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“Jesus, you like me? I like me too, kinda.” (from some Confession Starters) ~ @freezer--truck
Rusty fiddled nervously with his hat. "Yeah, I-" He realized what Volta added at the end and chuckled a little, "What do you mean by that?"
“From the looks of it you like me more than I like myself.” Volta replied, quirking her eyebrows up in an expressive manner.
"I mean, you are really pretty." Rusty said, blushing a little.
Despite her usual cold manner, Volta blushed too at the compliment, looking abashed away for a moment, suppressing a smile which eventually crept onto her pale lips.
Rusty continued to fiddle with his hat. His shy smile grew slightly, seeing that Volta liked his complement.
Volta smiled slightly, the blush slowly wearing off. “Ah, well let’s just say I don’t think like you since I’ve had my twins.. And especially after Electra left me I’ve not spend one thought on if I’m pretty or not..”
Rusty frowned a little. "Oh..." His smile quickly came back, and he chuckled slightly. "Well, if it makes you feel any better, I don't think much about if I'm handsome or not either."
“I don’t think about it because my own answer to that thought will always stay ‘no’, because the reason my late-spouse left me and my kids was that I’m ‘not pretty enough to get seen with them anymore’..” Volta trailed off, looking away again but this time to wipe away a tear that threatened to leave her eye. “..That was a few weeks after I’ve had the twins and it still stings thinking about it..”
Rusty frowned again. "Volta...I'm...oh, I'm so sorry." He made a gesture that implied he wanted to give her a hug.
Volta waved her hand dismissively, looking away again to blink away tears that threatened to escape her eyes. “It’s alright.. It’s not like I’ve been literally having the hardest time of my life since Electra left me, because I have to get money somehow whilst trying to look over two hyperactive 5-year-olds..”
Rusty could tell that Volta was being sarcastic. "I earned some prize money from winning the championships, so I could lend you some money, Volta."
Volta shook her head slightly. “I’ve been doing just fine the past couple of years, I don’t need your help.” Despite what she said, she has been looking increasingly tired and exhausted over the past few weeks.
"Well at the very least, I could help with your twins," Rusty suggested. "You look really tired."
Volta hesitated for a moment, before nodding slightly. “That would be.. nice, yes.” She muttered.
Rusty smiled a little. "Do you need any help with them right now?"
Volta nodded slightly. “Uh, yes, Fuse is sick and I have to head to work soon and I can’t take her with me.” She replied, sounding hopeful.
Rusty perked up a little. "I can look after them while you're at work!"
Volta nodded again, a smile emerging on her pale face. “That would be good, yes..” She muttered. “Though, I-I need to see first how you handle them. They’re everything I have left, and I don’t want to be a bad mother by putting them into the wrong hands.. A-and thus maybe loosing them..”
Rusty seemed to hesitate slightly before speaking again. "Erm...I'd be okay with you seeing how I'd handle them, b-but you don't have to worry about losing them. I wouldn't hurt them."
“I-I’m just paranoid, y’know..” Volta muttered but nodded slightly. “I’m just scared of losing my kids too..”
Rusty sighed sympathetically. "Volta, I promise you, your kids are going to be okay."
Volta nodded slightly. “I know.. They’re the only family I have left.. A-after the divorce even the others turned on me, s-so it’s just me and the twins now..” She sniffled a bit, shrugging and forcing a smile on her face.
Rusty could see the hurt in Volta's eyes. He inched a little closer to her. "Volta, i-it's okay to cry."
Volta quickly shook her head. “No.. No, I-I’m not gonna cry in front of you..” She said, letting out a tearful chuckle.
"It's really fine, Volta. I don't mind at all." Rusty replied,
Volta shook her head slightly. “No, it’s alright..” She muttered. “L-let’s, uh, let’s go, please.. I-I don’t want to leave them alone for too long.. I actually just went out to smoke a cigarette, you’re actually.. keeping me from getting ready for work right now..” She said, a small amused yet annoyed smile appearing on her face.
Rusty's eyes widened a little and he blushed. "Am I? Starlight, I'm sorry, Volta!"
Volta waved dismissively with her hand, before shifting to turn a bit. “So, are you coming or not?”
"Oh-erm-yeah, I am!" Rusty replied, not realizing he hadn't moved.
Volta chuckled slightly, but nodded her head towards the door of the small shed she was living in. “C’mon in then. It’s not much but it’s a home.”
"It looks really nice, Volta!" Rusty said, looking around the shed.
Volta smiled slightly. “Uh, you settle down, make yourself comfortable, I’ll go get the twins.” She said, gesturing to the couch.
Rusty nodded, and sat down on the couch. He gave Volta an encouraging smile.
Volta left the room but soon returned with a small electric engine in her arms and an even tinier freezer truck hiding behind Volta. “So, my lovelies, this is Rusty, he’ll look after you two while i’m at work. Rusty, this is Fuse,” She gestured to the engine in her arms, “And this is Diode.”
Rusty smiled and waved at the two young engines. "Hi, Fuse, Diode! It's nice to meet you both."
Volta chuckled softly as she felt how Diode wrapped her arms around her leg, hearing the small freezer truck giggle in amusement behind her. “They’re a bit shy at first but once you get to know them they’re real lovelies.”
Rusty smiled a little more, hearing Diode giggle. "I'm sure they are."
Volta gently reached out with her free hand to carefully peel Diode off her leg so she could move further to the couch to sit down next to Rusty, holding Fuse the whole time was getting exhausting after some time. “Fuse will sleep most of the time, though make sure to check on her every once in a while to make sure that she’s alright. If anything’s up, just call me.” She explained.
Rusty nodded. "Of course. Should I have have a certain amount of time before I check on Fuse?"
Volta shook her head. “Just every once in a while, but otherwise just let her sleep.” She replied. “Uh, would you mind taking her so I can get ready?” She gestured to Fuse who still was half asleep in Volta’s arms.
Rusty shook his head. "No-no, I don't mind at all." His arms were already open to hold Fuse.
Volta gently shifted Fuse in her hold before carefully placing her into Rusty’s arms. Fuse immediately shifted in Rusty’s arms, cuddling closer to his warmth.
"There, there..." Rusty whispered, "you'll feel better soon."
“She’s reacting to your warmth.” Volta said, sounding a bit reluctant, even defensive. “She usually doesn’t get any bodily warmth from anyone, and she’s cold blooded so I hope that she maybe gets better if she’s with someone who is.. warm..”
"Who knows?" Rusty shrugged a little, "Maybe she will."
Volta nodded slightly. “She better does, otherwise you gotta stay for a while longer.” She chuckled.
Rusty giggled a little. "That wouldn't be terrible."
Volta chuckled softly. “I can tell.” She smiled, before reaching out to detach Diode from her leg, lifting her and settling her next to Rusty. “Uh, I’ll go get ready, you talk a bit, once Diode gets to know you she’s very talkative.”
"Okay!" Rusty nodded, then turned his attention back to Fuse and Diode.
Diode shifted a bit, glancing to Rusty with her big electric blue eyes. “Why did Mommy ask you to look over us?” She asked, voice high and electric.
Rusty smiled softly, "Well, Diode, your Mommy asked me to since Fuse is sick and she can't her to work. So I'm looking after you both while she's away."
Diode nodded slowly, agreeing. “Yeah, that makes sense, I guess..” She said, sitting back, still looking up to Rusty.
Fuse eventually woke up, looking with big dark brown eyes to Rusty, “Who’re you..?” She asked quietly, frowning a bit at the unfamiliar face.
Rusty looked down at Fuse, the smile still on his face, "I'm Rusty. I'll be looking after you and Diode while your mom's at work."
Fuse frowned a bit, glancing to Diode for a moment before back to Rusty. “..Wrench usually comes over, she says mom asked her to, but I don’t think so, so why’re you here..?”
Rusty's smile faded a little, "I don't...I didn't know she asks Wrench to look after you both.."
Fuse frowned a bit more. “As I said, I don’t think that mom actually asked her too. Mom is always gone when Wrench arrives..”
Rusty nodded in understanding, "Oh..."
Volta returned a few moments later, glancing to the clock on a wall, eyes going wide. “Oh, shoot! It’s already late!” She said, quickly moving over to the couch to press a kiss each on her kids head before giving Rusty a small smile. “I’ll be back tomorrow morning at 7 am sharp, promised.” She quickly said, before quickly leaving.
Rusty gave her a nod. "Goodbye, Volta!" he called out as the freezer truck left.
Diode glanced up to Rusty after Volta had left. “Can you tell us more about you? Mommy never tell us anything about her friends.” She asked with big eyes.
Rusty smiled, "Sure! Well, my name is Rusty, like i've said. I won the world championship races last year. I used to just be a shunter, pulling the Freight train and the coaches, but now I'm a passenger train!"
Fuse giggled slightly. “I want to be a passenger train one day too!” She exclaimed happily but suddenly let out a small sneeze, giggling after. “I’m an engine too, y’know.” She said, giggling still.
“Jesus, you like me? I like me too, kinda.” (from some Confession Starters) ~ @freezer--truck
Rusty fiddled nervously with his hat. "Yeah, I-" He realized what Volta added at the end and chuckled a little, "What do you mean by that?"
“From the looks of it you like me more than I like myself.” Volta replied, quirking her eyebrows up in an expressive manner.
"I mean, you are really pretty." Rusty said, blushing a little.
Despite her usual cold manner, Volta blushed too at the compliment, looking abashed away for a moment, suppressing a smile which eventually crept onto her pale lips.
Rusty continued to fiddle with his hat. His shy smile grew slightly, seeing that Volta liked his complement.
Volta smiled slightly, the blush slowly wearing off. “Ah, well let’s just say I don’t think like you since I’ve had my twins.. And especially after Electra left me I’ve not spend one thought on if I’m pretty or not..”
Rusty frowned a little. "Oh..." His smile quickly came back, and he chuckled slightly. "Well, if it makes you feel any better, I don't think much about if I'm handsome or not either."
“I don’t think about it because my own answer to that thought will always stay ‘no’, because the reason my late-spouse left me and my kids was that I’m ‘not pretty enough to get seen with them anymore’..” Volta trailed off, looking away again but this time to wipe away a tear that threatened to leave her eye. “..That was a few weeks after I’ve had the twins and it still stings thinking about it..”
Rusty frowned again. "Volta...I'm...oh, I'm so sorry." He made a gesture that implied he wanted to give her a hug.
Volta waved her hand dismissively, looking away again to blink away tears that threatened to escape her eyes. “It’s alright.. It’s not like I’ve been literally having the hardest time of my life since Electra left me, because I have to get money somehow whilst trying to look over two hyperactive 5-year-olds..”
Rusty could tell that Volta was being sarcastic. "I earned some prize money from winning the championships, so I could lend you some money, Volta."
Volta shook her head slightly. “I’ve been doing just fine the past couple of years, I don’t need your help.” Despite what she said, she has been looking increasingly tired and exhausted over the past few weeks.
"Well at the very least, I could help with your twins," Rusty suggested. "You look really tired."
Volta hesitated for a moment, before nodding slightly. “That would be.. nice, yes.” She muttered.
Rusty smiled a little. "Do you need any help with them right now?"
Volta nodded slightly. “Uh, yes, Fuse is sick and I have to head to work soon and I can’t take her with me.” She replied, sounding hopeful.
Rusty perked up a little. "I can look after them while you're at work!"
Volta nodded again, a smile emerging on her pale face. “That would be good, yes..” She muttered. “Though, I-I need to see first how you handle them. They’re everything I have left, and I don’t want to be a bad mother by putting them into the wrong hands.. A-and thus maybe loosing them..”
Rusty seemed to hesitate slightly before speaking again. "Erm...I'd be okay with you seeing how I'd handle them, b-but you don't have to worry about losing them. I wouldn't hurt them."
“I-I’m just paranoid, y’know..” Volta muttered but nodded slightly. “I’m just scared of losing my kids too..”
Rusty sighed sympathetically. "Volta, I promise you, your kids are going to be okay."
Volta nodded slightly. “I know.. They’re the only family I have left.. A-after the divorce even the others turned on me, s-so it’s just me and the twins now..” She sniffled a bit, shrugging and forcing a smile on her face.
Rusty could see the hurt in Volta's eyes. He inched a little closer to her. "Volta, i-it's okay to cry."
Volta quickly shook her head. “No.. No, I-I’m not gonna cry in front of you..” She said, letting out a tearful chuckle.
"It's really fine, Volta. I don't mind at all." Rusty replied,
Volta shook her head slightly. “No, it’s alright..” She muttered. “L-let’s, uh, let’s go, please.. I-I don’t want to leave them alone for too long.. I actually just went out to smoke a cigarette, you’re actually.. keeping me from getting ready for work right now..” She said, a small amused yet annoyed smile appearing on her face.
Rusty's eyes widened a little and he blushed. "Am I? Starlight, I'm sorry, Volta!"
Volta waved dismissively with her hand, before shifting to turn a bit. “So, are you coming or not?”
"Oh-erm-yeah, I am!" Rusty replied, not realizing he hadn't moved.
