blame you. I doubt I would either.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*quiet for a beat*

I feel bad saying that. That I don’t like the church.

[backstory-character-offical]

*tilts head*

How come? It’s made it pretty clear it doesn’t like you, right??

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

I mean.. yeah, but.. they’ve also given me somewhere to stay all these years. A roof over my head, a place to sleep at night, food.. I mean, they take care of me.

*quietly*

They have for as long as I can remember. And it’s- it’s not like they don’t like me. They just.. hate the sin, love the sinner, you know?

[backstory-character-offical]

*frowns, looks down*

I mean….yeah…

But…

Telling you that you’re completely bad? And can’t figure out who you are? That’s not justified.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*falls silent at that*

[backstory-character-offical]

*also falls quiet*

*after a while*

I’m sorry.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*hyr eyes flick over to Macey in acknowledgment, but then shy looks back at the sky, still silent*

[backstory-character-offical]

*also grows quiet, looking over the field then back at Lamb*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*watches the clouds go by quietly*

[backstory-character-offical]

*in silence, waiting to see if Lamb will say any more or wants to go back, not wanting to disrupt hyr peace*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*it seems like shy’s fallen asleep…*

[backstory-character-offical]

Oh-

*quietly*

Lamb?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*shy is definitely asleep*

[backstory-character-offical]

*unsure what to do, not wanting to take Lamb back to the church, conjures a blanket and lays it over hyr, deciding to just stay there while she sleeps*

*quietly*

Sleep well. You seem like you could use the rest.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*mumbles nonsense in hyr sleep and turns on hyr side, grabbing the blanket and burying hyr face into it*

[backstory-character-offical]

*smiles sadly, watching hyr, before looking up at the sky*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*doesn’t move after that aside from the occasional sleep mutter*

[backstory-character-offical]

*sighs, laying down in the grass and twisting some of their fingers around a plant stalk absentmindedly, waiting for Lamb to wake up and trying to see if he can hear any of the sleep mutters*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*lamb, however, is out cold and doesn’t appear to be waking up any time soon*

[backstory-character-offical]

*hesitates, unsure if they should take hyr somewhere, not wanting hyr to be scared if shy wakes up back at the church*

*teleports hyr back to his room instead, letting hyr sleep on their bed while she designs dresses at his desk*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*starts snoring quietly, which sounds like a mix between a human snore and a sheep’s baa*

[backstory-character-offical]

*giggles to themself, sketching out a shoe design*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*sleeps for a few more hours before shy wakes up. Shy sits up and rubs hyr eyes blearily, looking around*

Oh… did.. I fall asleep…?

[backstory-character-offical]

*looks up, smiling*

Yep! You did in fact fall asleep!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

Oh—sorry-

*yawns, rubbing the back of hyr neck*

how long was I asleep?

[backstory-character-offical]

*stands up*

A few hours.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*immediately panics*

Hours-? They’re gonna know I was gone, they’re gonna kill me again, they’re gonna kill me again—

*starts sobbing, clutching the blanket tightly to hyr chest*

I don’t wanna die again- I don’t wanna- I—

[backstory-character-offical]

*startled*

Lamb-?! No, I can take you back to the exact moment you left, remember? It’s okay-

It’s okay-

*moves over to the bed, sitting beside hyr*

Have they killed you before?!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*tries to reign in hyr crying, merely managing a small nod in response*

[backstory-character-offical]

*eyes wide in disbelief and horror*

Lamb I don’t want you to go back there.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*quietly*

But- but where else where I go-?

*starts to panic again*

What if they look for me-?

[backstory-character-offical]

Hey, it’s okay, it’s okay.

*hesitates*

You could…stay here. They wouldn’t come find you here.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*shakily*

Y..you pr..promise..?

[backstory-character-offical]

*nods*

I promise.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*quiets down again, but shy’s still clearly on edge*

[backstory-character-offical]

*gently*

I can get a room built in here for you. And it’ll be really nice, and nobody will hurt you. Okay?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

..you’re.. you’re.. sure..?

*starts quietly crying again*

I- I’m sorry for being such a burden, I don’t mean to waste your- your time and- and energy and take up space here, I’m sorry- I’m sorry-

[backstory-character-offical]

*quickly*

Yeah! Yeah I’m sure! You’re not wasting anything!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*reigns hyrself back in again, sniffling*

o..okay. I’m.. I’m sorry.

[backstory-character-offical]

Hey-

You don’t need to apologize-

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

ok..okay..

*sniffles, hugging the blanket closer to hyrself*

I’m s..

*trails off, realising what shy was about to say, and just stays silent*

[backstory-character-offical]

Yeah…

Hey, do you wanna rest some more for while and I’ll try to figure out somewhere for you stay?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*nods quietly*

..alright. Th.. thank you.

[backstory-character-offical]

No problem! Have a good rest, okay?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

..okay…

*lays back down, curling up in a tight ball and clutching the blanket as close as possible to hyr. Shy still seems very on edge*

[backstory-character-offical]

*looks over at hyr concernedly, then gets to work trying to use their powers to create a room for Lamb*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*messes with the edge of the blanket quietly*

[backstory-character-offical]

*finishes what he thinks is set up and hidden enough for Echo for the time being to be a room for Lamb, returns to sit at their desk, again waiting for hyr to wake up*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*looks up at Macey, though stays lying down, having been awake the whole time*

[backstory-character-offical]

*startled*

Oh-hi-

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*sits up slowly, still grasping the blanket*

..sorry, I.. didn’t mean to startle you

[backstory-character-offical]

You didn’t! It’s okay! I made a room for you!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

for.. for me..?

[backstory-character-offical]

*smiles brightly*

Yeah! For you!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

Can… can I see it..?

[backstory-character-offical]

Of course you can see it!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*stands up from the bed, wrapping the blanket around hyr shoulders*

[backstory-character-offical]

*nods*

Yeah-um-it’s kinda small since I still need to discuss this with the other person living here and…I wanna wait for the right moment…so…

I hope that’s okay…

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

thats okay

*tilts hyr head*

..is the other person here the one you’re stuck with? Like you mentioned earlier in the field?

[backstory-character-offical]

I-sorry of? It’s still my choice though.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*nods, then looks at the floor*

I—you really don’t.. dont have to do all this for me.. I should just go back before the church gets even more mad at me-

[backstory-character-offical]

No. I want you to be safe, please don’t go back.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*quiet again, looking guilty now*

[backstory-character-offical]

It’s really no trouble!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

you’re.. you’re sure..?

[backstory-character-offical]

I am sure!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*appears*

Hi again!

- @backstory-character-offical

Oh-

*looks up from hyr book and waves*

Hi again!!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

(got too long)

*nods after a moment*

..yeah, I.. I think I’d prefer that. I’m sorry. It’s not that I don’t like your friend, he’s just…

*quiets a bit*

..a lot.

[backstory-character-offical]

Mmhm. Yeah. He is. Sorry, I should’ve prepared you better. But yep, I do think that’s a good decision how.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*nods again, then falls silent, still staring at the sky*

[backstory-character-offical]

*still looking at hyr*

Can I ask you something?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

Oh-uh.. sure!

[backstory-character-offical]

How…did you come to the church? You seem to like fields and the open sky, it…just doesn’t seem like a place someone like you would come by.

*quickly*

It’s okay if you don’t wanna talk about it.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*quiet for a long few seconds*

I.. I think it came by me.

[backstory-character-offical]

*frowns*

How…do you mean?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

the church found me. Took me with them

[backstory-character-offical]

Oh-

I see…

…

You don’t seem to like it.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

the church?

*pauses as if shy’s saying something blasphemous*

I don’t… know.. if I do.

[backstory-character-offical]

I don’t blame you. I doubt I would either.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*quiet for a beat*

I feel bad saying that. That I don’t like the church.

[backstory-character-offical]

*tilts head*

How come? It’s made it pretty clear it doesn’t like you, right??

