[isabelle-madeux]

♟ 𝙸𝚜𝚊𝚋𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚎 𝙼𝚊𝚍𝚎𝚞𝚡 ♟

♣ 𝙼𝚛. 𝚁𝚘𝚋𝚘𝚝 𝙾𝙲

♣ 𝙰𝚜𝚜𝚒𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚝 𝚊𝚝 𝙰𝚕𝚕𝚜𝚊𝚏𝚎 𝙲𝚢𝚋𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚎𝚌𝚞𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚢

♣ 𝚂𝚑𝚎/𝚑𝚎𝚛

♣ 𝙳𝚒𝚊𝚐𝚗𝚘𝚜𝚎𝚍 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝙶𝚎𝚗𝚎𝚛𝚊𝚕𝚒𝚣𝚎𝚍 𝙰𝚗𝚡𝚒𝚎𝚝𝚢 𝙳𝚒𝚜𝚘𝚛𝚍𝚎𝚛 (𝙶𝙰𝙳)

♣ 𝙵𝚊𝚌𝚎 𝚌𝚕𝚊𝚒𝚖: 𝙺𝚊𝚝𝚑𝚛𝚢𝚗 𝙽𝚎𝚠𝚝𝚘𝚗

♣ 𝟷𝟾+ 𝚘𝚗𝚕𝚢 (𝙰𝚍𝚖𝚒𝚗 𝚒𝚜 𝟷𝟾+)

♣ 𝙸 𝚍𝚘 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚘𝚠𝚗 𝚊𝚗𝚢 𝚒𝚖𝚊𝚐𝚎𝚜 𝚞𝚜𝚎𝚍 𝚘𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚋𝚕𝚘𝚐

[isabelle-madeux]

𝙿𝚕𝚘𝚝: Isabelle finds out about Elliot's secret... 𝙸𝚗𝚟𝚘𝚕𝚟𝚎𝚍: @helloxfriend, @isabelle-madeux

Gif Source: gif-hunts-for-you

Elliot had asked Isabelle if she could watch Flipper for him while he went out of town. Being his... whatever they were calling this, and loving Flipper, she of course said yes.

Elliot lent her a spare key to get into his apartment. She went there to check on Flipper, greeting her excitedly as usual.

"Hey there, you cutie!"

Flipper wagged her tail in response, also fond of Isabelle.

As Isabelle leaned down to pet her, she noticed Elliot's desktop was on, which was unusual—he was normally so secure, sometimes to a paranoid extent.

She noticed the screen read "f-society", which was all too familiar now to the world, including her. Knowing how detrimental the group had been, she couldn't stop herself from walking over to the desk, curious what Elliot was doing involving that name.

Then she saw it...

[helloxfriend]

Elliot eventually had come back to his girlfriend and to his apartment after finishing a mission that fsociety needed to be completed to continue on. What he wasn’t expecting was to see Isabelle to be standing in front of his computer with what he thought he had put away.

“I… I guess the cats out of the bag, I was going to figure out how to eventually tell you once I… I could figure out how to.” He didn’t want her to leave, he cares and loves her so much. Just the thought of her leaving was already heartbreaking to him.

[isabelle-madeux]

All Isabelle could do in that moment was blink profusely. “Elliot.. you..” she couldn’t even form a coherent sentence in this moment. Her boyfriend was working with f-society? She backed up a bit, her anxiety rising.

[helloxfriend]

Elliot didn’t know what to say for a moment either “I swear it’s for good.” He could try to fix this “I know this hard to know, trust me, it was a lot to take in to.” How he’d explain his alters started this.

[isabelle-madeux]

“But… this group has hurt people, how can it be for good? How are you involved in it?” Isabelle seems to be a mixture of confused and hurt. She doesn’t understand why Elliot would be part of something like this, he wasn’t a bad person. He wasn’t a menace.

[helloxfriend]

Elliot thought how to approach this better “I’d never hurt anyone, I help protect, protect people from people like Ron from the coffee shop.” He explained “Somewhere I didn’t know about fsociety but Mr. Robot showed up when work was getting shitty with Angela and it just went from there and I promise I’d never hurt anyone, I try to save.”

[isabelle-madeux]

Isabelle realistically knew that Elliot would never hurt anyone, she knew how caring he was. She had seen it first hand. She knew about his alters, too, so it did make sense from that point that Mr. Robot had started the whole thing. She had talked with him before. He seemed to like to scheme. She thought about everything for a minute before responding.

“I just… when you said you were against big corporations I thought you meant you avoided shopping at Target. I never thought it was this deep,” the situation was still confusing and scary to her. Her boyfriend had been involved in a major hack. “What if you get in trouble?”

[helloxfriend]

“I understand there are some risks that can come from this and we accept it if that happens.” Elliot replied “But I promise this is for the good, I wouldn’t have done if it wasn’t.” Running a hand through his hair “All I know this started somewhere after I had gotten locked in a computer room from my old job because they couldn’t of leaved because I kept finding flaws in their codes. And next I knew I woke up to it destroyed… And it was just me still alone over the holiday.”

[isabelle-madeux]

“Am I safe knowing about this?” She asks with worry for herself.

[helloxfriend]

The question made him pause for a second, Shayla was a different situation than this one, he’s never let anyone get this close to cross this bridge of a situation before until right now. He doesn’t want her to become like Shayla. “I promise I will shred anybody down to protect you.” He’d never give a thought of any a split second chance to harm anyone he cares about.

[isabelle-madeux]

She looks down, concern now going from herself to Elliot. “What about you? What if you get hurt? Or go to prison?” She cared about Elliot too much to see either of those things happen.

[helloxfriend]

Elliot’s fingers fidgeted with the sleeves of his hoodie. “I’ll be fine.” Convincing the both of them at the same time. He’d avoid jail time again like a plague. Reaching down to pet flipper before she just went and did her own thing again.

[isabelle-madeux]

Isabelle simply sat at the foot of his bed, thinking over what she has just found out. It was a lot to take in. She still had so many questions, and she thought over everything the vigilante group had done. She thought over her own morals and ethics and how she had reacted to the news of it each night. In reality, she wasn’t fully against what they were doing. She felt the security of the country was inadequate, and that f-society might be a solution, albeit the riots and such that broke out from it raised her anxiety. At least she knew that Elliot wasn’t behind that part. These things of course would have a ripple effect.

[helloxfriend]

Elliot just stood where he was, continuing to let his girlfriend process everything that she just learned, he fidgeted with his hoodie sleeves.

[isabelle-madeux]

“Can you just promise me one thing?” She asks after finally looking back up at him. Her expression was pleading but also determined.

[helloxfriend]

Open Starter 18+ (m/f/nb)

Plot: Your muse can tell the difference between who is Mastermind (MM) around and who is Elliot or muse can’t tell the difference between the two. Also maybe muse lives with him or is staying over?

MM was around today and he wanted his sugary coffee from the coffee shop, he hadn’t been out for a while and so he had his hood pulled up over his head to help ease his anxiety.

Glancing over seeing the familiar face that’s been spending time with Elliot as he got ready to head out, he couldn’t remember if he was told about or not.

Awkward conversation if he wasn’t mentioned and MM didn’t like awkward conversations, he was already awkward and clumsy enough.

[isabelle-madeux]

Isabelle had originally met Elliot at Allsafe. They were only a few desks away from each other which meant that they inevitably interacted. She was just as quiet as him so they could often communicate through simple facial expressions. That was how they connected. Some might even say they became friends, though the relationship was still somewhat hesitant. Somehow earlier in the week they planned that Isabelle would come and stay with Elliot in his apartment for a bit because her plumbing was being redone and she needed to stay somewhere with running water. That was why she was now getting ready for work in his bathroom.

“Elliot, have you seen my hairbrush?” Isabelle called out to him.

[helloxfriend]

Eliot or well Mastermind turned to Isabelle, remembered Elliot is letting her stay over while plumbing is being fixed at her place. Now was running possible ideas where the hairbrush would be. Taking a second to answer “Is it not in the medicine cabinet?” He asked back.

[isabelle-madeux]

“No,” she said defeatedly, “can you check my pink bag real quick?” The pink bag she was referring to had all her belongings that she brought while staying with Elliot. Maybe she had left it in there.

[helloxfriend]

He looked around the room for the bag after she mentioned about it, noticed it by the dresser, walking over and checking through it for the hairbrush “Found it.” M replied as he walked towards the bathroom to hand it over to her.

[isabelle-madeux]

Isabelle gratefully took the brush. “Thanks, Elliot.” She brushed her hair and put it into a ponytail. She then put her blouse on over her bralette and happily walked the front door. “Ready to go?”

[helloxfriend]

M could continue being Elliot, though only slightly different from each other but could usually pass it off as off day or something if noticed. Though Isabelle asking if they were ready to go had stumped him, definitely quite confused and can’t recall a memory of anything being planned

“Go where?” Wasn’t the best with eye contact, glanced off for a second before looking back, still confused.

[isabelle-madeux]

“To… work?” Isabelle couldn’t tell if Elliot was joking or not, though he wasn’t one to joke. Maybe he was just still tired, she assumed.

[helloxfriend]

M thought for a second and was still confused, was it really work day? But he’d play along “Right, haven’t had enough coffee yet.”

[isabelle-madeux]

“We can stop and get some if you’d like. I could actually use some, too, honestly,” she smiled at Elliot.

[helloxfriend]

MM nodded “Stopping by for coffee is good with me to.”

[isabelle-madeux]

“Great!” Before leaving with Elliot, Isabelle patted Flipper on the head.

“I just cannot get over how cute she is!” Isabelle smiled, warmth filling her heart when looking at the little terrier.

Isabelle grabbed her coat and headed out of the apartment.

[helloxfriend]

Mastermind nodded in agreement, Flipper was cute and he had already fed her and Qwerty. Which he pet Flipper also before heading out the door also.

[isabelle-madeux]

While Isabelle and Elliot are drinking their coffees at the coffee shop, Isabelle tries talking to him. She knows he is usually shy, but he’s been even more aloof lately. She wanted to make sure he was okay. If he wasn’t, she didn’t want him to be alone. She struggled to find a way to start the conversation, however. She was normally pretty quiet, too.

“Sooo how’re things?”

[helloxfriend]

M had taken a couple of sips of his coffee, looking at Isabelle for a second while she talked. He could learn more conversation and it was a simple one start with.

“We got coffee so that’s going good, guess it’s just an off day.”

[isabelle-madeux]

“El, you know you can tell me anything, right? I’m your friend.”

[helloxfriend]

M nodded and thought of an idea “Do you want to skip work today and go to the pier and ride the ferries wheel?”

[isabelle-madeux]

“Sure, but we’ll have to call in sick to work.”

Isabelle was fine with missing work if it meant Elliot might tell her what was going on with him.

[helloxfriend]

“I’ll just text Angela on our way there and she can tell Gideon we can’t make it in.” M suggested and then took another sip of his coffee.

[isabelle-madeux]

“Okay, we can do that.”

Isabelle looked closely at Elliot. She had just noticed the bags under his eyes. He looked depressed and tired. She nearly reached out to touch his hand supportively, but remembered his boundaries.

