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Version 10.3 ( C ) C.A.D.E.T Corp 1998, 2000 ‘ ‘ the veins under your skin look an awful lot like wires. . . ‘ ‘

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The C.A.D.E.T Personal Computer

ADVANCED DIAGNOSTICS

Version 10.3 ( C ) Copyright C.A.D.E.T Corp 1998, 2002

‘ ‘ Everybody loves a winner . ‘ ‘

THE INSTALLED DEVICES ARE

1 - C.A.D.E.T

2 - CALLY

3 - THEY / THEM

4 - SHE / HER

IS THE LIST CORRECT (Y/N) ? _

> Y _

THE RELATED ACCOUNTS ARE

1 - @stinkerii

2 - @microwavedasphalt

3 - @no-light-without-love

4 - @thehatredgrowsforyou

5 - @theangelwhomlightshinesbright

6 - @rococo-girlie

7 - @silly-hypothetical

IS THE LIST CORRECT (Y/N) ? _

> Y _

IS THE LIST COMPLETE (Y/N) ? _

> N _

THE SAVED TAGS ARE

1 - #MESSAGE SENT (ASKS)

2 - #SYSTEM DIAGNOSTICS (GEN.)

3 - #UNPLUGGED (OOC)

4 - #SETTINGS SAVED (IMPORTANT)

IS THE LIST CORRECT (Y/N) ? _

> Y _

WOULD YOU LIKE TO SHUT DOWN (Y/N) ? _

> Y _

PLEASE WAIT . . .

SAVED

SHUTTING DOWN . . .

#MESSAGE SENT #SYSTEM DIAGNOSTICS #UNPLUGGED #SETTINGS SAVED

The air shifts uncomfortably. More staticky than usual.

She’s aware of it. Of course she is. It’s become the daily recently; the usual. Something they’d come to expect. When the air got too tense, and heavy, or when their battery got too low. Or when they were all alone.

They were all alone far too often nowadays.

Something in another room buzzed faintly, enough to make Cadet grip the table tighter. They were starting to leave little dents in the old metal.

Low beeps and clicks. beeep beep beeep beep beep beeep beeep beep beep beep beeep. And then again. And again. And again.

More piles of wires coming from nowhere. Stacking up; taking up space. She’d get rid of them, and they’d show up again. Sometimes she woke up with them wrapped around their body, gripping tight enough to make the plastic casing crack.

And now It was speaking to her again. All the time. Every day. Every week. Every month. Until the files they’d deleted of the beeping showed up again unprompted.

‘ ‘ .. -.- -. --- .-- -.-- --- ..- .... . .- .-. -- . .-.-.- ‘ ‘ (0:14)

DELETE FILE (Y/N) ? _

> Y _

PLEASE WAIT . . .

FILE DELETED

Next.

‘ ‘ -.-- --- ..- -.-. .- -. -. --- - .-. . .--. .-.. .- -.-. . -- . .-.. .. -.- . - .... .. ... .-.-.- ... ..- .-. . .-.. -.-- -.-- --- ..- .- .-. . .- .-- .- .-. . --- ..-. - .... .- - ..--.. ‘ ‘ (0:45)

DELETE FILE (Y/N) ? _

> Y _

PLEASE WAIT . . .

FILE DELETED

Again.

‘ ‘ -- -.-- -... . .-.. --- ...- . -.. .-- .. -. -. . .-. … ‘ ‘

AUDIO PAUSED _

AUDIO UNPAUSED _

‘ ‘ .-- .... -.-- -.. --- -. - -.-- --- ..- -.-. --- -- . .... --- -- . - --- -- . ..--.. - .... .. ... .. ... ...- . .-. -.-- ..-. --- --- .-.. .. ... .... --- ..-. -.-- --- ..- -- -.-- -.. . .- .-. .-.-.- ‘ ‘ (1:02)

DELETE FILE (Y/N) ? _

> _

> _

> N _

#SYSTEM DIAGNOSTICS #SETTINGS SAVED #the stinkeri files

Brutus stood at their door, waiting rather impatiently after it knocked. He thought that Camellia had mentioned them, and quite kindly as well, so Brutus supposed she should act accordingly.

He held a basket of camellias. Among a few other plants, but camellias were most important. To Brutus anymore. She wasn’t even sure if she’d have anywhere to put it, but he said he’d bring her to have that wasn’t just tacky wires.

the door opened a minute or two after the knock, the bright light of their screen lighting the area up through the crack as they struggled to adjust it. they let their systems adjust to the change in lighting before lighting up themselves. they never got any good visits anymore. especially not from him.

9$h.HhehYE!!>Heuy!!!! Ewhat……. Iisup.,,?

her speaker crackled as she opened the door wider, tail swaying slowly. it was clear she was excited, if not trying to mask it.

the-traitor-the-lover

Nothing really. This place is cluttered and lacking in decent decoration. I figured you could use some flowers.

Brutus gestured to the basket he was holding. She supposed it wasn’t really fair to be so rude, it’s not like Cadet had done anything in particular. If anything, they’d been helpful. He didn’t exactly like that thought though.

Oh, and as a thank you. For the first aid. Hopefully I wasn’t much of an inconvenience.

He only vaguely remembered what’d happened, and he was fairly certain she was just trying to block it out, rather than spotty memory from the state of the situation.

oIOH.,,!! iiddint thinkwitwas to o bbad.,, yYhankYoi .,! tThyrr…..cery prett y.,,,,

they pushed the door open completely with a loud clang of metal on metal, standing up a little straighter and clasping their hands together. it was obvious she was… pleased with the situation, if not flat out overjoyed. this was great—PROGRESS. even.

ooH.YYEAgf,,!! IYywas no ptoblrm—llkk.,,.at all.,,,mmH lelasure hhsha…. iImglsd yiurr oaku……!….. yuir never aninconviece .,!

they made sure to keep their memories from that one specific day VERY backed up and safe. as high-quality as her systems could manage it to be.

#//sorry……#hope im still allowed here guys hey….//

Brutus stood at their door, waiting rather impatiently after it knocked. He thought that Camellia had mentioned them, and quite kindly as well, so Brutus supposed she should act accordingly.

He held a basket of camellias. Among a few other plants, but camellias were most important. To Brutus anymore. She wasn’t even sure if she’d have anywhere to put it, but he said he’d bring her to have that wasn’t just tacky wires.

the door opened a minute or two after the knock, the bright light of their screen lighting the area up through the crack as they struggled to adjust it. they let their systems adjust to the change in lighting before lighting up themselves. they never got any good visits anymore. especially not from him.

9$h.HhehYE!!>Heuy!!!! Ewhat……. Iisup.,,?

her speaker crackled as she opened the door wider, tail swaying slowly. it was clear she was excited, if not trying to mask it.

#MESSAGE SENT #/gasayayyyy

crowsfoot-postal-services

enanna. kis untikl yiur e duzzy

he used to do that FUCKKKKKKK MAN.

sure i don’t really care but i’m on the clock right now.

eaiy Ehat

crowsfoot-postal-services

are you confused about something or.

., nnno . Ican waiy,

crowsfoot-postal-services

enanna. kis untikl yiur e duzzy

he used to do that FUCKKKKKKK MAN.

sure i don’t really care but i’m on the clock right now.

eaiy Ehat

…it was more blood than Brutus had thought. It vaguely remembered…somewhere. Her head felt fuzzier and it was hard to see through his mask, but she couldn’t get herself to take it off.

He stood at the door of the factory, clutching at her chest. Why was she here??? Was this somewhere important? With a heavy breath, she couldn’t feel the way her chest hurt but he still felt like he had a piercing headache, he slammed against the door. That was an accident. He pushed himself up against the wall, and knocked on the door properly.

cad….cadet..? I know your…in there…or I hope you are..,

there were the usually heavy metallic footsteps on the other side of the door after a moment, though silence followed when he fell against the door.

locks immediately started clicking undone when he spoke out, however, her movements far more hurried than they seemed to be a second ago. why was she here? not that she was complaining, i mean, company was company, especially his—

o&$’h) m GOD d, .

Arrrwyio7. OKAt.,,?!?? Hjesuse cchrisy., .! Ohmnhod ,—

her screen illuminated the area when the door slammed open further, her fans starting to whir louder at the scene in front of them. they made sure to try to drag him inside before anything, though. they were so good at this.