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

I mean.. yeah, but.. they’ve also given me somewhere to stay all these years. A roof over my head, a place to sleep at night, food.. I mean, they take care of me.

*quietly*

They have for as long as I can remember. And it’s- it’s not like they don’t like me. They just.. hate the sin, love the sinner, you know?

[backstory-character-offical]

*frowns, looks down*

I mean….yeah…

But…

Telling you that you’re completely bad? And can’t figure out who you are? That’s not justified.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*falls silent at that*

[backstory-character-offical]

*also falls quiet*

*after a while*

I’m sorry.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*hyr eyes flick over to Macey in acknowledgment, but then shy looks back at the sky, still silent*

[backstory-character-offical]

*also grows quiet, looking over the field then back at Lamb*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*watches the clouds go by quietly*

[backstory-character-offical]

*in silence, waiting to see if Lamb will say any more or wants to go back, not wanting to disrupt hyr peace*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*it seems like shy’s fallen asleep…*

[backstory-character-offical]

Oh-

*quietly*

Lamb?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*shy is definitely asleep*

[backstory-character-offical]

*unsure what to do, not wanting to take Lamb back to the church, conjures a blanket and lays it over hyr, deciding to just stay there while she sleeps*

*quietly*

Sleep well. You seem like you could use the rest.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*mumbles nonsense in hyr sleep and turns on hyr side, grabbing the blanket and burying hyr face into it*

[backstory-character-offical]

*smiles sadly, watching hyr, before looking up at the sky*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*doesn’t move after that aside from the occasional sleep mutter*

[backstory-character-offical]

*sighs, laying down in the grass and twisting some of their fingers around a plant stalk absentmindedly, waiting for Lamb to wake up and trying to see if he can hear any of the sleep mutters*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*lamb, however, is out cold and doesn’t appear to be waking up any time soon*

[backstory-character-offical]

*hesitates, unsure if they should take hyr somewhere, not wanting hyr to be scared if shy wakes up back at the church*

*teleports hyr back to his room instead, letting hyr sleep on their bed while she designs dresses at his desk*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*starts snoring quietly, which sounds like a mix between a human snore and a sheep’s baa*

[backstory-character-offical]

*giggles to themself, sketching out a shoe design*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*sleeps for a few more hours before shy wakes up. Shy sits up and rubs hyr eyes blearily, looking around*

Oh… did.. I fall asleep…?

[backstory-character-offical]

*looks up, smiling*

Yep! You did in fact fall asleep!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

Oh—sorry-

*yawns, rubbing the back of hyr neck*

how long was I asleep?

[backstory-character-offical]

*stands up*

A few hours.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*immediately panics*

Hours-? They’re gonna know I was gone, they’re gonna kill me again, they’re gonna kill me again—

*starts sobbing, clutching the blanket tightly to hyr chest*

I don’t wanna die again- I don’t wanna- I—

[backstory-character-offical]

*startled*

Lamb-?! No, I can take you back to the exact moment you left, remember? It’s okay-

It’s okay-

*moves over to the bed, sitting beside hyr*

Have they killed you before?!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*tries to reign in hyr crying, merely managing a small nod in response*

[backstory-character-offical]

*eyes wide in disbelief and horror*

Lamb I don’t want you to go back there.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*quietly*

But- but where else where I go-?

*starts to panic again*

What if they look for me-?

[backstory-character-offical]

Hey, it’s okay, it’s okay.

*hesitates*

You could…stay here. They wouldn’t come find you here.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*shakily*

Y..you pr..promise..?

[backstory-character-offical]

*nods*

I promise.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*quiets down again, but shy’s still clearly on edge*

[backstory-character-offical]

*gently*

I can get a room built in here for you. And it’ll be really nice, and nobody will hurt you. Okay?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

..you’re.. you’re.. sure..?

*starts quietly crying again*

I- I’m sorry for being such a burden, I don’t mean to waste your- your time and- and energy and take up space here, I’m sorry- I’m sorry-

[backstory-character-offical]

*quickly*

Yeah! Yeah I’m sure! You’re not wasting anything!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*reigns hyrself back in again, sniffling*

o..okay. I’m.. I’m sorry.

[backstory-character-offical]

Hey-

You don’t need to apologize-

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

ok..okay..

*sniffles, hugging the blanket closer to hyrself*

I’m s..

*trails off, realising what shy was about to say, and just stays silent*

[backstory-character-offical]

Yeah…

Hey, do you wanna rest some more for while and I’ll try to figure out somewhere for you stay?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*nods quietly*

..alright. Th.. thank you.

[backstory-character-offical]

No problem! Have a good rest, okay?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

..okay…

*lays back down, curling up in a tight ball and clutching the blanket as close as possible to hyr. Shy still seems very on edge*

[backstory-character-offical]

*looks over at hyr concernedly, then gets to work trying to use their powers to create a room for Lamb*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*messes with the edge of the blanket quietly*

[backstory-character-offical]

*finishes what he thinks is set up and hidden enough for Echo for the time being to be a room for Lamb, returns to sit at their desk, again waiting for hyr to wake up*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*looks up at Macey, though stays lying down, having been awake the whole time*

[backstory-character-offical]

*startled*

Oh-hi-

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*sits up slowly, still grasping the blanket*

..sorry, I.. didn’t mean to startle you

[backstory-character-offical]

You didn’t! It’s okay! I made a room for you!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

for.. for me..?

[backstory-character-offical]

*smiles brightly*

Yeah! For you!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

Can… can I see it..?

[backstory-character-offical]

Of course you can see it!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*stands up from the bed, wrapping the blanket around hyr shoulders*

[backstory-character-offical]

*nods*

Yeah-um-it’s kinda small since I still need to discuss this with the other person living here and…I wanna wait for the right moment…so…

I hope that’s okay…

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

thats okay

*tilts hyr head*

..is the other person here the one you’re stuck with? Like you mentioned earlier in the field?

[backstory-character-offical]

I-sorry of? It’s still my choice though.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*nods, then looks at the floor*

I—you really don’t.. dont have to do all this for me.. I should just go back before the church gets even more mad at me-

[backstory-character-offical]

No. I want you to be safe, please don’t go back.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*quiet again, looking guilty now*

[backstory-character-offical]

It’s really no trouble!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*appears*

Hi again!

- @backstory-character-offical

Oh-

*looks up from hyr book and waves*

Hi again!!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

(got too long)

*nods after a moment*

..yeah, I.. I think I’d prefer that. I’m sorry. It’s not that I don’t like your friend, he’s just…

*quiets a bit*

..a lot.

[backstory-character-offical]

Mmhm. Yeah. He is. Sorry, I should’ve prepared you better. But yep, I do think that’s a good decision how.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*nods again, then falls silent, still staring at the sky*

[backstory-character-offical]

*still looking at hyr*

Can I ask you something?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

Oh-uh.. sure!

[backstory-character-offical]

How…did you come to the church? You seem to like fields and the open sky, it…just doesn’t seem like a place someone like you would come by.

*quickly*

It’s okay if you don’t wanna talk about it.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*quiet for a long few seconds*

I.. I think it came by me.

[backstory-character-offical]

*frowns*

How…do you mean?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

the church found me. Took me with them

[backstory-character-offical]

Oh-

I see…

…

You don’t seem to like it.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

the church?

*pauses as if shy’s saying something blasphemous*

I don’t… know.. if I do.

[backstory-character-offical]

I don’t blame you. I doubt I would either.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*quiet for a beat*

I feel bad saying that. That I don’t like the church.

[backstory-character-offical]

*tilts head*

How come? It’s made it pretty clear it doesn’t like you, right??

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

I mean.. yeah, but.. they’ve also given me somewhere to stay all these years. A roof over my head, a place to sleep at night, food.. I mean, they take care of me.

*quietly*

They have for as long as I can remember. And it’s- it’s not like they don’t like me. They just.. hate the sin, love the sinner, you know?