Volta chuckled slightly, but nodded her head towards the door of the small shed she was living in. “C’mon in then. It’s not much but it’s a home.”
"It looks really nice, Volta!" Rusty said, looking around the shed.
Volta smiled slightly. “Uh, you settle down, make yourself comfortable, I’ll go get the twins.” She said, gesturing to the couch.
Rusty nodded, and sat down on the couch. He gave Volta an encouraging smile.
Volta left the room but soon returned with a small electric engine in her arms and an even tinier freezer truck hiding behind Volta. “So, my lovelies, this is Rusty, he’ll look after you two while i’m at work. Rusty, this is Fuse,” She gestured to the engine in her arms, “And this is Diode.”
Rusty smiled and waved at the two young engines. "Hi, Fuse, Diode! It's nice to meet you both."
Volta chuckled softly as she felt how Diode wrapped her arms around her leg, hearing the small freezer truck giggle in amusement behind her. “They’re a bit shy at first but once you get to know them they’re real lovelies.”
Rusty smiled a little more, hearing Diode giggle. "I'm sure they are."
Volta gently reached out with her free hand to carefully peel Diode off her leg so she could move further to the couch to sit down next to Rusty, holding Fuse the whole time was getting exhausting after some time. “Fuse will sleep most of the time, though make sure to check on her every once in a while to make sure that she’s alright. If anything’s up, just call me.” She explained.
Rusty nodded. "Of course. Should I have have a certain amount of time before I check on Fuse?"
Volta shook her head. “Just every once in a while, but otherwise just let her sleep.” She replied. “Uh, would you mind taking her so I can get ready?” She gestured to Fuse who still was half asleep in Volta’s arms.
Rusty shook his head. "No-no, I don't mind at all." His arms were already open to hold Fuse.
Volta gently shifted Fuse in her hold before carefully placing her into Rusty’s arms. Fuse immediately shifted in Rusty’s arms, cuddling closer to his warmth.
"There, there..." Rusty whispered, "you'll feel better soon."
“She’s reacting to your warmth.” Volta said, sounding a bit reluctant, even defensive. “She usually doesn’t get any bodily warmth from anyone, and she’s cold blooded so I hope that she maybe gets better if she’s with someone who is.. warm..”
"Who knows?" Rusty shrugged a little, "Maybe she will."
Volta nodded slightly. “She better does, otherwise you gotta stay for a while longer.” She chuckled.
Rusty giggled a little. "That wouldn't be terrible."
Volta chuckled softly. “I can tell.” She smiled, before reaching out to detach Diode from her leg, lifting her and settling her next to Rusty. “Uh, I’ll go get ready, you talk a bit, once Diode gets to know you she’s very talkative.”
"Okay!" Rusty nodded, then turned his attention back to Fuse and Diode.
Diode shifted a bit, glancing to Rusty with her big electric blue eyes. “Why did Mommy ask you to look over us?” She asked, voice high and electric.
Rusty smiled softly, "Well, Diode, your Mommy asked me to since Fuse is sick and she can't her to work. So I'm looking after you both while she's away."
Diode nodded slowly, agreeing. “Yeah, that makes sense, I guess..” She said, sitting back, still looking up to Rusty.
Fuse eventually woke up, looking with big dark brown eyes to Rusty, “Who’re you..?” She asked quietly, frowning a bit at the unfamiliar face.
Rusty looked down at Fuse, the smile still on his face, "I'm Rusty. I'll be looking after you and Diode while your mom's at work."
Fuse frowned a bit, glancing to Diode for a moment before back to Rusty. “..Wrench usually comes over, she says mom asked her to, but I don’t think so, so why’re you here..?”
Rusty's smile faded a little, "I don't...I didn't know she asks Wrench to look after you both.."
Fuse frowned a bit more. “As I said, I don’t think that mom actually asked her too. Mom is always gone when Wrench arrives..”
Rusty nodded in understanding, "Oh..."
Volta returned a few moments later, glancing to the clock on a wall, eyes going wide. “Oh, shoot! It’s already late!” She said, quickly moving over to the couch to press a kiss each on her kids head before giving Rusty a small smile. “I’ll be back tomorrow morning at 7 am sharp, promised.” She quickly said, before quickly leaving.
Rusty gave her a nod. "Goodbye, Volta!" he called out as the freezer truck left.
Diode glanced up to Rusty after Volta had left. “Can you tell us more about you? Mommy never tell us anything about her friends.” She asked with big eyes.
“Jesus, you like me? I like me too, kinda.” (from some Confession Starters) ~ @freezer--truck
Rusty fiddled nervously with his hat. "Yeah, I-" He realized what Volta added at the end and chuckled a little, "What do you mean by that?"
“From the looks of it you like me more than I like myself.” Volta replied, quirking her eyebrows up in an expressive manner.
"I mean, you are really pretty." Rusty said, blushing a little.
Despite her usual cold manner, Volta blushed too at the compliment, looking abashed away for a moment, suppressing a smile which eventually crept onto her pale lips.
Rusty continued to fiddle with his hat. His shy smile grew slightly, seeing that Volta liked his complement.
Volta smiled slightly, the blush slowly wearing off. “Ah, well let’s just say I don’t think like you since I’ve had my twins.. And especially after Electra left me I’ve not spend one thought on if I’m pretty or not..”
Rusty frowned a little. "Oh..." His smile quickly came back, and he chuckled slightly. "Well, if it makes you feel any better, I don't think much about if I'm handsome or not either."
“I don’t think about it because my own answer to that thought will always stay ‘no’, because the reason my late-spouse left me and my kids was that I’m ‘not pretty enough to get seen with them anymore’..” Volta trailed off, looking away again but this time to wipe away a tear that threatened to leave her eye. “..That was a few weeks after I’ve had the twins and it still stings thinking about it..”
Rusty frowned again. "Volta...I'm...oh, I'm so sorry." He made a gesture that implied he wanted to give her a hug.
Volta waved her hand dismissively, looking away again to blink away tears that threatened to escape her eyes. “It’s alright.. It’s not like I’ve been literally having the hardest time of my life since Electra left me, because I have to get money somehow whilst trying to look over two hyperactive 5-year-olds..”
Rusty could tell that Volta was being sarcastic. "I earned some prize money from winning the championships, so I could lend you some money, Volta."
Volta shook her head slightly. “I’ve been doing just fine the past couple of years, I don’t need your help.” Despite what she said, she has been looking increasingly tired and exhausted over the past few weeks.
"Well at the very least, I could help with your twins," Rusty suggested. "You look really tired."
Volta hesitated for a moment, before nodding slightly. “That would be.. nice, yes.” She muttered.
Rusty smiled a little. "Do you need any help with them right now?"
Volta nodded slightly. “Uh, yes, Fuse is sick and I have to head to work soon and I can’t take her with me.” She replied, sounding hopeful.
Rusty perked up a little. "I can look after them while you're at work!"
Volta nodded again, a smile emerging on her pale face. “That would be good, yes..” She muttered. “Though, I-I need to see first how you handle them. They’re everything I have left, and I don’t want to be a bad mother by putting them into the wrong hands.. A-and thus maybe loosing them..”
Rusty seemed to hesitate slightly before speaking again. "Erm...I'd be okay with you seeing how I'd handle them, b-but you don't have to worry about losing them. I wouldn't hurt them."
“I-I’m just paranoid, y’know..” Volta muttered but nodded slightly. “I’m just scared of losing my kids too..”
Rusty sighed sympathetically. "Volta, I promise you, your kids are going to be okay."
Volta nodded slightly. “I know.. They’re the only family I have left.. A-after the divorce even the others turned on me, s-so it’s just me and the twins now..” She sniffled a bit, shrugging and forcing a smile on her face.
Rusty could see the hurt in Volta's eyes. He inched a little closer to her. "Volta, i-it's okay to cry."
Volta quickly shook her head. “No.. No, I-I’m not gonna cry in front of you..” She said, letting out a tearful chuckle.
"It's really fine, Volta. I don't mind at all." Rusty replied,
Volta shook her head slightly. “No, it’s alright..” She muttered. “L-let’s, uh, let’s go, please.. I-I don’t want to leave them alone for too long.. I actually just went out to smoke a cigarette, you’re actually.. keeping me from getting ready for work right now..” She said, a small amused yet annoyed smile appearing on her face.
Rusty's eyes widened a little and he blushed. "Am I? Starlight, I'm sorry, Volta!"
Volta waved dismissively with her hand, before shifting to turn a bit. “So, are you coming or not?”
"Oh-erm-yeah, I am!" Rusty replied, not realizing he hadn't moved.
Volta chuckled slightly, but nodded her head towards the door of the small shed she was living in. “C’mon in then. It’s not much but it’s a home.”
"It looks really nice, Volta!" Rusty said, looking around the shed.
Volta smiled slightly. “Uh, you settle down, make yourself comfortable, I’ll go get the twins.” She said, gesturing to the couch.
Rusty nodded, and sat down on the couch. He gave Volta an encouraging smile.
Volta left the room but soon returned with a small electric engine in her arms and an even tinier freezer truck hiding behind Volta. “So, my lovelies, this is Rusty, he’ll look after you two while i’m at work. Rusty, this is Fuse,” She gestured to the engine in her arms, “And this is Diode.”
Rusty smiled and waved at the two young engines. "Hi, Fuse, Diode! It's nice to meet you both."
Volta chuckled softly as she felt how Diode wrapped her arms around her leg, hearing the small freezer truck giggle in amusement behind her. “They’re a bit shy at first but once you get to know them they’re real lovelies.”
Rusty smiled a little more, hearing Diode giggle. "I'm sure they are."
Volta gently reached out with her free hand to carefully peel Diode off her leg so she could move further to the couch to sit down next to Rusty, holding Fuse the whole time was getting exhausting after some time. “Fuse will sleep most of the time, though make sure to check on her every once in a while to make sure that she’s alright. If anything’s up, just call me.” She explained.
Rusty nodded. "Of course. Should I have have a certain amount of time before I check on Fuse?"
Volta shook her head. “Just every once in a while, but otherwise just let her sleep.” She replied. “Uh, would you mind taking her so I can get ready?” She gestured to Fuse who still was half asleep in Volta’s arms.
Rusty shook his head. "No-no, I don't mind at all." His arms were already open to hold Fuse.
Volta gently shifted Fuse in her hold before carefully placing her into Rusty’s arms. Fuse immediately shifted in Rusty’s arms, cuddling closer to his warmth.
"There, there..." Rusty whispered, "you'll feel better soon."
“She’s reacting to your warmth.” Volta said, sounding a bit reluctant, even defensive. “She usually doesn’t get any bodily warmth from anyone, and she’s cold blooded so I hope that she maybe gets better if she’s with someone who is.. warm..”
"Who knows?" Rusty shrugged a little, "Maybe she will."
Volta nodded slightly. “She better does, otherwise you gotta stay for a while longer.” She chuckled.
Rusty giggled a little. "That wouldn't be terrible."
Volta chuckled softly. “I can tell.” She smiled, before reaching out to detach Diode from her leg, lifting her and settling her next to Rusty. “Uh, I’ll go get ready, you talk a bit, once Diode gets to know you she’s very talkative.”
"Okay!" Rusty nodded, then turned his attention back to Fuse and Diode.
Diode shifted a bit, glancing to Rusty with her big electric blue eyes. “Why did Mommy ask you to look over us?” She asked, voice high and electric.
Rusty smiled softly, "Well, Diode, your Mommy asked me to since Fuse is sick and she can't her to work. So I'm looking after you both while she's away."
Diode nodded slowly, agreeing. “Yeah, that makes sense, I guess..” She said, sitting back, still looking up to Rusty.
Fuse eventually woke up, looking with big dark brown eyes to Rusty, “Who’re you..?” She asked quietly, frowning a bit at the unfamiliar face.
Rusty looked down at Fuse, the smile still on his face, "I'm Rusty. I'll be looking after you and Diode while your mom's at work."
Fuse frowned a bit, glancing to Diode for a moment before back to Rusty. “..Wrench usually comes over, she says mom asked her to, but I don’t think so, so why’re you here..?”
Rusty's smile faded a little, "I don't...I didn't know she asks Wrench to look after you both.."
Fuse frowned a bit more. “As I said, I don’t think that mom actually asked her too. Mom is always gone when Wrench arrives..”
Rusty nodded in understanding, "Oh..."
Volta returned a few moments later, glancing to the clock on a wall, eyes going wide. “Oh, shoot! It’s already late!” She said, quickly moving over to the couch to press a kiss each on her kids head before giving Rusty a small smile. “I’ll be back tomorrow morning at 7 am sharp, promised.” She quickly said, before quickly leaving.
“Jesus, you like me? I like me too, kinda.” (from some Confession Starters) ~ @freezer--truck
Rusty fiddled nervously with his hat. "Yeah, I-" He realized what Volta added at the end and chuckled a little, "What do you mean by that?"
“From the looks of it you like me more than I like myself.” Volta replied, quirking her eyebrows up in an expressive manner.