PJejsuswgGchrisy ohjMHHOd Eehat. Waht ,Happen. ed ,,,??! ?

the-traitor-the-lover

Brutus let herself be dragged rather willingly. Almost surprising for someone who seemed to be so against any kind of contact.

ohh, I CAN feel you.,,,, thats nice.

…What on earth was she talking about?

i’m bleeding….because,,,,i think i spoke too much to that….,,..,angel…,, thing.

For whatever reason, she kept a hand on Cadet’s arm. Like it was pleasant for him to do so.

her tail curled up to keep herself from reacting the way they absolutely would’ve, gripping his arm a little tighter while they dragged her. her fans were a little too loud.

e hhat.,,?? ooOf cour s yuiu ca n. Ffeel m hhaha.,, eehy woildnr youZ,,.?

their voice buffered more than usual as they quickly brought them over to one of the bigger piles of wires, using it as a makeshift seat and carefully pushing him back onto it.

they didn’t brother to remove her hand, though. just standing by him awkwardly.

eAnge l.,,??? Oohmjod,, Ii Donr. thin k 0peopl arr suppose d to bleed thay mmucj,,,,. Ehu wokld yo u do tjaay,,..????. ohmamgod

the-traitor-the-lover

ohhh because…it doesn’t hurt….i’d be sad if i couldn’t feel…..,any sensations.,,.,,?

brutus replied, a little confused, like i was obvious.

itss….i not my fault i was…just telling the truth. i liketellinf the truth because….camellia can’t learn from lies..,..,

brutus huffed. the bleeding would let up soon. probably.

isn’t it pretty…? fhe blood it looks like……camellias….i love camellias.,…,,and i like you for,, giving me something to do…,,and i like…,,.,,

she sighed. like it was hurting his head to remember.

there was an instantaneous loud beep once he got the words out, fans going fast enough to make the overheating worse. her screen shifted to a loading screen to mask her face. she should focus. she didn’t have much practice with.. people, anatomy..

OKAAAY ,weWELL. weELLL hHaAHAHA .! ,!!! uUysw Vver u preet y okkau jusy liek uiu bBut i thinkk yjay we :$shoul d. Stop tjaat,,,

they oh-so-gently pulled their arm away from his hand, shuffling off to a side room in an attempt to find some sort of cloth. why would she have one? the blood was getting everywhere, though..

yuOu Jusy. Stay trhherre okay.,,? Sya u STill,,, yhink moving ma kes ,,.thr blood worss….,,. ihmhod…:

the-traitor-the-lover

alright then…

he laid there, she probably would have gotten up but her head was spinning a little bit, and made it difficult for him to stand up straight. When she moved his hand he let it unceremoniously fall, a displeased sigh coming from her soon after.

she already sort of missed the feeling, she hadn’t touched someone in a while. the coolness of their arm was comforting. the room felt rather warm and it was nice to have a distraction from that. when was cadet coming back?

…cade…t? your taking so.,,.,….long…

it felt like she was an altar once more, yet this one was a cushion made of wires as a result of a hoarder. Camellia was something like that. his blood painted the scenery despite it, he didn’t care for the smell, but she could always pretend it was camellias.

if she was being sacrificed once more for his lovely Camellia, he’d crave for Cadet to be at his side as well. maybe because there was no other options. he smiled a little dazedly at the thought.

her hands fumbled a bit as she looked around the best she could, her wires sparking and making her a little clumsy. she felt, what she assumed to be classified as, nervous—she could not fumble this. but they also couldn’t focus on that solely, and—

w]awhaat.,!!!—-imMcomn inh,, Ssorr— onMngod ,

they quickly shuffled back into the room, standing at his side idly for a moment, a thin large rag in their hand. it was the best they could find.

oOoa y, s . o.,,6Mmy sear ch. enginn saus that. %^YIU hvavr to ho ldtjid to the woo und,,,, Ojay,,,?..,

she stammered while she folded it to be a little thicker, tail swaying behind her. their eyes focused on her body to find the injury, but that felt rude. her fans whirred loud. she could barely focus. they were just so good at this.

whher…. isyhr Blod foming ffrom…

the-traitor-the-lover

well…it was somewhere,….,,.,,.

He tried to search his clouded head. She pointed to a spot that was scarily close to where his heart should be. A little closer to the middle of his chest, though.

she closed her eyes as she listened to the fans whirring. he liked listening to that. it was better than the ringing silence.

she stood there idly for a moment while she waited, letting out an alarmed beep when he pointed to his chest. that probably wasn’t good.

oKhmngdo. Okkaau, Hhher. HOld , Thid. ovver it,iithik. Okau.,,?

she quickly bunched up the rag, hesitating for a second before leaning over and pressing it down over where they assumed the wound would be, tail lashing behind them. their hands were cold through the rag.

gGod, Ohmgod. Yyiu ne3 d . to.b mkrr acreufl,, Yyiu couldve gotte n mich mor injued yuou knoe..,?? OhhmgodZ:,,,

they rambled on rather nervously for a good moment about how ‘careful’ she should’ve been. her voice was all crackled as usual. it was hard for them to focus.

the-traitor-the-lover

yeah…,..,,.,buut, i got..,,.,.an excuse to see you…,,,..at least..,,,…

Brutus put a hand over cadet’s. It was cold. She loved the feeling.

Brutus reached for cadet’s face with her other hand. it was so hot it burnt a little. she didn’t seem to mind, it wasn’t like he’d notice the pain.

your….,.,,..,not like camellia at all….,,,,..,.,your warm….,,,…

, . wHeta .,? Yyiu. Don’tneed anexc us to se e mm3., e hy woudk yuu need an ecusd .,,?

they didnt try to move away when he placed her hand on theirs, merely stilling and standing carefully in place with the rag still pressed over the wound.

they went ridged when her hand went to their face, screen quickly changing and fans, somehow, getting louder. she looked like she was about to start smoking, her systems a little choppier than usual.

Onlj sometkems., Ikm. !+not uusualiu gjis waem. ,Sooor ru. Iican tr u to. cool musyelf doen, ii.DOnt. wantto buen yiou, 7u m. ,,,,

they made zero move to pull away despite this.

the-traitor-the-lover

…,.,,i want one?.,,,.,i wouldnt…,,.,,want to see you without a reason..,,.,,.,but maybe you are reason enough yourself?

brutus closed her eyes for a moment, before opening then again, and (trying) to shift more upwards, sloppily hitting Cadet’s face with her own. She reoriented herself, and looked at Cadet.

.,,,,,,.,,maaaay i kiss you..,,?

brutus asked, the smile evident in his voice.

..,,.,,i don’t mind the..,..,,,burn,,,,i can’t feel it anyways.,,….,,

they another little beep slip when her head hit her screen rather clumsily, and while they were about to try and get him to stop moving around so much, she couldn’t bring herself to protest like this.

w . Eha t .,

Yuiu. wat . , ????Wel ., …Wel.l

she shouldn’t take advantage of this. maybe they should? he’d probably beat their ass later for it. they were pretty okay with that outcome actually.

u’m .,mmmm,,.. m

their hot-to-the-touch monitor sparked a bit, their screen replaced with their face again.

]Well .l.,,, ooNly ifyiuy…. wWaNF t. to..,.. yyYes . YYEAs , YYE . Of cour s,,,,, hh…:

the-traitor-the-lover

okay…,,..,,!

and with that she leaned in and kissed them!!! wow!!! i’m not describing this even a little bit.

Brutus could tell their monitor was probably burning, because she felt a little number. That usually what happened when when something was hurting.

you,,,,…,,uh.

…she was actually very, very tired. blood loss did that to you. what was he saying really? he didn’t know. her head was foggy. she was happy, she was pretty sure?

.,,…,,,i need to start..,,,.,,,seeing you more..,,..,okay?

she just kind of leaned in and let him, considering her lack of Physical Face and all. her tail wagged behind her though, and she very intelligently ignored the “system overheating” warnings.

mMe . ?

they stood there and let out another flustered beep, putting a little more pressure on her wound once she remembered. oops. they should try and fix this permanently. maybe there was first-aid somewhere.