[helloxfriend]

He looked back at her, ferries wheel felt like a safe space to talk, he’d give it a try. “Another coffee to go before we leave?”

[isabelle-madeux]

“Sure! The more coffee the better.”

[helloxfriend]

M nodded in agreement and order the two to go coffees.

[isabelle-madeux]

“Thanks, Elliot. You’re the best,” she smiled lightly at him.

[helloxfriend]

“You’re welcome.” M replied and handed her coffee over after he was handed them.

[isabelle-madeux]

Isabelle carefully sipped her hot coffee as they walked. She looked up at him. Usually she could read his thoughts by his expressions but it wasn’t happening today. It was like he had locked himself up completely. His eyes had changed too. Sure he was usually monotone even in his face, his eyes kept a sweet look to them. They were understanding. Right now they were sad, it was like they were trying to figure out an equation. They were overly focused, but on what?

[helloxfriend]

Mastermind kept one hand in his hoodie pocket while the other held his drink, usually stuck in his own thoughts and figuring how he was going to talk with Isabelle.

[isabelle-madeux]

Isabelle gets on the ferris wheel when they get to Coney Island. She leads Elliot into the cart. “Is this okay, El?” She asked softly.

[helloxfriend]

M nodded after looking at the cart “Yes it is.” He responded and slid into the seat.

[isabelle-madeux]

As soon as the cart lifts up, Isabelle looks to Elliot. “So… since we’re free now, can we talk?” She looked at him with soft expressions, assuring him she was safe to talk to if he wanted to. “We don’t have to, but… I care about you. I don’t want you to hurt, Elliot.@“

[helloxfriend]

Mastermind had listened to what Isabelle was saying and glanced over to her again, cart was always a safe space to talk at, found it hard to speak at the moment but soon started “I’m not very good at talking, especially at talking about what’s going on but I’ll try.”

[isabelle-madeux]

“It’s okay, I’m not either. I’m still here for you though, no matter what’s going on…”

[helloxfriend]

M thought about, guess it couldn’t hurt to start off small “Sometimes a lot, I get stuck in my mind.”

[isabelle-madeux]

Isabelle listened intently to Elliot. She looked at him with care.

[helloxfriend]

“Way to much thinking all the time, emotions of trying to learn how to handle.” Mastermind had continued

[isabelle-madeux]

Isabelle looked at the floor. She hurt for Elliot. She was also used to these feelings. She worried about nearly everything and it was like she could never get her brain to be quiet, no matter what she did.

“Like a tornado?” she asked quietly, quieter than she had talked before.

[helloxfriend]

M looked to her and nodded “Yes like a tornado.” She found the word for his explanation of what was going on with him “Have you ever felt a tornado?”

[isabelle-madeux]

“Almost everyday since my first year of college.” Isabelle was the around the same age as Elliot, which meant that this had been going on a long time. “My roommate…” Isabelle stopped talking before she got in too deep, right now she needed to help Elliot. “Can I do anything for you, Elliot?”

[helloxfriend]

“It’s okay to continue with your roommate.” M said reassuringly, Isabelle looked like she needed someone to listen also.

[isabelle-madeux]

“We um… she and I went out one night and she.. got robbed. The guy who robbed her… killed her… I tried to do something but I couldn’t…” Isabelle tried to push the horrible memory from her mind. She played with her empty coffee cup anxiously, reverting her focus make to Elliot. “But I’m okay. I just want to make sure you are too.”

[helloxfriend]

Mastermind payed attention and listened to the story of how Isabelle and her roommate were out and about before they were robbed, he understood death “I’m sorry to hear about what you and your roommate went through, I know what you’re going through when someone close had died.”

[isabelle-madeux]

“I’m sorry, too. You can always talk to me about what you’re going through, too. I’m always here for you.”

[helloxfriend]

Mastermind took a moment before speaking “It was when I was kid, my dad was working and soon developed cancer, got worse and he eventually died.”

[isabelle-madeux]

“I’m so sorry, Elliot,” she responds quietly.

[helloxfriend]

“Ever get anxiety to?” Mastermind asked, thinking they both needed to think of another conversation

[isabelle-madeux]

“That’s what my head is full of most of the time. I worry about everyone and everything. How about you?”

[helloxfriend]

Isabelle seem to get him “I worry like that also.”

[isabelle-madeux]

Isabelle felt like for the first time someone understood what she was going through. She thought, even if they’re in pain, at least they can support each other. “I’ve noticed it more lately. Your eyes aren’t as bright. Usually I can see their color. I still think they’re cool though.”

[helloxfriend]

Mastermind was thinking of a reply back, it was the most he’s talked about his feelings “So what, I have colorless eyes?”

[isabelle-madeux]

Isabelle frowned. “No. They’re just a different shade. Usually they’re bright blue, but when you’re sad, they’re pastel.” Isabelle liked to draw and knew a lot about color. She could tell the subtle differences in shades. She was observant.

[helloxfriend]

Mastermind nodded “I never really paid attention to my eyes that much.” He replied

[isabelle-madeux]

After a moment of silence, Isabelle spoke again. “I’ve seen you go out for smoke breaks at work when you seem frustrated. I do it too. Sometimes I can’t deal with Gideon and the higher-ups.”

[helloxfriend]

Mastermind nodded again, this time in understanding “Get told to take off hoodie way to much.” Gideon seemed alright but the higher ups was definitely something he couldn’t stand.

[isabelle-madeux]

“I get that. I hate having to wear pencil skirts. All the weird guys stare at my ass. I’m more of a show off to clients at this point than I am an assistant.” Isabelle shook her head and rolled her eyes in disgust.

[helloxfriend]

And Ollie really frustrated him. “Wait doesn’t my friend Angela wear pants?” Mastermind asked. He’s a few who don’t stare.

[isabelle-madeux]

“I can wear pants in the Fall and Winter. It’s too damn hot to wear them right now. Gideon won’t let me wear ‘loose’ skirts because they’re too ‘informal.’” Isabelle wouldn’t tell Elliot but the only reason she was staying at Allsafe was because of him and the fact that insurance for her therapy was covered.

[helloxfriend]

Mastermind listened to her explain about the skirt issue, he’d probably eventually might tell her how he got fired and hired to Allsafe. “Dress codes aren’t fun.”

[isabelle-madeux]

Isabelle was quiet for a minute while looking out of the ferris wheel over the pier. She rummaged around in the pocket of her jacket and pulled out a box of cigarettes. "Want one?" She asked, getting her lighter out as well.

[helloxfriend]

Mastermind thought for a second and nodded “Sure.” He wasn’t turning down to smoke. Taking the offered cigarette.

[isabelle-madeux]

Isabelle passed the lighter to him after lighting her own cigarette, breathing out a breath of smoke. She looked deep in thought as she took another drag.

[helloxfriend]

Mastermind lit his own cigarette and then took a drag of it after handing back the lighter.

[isabelle-madeux]

Isabelle put the lighter back in her pocket. She continued staring out across the pier. It was a peaceful moment for once.

[helloxfriend]

Mastermind felt calm at the moment as well as he to stared out across the pier to.

[isabelle-madeux]

“Do you like aquariums?” Isabelle felt like going to an aquarium next. She went there to get away from the world, imagining herself as a sea creature just freely floating around forever. Sometimes she drew them too.

[helloxfriend]

Mastermind nodded “I do, haven’t been since I was around five,six.” He replied, knew he liked the ells and a fish that looked like Qwerty.

[isabelle-madeux]

“Do you wanna go after we get off the ferris wheel? I have a pass.”

[helloxfriend]

Mastermind thought about it for a second “I’d love to, pass good for a guest?” He didn’t mind paying if he had to.

[isabelle-madeux]

“Yep, up to four people.” She was excited to show Elliot her safe space, show him all of her favorite fish.

[helloxfriend]

Mastermind let Isabelle off the ride first, he couldn’t wait to see what her favorite fish were. Maybe he’d show his other safe space, the museum.

[isabelle-madeux]

The taxi dropped them off at the aquarium. Isabelle waited in line with Elliot to enter. “You have a fish don’t you? I’ve seen a picture of it at your desk. It’s a.. beta? Right?”

[helloxfriend]

He nodded in yes “His name’s Qwerty.” Shyla gave him the fish and he’s been taking care him ever since.

[isabelle-madeux]

“He’s a pretty fish. They have some beta here. We can go there first if you want.” She got to the front of the line and scanned her membership card.

[helloxfriend]

“Thank you, sometimes I change his bowl around the place, mostly keep him by the window in the living room.” Mastermind said as they made thier way to see the beta fish.

[isabelle-madeux]

“I haven’t seen him at your apartment yet. I guess I was so busy trying to get ready this morning and distracted by playing with Flipper. I’ll have to look for him when we go back.” Isabelle followed Elliot to the beta fish tank. She watched them closely. “I’ve been drawing these. I love the flow of their tails.”

[helloxfriend]

“Yeah Flipper does love all the petting she can get.” Mastermind said as he stared at a bit at the beta fish. And then looked to Isabelle “Do you have your drawings with you?” He was interested in seeing them.

[isabelle-madeux]

“Actually I do.” Isabelle reached into her purse and pulled out her sketchbook. She flipped through it to the page where realistic drawings of beta fish laid on the page. “I used colored pencils for the highlights of their color. I’m still practicing shading.”

[helloxfriend]

Mastermind stared at the drawings when she turned the page to them, reminding him of the time Shayla showed him the fabrics she created. Stared at amazement at them “You’re really good at drawing.” Taking his time to look at each fish.

[isabelle-madeux]

Isabelle blushed. “Thanks, Elliot. I’ve been drawing since high school. It’s just a way for me to escape everything.”

[helloxfriend]

Mastermind nodded, still looking at the drawings for a little bit “Still really good.” He smiled a little bit.

[isabelle-madeux]

“Thank you..” Isabelle was still blushing. She looked closely at Elliot’s face. It was the first time he had smiled today. She saw something in his eyes that was just beautiful to her, she didn’t know what. All she knew was that she sensed care in them, she could tell he was more gentle than he appeared to be. He wasn’t a hacker, or an introvert, or someone trying to take down E Corp, or a worker at AllSafe. He was just Elliot to her.

[helloxfriend]

Mastermind loved when someone shared something special that no one had yet to see and felt honored to be able to see Isabelle’s drawings, quite appreciateing to see the sketchbook and hopefully more if she had any she’d like to share to show.

[isabelle-madeux]

She flips to another page of drawings of beta fish. These drawings focus more on their tails, and they are improved from the previous ones. “I did these ones last month. There’s just something about the fish. They don’t seem to really care about anything. They just… exist,” she says softly, looking at the beta fish tank in front of them.

[helloxfriend]

Mastermind looked over the next page of the fish “I’d like to find a shelf or a taller table for Qwerty to be closer to the window, can help find one if you want?”

[isabelle-madeux]

Isabelle turns her head and smiles at Elliot. “I’d really like that.”

[helloxfriend]

Mastermind nodded “can look for one on another day off.” Give time to look for a decent size for Qwerty.

[isabelle-madeux]

Isabelle still seems entranced by the beta fish swimming around in front of her. She studies their details with her eyes.

