The knight in glow in the dark armor!

Part of the Broken Rouxls RP Group.

[no1student]

(OOC: @paxrat here. This pinned post is WIP until I can make an intro I'm satisfied with. For now, you get this. The textbox generator is this one)

[no1student]

Berdly, have you ever truly thought about what YOU wanted? What makes YOU happy?

Is being the smartest kid in class really YOUR OWN idea or somebody else's, who forced it upon you?

[no1student]

Hello berd boy!

What's your favorite Dragon Blazers character? Mine has got to be either the Tactician or the Lonely Finch

[no1student]

(●_●)

[ask-ralsei-anything]

A lonely bluebird approaches...

@no1student

“Oh, hello there!”

[no1student]

[no1student]

sorry for being MIA for like. forever. I havent been getting new asks and im lacking an idea for an adventure berdly could go on at this time. askbox open

[no1student]

also. feel free to send evil asks. i think i should torment him a little

[no1student]

sorry for being MIA for like. forever. I havent been getting new asks and im lacking an idea for an adventure berdly could go on at this time. askbox open

[no1student]

Hi Berdly !! Hope you’re having a good day :)

If you had to choose your favorite game of all time,, what would it be ?

[no1student]

hello chat. reminder that my ask box is open so you guys can send new ones

[lobzter-mobzterz]

new headcaonon berdly speaks like a video essay person and says shit like "remember this for later" and "now it is time to acknowledge the great bite of '87" or literally draws like chapter cards for his stupid long rants and Kris LOVES IT.

[cakesnake04]

maybe another time…

[cory177]

Boo

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@ask-holidaygirl1225

@no1student

@nub3rt

@ask-q5u4ex7yy2e9n

[big-bumbo]

Sometimes I’ll see art where Berdly is conspicuously absent, and it makes me so deeply sad. Imagine being left out of every single photo of your friend group. Imagine being left behind every time they all go out to have fun. It makes you wonder if you’re even really their friend. I guess that’s pretty in character, isn’t it? Always left behind. Always just a forgettable little bluebird. Of course they’d have more fun without Berdly.

“Ok There’s Nothing Wrong With Him He’s Just Annoying”.

“Just Annoying”.

“Just a forgettable little bluebird”.

It’s just forgettable, annoying, little Berdly. Nobody really cares about Berdly. Why should they?

“Forgettable”.

“Forgettable”.

“Just Annoying”.

“Forgettable little bluebird”.

“Forgettable”.

Why should they care? Why should anybody care about someone like me?

“Annoying”.

“Forgetteable”.

“Forgettable”.

[ask-holidaygirl1225]

The loud and fun concert was over, and as Noelle left the room, she didn't payed much attention to her clothes changing back to normal. As "normal" as it could be, considering it changed back to what she usually wears in the Dark world. She still felt a tad bit unusual. That feeling of not accepting the existence of something as unusual as Dark worlds wasn't something that bothered her that much, surprisingly, but still, it lingered in the back of her mind for this whole time, as she wasn't able to just brush it off. Noelle left the TV building, without Berdly, remembering as he said something along the lines of " There's surely a higher rank to reach here ", adding that she can wander around without him. Now that she was left alone with her thoughts about everything that happened earlier, regarding the Unnerving Little Kris she and Berdly encountered, Noelle kind of wished Berdly was still around to distract her with his nerdy gamer speech and niche references she'd get sometimes.

* No, I... I shouldn't think of it like that. it seem so kind and i'd just come off as rude and unmannered if i just refuse to help it after i genuinely gave it hope!

As she wandered around Castle town, lost in her thoughts, Noelle didn't notice a person in front of her at all, slightly bumping into them, which snapped her back into reality.

* Oh, s-sorry! I didn't mean to-

The moment Noelle noticed who she stumbled upon, she smiled and for just a moment, allowed herself to forget about the worries she had before.

* Oh, hi Susie! Didn't expect to- Actually I should've expected to see you here, didn't I..??

@susiezilladeltarune

[susiezilladeltarune]

N-Noelle? What are you doing here?!

How did you even find this place...?

[ask-holidaygirl1225]

* That's uh, a funny story, actually! I've been wondering what were you and Kris doing in that supply closet all the time, looked in and, well.. It was too dark to see so I've stepped inside to find a light switch but um. Fell.. Here?

Noelle was fidgeting with a bowtie on her dress as she was speaking.

* Yeah now that Im saying this out loud it sounds a little silly

[susiezilladeltarune]

Heh, yeah, that's pretty much what happened the first time we came here too.

...

...

Uh, do you know what this place is already...?

[ask-holidaygirl1225]

* I mean, I guess I do.. At least, I know it's not a dream

Noelle softly chuckles.

* At least, I hope so? I wouldn't mind for this mysterious dark world to actually be real

[susiezilladeltarune]

Uh... Should I explain this to her?? Nah

Don't worry, it's real. Uh, kinda. All the people you're seeing here are like, objects, sorta. It's hard to explain.

But, you don't really have to worry about it. Everyone here is still real.

[ask-holidaygirl1225]

* Oh.. Objects?

Noelle curiously looks around, clearly starting to realize the resemblance of darkners around her to some of the objects she had seen before in her everyday life. The concept of Dark world in general seems to spike her interest. The sheer idea of regular world you live in having another world within it would amaze anyone.

* Woah, that's.. Its fascinating really! I can only imagine what kind of adventure you and Kris have gone through the first time you got here

She looked back at Susie, her eyes full of wonder.

* Or, you could also tell me how was it!

Only after saying that outloud Noelle felt like it sounded too demanding, her tone now sounding a bit embarrassed

* I-I mean, only if you want to, of course.. I'd be really happy to hear about it, though

[susiezilladeltarune]

Huh?? I mean???? Sure????????? I guess??????????????

Ahem. I mean, that's, kinda hard. Dunno how I would even start, with that.

[ask-holidaygirl1225]

* You can start however you want, take your time.

Noelle started fidgeting with her bowtie again, as she came up with a suggestion she wasn't sure about. But after a bit of hesitation, she eventually asked Susie about it.

* While you tell we can. Um.. I saw a cafe around here somewhere, so I thought it wouldn't hurt if we..

She muttered to herself a lot, in attempts to say something that made her embarrassed once more.