Oohfcourse..!.!!! Wel. Yuiure welocmr,,to see m…Whhenever,)-$hha)zh. Ha,uUUuou know—-iuim.

Yuiu. Holdthjd, Okau..? stay sawake.,,::/formow…..pelas

the-traitor-the-lover

..,you..!

she sighed.

okay..,.

she could stay awake, even with his eyes drooping a little, even now he could tell he was going to regret all this later.

…she decided not to focus on that. and instead on just staying awake for cadet.

y.yeaah::… hYeah.,

she, very hesitantly, pulled their hand away from him and the rag, standing there in front of him for a few seconds before turning and quickly scurrying off in search of some kind of first-aid kit. sure, it would be a few years old, but it would PROBABLY get the job done. Probably

she came back a few minutes later with a little old first-aid kit clutched in her hands, speed-walking back over to her. standing there like an idiot. it still had dust on it, it looked like.

are…. yuou still…. Alovr:, .and stuf…….

…it was more blood than Brutus had thought. It vaguely remembered…somewhere. Her head felt fuzzier and it was hard to see through his mask, but she couldn’t get herself to take it off.

He stood at the door of the factory, clutching at her chest. Why was she here??? Was this somewhere important? With a heavy breath, she couldn’t feel the way her chest hurt but he still felt like he had a piercing headache, he slammed against the door. That was an accident. He pushed himself up against the wall, and knocked on the door properly.

cad….cadet..? I know your…in there…or I hope you are..,

there were the usually heavy metallic footsteps on the other side of the door after a moment, though silence followed when he fell against the door.

locks immediately started clicking undone when he spoke out, however, her movements far more hurried than they seemed to be a second ago. why was she here? not that she was complaining, i mean, company was company, especially his—

o&$’h) m GOD d, .

Arrrwyio7. OKAt.,,?!?? Hjesuse cchrisy., .! Ohmnhod ,—

her screen illuminated the area when the door slammed open further, her fans starting to whir louder at the scene in front of them. they made sure to try to drag him inside before anything, though. they were so good at this.

PJejsuswgGchrisy ohjMHHOd Eehat. Waht ,Happen. ed ,,,??! ?

the-traitor-the-lover

Brutus let herself be dragged rather willingly. Almost surprising for someone who seemed to be so against any kind of contact.

ohh, I CAN feel you.,,,, thats nice.

…What on earth was she talking about?

i’m bleeding….because,,,,i think i spoke too much to that….,,..,angel…,, thing.

For whatever reason, she kept a hand on Cadet’s arm. Like it was pleasant for him to do so.

her tail curled up to keep herself from reacting the way they absolutely would’ve, gripping his arm a little tighter while they dragged her. her fans were a little too loud.

e hhat.,,?? ooOf cour s yuiu ca n. Ffeel m hhaha.,, eehy woildnr youZ,,.?

their voice buffered more than usual as they quickly brought them over to one of the bigger piles of wires, using it as a makeshift seat and carefully pushing him back onto it.

they didn’t brother to remove her hand, though. just standing by him awkwardly.

eAnge l.,,??? Oohmjod,, Ii Donr. thin k 0peopl arr suppose d to bleed thay mmucj,,,,. Ehu wokld yo u do tjaay,,..????. ohmamgod

the-traitor-the-lover

ohhh because…it doesn’t hurt….i’d be sad if i couldn’t feel…..,any sensations.,,.,,?

brutus replied, a little confused, like i was obvious.

itss….i not my fault i was…just telling the truth. i liketellinf the truth because….camellia can’t learn from lies..,..,

brutus huffed. the bleeding would let up soon. probably.

isn’t it pretty…? fhe blood it looks like……camellias….i love camellias.,…,,and i like you for,, giving me something to do…,,and i like…,,.,,

she sighed. like it was hurting his head to remember.

there was an instantaneous loud beep once he got the words out, fans going fast enough to make the overheating worse. her screen shifted to a loading screen to mask her face. she should focus. she didn’t have much practice with.. people, anatomy..

OKAAAY ,weWELL. weELLL hHaAHAHA .! ,!!! uUysw Vver u preet y okkau jusy liek uiu bBut i thinkk yjay we :$shoul d. Stop tjaat,,,

they oh-so-gently pulled their arm away from his hand, shuffling off to a side room in an attempt to find some sort of cloth. why would she have one? the blood was getting everywhere, though..

yuOu Jusy. Stay trhherre okay.,,? Sya u STill,,, yhink moving ma kes ,,.thr blood worss….,,. ihmhod…:

the-traitor-the-lover

alright then…

he laid there, she probably would have gotten up but her head was spinning a little bit, and made it difficult for him to stand up straight. When she moved his hand he let it unceremoniously fall, a displeased sigh coming from her soon after.

she already sort of missed the feeling, she hadn’t touched someone in a while. the coolness of their arm was comforting. the room felt rather warm and it was nice to have a distraction from that. when was cadet coming back?

…cade…t? your taking so.,,.,….long…

it felt like she was an altar once more, yet this one was a cushion made of wires as a result of a hoarder. Camellia was something like that. his blood painted the scenery despite it, he didn’t care for the smell, but she could always pretend it was camellias.

if she was being sacrificed once more for his lovely Camellia, he’d crave for Cadet to be at his side as well. maybe because there was no other options. he smiled a little dazedly at the thought.

her hands fumbled a bit as she looked around the best she could, her wires sparking and making her a little clumsy. she felt, what she assumed to be classified as, nervous—she could not fumble this. but they also couldn’t focus on that solely, and—

w]awhaat.,!!!—-imMcomn inh,, Ssorr— onMngod ,

they quickly shuffled back into the room, standing at his side idly for a moment, a thin large rag in their hand. it was the best they could find.

oOoa y, s . o.,,6Mmy sear ch. enginn saus that. %^YIU hvavr to ho ldtjid to the woo und,,,, Ojay,,,?..,

she stammered while she folded it to be a little thicker, tail swaying behind her. their eyes focused on her body to find the injury, but that felt rude. her fans whirred loud. she could barely focus. they were just so good at this.

whher…. isyhr Blod foming ffrom…

the-traitor-the-lover

well…it was somewhere,….,,.,,.

He tried to search his clouded head. She pointed to a spot that was scarily close to where his heart should be. A little closer to the middle of his chest, though.

she closed her eyes as she listened to the fans whirring. he liked listening to that. it was better than the ringing silence.

she stood there idly for a moment while she waited, letting out an alarmed beep when he pointed to his chest. that probably wasn’t good.

oKhmngdo. Okkaau, Hhher. HOld , Thid. ovver it,iithik. Okau.,,?

she quickly bunched up the rag, hesitating for a second before leaning over and pressing it down over where they assumed the wound would be, tail lashing behind them. their hands were cold through the rag.

gGod, Ohmgod. Yyiu ne3 d . to.b mkrr acreufl,, Yyiu couldve gotte n mich mor injued yuou knoe..,?? OhhmgodZ:,,,

they rambled on rather nervously for a good moment about how ‘careful’ she should’ve been. her voice was all crackled as usual. it was hard for them to focus.

the-traitor-the-lover

yeah…,..,,.,buut, i got..,,.,.an excuse to see you…,,,..at least..,,,…

Brutus put a hand over cadet’s. It was cold. She loved the feeling.

Brutus reached for cadet’s face with her other hand. it was so hot it burnt a little. she didn’t seem to mind, it wasn’t like he’d notice the pain.

your….,.,,..,not like camellia at all….,,,,..,.,your warm….,,,…

, . wHeta .,? Yyiu. Don’tneed anexc us to se e mm3., e hy woudk yuu need an ecusd .,,?

they didnt try to move away when he placed her hand on theirs, merely stilling and standing carefully in place with the rag still pressed over the wound.

they went ridged when her hand went to their face, screen quickly changing and fans, somehow, getting louder. she looked like she was about to start smoking, her systems a little choppier than usual.

Onlj sometkems., Ikm. !+not uusualiu gjis waem. ,Sooor ru. Iican tr u to. cool musyelf doen, ii.DOnt. wantto buen yiou, 7u m. ,,,,

they made zero move to pull away despite this.

the-traitor-the-lover

…,.,,i want one?.,,,.,i wouldnt…,,.,,want to see you without a reason..,,.,,.,but maybe you are reason enough yourself?

brutus closed her eyes for a moment, before opening then again, and (trying) to shift more upwards, sloppily hitting Cadet’s face with her own. She reoriented herself, and looked at Cadet.