[backstory-character-offical]

*frowns, looks down*

I mean….yeah…

But…

Telling you that you’re completely bad? And can’t figure out who you are? That’s not justified.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*falls silent at that*

[backstory-character-offical]

*also falls quiet*

*after a while*

I’m sorry.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*hyr eyes flick over to Macey in acknowledgment, but then shy looks back at the sky, still silent*

[backstory-character-offical]

*also grows quiet, looking over the field then back at Lamb*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*watches the clouds go by quietly*

[backstory-character-offical]

*in silence, waiting to see if Lamb will say any more or wants to go back, not wanting to disrupt hyr peace*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*it seems like shy’s fallen asleep…*

[backstory-character-offical]

Oh-

*quietly*

Lamb?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*shy is definitely asleep*

[backstory-character-offical]

*unsure what to do, not wanting to take Lamb back to the church, conjures a blanket and lays it over hyr, deciding to just stay there while she sleeps*

*quietly*

Sleep well. You seem like you could use the rest.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*mumbles nonsense in hyr sleep and turns on hyr side, grabbing the blanket and burying hyr face into it*

[backstory-character-offical]

*smiles sadly, watching hyr, before looking up at the sky*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*doesn’t move after that aside from the occasional sleep mutter*

[backstory-character-offical]

*sighs, laying down in the grass and twisting some of their fingers around a plant stalk absentmindedly, waiting for Lamb to wake up and trying to see if he can hear any of the sleep mutters*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*lamb, however, is out cold and doesn’t appear to be waking up any time soon*

[backstory-character-offical]

*hesitates, unsure if they should take hyr somewhere, not wanting hyr to be scared if shy wakes up back at the church*

*teleports hyr back to his room instead, letting hyr sleep on their bed while she designs dresses at his desk*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*starts snoring quietly, which sounds like a mix between a human snore and a sheep’s baa*

[backstory-character-offical]

*giggles to themself, sketching out a shoe design*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*sleeps for a few more hours before shy wakes up. Shy sits up and rubs hyr eyes blearily, looking around*

Oh… did.. I fall asleep…?

[backstory-character-offical]

*looks up, smiling*

Yep! You did in fact fall asleep!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

Oh—sorry-

*yawns, rubbing the back of hyr neck*

how long was I asleep?

[backstory-character-offical]

*stands up*

A few hours.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*immediately panics*

Hours-? They’re gonna know I was gone, they’re gonna kill me again, they’re gonna kill me again—

*starts sobbing, clutching the blanket tightly to hyr chest*

I don’t wanna die again- I don’t wanna- I—

[backstory-character-offical]

*startled*

Lamb-?! No, I can take you back to the exact moment you left, remember? It’s okay-

It’s okay-

*moves over to the bed, sitting beside hyr*

Have they killed you before?!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*tries to reign in hyr crying, merely managing a small nod in response*

[backstory-character-offical]

*eyes wide in disbelief and horror*

Lamb I don’t want you to go back there.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*quietly*

But- but where else where I go-?

*starts to panic again*

What if they look for me-?

[backstory-character-offical]

Hey, it’s okay, it’s okay.

*hesitates*

You could…stay here. They wouldn’t come find you here.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*shakily*

Y..you pr..promise..?

[backstory-character-offical]

*nods*

I promise.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*quiets down again, but shy’s still clearly on edge*

[backstory-character-offical]

*gently*

I can get a room built in here for you. And it’ll be really nice, and nobody will hurt you. Okay?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

..you’re.. you’re.. sure..?

*starts quietly crying again*

I- I’m sorry for being such a burden, I don’t mean to waste your- your time and- and energy and take up space here, I’m sorry- I’m sorry-

[backstory-character-offical]

*quickly*

Yeah! Yeah I’m sure! You’re not wasting anything!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*reigns hyrself back in again, sniffling*

o..okay. I’m.. I’m sorry.

[backstory-character-offical]

Hey-

You don’t need to apologize-

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

ok..okay..

*sniffles, hugging the blanket closer to hyrself*

I’m s..

*trails off, realising what shy was about to say, and just stays silent*

[backstory-character-offical]

Yeah…

Hey, do you wanna rest some more for while and I’ll try to figure out somewhere for you stay?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*nods quietly*

..alright. Th.. thank you.

[backstory-character-offical]

No problem! Have a good rest, okay?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

..okay…

*lays back down, curling up in a tight ball and clutching the blanket as close as possible to hyr. Shy still seems very on edge*

[backstory-character-offical]

*looks over at hyr concernedly, then gets to work trying to use their powers to create a room for Lamb*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*messes with the edge of the blanket quietly*

[backstory-character-offical]

*finishes what he thinks is set up and hidden enough for Echo for the time being to be a room for Lamb, returns to sit at their desk, again waiting for hyr to wake up*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*looks up at Macey, though stays lying down, having been awake the whole time*

[backstory-character-offical]

*startled*

Oh-hi-

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*sits up slowly, still grasping the blanket*

..sorry, I.. didn’t mean to startle you

[backstory-character-offical]

You didn’t! It’s okay! I made a room for you!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

for.. for me..?

[backstory-character-offical]

*smiles brightly*

Yeah! For you!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

Can… can I see it..?

[backstory-character-offical]

Of course you can see it!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*stands up from the bed, wrapping the blanket around hyr shoulders*

[backstory-character-offical]

*nods*

Yeah-um-it’s kinda small since I still need to discuss this with the other person living here and…I wanna wait for the right moment…so…

I hope that’s okay…

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

thats okay

*tilts hyr head*

..is the other person here the one you’re stuck with? Like you mentioned earlier in the field?

[backstory-character-offical]

I-sorry of? It’s still my choice though.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*nods, then looks at the floor*

I—you really don’t.. dont have to do all this for me.. I should just go back before the church gets even more mad at me-

[backstory-character-offical]

No. I want you to be safe, please don’t go back.

[backstory-character-offical]

*walking down a street, distracted, when she stops dead in their tracks*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*appears*

Hi again!

- @backstory-character-offical

Oh-

*looks up from hyr book and waves*

Hi again!!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

(got too long)

*nods after a moment*

..yeah, I.. I think I’d prefer that. I’m sorry. It’s not that I don’t like your friend, he’s just…

*quiets a bit*

..a lot.

[backstory-character-offical]

Mmhm. Yeah. He is. Sorry, I should’ve prepared you better. But yep, I do think that’s a good decision how.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*nods again, then falls silent, still staring at the sky*

[backstory-character-offical]

*still looking at hyr*

Can I ask you something?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

Oh-uh.. sure!

[backstory-character-offical]

How…did you come to the church? You seem to like fields and the open sky, it…just doesn’t seem like a place someone like you would come by.

*quickly*

It’s okay if you don’t wanna talk about it.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*quiet for a long few seconds*

I.. I think it came by me.

[backstory-character-offical]

*frowns*

How…do you mean?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

the church found me. Took me with them

[backstory-character-offical]

Oh-

I see…

…

You don’t seem to like it.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

the church?

*pauses as if shy’s saying something blasphemous*

I don’t… know.. if I do.

[backstory-character-offical]

I don’t blame you. I doubt I would either.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*quiet for a beat*

I feel bad saying that. That I don’t like the church.

[backstory-character-offical]

*tilts head*

How come? It’s made it pretty clear it doesn’t like you, right??

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

I mean.. yeah, but.. they’ve also given me somewhere to stay all these years. A roof over my head, a place to sleep at night, food.. I mean, they take care of me.

*quietly*

They have for as long as I can remember. And it’s- it’s not like they don’t like me. They just.. hate the sin, love the sinner, you know?