[susiezilladeltarune]

H-Huh?!

* Suddenly, Susie remembers... what those heart-shaped thingys were saying before.

* She refused to believe it then, but... There's really only one explanation for what Noelle's doing here, right?

* They... still don't really get it. Why her? What does Noelle even find appealing about them? She never thought anyone would even like them in that way.

* But...

* If there was any time to figure that out, it would be now.

Oh- uh-

You wanted to... get something there??

Sure, if you want! I've never really... eaten there before, though.

[ask-holidaygirl1225]

Noelle smiled yet again, out of nowhere grabbing Susie's hand and leading her to the cafe she wanted to visit with her.

* Well, guess there's always a first time for everything. You know, we really don't get to spend much time together! It's nice to actually hangout with you, haha. We could do it here more-

Halfway there, Noelle realized what she actually did and let go of Susie's hand.

* Sorry I uh.. Should've asked. Got a little bit too.. Excited there.

Last words were embarrassingly muttered so quiet.

[susiezilladeltarune]

U-

Uh- Uhm-

No, it's, uh, fine...

[ask-holidaygirl1225]

After seconds of hesitation, Noelle again took Susie's hand, now seemingly way more gentle. Leading her to the cafe, this time she was quiet, sometimes muttering something to herself, words that Susie couldn't make out even if she'd tried. When they entered, Noelle let go of her hand once again and sat down at the nearest table, blush spreading across her cheeks as she sighed.

[susiezilladeltarune]

(Shit, what am I supposed to do now???)

(I can't mess this uuuuup)

(Fuck fuck fuck fuck-)

* There is several seconds of awkward silence as Susie panics.

[ask-holidaygirl1225]

Noelle sits silently for a couple of seconds before fiddling with the menu and opening it. Just now she realized that she's not sure if she has any dark dollars to actually order something. She sighs as she looks up at Susie.

* Everything okay?

[susiezilladeltarune]

H-Huh? Oh uh, I'm fine...

...

OKAY. I'm supposed to talk about. The adventure I went through. In the dark world. I guess.

I mean, the reason why it's hard to talk about it is because like. It's only been a few days but we've already been to multiple of them. They just kinda... keep popping up.

But, the first one we went to was this one... it was a lot more empty at the time, though. We like, picked up all the people we found from the other dark worlds and brought them here afterwards. I'm getting sidetracked, though.

Anyways, me and Kris aren't the only ones going on this adventure! When we got here for the first time, we also met Ralsei. He's like, the prince of this kingdom, and he's been helping us out this whole time. He's really nice, too! He built my own room for me and Kris in the castle over there, and he's been teaching me how to do healing, and-

Um.

Sorry. Dunno if any of that makes sense.

[ask-holidaygirl1225]

Noelle was listening to Susie with great attention. Nodding from time to time, and not even noticing a subtle smile appearing on her face.

* You shouldn't worry, I might not understand everything, but.. Its alright, I'm still figuring out this whole Dark World thing in general, haha! And its.. Well, It's fun to listen to you talk. Not sure if that sentence makes any sense..

[susiezilladeltarune]

Oh, uh, thanks?? It's... Fun to listen to you talk too???

(That is not what I should've said oh god)

Uh... I guess I should tell you what the other dark worlds were like... The first one was called Card Castle, I think? I still wasn't really... friends with Kris and Ralsei at the time. But we got there eventually. Oh, and I met Lancer too!- Wait you probably haven't met him. But uh, he was trying to be a bad guy but he's just too goofy for that, heh.

I don't need to tell you about the next one, you were there... Oh yeah, uh, you remember that "dream" you had a couple of days ago where you were in a big city with me? That was uh. Not a dream. I kinda lied to you. Sorry.

The one after that was like, a big gameshow, and we played like, a video game for a bit... And after that, it was...

* ...Susie trailed off...

* It seems she was trying to avoid having to bring up all the scary parts of their "adventure", but... it's a little hard to, at this point.

[ask-holidaygirl1225]

Noelle blushed at Susie's awkward compliment. She worried when noticed her hesitation.

* It's alright if you don't feel like telling me some parts of your adventures

[susiezilladeltarune]

...Yeah, okay. It's just...

My adventure hasn't only been fun, you know. There's like, a whole greater reason why these dark worlds are being made, and why I'm here... I just... don't want you to have to worry about it. You should just be able to have fun.

[ask-holidaygirl1225]

Noelle smiled at the thought of Susie being worried about her, although, still a bit nervous.

* Even mentioning it like that makes me kinda nervous, but it's okay! I'll try not to worry about it, I'm sure you and Kris.. And Ralsei will be able to get this whole deal under control. You were able to stop Queen back then, and she was like, a giant robot so.. I almost don't doubt you guys, haha.

After a couple seconds of silence, she continued.

* Its.. Okay that you lied to me then. I was scared, and even though you lied, it comforted me and it all that matters, so... Thank you.

She stared at menu for a while and sighed.

* It was kinda rude of me to bring you here and not even being able to treat you, right? Don't have any money on me right now

Noelle seems to be quite upset about it.

[susiezilladeltarune]

Oh, uh, no, that's fine. I have some money, I think, so...

[ask-holidaygirl1225]

Noelle nods, still feeling a bit ashamed about her lack of manners. Awkwardness and silence between them lasts for a while, until a swatchling comes up to them, asking if they're ready to order something. Noelle looked at Susie, strained smile spreading across her face. She doesn't seem too eager to ask for something, seemingly still embarrassed.

[susiezilladeltarune]

...Oh uh, you can order as much as you want, I think! The thing about food in the dark worlds is they... kinda don't matter? Like no matter how much you eat here it doesn't actually fill you. So like... if you're having trouble deciding, you can just order everything you want to try, heh.

...If I can afford it... Kris is usually the one holding all the money.

[ask-holidaygirl1225]

* Oh, you actually..

Noelle stopped talking to process information she was just told.

* No wonder I believed it was a dream. This whole concept feels almost unreal. . .Wait, should I actually order something?

Noelle looked up at swatchling, then looked back at Susie. Confusion reading on her face. On her logic, It was rude of her to bring Susie here and not being able to pay for anything, but also it would be rude to just deny her generous offer. What an unpleasant dilemma.