.,,,,,,.,,maaaay i kiss you..,,?

brutus asked, the smile evident in his voice.

..,,.,,i don’t mind the..,..,,,burn,,,,i can’t feel it anyways.,,….,,

they another little beep slip when her head hit her screen rather clumsily, and while they were about to try and get him to stop moving around so much, she couldn’t bring herself to protest like this.

w . Eha t .,

Yuiu. wat . , ????Wel ., …Wel.l

she shouldn’t take advantage of this. maybe they should? he’d probably beat their ass later for it. they were pretty okay with that outcome actually.

u’m .,mmmm,,.. m

their hot-to-the-touch monitor sparked a bit, their screen replaced with their face again.

]Well .l.,,, ooNly ifyiuy…. wWaNF t. to..,.. yyYes . YYEAs , YYE . Of cour s,,,,, hh…:

the-traitor-the-lover

okay…,,..,,!

and with that she leaned in and kissed them!!! wow!!! i’m not describing this even a little bit.

Brutus could tell their monitor was probably burning, because she felt a little number. That usually what happened when when something was hurting.

you,,,,…,,uh.

…she was actually very, very tired. blood loss did that to you. what was he saying really? he didn’t know. her head was foggy. she was happy, she was pretty sure?

.,,…,,,i need to start..,,,.,,,seeing you more..,,..,okay?

she just kind of leaned in and let him, considering her lack of Physical Face and all. her tail wagged behind her though, and she very intelligently ignored the “system overheating” warnings.

mMe . ?

they stood there and let out another flustered beep, putting a little more pressure on her wound once she remembered. oops. they should try and fix this permanently. maybe there was first-aid somewhere.

Oohfcourse..!.!!! Wel. Yuiure welocmr,,to see m…Whhenever,)-$hha)zh. Ha,uUUuou know—-iuim.

Yuiu. Holdthjd, Okau..? stay sawake.,,::/formow…..pelas

#/i can tell viensLOVVVEES romanvr #KEEP SUCKING THAT FLAT FACE!#sorru//

jokes-on-you-im-funnier

hehy.,,Hue6. Helli, .! hueyyyy…..

hello! ^_^

#//Thyrr so winder ful #FCUjkkk://

…it was more blood than Brutus had thought. It vaguely remembered…somewhere. Her head felt fuzzier and it was hard to see through his mask, but she couldn’t get herself to take it off.

He stood at the door of the factory, clutching at her chest. Why was she here??? Was this somewhere important? With a heavy breath, she couldn’t feel the way her chest hurt but he still felt like he had a piercing headache, he slammed against the door. That was an accident. He pushed himself up against the wall, and knocked on the door properly.

cad….cadet..? I know your…in there…or I hope you are..,

there were the usually heavy metallic footsteps on the other side of the door after a moment, though silence followed when he fell against the door.

locks immediately started clicking undone when he spoke out, however, her movements far more hurried than they seemed to be a second ago. why was she here? not that she was complaining, i mean, company was company, especially his—

o&$’h) m GOD d, .

Arrrwyio7. OKAt.,,?!?? Hjesuse cchrisy., .! Ohmnhod ,—

her screen illuminated the area when the door slammed open further, her fans starting to whir louder at the scene in front of them. they made sure to try to drag him inside before anything, though. they were so good at this.

PJejsuswgGchrisy ohjMHHOd Eehat. Waht ,Happen. ed ,,,??! ?

the-traitor-the-lover

Brutus let herself be dragged rather willingly. Almost surprising for someone who seemed to be so against any kind of contact.

ohh, I CAN feel you.,,,, thats nice.

…What on earth was she talking about?

i’m bleeding….because,,,,i think i spoke too much to that….,,..,angel…,, thing.

For whatever reason, she kept a hand on Cadet’s arm. Like it was pleasant for him to do so.

her tail curled up to keep herself from reacting the way they absolutely would’ve, gripping his arm a little tighter while they dragged her. her fans were a little too loud.

e hhat.,,?? ooOf cour s yuiu ca n. Ffeel m hhaha.,, eehy woildnr youZ,,.?

their voice buffered more than usual as they quickly brought them over to one of the bigger piles of wires, using it as a makeshift seat and carefully pushing him back onto it.

they didn’t brother to remove her hand, though. just standing by him awkwardly.

eAnge l.,,??? Oohmjod,, Ii Donr. thin k 0peopl arr suppose d to bleed thay mmucj,,,,. Ehu wokld yo u do tjaay,,..????. ohmamgod

the-traitor-the-lover

ohhh because…it doesn’t hurt….i’d be sad if i couldn’t feel…..,any sensations.,,.,,?

brutus replied, a little confused, like i was obvious.

itss….i not my fault i was…just telling the truth. i liketellinf the truth because….camellia can’t learn from lies..,..,

brutus huffed. the bleeding would let up soon. probably.

isn’t it pretty…? fhe blood it looks like……camellias….i love camellias.,…,,and i like you for,, giving me something to do…,,and i like…,,.,,

she sighed. like it was hurting his head to remember.

there was an instantaneous loud beep once he got the words out, fans going fast enough to make the overheating worse. her screen shifted to a loading screen to mask her face. she should focus. she didn’t have much practice with.. people, anatomy..

OKAAAY ,weWELL. weELLL hHaAHAHA .! ,!!! uUysw Vver u preet y okkau jusy liek uiu bBut i thinkk yjay we :$shoul d. Stop tjaat,,,

they oh-so-gently pulled their arm away from his hand, shuffling off to a side room in an attempt to find some sort of cloth. why would she have one? the blood was getting everywhere, though..

yuOu Jusy. Stay trhherre okay.,,? Sya u STill,,, yhink moving ma kes ,,.thr blood worss….,,. ihmhod…:

the-traitor-the-lover

alright then…

he laid there, she probably would have gotten up but her head was spinning a little bit, and made it difficult for him to stand up straight. When she moved his hand he let it unceremoniously fall, a displeased sigh coming from her soon after.

she already sort of missed the feeling, she hadn’t touched someone in a while. the coolness of their arm was comforting. the room felt rather warm and it was nice to have a distraction from that. when was cadet coming back?

…cade…t? your taking so.,,.,….long…

it felt like she was an altar once more, yet this one was a cushion made of wires as a result of a hoarder. Camellia was something like that. his blood painted the scenery despite it, he didn’t care for the smell, but she could always pretend it was camellias.

if she was being sacrificed once more for his lovely Camellia, he’d crave for Cadet to be at his side as well. maybe because there was no other options. he smiled a little dazedly at the thought.

her hands fumbled a bit as she looked around the best she could, her wires sparking and making her a little clumsy. she felt, what she assumed to be classified as, nervous—she could not fumble this. but they also couldn’t focus on that solely, and—

w]awhaat.,!!!—-imMcomn inh,, Ssorr— onMngod ,

they quickly shuffled back into the room, standing at his side idly for a moment, a thin large rag in their hand. it was the best they could find.

oOoa y, s . o.,,6Mmy sear ch. enginn saus that. %^YIU hvavr to ho ldtjid to the woo und,,,, Ojay,,,?..,

she stammered while she folded it to be a little thicker, tail swaying behind her. their eyes focused on her body to find the injury, but that felt rude. her fans whirred loud. she could barely focus. they were just so good at this.

whher…. isyhr Blod foming ffrom…

the-traitor-the-lover

well…it was somewhere,….,,.,,.