[backstory-character-offical]

*frowns, looks down*

I mean….yeah…

But…

Telling you that you’re completely bad? And can’t figure out who you are? That’s not justified.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*falls silent at that*

[backstory-character-offical]

*also falls quiet*

*after a while*

I’m sorry.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*hyr eyes flick over to Macey in acknowledgment, but then shy looks back at the sky, still silent*

[backstory-character-offical]

*also grows quiet, looking over the field then back at Lamb*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*watches the clouds go by quietly*

[backstory-character-offical]

*in silence, waiting to see if Lamb will say any more or wants to go back, not wanting to disrupt hyr peace*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*it seems like shy’s fallen asleep…*

[backstory-character-offical]

Oh-

*quietly*

Lamb?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*shy is definitely asleep*

[backstory-character-offical]

*unsure what to do, not wanting to take Lamb back to the church, conjures a blanket and lays it over hyr, deciding to just stay there while she sleeps*

*quietly*

Sleep well. You seem like you could use the rest.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*mumbles nonsense in hyr sleep and turns on hyr side, grabbing the blanket and burying hyr face into it*

[backstory-character-offical]

*smiles sadly, watching hyr, before looking up at the sky*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*doesn’t move after that aside from the occasional sleep mutter*

[backstory-character-offical]

*sighs, laying down in the grass and twisting some of their fingers around a plant stalk absentmindedly, waiting for Lamb to wake up and trying to see if he can hear any of the sleep mutters*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*lamb, however, is out cold and doesn’t appear to be waking up any time soon*

[backstory-character-offical]

*hesitates, unsure if they should take hyr somewhere, not wanting hyr to be scared if shy wakes up back at the church*

*teleports hyr back to his room instead, letting hyr sleep on their bed while she designs dresses at his desk*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*starts snoring quietly, which sounds like a mix between a human snore and a sheep’s baa*

[backstory-character-offical]

*giggles to themself, sketching out a shoe design*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*sleeps for a few more hours before shy wakes up. Shy sits up and rubs hyr eyes blearily, looking around*

Oh… did.. I fall asleep…?

[backstory-character-offical]

*looks up, smiling*

Yep! You did in fact fall asleep!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

Oh—sorry-

*yawns, rubbing the back of hyr neck*

how long was I asleep?

[backstory-character-offical]

*stands up*

A few hours.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*immediately panics*

Hours-? They’re gonna know I was gone, they’re gonna kill me again, they’re gonna kill me again—

*starts sobbing, clutching the blanket tightly to hyr chest*

I don’t wanna die again- I don’t wanna- I—

[backstory-character-offical]

*startled*

Lamb-?! No, I can take you back to the exact moment you left, remember? It’s okay-

It’s okay-

*moves over to the bed, sitting beside hyr*

Have they killed you before?!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*tries to reign in hyr crying, merely managing a small nod in response*

[backstory-character-offical]

*eyes wide in disbelief and horror*

Lamb I don’t want you to go back there.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*quietly*

But- but where else where I go-?

*starts to panic again*

What if they look for me-?

[backstory-character-offical]

Hey, it’s okay, it’s okay.

*hesitates*

You could…stay here. They wouldn’t come find you here.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*shakily*

Y..you pr..promise..?

[backstory-character-offical]

*nods*

I promise.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*quiets down again, but shy’s still clearly on edge*

[backstory-character-offical]

*gently*

I can get a room built in here for you. And it’ll be really nice, and nobody will hurt you. Okay?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

..you’re.. you’re.. sure..?

*starts quietly crying again*

I- I’m sorry for being such a burden, I don’t mean to waste your- your time and- and energy and take up space here, I’m sorry- I’m sorry-

[backstory-character-offical]

*quickly*

Yeah! Yeah I’m sure! You’re not wasting anything!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*reigns hyrself back in again, sniffling*

o..okay. I’m.. I’m sorry.

[backstory-character-offical]

Hey-

You don’t need to apologize-

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

ok..okay..

*sniffles, hugging the blanket closer to hyrself*

I’m s..

*trails off, realising what shy was about to say, and just stays silent*

[backstory-character-offical]

Yeah…

Hey, do you wanna rest some more for while and I’ll try to figure out somewhere for you stay?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*nods quietly*

..alright. Th.. thank you.

[backstory-character-offical]

No problem! Have a good rest, okay?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

..okay…

*lays back down, curling up in a tight ball and clutching the blanket as close as possible to hyr. Shy still seems very on edge*

[backstory-character-offical]

*looks over at hyr concernedly, then gets to work trying to use their powers to create a room for Lamb*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*messes with the edge of the blanket quietly*

[backstory-character-offical]

*finishes what he thinks is set up and hidden enough for Echo for the time being to be a room for Lamb, returns to sit at their desk, again waiting for hyr to wake up*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*looks up at Macey, though stays lying down, having been awake the whole time*

[backstory-character-offical]

*startled*

Oh-hi-

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*sits up slowly, still grasping the blanket*

..sorry, I.. didn’t mean to startle you

[backstory-character-offical]

You didn’t! It’s okay! I made a room for you!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

for.. for me..?

[backstory-character-offical]

*smiles brightly*

Yeah! For you!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

Can… can I see it..?

[backstory-character-offical]

Of course you can see it!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*stands up from the bed, wrapping the blanket around hyr shoulders*

[backstory-character-offical]

*nods*

Yeah-um-it’s kinda small since I still need to discuss this with the other person living here and…I wanna wait for the right moment…so…

I hope that’s okay…

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

thats okay

*tilts hyr head*

..is the other person here the one you’re stuck with? Like you mentioned earlier in the field?

[backstory-character-offical]

I-sorry of? It’s still my choice though.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*appears*

Hi again!

- @backstory-character-offical

Oh-

*looks up from hyr book and waves*

Hi again!!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

(got too long)

*nods after a moment*

..yeah, I.. I think I’d prefer that. I’m sorry. It’s not that I don’t like your friend, he’s just…

*quiets a bit*

..a lot.

[backstory-character-offical]

Mmhm. Yeah. He is. Sorry, I should’ve prepared you better. But yep, I do think that’s a good decision how.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*nods again, then falls silent, still staring at the sky*

[backstory-character-offical]

*still looking at hyr*

Can I ask you something?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

Oh-uh.. sure!

[backstory-character-offical]

How…did you come to the church? You seem to like fields and the open sky, it…just doesn’t seem like a place someone like you would come by.

*quickly*

It’s okay if you don’t wanna talk about it.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*quiet for a long few seconds*

I.. I think it came by me.

[backstory-character-offical]

*frowns*

How…do you mean?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

the church found me. Took me with them

[backstory-character-offical]

Oh-

I see…

…

You don’t seem to like it.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

the church?

*pauses as if shy’s saying something blasphemous*

I don’t… know.. if I do.

[backstory-character-offical]

I don’t blame you. I doubt I would either.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*quiet for a beat*

I feel bad saying that. That I don’t like the church.

[backstory-character-offical]

*tilts head*

How come? It’s made it pretty clear it doesn’t like you, right??

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

I mean.. yeah, but.. they’ve also given me somewhere to stay all these years. A roof over my head, a place to sleep at night, food.. I mean, they take care of me.

*quietly*

They have for as long as I can remember. And it’s- it’s not like they don’t like me. They just.. hate the sin, love the sinner, you know?