* T-Thank you, I uhm..

She opened menu once more looking at drinks they offered and after a while turned to swatchling, one of their cold drinks, with a cute dessert on the side. As she ordered, she then looked back at Susie.

* . .If it's not too much, of course. What are you gonna order?

[susiezilladeltarune]

Uhh... Man, there's too many choices...

I'll just have a tea and a dessert, I guess?

[ask-holidaygirl1225]

Swatchling nodded and retreated, leaving Susie and Noelle alone yet again.

* So uh.. Does crime happens here often?

Wow, you're being very romantic here Noelle.

[susiezilladeltarune]

Pfft- WHAT?!??!

* Susie covers her mouth, trying not to laugh.

[ask-holidaygirl1225]

Noelle giggled.

* I-I mean considering how lively this place is and all.. What, I'm just being curious!

Now she's the one who's holding her laughter.

[susiezilladeltarune]

Sorry, sorry- That just came out of nowhere- Haaaa-

I mean- I don't think so??????

[ask-holidaygirl1225]

* That's good, good. I-

Swatchling came up to them once more, giving both Noelle and Susie what they ordered.

* Oh, that was fast.. Anyway, I'm surprised that, with how much stuff you've been going through these past few days, you're still keeping up with doing school group project.

Noelle takes a sip from her drink.

* You uh.. Doing it, right?

[susiezilladeltarune]

Uh- Y-yeah. Totally doing it, yup.

[no1student]

[ask-holidaygirl1225]

* Oh, hey Berdly! Yeah, we were discussing our school group projects! Um.

Noelle smiled awkwardly at Susie.

* Sorry, I forgot to mention uh.. He's here too, yeah

@susiezilladeltarune

[susiezilladeltarune]

Uh. Hey Berdly.

(Man, just when this date was getting good...)

@no1student

[no1student]

( @ask-holidaygirl1225 )

[ask-holidaygirl1225]

* Mm.. Actually, I think I recently overheard Kris talking with Ms. Alphys about shelter and school project. S-sorry for eavesdropping.. But whatever you chose as topic for your project, it seems to be quite interesting, to be fair.

@susiezilladeltarune

[susiezilladeltarune]

Oh yeah, the shelter- that's uh- definitely what Kris was asking about-

(Shut up shut up now is not the time-)

@no1student

[no1student]

( @ask-holidaygirl1225 )

[ask-holidaygirl1225]

* They're supposed to be around here, we-

Noelle was interrupted by something only she could hear at the moment. Sharp pain from the sudden headache made her clench her fists.

* I-Im sorry.. Susie, I think I have to go. I'll be right back, I promise, I just.. Need to do something in the Light World really quick.

@susiezilladeltarune

[susiezilladeltarune]

Uh- What? Wait-

* But Noelle was already gone.

...

...Is she... alright?

@no1student if you want

[no1student]

[ask-holidaygirl1225]

The loud and fun concert was over, and as Noelle left the room, she didn't payed much attention to her clothes changing back to normal. As "normal" as it could be, considering it changed back to what she usually wears in the Dark world. She still felt a tad bit unusual. That feeling of not accepting the existence of something as unusual as Dark worlds wasn't something that bothered her that much, surprisingly, but still, it lingered in the back of her mind for this whole time, as she wasn't able to just brush it off. Noelle left the TV building, without Berdly, remembering as he said something along the lines of " There's surely a higher rank to reach here ", adding that she can wander around without him. Now that she was left alone with her thoughts about everything that happened earlier, regarding the Unnerving Little Kris she and Berdly encountered, Noelle kind of wished Berdly was still around to distract her with his nerdy gamer speech and niche references she'd get sometimes.

* No, I... I shouldn't think of it like that. it seem so kind and i'd just come off as rude and unmannered if i just refuse to help it after i genuinely gave it hope!

As she wandered around Castle town, lost in her thoughts, Noelle didn't notice a person in front of her at all, slightly bumping into them, which snapped her back into reality.

* Oh, s-sorry! I didn't mean to-

The moment Noelle noticed who she stumbled upon, she smiled and for just a moment, allowed herself to forget about the worries she had before.

* Oh, hi Susie! Didn't expect to- Actually I should've expected to see you here, didn't I..??

@susiezilladeltarune

[susiezilladeltarune]

N-Noelle? What are you doing here?!

How did you even find this place...?

[ask-holidaygirl1225]

* That's uh, a funny story, actually! I've been wondering what were you and Kris doing in that supply closet all the time, looked in and, well.. It was too dark to see so I've stepped inside to find a light switch but um. Fell.. Here?

Noelle was fidgeting with a bowtie on her dress as she was speaking.

* Yeah now that Im saying this out loud it sounds a little silly

[susiezilladeltarune]

Heh, yeah, that's pretty much what happened the first time we came here too.

...

...

Uh, do you know what this place is already...?

[ask-holidaygirl1225]

* I mean, I guess I do.. At least, I know it's not a dream

Noelle softly chuckles.

* At least, I hope so? I wouldn't mind for this mysterious dark world to actually be real

[susiezilladeltarune]

Uh... Should I explain this to her?? Nah

Don't worry, it's real. Uh, kinda. All the people you're seeing here are like, objects, sorta. It's hard to explain.

But, you don't really have to worry about it. Everyone here is still real.

[ask-holidaygirl1225]

* Oh.. Objects?

Noelle curiously looks around, clearly starting to realize the resemblance of darkners around her to some of the objects she had seen before in her everyday life. The concept of Dark world in general seems to spike her interest. The sheer idea of regular world you live in having another world within it would amaze anyone.

* Woah, that's.. Its fascinating really! I can only imagine what kind of adventure you and Kris have gone through the first time you got here

She looked back at Susie, her eyes full of wonder.

* Or, you could also tell me how was it!

Only after saying that outloud Noelle felt like it sounded too demanding, her tone now sounding a bit embarrassed

* I-I mean, only if you want to, of course.. I'd be really happy to hear about it, though

[susiezilladeltarune]

Huh?? I mean???? Sure????????? I guess??????????????

Ahem. I mean, that's, kinda hard. Dunno how I would even start, with that.

[ask-holidaygirl1225]

* You can start however you want, take your time.