He tried to search his clouded head. She pointed to a spot that was scarily close to where his heart should be. A little closer to the middle of his chest, though.

she closed her eyes as she listened to the fans whirring. he liked listening to that. it was better than the ringing silence.

she stood there idly for a moment while she waited, letting out an alarmed beep when he pointed to his chest. that probably wasn’t good.

oKhmngdo. Okkaau, Hhher. HOld , Thid. ovver it,iithik. Okau.,,?

she quickly bunched up the rag, hesitating for a second before leaning over and pressing it down over where they assumed the wound would be, tail lashing behind them. their hands were cold through the rag.

gGod, Ohmgod. Yyiu ne3 d . to.b mkrr acreufl,, Yyiu couldve gotte n mich mor injued yuou knoe..,?? OhhmgodZ:,,,

they rambled on rather nervously for a good moment about how ‘careful’ she should’ve been. her voice was all crackled as usual. it was hard for them to focus.

the-traitor-the-lover

yeah…,..,,.,buut, i got..,,.,.an excuse to see you…,,,..at least..,,,…

Brutus put a hand over cadet’s. It was cold. She loved the feeling.

Brutus reached for cadet’s face with her other hand. it was so hot it burnt a little. she didn’t seem to mind, it wasn’t like he’d notice the pain.

your….,.,,..,not like camellia at all….,,,,..,.,your warm….,,,…

, . wHeta .,? Yyiu. Don’tneed anexc us to se e mm3., e hy woudk yuu need an ecusd .,,?

they didnt try to move away when he placed her hand on theirs, merely stilling and standing carefully in place with the rag still pressed over the wound.

they went ridged when her hand went to their face, screen quickly changing and fans, somehow, getting louder. she looked like she was about to start smoking, her systems a little choppier than usual.

Onlj sometkems., Ikm. !+not uusualiu gjis waem. ,Sooor ru. Iican tr u to. cool musyelf doen, ii.DOnt. wantto buen yiou, 7u m. ,,,,

they made zero move to pull away despite this.

the-traitor-the-lover

…,.,,i want one?.,,,.,i wouldnt…,,.,,want to see you without a reason..,,.,,.,but maybe you are reason enough yourself?

brutus closed her eyes for a moment, before opening then again, and (trying) to shift more upwards, sloppily hitting Cadet’s face with her own. She reoriented herself, and looked at Cadet.

.,,,,,,.,,maaaay i kiss you..,,?

brutus asked, the smile evident in his voice.

..,,.,,i don’t mind the..,..,,,burn,,,,i can’t feel it anyways.,,….,,

they another little beep slip when her head hit her screen rather clumsily, and while they were about to try and get him to stop moving around so much, she couldn’t bring herself to protest like this.

w . Eha t .,

Yuiu. wat . , ????Wel ., …Wel.l

she shouldn’t take advantage of this. maybe they should? he’d probably beat their ass later for it. they were pretty okay with that outcome actually.

u’m .,mmmm,,.. m

their hot-to-the-touch monitor sparked a bit, their screen replaced with their face again.

]Well .l.,,, ooNly ifyiuy…. wWaNF t. to..,.. yyYes . YYEAs , YYE . Of cour s,,,,, hh…:

#//I’ve been thinking aboiy thid all da #SHES GOING TO EXPLODE!!!!!!!#see that smoke ? She just exploded.#Sorry .#all is well in the world…//

im so fucked 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

…it was more blood than Brutus had thought. It vaguely remembered…somewhere. Her head felt fuzzier and it was hard to see through his mask, but she couldn’t get herself to take it off.

He stood at the door of the factory, clutching at her chest. Why was she here??? Was this somewhere important? With a heavy breath, she couldn’t feel the way her chest hurt but he still felt like he had a piercing headache, he slammed against the door. That was an accident. He pushed himself up against the wall, and knocked on the door properly.

cad….cadet..? I know your…in there…or I hope you are..,

there were the usually heavy metallic footsteps on the other side of the door after a moment, though silence followed when he fell against the door.

locks immediately started clicking undone when he spoke out, however, her movements far more hurried than they seemed to be a second ago. why was she here? not that she was complaining, i mean, company was company, especially his—

o&$’h) m GOD d, .

Arrrwyio7. OKAt.,,?!?? Hjesuse cchrisy., .! Ohmnhod ,—

her screen illuminated the area when the door slammed open further, her fans starting to whir louder at the scene in front of them. they made sure to try to drag him inside before anything, though. they were so good at this.

PJejsuswgGchrisy ohjMHHOd Eehat. Waht ,Happen. ed ,,,??! ?

the-traitor-the-lover

Brutus let herself be dragged rather willingly. Almost surprising for someone who seemed to be so against any kind of contact.

ohh, I CAN feel you.,,,, thats nice.

…What on earth was she talking about?

i’m bleeding….because,,,,i think i spoke too much to that….,,..,angel…,, thing.

For whatever reason, she kept a hand on Cadet’s arm. Like it was pleasant for him to do so.

her tail curled up to keep herself from reacting the way they absolutely would’ve, gripping his arm a little tighter while they dragged her. her fans were a little too loud.

e hhat.,,?? ooOf cour s yuiu ca n. Ffeel m hhaha.,, eehy woildnr youZ,,.?

their voice buffered more than usual as they quickly brought them over to one of the bigger piles of wires, using it as a makeshift seat and carefully pushing him back onto it.

they didn’t brother to remove her hand, though. just standing by him awkwardly.

eAnge l.,,??? Oohmjod,, Ii Donr. thin k 0peopl arr suppose d to bleed thay mmucj,,,,. Ehu wokld yo u do tjaay,,..????. ohmamgod

the-traitor-the-lover

ohhh because…it doesn’t hurt….i’d be sad if i couldn’t feel…..,any sensations.,,.,,?

brutus replied, a little confused, like i was obvious.

itss….i not my fault i was…just telling the truth. i liketellinf the truth because….camellia can’t learn from lies..,..,

brutus huffed. the bleeding would let up soon. probably.

isn’t it pretty…? fhe blood it looks like……camellias….i love camellias.,…,,and i like you for,, giving me something to do…,,and i like…,,.,,

she sighed. like it was hurting his head to remember.

there was an instantaneous loud beep once he got the words out, fans going fast enough to make the overheating worse. her screen shifted to a loading screen to mask her face. she should focus. she didn’t have much practice with.. people, anatomy..

OKAAAY ,weWELL. weELLL hHaAHAHA .! ,!!! uUysw Vver u preet y okkau jusy liek uiu bBut i thinkk yjay we :$shoul d. Stop tjaat,,,

they oh-so-gently pulled their arm away from his hand, shuffling off to a side room in an attempt to find some sort of cloth. why would she have one? the blood was getting everywhere, though..

yuOu Jusy. Stay trhherre okay.,,? Sya u STill,,, yhink moving ma kes ,,.thr blood worss….,,. ihmhod…:

the-traitor-the-lover

alright then…

he laid there, she probably would have gotten up but her head was spinning a little bit, and made it difficult for him to stand up straight. When she moved his hand he let it unceremoniously fall, a displeased sigh coming from her soon after.

she already sort of missed the feeling, she hadn’t touched someone in a while. the coolness of their arm was comforting. the room felt rather warm and it was nice to have a distraction from that. when was cadet coming back?

…cade…t? your taking so.,,.,….long…

it felt like she was an altar once more, yet this one was a cushion made of wires as a result of a hoarder. Camellia was something like that. his blood painted the scenery despite it, he didn’t care for the smell, but she could always pretend it was camellias.

if she was being sacrificed once more for his lovely Camellia, he’d crave for Cadet to be at his side as well. maybe because there was no other options. he smiled a little dazedly at the thought.

her hands fumbled a bit as she looked around the best she could, her wires sparking and making her a little clumsy. she felt, what she assumed to be classified as, nervous—she could not fumble this. but they also couldn’t focus on that solely, and—

w]awhaat.,!!!—-imMcomn inh,, Ssorr— onMngod ,

they quickly shuffled back into the room, standing at his side idly for a moment, a thin large rag in their hand. it was the best they could find.

oOoa y, s . o.,,6Mmy sear ch. enginn saus that. %^YIU hvavr to ho ldtjid to the woo und,,,, Ojay,,,?..,

she stammered while she folded it to be a little thicker, tail swaying behind her. their eyes focused on her body to find the injury, but that felt rude. her fans whirred loud. she could barely focus. they were just so good at this.

whher…. isyhr Blod foming ffrom…

the-traitor-the-lover

well…it was somewhere,….,,.,,.