"I mean, you are really pretty." Rusty said, blushing a little.
Despite her usual cold manner, Volta blushed too at the compliment, looking abashed away for a moment, suppressing a smile which eventually crept onto her pale lips.
Rusty continued to fiddle with his hat. His shy smile grew slightly, seeing that Volta liked his complement.
Volta smiled slightly, the blush slowly wearing off. “Ah, well let’s just say I don’t think like you since I’ve had my twins.. And especially after Electra left me I’ve not spend one thought on if I’m pretty or not..”
Rusty frowned a little. "Oh..." His smile quickly came back, and he chuckled slightly. "Well, if it makes you feel any better, I don't think much about if I'm handsome or not either."
“I don’t think about it because my own answer to that thought will always stay ‘no’, because the reason my late-spouse left me and my kids was that I’m ‘not pretty enough to get seen with them anymore’..” Volta trailed off, looking away again but this time to wipe away a tear that threatened to leave her eye. “..That was a few weeks after I’ve had the twins and it still stings thinking about it..”
Rusty frowned again. "Volta...I'm...oh, I'm so sorry." He made a gesture that implied he wanted to give her a hug.
Volta waved her hand dismissively, looking away again to blink away tears that threatened to escape her eyes. “It’s alright.. It’s not like I’ve been literally having the hardest time of my life since Electra left me, because I have to get money somehow whilst trying to look over two hyperactive 5-year-olds..”
Rusty could tell that Volta was being sarcastic. "I earned some prize money from winning the championships, so I could lend you some money, Volta."
Volta shook her head slightly. “I’ve been doing just fine the past couple of years, I don’t need your help.” Despite what she said, she has been looking increasingly tired and exhausted over the past few weeks.
"Well at the very least, I could help with your twins," Rusty suggested. "You look really tired."
Volta hesitated for a moment, before nodding slightly. “That would be.. nice, yes.” She muttered.
Rusty smiled a little. "Do you need any help with them right now?"
Volta nodded slightly. “Uh, yes, Fuse is sick and I have to head to work soon and I can’t take her with me.” She replied, sounding hopeful.
Rusty perked up a little. "I can look after them while you're at work!"
Volta nodded again, a smile emerging on her pale face. “That would be good, yes..” She muttered. “Though, I-I need to see first how you handle them. They’re everything I have left, and I don’t want to be a bad mother by putting them into the wrong hands.. A-and thus maybe loosing them..”
Rusty seemed to hesitate slightly before speaking again. "Erm...I'd be okay with you seeing how I'd handle them, b-but you don't have to worry about losing them. I wouldn't hurt them."
“I-I’m just paranoid, y’know..” Volta muttered but nodded slightly. “I’m just scared of losing my kids too..”
Rusty sighed sympathetically. "Volta, I promise you, your kids are going to be okay."
Volta nodded slightly. “I know.. They’re the only family I have left.. A-after the divorce even the others turned on me, s-so it’s just me and the twins now..” She sniffled a bit, shrugging and forcing a smile on her face.
Rusty could see the hurt in Volta's eyes. He inched a little closer to her. "Volta, i-it's okay to cry."
Volta quickly shook her head. “No.. No, I-I’m not gonna cry in front of you..” She said, letting out a tearful chuckle.
"It's really fine, Volta. I don't mind at all." Rusty replied,
Volta shook her head slightly. “No, it’s alright..” She muttered. “L-let’s, uh, let’s go, please.. I-I don’t want to leave them alone for too long.. I actually just went out to smoke a cigarette, you’re actually.. keeping me from getting ready for work right now..” She said, a small amused yet annoyed smile appearing on her face.
Rusty's eyes widened a little and he blushed. "Am I? Starlight, I'm sorry, Volta!"
Volta waved dismissively with her hand, before shifting to turn a bit. “So, are you coming or not?”
"Oh-erm-yeah, I am!" Rusty replied, not realizing he hadn't moved.
Volta chuckled slightly, but nodded her head towards the door of the small shed she was living in. “C’mon in then. It’s not much but it’s a home.”
"It looks really nice, Volta!" Rusty said, looking around the shed.
Volta smiled slightly. “Uh, you settle down, make yourself comfortable, I’ll go get the twins.” She said, gesturing to the couch.
Rusty nodded, and sat down on the couch. He gave Volta an encouraging smile.
Volta left the room but soon returned with a small electric engine in her arms and an even tinier freezer truck hiding behind Volta. “So, my lovelies, this is Rusty, he’ll look after you two while i’m at work. Rusty, this is Fuse,” She gestured to the engine in her arms, “And this is Diode.”
Rusty smiled and waved at the two young engines. "Hi, Fuse, Diode! It's nice to meet you both."
Volta chuckled softly as she felt how Diode wrapped her arms around her leg, hearing the small freezer truck giggle in amusement behind her. “They’re a bit shy at first but once you get to know them they’re real lovelies.”
Rusty smiled a little more, hearing Diode giggle. "I'm sure they are."
Volta gently reached out with her free hand to carefully peel Diode off her leg so she could move further to the couch to sit down next to Rusty, holding Fuse the whole time was getting exhausting after some time. “Fuse will sleep most of the time, though make sure to check on her every once in a while to make sure that she’s alright. If anything’s up, just call me.” She explained.
Rusty nodded. "Of course. Should I have have a certain amount of time before I check on Fuse?"
Volta shook her head. “Just every once in a while, but otherwise just let her sleep.” She replied. “Uh, would you mind taking her so I can get ready?” She gestured to Fuse who still was half asleep in Volta’s arms.
Rusty shook his head. "No-no, I don't mind at all." His arms were already open to hold Fuse.
Volta gently shifted Fuse in her hold before carefully placing her into Rusty’s arms. Fuse immediately shifted in Rusty’s arms, cuddling closer to his warmth.
"There, there..." Rusty whispered, "you'll feel better soon."
“She’s reacting to your warmth.” Volta said, sounding a bit reluctant, even defensive. “She usually doesn’t get any bodily warmth from anyone, and she’s cold blooded so I hope that she maybe gets better if she’s with someone who is.. warm..”
"Who knows?" Rusty shrugged a little, "Maybe she will."
Volta nodded slightly. “She better does, otherwise you gotta stay for a while longer.” She chuckled.
Rusty giggled a little. "That wouldn't be terrible."
Volta chuckled softly. “I can tell.” She smiled, before reaching out to detach Diode from her leg, lifting her and settling her next to Rusty. “Uh, I’ll go get ready, you talk a bit, once Diode gets to know you she’s very talkative.”
"Okay!" Rusty nodded, then turned his attention back to Fuse and Diode.
Diode shifted a bit, glancing to Rusty with her big electric blue eyes. “Why did Mommy ask you to look over us?” She asked, voice high and electric.
Rusty smiled softly, "Well, Diode, your Mommy asked me to since Fuse is sick and she can't her to work. So I'm looking after you both while she's away."
Diode nodded slowly, agreeing. “Yeah, that makes sense, I guess..” She said, sitting back, still looking up to Rusty.
Fuse eventually woke up, looking with big dark brown eyes to Rusty, “Who’re you..?” She asked quietly, frowning a bit at the unfamiliar face.
Rusty looked down at Fuse, the smile still on his face, "I'm Rusty. I'll be looking after you and Diode while your mom's at work."
Fuse frowned a bit, glancing to Diode for a moment before back to Rusty. “..Wrench usually comes over, she says mom asked her to, but I don’t think so, so why’re you here..?”
Rusty's smile faded a little, "I don't...I didn't know she asks Wrench to look after you both.."
Fuse frowned a bit more. “As I said, I don’t think that mom actually asked her too. Mom is always gone when Wrench arrives..”
“Jesus, you like me? I like me too, kinda.” (from some Confession Starters) ~ @freezer--truck
Rusty fiddled nervously with his hat. "Yeah, I-" He realized what Volta added at the end and chuckled a little, "What do you mean by that?"
“From the looks of it you like me more than I like myself.” Volta replied, quirking her eyebrows up in an expressive manner.
"I mean, you are really pretty." Rusty said, blushing a little.
Despite her usual cold manner, Volta blushed too at the compliment, looking abashed away for a moment, suppressing a smile which eventually crept onto her pale lips.
Rusty continued to fiddle with his hat. His shy smile grew slightly, seeing that Volta liked his complement.
Volta smiled slightly, the blush slowly wearing off. “Ah, well let’s just say I don’t think like you since I’ve had my twins.. And especially after Electra left me I’ve not spend one thought on if I’m pretty or not..”
Rusty frowned a little. "Oh..." His smile quickly came back, and he chuckled slightly. "Well, if it makes you feel any better, I don't think much about if I'm handsome or not either."
“I don’t think about it because my own answer to that thought will always stay ‘no’, because the reason my late-spouse left me and my kids was that I’m ‘not pretty enough to get seen with them anymore’..” Volta trailed off, looking away again but this time to wipe away a tear that threatened to leave her eye. “..That was a few weeks after I’ve had the twins and it still stings thinking about it..”
Rusty frowned again. "Volta...I'm...oh, I'm so sorry." He made a gesture that implied he wanted to give her a hug.
Volta waved her hand dismissively, looking away again to blink away tears that threatened to escape her eyes. “It’s alright.. It’s not like I’ve been literally having the hardest time of my life since Electra left me, because I have to get money somehow whilst trying to look over two hyperactive 5-year-olds..”
Rusty could tell that Volta was being sarcastic. "I earned some prize money from winning the championships, so I could lend you some money, Volta."
Volta shook her head slightly. “I’ve been doing just fine the past couple of years, I don’t need your help.” Despite what she said, she has been looking increasingly tired and exhausted over the past few weeks.
"Well at the very least, I could help with your twins," Rusty suggested. "You look really tired."
Volta hesitated for a moment, before nodding slightly. “That would be.. nice, yes.” She muttered.
Rusty smiled a little. "Do you need any help with them right now?"
Volta nodded slightly. “Uh, yes, Fuse is sick and I have to head to work soon and I can’t take her with me.” She replied, sounding hopeful.
Rusty perked up a little. "I can look after them while you're at work!"
Volta nodded again, a smile emerging on her pale face. “That would be good, yes..” She muttered. “Though, I-I need to see first how you handle them. They’re everything I have left, and I don’t want to be a bad mother by putting them into the wrong hands.. A-and thus maybe loosing them..”
Rusty seemed to hesitate slightly before speaking again. "Erm...I'd be okay with you seeing how I'd handle them, b-but you don't have to worry about losing them. I wouldn't hurt them."
“I-I’m just paranoid, y’know..” Volta muttered but nodded slightly. “I’m just scared of losing my kids too..”
Rusty sighed sympathetically. "Volta, I promise you, your kids are going to be okay."
Volta nodded slightly. “I know.. They’re the only family I have left.. A-after the divorce even the others turned on me, s-so it’s just me and the twins now..” She sniffled a bit, shrugging and forcing a smile on her face.
Rusty could see the hurt in Volta's eyes. He inched a little closer to her. "Volta, i-it's okay to cry."
Volta quickly shook her head. “No.. No, I-I’m not gonna cry in front of you..” She said, letting out a tearful chuckle.
"It's really fine, Volta. I don't mind at all." Rusty replied,
Volta shook her head slightly. “No, it’s alright..” She muttered. “L-let’s, uh, let’s go, please.. I-I don’t want to leave them alone for too long.. I actually just went out to smoke a cigarette, you’re actually.. keeping me from getting ready for work right now..” She said, a small amused yet annoyed smile appearing on her face.
Rusty's eyes widened a little and he blushed. "Am I? Starlight, I'm sorry, Volta!"
Volta waved dismissively with her hand, before shifting to turn a bit. “So, are you coming or not?”
"Oh-erm-yeah, I am!" Rusty replied, not realizing he hadn't moved.
Volta chuckled slightly, but nodded her head towards the door of the small shed she was living in. “C’mon in then. It’s not much but it’s a home.”
"It looks really nice, Volta!" Rusty said, looking around the shed.
Volta smiled slightly. “Uh, you settle down, make yourself comfortable, I’ll go get the twins.” She said, gesturing to the couch.
Rusty nodded, and sat down on the couch. He gave Volta an encouraging smile.
Volta left the room but soon returned with a small electric engine in her arms and an even tinier freezer truck hiding behind Volta. “So, my lovelies, this is Rusty, he’ll look after you two while i’m at work. Rusty, this is Fuse,” She gestured to the engine in her arms, “And this is Diode.”
Rusty smiled and waved at the two young engines. "Hi, Fuse, Diode! It's nice to meet you both."
Volta chuckled softly as she felt how Diode wrapped her arms around her leg, hearing the small freezer truck giggle in amusement behind her. “They’re a bit shy at first but once you get to know them they’re real lovelies.”
Rusty smiled a little more, hearing Diode giggle. "I'm sure they are."
Volta gently reached out with her free hand to carefully peel Diode off her leg so she could move further to the couch to sit down next to Rusty, holding Fuse the whole time was getting exhausting after some time. “Fuse will sleep most of the time, though make sure to check on her every once in a while to make sure that she’s alright. If anything’s up, just call me.” She explained.