[helloxfriend]

Mastermind continued looking at the fish as well, something memorizing about seeing them swim around, all sorts of different types of them, each unique.

[isabelle-madeux]

It stayed quiet between the two of them, but in a peaceful way, not awkward.

[helloxfriend]

Mastermind was enjoying the time of their day outside of work. Was slowly relaxing.

[isabelle-madeux]

Isabelle looked back at Elliot with a shy smile. She liked that she didn't feel anxious around him, like she could trust him. She didn't feel that with many people.

[helloxfriend]

MM actually smiled softly back in return, very rare thing for him to do.

[isabelle-madeux]

“You’re cool, Elliot,” she tells him softly.

[helloxfriend]

“Um… thank you.” MM didn’t understand how he was cool but he’d accept the compliment.

[isabelle-madeux]

“Sorry, that was.. weird of me,” she shakes her head and looks away awkwardly. “I’m not great at talking.”

[helloxfriend]

He understood, his social skills weren’t the best either. Like right now was over thinking if since now just saying “It’s okay.” Was a good response back.

[isabelle-madeux]

Isabelle gave Elliot a small, subtle, shy smile before she wandered over to another exhibit. She eyed a small speckled shark that was swimming the opposite direction of the smaller fish it shared the tank with. She seemed to study its behavior.

[isabelle-madeux]

𝙿𝚕𝚘𝚝: Isabelle finds out about Elliot's secret... 𝙸𝚗𝚟𝚘𝚕𝚟𝚎𝚍: @helloxfriend, @isabelle-madeux

Gif Source: gif-hunts-for-you

Elliot had asked Isabelle if she could watch Flipper for him while he went out of town. Being his... whatever they were calling this, and loving Flipper, she of course said yes.

Elliot lent her a spare key to get into his apartment. She went there to check on Flipper, greeting her excitedly as usual.

"Hey there, you cutie!"

Flipper wagged her tail in response, also fond of Isabelle.

As Isabelle leaned down to pet her, she noticed Elliot's desktop was on, which was unusual—he was normally so secure, sometimes to a paranoid extent.

She noticed the screen read "f-society", which was all too familiar now to the world, including her. Knowing how detrimental the group had been, she couldn't stop herself from walking over to the desk, curious what Elliot was doing involving that name.

Then she saw it...

[helloxfriend]

Elliot eventually had come back to his girlfriend and to his apartment after finishing a mission that fsociety needed to be completed to continue on. What he wasn’t expecting was to see Isabelle to be standing in front of his computer with what he thought he had put away.

“I… I guess the cats out of the bag, I was going to figure out how to eventually tell you once I… I could figure out how to.” He didn’t want her to leave, he cares and loves her so much. Just the thought of her leaving was already heartbreaking to him.

[isabelle-madeux]

All Isabelle could do in that moment was blink profusely. “Elliot.. you..” she couldn’t even form a coherent sentence in this moment. Her boyfriend was working with f-society? She backed up a bit, her anxiety rising.

[helloxfriend]

Elliot didn’t know what to say for a moment either “I swear it’s for good.” He could try to fix this “I know this hard to know, trust me, it was a lot to take in to.” How he’d explain his alters started this.

[isabelle-madeux]

“But… this group has hurt people, how can it be for good? How are you involved in it?” Isabelle seems to be a mixture of confused and hurt. She doesn’t understand why Elliot would be part of something like this, he wasn’t a bad person. He wasn’t a menace.

[helloxfriend]

Elliot thought how to approach this better “I’d never hurt anyone, I help protect, protect people from people like Ron from the coffee shop.” He explained “Somewhere I didn’t know about fsociety but Mr. Robot showed up when work was getting shitty with Angela and it just went from there and I promise I’d never hurt anyone, I try to save.”

[isabelle-madeux]

Isabelle realistically knew that Elliot would never hurt anyone, she knew how caring he was. She had seen it first hand. She knew about his alters, too, so it did make sense from that point that Mr. Robot had started the whole thing. She had talked with him before. He seemed to like to scheme. She thought about everything for a minute before responding.

“I just… when you said you were against big corporations I thought you meant you avoided shopping at Target. I never thought it was this deep,” the situation was still confusing and scary to her. Her boyfriend had been involved in a major hack. “What if you get in trouble?”

[helloxfriend]

“I understand there are some risks that can come from this and we accept it if that happens.” Elliot replied “But I promise this is for the good, I wouldn’t have done if it wasn’t.” Running a hand through his hair “All I know this started somewhere after I had gotten locked in a computer room from my old job because they couldn’t of leaved because I kept finding flaws in their codes. And next I knew I woke up to it destroyed… And it was just me still alone over the holiday.”

[isabelle-madeux]

“Am I safe knowing about this?” She asks with worry for herself.

[helloxfriend]

The question made him pause for a second, Shayla was a different situation than this one, he’s never let anyone get this close to cross this bridge of a situation before until right now. He doesn’t want her to become like Shayla. “I promise I will shred anybody down to protect you.” He’d never give a thought of any a split second chance to harm anyone he cares about.

[isabelle-madeux]

She looks down, concern now going from herself to Elliot. “What about you? What if you get hurt? Or go to prison?” She cared about Elliot too much to see either of those things happen.

[helloxfriend]

Elliot’s fingers fidgeted with the sleeves of his hoodie. “I’ll be fine.” Convincing the both of them at the same time. He’d avoid jail time again like a plague. Reaching down to pet flipper before she just went and did her own thing again.

[isabelle-madeux]

Isabelle simply sat at the foot of his bed, thinking over what she has just found out. It was a lot to take in. She still had so many questions, and she thought over everything the vigilante group had done. She thought over her own morals and ethics and how she had reacted to the news of it each night. In reality, she wasn’t fully against what they were doing. She felt the security of the country was inadequate, and that f-society might be a solution, albeit the riots and such that broke out from it raised her anxiety. At least she knew that Elliot wasn’t behind that part. These things of course would have a ripple effect.

[isabelle-madeux]

𝙿𝚕𝚘𝚝: Isabelle and Elliot get stuck in an elevator.

𝙸𝚗𝚟𝚘𝚕𝚟𝚎𝚍: @isabelle-madeux, @helloxfriend

Isabelle and Elliot both arrived at work at the same time. They get on the elevator together to go up to the office they work in. Between the 19th and 20th floor, the elevator suddenly stops and the lights flicker. Isabelle’s expression changes from a smile to panic. “What the hell…”

[helloxfriend]

Elliot wasn’t expecting the elevator to stop either, panic took over a bit as well “What the fuck.” Looking to Isabelle and back to the door and looking at the buttons and pressing the emergency one, hoping that would work.

[isabelle-madeux]

A voice comes over the speaker under the emergency button and asks what the problem is. Isabelle, meanwhile, is starting to hyperventilate in the corner of the elevator.

[helloxfriend]

Elliot noticed Isabelle was starting to hyperventilate and so he tried to calm his nerves down as much as possible and explained about the situation going on with the elevator.

[isabelle-madeux]

Isabelle was still breathing hard. She was already naturally anxious but now she was in a situation that caused more stress. “I can’t… I can’t… can’t calm down…” she breathed shakily.

[helloxfriend]

Elliot just said something that just popped into his head to hopefully calm both of each other down “What’s something that starts with an A?”

[isabelle-madeux]

Isabelle looked confused by his random questioning, but answered even through her panic. “Apple.”

[helloxfriend]

Elliot continued with the questions of the alphabet, he’d even see if he had a random deck of cards to play with if it helped with distracting.

[isabelle-madeux]

Isabelle was able to calm down enough to the point where she could speak with composure. Still, her body language clearly showed her anxiety. “We need to get out of here…”

[helloxfriend]

“I know we do, I’m hoping they get this fixed soon to.” Elliot replied “I say we take stairs more often.”

[isabelle-madeux]

“I think I’m only using stairs from now on.”

Isabelle stayed standing in the corner of the elevator, as if that provided some extra security.

[helloxfriend]

Elliot didn’t blame her “how are you feeling?”

[isabelle-madeux]

“…Scared.”

When assistance finally came, the doors made a loud sound as they began to pry them open, and Isabelle screamed from the sudden noise.

[helloxfriend]

Elliot was relieved when they could finally get off the elevator, letting Isabelle go first before he followed off of it.

[isabelle-madeux]

As soon as her feet touched the floor, she just about stumbled down. She was shaky with anxiety. She didn’t realize it, either, but she was holding onto Elliot’s arm tightly.

[helloxfriend]

Elliot let her hold on to his arm as long as she wanted, it comforted him also since he himself still had anxiety to.

[isabelle-madeux]

Isabelle looked up at Elliot, fear clearly still in her eyes, but Elliot being there helped her. “You okay?” She asks.

[helloxfriend]

Elliot nodded “I am now.” He replied “Are you okay?”

[isabelle-madeux]

She nods but then shakes her head. “I don’t know…”

[helloxfriend]

Elliot nodded in understanding, a perfectly reasonable answer.

[isabelle-madeux]

She quickly fixes her hair and puts her purse on her shoulder. “I..I just need to take the day off.”

[helloxfriend]

Elliot watched her for a second “I’ll take a day off with you.” Offering to keep Isabelle company.

[isabelle-madeux]

“I need..” her murmur trailed off. She frantically rummaged around in her purse as her hands shook, looking for her bottle of medication that calmed her panic attacks.

[isabelle-madeux]

@helloxfriend

Isabelle was laying on Elliot’s couch watching a movie with him. They randomly found it at Walmart when trying to find something to entertain them. It looked stupid, but was cheap. So far it was just weird.

“Who the hell thought this was good?”

[helloxfriend]

Elliot watched the movie with her, curled up with Isabelle on the couch “Us.” He actual joked a bit “And whomever made it.” He added. Though he just would continue to watch a weird movie with her for time together.

[isabelle-madeux]

Isabelle smiled at Elliot’s joke. She enjoyed his sense of humor. “I guess we’re weirdos, but it’s cool.”

[helloxfriend]

Elliot smiled back “weirdos together works with me.”

[isabelle-madeux]

Isabelle went to kiss Elliot when Darlene started banging on the door of Elliot’s apartment. Isabelle was startled and quickly pulled back.

[helloxfriend]

Elliot was about to kiss her back l, wasn’t expecting a knock at the door either. He went to get up from the couch to answer the door.

[isabelle-madeux]

When Elliot answered the door, Darlene was standing outside with an unamused look on her face. “You haven’t been picking up your phone. I thought you were dead or something.”

[helloxfriend]

Elliot stood for a second, letting his sister in “No still alive m, just been spending time with my girlfriend.” He’s been meaning to introduce them to each other.

[isabelle-madeux]

Isabelle shyly waved to Darlene.

“Girlfriend?” Darlene whispered. Elliot never got close to anyone. This was surprising to Darlene, but she was happy for him. As long as this girl didn’t turn out to be a bitch.

[helloxfriend]

Elliot nodded “Her name’s Isabelle.” He is happy to be dating Isabelle and turned to his girlfriend “This Darlene, my sister.”

[isabelle-madeux]

Isabelle smiled at Darlene and once again simply waved at her. She was still a bit thrown off from the sudden appearance and shy to new people.