[backstory-character-offical]

*frowns, looks down*

I mean….yeah…

But…

Telling you that you’re completely bad? And can’t figure out who you are? That’s not justified.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*falls silent at that*

[backstory-character-offical]

*also falls quiet*

*after a while*

I’m sorry.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*hyr eyes flick over to Macey in acknowledgment, but then shy looks back at the sky, still silent*

[backstory-character-offical]

*also grows quiet, looking over the field then back at Lamb*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*watches the clouds go by quietly*

[backstory-character-offical]

*in silence, waiting to see if Lamb will say any more or wants to go back, not wanting to disrupt hyr peace*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*it seems like shy’s fallen asleep…*

[backstory-character-offical]

Oh-

*quietly*

Lamb?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*shy is definitely asleep*

[backstory-character-offical]

*unsure what to do, not wanting to take Lamb back to the church, conjures a blanket and lays it over hyr, deciding to just stay there while she sleeps*

*quietly*

Sleep well. You seem like you could use the rest.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*mumbles nonsense in hyr sleep and turns on hyr side, grabbing the blanket and burying hyr face into it*

[backstory-character-offical]

*smiles sadly, watching hyr, before looking up at the sky*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*doesn’t move after that aside from the occasional sleep mutter*

[backstory-character-offical]

*sighs, laying down in the grass and twisting some of their fingers around a plant stalk absentmindedly, waiting for Lamb to wake up and trying to see if he can hear any of the sleep mutters*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*lamb, however, is out cold and doesn’t appear to be waking up any time soon*

[backstory-character-offical]

*hesitates, unsure if they should take hyr somewhere, not wanting hyr to be scared if shy wakes up back at the church*

*teleports hyr back to his room instead, letting hyr sleep on their bed while she designs dresses at his desk*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*starts snoring quietly, which sounds like a mix between a human snore and a sheep’s baa*

[backstory-character-offical]

*giggles to themself, sketching out a shoe design*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*sleeps for a few more hours before shy wakes up. Shy sits up and rubs hyr eyes blearily, looking around*

Oh… did.. I fall asleep…?

[backstory-character-offical]

*looks up, smiling*

Yep! You did in fact fall asleep!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

Oh—sorry-

*yawns, rubbing the back of hyr neck*

how long was I asleep?

[backstory-character-offical]

*stands up*

A few hours.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*immediately panics*

Hours-? They’re gonna know I was gone, they’re gonna kill me again, they’re gonna kill me again—

*starts sobbing, clutching the blanket tightly to hyr chest*

I don’t wanna die again- I don’t wanna- I—

[backstory-character-offical]

*startled*

Lamb-?! No, I can take you back to the exact moment you left, remember? It’s okay-

It’s okay-

*moves over to the bed, sitting beside hyr*

Have they killed you before?!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*tries to reign in hyr crying, merely managing a small nod in response*

[backstory-character-offical]

*eyes wide in disbelief and horror*

Lamb I don’t want you to go back there.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*quietly*

But- but where else where I go-?

*starts to panic again*

What if they look for me-?

[backstory-character-offical]

Hey, it’s okay, it’s okay.

*hesitates*

You could…stay here. They wouldn’t come find you here.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*shakily*

Y..you pr..promise..?

[backstory-character-offical]

*nods*

I promise.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*quiets down again, but shy’s still clearly on edge*

[backstory-character-offical]

*gently*

I can get a room built in here for you. And it’ll be really nice, and nobody will hurt you. Okay?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

..you’re.. you’re.. sure..?

*starts quietly crying again*

I- I’m sorry for being such a burden, I don’t mean to waste your- your time and- and energy and take up space here, I’m sorry- I’m sorry-

[backstory-character-offical]

*quickly*

Yeah! Yeah I’m sure! You’re not wasting anything!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*reigns hyrself back in again, sniffling*

o..okay. I’m.. I’m sorry.

[backstory-character-offical]

Hey-

You don’t need to apologize-

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

ok..okay..

*sniffles, hugging the blanket closer to hyrself*

I’m s..

*trails off, realising what shy was about to say, and just stays silent*

[backstory-character-offical]

Yeah…

Hey, do you wanna rest some more for while and I’ll try to figure out somewhere for you stay?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*nods quietly*

..alright. Th.. thank you.

[backstory-character-offical]

No problem! Have a good rest, okay?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

..okay…

*lays back down, curling up in a tight ball and clutching the blanket as close as possible to hyr. Shy still seems very on edge*

[backstory-character-offical]

*looks over at hyr concernedly, then gets to work trying to use their powers to create a room for Lamb*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*messes with the edge of the blanket quietly*

[backstory-character-offical]

*finishes what he thinks is set up and hidden enough for Echo for the time being to be a room for Lamb, returns to sit at their desk, again waiting for hyr to wake up*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*looks up at Macey, though stays lying down, having been awake the whole time*

[backstory-character-offical]

*startled*

Oh-hi-

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*sits up slowly, still grasping the blanket*

..sorry, I.. didn’t mean to startle you

[backstory-character-offical]

You didn’t! It’s okay! I made a room for you!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

for.. for me..?

[backstory-character-offical]

*smiles brightly*

Yeah! For you!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

Can… can I see it..?

[backstory-character-offical]

Of course you can see it!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*stands up from the bed, wrapping the blanket around hyr shoulders*

[backstory-character-offical]

*nods*

Yeah-um-it’s kinda small since I still need to discuss this with the other person living here and…I wanna wait for the right moment…so…

I hope that’s okay…

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*appears*

Hi again!

- @backstory-character-offical

Oh-

*looks up from hyr book and waves*

Hi again!!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

(got too long)

*nods after a moment*

..yeah, I.. I think I’d prefer that. I’m sorry. It’s not that I don’t like your friend, he’s just…

*quiets a bit*

..a lot.

[backstory-character-offical]

Mmhm. Yeah. He is. Sorry, I should’ve prepared you better. But yep, I do think that’s a good decision how.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*nods again, then falls silent, still staring at the sky*

[backstory-character-offical]

*still looking at hyr*

Can I ask you something?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

Oh-uh.. sure!

[backstory-character-offical]

How…did you come to the church? You seem to like fields and the open sky, it…just doesn’t seem like a place someone like you would come by.

*quickly*

It’s okay if you don’t wanna talk about it.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*quiet for a long few seconds*

I.. I think it came by me.

[backstory-character-offical]

*frowns*

How…do you mean?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

the church found me. Took me with them

[backstory-character-offical]

Oh-

I see…

…

You don’t seem to like it.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

the church?

*pauses as if shy’s saying something blasphemous*

I don’t… know.. if I do.

[backstory-character-offical]

I don’t blame you. I doubt I would either.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*quiet for a beat*

I feel bad saying that. That I don’t like the church.

[backstory-character-offical]

*tilts head*

How come? It’s made it pretty clear it doesn’t like you, right??

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

I mean.. yeah, but.. they’ve also given me somewhere to stay all these years. A roof over my head, a place to sleep at night, food.. I mean, they take care of me.

*quietly*

They have for as long as I can remember. And it’s- it’s not like they don’t like me. They just.. hate the sin, love the sinner, you know?

[backstory-character-offical]

*frowns, looks down*

I mean….yeah…

But…

Telling you that you’re completely bad? And can’t figure out who you are? That’s not justified.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*falls silent at that*

[backstory-character-offical]

*also falls quiet*

*after a while*

I’m sorry.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*hyr eyes flick over to Macey in acknowledgment, but then shy looks back at the sky, still silent*

[backstory-character-offical]

*also grows quiet, looking over the field then back at Lamb*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*watches the clouds go by quietly*

[backstory-character-offical]

*in silence, waiting to see if Lamb will say any more or wants to go back, not wanting to disrupt hyr peace*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*it seems like shy’s fallen asleep…*

[backstory-character-offical]

Oh-

*quietly*

Lamb?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*shy is definitely asleep*

[backstory-character-offical]

*unsure what to do, not wanting to take Lamb back to the church, conjures a blanket and lays it over hyr, deciding to just stay there while she sleeps*

*quietly*

Sleep well. You seem like you could use the rest.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*mumbles nonsense in hyr sleep and turns on hyr side, grabbing the blanket and burying hyr face into it*

[backstory-character-offical]

*smiles sadly, watching hyr, before looking up at the sky*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*doesn’t move after that aside from the occasional sleep mutter*

[backstory-character-offical]

*sighs, laying down in the grass and twisting some of their fingers around a plant stalk absentmindedly, waiting for Lamb to wake up and trying to see if he can hear any of the sleep mutters*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*lamb, however, is out cold and doesn’t appear to be waking up any time soon*

[backstory-character-offical]

*hesitates, unsure if they should take hyr somewhere, not wanting hyr to be scared if shy wakes up back at the church*

*teleports hyr back to his room instead, letting hyr sleep on their bed while she designs dresses at his desk*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*starts snoring quietly, which sounds like a mix between a human snore and a sheep’s baa*

[backstory-character-offical]

*giggles to themself, sketching out a shoe design*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*sleeps for a few more hours before shy wakes up. Shy sits up and rubs hyr eyes blearily, looking around*

Oh… did.. I fall asleep…?