Rusty nodded. "Of course. Should I have have a certain amount of time before I check on Fuse?"
Volta shook her head. “Just every once in a while, but otherwise just let her sleep.” She replied. “Uh, would you mind taking her so I can get ready?” She gestured to Fuse who still was half asleep in Volta’s arms.
Rusty shook his head. "No-no, I don't mind at all." His arms were already open to hold Fuse.
Volta gently shifted Fuse in her hold before carefully placing her into Rusty’s arms. Fuse immediately shifted in Rusty’s arms, cuddling closer to his warmth.
"There, there..." Rusty whispered, "you'll feel better soon."
“She’s reacting to your warmth.” Volta said, sounding a bit reluctant, even defensive. “She usually doesn’t get any bodily warmth from anyone, and she’s cold blooded so I hope that she maybe gets better if she’s with someone who is.. warm..”
"Who knows?" Rusty shrugged a little, "Maybe she will."
Volta nodded slightly. “She better does, otherwise you gotta stay for a while longer.” She chuckled.
Rusty giggled a little. "That wouldn't be terrible."
Volta chuckled softly. “I can tell.” She smiled, before reaching out to detach Diode from her leg, lifting her and settling her next to Rusty. “Uh, I’ll go get ready, you talk a bit, once Diode gets to know you she’s very talkative.”
"Okay!" Rusty nodded, then turned his attention back to Fuse and Diode.
Diode shifted a bit, glancing to Rusty with her big electric blue eyes. “Why did Mommy ask you to look over us?” She asked, voice high and electric.
Rusty smiled softly, "Well, Diode, your Mommy asked me to since Fuse is sick and she can't her to work. So I'm looking after you both while she's away."
Diode nodded slowly, agreeing. “Yeah, that makes sense, I guess..” She said, sitting back, still looking up to Rusty.
Fuse eventually woke up, looking with big dark brown eyes to Rusty, “Who’re you..?” She asked quietly, frowning a bit at the unfamiliar face.
Rusty looked down at Fuse, the smile still on his face, "I'm Rusty. I'll be looking after you and Diode while your mom's at work."
Fuse frowned a bit, glancing to Diode for a moment before back to Rusty. “..Wrench usually comes over, she says mom asked her to, but I don’t think so, so why’re you here..?”
✷ 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐓 𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐓 ; fluff edition ( . 01 )
❝ here, let me hold you. you look cold. ❞
❝ you sleep like a baby, you know that right ? ❞
❝ i'm fine staying here with you, we can watch your favorite tv shows, cook a meal together, cuddles. we don't have to go anywhere. ❞
❝ you're not burdening me, my love. taking care of you is my responsibility. ❞
❝ don't worry, I'll be here when you're awake. ❞
❝ do you want your good luck kisses ? ❞
❝ you're perfect the way you are. ❞
❝ you're really hypnotizing me by your beauty. ❞
❝ i love your voice, it's soothing. ❞
❝ you're warm, i don't want to let you go. ❞
❝ come here, and give me a goodnight kiss. ❞
❝ you seem tired, i can give you a massage if you want to. ❞
❝ i made you your favorite. ❞
❝ sleep, darling. i'll protect you from the nightmares. ❞
❝ let me carry you. ❞
❝ it's okay, I don't mind buying something. ❞
❝ you don't have to talk about it, just let me make the pain go away. ❞
❝ stay here, i'll run you a bath. ❞
❝ rest, let me do the cleaning. ❞
❝ fine, you can hug me for five minutes; but then you have to let me go. ❞
❝ i'm not staring at you, i'm admiring you. ❞
❝ don't go yet, let me hold you for a moment. ❞
❝ don't hide your face away from me, let me see the blush on your face and that shy smile of yours. ❞
❝ i'm very lucky to have you. ❞
“Jesus, you like me? I like me too, kinda.” (from some Confession Starters) ~ @freezer--truck
Rusty fiddled nervously with his hat. "Yeah, I-" He realized what Volta added at the end and chuckled a little, "What do you mean by that?"
“From the looks of it you like me more than I like myself.” Volta replied, quirking her eyebrows up in an expressive manner.
"I mean, you are really pretty." Rusty said, blushing a little.
Despite her usual cold manner, Volta blushed too at the compliment, looking abashed away for a moment, suppressing a smile which eventually crept onto her pale lips.
Rusty continued to fiddle with his hat. His shy smile grew slightly, seeing that Volta liked his complement.
Volta smiled slightly, the blush slowly wearing off. “Ah, well let’s just say I don’t think like you since I’ve had my twins.. And especially after Electra left me I’ve not spend one thought on if I’m pretty or not..”
Rusty frowned a little. "Oh..." His smile quickly came back, and he chuckled slightly. "Well, if it makes you feel any better, I don't think much about if I'm handsome or not either."
“I don’t think about it because my own answer to that thought will always stay ‘no’, because the reason my late-spouse left me and my kids was that I’m ‘not pretty enough to get seen with them anymore’..” Volta trailed off, looking away again but this time to wipe away a tear that threatened to leave her eye. “..That was a few weeks after I’ve had the twins and it still stings thinking about it..”
Rusty frowned again. "Volta...I'm...oh, I'm so sorry." He made a gesture that implied he wanted to give her a hug.
Volta waved her hand dismissively, looking away again to blink away tears that threatened to escape her eyes. “It’s alright.. It’s not like I’ve been literally having the hardest time of my life since Electra left me, because I have to get money somehow whilst trying to look over two hyperactive 5-year-olds..”
Rusty could tell that Volta was being sarcastic. "I earned some prize money from winning the championships, so I could lend you some money, Volta."
Volta shook her head slightly. “I’ve been doing just fine the past couple of years, I don’t need your help.” Despite what she said, she has been looking increasingly tired and exhausted over the past few weeks.
"Well at the very least, I could help with your twins," Rusty suggested. "You look really tired."
Volta hesitated for a moment, before nodding slightly. “That would be.. nice, yes.” She muttered.
Rusty smiled a little. "Do you need any help with them right now?"
Volta nodded slightly. “Uh, yes, Fuse is sick and I have to head to work soon and I can’t take her with me.” She replied, sounding hopeful.
Rusty perked up a little. "I can look after them while you're at work!"
Volta nodded again, a smile emerging on her pale face. “That would be good, yes..” She muttered. “Though, I-I need to see first how you handle them. They’re everything I have left, and I don’t want to be a bad mother by putting them into the wrong hands.. A-and thus maybe loosing them..”
Rusty seemed to hesitate slightly before speaking again. "Erm...I'd be okay with you seeing how I'd handle them, b-but you don't have to worry about losing them. I wouldn't hurt them."
“I-I’m just paranoid, y’know..” Volta muttered but nodded slightly. “I’m just scared of losing my kids too..”
Rusty sighed sympathetically. "Volta, I promise you, your kids are going to be okay."
Volta nodded slightly. “I know.. They’re the only family I have left.. A-after the divorce even the others turned on me, s-so it’s just me and the twins now..” She sniffled a bit, shrugging and forcing a smile on her face.
Rusty could see the hurt in Volta's eyes. He inched a little closer to her. "Volta, i-it's okay to cry."
Volta quickly shook her head. “No.. No, I-I’m not gonna cry in front of you..” She said, letting out a tearful chuckle.
"It's really fine, Volta. I don't mind at all." Rusty replied,
Volta shook her head slightly. “No, it’s alright..” She muttered. “L-let’s, uh, let’s go, please.. I-I don’t want to leave them alone for too long.. I actually just went out to smoke a cigarette, you’re actually.. keeping me from getting ready for work right now..” She said, a small amused yet annoyed smile appearing on her face.
Rusty's eyes widened a little and he blushed. "Am I? Starlight, I'm sorry, Volta!"
Volta waved dismissively with her hand, before shifting to turn a bit. “So, are you coming or not?”
"Oh-erm-yeah, I am!" Rusty replied, not realizing he hadn't moved.
Volta chuckled slightly, but nodded her head towards the door of the small shed she was living in. “C’mon in then. It’s not much but it’s a home.”
"It looks really nice, Volta!" Rusty said, looking around the shed.
Volta smiled slightly. “Uh, you settle down, make yourself comfortable, I’ll go get the twins.” She said, gesturing to the couch.
Rusty nodded, and sat down on the couch. He gave Volta an encouraging smile.
Volta left the room but soon returned with a small electric engine in her arms and an even tinier freezer truck hiding behind Volta. “So, my lovelies, this is Rusty, he’ll look after you two while i’m at work. Rusty, this is Fuse,” She gestured to the engine in her arms, “And this is Diode.”
Rusty smiled and waved at the two young engines. "Hi, Fuse, Diode! It's nice to meet you both."
Volta chuckled softly as she felt how Diode wrapped her arms around her leg, hearing the small freezer truck giggle in amusement behind her. “They’re a bit shy at first but once you get to know them they’re real lovelies.”
Rusty smiled a little more, hearing Diode giggle. "I'm sure they are."
Volta gently reached out with her free hand to carefully peel Diode off her leg so she could move further to the couch to sit down next to Rusty, holding Fuse the whole time was getting exhausting after some time. “Fuse will sleep most of the time, though make sure to check on her every once in a while to make sure that she’s alright. If anything’s up, just call me.” She explained.
Rusty nodded. "Of course. Should I have have a certain amount of time before I check on Fuse?"
Volta shook her head. “Just every once in a while, but otherwise just let her sleep.” She replied. “Uh, would you mind taking her so I can get ready?” She gestured to Fuse who still was half asleep in Volta’s arms.
Rusty shook his head. "No-no, I don't mind at all." His arms were already open to hold Fuse.
Volta gently shifted Fuse in her hold before carefully placing her into Rusty’s arms. Fuse immediately shifted in Rusty’s arms, cuddling closer to his warmth.
"There, there..." Rusty whispered, "you'll feel better soon."
“She’s reacting to your warmth.” Volta said, sounding a bit reluctant, even defensive. “She usually doesn’t get any bodily warmth from anyone, and she’s cold blooded so I hope that she maybe gets better if she’s with someone who is.. warm..”
"Who knows?" Rusty shrugged a little, "Maybe she will."
Volta nodded slightly. “She better does, otherwise you gotta stay for a while longer.” She chuckled.
Rusty giggled a little. "That wouldn't be terrible."
Volta chuckled softly. “I can tell.” She smiled, before reaching out to detach Diode from her leg, lifting her and settling her next to Rusty. “Uh, I’ll go get ready, you talk a bit, once Diode gets to know you she’s very talkative.”
"Okay!" Rusty nodded, then turned his attention back to Fuse and Diode.
Diode shifted a bit, glancing to Rusty with her big electric blue eyes. “Why did Mommy ask you to look over us?” She asked, voice high and electric.
Rusty smiled softly, "Well, Diode, your Mommy asked me to since Fuse is sick and she can't her to work. So I'm looking after you both while she's away."
Diode nodded slowly, agreeing. “Yeah, that makes sense, I guess..” She said, sitting back, still looking up to Rusty.
Fuse eventually woke up, looking with big dark brown eyes to Rusty, “Who’re you..?” She asked quietly, frowning a bit at the unfamiliar face.
“Jesus, you like me? I like me too, kinda.” (from some Confession Starters) ~ @freezer--truck
Rusty fiddled nervously with his hat. "Yeah, I-" He realized what Volta added at the end and chuckled a little, "What do you mean by that?"
“From the looks of it you like me more than I like myself.” Volta replied, quirking her eyebrows up in an expressive manner.
"I mean, you are really pretty." Rusty said, blushing a little.
Despite her usual cold manner, Volta blushed too at the compliment, looking abashed away for a moment, suppressing a smile which eventually crept onto her pale lips.
Rusty continued to fiddle with his hat. His shy smile grew slightly, seeing that Volta liked his complement.
Volta smiled slightly, the blush slowly wearing off. “Ah, well let’s just say I don’t think like you since I’ve had my twins.. And especially after Electra left me I’ve not spend one thought on if I’m pretty or not..”
Rusty frowned a little. "Oh..." His smile quickly came back, and he chuckled slightly. "Well, if it makes you feel any better, I don't think much about if I'm handsome or not either."
“I don’t think about it because my own answer to that thought will always stay ‘no’, because the reason my late-spouse left me and my kids was that I’m ‘not pretty enough to get seen with them anymore’..” Volta trailed off, looking away again but this time to wipe away a tear that threatened to leave her eye. “..That was a few weeks after I’ve had the twins and it still stings thinking about it..”
Rusty frowned again. "Volta...I'm...oh, I'm so sorry." He made a gesture that implied he wanted to give her a hug.
Volta waved her hand dismissively, looking away again to blink away tears that threatened to escape her eyes. “It’s alright.. It’s not like I’ve been literally having the hardest time of my life since Electra left me, because I have to get money somehow whilst trying to look over two hyperactive 5-year-olds..”
Rusty could tell that Volta was being sarcastic. "I earned some prize money from winning the championships, so I could lend you some money, Volta."