Noelle started fidgeting with her bowtie again, as she came up with a suggestion she wasn't sure about. But after a bit of hesitation, she eventually asked Susie about it.

* While you tell we can. Um.. I saw a cafe around here somewhere, so I thought it wouldn't hurt if we..

She muttered to herself a lot, in attempts to say something that made her embarrassed once more.

[susiezilladeltarune]

H-Huh?!

* Suddenly, Susie remembers... what those heart-shaped thingys were saying before.

* She refused to believe it then, but... There's really only one explanation for what Noelle's doing here, right?

* They... still don't really get it. Why her? What does Noelle even find appealing about them? She never thought anyone would even like them in that way.

* But...

* If there was any time to figure that out, it would be now.

Oh- uh-

You wanted to... get something there??

Sure, if you want! I've never really... eaten there before, though.

[ask-holidaygirl1225]

Noelle smiled yet again, out of nowhere grabbing Susie's hand and leading her to the cafe she wanted to visit with her.

* Well, guess there's always a first time for everything. You know, we really don't get to spend much time together! It's nice to actually hangout with you, haha. We could do it here more-

Halfway there, Noelle realized what she actually did and let go of Susie's hand.

* Sorry I uh.. Should've asked. Got a little bit too.. Excited there.

Last words were embarrassingly muttered so quiet.

[susiezilladeltarune]

U-

Uh- Uhm-

No, it's, uh, fine...

[ask-holidaygirl1225]

After seconds of hesitation, Noelle again took Susie's hand, now seemingly way more gentle. Leading her to the cafe, this time she was quiet, sometimes muttering something to herself, words that Susie couldn't make out even if she'd tried. When they entered, Noelle let go of her hand once again and sat down at the nearest table, blush spreading across her cheeks as she sighed.

[susiezilladeltarune]

(Shit, what am I supposed to do now???)

(I can't mess this uuuuup)

(Fuck fuck fuck fuck-)

* There is several seconds of awkward silence as Susie panics.

[ask-holidaygirl1225]

Noelle sits silently for a couple of seconds before fiddling with the menu and opening it. Just now she realized that she's not sure if she has any dark dollars to actually order something. She sighs as she looks up at Susie.

* Everything okay?

[susiezilladeltarune]

H-Huh? Oh uh, I'm fine...

...

OKAY. I'm supposed to talk about. The adventure I went through. In the dark world. I guess.

I mean, the reason why it's hard to talk about it is because like. It's only been a few days but we've already been to multiple of them. They just kinda... keep popping up.

But, the first one we went to was this one... it was a lot more empty at the time, though. We like, picked up all the people we found from the other dark worlds and brought them here afterwards. I'm getting sidetracked, though.

Anyways, me and Kris aren't the only ones going on this adventure! When we got here for the first time, we also met Ralsei. He's like, the prince of this kingdom, and he's been helping us out this whole time. He's really nice, too! He built my own room for me and Kris in the castle over there, and he's been teaching me how to do healing, and-

Um.

Sorry. Dunno if any of that makes sense.

[ask-holidaygirl1225]

Noelle was listening to Susie with great attention. Nodding from time to time, and not even noticing a subtle smile appearing on her face.

* You shouldn't worry, I might not understand everything, but.. Its alright, I'm still figuring out this whole Dark World thing in general, haha! And its.. Well, It's fun to listen to you talk. Not sure if that sentence makes any sense..

[susiezilladeltarune]

Oh, uh, thanks?? It's... Fun to listen to you talk too???

(That is not what I should've said oh god)

Uh... I guess I should tell you what the other dark worlds were like... The first one was called Card Castle, I think? I still wasn't really... friends with Kris and Ralsei at the time. But we got there eventually. Oh, and I met Lancer too!- Wait you probably haven't met him. But uh, he was trying to be a bad guy but he's just too goofy for that, heh.

I don't need to tell you about the next one, you were there... Oh yeah, uh, you remember that "dream" you had a couple of days ago where you were in a big city with me? That was uh. Not a dream. I kinda lied to you. Sorry.

The one after that was like, a big gameshow, and we played like, a video game for a bit... And after that, it was...

* ...Susie trailed off...

* It seems she was trying to avoid having to bring up all the scary parts of their "adventure", but... it's a little hard to, at this point.

[ask-holidaygirl1225]

Noelle blushed at Susie's awkward compliment. She worried when noticed her hesitation.

* It's alright if you don't feel like telling me some parts of your adventures

[susiezilladeltarune]

...Yeah, okay. It's just...

My adventure hasn't only been fun, you know. There's like, a whole greater reason why these dark worlds are being made, and why I'm here... I just... don't want you to have to worry about it. You should just be able to have fun.

[ask-holidaygirl1225]

Noelle smiled at the thought of Susie being worried about her, although, still a bit nervous.

* Even mentioning it like that makes me kinda nervous, but it's okay! I'll try not to worry about it, I'm sure you and Kris.. And Ralsei will be able to get this whole deal under control. You were able to stop Queen back then, and she was like, a giant robot so.. I almost don't doubt you guys, haha.

After a couple seconds of silence, she continued.

* Its.. Okay that you lied to me then. I was scared, and even though you lied, it comforted me and it all that matters, so... Thank you.

She stared at menu for a while and sighed.

* It was kinda rude of me to bring you here and not even being able to treat you, right? Don't have any money on me right now

Noelle seems to be quite upset about it.

[susiezilladeltarune]

Oh, uh, no, that's fine. I have some money, I think, so...

[ask-holidaygirl1225]

Noelle nods, still feeling a bit ashamed about her lack of manners. Awkwardness and silence between them lasts for a while, until a swatchling comes up to them, asking if they're ready to order something. Noelle looked at Susie, strained smile spreading across her face. She doesn't seem too eager to ask for something, seemingly still embarrassed.

[susiezilladeltarune]

...Oh uh, you can order as much as you want, I think! The thing about food in the dark worlds is they... kinda don't matter? Like no matter how much you eat here it doesn't actually fill you. So like... if you're having trouble deciding, you can just order everything you want to try, heh.

...If I can afford it... Kris is usually the one holding all the money.

[ask-holidaygirl1225]

* Oh, you actually..

Noelle stopped talking to process information she was just told.

* No wonder I believed it was a dream. This whole concept feels almost unreal. . .Wait, should I actually order something?