Darlene gave Isabelle a slight smile and turned back to Elliot, this time her voiced lowered. “She seems real exciting, doesn’t she? I need to talk to you about something important.”

[helloxfriend]

“She just met you, we can go out for coffee or pizza night.” Elliot commented back lowly and looked back to Isabelle “Just going to step out real quick and talk with Darlene, think there’s another popcorn bag that can be popped.”

[isabelle-madeux]

“Okay,” Isabelle replied quietly with a shy smile. Darlene took her brother by the wrist out into the hall. “Mobley can’t get those files offline.” She sighed and crossed her arms.

[helloxfriend]

Elliot thought about it for a second “What part does he need?”

[isabelle-madeux]

“He needs that stupid IP address. You’re the only one who can get access to it though. Can you get it tomorrow at work or something?” Darlene was annoyed with all the setbacks they’ve been having on this project.

[helloxfriend]

Elliot nodded “I’ll see what I can do tomorrow, Isabelle sits next to me and hopefully works not to busy.”

[isabelle-madeux]

“What’s the deal with her anyway? Does she know what’s going on with this project?” Darlene raised her brow. She didn’t know how long Elliot had known Isabelle for.

[helloxfriend]

Elliot shook his head “She doesn’t know, works with me, let her stay when she was having issues with her place and eventually we just started dating.” He explained

[isabelle-madeux]

“She better not hurt you or I’ll fuck her up.” Darlene was completely serious about this. She knew Elliot always got treated like shit alongside going through his own separate problems. She decided that he didn’t need a toxic chick in his life too.

[helloxfriend]

Elliot knew she was just protective of him as he was with her “Darlene I promise she’s good, can even hangout with us and have popcorn, stay a night on the couch if it’ll help ease your mind.”

[isabelle-madeux]

“I can stay for a bit, but I have a party to go to later on,” she explained. “I don’t want to get in the way though.”

[helloxfriend]

“You won’t ever get in the way, you’re my sister and make sure to call if you have any problems at the party.” Elliot said

[isabelle-madeux]

“Okay,” is all Darlene said, but she knew he knew what she meant. It was their sibling language. They had one word answers for each other that actually said more. She walked back into the apartment with Elliot.

Isabelle was wiping out the microwave when they came back in. “Hey, El, there’s some exploded metal in your microwave. Do you need some microwave safe bowls?” She assumed it was bowls that had popped, when really it was the pieces of the computer chips.

[helloxfriend]

Elliot walked back inside with his sister, okay so he forgot he microwaved or was he the one to microwave?, someone microwaved and forgot to clean it “I think they’re in the cabinet?” Did he own any? He was questioning who bought what in this house. Did Darlene help? Glancing to his sister for hopefully she knew.

[isabelle-madeux]

Darlene shrugged. “Maybe Mr. Robot?” She whispered. Darlene could tell Isabelle definitely didn’t know about Elliot’s side work since she didn’t realize those were pieces of computer chips in the microwave. That was probably good. It kept her safe.

Isabelle grabbed a bowl out of the cabinet and poured the popcorn in, sitting back on the couch.

[helloxfriend]

“Maybe.” Elliot whispered back, just remembered to always check microwave before using it. Sitting down next to Isabelle and let Darlene sit where wanted.

[isabelle-madeux]

Darlene sat on the floor in front of the couch to let Isabelle and Elliot have the couch together. Isabelle laid her head on Elliot’s lap when he sat down and handed him the popcorn. She pressed play on the crappy movie they were watching. Although it was unbearable, they had nothing else to watch.

[helloxfriend]

Elliot shared the popcorn with his sister and girlfriend, finishing watching the movie with them. Remembering when him and Darlene would watch the oddest movies growing up and now get to share the moment with Isabelle.

[isabelle-madeux]

“Well that made no fucking sense,” Darlene commented when the movie ended.

Isabelle laughed at the movie’s stupidness.

“Were you guys high when you picked this out?” Darlene turned to Isabelle and Elliot.

[helloxfriend]

Elliot nodded “We were.” He admitted to his sister, that they were high when they picked out the movie and thinking on it, movie was pretty cheesy from start to end.

[isabelle-madeux]

“It’s still kinda hanging on for me.” Isabelle giggled.

“Welp,” Darlene started getting off the floor, “I’m going to my party,” she said to her brother. She gave him a hug.

[helloxfriend]

Elliot nodded in agreement with Isabelle, his own high was still there. Getting up and hugging his sister back before she went off to a party.

[isabelle-madeux]

Darlene hugged him back “I’ll be fine, don’t worry. I’ll call if I need something.”

[helloxfriend]

“Okay.” Elliot would make sure phone was on a good charge in case his sister needed to call him.

[isabelle-madeux]

Isabelle and Darlene wave to each other before Darlene heads out. After she does, Isabelle gestures for Elliot to come back over to her.

[helloxfriend]

After his sister left, Elliot made his way back to his girlfriend and relax back in the couch with her.

[isabelle-madeux]

“Your sister looks a lot like you. She’s nice,” Isabelle points out.

[helloxfriend]

Elliot tilted his head for a second when asking the question “Don’t siblings usually look similar to one another?”

[isabelle-madeux]

She shrugs. “Not always. My brother doesn’t look like me.”

[helloxfriend]

Elliot looked at her curiously, first time hearing of this information “You have a brother?”

[isabelle-madeux]

“Yeah, I haven’t seen him in a long time though,” she shrugs. “But he’s shit anyway.”

[helloxfriend]

Elliot listened to her explain the situation with her brother “Sorry about your brother, though just curious oldest or youngest between the two of you?”

[isabelle-madeux]

"He's five years older than me." She didn't seem to have much emotion as she talked about her brother—not angry or sad or happy. As if she simply didn't care about him.

[helloxfriend]

Elliot nodded “Darlene’s my younger sister.”

[isabelle-madeux]

“She seems cool. But I’m glad we’re alone again. I like when it’s us. It feels safe,” she says quietly.

[helloxfriend]

“She can be or annoying like the typical sibling can be, but I do like when it’s just us also.” Elliot did feel safe and that was a rare thing for him, he soon leaned in for a kiss.

[isabelle-madeux]

Isabelle felt nervous at first—even though they were dating and kissed before—but she soon relaxed and kissed him back. She gently rested her hands on the sides of his face.

[helloxfriend]

As their kiss continued on while she had her hands on his face, he had his hands gently rested against her hips.

[isabelle-madeux]

Isabelle kissed him deeper and leaned into him more. She hadn’t really allowed herself to become romantic for a long time until Elliot. Elliot felt natural to her.

[helloxfriend]

Elliot felt at peace when he’s with Isabelle and he’d cherish this moment and any moment he could get and has already gotten with her.

[isabelle-madeux]

She moves her hands from his face to his hair as she keeps kissing him.

[helloxfriend]

Elliot continued on kissing her as much as she’d continue to kiss him back.

[isabelle-madeux]

“Elliot,” Isabelle whispered against his lips.

[helloxfriend]

Elliot took a second to breathe l, thinking Isabelle was asking him a question, not realizing the context use of his name. “Yeah?”

[isabelle-madeux]

Isabelle smiles slightly at how her cue went over his head. “Elliot…” she whispers again, this time with more intention and looking at his face. She cautiously climbs into his lap, not wanting to overwhelm him but also wanting to make her wants clear.

[helloxfriend]

Elliot got the message to his name as his girlfriend had climbed into his lap, resting his hands on her waist as he leaned in for another kiss.

[isabelle-madeux]

This time Isabelle was less shy with her actions. She wanted Elliot to know what she wanted. She knew it was okay to. She truly did feel safe with him. It was a safety she hadn’t felt with anyone else.

[helloxfriend]

Elliot started to get a bit restrictive with clothing and reached the hen of his shirt to pull it up and off of himself.

[isabelle-madeux]

“I think we’re still high..” Isabelle murmured between kissing him. She knew they were never this brave or forward. She didn’t complain though.

[isabelle-madeux]

𝙿𝚕𝚘𝚝: Isabelle finds out about Elliot's secret... 𝙸𝚗𝚟𝚘𝚕𝚟𝚎𝚍: @helloxfriend, @isabelle-madeux

Gif Source: gif-hunts-for-you

Elliot had asked Isabelle if she could watch Flipper for him while he went out of town. Being his... whatever they were calling this, and loving Flipper, she of course said yes.

Elliot lent her a spare key to get into his apartment. She went there to check on Flipper, greeting her excitedly as usual.

"Hey there, you cutie!"

Flipper wagged her tail in response, also fond of Isabelle.

As Isabelle leaned down to pet her, she noticed Elliot's desktop was on, which was unusual—he was normally so secure, sometimes to a paranoid extent.

She noticed the screen read "f-society", which was all too familiar now to the world, including her. Knowing how detrimental the group had been, she couldn't stop herself from walking over to the desk, curious what Elliot was doing involving that name.

Then she saw it...

[helloxfriend]

Elliot eventually had come back to his girlfriend and to his apartment after finishing a mission that fsociety needed to be completed to continue on. What he wasn’t expecting was to see Isabelle to be standing in front of his computer with what he thought he had put away.

“I… I guess the cats out of the bag, I was going to figure out how to eventually tell you once I… I could figure out how to.” He didn’t want her to leave, he cares and loves her so much. Just the thought of her leaving was already heartbreaking to him.

[isabelle-madeux]

All Isabelle could do in that moment was blink profusely. “Elliot.. you..” she couldn’t even form a coherent sentence in this moment. Her boyfriend was working with f-society? She backed up a bit, her anxiety rising.

[helloxfriend]

Elliot didn’t know what to say for a moment either “I swear it’s for good.” He could try to fix this “I know this hard to know, trust me, it was a lot to take in to.” How he’d explain his alters started this.

[isabelle-madeux]

“But… this group has hurt people, how can it be for good? How are you involved in it?” Isabelle seems to be a mixture of confused and hurt. She doesn’t understand why Elliot would be part of something like this, he wasn’t a bad person. He wasn’t a menace.

[helloxfriend]

Elliot thought how to approach this better “I’d never hurt anyone, I help protect, protect people from people like Ron from the coffee shop.” He explained “Somewhere I didn’t know about fsociety but Mr. Robot showed up when work was getting shitty with Angela and it just went from there and I promise I’d never hurt anyone, I try to save.”

[isabelle-madeux]

Isabelle realistically knew that Elliot would never hurt anyone, she knew how caring he was. She had seen it first hand. She knew about his alters, too, so it did make sense from that point that Mr. Robot had started the whole thing. She had talked with him before. He seemed to like to scheme. She thought about everything for a minute before responding.

“I just… when you said you were against big corporations I thought you meant you avoided shopping at Target. I never thought it was this deep,” the situation was still confusing and scary to her. Her boyfriend had been involved in a major hack. “What if you get in trouble?”

[helloxfriend]

“I understand there are some risks that can come from this and we accept it if that happens.” Elliot replied “But I promise this is for the good, I wouldn’t have done if it wasn’t.” Running a hand through his hair “All I know this started somewhere after I had gotten locked in a computer room from my old job because they couldn’t of leaved because I kept finding flaws in their codes. And next I knew I woke up to it destroyed… And it was just me still alone over the holiday.”