He tried to search his clouded head. She pointed to a spot that was scarily close to where his heart should be. A little closer to the middle of his chest, though.

she closed her eyes as she listened to the fans whirring. he liked listening to that. it was better than the ringing silence.

she stood there idly for a moment while she waited, letting out an alarmed beep when he pointed to his chest. that probably wasn’t good.

oKhmngdo. Okkaau, Hhher. HOld , Thid. ovver it,iithik. Okau.,,?

she quickly bunched up the rag, hesitating for a second before leaning over and pressing it down over where they assumed the wound would be, tail lashing behind them. their hands were cold through the rag.

gGod, Ohmgod. Yyiu ne3 d . to.b mkrr acreufl,, Yyiu couldve gotte n mich mor injued yuou knoe..,?? OhhmgodZ:,,,

they rambled on rather nervously for a good moment about how ‘careful’ she should’ve been. her voice was all crackled as usual. it was hard for them to focus.

the-traitor-the-lover

yeah…,..,,.,buut, i got..,,.,.an excuse to see you…,,,..at least..,,,…

Brutus put a hand over cadet’s. It was cold. She loved the feeling.

Brutus reached for cadet’s face with her other hand. it was so hot it burnt a little. she didn’t seem to mind, it wasn’t like he’d notice the pain.

your….,.,,..,not like camellia at all….,,,,..,.,your warm….,,,…

, . wHeta .,? Yyiu. Don’tneed anexc us to se e mm3., e hy woudk yuu need an ecusd .,,?

they didnt try to move away when he placed her hand on theirs, merely stilling and standing carefully in place with the rag still pressed over the wound.

they went ridged when her hand went to their face, screen quickly changing and fans, somehow, getting louder. she looked like she was about to start smoking, her systems a little choppier than usual.

Onlj sometkems., Ikm. !+not uusualiu gjis waem. ,Sooor ru. Iican tr u to. cool musyelf doen, ii.DOnt. wantto buen yiou, 7u m. ,,,,

they made zero move to pull away despite this.

#//and fhen they wtart KISSING!!!!!!!#sorru//

circuitry-embraces-guilty-code

yUiu. sai d, You woild leav w ehn iwantyed yiuu to .o.,

i ffont wanywthid anymor plelase. lidomr waanr uiu hher e. Yuou sai d. yyOu sai ,,d. Ples.

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…it was more blood than Brutus had thought. It vaguely remembered…somewhere. Her head felt fuzzier and it was hard to see through his mask, but she couldn’t get herself to take it off.

He stood at the door of the factory, clutching at her chest. Why was she here??? Was this somewhere important? With a heavy breath, she couldn’t feel the way her chest hurt but he still felt like he had a piercing headache, he slammed against the door. That was an accident. He pushed himself up against the wall, and knocked on the door properly.

cad….cadet..? I know your…in there…or I hope you are..,

there were the usually heavy metallic footsteps on the other side of the door after a moment, though silence followed when he fell against the door.

locks immediately started clicking undone when he spoke out, however, her movements far more hurried than they seemed to be a second ago. why was she here? not that she was complaining, i mean, company was company, especially his—

o&$’h) m GOD d, .

Arrrwyio7. OKAt.,,?!?? Hjesuse cchrisy., .! Ohmnhod ,—

her screen illuminated the area when the door slammed open further, her fans starting to whir louder at the scene in front of them. they made sure to try to drag him inside before anything, though. they were so good at this.

PJejsuswgGchrisy ohjMHHOd Eehat. Waht ,Happen. ed ,,,??! ?

the-traitor-the-lover

Brutus let herself be dragged rather willingly. Almost surprising for someone who seemed to be so against any kind of contact.

ohh, I CAN feel you.,,,, thats nice.

…What on earth was she talking about?

i’m bleeding….because,,,,i think i spoke too much to that….,,..,angel…,, thing.

For whatever reason, she kept a hand on Cadet’s arm. Like it was pleasant for him to do so.

her tail curled up to keep herself from reacting the way they absolutely would’ve, gripping his arm a little tighter while they dragged her. her fans were a little too loud.

e hhat.,,?? ooOf cour s yuiu ca n. Ffeel m hhaha.,, eehy woildnr youZ,,.?

their voice buffered more than usual as they quickly brought them over to one of the bigger piles of wires, using it as a makeshift seat and carefully pushing him back onto it.

they didn’t brother to remove her hand, though. just standing by him awkwardly.

eAnge l.,,??? Oohmjod,, Ii Donr. thin k 0peopl arr suppose d to bleed thay mmucj,,,,. Ehu wokld yo u do tjaay,,..????. ohmamgod

the-traitor-the-lover

ohhh because…it doesn’t hurt….i’d be sad if i couldn’t feel…..,any sensations.,,.,,?

brutus replied, a little confused, like i was obvious.

itss….i not my fault i was…just telling the truth. i liketellinf the truth because….camellia can’t learn from lies..,..,

brutus huffed. the bleeding would let up soon. probably.

isn’t it pretty…? fhe blood it looks like……camellias….i love camellias.,…,,and i like you for,, giving me something to do…,,and i like…,,.,,

she sighed. like it was hurting his head to remember.

there was an instantaneous loud beep once he got the words out, fans going fast enough to make the overheating worse. her screen shifted to a loading screen to mask her face. she should focus. she didn’t have much practice with.. people, anatomy..

OKAAAY ,weWELL. weELLL hHaAHAHA .! ,!!! uUysw Vver u preet y okkau jusy liek uiu bBut i thinkk yjay we :$shoul d. Stop tjaat,,,

they oh-so-gently pulled their arm away from his hand, shuffling off to a side room in an attempt to find some sort of cloth. why would she have one? the blood was getting everywhere, though..

yuOu Jusy. Stay trhherre okay.,,? Sya u STill,,, yhink moving ma kes ,,.thr blood worss….,,. ihmhod…:

the-traitor-the-lover

alright then…

he laid there, she probably would have gotten up but her head was spinning a little bit, and made it difficult for him to stand up straight. When she moved his hand he let it unceremoniously fall, a displeased sigh coming from her soon after.

she already sort of missed the feeling, she hadn’t touched someone in a while. the coolness of their arm was comforting. the room felt rather warm and it was nice to have a distraction from that. when was cadet coming back?

…cade…t? your taking so.,,.,….long…

it felt like she was an altar once more, yet this one was a cushion made of wires as a result of a hoarder. Camellia was something like that. his blood painted the scenery despite it, he didn’t care for the smell, but she could always pretend it was camellias.

if she was being sacrificed once more for his lovely Camellia, he’d crave for Cadet to be at his side as well. maybe because there was no other options. he smiled a little dazedly at the thought.

her hands fumbled a bit as she looked around the best she could, her wires sparking and making her a little clumsy. she felt, what she assumed to be classified as, nervous—she could not fumble this. but they also couldn’t focus on that solely, and—

w]awhaat.,!!!—-imMcomn inh,, Ssorr— onMngod ,

they quickly shuffled back into the room, standing at his side idly for a moment, a thin large rag in their hand. it was the best they could find.

oOoa y, s . o.,,6Mmy sear ch. enginn saus that. %^YIU hvavr to ho ldtjid to the woo und,,,, Ojay,,,?..,

she stammered while she folded it to be a little thicker, tail swaying behind her. their eyes focused on her body to find the injury, but that felt rude. her fans whirred loud. she could barely focus. they were just so good at this.

whher…. isyhr Blod foming ffrom…

the-traitor-the-lover

well…it was somewhere,….,,.,,.

He tried to search his clouded head. She pointed to a spot that was scarily close to where his heart should be. A little closer to the middle of his chest, though.

she closed her eyes as she listened to the fans whirring. he liked listening to that. it was better than the ringing silence.

she stood there idly for a moment while she waited, letting out an alarmed beep when he pointed to his chest. that probably wasn’t good.

oKhmngdo. Okkaau, Hhher. HOld , Thid. ovver it,iithik. Okau.,,?

she quickly bunched up the rag, hesitating for a second before leaning over and pressing it down over where they assumed the wound would be, tail lashing behind them. their hands were cold through the rag.

gGod, Ohmgod. Yyiu ne3 d . to.b mkrr acreufl,, Yyiu couldve gotte n mich mor injued yuou knoe..,?? OhhmgodZ:,,,

they rambled on rather nervously for a good moment about how ‘careful’ she should’ve been. her voice was all crackled as usual. it was hard for them to focus.