Noelle looked up at swatchling, then looked back at Susie. Confusion reading on her face. On her logic, It was rude of her to bring Susie here and not being able to pay for anything, but also it would be rude to just deny her generous offer. What an unpleasant dilemma.

* T-Thank you, I uhm..

She opened menu once more looking at drinks they offered and after a while turned to swatchling, one of their cold drinks, with a cute dessert on the side. As she ordered, she then looked back at Susie.

* . .If it's not too much, of course. What are you gonna order?

[susiezilladeltarune]

Uhh... Man, there's too many choices...

I'll just have a tea and a dessert, I guess?

[ask-holidaygirl1225]

Swatchling nodded and retreated, leaving Susie and Noelle alone yet again.

* So uh.. Does crime happens here often?

Wow, you're being very romantic here Noelle.

[susiezilladeltarune]

Pfft- WHAT?!??!

* Susie covers her mouth, trying not to laugh.

[ask-holidaygirl1225]

Noelle giggled.

* I-I mean considering how lively this place is and all.. What, I'm just being curious!

Now she's the one who's holding her laughter.

[susiezilladeltarune]

Sorry, sorry- That just came out of nowhere- Haaaa-

I mean- I don't think so??????

[ask-holidaygirl1225]

* That's good, good. I-

Swatchling came up to them once more, giving both Noelle and Susie what they ordered.

* Oh, that was fast.. Anyway, I'm surprised that, with how much stuff you've been going through these past few days, you're still keeping up with doing school group project.

Noelle takes a sip from her drink.

* You uh.. Doing it, right?

[susiezilladeltarune]

Uh- Y-yeah. Totally doing it, yup.

[no1student]

[ask-holidaygirl1225]

* Oh, hey Berdly! Yeah, we were discussing our school group projects! Um.

Noelle smiled awkwardly at Susie.

* Sorry, I forgot to mention uh.. He's here too, yeah

@susiezilladeltarune

[susiezilladeltarune]

Uh. Hey Berdly.

(Man, just when this date was getting good...)

@no1student

[no1student]

( @ask-holidaygirl1225 )

[ask-holidaygirl1225]

* Mm.. Actually, I think I recently overheard Kris talking with Ms. Alphys about shelter and school project. S-sorry for eavesdropping.. But whatever you chose as topic for your project, it seems to be quite interesting, to be fair.

@susiezilladeltarune

[susiezilladeltarune]

Oh yeah, the shelter- that's uh- definitely what Kris was asking about-

(Shut up shut up now is not the time-)

@no1student

[no1student]

( @ask-holidaygirl1225 )

[ask-holidaygirl1225]

The loud and fun concert was over, and as Noelle left the room, she didn't payed much attention to her clothes changing back to normal. As "normal" as it could be, considering it changed back to what she usually wears in the Dark world. She still felt a tad bit unusual. That feeling of not accepting the existence of something as unusual as Dark worlds wasn't something that bothered her that much, surprisingly, but still, it lingered in the back of her mind for this whole time, as she wasn't able to just brush it off. Noelle left the TV building, without Berdly, remembering as he said something along the lines of " There's surely a higher rank to reach here ", adding that she can wander around without him. Now that she was left alone with her thoughts about everything that happened earlier, regarding the Unnerving Little Kris she and Berdly encountered, Noelle kind of wished Berdly was still around to distract her with his nerdy gamer speech and niche references she'd get sometimes.

* No, I... I shouldn't think of it like that. it seem so kind and i'd just come off as rude and unmannered if i just refuse to help it after i genuinely gave it hope!

As she wandered around Castle town, lost in her thoughts, Noelle didn't notice a person in front of her at all, slightly bumping into them, which snapped her back into reality.

* Oh, s-sorry! I didn't mean to-

The moment Noelle noticed who she stumbled upon, she smiled and for just a moment, allowed herself to forget about the worries she had before.

* Oh, hi Susie! Didn't expect to- Actually I should've expected to see you here, didn't I..??

@susiezilladeltarune

[susiezilladeltarune]

N-Noelle? What are you doing here?!

How did you even find this place...?

[ask-holidaygirl1225]

* That's uh, a funny story, actually! I've been wondering what were you and Kris doing in that supply closet all the time, looked in and, well.. It was too dark to see so I've stepped inside to find a light switch but um. Fell.. Here?

Noelle was fidgeting with a bowtie on her dress as she was speaking.

* Yeah now that Im saying this out loud it sounds a little silly

[susiezilladeltarune]

Heh, yeah, that's pretty much what happened the first time we came here too.

...

...

Uh, do you know what this place is already...?

[ask-holidaygirl1225]

* I mean, I guess I do.. At least, I know it's not a dream

Noelle softly chuckles.

* At least, I hope so? I wouldn't mind for this mysterious dark world to actually be real

[susiezilladeltarune]

Uh... Should I explain this to her?? Nah

Don't worry, it's real. Uh, kinda. All the people you're seeing here are like, objects, sorta. It's hard to explain.

But, you don't really have to worry about it. Everyone here is still real.

[ask-holidaygirl1225]

* Oh.. Objects?

Noelle curiously looks around, clearly starting to realize the resemblance of darkners around her to some of the objects she had seen before in her everyday life. The concept of Dark world in general seems to spike her interest. The sheer idea of regular world you live in having another world within it would amaze anyone.

* Woah, that's.. Its fascinating really! I can only imagine what kind of adventure you and Kris have gone through the first time you got here

She looked back at Susie, her eyes full of wonder.

* Or, you could also tell me how was it!

Only after saying that outloud Noelle felt like it sounded too demanding, her tone now sounding a bit embarrassed

* I-I mean, only if you want to, of course.. I'd be really happy to hear about it, though

[susiezilladeltarune]

Huh?? I mean???? Sure????????? I guess??????????????

Ahem. I mean, that's, kinda hard. Dunno how I would even start, with that.

[ask-holidaygirl1225]

* You can start however you want, take your time.

Noelle started fidgeting with her bowtie again, as she came up with a suggestion she wasn't sure about. But after a bit of hesitation, she eventually asked Susie about it.

* While you tell we can. Um.. I saw a cafe around here somewhere, so I thought it wouldn't hurt if we..