[isabelle-madeux]

“Am I safe knowing about this?” She asks with worry for herself.

[helloxfriend]

The question made him pause for a second, Shayla was a different situation than this one, he’s never let anyone get this close to cross this bridge of a situation before until right now. He doesn’t want her to become like Shayla. “I promise I will shred anybody down to protect you.” He’d never give a thought of any a split second chance to harm anyone he cares about.

[isabelle-madeux]

She looks down, concern now going from herself to Elliot. “What about you? What if you get hurt? Or go to prison?” She cared about Elliot too much to see either of those things happen.

[isabelle-madeux]

𝙿𝚕𝚘𝚝: Isabelle and Elliot get stuck in an elevator.

𝙸𝚗𝚟𝚘𝚕𝚟𝚎𝚍: @isabelle-madeux, @helloxfriend

Isabelle and Elliot both arrived at work at the same time. They get on the elevator together to go up to the office they work in. Between the 19th and 20th floor, the elevator suddenly stops and the lights flicker. Isabelle’s expression changes from a smile to panic. “What the hell…”

[helloxfriend]

Elliot wasn’t expecting the elevator to stop either, panic took over a bit as well “What the fuck.” Looking to Isabelle and back to the door and looking at the buttons and pressing the emergency one, hoping that would work.

[isabelle-madeux]

A voice comes over the speaker under the emergency button and asks what the problem is. Isabelle, meanwhile, is starting to hyperventilate in the corner of the elevator.

[helloxfriend]

Elliot noticed Isabelle was starting to hyperventilate and so he tried to calm his nerves down as much as possible and explained about the situation going on with the elevator.

[isabelle-madeux]

Isabelle was still breathing hard. She was already naturally anxious but now she was in a situation that caused more stress. “I can’t… I can’t… can’t calm down…” she breathed shakily.

[helloxfriend]

Elliot just said something that just popped into his head to hopefully calm both of each other down “What’s something that starts with an A?”

[isabelle-madeux]

Isabelle looked confused by his random questioning, but answered even through her panic. “Apple.”

[helloxfriend]

Elliot continued with the questions of the alphabet, he’d even see if he had a random deck of cards to play with if it helped with distracting.

[isabelle-madeux]

Isabelle was able to calm down enough to the point where she could speak with composure. Still, her body language clearly showed her anxiety. “We need to get out of here…”

[helloxfriend]

“I know we do, I’m hoping they get this fixed soon to.” Elliot replied “I say we take stairs more often.”

[isabelle-madeux]

“I think I’m only using stairs from now on.”

Isabelle stayed standing in the corner of the elevator, as if that provided some extra security.

[helloxfriend]

Elliot didn’t blame her “how are you feeling?”

[isabelle-madeux]

“…Scared.”

When assistance finally came, the doors made a loud sound as they began to pry them open, and Isabelle screamed from the sudden noise.

[helloxfriend]

Elliot was relieved when they could finally get off the elevator, letting Isabelle go first before he followed off of it.

[isabelle-madeux]

As soon as her feet touched the floor, she just about stumbled down. She was shaky with anxiety. She didn’t realize it, either, but she was holding onto Elliot’s arm tightly.

[helloxfriend]

Elliot let her hold on to his arm as long as she wanted, it comforted him also since he himself still had anxiety to.

[isabelle-madeux]

Isabelle looked up at Elliot, fear clearly still in her eyes, but Elliot being there helped her. “You okay?” She asks.

[helloxfriend]

Elliot nodded “I am now.” He replied “Are you okay?”

[isabelle-madeux]

She nods but then shakes her head. “I don’t know…”

[helloxfriend]

Elliot nodded in understanding, a perfectly reasonable answer.

[isabelle-madeux]

She quickly fixes her hair and puts her purse on her shoulder. “I..I just need to take the day off.”

[helloxfriend]

Open Starter 18+ (m/f/nb)

Plot: Your muse can tell the difference between who is Mastermind (MM) around and who is Elliot or muse can’t tell the difference between the two. Also maybe muse lives with him or is staying over?

MM was around today and he wanted his sugary coffee from the coffee shop, he hadn’t been out for a while and so he had his hood pulled up over his head to help ease his anxiety.

Glancing over seeing the familiar face that’s been spending time with Elliot as he got ready to head out, he couldn’t remember if he was told about or not.

Awkward conversation if he wasn’t mentioned and MM didn’t like awkward conversations, he was already awkward and clumsy enough.

[isabelle-madeux]

Isabelle had originally met Elliot at Allsafe. They were only a few desks away from each other which meant that they inevitably interacted. She was just as quiet as him so they could often communicate through simple facial expressions. That was how they connected. Some might even say they became friends, though the relationship was still somewhat hesitant. Somehow earlier in the week they planned that Isabelle would come and stay with Elliot in his apartment for a bit because her plumbing was being redone and she needed to stay somewhere with running water. That was why she was now getting ready for work in his bathroom.

“Elliot, have you seen my hairbrush?” Isabelle called out to him.

[helloxfriend]

Eliot or well Mastermind turned to Isabelle, remembered Elliot is letting her stay over while plumbing is being fixed at her place. Now was running possible ideas where the hairbrush would be. Taking a second to answer “Is it not in the medicine cabinet?” He asked back.

[isabelle-madeux]

“No,” she said defeatedly, “can you check my pink bag real quick?” The pink bag she was referring to had all her belongings that she brought while staying with Elliot. Maybe she had left it in there.

[helloxfriend]

He looked around the room for the bag after she mentioned about it, noticed it by the dresser, walking over and checking through it for the hairbrush “Found it.” M replied as he walked towards the bathroom to hand it over to her.

[isabelle-madeux]

Isabelle gratefully took the brush. “Thanks, Elliot.” She brushed her hair and put it into a ponytail. She then put her blouse on over her bralette and happily walked the front door. “Ready to go?”

[helloxfriend]

M could continue being Elliot, though only slightly different from each other but could usually pass it off as off day or something if noticed. Though Isabelle asking if they were ready to go had stumped him, definitely quite confused and can’t recall a memory of anything being planned

“Go where?” Wasn’t the best with eye contact, glanced off for a second before looking back, still confused.

[isabelle-madeux]

“To… work?” Isabelle couldn’t tell if Elliot was joking or not, though he wasn’t one to joke. Maybe he was just still tired, she assumed.

[helloxfriend]

M thought for a second and was still confused, was it really work day? But he’d play along “Right, haven’t had enough coffee yet.”

[isabelle-madeux]

“We can stop and get some if you’d like. I could actually use some, too, honestly,” she smiled at Elliot.

[helloxfriend]

MM nodded “Stopping by for coffee is good with me to.”

[isabelle-madeux]

“Great!” Before leaving with Elliot, Isabelle patted Flipper on the head.

“I just cannot get over how cute she is!” Isabelle smiled, warmth filling her heart when looking at the little terrier.

Isabelle grabbed her coat and headed out of the apartment.

[helloxfriend]

Mastermind nodded in agreement, Flipper was cute and he had already fed her and Qwerty. Which he pet Flipper also before heading out the door also.

[isabelle-madeux]

While Isabelle and Elliot are drinking their coffees at the coffee shop, Isabelle tries talking to him. She knows he is usually shy, but he’s been even more aloof lately. She wanted to make sure he was okay. If he wasn’t, she didn’t want him to be alone. She struggled to find a way to start the conversation, however. She was normally pretty quiet, too.

“Sooo how’re things?”

[helloxfriend]

M had taken a couple of sips of his coffee, looking at Isabelle for a second while she talked. He could learn more conversation and it was a simple one start with.

“We got coffee so that’s going good, guess it’s just an off day.”

[isabelle-madeux]

“El, you know you can tell me anything, right? I’m your friend.”

[helloxfriend]

M nodded and thought of an idea “Do you want to skip work today and go to the pier and ride the ferries wheel?”

[isabelle-madeux]

“Sure, but we’ll have to call in sick to work.”

Isabelle was fine with missing work if it meant Elliot might tell her what was going on with him.

[helloxfriend]

“I’ll just text Angela on our way there and she can tell Gideon we can’t make it in.” M suggested and then took another sip of his coffee.

[isabelle-madeux]

“Okay, we can do that.”

Isabelle looked closely at Elliot. She had just noticed the bags under his eyes. He looked depressed and tired. She nearly reached out to touch his hand supportively, but remembered his boundaries.

[helloxfriend]

He looked back at her, ferries wheel felt like a safe space to talk, he’d give it a try. “Another coffee to go before we leave?”

[isabelle-madeux]

“Sure! The more coffee the better.”

[helloxfriend]

M nodded in agreement and order the two to go coffees.

[isabelle-madeux]

“Thanks, Elliot. You’re the best,” she smiled lightly at him.

[helloxfriend]

“You’re welcome.” M replied and handed her coffee over after he was handed them.

[isabelle-madeux]

Isabelle carefully sipped her hot coffee as they walked. She looked up at him. Usually she could read his thoughts by his expressions but it wasn’t happening today. It was like he had locked himself up completely. His eyes had changed too. Sure he was usually monotone even in his face, his eyes kept a sweet look to them. They were understanding. Right now they were sad, it was like they were trying to figure out an equation. They were overly focused, but on what?

[helloxfriend]

Mastermind kept one hand in his hoodie pocket while the other held his drink, usually stuck in his own thoughts and figuring how he was going to talk with Isabelle.

[isabelle-madeux]

Isabelle gets on the ferris wheel when they get to Coney Island. She leads Elliot into the cart. “Is this okay, El?” She asked softly.

[helloxfriend]

M nodded after looking at the cart “Yes it is.” He responded and slid into the seat.

[isabelle-madeux]

As soon as the cart lifts up, Isabelle looks to Elliot. “So… since we’re free now, can we talk?” She looked at him with soft expressions, assuring him she was safe to talk to if he wanted to. “We don’t have to, but… I care about you. I don’t want you to hurt, Elliot.@“

[helloxfriend]

Mastermind had listened to what Isabelle was saying and glanced over to her again, cart was always a safe space to talk at, found it hard to speak at the moment but soon started “I’m not very good at talking, especially at talking about what’s going on but I’ll try.”

[isabelle-madeux]

“It’s okay, I’m not either. I’m still here for you though, no matter what’s going on…”

[helloxfriend]

M thought about, guess it couldn’t hurt to start off small “Sometimes a lot, I get stuck in my mind.”

[isabelle-madeux]

Isabelle listened intently to Elliot. She looked at him with care.

[helloxfriend]

“Way to much thinking all the time, emotions of trying to learn how to handle.” Mastermind had continued

[isabelle-madeux]

Isabelle looked at the floor. She hurt for Elliot. She was also used to these feelings. She worried about nearly everything and it was like she could never get her brain to be quiet, no matter what she did.

“Like a tornado?” she asked quietly, quieter than she had talked before.

[helloxfriend]

M looked to her and nodded “Yes like a tornado.” She found the word for his explanation of what was going on with him “Have you ever felt a tornado?”