[backstory-character-offical]

*looks up, smiling*

Yep! You did in fact fall asleep!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

Oh—sorry-

*yawns, rubbing the back of hyr neck*

how long was I asleep?

[backstory-character-offical]

*stands up*

A few hours.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*immediately panics*

Hours-? They’re gonna know I was gone, they’re gonna kill me again, they’re gonna kill me again—

*starts sobbing, clutching the blanket tightly to hyr chest*

I don’t wanna die again- I don’t wanna- I—

[backstory-character-offical]

*startled*

Lamb-?! No, I can take you back to the exact moment you left, remember? It’s okay-

It’s okay-

*moves over to the bed, sitting beside hyr*

Have they killed you before?!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*tries to reign in hyr crying, merely managing a small nod in response*

[backstory-character-offical]

*eyes wide in disbelief and horror*

Lamb I don’t want you to go back there.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*quietly*

But- but where else where I go-?

*starts to panic again*

What if they look for me-?

[backstory-character-offical]

Hey, it’s okay, it’s okay.

*hesitates*

You could…stay here. They wouldn’t come find you here.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*shakily*

Y..you pr..promise..?

[backstory-character-offical]

*nods*

I promise.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*quiets down again, but shy’s still clearly on edge*

[backstory-character-offical]

*gently*

I can get a room built in here for you. And it’ll be really nice, and nobody will hurt you. Okay?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

..you’re.. you’re.. sure..?

*starts quietly crying again*

I- I’m sorry for being such a burden, I don’t mean to waste your- your time and- and energy and take up space here, I’m sorry- I’m sorry-

[backstory-character-offical]

*quickly*

Yeah! Yeah I’m sure! You’re not wasting anything!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*reigns hyrself back in again, sniffling*

o..okay. I’m.. I’m sorry.

[backstory-character-offical]

Hey-

You don’t need to apologize-

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

ok..okay..

*sniffles, hugging the blanket closer to hyrself*

I’m s..

*trails off, realising what shy was about to say, and just stays silent*

[backstory-character-offical]

Yeah…

Hey, do you wanna rest some more for while and I’ll try to figure out somewhere for you stay?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*nods quietly*

..alright. Th.. thank you.

[backstory-character-offical]

No problem! Have a good rest, okay?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

..okay…

*lays back down, curling up in a tight ball and clutching the blanket as close as possible to hyr. Shy still seems very on edge*

[backstory-character-offical]

*looks over at hyr concernedly, then gets to work trying to use their powers to create a room for Lamb*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*messes with the edge of the blanket quietly*

[backstory-character-offical]

*finishes what he thinks is set up and hidden enough for Echo for the time being to be a room for Lamb, returns to sit at their desk, again waiting for hyr to wake up*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*looks up at Macey, though stays lying down, having been awake the whole time*

[backstory-character-offical]

*startled*

Oh-hi-

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*sits up slowly, still grasping the blanket*

..sorry, I.. didn’t mean to startle you

[backstory-character-offical]

You didn’t! It’s okay! I made a room for you!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

for.. for me..?

[backstory-character-offical]

*smiles brightly*

Yeah! For you!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

Can… can I see it..?

[backstory-character-offical]

Of course you can see it!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*appears*

Hi again!

- @backstory-character-offical

Oh-

*looks up from hyr book and waves*

Hi again!!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

(got too long)

*nods after a moment*

..yeah, I.. I think I’d prefer that. I’m sorry. It’s not that I don’t like your friend, he’s just…

*quiets a bit*

..a lot.

[backstory-character-offical]

Mmhm. Yeah. He is. Sorry, I should’ve prepared you better. But yep, I do think that’s a good decision how.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*nods again, then falls silent, still staring at the sky*

[backstory-character-offical]

*still looking at hyr*

Can I ask you something?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

Oh-uh.. sure!

[backstory-character-offical]

How…did you come to the church? You seem to like fields and the open sky, it…just doesn’t seem like a place someone like you would come by.

*quickly*

It’s okay if you don’t wanna talk about it.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*quiet for a long few seconds*

I.. I think it came by me.

[backstory-character-offical]

*frowns*

How…do you mean?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

the church found me. Took me with them

[backstory-character-offical]

Oh-

I see…

…

You don’t seem to like it.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

the church?

*pauses as if shy’s saying something blasphemous*

I don’t… know.. if I do.

[backstory-character-offical]

I don’t blame you. I doubt I would either.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*quiet for a beat*

I feel bad saying that. That I don’t like the church.

[backstory-character-offical]

*tilts head*

How come? It’s made it pretty clear it doesn’t like you, right??

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

I mean.. yeah, but.. they’ve also given me somewhere to stay all these years. A roof over my head, a place to sleep at night, food.. I mean, they take care of me.

*quietly*

They have for as long as I can remember. And it’s- it’s not like they don’t like me. They just.. hate the sin, love the sinner, you know?

[backstory-character-offical]

*frowns, looks down*

I mean….yeah…

But…

Telling you that you’re completely bad? And can’t figure out who you are? That’s not justified.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*falls silent at that*

[backstory-character-offical]

*also falls quiet*

*after a while*

I’m sorry.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*hyr eyes flick over to Macey in acknowledgment, but then shy looks back at the sky, still silent*

[backstory-character-offical]

*also grows quiet, looking over the field then back at Lamb*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*watches the clouds go by quietly*

[backstory-character-offical]

*in silence, waiting to see if Lamb will say any more or wants to go back, not wanting to disrupt hyr peace*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*it seems like shy’s fallen asleep…*

[backstory-character-offical]

Oh-

*quietly*

Lamb?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*shy is definitely asleep*

[backstory-character-offical]

*unsure what to do, not wanting to take Lamb back to the church, conjures a blanket and lays it over hyr, deciding to just stay there while she sleeps*

*quietly*

Sleep well. You seem like you could use the rest.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*mumbles nonsense in hyr sleep and turns on hyr side, grabbing the blanket and burying hyr face into it*

[backstory-character-offical]

*smiles sadly, watching hyr, before looking up at the sky*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*doesn’t move after that aside from the occasional sleep mutter*

[backstory-character-offical]

*sighs, laying down in the grass and twisting some of their fingers around a plant stalk absentmindedly, waiting for Lamb to wake up and trying to see if he can hear any of the sleep mutters*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*lamb, however, is out cold and doesn’t appear to be waking up any time soon*

[backstory-character-offical]

*hesitates, unsure if they should take hyr somewhere, not wanting hyr to be scared if shy wakes up back at the church*

*teleports hyr back to his room instead, letting hyr sleep on their bed while she designs dresses at his desk*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*starts snoring quietly, which sounds like a mix between a human snore and a sheep’s baa*

[backstory-character-offical]

*giggles to themself, sketching out a shoe design*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*sleeps for a few more hours before shy wakes up. Shy sits up and rubs hyr eyes blearily, looking around*

Oh… did.. I fall asleep…?

[backstory-character-offical]

*looks up, smiling*

Yep! You did in fact fall asleep!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

Oh—sorry-

*yawns, rubbing the back of hyr neck*

how long was I asleep?

[backstory-character-offical]

*stands up*

A few hours.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*immediately panics*

Hours-? They’re gonna know I was gone, they’re gonna kill me again, they’re gonna kill me again—

*starts sobbing, clutching the blanket tightly to hyr chest*

I don’t wanna die again- I don’t wanna- I—

[backstory-character-offical]

*startled*

Lamb-?! No, I can take you back to the exact moment you left, remember? It’s okay-

It’s okay-

*moves over to the bed, sitting beside hyr*

Have they killed you before?!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*tries to reign in hyr crying, merely managing a small nod in response*

[backstory-character-offical]

*eyes wide in disbelief and horror*

Lamb I don’t want you to go back there.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*quietly*

But- but where else where I go-?