She muttered to herself a lot, in attempts to say something that made her embarrassed once more.

[susiezilladeltarune]

H-Huh?!

* Suddenly, Susie remembers... what those heart-shaped thingys were saying before.

* She refused to believe it then, but... There's really only one explanation for what Noelle's doing here, right?

* They... still don't really get it. Why her? What does Noelle even find appealing about them? She never thought anyone would even like them in that way.

* But...

* If there was any time to figure that out, it would be now.

Oh- uh-

You wanted to... get something there??

Sure, if you want! I've never really... eaten there before, though.

[ask-holidaygirl1225]

Noelle smiled yet again, out of nowhere grabbing Susie's hand and leading her to the cafe she wanted to visit with her.

* Well, guess there's always a first time for everything. You know, we really don't get to spend much time together! It's nice to actually hangout with you, haha. We could do it here more-

Halfway there, Noelle realized what she actually did and let go of Susie's hand.

* Sorry I uh.. Should've asked. Got a little bit too.. Excited there.

Last words were embarrassingly muttered so quiet.

[susiezilladeltarune]

U-

Uh- Uhm-

No, it's, uh, fine...

[ask-holidaygirl1225]

After seconds of hesitation, Noelle again took Susie's hand, now seemingly way more gentle. Leading her to the cafe, this time she was quiet, sometimes muttering something to herself, words that Susie couldn't make out even if she'd tried. When they entered, Noelle let go of her hand once again and sat down at the nearest table, blush spreading across her cheeks as she sighed.

[susiezilladeltarune]

(Shit, what am I supposed to do now???)

(I can't mess this uuuuup)

(Fuck fuck fuck fuck-)

* There is several seconds of awkward silence as Susie panics.

[ask-holidaygirl1225]

Noelle sits silently for a couple of seconds before fiddling with the menu and opening it. Just now she realized that she's not sure if she has any dark dollars to actually order something. She sighs as she looks up at Susie.

* Everything okay?

[susiezilladeltarune]

H-Huh? Oh uh, I'm fine...

...

OKAY. I'm supposed to talk about. The adventure I went through. In the dark world. I guess.

I mean, the reason why it's hard to talk about it is because like. It's only been a few days but we've already been to multiple of them. They just kinda... keep popping up.

But, the first one we went to was this one... it was a lot more empty at the time, though. We like, picked up all the people we found from the other dark worlds and brought them here afterwards. I'm getting sidetracked, though.

Anyways, me and Kris aren't the only ones going on this adventure! When we got here for the first time, we also met Ralsei. He's like, the prince of this kingdom, and he's been helping us out this whole time. He's really nice, too! He built my own room for me and Kris in the castle over there, and he's been teaching me how to do healing, and-

Um.

Sorry. Dunno if any of that makes sense.

[ask-holidaygirl1225]

Noelle was listening to Susie with great attention. Nodding from time to time, and not even noticing a subtle smile appearing on her face.

* You shouldn't worry, I might not understand everything, but.. Its alright, I'm still figuring out this whole Dark World thing in general, haha! And its.. Well, It's fun to listen to you talk. Not sure if that sentence makes any sense..

[susiezilladeltarune]

Oh, uh, thanks?? It's... Fun to listen to you talk too???

(That is not what I should've said oh god)

Uh... I guess I should tell you what the other dark worlds were like... The first one was called Card Castle, I think? I still wasn't really... friends with Kris and Ralsei at the time. But we got there eventually. Oh, and I met Lancer too!- Wait you probably haven't met him. But uh, he was trying to be a bad guy but he's just too goofy for that, heh.

I don't need to tell you about the next one, you were there... Oh yeah, uh, you remember that "dream" you had a couple of days ago where you were in a big city with me? That was uh. Not a dream. I kinda lied to you. Sorry.

The one after that was like, a big gameshow, and we played like, a video game for a bit... And after that, it was...

* ...Susie trailed off...

* It seems she was trying to avoid having to bring up all the scary parts of their "adventure", but... it's a little hard to, at this point.

[ask-holidaygirl1225]

Noelle blushed at Susie's awkward compliment. She worried when noticed her hesitation.

* It's alright if you don't feel like telling me some parts of your adventures

[susiezilladeltarune]

...Yeah, okay. It's just...

My adventure hasn't only been fun, you know. There's like, a whole greater reason why these dark worlds are being made, and why I'm here... I just... don't want you to have to worry about it. You should just be able to have fun.

[ask-holidaygirl1225]

Noelle smiled at the thought of Susie being worried about her, although, still a bit nervous.

* Even mentioning it like that makes me kinda nervous, but it's okay! I'll try not to worry about it, I'm sure you and Kris.. And Ralsei will be able to get this whole deal under control. You were able to stop Queen back then, and she was like, a giant robot so.. I almost don't doubt you guys, haha.

After a couple seconds of silence, she continued.

* Its.. Okay that you lied to me then. I was scared, and even though you lied, it comforted me and it all that matters, so... Thank you.

She stared at menu for a while and sighed.

* It was kinda rude of me to bring you here and not even being able to treat you, right? Don't have any money on me right now

Noelle seems to be quite upset about it.

[susiezilladeltarune]

Oh, uh, no, that's fine. I have some money, I think, so...

[ask-holidaygirl1225]

Noelle nods, still feeling a bit ashamed about her lack of manners. Awkwardness and silence between them lasts for a while, until a swatchling comes up to them, asking if they're ready to order something. Noelle looked at Susie, strained smile spreading across her face. She doesn't seem too eager to ask for something, seemingly still embarrassed.

[susiezilladeltarune]

...Oh uh, you can order as much as you want, I think! The thing about food in the dark worlds is they... kinda don't matter? Like no matter how much you eat here it doesn't actually fill you. So like... if you're having trouble deciding, you can just order everything you want to try, heh.

...If I can afford it... Kris is usually the one holding all the money.

[ask-holidaygirl1225]

* Oh, you actually..

Noelle stopped talking to process information she was just told.

* No wonder I believed it was a dream. This whole concept feels almost unreal. . .Wait, should I actually order something?

Noelle looked up at swatchling, then looked back at Susie. Confusion reading on her face. On her logic, It was rude of her to bring Susie here and not being able to pay for anything, but also it would be rude to just deny her generous offer. What an unpleasant dilemma.