[isabelle-madeux]

“Almost everyday since my first year of college.” Isabelle was the around the same age as Elliot, which meant that this had been going on a long time. “My roommate…” Isabelle stopped talking before she got in too deep, right now she needed to help Elliot. “Can I do anything for you, Elliot?”

[helloxfriend]

“It’s okay to continue with your roommate.” M said reassuringly, Isabelle looked like she needed someone to listen also.

[isabelle-madeux]

“We um… she and I went out one night and she.. got robbed. The guy who robbed her… killed her… I tried to do something but I couldn’t…” Isabelle tried to push the horrible memory from her mind. She played with her empty coffee cup anxiously, reverting her focus make to Elliot. “But I’m okay. I just want to make sure you are too.”

[helloxfriend]

Mastermind payed attention and listened to the story of how Isabelle and her roommate were out and about before they were robbed, he understood death “I’m sorry to hear about what you and your roommate went through, I know what you’re going through when someone close had died.”

[isabelle-madeux]

“I’m sorry, too. You can always talk to me about what you’re going through, too. I’m always here for you.”

[helloxfriend]

Mastermind took a moment before speaking “It was when I was kid, my dad was working and soon developed cancer, got worse and he eventually died.”

[isabelle-madeux]

“I’m so sorry, Elliot,” she responds quietly.

[helloxfriend]

“Ever get anxiety to?” Mastermind asked, thinking they both needed to think of another conversation

[isabelle-madeux]

“That’s what my head is full of most of the time. I worry about everyone and everything. How about you?”

[helloxfriend]

Isabelle seem to get him “I worry like that also.”

[isabelle-madeux]

Isabelle felt like for the first time someone understood what she was going through. She thought, even if they’re in pain, at least they can support each other. “I’ve noticed it more lately. Your eyes aren’t as bright. Usually I can see their color. I still think they’re cool though.”

[helloxfriend]

Mastermind was thinking of a reply back, it was the most he’s talked about his feelings “So what, I have colorless eyes?”

[isabelle-madeux]

Isabelle frowned. “No. They’re just a different shade. Usually they’re bright blue, but when you’re sad, they’re pastel.” Isabelle liked to draw and knew a lot about color. She could tell the subtle differences in shades. She was observant.

[helloxfriend]

Mastermind nodded “I never really paid attention to my eyes that much.” He replied

[isabelle-madeux]

After a moment of silence, Isabelle spoke again. “I’ve seen you go out for smoke breaks at work when you seem frustrated. I do it too. Sometimes I can’t deal with Gideon and the higher-ups.”

[helloxfriend]

Mastermind nodded again, this time in understanding “Get told to take off hoodie way to much.” Gideon seemed alright but the higher ups was definitely something he couldn’t stand.

[isabelle-madeux]

“I get that. I hate having to wear pencil skirts. All the weird guys stare at my ass. I’m more of a show off to clients at this point than I am an assistant.” Isabelle shook her head and rolled her eyes in disgust.

[helloxfriend]

And Ollie really frustrated him. “Wait doesn’t my friend Angela wear pants?” Mastermind asked. He’s a few who don’t stare.

[isabelle-madeux]

“I can wear pants in the Fall and Winter. It’s too damn hot to wear them right now. Gideon won’t let me wear ‘loose’ skirts because they’re too ‘informal.’” Isabelle wouldn’t tell Elliot but the only reason she was staying at Allsafe was because of him and the fact that insurance for her therapy was covered.

[helloxfriend]

Mastermind listened to her explain about the skirt issue, he’d probably eventually might tell her how he got fired and hired to Allsafe. “Dress codes aren’t fun.”

[isabelle-madeux]

Isabelle was quiet for a minute while looking out of the ferris wheel over the pier. She rummaged around in the pocket of her jacket and pulled out a box of cigarettes. "Want one?" She asked, getting her lighter out as well.

[helloxfriend]

Mastermind thought for a second and nodded “Sure.” He wasn’t turning down to smoke. Taking the offered cigarette.

[isabelle-madeux]

Isabelle passed the lighter to him after lighting her own cigarette, breathing out a breath of smoke. She looked deep in thought as she took another drag.

[helloxfriend]

Mastermind lit his own cigarette and then took a drag of it after handing back the lighter.

[isabelle-madeux]

Isabelle put the lighter back in her pocket. She continued staring out across the pier. It was a peaceful moment for once.

[helloxfriend]

Mastermind felt calm at the moment as well as he to stared out across the pier to.

[isabelle-madeux]

“Do you like aquariums?” Isabelle felt like going to an aquarium next. She went there to get away from the world, imagining herself as a sea creature just freely floating around forever. Sometimes she drew them too.

[helloxfriend]

Mastermind nodded “I do, haven’t been since I was around five,six.” He replied, knew he liked the ells and a fish that looked like Qwerty.

[isabelle-madeux]

“Do you wanna go after we get off the ferris wheel? I have a pass.”

[helloxfriend]

Mastermind thought about it for a second “I’d love to, pass good for a guest?” He didn’t mind paying if he had to.

[isabelle-madeux]

“Yep, up to four people.” She was excited to show Elliot her safe space, show him all of her favorite fish.

[helloxfriend]

Mastermind let Isabelle off the ride first, he couldn’t wait to see what her favorite fish were. Maybe he’d show his other safe space, the museum.

[isabelle-madeux]

The taxi dropped them off at the aquarium. Isabelle waited in line with Elliot to enter. “You have a fish don’t you? I’ve seen a picture of it at your desk. It’s a.. beta? Right?”

[helloxfriend]

He nodded in yes “His name’s Qwerty.” Shyla gave him the fish and he’s been taking care him ever since.

[isabelle-madeux]

“He’s a pretty fish. They have some beta here. We can go there first if you want.” She got to the front of the line and scanned her membership card.

[helloxfriend]

“Thank you, sometimes I change his bowl around the place, mostly keep him by the window in the living room.” Mastermind said as they made thier way to see the beta fish.

[isabelle-madeux]

“I haven’t seen him at your apartment yet. I guess I was so busy trying to get ready this morning and distracted by playing with Flipper. I’ll have to look for him when we go back.” Isabelle followed Elliot to the beta fish tank. She watched them closely. “I’ve been drawing these. I love the flow of their tails.”

[helloxfriend]

“Yeah Flipper does love all the petting she can get.” Mastermind said as he stared at a bit at the beta fish. And then looked to Isabelle “Do you have your drawings with you?” He was interested in seeing them.

[isabelle-madeux]

“Actually I do.” Isabelle reached into her purse and pulled out her sketchbook. She flipped through it to the page where realistic drawings of beta fish laid on the page. “I used colored pencils for the highlights of their color. I’m still practicing shading.”

[helloxfriend]

Mastermind stared at the drawings when she turned the page to them, reminding him of the time Shayla showed him the fabrics she created. Stared at amazement at them “You’re really good at drawing.” Taking his time to look at each fish.

[isabelle-madeux]

Isabelle blushed. “Thanks, Elliot. I’ve been drawing since high school. It’s just a way for me to escape everything.”

[helloxfriend]

Mastermind nodded, still looking at the drawings for a little bit “Still really good.” He smiled a little bit.

[isabelle-madeux]

“Thank you..” Isabelle was still blushing. She looked closely at Elliot’s face. It was the first time he had smiled today. She saw something in his eyes that was just beautiful to her, she didn’t know what. All she knew was that she sensed care in them, she could tell he was more gentle than he appeared to be. He wasn’t a hacker, or an introvert, or someone trying to take down E Corp, or a worker at AllSafe. He was just Elliot to her.

[helloxfriend]

Mastermind loved when someone shared something special that no one had yet to see and felt honored to be able to see Isabelle’s drawings, quite appreciateing to see the sketchbook and hopefully more if she had any she’d like to share to show.

[isabelle-madeux]

She flips to another page of drawings of beta fish. These drawings focus more on their tails, and they are improved from the previous ones. “I did these ones last month. There’s just something about the fish. They don’t seem to really care about anything. They just… exist,” she says softly, looking at the beta fish tank in front of them.

[helloxfriend]

Mastermind looked over the next page of the fish “I’d like to find a shelf or a taller table for Qwerty to be closer to the window, can help find one if you want?”

[isabelle-madeux]

Isabelle turns her head and smiles at Elliot. “I’d really like that.”

[helloxfriend]

Mastermind nodded “can look for one on another day off.” Give time to look for a decent size for Qwerty.

[isabelle-madeux]

Isabelle still seems entranced by the beta fish swimming around in front of her. She studies their details with her eyes.

[helloxfriend]

Mastermind continued looking at the fish as well, something memorizing about seeing them swim around, all sorts of different types of them, each unique.

[isabelle-madeux]

It stayed quiet between the two of them, but in a peaceful way, not awkward.

[helloxfriend]

Mastermind was enjoying the time of their day outside of work. Was slowly relaxing.

[isabelle-madeux]

Isabelle looked back at Elliot with a shy smile. She liked that she didn't feel anxious around him, like she could trust him. She didn't feel that with many people.

[helloxfriend]

MM actually smiled softly back in return, very rare thing for him to do.

[isabelle-madeux]

“You’re cool, Elliot,” she tells him softly.

[helloxfriend]

“Um… thank you.” MM didn’t understand how he was cool but he’d accept the compliment.

[isabelle-madeux]

“Sorry, that was.. weird of me,” she shakes her head and looks away awkwardly. “I’m not great at talking.”

[isabelle-madeux]

𝙿𝚕𝚘𝚝: Isabelle finds out about Elliot's secret... 𝙸𝚗𝚟𝚘𝚕𝚟𝚎𝚍: @helloxfriend, @isabelle-madeux

Gif Source: gif-hunts-for-you

Elliot had asked Isabelle if she could watch Flipper for him while he went out of town. Being his... whatever they were calling this, and loving Flipper, she of course said yes.

Elliot lent her a spare key to get into his apartment. She went there to check on Flipper, greeting her excitedly as usual.

"Hey there, you cutie!"

Flipper wagged her tail in response, also fond of Isabelle.

As Isabelle leaned down to pet her, she noticed Elliot's desktop was on, which was unusual—he was normally so secure, sometimes to a paranoid extent.

She noticed the screen read "f-society", which was all too familiar now to the world, including her. Knowing how detrimental the group had been, she couldn't stop herself from walking over to the desk, curious what Elliot was doing involving that name.

Then she saw it...

[helloxfriend]

Elliot eventually had come back to his girlfriend and to his apartment after finishing a mission that fsociety needed to be completed to continue on. What he wasn’t expecting was to see Isabelle to be standing in front of his computer with what he thought he had put away.

“I… I guess the cats out of the bag, I was going to figure out how to eventually tell you once I… I could figure out how to.” He didn’t want her to leave, he cares and loves her so much. Just the thought of her leaving was already heartbreaking to him.

[isabelle-madeux]

All Isabelle could do in that moment was blink profusely. “Elliot.. you..” she couldn’t even form a coherent sentence in this moment. Her boyfriend was working with f-society? She backed up a bit, her anxiety rising.

[helloxfriend]

Elliot didn’t know what to say for a moment either “I swear it’s for good.” He could try to fix this “I know this hard to know, trust me, it was a lot to take in to.” How he’d explain his alters started this.