Volta shook her head slightly. “I’ve been doing just fine the past couple of years, I don’t need your help.” Despite what she said, she has been looking increasingly tired and exhausted over the past few weeks.
"Well at the very least, I could help with your twins," Rusty suggested. "You look really tired."
Volta hesitated for a moment, before nodding slightly. “That would be.. nice, yes.” She muttered.
Rusty smiled a little. "Do you need any help with them right now?"
Volta nodded slightly. “Uh, yes, Fuse is sick and I have to head to work soon and I can’t take her with me.” She replied, sounding hopeful.
Rusty perked up a little. "I can look after them while you're at work!"
Volta nodded again, a smile emerging on her pale face. “That would be good, yes..” She muttered. “Though, I-I need to see first how you handle them. They’re everything I have left, and I don’t want to be a bad mother by putting them into the wrong hands.. A-and thus maybe loosing them..”
Rusty seemed to hesitate slightly before speaking again. "Erm...I'd be okay with you seeing how I'd handle them, b-but you don't have to worry about losing them. I wouldn't hurt them."
“I-I’m just paranoid, y’know..” Volta muttered but nodded slightly. “I’m just scared of losing my kids too..”
Rusty sighed sympathetically. "Volta, I promise you, your kids are going to be okay."
Volta nodded slightly. “I know.. They’re the only family I have left.. A-after the divorce even the others turned on me, s-so it’s just me and the twins now..” She sniffled a bit, shrugging and forcing a smile on her face.
Rusty could see the hurt in Volta's eyes. He inched a little closer to her. "Volta, i-it's okay to cry."
Volta quickly shook her head. “No.. No, I-I’m not gonna cry in front of you..” She said, letting out a tearful chuckle.
"It's really fine, Volta. I don't mind at all." Rusty replied,
Volta shook her head slightly. “No, it’s alright..” She muttered. “L-let’s, uh, let’s go, please.. I-I don’t want to leave them alone for too long.. I actually just went out to smoke a cigarette, you’re actually.. keeping me from getting ready for work right now..” She said, a small amused yet annoyed smile appearing on her face.
Rusty's eyes widened a little and he blushed. "Am I? Starlight, I'm sorry, Volta!"
Volta waved dismissively with her hand, before shifting to turn a bit. “So, are you coming or not?”
"Oh-erm-yeah, I am!" Rusty replied, not realizing he hadn't moved.
Volta chuckled slightly, but nodded her head towards the door of the small shed she was living in. “C’mon in then. It’s not much but it’s a home.”
"It looks really nice, Volta!" Rusty said, looking around the shed.
Volta smiled slightly. “Uh, you settle down, make yourself comfortable, I’ll go get the twins.” She said, gesturing to the couch.
Rusty nodded, and sat down on the couch. He gave Volta an encouraging smile.
Volta left the room but soon returned with a small electric engine in her arms and an even tinier freezer truck hiding behind Volta. “So, my lovelies, this is Rusty, he’ll look after you two while i’m at work. Rusty, this is Fuse,” She gestured to the engine in her arms, “And this is Diode.”
Rusty smiled and waved at the two young engines. "Hi, Fuse, Diode! It's nice to meet you both."
Volta chuckled softly as she felt how Diode wrapped her arms around her leg, hearing the small freezer truck giggle in amusement behind her. “They’re a bit shy at first but once you get to know them they’re real lovelies.”
Rusty smiled a little more, hearing Diode giggle. "I'm sure they are."
Volta gently reached out with her free hand to carefully peel Diode off her leg so she could move further to the couch to sit down next to Rusty, holding Fuse the whole time was getting exhausting after some time. “Fuse will sleep most of the time, though make sure to check on her every once in a while to make sure that she’s alright. If anything’s up, just call me.” She explained.
Rusty nodded. "Of course. Should I have have a certain amount of time before I check on Fuse?"
Volta shook her head. “Just every once in a while, but otherwise just let her sleep.” She replied. “Uh, would you mind taking her so I can get ready?” She gestured to Fuse who still was half asleep in Volta’s arms.
Rusty shook his head. "No-no, I don't mind at all." His arms were already open to hold Fuse.
Volta gently shifted Fuse in her hold before carefully placing her into Rusty’s arms. Fuse immediately shifted in Rusty’s arms, cuddling closer to his warmth.
"There, there..." Rusty whispered, "you'll feel better soon."
“She’s reacting to your warmth.” Volta said, sounding a bit reluctant, even defensive. “She usually doesn’t get any bodily warmth from anyone, and she’s cold blooded so I hope that she maybe gets better if she’s with someone who is.. warm..”
"Who knows?" Rusty shrugged a little, "Maybe she will."
Volta nodded slightly. “She better does, otherwise you gotta stay for a while longer.” She chuckled.
Rusty giggled a little. "That wouldn't be terrible."
Volta chuckled softly. “I can tell.” She smiled, before reaching out to detach Diode from her leg, lifting her and settling her next to Rusty. “Uh, I’ll go get ready, you talk a bit, once Diode gets to know you she’s very talkative.”
"Okay!" Rusty nodded, then turned his attention back to Fuse and Diode.
Diode shifted a bit, glancing to Rusty with her big electric blue eyes. “Why did Mommy ask you to look over us?” She asked, voice high and electric.
“Jesus, you like me? I like me too, kinda.” (from some Confession Starters) ~ @freezer--truck
Rusty fiddled nervously with his hat. "Yeah, I-" He realized what Volta added at the end and chuckled a little, "What do you mean by that?"
“From the looks of it you like me more than I like myself.” Volta replied, quirking her eyebrows up in an expressive manner.
"I mean, you are really pretty." Rusty said, blushing a little.
Despite her usual cold manner, Volta blushed too at the compliment, looking abashed away for a moment, suppressing a smile which eventually crept onto her pale lips.
Rusty continued to fiddle with his hat. His shy smile grew slightly, seeing that Volta liked his complement.
Volta smiled slightly, the blush slowly wearing off. “Ah, well let’s just say I don’t think like you since I’ve had my twins.. And especially after Electra left me I’ve not spend one thought on if I’m pretty or not..”
Rusty frowned a little. "Oh..." His smile quickly came back, and he chuckled slightly. "Well, if it makes you feel any better, I don't think much about if I'm handsome or not either."
“I don’t think about it because my own answer to that thought will always stay ‘no’, because the reason my late-spouse left me and my kids was that I’m ‘not pretty enough to get seen with them anymore’..” Volta trailed off, looking away again but this time to wipe away a tear that threatened to leave her eye. “..That was a few weeks after I’ve had the twins and it still stings thinking about it..”
Rusty frowned again. "Volta...I'm...oh, I'm so sorry." He made a gesture that implied he wanted to give her a hug.
Volta waved her hand dismissively, looking away again to blink away tears that threatened to escape her eyes. “It’s alright.. It’s not like I’ve been literally having the hardest time of my life since Electra left me, because I have to get money somehow whilst trying to look over two hyperactive 5-year-olds..”
Rusty could tell that Volta was being sarcastic. "I earned some prize money from winning the championships, so I could lend you some money, Volta."
Volta shook her head slightly. “I’ve been doing just fine the past couple of years, I don’t need your help.” Despite what she said, she has been looking increasingly tired and exhausted over the past few weeks.
"Well at the very least, I could help with your twins," Rusty suggested. "You look really tired."
Volta hesitated for a moment, before nodding slightly. “That would be.. nice, yes.” She muttered.
Rusty smiled a little. "Do you need any help with them right now?"
Volta nodded slightly. “Uh, yes, Fuse is sick and I have to head to work soon and I can’t take her with me.” She replied, sounding hopeful.
Rusty perked up a little. "I can look after them while you're at work!"
Volta nodded again, a smile emerging on her pale face. “That would be good, yes..” She muttered. “Though, I-I need to see first how you handle them. They’re everything I have left, and I don’t want to be a bad mother by putting them into the wrong hands.. A-and thus maybe loosing them..”
Rusty seemed to hesitate slightly before speaking again. "Erm...I'd be okay with you seeing how I'd handle them, b-but you don't have to worry about losing them. I wouldn't hurt them."
“I-I’m just paranoid, y’know..” Volta muttered but nodded slightly. “I’m just scared of losing my kids too..”
Rusty sighed sympathetically. "Volta, I promise you, your kids are going to be okay."
Volta nodded slightly. “I know.. They’re the only family I have left.. A-after the divorce even the others turned on me, s-so it’s just me and the twins now..” She sniffled a bit, shrugging and forcing a smile on her face.
Rusty could see the hurt in Volta's eyes. He inched a little closer to her. "Volta, i-it's okay to cry."
Volta quickly shook her head. “No.. No, I-I’m not gonna cry in front of you..” She said, letting out a tearful chuckle.
"It's really fine, Volta. I don't mind at all." Rusty replied,
Volta shook her head slightly. “No, it’s alright..” She muttered. “L-let’s, uh, let’s go, please.. I-I don’t want to leave them alone for too long.. I actually just went out to smoke a cigarette, you’re actually.. keeping me from getting ready for work right now..” She said, a small amused yet annoyed smile appearing on her face.
Rusty's eyes widened a little and he blushed. "Am I? Starlight, I'm sorry, Volta!"
Volta waved dismissively with her hand, before shifting to turn a bit. “So, are you coming or not?”
"Oh-erm-yeah, I am!" Rusty replied, not realizing he hadn't moved.
Volta chuckled slightly, but nodded her head towards the door of the small shed she was living in. “C’mon in then. It’s not much but it’s a home.”
"It looks really nice, Volta!" Rusty said, looking around the shed.
Volta smiled slightly. “Uh, you settle down, make yourself comfortable, I’ll go get the twins.” She said, gesturing to the couch.
Rusty nodded, and sat down on the couch. He gave Volta an encouraging smile.
Volta left the room but soon returned with a small electric engine in her arms and an even tinier freezer truck hiding behind Volta. “So, my lovelies, this is Rusty, he’ll look after you two while i’m at work. Rusty, this is Fuse,” She gestured to the engine in her arms, “And this is Diode.”
Rusty smiled and waved at the two young engines. "Hi, Fuse, Diode! It's nice to meet you both."
Volta chuckled softly as she felt how Diode wrapped her arms around her leg, hearing the small freezer truck giggle in amusement behind her. “They’re a bit shy at first but once you get to know them they’re real lovelies.”
Rusty smiled a little more, hearing Diode giggle. "I'm sure they are."
Volta gently reached out with her free hand to carefully peel Diode off her leg so she could move further to the couch to sit down next to Rusty, holding Fuse the whole time was getting exhausting after some time. “Fuse will sleep most of the time, though make sure to check on her every once in a while to make sure that she’s alright. If anything’s up, just call me.” She explained.
Rusty nodded. "Of course. Should I have have a certain amount of time before I check on Fuse?"
Volta shook her head. “Just every once in a while, but otherwise just let her sleep.” She replied. “Uh, would you mind taking her so I can get ready?” She gestured to Fuse who still was half asleep in Volta’s arms.
Rusty shook his head. "No-no, I don't mind at all." His arms were already open to hold Fuse.
Volta gently shifted Fuse in her hold before carefully placing her into Rusty’s arms. Fuse immediately shifted in Rusty’s arms, cuddling closer to his warmth.
"There, there..." Rusty whispered, "you'll feel better soon."
“She’s reacting to your warmth.” Volta said, sounding a bit reluctant, even defensive. “She usually doesn’t get any bodily warmth from anyone, and she’s cold blooded so I hope that she maybe gets better if she’s with someone who is.. warm..”
"Who knows?" Rusty shrugged a little, "Maybe she will."
Volta nodded slightly. “She better does, otherwise you gotta stay for a while longer.” She chuckled.
Rusty giggled a little. "That wouldn't be terrible."
Volta chuckled softly. “I can tell.” She smiled, before reaching out to detach Diode from her leg, lifting her and settling her next to Rusty. “Uh, I’ll go get ready, you talk a bit, once Diode gets to know you she’s very talkative.”
“Jesus, you like me? I like me too, kinda.” (from some Confession Starters) ~ @freezer--truck
Rusty fiddled nervously with his hat. "Yeah, I-" He realized what Volta added at the end and chuckled a little, "What do you mean by that?"
“From the looks of it you like me more than I like myself.” Volta replied, quirking her eyebrows up in an expressive manner.
"I mean, you are really pretty." Rusty said, blushing a little.
Despite her usual cold manner, Volta blushed too at the compliment, looking abashed away for a moment, suppressing a smile which eventually crept onto her pale lips.
Rusty continued to fiddle with his hat. His shy smile grew slightly, seeing that Volta liked his complement.
Volta smiled slightly, the blush slowly wearing off. “Ah, well let’s just say I don’t think like you since I’ve had my twins.. And especially after Electra left me I’ve not spend one thought on if I’m pretty or not..”
Rusty frowned a little. "Oh..." His smile quickly came back, and he chuckled slightly. "Well, if it makes you feel any better, I don't think much about if I'm handsome or not either."