* T-Thank you, I uhm..

She opened menu once more looking at drinks they offered and after a while turned to swatchling, one of their cold drinks, with a cute dessert on the side. As she ordered, she then looked back at Susie.

* . .If it's not too much, of course. What are you gonna order?

[susiezilladeltarune]

Uhh... Man, there's too many choices...

I'll just have a tea and a dessert, I guess?

[ask-holidaygirl1225]

Swatchling nodded and retreated, leaving Susie and Noelle alone yet again.

* So uh.. Does crime happens here often?

Wow, you're being very romantic here Noelle.

[susiezilladeltarune]

Pfft- WHAT?!??!

* Susie covers her mouth, trying not to laugh.

[ask-holidaygirl1225]

Noelle giggled.

* I-I mean considering how lively this place is and all.. What, I'm just being curious!

Now she's the one who's holding her laughter.

[susiezilladeltarune]

Sorry, sorry- That just came out of nowhere- Haaaa-

I mean- I don't think so??????

[ask-holidaygirl1225]

* That's good, good. I-

Swatchling came up to them once more, giving both Noelle and Susie what they ordered.

* Oh, that was fast.. Anyway, I'm surprised that, with how much stuff you've been going through these past few days, you're still keeping up with doing school group project.

Noelle takes a sip from her drink.

* You uh.. Doing it, right?

[susiezilladeltarune]

Uh- Y-yeah. Totally doing it, yup.

[no1student]

[ask-holidaygirl1225]

* Oh, hey Berdly! Yeah, we were discussing our school group projects! Um.

Noelle smiled awkwardly at Susie.

* Sorry, I forgot to mention uh.. He's here too, yeah

@susiezilladeltarune

[susiezilladeltarune]

Uh. Hey Berdly.

(Man, just when this date was getting good...)

@no1student

[no1student]

( @ask-holidaygirl1225 )

[ask-holidaygirl1225]

The loud and fun concert was over, and as Noelle left the room, she didn't payed much attention to her clothes changing back to normal. As "normal" as it could be, considering it changed back to what she usually wears in the Dark world. She still felt a tad bit unusual. That feeling of not accepting the existence of something as unusual as Dark worlds wasn't something that bothered her that much, surprisingly, but still, it lingered in the back of her mind for this whole time, as she wasn't able to just brush it off. Noelle left the TV building, without Berdly, remembering as he said something along the lines of " There's surely a higher rank to reach here ", adding that she can wander around without him. Now that she was left alone with her thoughts about everything that happened earlier, regarding the Unnerving Little Kris she and Berdly encountered, Noelle kind of wished Berdly was still around to distract her with his nerdy gamer speech and niche references she'd get sometimes.

* No, I... I shouldn't think of it like that. it seem so kind and i'd just come off as rude and unmannered if i just refuse to help it after i genuinely gave it hope!

As she wandered around Castle town, lost in her thoughts, Noelle didn't notice a person in front of her at all, slightly bumping into them, which snapped her back into reality.

* Oh, s-sorry! I didn't mean to-

The moment Noelle noticed who she stumbled upon, she smiled and for just a moment, allowed herself to forget about the worries she had before.

* Oh, hi Susie! Didn't expect to- Actually I should've expected to see you here, didn't I..??

@susiezilladeltarune

[susiezilladeltarune]

N-Noelle? What are you doing here?!

How did you even find this place...?

[ask-holidaygirl1225]

* That's uh, a funny story, actually! I've been wondering what were you and Kris doing in that supply closet all the time, looked in and, well.. It was too dark to see so I've stepped inside to find a light switch but um. Fell.. Here?

Noelle was fidgeting with a bowtie on her dress as she was speaking.

* Yeah now that Im saying this out loud it sounds a little silly

[susiezilladeltarune]

Heh, yeah, that's pretty much what happened the first time we came here too.

...

...

Uh, do you know what this place is already...?

[ask-holidaygirl1225]

* I mean, I guess I do.. At least, I know it's not a dream

Noelle softly chuckles.

* At least, I hope so? I wouldn't mind for this mysterious dark world to actually be real

[susiezilladeltarune]

Uh... Should I explain this to her?? Nah

Don't worry, it's real. Uh, kinda. All the people you're seeing here are like, objects, sorta. It's hard to explain.

But, you don't really have to worry about it. Everyone here is still real.

[ask-holidaygirl1225]

* Oh.. Objects?

Noelle curiously looks around, clearly starting to realize the resemblance of darkners around her to some of the objects she had seen before in her everyday life. The concept of Dark world in general seems to spike her interest. The sheer idea of regular world you live in having another world within it would amaze anyone.

* Woah, that's.. Its fascinating really! I can only imagine what kind of adventure you and Kris have gone through the first time you got here

She looked back at Susie, her eyes full of wonder.

* Or, you could also tell me how was it!

Only after saying that outloud Noelle felt like it sounded too demanding, her tone now sounding a bit embarrassed

* I-I mean, only if you want to, of course.. I'd be really happy to hear about it, though

[susiezilladeltarune]

Huh?? I mean???? Sure????????? I guess??????????????

Ahem. I mean, that's, kinda hard. Dunno how I would even start, with that.

[ask-holidaygirl1225]

* You can start however you want, take your time.

Noelle started fidgeting with her bowtie again, as she came up with a suggestion she wasn't sure about. But after a bit of hesitation, she eventually asked Susie about it.

* While you tell we can. Um.. I saw a cafe around here somewhere, so I thought it wouldn't hurt if we..

She muttered to herself a lot, in attempts to say something that made her embarrassed once more.

[susiezilladeltarune]

H-Huh?!

* Suddenly, Susie remembers... what those heart-shaped thingys were saying before.

* She refused to believe it then, but... There's really only one explanation for what Noelle's doing here, right?

* They... still don't really get it. Why her? What does Noelle even find appealing about them? She never thought anyone would even like them in that way.

* But...

* If there was any time to figure that out, it would be now.

Oh- uh-

You wanted to... get something there??

Sure, if you want! I've never really... eaten there before, though.

[ask-holidaygirl1225]

Noelle smiled yet again, out of nowhere grabbing Susie's hand and leading her to the cafe she wanted to visit with her.