[isabelle-madeux]

“But… this group has hurt people, how can it be for good? How are you involved in it?” Isabelle seems to be a mixture of confused and hurt. She doesn’t understand why Elliot would be part of something like this, he wasn’t a bad person. He wasn’t a menace.

[helloxfriend]

Elliot thought how to approach this better “I’d never hurt anyone, I help protect, protect people from people like Ron from the coffee shop.” He explained “Somewhere I didn’t know about fsociety but Mr. Robot showed up when work was getting shitty with Angela and it just went from there and I promise I’d never hurt anyone, I try to save.”

[isabelle-madeux]

Isabelle realistically knew that Elliot would never hurt anyone, she knew how caring he was. She had seen it first hand. She knew about his alters, too, so it did make sense from that point that Mr. Robot had started the whole thing. She had talked with him before. He seemed to like to scheme. She thought about everything for a minute before responding.

“I just… when you said you were against big corporations I thought you meant you avoided shopping at Target. I never thought it was this deep,” the situation was still confusing and scary to her. Her boyfriend had been involved in a major hack. “What if you get in trouble?”

[helloxfriend]

“I understand there are some risks that can come from this and we accept it if that happens.” Elliot replied “But I promise this is for the good, I wouldn’t have done if it wasn’t.” Running a hand through his hair “All I know this started somewhere after I had gotten locked in a computer room from my old job because they couldn’t of leaved because I kept finding flaws in their codes. And next I knew I woke up to it destroyed… And it was just me still alone over the holiday.”

[isabelle-madeux]

“Am I safe knowing about this?” She asks with worry for herself.

[isabelle-madeux]

𝙿𝚕𝚘𝚝: Isabelle and Elliot get stuck in an elevator.

𝙸𝚗𝚟𝚘𝚕𝚟𝚎𝚍: @isabelle-madeux, @helloxfriend

Isabelle and Elliot both arrived at work at the same time. They get on the elevator together to go up to the office they work in. Between the 19th and 20th floor, the elevator suddenly stops and the lights flicker. Isabelle’s expression changes from a smile to panic. “What the hell…”

[helloxfriend]

Elliot wasn’t expecting the elevator to stop either, panic took over a bit as well “What the fuck.” Looking to Isabelle and back to the door and looking at the buttons and pressing the emergency one, hoping that would work.

[isabelle-madeux]

A voice comes over the speaker under the emergency button and asks what the problem is. Isabelle, meanwhile, is starting to hyperventilate in the corner of the elevator.

[helloxfriend]

Elliot noticed Isabelle was starting to hyperventilate and so he tried to calm his nerves down as much as possible and explained about the situation going on with the elevator.

[isabelle-madeux]

Isabelle was still breathing hard. She was already naturally anxious but now she was in a situation that caused more stress. “I can’t… I can’t… can’t calm down…” she breathed shakily.

[helloxfriend]

Elliot just said something that just popped into his head to hopefully calm both of each other down “What’s something that starts with an A?”

[isabelle-madeux]

Isabelle looked confused by his random questioning, but answered even through her panic. “Apple.”

[helloxfriend]

Elliot continued with the questions of the alphabet, he’d even see if he had a random deck of cards to play with if it helped with distracting.

[isabelle-madeux]

Isabelle was able to calm down enough to the point where she could speak with composure. Still, her body language clearly showed her anxiety. “We need to get out of here…”

[helloxfriend]

“I know we do, I’m hoping they get this fixed soon to.” Elliot replied “I say we take stairs more often.”

[isabelle-madeux]

“I think I’m only using stairs from now on.”

Isabelle stayed standing in the corner of the elevator, as if that provided some extra security.

[helloxfriend]

Elliot didn’t blame her “how are you feeling?”

[isabelle-madeux]

“…Scared.”

When assistance finally came, the doors made a loud sound as they began to pry them open, and Isabelle screamed from the sudden noise.

[helloxfriend]

Elliot was relieved when they could finally get off the elevator, letting Isabelle go first before he followed off of it.

[isabelle-madeux]

As soon as her feet touched the floor, she just about stumbled down. She was shaky with anxiety. She didn’t realize it, either, but she was holding onto Elliot’s arm tightly.

[helloxfriend]

Elliot let her hold on to his arm as long as she wanted, it comforted him also since he himself still had anxiety to.

[isabelle-madeux]

Isabelle looked up at Elliot, fear clearly still in her eyes, but Elliot being there helped her. “You okay?” She asks.

[helloxfriend]

Elliot nodded “I am now.” He replied “Are you okay?”

[isabelle-madeux]

She nods but then shakes her head. “I don’t know…”

[isabelle-madeux]

𝙿𝚕𝚘𝚝: Isabelle finds out about Elliot's secret... 𝙸𝚗𝚟𝚘𝚕𝚟𝚎𝚍: @helloxfriend, @isabelle-madeux

Gif Source: gif-hunts-for-you

Elliot had asked Isabelle if she could watch Flipper for him while he went out of town. Being his... whatever they were calling this, and loving Flipper, she of course said yes.

Elliot lent her a spare key to get into his apartment. She went there to check on Flipper, greeting her excitedly as usual.

"Hey there, you cutie!"

Flipper wagged her tail in response, also fond of Isabelle.

As Isabelle leaned down to pet her, she noticed Elliot's desktop was on, which was unusual—he was normally so secure, sometimes to a paranoid extent.

She noticed the screen read "f-society", which was all too familiar now to the world, including her. Knowing how detrimental the group had been, she couldn't stop herself from walking over to the desk, curious what Elliot was doing involving that name.

Then she saw it...

[helloxfriend]

Elliot eventually had come back to his girlfriend and to his apartment after finishing a mission that fsociety needed to be completed to continue on. What he wasn’t expecting was to see Isabelle to be standing in front of his computer with what he thought he had put away.

“I… I guess the cats out of the bag, I was going to figure out how to eventually tell you once I… I could figure out how to.” He didn’t want her to leave, he cares and loves her so much. Just the thought of her leaving was already heartbreaking to him.

[isabelle-madeux]

All Isabelle could do in that moment was blink profusely. “Elliot.. you..” she couldn’t even form a coherent sentence in this moment. Her boyfriend was working with f-society? She backed up a bit, her anxiety rising.

[helloxfriend]

Elliot didn’t know what to say for a moment either “I swear it’s for good.” He could try to fix this “I know this hard to know, trust me, it was a lot to take in to.” How he’d explain his alters started this.

[isabelle-madeux]

“But… this group has hurt people, how can it be for good? How are you involved in it?” Isabelle seems to be a mixture of confused and hurt. She doesn’t understand why Elliot would be part of something like this, he wasn’t a bad person. He wasn’t a menace.

[helloxfriend]

Elliot thought how to approach this better “I’d never hurt anyone, I help protect, protect people from people like Ron from the coffee shop.” He explained “Somewhere I didn’t know about fsociety but Mr. Robot showed up when work was getting shitty with Angela and it just went from there and I promise I’d never hurt anyone, I try to save.”

[isabelle-madeux]

Isabelle realistically knew that Elliot would never hurt anyone, she knew how caring he was. She had seen it first hand. She knew about his alters, too, so it did make sense from that point that Mr. Robot had started the whole thing. She had talked with him before. He seemed to like to scheme. She thought about everything for a minute before responding.

“I just… when you said you were against big corporations I thought you meant you avoided shopping at Target. I never thought it was this deep,” the situation was still confusing and scary to her. Her boyfriend had been involved in a major hack. “What if you get in trouble?”

[isabelle-madeux]

𝙿𝚕𝚘𝚝: Isabelle and Elliot get stuck in an elevator.

𝙸𝚗𝚟𝚘𝚕𝚟𝚎𝚍: @isabelle-madeux, @helloxfriend

Isabelle and Elliot both arrived at work at the same time. They get on the elevator together to go up to the office they work in. Between the 19th and 20th floor, the elevator suddenly stops and the lights flicker. Isabelle’s expression changes from a smile to panic. “What the hell…”

[helloxfriend]

Elliot wasn’t expecting the elevator to stop either, panic took over a bit as well “What the fuck.” Looking to Isabelle and back to the door and looking at the buttons and pressing the emergency one, hoping that would work.

[isabelle-madeux]

A voice comes over the speaker under the emergency button and asks what the problem is. Isabelle, meanwhile, is starting to hyperventilate in the corner of the elevator.

[helloxfriend]

Elliot noticed Isabelle was starting to hyperventilate and so he tried to calm his nerves down as much as possible and explained about the situation going on with the elevator.

[isabelle-madeux]

Isabelle was still breathing hard. She was already naturally anxious but now she was in a situation that caused more stress. “I can’t… I can’t… can’t calm down…” she breathed shakily.

[helloxfriend]

Elliot just said something that just popped into his head to hopefully calm both of each other down “What’s something that starts with an A?”

[isabelle-madeux]

Isabelle looked confused by his random questioning, but answered even through her panic. “Apple.”

[helloxfriend]

Elliot continued with the questions of the alphabet, he’d even see if he had a random deck of cards to play with if it helped with distracting.

[isabelle-madeux]

Isabelle was able to calm down enough to the point where she could speak with composure. Still, her body language clearly showed her anxiety. “We need to get out of here…”

[helloxfriend]

“I know we do, I’m hoping they get this fixed soon to.” Elliot replied “I say we take stairs more often.”

[isabelle-madeux]

“I think I’m only using stairs from now on.”

Isabelle stayed standing in the corner of the elevator, as if that provided some extra security.

[helloxfriend]

Elliot didn’t blame her “how are you feeling?”

[isabelle-madeux]

“…Scared.”

When assistance finally came, the doors made a loud sound as they began to pry them open, and Isabelle screamed from the sudden noise.

[helloxfriend]

Elliot was relieved when they could finally get off the elevator, letting Isabelle go first before he followed off of it.

[isabelle-madeux]

As soon as her feet touched the floor, she just about stumbled down. She was shaky with anxiety. She didn’t realize it, either, but she was holding onto Elliot’s arm tightly.

[helloxfriend]

Elliot let her hold on to his arm as long as she wanted, it comforted him also since he himself still had anxiety to.

[isabelle-madeux]

Isabelle looked up at Elliot, fear clearly still in her eyes, but Elliot being there helped her. “You okay?” She asks.

[isabelle-madeux]

𝙿𝚕𝚘𝚝: Elliot and Isabelle share their pasts.

𝙸𝚗𝚟𝚘𝚕𝚟𝚎𝚍: @helloxfriend, @isabelle-madeux

GIF Source: dcbrvss

Isabelle laid next to Elliot on his bed. They had stayed quiet for a while, but Isabelle was finding it hard to silence her busy thoughts.

“El…?” She whispered without turning to look at him.

[helloxfriend]

Elliot was up a bit already, just laying in bed until Isabelle spoke to him “Can’t sleep either?” He understood busy thoughts.

[isabelle-madeux]

“Sometimes my mind hurts… All the bad memories are painful…” she continued quietly. She listened to the crappy 70s music Elliot’s neighbor has blasting. It sounded strange mixed with her high.