“I don’t think about it because my own answer to that thought will always stay ‘no’, because the reason my late-spouse left me and my kids was that I’m ‘not pretty enough to get seen with them anymore’..” Volta trailed off, looking away again but this time to wipe away a tear that threatened to leave her eye. “..That was a few weeks after I’ve had the twins and it still stings thinking about it..”
Rusty frowned again. "Volta...I'm...oh, I'm so sorry." He made a gesture that implied he wanted to give her a hug.
Volta waved her hand dismissively, looking away again to blink away tears that threatened to escape her eyes. “It’s alright.. It’s not like I’ve been literally having the hardest time of my life since Electra left me, because I have to get money somehow whilst trying to look over two hyperactive 5-year-olds..”
Rusty could tell that Volta was being sarcastic. "I earned some prize money from winning the championships, so I could lend you some money, Volta."
Volta shook her head slightly. “I’ve been doing just fine the past couple of years, I don’t need your help.” Despite what she said, she has been looking increasingly tired and exhausted over the past few weeks.
"Well at the very least, I could help with your twins," Rusty suggested. "You look really tired."
Volta hesitated for a moment, before nodding slightly. “That would be.. nice, yes.” She muttered.
Rusty smiled a little. "Do you need any help with them right now?"
Volta nodded slightly. “Uh, yes, Fuse is sick and I have to head to work soon and I can’t take her with me.” She replied, sounding hopeful.
Rusty perked up a little. "I can look after them while you're at work!"
Volta nodded again, a smile emerging on her pale face. “That would be good, yes..” She muttered. “Though, I-I need to see first how you handle them. They’re everything I have left, and I don’t want to be a bad mother by putting them into the wrong hands.. A-and thus maybe loosing them..”
Rusty seemed to hesitate slightly before speaking again. "Erm...I'd be okay with you seeing how I'd handle them, b-but you don't have to worry about losing them. I wouldn't hurt them."
“I-I’m just paranoid, y’know..” Volta muttered but nodded slightly. “I’m just scared of losing my kids too..”
Rusty sighed sympathetically. "Volta, I promise you, your kids are going to be okay."
Volta nodded slightly. “I know.. They’re the only family I have left.. A-after the divorce even the others turned on me, s-so it’s just me and the twins now..” She sniffled a bit, shrugging and forcing a smile on her face.
Rusty could see the hurt in Volta's eyes. He inched a little closer to her. "Volta, i-it's okay to cry."
Volta quickly shook her head. “No.. No, I-I’m not gonna cry in front of you..” She said, letting out a tearful chuckle.
"It's really fine, Volta. I don't mind at all." Rusty replied,
Volta shook her head slightly. “No, it’s alright..” She muttered. “L-let’s, uh, let’s go, please.. I-I don’t want to leave them alone for too long.. I actually just went out to smoke a cigarette, you’re actually.. keeping me from getting ready for work right now..” She said, a small amused yet annoyed smile appearing on her face.
Rusty's eyes widened a little and he blushed. "Am I? Starlight, I'm sorry, Volta!"
Volta waved dismissively with her hand, before shifting to turn a bit. “So, are you coming or not?”
"Oh-erm-yeah, I am!" Rusty replied, not realizing he hadn't moved.
Volta chuckled slightly, but nodded her head towards the door of the small shed she was living in. “C’mon in then. It’s not much but it’s a home.”
"It looks really nice, Volta!" Rusty said, looking around the shed.
Volta smiled slightly. “Uh, you settle down, make yourself comfortable, I’ll go get the twins.” She said, gesturing to the couch.
Rusty nodded, and sat down on the couch. He gave Volta an encouraging smile.
Volta left the room but soon returned with a small electric engine in her arms and an even tinier freezer truck hiding behind Volta. “So, my lovelies, this is Rusty, he’ll look after you two while i’m at work. Rusty, this is Fuse,” She gestured to the engine in her arms, “And this is Diode.”
Rusty smiled and waved at the two young engines. "Hi, Fuse, Diode! It's nice to meet you both."
Volta chuckled softly as she felt how Diode wrapped her arms around her leg, hearing the small freezer truck giggle in amusement behind her. “They’re a bit shy at first but once you get to know them they’re real lovelies.”
Rusty smiled a little more, hearing Diode giggle. "I'm sure they are."
Volta gently reached out with her free hand to carefully peel Diode off her leg so she could move further to the couch to sit down next to Rusty, holding Fuse the whole time was getting exhausting after some time. “Fuse will sleep most of the time, though make sure to check on her every once in a while to make sure that she’s alright. If anything’s up, just call me.” She explained.
Rusty nodded. "Of course. Should I have have a certain amount of time before I check on Fuse?"
Volta shook her head. “Just every once in a while, but otherwise just let her sleep.” She replied. “Uh, would you mind taking her so I can get ready?” She gestured to Fuse who still was half asleep in Volta’s arms.
Rusty shook his head. "No-no, I don't mind at all." His arms were already open to hold Fuse.
Volta gently shifted Fuse in her hold before carefully placing her into Rusty’s arms. Fuse immediately shifted in Rusty’s arms, cuddling closer to his warmth.
"There, there..." Rusty whispered, "you'll feel better soon."
“She’s reacting to your warmth.” Volta said, sounding a bit reluctant, even defensive. “She usually doesn’t get any bodily warmth from anyone, and she’s cold blooded so I hope that she maybe gets better if she’s with someone who is.. warm..”
"Who knows?" Rusty shrugged a little, "Maybe she will."
Volta nodded slightly. “She better does, otherwise you gotta stay for a while longer.” She chuckled.
“Jesus, you like me? I like me too, kinda.” (from some Confession Starters) ~ @freezer--truck
Rusty fiddled nervously with his hat. "Yeah, I-" He realized what Volta added at the end and chuckled a little, "What do you mean by that?"
“From the looks of it you like me more than I like myself.” Volta replied, quirking her eyebrows up in an expressive manner.
"I mean, you are really pretty." Rusty said, blushing a little.
Despite her usual cold manner, Volta blushed too at the compliment, looking abashed away for a moment, suppressing a smile which eventually crept onto her pale lips.
Rusty continued to fiddle with his hat. His shy smile grew slightly, seeing that Volta liked his complement.
Volta smiled slightly, the blush slowly wearing off. “Ah, well let’s just say I don’t think like you since I’ve had my twins.. And especially after Electra left me I’ve not spend one thought on if I’m pretty or not..”
Rusty frowned a little. "Oh..." His smile quickly came back, and he chuckled slightly. "Well, if it makes you feel any better, I don't think much about if I'm handsome or not either."
“I don’t think about it because my own answer to that thought will always stay ‘no’, because the reason my late-spouse left me and my kids was that I’m ‘not pretty enough to get seen with them anymore’..” Volta trailed off, looking away again but this time to wipe away a tear that threatened to leave her eye. “..That was a few weeks after I’ve had the twins and it still stings thinking about it..”
Rusty frowned again. "Volta...I'm...oh, I'm so sorry." He made a gesture that implied he wanted to give her a hug.
Volta waved her hand dismissively, looking away again to blink away tears that threatened to escape her eyes. “It’s alright.. It’s not like I’ve been literally having the hardest time of my life since Electra left me, because I have to get money somehow whilst trying to look over two hyperactive 5-year-olds..”
Rusty could tell that Volta was being sarcastic. "I earned some prize money from winning the championships, so I could lend you some money, Volta."
Volta shook her head slightly. “I’ve been doing just fine the past couple of years, I don’t need your help.” Despite what she said, she has been looking increasingly tired and exhausted over the past few weeks.
"Well at the very least, I could help with your twins," Rusty suggested. "You look really tired."
Volta hesitated for a moment, before nodding slightly. “That would be.. nice, yes.” She muttered.
Rusty smiled a little. "Do you need any help with them right now?"
Volta nodded slightly. “Uh, yes, Fuse is sick and I have to head to work soon and I can’t take her with me.” She replied, sounding hopeful.
Rusty perked up a little. "I can look after them while you're at work!"
Volta nodded again, a smile emerging on her pale face. “That would be good, yes..” She muttered. “Though, I-I need to see first how you handle them. They’re everything I have left, and I don’t want to be a bad mother by putting them into the wrong hands.. A-and thus maybe loosing them..”
Rusty seemed to hesitate slightly before speaking again. "Erm...I'd be okay with you seeing how I'd handle them, b-but you don't have to worry about losing them. I wouldn't hurt them."
“I-I’m just paranoid, y’know..” Volta muttered but nodded slightly. “I’m just scared of losing my kids too..”
Rusty sighed sympathetically. "Volta, I promise you, your kids are going to be okay."
Volta nodded slightly. “I know.. They’re the only family I have left.. A-after the divorce even the others turned on me, s-so it’s just me and the twins now..” She sniffled a bit, shrugging and forcing a smile on her face.
Rusty could see the hurt in Volta's eyes. He inched a little closer to her. "Volta, i-it's okay to cry."
Volta quickly shook her head. “No.. No, I-I’m not gonna cry in front of you..” She said, letting out a tearful chuckle.
"It's really fine, Volta. I don't mind at all." Rusty replied,
Volta shook her head slightly. “No, it’s alright..” She muttered. “L-let’s, uh, let’s go, please.. I-I don’t want to leave them alone for too long.. I actually just went out to smoke a cigarette, you’re actually.. keeping me from getting ready for work right now..” She said, a small amused yet annoyed smile appearing on her face.
Rusty's eyes widened a little and he blushed. "Am I? Starlight, I'm sorry, Volta!"
Volta waved dismissively with her hand, before shifting to turn a bit. “So, are you coming or not?”
"Oh-erm-yeah, I am!" Rusty replied, not realizing he hadn't moved.
Volta chuckled slightly, but nodded her head towards the door of the small shed she was living in. “C’mon in then. It’s not much but it’s a home.”
"It looks really nice, Volta!" Rusty said, looking around the shed.
Volta smiled slightly. “Uh, you settle down, make yourself comfortable, I’ll go get the twins.” She said, gesturing to the couch.
Rusty nodded, and sat down on the couch. He gave Volta an encouraging smile.
Volta left the room but soon returned with a small electric engine in her arms and an even tinier freezer truck hiding behind Volta. “So, my lovelies, this is Rusty, he’ll look after you two while i’m at work. Rusty, this is Fuse,” She gestured to the engine in her arms, “And this is Diode.”
Rusty smiled and waved at the two young engines. "Hi, Fuse, Diode! It's nice to meet you both."
Volta chuckled softly as she felt how Diode wrapped her arms around her leg, hearing the small freezer truck giggle in amusement behind her. “They’re a bit shy at first but once you get to know them they’re real lovelies.”
Rusty smiled a little more, hearing Diode giggle. "I'm sure they are."
Volta gently reached out with her free hand to carefully peel Diode off her leg so she could move further to the couch to sit down next to Rusty, holding Fuse the whole time was getting exhausting after some time. “Fuse will sleep most of the time, though make sure to check on her every once in a while to make sure that she’s alright. If anything’s up, just call me.” She explained.
Rusty nodded. "Of course. Should I have have a certain amount of time before I check on Fuse?"
Volta shook her head. “Just every once in a while, but otherwise just let her sleep.” She replied. “Uh, would you mind taking her so I can get ready?” She gestured to Fuse who still was half asleep in Volta’s arms.
Rusty shook his head. "No-no, I don't mind at all." His arms were already open to hold Fuse.
Volta gently shifted Fuse in her hold before carefully placing her into Rusty’s arms. Fuse immediately shifted in Rusty’s arms, cuddling closer to his warmth.
"There, there..." Rusty whispered, "you'll feel better soon."
“She’s reacting to your warmth.” Volta said, sounding a bit reluctant, even defensive. “She usually doesn’t get any bodily warmth from anyone, and she’s cold blooded so I hope that she maybe gets better if she’s with someone who is.. warm..”
“Jesus, you like me? I like me too, kinda.” (from some Confession Starters) ~ @freezer--truck
Rusty fiddled nervously with his hat. "Yeah, I-" He realized what Volta added at the end and chuckled a little, "What do you mean by that?"
“From the looks of it you like me more than I like myself.” Volta replied, quirking her eyebrows up in an expressive manner.
"I mean, you are really pretty." Rusty said, blushing a little.
Despite her usual cold manner, Volta blushed too at the compliment, looking abashed away for a moment, suppressing a smile which eventually crept onto her pale lips.
Rusty continued to fiddle with his hat. His shy smile grew slightly, seeing that Volta liked his complement.
Volta smiled slightly, the blush slowly wearing off. “Ah, well let’s just say I don’t think like you since I’ve had my twins.. And especially after Electra left me I’ve not spend one thought on if I’m pretty or not..”
Rusty frowned a little. "Oh..." His smile quickly came back, and he chuckled slightly. "Well, if it makes you feel any better, I don't think much about if I'm handsome or not either."
“I don’t think about it because my own answer to that thought will always stay ‘no’, because the reason my late-spouse left me and my kids was that I’m ‘not pretty enough to get seen with them anymore’..” Volta trailed off, looking away again but this time to wipe away a tear that threatened to leave her eye. “..That was a few weeks after I’ve had the twins and it still stings thinking about it..”