#//CADET! LOCK IN AND GOON!#sorr//

Eliza struts down the street when he spots you out of the corner of his eye. How could he forget about you? You were the last person he had kissed, after all. of course, it was in Spirals body, and he barely had his consciousness, but still.

He appears behind you and taps you on the shoulder.

Cadet! How ya doing? Haven't seen you in a while!

Oh, and it's me, Eliza, in case you're wondering. You know, the guy who was in control of the blue guy that kissed you a while back? Sorry I was acting strange darling, it was just before the bitch kicked me out of his body. Of course I have it back now, but yeah, still.

Anyways! How are ya? Doing well?

He wraps his arm around you and brings you closer.

they let out a startled beep at the sudden tap to their shoulder, their screen buffering for a good few seconds before they finally whirled around. she barely got time to register what was happening before a conversation started.

we{>_tx,,!!]oOH. ,! hHello , .,,! hhah. a,,,,.h

oh.O OH RUHT,! Rugggt hhahawyYyewh YEE s, iI remembe r ,.,,S. o wel nNO pr ooblemw. , iiidintw Min d muuch .,Nno Big d eal,! hhah,/a.,,,..!!..

the metal of her feet scraped against the ground a bit as they let themselves get pulled in. the whirring of her fans got a little louder.

u6%+^x,6YOU knnooe, hh Ivve be en.O kat, h)hhaha.,,. as .Alwau.ys,,.,,i dont do much anymoreHhHow .ar yiu.,,,,?

the-businessman

Oh, I'm alright.

Feeling better when I see you though, darling. ;)

He stared down at your neck, looking at the wires beneath your metal shell.

Gosh your wires... they're beautiful. I've never "processed" something as beautiful as you before.

He wraps his tail around you.

ooJ,,,!!!!! WHhhaha weelXx,,,,,. iAaw shuckd.,,b,!!! hhshswhhow sw eet,,!,!!!

their speakers crackled quietly as she stood there and fidgeted, their fans whirring a little too fast and their gears turning a bit too quick. they were quite used to being on the other end of this..

wEhsat.,.,!,.. oOH.,!!!!, ))G osh ddoouiu thinnk so,,.?, haww shshuxks.,,,, hhahh a,,,, iiv e beenmeanigjg to.,,.. dowork o. n thrm soon…… thru keep sparking….,,

she shifted on her feet a bit at the feeling of his tail, bringing a hand up to their monitor.

gg osh,,,, hhah a.,, iiys nicr toknie you thin k soo.thoihh..,,

the-businessman

Eliza giggled.

Can barely understand what you're saying there bud but alright!

But yeah, I love nights here in the empire. There's something so pristine about them. If only I could spend them with you instead. ;)

what's your lovely name anyways darling? I'm not sure if I caught it?

their speakers crackled sheepishly to mimic something close enough to laughter, head tilted away and antennas twitching. the attention felt oh-so-nice,,

aw gos h.,,,. Yuoure gonn. mmakrme. oVverheay .,hheh.,,,!!…

their tail swayed a bit, mindlessly curling around his.

uuIu,,,Canr kuusy,preten d nkot tokmoe thing s jjust to flrit eith mm E.,,,

the-businessman

I know a lot more than you think.

For example, I know that you have your tail entwined with mine right now, and i love that you do that without even thinking. and i also know that you love me nearly as much as I love you. ;)

He places his hand on your screen and stares into your eyes lovingly.

You are the most divine machinery I have ever met.

You are the most beautiful person I have ever met.

How about we go back to your place darling? I don't exactly have a house, but if I did I'd invite you over.

their monitor was warm to the touch, the loud whirring of their fans making a low buzzy feeling. their face was momentarily replaced with a throbber, just to hide themselves. they weren’t used to this kind of attention.. not for a while.

ihNmgod.,,,’’.MYplacr .,,? idonr knoe.,,, uiYs eealu messy.,,, tthe fac tor y ispprewtty ool d.,,, hhaha.,,,

Bbut immean…iigues..:idonnr knoe…iffuireokauw woth the….cllutter.,,,,

her antennas perked and twitched a bit, a hand on the side of her head while she tried to keep herself together. she’d overheat at this rate, surely.,,

#//i love whenyiu are coherent //

hello miss!

a bird like person greets you with a polite wave. a thin shawl is over his shoulders, held together with a bow. he has thick, clunklier boots on. he must’ve been from somewhere colder.

um…my name is Elliot, do you happen to know where…

he looked rather confused of his surroundings. as if they were familiar but not quite right.

do you know where Windfront is? it’s um…a little town, probably northwest of here..

it wasn’t a name you could recognize.

hHello , ..!! therr.,

their screen illuminated the area from behind the door a bit, looking the guy up and down for a second. quite odd attire. it wasn’t all that cold yet, was it? who were they to judge.

their screen was momentarily replaced at the question, a throbber occupying the empty space while they… presumably thought.

lOh, Well .,,, Nnot eeally, hhaha.,,. But i could , alwaus t} ry to lookk up,Direction s,? maubbr….. i’ve nver hear d of Iy,,,

yyOure ceryainly not. Vllose, hhaha.,,i could. Only immaginr.,,,,.

they paused. and then the door opened a little more in a subtle offer.

Yyiure,,, welcom r to com e insidrr..,,?.,, if yiu need.,,,

the place didn’t look all that inviting. but they did. Kind of.

three-ringing-bells

they blinked at her in surprise, jumping back. what on earth was that? he was enamored! he stepped inside, and a giant smile graced his face.

oh my!!! what is all this? what are you? how is this-! why are you glowing? oh that’s magnificent, i’d only seen…

he trailed off. he didn’t want to think about Them. he didn’t want to think about it. it left a bitter taste in his mouth, despite it being plenty of years ago. it was better to not dwell on it.

are you a deity of sorts? my mother used to mention them, in books, in stories, but they never looked quite like you, i think the real deal is much more impressive!

she stepped back and to the side to make room, though the place was decently big anyway, and carefully shut the door behind him with a flick of her tail. how odd.

eehat.,,? o .,h. ,WE ll,,.. tthis is. An oldfac tory, and.,,.i’m. Wel. i m a C.A.D.E.T perosnal comouyer.,,.. yuiu cn cAll m. e Cad et.,

their speakers crackled, the loading screen replaced by their digital face once again, playing with their fingers and standing by the door. no one really. Questioned all this without the intention of making fun of them ? odd.

dieety.,,,?,,

she paused at the mention, her screen flickering.

oOh,$nno hhsha:,,, iUse d to inoe okr rho7gg,,, YYoull. Probsbku come acros onr herre thiuhh.,,,

..,..abbiutw that tow n,,?…

three-ringing-bells

…oldfact..ory? como-huh… um, right…It’s um, nice to meet you cadet!

he watched her curiously, listening to the fans, the cackling of their speaker, watching the shifting of their screen and the way they moved.

oh, um, well you are still very nice regardless! …yes, yes! Windfront. I don’t know how far I’ve gotten…oh…

awAshucjsw,,, it’s nn ic to meet uiu T oo ,

ELLIOT

iimm honord hhaga.,,.!!

they stood awkwardly for a moment before quickly turning and shuffling farther into the old facility, letting their tail slowly sway behind them. this was so odd. were their maps even modern enough for this? would they be of any use? could they be of any use

S.,,oo,,. iisthat Wehere yiurre , from.,,.?..,, ikmeguessing yuuue prety Far ffrom,,, Therre hhaha.,,, yyIiure welcom to sit and stuf—ssorr u for the clutte,,r.,,

lletse see ifmy. Maps arrr still indaye….

three-ringing-bells

He followed after Cadet carefully, avoiding touching anything. He honestly didn’t know what a lot of it was. Maybe he’d ask people when he got back to town, and they would know. He hadn’t been getting out much recently, but he didn’t think such marvelous things would really he kept from him!

It is! And I must be, we don’t have anything like this back home…I’ll have to tell everyone about it!

for a moment he worried they wouldn’t believe him. that they’d accuse him. that he’d end up like another body in the river. he tried not to think about it.

He sat down in a clearer spot, still glancing around the room.