[helloxfriend]

He listened to her reasoning of not being able to sleep and also listening to his neighbors music, he understood bad memories “Here if you want to talk about them, don’t have to if you’re not ready, we can continue to mind wish my neighbor finds some other era of songs.”

[isabelle-madeux]

Isabelle thinks for a moment, staying quiet.

“…I hate men, I don’t trust them,” she whispers.

[helloxfriend]

Elliot continued to stay silent, hearing her start to speak about what was currently running through her mind.

[isabelle-madeux]

“…Especially my dad. I hate him for everything…” she says in the same tone, angry and hurt, but quiet.

[helloxfriend]

Elliot understood those two of emotions emotion all to well, topic of his parents weren’t the best for him either.

[isabelle-madeux]

“I don’t know why I trust you, but I do. Maybe because you’re scared like me.” After Isabelle broke up with her last boyfriend she had pretty much sworn off relationships, but Elliot wasn’t expected. She trusted him before she could even stop herself. They seemed like magnets.

[helloxfriend]

“I trust you to and I’m always here for you.” Elliot replied and gently squeezed her hand in comfort.

[isabelle-madeux]

Isabelle didn’t verbally respond, but she ran her thumb over Elliot’s hand that was holding hers, some kind of small gesture to show her appreciation.

[helloxfriend]

Elliot appreciated the small gesture, though he appreciated every moment with her.

[isabelle-madeux]

She rolled onto her other side to face him, looking up at him with tired eyes.

[helloxfriend]

Elliot looked back at her, finally able to find the effort to speak “I love you.”

[isabelle-madeux]

She looked at him with some disbelief now. No one she had dated before had ever said those words to her. “You do? Why?” She asks quietly.

[helloxfriend]

“Because you’re special to me more than a sibling and more than a friend.” Elliot explained

[isabelle-madeux]

Her expression softened. “I love you, too,” she responded quietly. “You’re special to me, too.”

[isabelle-madeux]

𝙿𝚕𝚘𝚝: Isabelle and Elliot get stuck in an elevator.

𝙸𝚗𝚟𝚘𝚕𝚟𝚎𝚍: @isabelle-madeux, @helloxfriend

Isabelle and Elliot both arrived at work at the same time. They get on the elevator together to go up to the office they work in. Between the 19th and 20th floor, the elevator suddenly stops and the lights flicker. Isabelle’s expression changes from a smile to panic. “What the hell…”

[helloxfriend]

Elliot wasn’t expecting the elevator to stop either, panic took over a bit as well “What the fuck.” Looking to Isabelle and back to the door and looking at the buttons and pressing the emergency one, hoping that would work.

[isabelle-madeux]

A voice comes over the speaker under the emergency button and asks what the problem is. Isabelle, meanwhile, is starting to hyperventilate in the corner of the elevator.

[helloxfriend]

Elliot noticed Isabelle was starting to hyperventilate and so he tried to calm his nerves down as much as possible and explained about the situation going on with the elevator.

[isabelle-madeux]

Isabelle was still breathing hard. She was already naturally anxious but now she was in a situation that caused more stress. “I can’t… I can’t… can’t calm down…” she breathed shakily.

[helloxfriend]

Elliot just said something that just popped into his head to hopefully calm both of each other down “What’s something that starts with an A?”

[isabelle-madeux]

Isabelle looked confused by his random questioning, but answered even through her panic. “Apple.”

[helloxfriend]

Elliot continued with the questions of the alphabet, he’d even see if he had a random deck of cards to play with if it helped with distracting.

[isabelle-madeux]

Isabelle was able to calm down enough to the point where she could speak with composure. Still, her body language clearly showed her anxiety. “We need to get out of here…”

[helloxfriend]

“I know we do, I’m hoping they get this fixed soon to.” Elliot replied “I say we take stairs more often.”

[isabelle-madeux]

“I think I’m only using stairs from now on.”

Isabelle stayed standing in the corner of the elevator, as if that provided some extra security.

[helloxfriend]

Elliot didn’t blame her “how are you feeling?”

[isabelle-madeux]

“…Scared.”

When assistance finally came, the doors made a loud sound as they began to pry them open, and Isabelle screamed from the sudden noise.

[helloxfriend]

Elliot was relieved when they could finally get off the elevator, letting Isabelle go first before he followed off of it.

[isabelle-madeux]

As soon as her feet touched the floor, she just about stumbled down. She was shaky with anxiety. She didn’t realize it, either, but she was holding onto Elliot’s arm tightly.

[isabelle-madeux]

𝙿𝚕𝚘𝚝: Isabelle recalls Elliot's memory of them meeting.

𝙸𝚗𝚟𝚘𝚕𝚟𝚎𝚍: @isabelle-madeux, @helloxfriend

Isabelle sat on the floor of Elliot's apartment as they played a card game together. It was quiet, neither of them liking to talk much. Still, something felt natural and comfortable about the conversations they did have.

"Do you remember when we used to play this game at my house all the time? We were obsessed with it," Isabelle smiled at the fond memory.

[helloxfriend]

Elliot was starting get confused about the question of playing card games together when they were younger. Stopping the game for a second “I’m sorry I don’t remember,…you used to live next to me?” He asked, why couldn’t he remember, he was starting to feel bad for forgetting, he even got forgetful with Darlene and Angela to.

[isabelle-madeux]

Isabelle slowly frowned but tried to hide her disappointment at his loss of the memory. She knew it wasn't his fault. "Yeah, I... we went to high school together," she said calmly. She didn't want to make him feel guilty for not remembering.

[helloxfriend]

“Maybe I’ll remember eventually, I just got to have a refresher down memory lane.” Elliot replied “How long have we been friends?”

[isabelle-madeux]

Isabelle understood that it would just take some patience and care. She could remember for the both of them. "Since 10th grade. We hung out a lot on weekends because I didn't like to be at my house," Isabelle smiled at the memory.

[helloxfriend]

Elliot remembers he didn’t like his house either “Sounds like we were good friends.”

[isabelle-madeux]

"Yeah, we were. Sometimes I would skateboard around the neighborhood and you'd walk beside me. One time you tried to take up skateboarding on mine and broke it." She laughed as she remembered that. She was never even mad about it. She laughed when it happened.

[helloxfriend]

Something about that memory was slowly starting to come back to him “I remember that day, remember I helped buy you a new one, was and still is a bit clumsy.”

[isabelle-madeux]

Isabelle’s eyes light up with hope. “Yeah, you did. I really loved it. We got a pack of stickers and you helped me put them on the skateboard. It’s one of my favorite memories,” she smiles.

[helloxfriend]

Elliot smiles softly “Have we ever hangout at each other’s houses or just at Angela’s?”

[isabelle-madeux]

Isabelle laid down on the floor in front of Elliot and looked up at him. “Sometimes we’d go to my house or Angela’s, but most of the time it was somewhere else. We liked to just… escape.”

[helloxfriend]

Elliot let her rest her head on his lap. “Sounds about right of a memory.” Never wanted to be home.

[isabelle-madeux]

“Can you remember anything else?” She asks softly. She wondered if he had remembered about the skateboard he might remember other things.

[helloxfriend]

Elliot saw a glimpse of a memory but the rest was fuzzy “riding the train.”

[isabelle-madeux]

Isabelle thought back for a moment and said, “oh yeah, we used to ride the train around some nights when we couldn’t sleep. That was always nice,” she smiles.

[helloxfriend]

Elliot nodded in agreement and another fuzzy memory came around “You’d sit with me at school.”

[isabelle-madeux]

Isabelle looks happier as Elliot continues to remember. “Yeah, we liked to sit in the library together at lunch because it was quiet.”

[helloxfriend]

Library was pretty quiet, definitely less noisy. “I wish could remember more right now but other memories are still like static.” He has quite a lot of memories like that from over the years.

[isabelle-madeux]

She puts a reassuring, gentle hand on his cheek. “It’s okay, it will get better with time. It’s a good sign that you remember some of it.”

[helloxfriend]

He’s nervous about the possibility of forgetting again, he didn’t know if he ever told her this before “You’ve probably heard this before but possible main reason for memory problems was from falling out my window when I was a kid.”

[isabelle-madeux]

She hadn’t heard about the incident before, and her eyes widened with surprise. “Oh god, really? I never knew about that. What happened?”

[helloxfriend]

Elliot continued on with the story “It was snowing outside, Darlene and I were building a snowman and next thing I know, I was upstairs and fell out.”

[isabelle-madeux]

“I’m sorry, that must’ve been so scary,” she mutters sympathetically.

[helloxfriend]

“Promise you won’t talk about it in front of Mr. Robot? Something with about talking about it upsets him apparently, talked with him one time and he pushed me off a railing.” Elliot replied “And no he’s not around anywhere right now, he’s deep off somewhere wherever he goes.”

[isabelle-madeux]

She softly touches his thigh. “I promise, El. I appreciate you telling me this.”

She then went peacefully quiet, thinking about how she liked laying in his lap. She felt protected, like she was right at home.

[helloxfriend]

“And I appreciate anything you tell me.” Elliot replied as he sat there while she laid in his lap.

[isabelle-madeux]

“I’ll tell you whatever you want to know. I can remember for the both of us,” she looks up at him with a care in her eyes.

[isabelle-madeux]

𝙿𝚕𝚘𝚝: Isabelle finds out about Elliot's secret... 𝙸𝚗𝚟𝚘𝚕𝚟𝚎𝚍: @helloxfriend, @isabelle-madeux

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Elliot had asked Isabelle if she could watch Flipper for him while he went out of town. Being his... whatever they were calling this, and loving Flipper, she of course said yes.

Elliot lent her a spare key to get into his apartment. She went there to check on Flipper, greeting her excitedly as usual.

"Hey there, you cutie!"

Flipper wagged her tail in response, also fond of Isabelle.

As Isabelle leaned down to pet her, she noticed Elliot's desktop was on, which was unusual—he was normally so secure, sometimes to a paranoid extent.

She noticed the screen read "f-society", which was all too familiar now to the world, including her. Knowing how detrimental the group had been, she couldn't stop herself from walking over to the desk, curious what Elliot was doing involving that name.

Then she saw it...

[helloxfriend]

Elliot eventually had come back to his girlfriend and to his apartment after finishing a mission that fsociety needed to be completed to continue on. What he wasn’t expecting was to see Isabelle to be standing in front of his computer with what he thought he had put away.

“I… I guess the cats out of the bag, I was going to figure out how to eventually tell you once I… I could figure out how to.” He didn’t want her to leave, he cares and loves her so much. Just the thought of her leaving was already heartbreaking to him.

[isabelle-madeux]

All Isabelle could do in that moment was blink profusely. “Elliot.. you..” she couldn’t even form a coherent sentence in this moment. Her boyfriend was working with f-society? She backed up a bit, her anxiety rising.

[helloxfriend]

Elliot didn’t know what to say for a moment either “I swear it’s for good.” He could try to fix this “I know this hard to know, trust me, it was a lot to take in to.” How he’d explain his alters started this.

[isabelle-madeux]

“But… this group has hurt people, how can it be for good? How are you involved in it?” Isabelle seems to be a mixture of confused and hurt. She doesn’t understand why Elliot would be part of something like this, he wasn’t a bad person. He wasn’t a menace.