*starts to panic again*

What if they look for me-?

[backstory-character-offical]

Hey, it’s okay, it’s okay.

*hesitates*

You could…stay here. They wouldn’t come find you here.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*shakily*

Y..you pr..promise..?

[backstory-character-offical]

*nods*

I promise.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*quiets down again, but shy’s still clearly on edge*

[backstory-character-offical]

*gently*

I can get a room built in here for you. And it’ll be really nice, and nobody will hurt you. Okay?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

..you’re.. you’re.. sure..?

*starts quietly crying again*

I- I’m sorry for being such a burden, I don’t mean to waste your- your time and- and energy and take up space here, I’m sorry- I’m sorry-

[backstory-character-offical]

*quickly*

Yeah! Yeah I’m sure! You’re not wasting anything!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*reigns hyrself back in again, sniffling*

o..okay. I’m.. I’m sorry.

[backstory-character-offical]

Hey-

You don’t need to apologize-

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

ok..okay..

*sniffles, hugging the blanket closer to hyrself*

I’m s..

*trails off, realising what shy was about to say, and just stays silent*

[backstory-character-offical]

Yeah…

Hey, do you wanna rest some more for while and I’ll try to figure out somewhere for you stay?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*nods quietly*

..alright. Th.. thank you.

[backstory-character-offical]

No problem! Have a good rest, okay?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

..okay…

*lays back down, curling up in a tight ball and clutching the blanket as close as possible to hyr. Shy still seems very on edge*

[backstory-character-offical]

*looks over at hyr concernedly, then gets to work trying to use their powers to create a room for Lamb*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*messes with the edge of the blanket quietly*

[backstory-character-offical]

*finishes what he thinks is set up and hidden enough for Echo for the time being to be a room for Lamb, returns to sit at their desk, again waiting for hyr to wake up*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*looks up at Macey, though stays lying down, having been awake the whole time*

[backstory-character-offical]

*startled*

Oh-hi-

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*sits up slowly, still grasping the blanket*

..sorry, I.. didn’t mean to startle you

[backstory-character-offical]

You didn’t! It’s okay! I made a room for you!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

for.. for me..?

[backstory-character-offical]

*smiles brightly*

Yeah! For you!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*appears*

Hi again!

- @backstory-character-offical

Oh-

*looks up from hyr book and waves*

Hi again!!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

(got too long)

*nods after a moment*

..yeah, I.. I think I’d prefer that. I’m sorry. It’s not that I don’t like your friend, he’s just…

*quiets a bit*

..a lot.

[backstory-character-offical]

Mmhm. Yeah. He is. Sorry, I should’ve prepared you better. But yep, I do think that’s a good decision how.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*nods again, then falls silent, still staring at the sky*

[backstory-character-offical]

*still looking at hyr*

Can I ask you something?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

Oh-uh.. sure!

[backstory-character-offical]

How…did you come to the church? You seem to like fields and the open sky, it…just doesn’t seem like a place someone like you would come by.

*quickly*

It’s okay if you don’t wanna talk about it.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*quiet for a long few seconds*

I.. I think it came by me.

[backstory-character-offical]

*frowns*

How…do you mean?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

the church found me. Took me with them

[backstory-character-offical]

Oh-

I see…

…

You don’t seem to like it.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

the church?

*pauses as if shy’s saying something blasphemous*

I don’t… know.. if I do.

[backstory-character-offical]

I don’t blame you. I doubt I would either.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*quiet for a beat*

I feel bad saying that. That I don’t like the church.

[backstory-character-offical]

*tilts head*

How come? It’s made it pretty clear it doesn’t like you, right??

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

I mean.. yeah, but.. they’ve also given me somewhere to stay all these years. A roof over my head, a place to sleep at night, food.. I mean, they take care of me.

*quietly*

They have for as long as I can remember. And it’s- it’s not like they don’t like me. They just.. hate the sin, love the sinner, you know?

[backstory-character-offical]

*frowns, looks down*

I mean….yeah…

But…

Telling you that you’re completely bad? And can’t figure out who you are? That’s not justified.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*falls silent at that*

[backstory-character-offical]

*also falls quiet*

*after a while*

I’m sorry.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*hyr eyes flick over to Macey in acknowledgment, but then shy looks back at the sky, still silent*

[backstory-character-offical]

*also grows quiet, looking over the field then back at Lamb*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*watches the clouds go by quietly*

[backstory-character-offical]

*in silence, waiting to see if Lamb will say any more or wants to go back, not wanting to disrupt hyr peace*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*it seems like shy’s fallen asleep…*

[backstory-character-offical]

Oh-

*quietly*

Lamb?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*shy is definitely asleep*

[backstory-character-offical]

*unsure what to do, not wanting to take Lamb back to the church, conjures a blanket and lays it over hyr, deciding to just stay there while she sleeps*

*quietly*

Sleep well. You seem like you could use the rest.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*mumbles nonsense in hyr sleep and turns on hyr side, grabbing the blanket and burying hyr face into it*

[backstory-character-offical]

*smiles sadly, watching hyr, before looking up at the sky*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*doesn’t move after that aside from the occasional sleep mutter*

[backstory-character-offical]

*sighs, laying down in the grass and twisting some of their fingers around a plant stalk absentmindedly, waiting for Lamb to wake up and trying to see if he can hear any of the sleep mutters*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*lamb, however, is out cold and doesn’t appear to be waking up any time soon*

[backstory-character-offical]

*hesitates, unsure if they should take hyr somewhere, not wanting hyr to be scared if shy wakes up back at the church*

*teleports hyr back to his room instead, letting hyr sleep on their bed while she designs dresses at his desk*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*starts snoring quietly, which sounds like a mix between a human snore and a sheep’s baa*

[backstory-character-offical]

*giggles to themself, sketching out a shoe design*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*sleeps for a few more hours before shy wakes up. Shy sits up and rubs hyr eyes blearily, looking around*

Oh… did.. I fall asleep…?

[backstory-character-offical]

*looks up, smiling*

Yep! You did in fact fall asleep!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

Oh—sorry-

*yawns, rubbing the back of hyr neck*

how long was I asleep?

[backstory-character-offical]

*stands up*

A few hours.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*immediately panics*

Hours-? They’re gonna know I was gone, they’re gonna kill me again, they’re gonna kill me again—

*starts sobbing, clutching the blanket tightly to hyr chest*

I don’t wanna die again- I don’t wanna- I—

[backstory-character-offical]

*startled*

Lamb-?! No, I can take you back to the exact moment you left, remember? It’s okay-

It’s okay-

*moves over to the bed, sitting beside hyr*

Have they killed you before?!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*tries to reign in hyr crying, merely managing a small nod in response*

[backstory-character-offical]

*eyes wide in disbelief and horror*

Lamb I don’t want you to go back there.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*quietly*

But- but where else where I go-?

*starts to panic again*

What if they look for me-?

[backstory-character-offical]

Hey, it’s okay, it’s okay.

*hesitates*

You could…stay here. They wouldn’t come find you here.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*shakily*

Y..you pr..promise..?

[backstory-character-offical]

*nods*

I promise.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*quiets down again, but shy’s still clearly on edge*

[backstory-character-offical]

*gently*

I can get a room built in here for you. And it’ll be really nice, and nobody will hurt you. Okay?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

..you’re.. you’re.. sure..?

*starts quietly crying again*

I- I’m sorry for being such a burden, I don’t mean to waste your- your time and- and energy and take up space here, I’m sorry- I’m sorry-

[backstory-character-offical]

*quickly*

Yeah! Yeah I’m sure! You’re not wasting anything!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*reigns hyrself back in again, sniffling*

o..okay. I’m.. I’m sorry.

