*There was a flash of light. When it died down there wasn’t two sides but one. He wore a dark grey cardigan around his shoulders. It was wide enough to wrap around his shoulders causing it to also look like a cape. He looked down at his hands. He now had two pairs of arms. One pair had gloves on and the sleeves were slightly longer than the other pair. The gloves were still yellow but had a paw print on each. The other pair did not have any gloves. He looked around and quickly spotted a mirror. He had one eye on one side of his face. On the other, there were two. The first one was a snake eye, but instead of being yellow it was a light blue. Underneath it was another normal eye. He had scales on the side with the snake eye, but less than Deceit. A black floppy hat sat on his head.*
Moceit: Woah..
*Virgil knocks on the door and calls in from outside*
uh, are you guys okay in there? I swear I just saw this huge flash of light from under the door...
Moceit: *he jumps slightly. Oh no*
*Imitates Patton’s voice* Yep! Everything’s okay, kiddo!
what the heck was that light?
Um..*imitates Patton* One of Deceit’s lamps... broke.
...
Yeah sorry, I don’t believe that for a second.
*Virgil turns away from the door and calls back into the mindscape* LOGAN get over here, something is up with your boyfriend and I am not prepared to handle this situation on my own!
@nerdyberry-logan
What are you talking about Virgil?*walks over and stands by the anxious side* What's going on?
I’m pretty sure Patton just lied to me, I saw this flash of light and he won’t say what it was... *Virgil’s breathing quickens as he begins to panic* oh god, oh no, are they okay?
Virgil you and I both know Patton is incapable of lying often. I'm sure he is telling the truth*he crosses his arms*
Keyword there is often. Would a broken lamp really cause so much light that I could see it through the door?
Depends on the size of the lamp. But I don't get why your seeing this as suspicious Virgil, if Patton says he broke a lamp then why not believe him?
Something is wrong, Logan, I can... I can feel it. And if you refuse to believe me...
*Virgil turns away from Logan to face the door*
Patton, please come out here. Or we’re coming in.
Moceit: *Moceit inched towards the door. He didn’t want the others to see him but what other choice did he have? He can sink down, but where would he go? He decided it would be best for him to open it. Besides, he was curious about how he would react to the others*
*he opened the door looking at the other two*
Patto- aaagh!
*Virgil’s eyes widened and eyeshadow darkened as he witnessed one of his closest friends merged with an enemy. Who was he looking at? Were there two separate consciousnesses existing in that amalgamation or had they too fused into one? Could each of them be restored? Virgil’s mind spiraled further into panic with each question.*
What are- Who- ? What happened?!
*Logan gives a look of curiosity and confusion. He isn't sure he understands who this is, yet at the same time he does.* who are you? And where is Patton?
Um. I’m kind of Patton.
What does that even m e a n ?
You don't look like him. You look, diffrent.
Moceit: Well, that makes sense. It’s sort of like..Steven Universe!
Are you saying this is a... a fusion?
Impossible. Steven universe is simply a cartoon. And from what I know sides can't fuse.
Moceit: Virgil’s right...*quieter* sadly.
Well what are we going to do about it? There’s got to be a way to fix this, right?
If somehow you fused, there has to be a way to unfuse right? I'm sure we will figure this out.
Moceit: You already want me to unfuse? Why? I mean, I guess it’s fine but..
You don’t want to unfuse? Why not? Why did this even happen in the first place?
We don't even know if it's a good thing for you to be fused. It could affect everything for all we know.
Moceit: We can wait and see.
Pat- or, Decei- whatever, both of you, what caused this? Was this a conscious decision or did it just happen?
How did you fuse?*he summons his notebook and pen*
Moceit: *he stays quiet. He can’t decide if he should tell the truth or lie*
...Are you seriously not going to tell us? We have to fix this!
If we can fix this, which we can only do if you tell us how this happened. You could simply go back to being the two sides you were.
Moceit: I- we didn’t mean to fuse!
*you can tell he’s conflicted*
If you didn’t mean to, then what caused it?
Do you have any idea of what accident may have caused this?
Moceit: No. Patton and D- We were just talking in Deceit’s room. That’s all.
*Virgil narrows his eyes in suspicion*
That’s... it?
Talking, about what can you remember?
*he hesitates*
...The surprise party.
So I’m guessing y- Patton wasn’t too keen on all the secrecy behind that...
Was there anything odd or diffrent that was in the room, or happening while you two talked, before you fused.
Moceit: You keep saying that. You keep saying two.
Is that wrong? Aren’t you Patton and Deceit?
You are a fusion, so one would assume you are not one side.
Moceit: No, it’s not wrong, Virgil...but..it is?
*his voice starts out confident but becomes questioning by the end of the sentence*
Well do you... feel like a single side?
*he takes notes on his notepad* What do you mean?
Like, if you’re not two sides, then somehow you’ve managed to merge two forces that work against eachother: morality and deception. How does that work? Which one wins? How do you feel about lying?
Moceit: It’s okay- I mean..It’s not.-Maybe with some rare- Maybe with some occasions.
*he’s unstable*
*Logan graves a confused look as he writes down a few notes*
Moceit: *nervously glances at the other two before avoiding their gaze. He tries to control his breathing*
*Virgil recognizes these obvious signs of anxiety*
Hey, take some deep breaths. You’re okay. What’s wrong?
Moceit: *stays quiet before looking at the other two again.*
Nothing’s wrong. I’m fine.
You are lying, Virgil of all peopel can sense panick most. So take his advice and take some deep breaths.
Moceit: *takes a deep breath*
I’ll ask again then. What’s wrong?
Moceit: Should I-we unfuse? But-I-I don’t want to-But I do!
*he seems to argue himself. You can barely see a dim light around him before it fades*
I won't force you to do anything you don't want to. But we don't know if this is harmful for anyone.
Moceit: I...
This would be so much easier to sort out if you’d just tell us what you’re thinking. *Virgil shakes his head* I can really see Deceit shining through. Patton wouldn’t be this secretive.
Moceit: I’m so...I’m sorry. I can’t-It’s hard to sort through my thoughts right now..
*he’s shaking*
How about this, we will try to sort this out. But let you rest, I understand this must be difficult for you...I need to check on everyone though to make sure they aren't affected.
We probably shouldn’t leave him completely alone though Logan, since his is unstable and we don’t really know how that works or what could happen.
*He turns to Moceit*
I’ll stay with you while Logan sorts this out, if that’s okay with you... *Virgil sighs* I’m sure Patton wouldn’t mind, but Deceit definitely would. Do you mind?
Yes, I-I don’t-No-Yes? I-
* there’s a flash of bright light. It quickly changes from one solid color to blue and yellow. The two sides are basically ejected from the fusion. *
*Deceit catches himself on the doorframe*