Rusty frowned again. "Volta...I'm...oh, I'm so sorry." He made a gesture that implied he wanted to give her a hug.
Volta waved her hand dismissively, looking away again to blink away tears that threatened to escape her eyes. “It’s alright.. It’s not like I’ve been literally having the hardest time of my life since Electra left me, because I have to get money somehow whilst trying to look over two hyperactive 5-year-olds..”
Rusty could tell that Volta was being sarcastic. "I earned some prize money from winning the championships, so I could lend you some money, Volta."
Volta shook her head slightly. “I’ve been doing just fine the past couple of years, I don’t need your help.” Despite what she said, she has been looking increasingly tired and exhausted over the past few weeks.
"Well at the very least, I could help with your twins," Rusty suggested. "You look really tired."
Volta hesitated for a moment, before nodding slightly. “That would be.. nice, yes.” She muttered.
Rusty smiled a little. "Do you need any help with them right now?"
Volta nodded slightly. “Uh, yes, Fuse is sick and I have to head to work soon and I can’t take her with me.” She replied, sounding hopeful.
Rusty perked up a little. "I can look after them while you're at work!"
Volta nodded again, a smile emerging on her pale face. “That would be good, yes..” She muttered. “Though, I-I need to see first how you handle them. They’re everything I have left, and I don’t want to be a bad mother by putting them into the wrong hands.. A-and thus maybe loosing them..”
Rusty seemed to hesitate slightly before speaking again. "Erm...I'd be okay with you seeing how I'd handle them, b-but you don't have to worry about losing them. I wouldn't hurt them."
“I-I’m just paranoid, y’know..” Volta muttered but nodded slightly. “I’m just scared of losing my kids too..”
Rusty sighed sympathetically. "Volta, I promise you, your kids are going to be okay."
Volta nodded slightly. “I know.. They’re the only family I have left.. A-after the divorce even the others turned on me, s-so it’s just me and the twins now..” She sniffled a bit, shrugging and forcing a smile on her face.
Rusty could see the hurt in Volta's eyes. He inched a little closer to her. "Volta, i-it's okay to cry."
Volta quickly shook her head. “No.. No, I-I’m not gonna cry in front of you..” She said, letting out a tearful chuckle.
"It's really fine, Volta. I don't mind at all." Rusty replied,
Volta shook her head slightly. “No, it’s alright..” She muttered. “L-let’s, uh, let’s go, please.. I-I don’t want to leave them alone for too long.. I actually just went out to smoke a cigarette, you’re actually.. keeping me from getting ready for work right now..” She said, a small amused yet annoyed smile appearing on her face.
Rusty's eyes widened a little and he blushed. "Am I? Starlight, I'm sorry, Volta!"
Volta waved dismissively with her hand, before shifting to turn a bit. “So, are you coming or not?”
"Oh-erm-yeah, I am!" Rusty replied, not realizing he hadn't moved.
Volta chuckled slightly, but nodded her head towards the door of the small shed she was living in. “C’mon in then. It’s not much but it’s a home.”
"It looks really nice, Volta!" Rusty said, looking around the shed.
Volta smiled slightly. “Uh, you settle down, make yourself comfortable, I’ll go get the twins.” She said, gesturing to the couch.
Rusty nodded, and sat down on the couch. He gave Volta an encouraging smile.
Volta left the room but soon returned with a small electric engine in her arms and an even tinier freezer truck hiding behind Volta. “So, my lovelies, this is Rusty, he’ll look after you two while i’m at work. Rusty, this is Fuse,” She gestured to the engine in her arms, “And this is Diode.”
Rusty smiled and waved at the two young engines. "Hi, Fuse, Diode! It's nice to meet you both."
Volta chuckled softly as she felt how Diode wrapped her arms around her leg, hearing the small freezer truck giggle in amusement behind her. “They’re a bit shy at first but once you get to know them they’re real lovelies.”
Rusty smiled a little more, hearing Diode giggle. "I'm sure they are."
Volta gently reached out with her free hand to carefully peel Diode off her leg so she could move further to the couch to sit down next to Rusty, holding Fuse the whole time was getting exhausting after some time. “Fuse will sleep most of the time, though make sure to check on her every once in a while to make sure that she’s alright. If anything’s up, just call me.” She explained.
Rusty nodded. "Of course. Should I have have a certain amount of time before I check on Fuse?"
Volta shook her head. “Just every once in a while, but otherwise just let her sleep.” She replied. “Uh, would you mind taking her so I can get ready?” She gestured to Fuse who still was half asleep in Volta’s arms.
Rusty shook his head. "No-no, I don't mind at all." His arms were already open to hold Fuse.
Volta gently shifted Fuse in her hold before carefully placing her into Rusty’s arms. Fuse immediately shifted in Rusty’s arms, cuddling closer to his warmth.
“Jesus, you like me? I like me too, kinda.” (from some Confession Starters) ~ @freezer--truck
Rusty fiddled nervously with his hat. "Yeah, I-" He realized what Volta added at the end and chuckled a little, "What do you mean by that?"
“From the looks of it you like me more than I like myself.” Volta replied, quirking her eyebrows up in an expressive manner.
"I mean, you are really pretty." Rusty said, blushing a little.
Despite her usual cold manner, Volta blushed too at the compliment, looking abashed away for a moment, suppressing a smile which eventually crept onto her pale lips.
Rusty continued to fiddle with his hat. His shy smile grew slightly, seeing that Volta liked his complement.
Volta smiled slightly, the blush slowly wearing off. “Ah, well let’s just say I don’t think like you since I’ve had my twins.. And especially after Electra left me I’ve not spend one thought on if I’m pretty or not..”
Rusty frowned a little. "Oh..." His smile quickly came back, and he chuckled slightly. "Well, if it makes you feel any better, I don't think much about if I'm handsome or not either."
“I don’t think about it because my own answer to that thought will always stay ‘no’, because the reason my late-spouse left me and my kids was that I’m ‘not pretty enough to get seen with them anymore’..” Volta trailed off, looking away again but this time to wipe away a tear that threatened to leave her eye. “..That was a few weeks after I’ve had the twins and it still stings thinking about it..”
Rusty frowned again. "Volta...I'm...oh, I'm so sorry." He made a gesture that implied he wanted to give her a hug.
Volta waved her hand dismissively, looking away again to blink away tears that threatened to escape her eyes. “It’s alright.. It’s not like I’ve been literally having the hardest time of my life since Electra left me, because I have to get money somehow whilst trying to look over two hyperactive 5-year-olds..”
Rusty could tell that Volta was being sarcastic. "I earned some prize money from winning the championships, so I could lend you some money, Volta."
Volta shook her head slightly. “I’ve been doing just fine the past couple of years, I don’t need your help.” Despite what she said, she has been looking increasingly tired and exhausted over the past few weeks.
"Well at the very least, I could help with your twins," Rusty suggested. "You look really tired."
Volta hesitated for a moment, before nodding slightly. “That would be.. nice, yes.” She muttered.
Rusty smiled a little. "Do you need any help with them right now?"
Volta nodded slightly. “Uh, yes, Fuse is sick and I have to head to work soon and I can’t take her with me.” She replied, sounding hopeful.
Rusty perked up a little. "I can look after them while you're at work!"
Volta nodded again, a smile emerging on her pale face. “That would be good, yes..” She muttered. “Though, I-I need to see first how you handle them. They’re everything I have left, and I don’t want to be a bad mother by putting them into the wrong hands.. A-and thus maybe loosing them..”
Rusty seemed to hesitate slightly before speaking again. "Erm...I'd be okay with you seeing how I'd handle them, b-but you don't have to worry about losing them. I wouldn't hurt them."
“I-I’m just paranoid, y’know..” Volta muttered but nodded slightly. “I’m just scared of losing my kids too..”
Rusty sighed sympathetically. "Volta, I promise you, your kids are going to be okay."
Volta nodded slightly. “I know.. They’re the only family I have left.. A-after the divorce even the others turned on me, s-so it’s just me and the twins now..” She sniffled a bit, shrugging and forcing a smile on her face.
Rusty could see the hurt in Volta's eyes. He inched a little closer to her. "Volta, i-it's okay to cry."
Volta quickly shook her head. “No.. No, I-I’m not gonna cry in front of you..” She said, letting out a tearful chuckle.
"It's really fine, Volta. I don't mind at all." Rusty replied,
Volta shook her head slightly. “No, it’s alright..” She muttered. “L-let’s, uh, let’s go, please.. I-I don’t want to leave them alone for too long.. I actually just went out to smoke a cigarette, you’re actually.. keeping me from getting ready for work right now..” She said, a small amused yet annoyed smile appearing on her face.
Rusty's eyes widened a little and he blushed. "Am I? Starlight, I'm sorry, Volta!"
Volta waved dismissively with her hand, before shifting to turn a bit. “So, are you coming or not?”
"Oh-erm-yeah, I am!" Rusty replied, not realizing he hadn't moved.
Volta chuckled slightly, but nodded her head towards the door of the small shed she was living in. “C’mon in then. It’s not much but it’s a home.”
"It looks really nice, Volta!" Rusty said, looking around the shed.
Volta smiled slightly. “Uh, you settle down, make yourself comfortable, I’ll go get the twins.” She said, gesturing to the couch.
Rusty nodded, and sat down on the couch. He gave Volta an encouraging smile.
Volta left the room but soon returned with a small electric engine in her arms and an even tinier freezer truck hiding behind Volta. “So, my lovelies, this is Rusty, he’ll look after you two while i’m at work. Rusty, this is Fuse,” She gestured to the engine in her arms, “And this is Diode.”
Rusty smiled and waved at the two young engines. "Hi, Fuse, Diode! It's nice to meet you both."
Volta chuckled softly as she felt how Diode wrapped her arms around her leg, hearing the small freezer truck giggle in amusement behind her. “They’re a bit shy at first but once you get to know them they’re real lovelies.”
Rusty smiled a little more, hearing Diode giggle. "I'm sure they are."
Volta gently reached out with her free hand to carefully peel Diode off her leg so she could move further to the couch to sit down next to Rusty, holding Fuse the whole time was getting exhausting after some time. “Fuse will sleep most of the time, though make sure to check on her every once in a while to make sure that she’s alright. If anything’s up, just call me.” She explained.
Rusty nodded. "Of course. Should I have have a certain amount of time before I check on Fuse?"
Volta shook her head. “Just every once in a while, but otherwise just let her sleep.” She replied. “Uh, would you mind taking her so I can get ready?” She gestured to Fuse who still was half asleep in Volta’s arms.
“Jesus, you like me? I like me too, kinda.” (from some Confession Starters) ~ @freezer--truck
Rusty fiddled nervously with his hat. "Yeah, I-" He realized what Volta added at the end and chuckled a little, "What do you mean by that?"
“From the looks of it you like me more than I like myself.” Volta replied, quirking her eyebrows up in an expressive manner.
"I mean, you are really pretty." Rusty said, blushing a little.
Despite her usual cold manner, Volta blushed too at the compliment, looking abashed away for a moment, suppressing a smile which eventually crept onto her pale lips.
Rusty continued to fiddle with his hat. His shy smile grew slightly, seeing that Volta liked his complement.
Volta smiled slightly, the blush slowly wearing off. “Ah, well let’s just say I don’t think like you since I’ve had my twins.. And especially after Electra left me I’ve not spend one thought on if I’m pretty or not..”
Rusty frowned a little. "Oh..." His smile quickly came back, and he chuckled slightly. "Well, if it makes you feel any better, I don't think much about if I'm handsome or not either."
“I don’t think about it because my own answer to that thought will always stay ‘no’, because the reason my late-spouse left me and my kids was that I’m ‘not pretty enough to get seen with them anymore’..” Volta trailed off, looking away again but this time to wipe away a tear that threatened to leave her eye. “..That was a few weeks after I’ve had the twins and it still stings thinking about it..”
Rusty frowned again. "Volta...I'm...oh, I'm so sorry." He made a gesture that implied he wanted to give her a hug.
Volta waved her hand dismissively, looking away again to blink away tears that threatened to escape her eyes. “It’s alright.. It’s not like I’ve been literally having the hardest time of my life since Electra left me, because I have to get money somehow whilst trying to look over two hyperactive 5-year-olds..”
Rusty could tell that Volta was being sarcastic. "I earned some prize money from winning the championships, so I could lend you some money, Volta."
Volta shook her head slightly. “I’ve been doing just fine the past couple of years, I don’t need your help.” Despite what she said, she has been looking increasingly tired and exhausted over the past few weeks.
"Well at the very least, I could help with your twins," Rusty suggested. "You look really tired."
Volta hesitated for a moment, before nodding slightly. “That would be.. nice, yes.” She muttered.
Rusty smiled a little. "Do you need any help with them right now?"
Volta nodded slightly. “Uh, yes, Fuse is sick and I have to head to work soon and I can’t take her with me.” She replied, sounding hopeful.
Rusty perked up a little. "I can look after them while you're at work!"