[backstory-character-offical]

Hey-

You don’t need to apologize-

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

ok..okay..

*sniffles, hugging the blanket closer to hyrself*

I’m s..

*trails off, realising what shy was about to say, and just stays silent*

[backstory-character-offical]

Yeah…

Hey, do you wanna rest some more for while and I’ll try to figure out somewhere for you stay?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*nods quietly*

..alright. Th.. thank you.

[backstory-character-offical]

No problem! Have a good rest, okay?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

..okay…

*lays back down, curling up in a tight ball and clutching the blanket as close as possible to hyr. Shy still seems very on edge*

[backstory-character-offical]

*looks over at hyr concernedly, then gets to work trying to use their powers to create a room for Lamb*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*messes with the edge of the blanket quietly*

[backstory-character-offical]

*finishes what he thinks is set up and hidden enough for Echo for the time being to be a room for Lamb, returns to sit at their desk, again waiting for hyr to wake up*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*looks up at Macey, though stays lying down, having been awake the whole time*

[backstory-character-offical]

*startled*

Oh-hi-

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*sits up slowly, still grasping the blanket*

..sorry, I.. didn’t mean to startle you

[backstory-character-offical]

You didn’t! It’s okay! I made a room for you!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*appears*

Hi again!

- @backstory-character-offical

Oh-

*looks up from hyr book and waves*

Hi again!!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

(got too long)

*nods after a moment*

..yeah, I.. I think I’d prefer that. I’m sorry. It’s not that I don’t like your friend, he’s just…

*quiets a bit*

..a lot.

[backstory-character-offical]

Mmhm. Yeah. He is. Sorry, I should’ve prepared you better. But yep, I do think that’s a good decision how.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*nods again, then falls silent, still staring at the sky*

[backstory-character-offical]

*still looking at hyr*

Can I ask you something?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

Oh-uh.. sure!

[backstory-character-offical]

How…did you come to the church? You seem to like fields and the open sky, it…just doesn’t seem like a place someone like you would come by.

*quickly*

It’s okay if you don’t wanna talk about it.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*quiet for a long few seconds*

I.. I think it came by me.

[backstory-character-offical]

*frowns*

How…do you mean?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

the church found me. Took me with them

[backstory-character-offical]

Oh-

I see…

…

You don’t seem to like it.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

the church?

*pauses as if shy’s saying something blasphemous*

I don’t… know.. if I do.

[backstory-character-offical]

I don’t blame you. I doubt I would either.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*quiet for a beat*

I feel bad saying that. That I don’t like the church.

[backstory-character-offical]

*tilts head*

How come? It’s made it pretty clear it doesn’t like you, right??

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

I mean.. yeah, but.. they’ve also given me somewhere to stay all these years. A roof over my head, a place to sleep at night, food.. I mean, they take care of me.

*quietly*

They have for as long as I can remember. And it’s- it’s not like they don’t like me. They just.. hate the sin, love the sinner, you know?

[backstory-character-offical]

*frowns, looks down*

I mean….yeah…

But…

Telling you that you’re completely bad? And can’t figure out who you are? That’s not justified.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*falls silent at that*

[backstory-character-offical]

*also falls quiet*

*after a while*

I’m sorry.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*hyr eyes flick over to Macey in acknowledgment, but then shy looks back at the sky, still silent*

[backstory-character-offical]

*also grows quiet, looking over the field then back at Lamb*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*watches the clouds go by quietly*

[backstory-character-offical]

*in silence, waiting to see if Lamb will say any more or wants to go back, not wanting to disrupt hyr peace*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*it seems like shy’s fallen asleep…*

[backstory-character-offical]

Oh-

*quietly*

Lamb?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*shy is definitely asleep*

[backstory-character-offical]

*unsure what to do, not wanting to take Lamb back to the church, conjures a blanket and lays it over hyr, deciding to just stay there while she sleeps*

*quietly*

Sleep well. You seem like you could use the rest.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*mumbles nonsense in hyr sleep and turns on hyr side, grabbing the blanket and burying hyr face into it*

[backstory-character-offical]

*smiles sadly, watching hyr, before looking up at the sky*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*doesn’t move after that aside from the occasional sleep mutter*

[backstory-character-offical]

*sighs, laying down in the grass and twisting some of their fingers around a plant stalk absentmindedly, waiting for Lamb to wake up and trying to see if he can hear any of the sleep mutters*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*lamb, however, is out cold and doesn’t appear to be waking up any time soon*

[backstory-character-offical]

*hesitates, unsure if they should take hyr somewhere, not wanting hyr to be scared if shy wakes up back at the church*

*teleports hyr back to his room instead, letting hyr sleep on their bed while she designs dresses at his desk*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*starts snoring quietly, which sounds like a mix between a human snore and a sheep’s baa*

[backstory-character-offical]

*giggles to themself, sketching out a shoe design*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*sleeps for a few more hours before shy wakes up. Shy sits up and rubs hyr eyes blearily, looking around*

Oh… did.. I fall asleep…?

[backstory-character-offical]

*looks up, smiling*

Yep! You did in fact fall asleep!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

Oh—sorry-

*yawns, rubbing the back of hyr neck*

how long was I asleep?

[backstory-character-offical]

*stands up*

A few hours.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*immediately panics*

Hours-? They’re gonna know I was gone, they’re gonna kill me again, they’re gonna kill me again—

*starts sobbing, clutching the blanket tightly to hyr chest*

I don’t wanna die again- I don’t wanna- I—

[backstory-character-offical]

*startled*

Lamb-?! No, I can take you back to the exact moment you left, remember? It’s okay-

It’s okay-

*moves over to the bed, sitting beside hyr*

Have they killed you before?!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*tries to reign in hyr crying, merely managing a small nod in response*

[backstory-character-offical]

*eyes wide in disbelief and horror*

Lamb I don’t want you to go back there.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*quietly*

But- but where else where I go-?

*starts to panic again*

What if they look for me-?

[backstory-character-offical]

Hey, it’s okay, it’s okay.

*hesitates*

You could…stay here. They wouldn’t come find you here.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*shakily*

Y..you pr..promise..?

[backstory-character-offical]

*nods*

I promise.

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*quiets down again, but shy’s still clearly on edge*

[backstory-character-offical]

*gently*

I can get a room built in here for you. And it’ll be really nice, and nobody will hurt you. Okay?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

..you’re.. you’re.. sure..?

*starts quietly crying again*

I- I’m sorry for being such a burden, I don’t mean to waste your- your time and- and energy and take up space here, I’m sorry- I’m sorry-

[backstory-character-offical]

*quickly*

Yeah! Yeah I’m sure! You’re not wasting anything!

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*reigns hyrself back in again, sniffling*

o..okay. I’m.. I’m sorry.

[backstory-character-offical]

Hey-

You don’t need to apologize-

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

ok..okay..

*sniffles, hugging the blanket closer to hyrself*

I’m s..

*trails off, realising what shy was about to say, and just stays silent*

[backstory-character-offical]

Yeah…

Hey, do you wanna rest some more for while and I’ll try to figure out somewhere for you stay?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*nods quietly*

..alright. Th.. thank you.

[backstory-character-offical]

No problem! Have a good rest, okay?

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

..okay…

*lays back down, curling up in a tight ball and clutching the blanket as close as possible to hyr. Shy still seems very on edge*

[backstory-character-offical]

*looks over at hyr concernedly, then gets to work trying to use their powers to create a room for Lamb*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*messes with the edge of the blanket quietly*

[backstory-character-offical]

*finishes what he thinks is set up and hidden enough for Echo for the time being to be a room for Lamb, returns to sit at their desk, again waiting for hyr to wake up*

[sacrificial-lamb-offical]

*looks up at Macey, though stays lying down, having been awake the whole time*

[backstory-character-offical]

*startled*

Oh-hi-