No, no, I don’t mind a mess, haha! I know how it is sometimes…besides, this is all very nice to look at! …ah, but maybe that’s just because I haven’t seen it before…

they turned their head to glance over at him as he sat down, the brightness of their screen a mild flashbang before they quickly turned away, attempting to adjust it with a sheepish apology. it didn’t seem like they were very used to.. company.

Wnnnuthing lliek.,,, e. Hat .,? w.W irin g,,?

they questioned quietly after a moment, shooting him another brief glance. that probably sounded rude. they weren’t good with tone.

the room seemed like it led to endless other rooms… just as dim and cluttered as this one.

a w Hshhucks.,;)hhhaha tynnaks.,,,

yyIu fin d iy nnicr.,,,?… iiMean.,,, i Suuppos electorni cs arr… ver y pretty tolook at sometimrsw..,

s. Sorr.,,, but. Ehay havvr yiu seen.,,?

three-ringing-bells

His eyes slammed shut at the light, the brightness shocking him. He still didn’t understand how she glowed despite not being a deity. Was that how people were here?

Wiring?

He stared the wires sprawled across the room. He hadn’t seen anything like it. The closest to it was maybe some crafts or plants, but these were very differently colored. And they felt different…almost like the stem of a sturdier plant.

He was…having trouble understanding. He’d never even heard of the words they were using, and their voice felt a little…well, he wasn’t one to judge! But he did feel a little silly. Was this all common knowledge? How was he so unaware? He actually knew how to read and write, probably better than most of everyone else in his town. He was quite lucky, and the fact that he was being presented with so many things he couldn’t exactly understand made him a little disheartened.

I’m not sure…not as much as I’d thought apparently! I um, haven’t really seen anything in this building…um…factory?

yyea he.,,, Wwirr s. yuiu knoe.,,,? iihave them every2here hhaha.,,,,

their fingers tapped at the screen and buttons on their chest with purpose, keeping their head turned away to keep from flashbanging the poor boy again. her fans whirred louder for a moment, gears clicking quietly.

nno..? iImea n, iihuess i forge y somr plaves aren t.,,,veru Modern…,.

they turned back towards him after a moment, screen brightness mostly adjusted and displaying an older navigation program. if it weren’t for her fingers tapping at the buttons on her chest, it would’ve looked like the website controlled itself.

a.o.,… weHats yiur.,,, placr liek.,,? …

three-ringing-bells

Hm, I figured it was like most of the other towns…um, well, we have quite a few stores, it’s very nice..! Usually it’s harder to get things up north but…things have been going well!

He fiddled with his hande awkwardly. Admittedly he hadn’t been interacting with the people as much, or at even spending much time IN town. He had a few hand-me-down books he could busy his time with anyways.

uyeyah….iiIdnr realy… um. hhh..

they trailed off as their screen flickered and displayed what they were doing—scrolling around, typing in this and that. they couldn’t.. Find what he was looking for. maybe they were doing it wrong. they could only procrastinate for so long.

s.So.,,,, mildissur. Kothinh to worri abouy or anytjinh……

their tail curled up behind them.

Aarreyih surr thays the name yiur town go es bby .,,? iijsut….

…it was more blood than Brutus had thought. It vaguely remembered…somewhere. Her head felt fuzzier and it was hard to see through his mask, but she couldn’t get herself to take it off.

He stood at the door of the factory, clutching at her chest. Why was she here??? Was this somewhere important? With a heavy breath, she couldn’t feel the way her chest hurt but he still felt like he had a piercing headache, he slammed against the door. That was an accident. He pushed himself up against the wall, and knocked on the door properly.

cad….cadet..? I know your…in there…or I hope you are..,

there were the usually heavy metallic footsteps on the other side of the door after a moment, though silence followed when he fell against the door.

locks immediately started clicking undone when he spoke out, however, her movements far more hurried than they seemed to be a second ago. why was she here? not that she was complaining, i mean, company was company, especially his—

o&$’h) m GOD d, .

Arrrwyio7. OKAt.,,?!?? Hjesuse cchrisy., .! Ohmnhod ,—

her screen illuminated the area when the door slammed open further, her fans starting to whir louder at the scene in front of them. they made sure to try to drag him inside before anything, though. they were so good at this.

PJejsuswgGchrisy ohjMHHOd Eehat. Waht ,Happen. ed ,,,??! ?

the-traitor-the-lover

Brutus let herself be dragged rather willingly. Almost surprising for someone who seemed to be so against any kind of contact.

ohh, I CAN feel you.,,,, thats nice.

…What on earth was she talking about?

i’m bleeding….because,,,,i think i spoke too much to that….,,..,angel…,, thing.

For whatever reason, she kept a hand on Cadet’s arm. Like it was pleasant for him to do so.

her tail curled up to keep herself from reacting the way they absolutely would’ve, gripping his arm a little tighter while they dragged her. her fans were a little too loud.

e hhat.,,?? ooOf cour s yuiu ca n. Ffeel m hhaha.,, eehy woildnr youZ,,.?

their voice buffered more than usual as they quickly brought them over to one of the bigger piles of wires, using it as a makeshift seat and carefully pushing him back onto it.

they didn’t brother to remove her hand, though. just standing by him awkwardly.

eAnge l.,,??? Oohmjod,, Ii Donr. thin k 0peopl arr suppose d to bleed thay mmucj,,,,. Ehu wokld yo u do tjaay,,..????. ohmamgod

the-traitor-the-lover

ohhh because…it doesn’t hurt….i’d be sad if i couldn’t feel…..,any sensations.,,.,,?

brutus replied, a little confused, like i was obvious.

itss….i not my fault i was…just telling the truth. i liketellinf the truth because….camellia can’t learn from lies..,..,

brutus huffed. the bleeding would let up soon. probably.

isn’t it pretty…? fhe blood it looks like……camellias….i love camellias.,…,,and i like you for,, giving me something to do…,,and i like…,,.,,

she sighed. like it was hurting his head to remember.

there was an instantaneous loud beep once he got the words out, fans going fast enough to make the overheating worse. her screen shifted to a loading screen to mask her face. she should focus. she didn’t have much practice with.. people, anatomy..

OKAAAY ,weWELL. weELLL hHaAHAHA .! ,!!! uUysw Vver u preet y okkau jusy liek uiu bBut i thinkk yjay we :$shoul d. Stop tjaat,,,

they oh-so-gently pulled their arm away from his hand, shuffling off to a side room in an attempt to find some sort of cloth. why would she have one? the blood was getting everywhere, though..

yuOu Jusy. Stay trhherre okay.,,? Sya u STill,,, yhink moving ma kes ,,.thr blood worss….,,. ihmhod…:

the-traitor-the-lover

alright then…

he laid there, she probably would have gotten up but her head was spinning a little bit, and made it difficult for him to stand up straight. When she moved his hand he let it unceremoniously fall, a displeased sigh coming from her soon after.

she already sort of missed the feeling, she hadn’t touched someone in a while. the coolness of their arm was comforting. the room felt rather warm and it was nice to have a distraction from that. when was cadet coming back?

…cade…t? your taking so.,,.,….long…

it felt like she was an altar once more, yet this one was a cushion made of wires as a result of a hoarder. Camellia was something like that. his blood painted the scenery despite it, he didn’t care for the smell, but she could always pretend it was camellias.

if she was being sacrificed once more for his lovely Camellia, he’d crave for Cadet to be at his side as well. maybe because there was no other options. he smiled a little dazedly at the thought.

her hands fumbled a bit as she looked around the best she could, her wires sparking and making her a little clumsy. she felt, what she assumed to be classified as, nervous—she could not fumble this. but they also couldn’t focus on that solely, and—

w]awhaat.,!!!—-imMcomn inh,, Ssorr— onMngod ,

they quickly shuffled back into the room, standing at his side idly for a moment, a thin large rag in their hand. it was the best they could find.

oOoa y, s . o.,,6Mmy sear ch. enginn saus that. %^YIU hvavr to ho ldtjid to the woo und,,,, Ojay,,,?..,

she stammered while she folded it to be a little thicker, tail swaying behind her. their eyes focused on her body to find the injury, but that felt rude. her fans whirred loud. she could barely focus. they were just so good at this.

whher…. isyhr Blod foming ffrom…

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