Volta nodded again, a smile emerging on her pale face. “That would be good, yes..” She muttered. “Though, I-I need to see first how you handle them. They’re everything I have left, and I don’t want to be a bad mother by putting them into the wrong hands.. A-and thus maybe loosing them..”
Rusty seemed to hesitate slightly before speaking again. "Erm...I'd be okay with you seeing how I'd handle them, b-but you don't have to worry about losing them. I wouldn't hurt them."
“I-I’m just paranoid, y’know..” Volta muttered but nodded slightly. “I’m just scared of losing my kids too..”
Rusty sighed sympathetically. "Volta, I promise you, your kids are going to be okay."
Volta nodded slightly. “I know.. They’re the only family I have left.. A-after the divorce even the others turned on me, s-so it’s just me and the twins now..” She sniffled a bit, shrugging and forcing a smile on her face.
Rusty could see the hurt in Volta's eyes. He inched a little closer to her. "Volta, i-it's okay to cry."
Volta quickly shook her head. “No.. No, I-I’m not gonna cry in front of you..” She said, letting out a tearful chuckle.
"It's really fine, Volta. I don't mind at all." Rusty replied,
Volta shook her head slightly. “No, it’s alright..” She muttered. “L-let’s, uh, let’s go, please.. I-I don’t want to leave them alone for too long.. I actually just went out to smoke a cigarette, you’re actually.. keeping me from getting ready for work right now..” She said, a small amused yet annoyed smile appearing on her face.
Rusty's eyes widened a little and he blushed. "Am I? Starlight, I'm sorry, Volta!"
Volta waved dismissively with her hand, before shifting to turn a bit. “So, are you coming or not?”
"Oh-erm-yeah, I am!" Rusty replied, not realizing he hadn't moved.
Volta chuckled slightly, but nodded her head towards the door of the small shed she was living in. “C’mon in then. It’s not much but it’s a home.”
"It looks really nice, Volta!" Rusty said, looking around the shed.
Volta smiled slightly. “Uh, you settle down, make yourself comfortable, I’ll go get the twins.” She said, gesturing to the couch.
Rusty nodded, and sat down on the couch. He gave Volta an encouraging smile.
Volta left the room but soon returned with a small electric engine in her arms and an even tinier freezer truck hiding behind Volta. “So, my lovelies, this is Rusty, he’ll look after you two while i’m at work. Rusty, this is Fuse,” She gestured to the engine in her arms, “And this is Diode.”
Rusty smiled and waved at the two young engines. "Hi, Fuse, Diode! It's nice to meet you both."
Volta chuckled softly as she felt how Diode wrapped her arms around her leg, hearing the small freezer truck giggle in amusement behind her. “They’re a bit shy at first but once you get to know them they’re real lovelies.”
Rusty smiled a little more, hearing Diode giggle. "I'm sure they are."
Volta gently reached out with her free hand to carefully peel Diode off her leg so she could move further to the couch to sit down next to Rusty, holding Fuse the whole time was getting exhausting after some time. “Fuse will sleep most of the time, though make sure to check on her every once in a while to make sure that she’s alright. If anything’s up, just call me.” She explained.
“Jesus, you like me? I like me too, kinda.” (from some Confession Starters) ~ @freezer--truck
Rusty fiddled nervously with his hat. "Yeah, I-" He realized what Volta added at the end and chuckled a little, "What do you mean by that?"
“From the looks of it you like me more than I like myself.” Volta replied, quirking her eyebrows up in an expressive manner.
"I mean, you are really pretty." Rusty said, blushing a little.
Despite her usual cold manner, Volta blushed too at the compliment, looking abashed away for a moment, suppressing a smile which eventually crept onto her pale lips.
Rusty continued to fiddle with his hat. His shy smile grew slightly, seeing that Volta liked his complement.
Volta smiled slightly, the blush slowly wearing off. “Ah, well let’s just say I don’t think like you since I’ve had my twins.. And especially after Electra left me I’ve not spend one thought on if I’m pretty or not..”
Rusty frowned a little. "Oh..." His smile quickly came back, and he chuckled slightly. "Well, if it makes you feel any better, I don't think much about if I'm handsome or not either."
“I don’t think about it because my own answer to that thought will always stay ‘no’, because the reason my late-spouse left me and my kids was that I’m ‘not pretty enough to get seen with them anymore’..” Volta trailed off, looking away again but this time to wipe away a tear that threatened to leave her eye. “..That was a few weeks after I’ve had the twins and it still stings thinking about it..”
Rusty frowned again. "Volta...I'm...oh, I'm so sorry." He made a gesture that implied he wanted to give her a hug.
Volta waved her hand dismissively, looking away again to blink away tears that threatened to escape her eyes. “It’s alright.. It’s not like I’ve been literally having the hardest time of my life since Electra left me, because I have to get money somehow whilst trying to look over two hyperactive 5-year-olds..”
Rusty could tell that Volta was being sarcastic. "I earned some prize money from winning the championships, so I could lend you some money, Volta."
Volta shook her head slightly. “I’ve been doing just fine the past couple of years, I don’t need your help.” Despite what she said, she has been looking increasingly tired and exhausted over the past few weeks.
"Well at the very least, I could help with your twins," Rusty suggested. "You look really tired."
Volta hesitated for a moment, before nodding slightly. “That would be.. nice, yes.” She muttered.
Rusty smiled a little. "Do you need any help with them right now?"
Volta nodded slightly. “Uh, yes, Fuse is sick and I have to head to work soon and I can’t take her with me.” She replied, sounding hopeful.
Rusty perked up a little. "I can look after them while you're at work!"
Volta nodded again, a smile emerging on her pale face. “That would be good, yes..” She muttered. “Though, I-I need to see first how you handle them. They’re everything I have left, and I don’t want to be a bad mother by putting them into the wrong hands.. A-and thus maybe loosing them..”
Rusty seemed to hesitate slightly before speaking again. "Erm...I'd be okay with you seeing how I'd handle them, b-but you don't have to worry about losing them. I wouldn't hurt them."
“I-I’m just paranoid, y’know..” Volta muttered but nodded slightly. “I’m just scared of losing my kids too..”
Rusty sighed sympathetically. "Volta, I promise you, your kids are going to be okay."
Volta nodded slightly. “I know.. They’re the only family I have left.. A-after the divorce even the others turned on me, s-so it’s just me and the twins now..” She sniffled a bit, shrugging and forcing a smile on her face.
Rusty could see the hurt in Volta's eyes. He inched a little closer to her. "Volta, i-it's okay to cry."
Volta quickly shook her head. “No.. No, I-I’m not gonna cry in front of you..” She said, letting out a tearful chuckle.
"It's really fine, Volta. I don't mind at all." Rusty replied,
Volta shook her head slightly. “No, it’s alright..” She muttered. “L-let’s, uh, let’s go, please.. I-I don’t want to leave them alone for too long.. I actually just went out to smoke a cigarette, you’re actually.. keeping me from getting ready for work right now..” She said, a small amused yet annoyed smile appearing on her face.
Rusty's eyes widened a little and he blushed. "Am I? Starlight, I'm sorry, Volta!"
Volta waved dismissively with her hand, before shifting to turn a bit. “So, are you coming or not?”
"Oh-erm-yeah, I am!" Rusty replied, not realizing he hadn't moved.
Volta chuckled slightly, but nodded her head towards the door of the small shed she was living in. “C’mon in then. It’s not much but it’s a home.”
"It looks really nice, Volta!" Rusty said, looking around the shed.
Volta smiled slightly. “Uh, you settle down, make yourself comfortable, I’ll go get the twins.” She said, gesturing to the couch.
Rusty nodded, and sat down on the couch. He gave Volta an encouraging smile.
Volta left the room but soon returned with a small electric engine in her arms and an even tinier freezer truck hiding behind Volta. “So, my lovelies, this is Rusty, he’ll look after you two while i’m at work. Rusty, this is Fuse,” She gestured to the engine in her arms, “And this is Diode.”
Rusty smiled and waved at the two young engines. "Hi, Fuse, Diode! It's nice to meet you both."
Volta chuckled softly as she felt how Diode wrapped her arms around her leg, hearing the small freezer truck giggle in amusement behind her. “They’re a bit shy at first but once you get to know them they’re real lovelies.”
“Jesus, you like me? I like me too, kinda.” (from some Confession Starters) ~ @freezer--truck
Rusty fiddled nervously with his hat. "Yeah, I-" He realized what Volta added at the end and chuckled a little, "What do you mean by that?"
“From the looks of it you like me more than I like myself.” Volta replied, quirking her eyebrows up in an expressive manner.
"I mean, you are really pretty." Rusty said, blushing a little.
Despite her usual cold manner, Volta blushed too at the compliment, looking abashed away for a moment, suppressing a smile which eventually crept onto her pale lips.
Rusty continued to fiddle with his hat. His shy smile grew slightly, seeing that Volta liked his complement.
Volta smiled slightly, the blush slowly wearing off. “Ah, well let’s just say I don’t think like you since I’ve had my twins.. And especially after Electra left me I’ve not spend one thought on if I’m pretty or not..”
Rusty frowned a little. "Oh..." His smile quickly came back, and he chuckled slightly. "Well, if it makes you feel any better, I don't think much about if I'm handsome or not either."
“I don’t think about it because my own answer to that thought will always stay ‘no’, because the reason my late-spouse left me and my kids was that I’m ‘not pretty enough to get seen with them anymore’..” Volta trailed off, looking away again but this time to wipe away a tear that threatened to leave her eye. “..That was a few weeks after I’ve had the twins and it still stings thinking about it..”
Rusty frowned again. "Volta...I'm...oh, I'm so sorry." He made a gesture that implied he wanted to give her a hug.
Volta waved her hand dismissively, looking away again to blink away tears that threatened to escape her eyes. “It’s alright.. It’s not like I’ve been literally having the hardest time of my life since Electra left me, because I have to get money somehow whilst trying to look over two hyperactive 5-year-olds..”
Rusty could tell that Volta was being sarcastic. "I earned some prize money from winning the championships, so I could lend you some money, Volta."
Volta shook her head slightly. “I’ve been doing just fine the past couple of years, I don’t need your help.” Despite what she said, she has been looking increasingly tired and exhausted over the past few weeks.
"Well at the very least, I could help with your twins," Rusty suggested. "You look really tired."
Volta hesitated for a moment, before nodding slightly. “That would be.. nice, yes.” She muttered.
Rusty smiled a little. "Do you need any help with them right now?"
Volta nodded slightly. “Uh, yes, Fuse is sick and I have to head to work soon and I can’t take her with me.” She replied, sounding hopeful.
Rusty perked up a little. "I can look after them while you're at work!"
Volta nodded again, a smile emerging on her pale face. “That would be good, yes..” She muttered. “Though, I-I need to see first how you handle them. They’re everything I have left, and I don’t want to be a bad mother by putting them into the wrong hands.. A-and thus maybe loosing them..”
Rusty seemed to hesitate slightly before speaking again. "Erm...I'd be okay with you seeing how I'd handle them, b-but you don't have to worry about losing them. I wouldn't hurt them."
“I-I’m just paranoid, y’know..” Volta muttered but nodded slightly. “I’m just scared of losing my kids too..”
Rusty sighed sympathetically. "Volta, I promise you, your kids are going to be okay."
Volta nodded slightly. “I know.. They’re the only family I have left.. A-after the divorce even the others turned on me, s-so it’s just me and the twins now..” She sniffled a bit, shrugging and forcing a smile on her face.
Rusty could see the hurt in Volta's eyes. He inched a little closer to her. "Volta, i-it's okay to cry."
Volta quickly shook her head. “No.. No, I-I’m not gonna cry in front of you..” She said, letting out a tearful chuckle.
"It's really fine, Volta. I don't mind at all." Rusty replied,
Volta shook her head slightly. “No, it’s alright..” She muttered. “L-let’s, uh, let’s go, please.. I-I don’t want to leave them alone for too long.. I actually just went out to smoke a cigarette, you’re actually.. keeping me from getting ready for work right now..” She said, a small amused yet annoyed smile appearing on her face.
Rusty's eyes widened a little and he blushed. "Am I? Starlight, I'm sorry, Volta!"
Volta waved dismissively with her hand, before shifting to turn a bit. “So, are you coming or not?”
"Oh-erm-yeah, I am!" Rusty replied, not realizing he hadn't moved.
Volta chuckled slightly, but nodded her head towards the door of the small shed she was living in. “C’mon in then. It’s not much but it’s a home.”
"It looks really nice, Volta!" Rusty said, looking around the shed.
Volta smiled slightly. “Uh, you settle down, make yourself comfortable, I’ll go get the twins.” She said, gesturing to the couch.
Rusty nodded, and sat down on the couch. He gave Volta an encouraging smile.
Volta left the room but soon returned with a small electric engine in her arms and an even tinier freezer truck hiding behind Volta. “So, my lovelies, this is Rusty, he’ll look after you two while i’m at work. Rusty, this is Fuse,” She gestured to the engine in her arms, “And this is Diode.”