* Well, guess there's always a first time for everything. You know, we really don't get to spend much time together! It's nice to actually hangout with you, haha. We could do it here more-

Halfway there, Noelle realized what she actually did and let go of Susie's hand.

* Sorry I uh.. Should've asked. Got a little bit too.. Excited there.

Last words were embarrassingly muttered so quiet.

[susiezilladeltarune]

U-

Uh- Uhm-

No, it's, uh, fine...

[ask-holidaygirl1225]

After seconds of hesitation, Noelle again took Susie's hand, now seemingly way more gentle. Leading her to the cafe, this time she was quiet, sometimes muttering something to herself, words that Susie couldn't make out even if she'd tried. When they entered, Noelle let go of her hand once again and sat down at the nearest table, blush spreading across her cheeks as she sighed.

[susiezilladeltarune]

(Shit, what am I supposed to do now???)

(I can't mess this uuuuup)

(Fuck fuck fuck fuck-)

* There is several seconds of awkward silence as Susie panics.

[ask-holidaygirl1225]

Noelle sits silently for a couple of seconds before fiddling with the menu and opening it. Just now she realized that she's not sure if she has any dark dollars to actually order something. She sighs as she looks up at Susie.

* Everything okay?

[susiezilladeltarune]

H-Huh? Oh uh, I'm fine...

...

OKAY. I'm supposed to talk about. The adventure I went through. In the dark world. I guess.

I mean, the reason why it's hard to talk about it is because like. It's only been a few days but we've already been to multiple of them. They just kinda... keep popping up.

But, the first one we went to was this one... it was a lot more empty at the time, though. We like, picked up all the people we found from the other dark worlds and brought them here afterwards. I'm getting sidetracked, though.

Anyways, me and Kris aren't the only ones going on this adventure! When we got here for the first time, we also met Ralsei. He's like, the prince of this kingdom, and he's been helping us out this whole time. He's really nice, too! He built my own room for me and Kris in the castle over there, and he's been teaching me how to do healing, and-

Um.

Sorry. Dunno if any of that makes sense.

[ask-holidaygirl1225]

Noelle was listening to Susie with great attention. Nodding from time to time, and not even noticing a subtle smile appearing on her face.

* You shouldn't worry, I might not understand everything, but.. Its alright, I'm still figuring out this whole Dark World thing in general, haha! And its.. Well, It's fun to listen to you talk. Not sure if that sentence makes any sense..

[susiezilladeltarune]

Oh, uh, thanks?? It's... Fun to listen to you talk too???

(That is not what I should've said oh god)

Uh... I guess I should tell you what the other dark worlds were like... The first one was called Card Castle, I think? I still wasn't really... friends with Kris and Ralsei at the time. But we got there eventually. Oh, and I met Lancer too!- Wait you probably haven't met him. But uh, he was trying to be a bad guy but he's just too goofy for that, heh.

I don't need to tell you about the next one, you were there... Oh yeah, uh, you remember that "dream" you had a couple of days ago where you were in a big city with me? That was uh. Not a dream. I kinda lied to you. Sorry.

The one after that was like, a big gameshow, and we played like, a video game for a bit... And after that, it was...

* ...Susie trailed off...

* It seems she was trying to avoid having to bring up all the scary parts of their "adventure", but... it's a little hard to, at this point.

[ask-holidaygirl1225]

Noelle blushed at Susie's awkward compliment. She worried when noticed her hesitation.

* It's alright if you don't feel like telling me some parts of your adventures

[susiezilladeltarune]

...Yeah, okay. It's just...

My adventure hasn't only been fun, you know. There's like, a whole greater reason why these dark worlds are being made, and why I'm here... I just... don't want you to have to worry about it. You should just be able to have fun.

[ask-holidaygirl1225]

Noelle smiled at the thought of Susie being worried about her, although, still a bit nervous.

* Even mentioning it like that makes me kinda nervous, but it's okay! I'll try not to worry about it, I'm sure you and Kris.. And Ralsei will be able to get this whole deal under control. You were able to stop Queen back then, and she was like, a giant robot so.. I almost don't doubt you guys, haha.

After a couple seconds of silence, she continued.

* Its.. Okay that you lied to me then. I was scared, and even though you lied, it comforted me and it all that matters, so... Thank you.

She stared at menu for a while and sighed.

* It was kinda rude of me to bring you here and not even being able to treat you, right? Don't have any money on me right now

Noelle seems to be quite upset about it.

[susiezilladeltarune]

Oh, uh, no, that's fine. I have some money, I think, so...

[ask-holidaygirl1225]

Noelle nods, still feeling a bit ashamed about her lack of manners. Awkwardness and silence between them lasts for a while, until a swatchling comes up to them, asking if they're ready to order something. Noelle looked at Susie, strained smile spreading across her face. She doesn't seem too eager to ask for something, seemingly still embarrassed.

[susiezilladeltarune]

...Oh uh, you can order as much as you want, I think! The thing about food in the dark worlds is they... kinda don't matter? Like no matter how much you eat here it doesn't actually fill you. So like... if you're having trouble deciding, you can just order everything you want to try, heh.

...If I can afford it... Kris is usually the one holding all the money.

[ask-holidaygirl1225]

* Oh, you actually..

Noelle stopped talking to process information she was just told.

* No wonder I believed it was a dream. This whole concept feels almost unreal. . .Wait, should I actually order something?

Noelle looked up at swatchling, then looked back at Susie. Confusion reading on her face. On her logic, It was rude of her to bring Susie here and not being able to pay for anything, but also it would be rude to just deny her generous offer. What an unpleasant dilemma.

* T-Thank you, I uhm..

She opened menu once more looking at drinks they offered and after a while turned to swatchling, one of their cold drinks, with a cute dessert on the side. As she ordered, she then looked back at Susie.

* . .If it's not too much, of course. What are you gonna order?

[susiezilladeltarune]

Uhh... Man, there's too many choices...

I'll just have a tea and a dessert, I guess?

[ask-holidaygirl1225]

Swatchling nodded and retreated, leaving Susie and Noelle alone yet again.

* So uh.. Does crime happens here often?

Wow, you're being very romantic here Noelle.

[susiezilladeltarune]

Pfft- WHAT?!??!

* Susie covers her mouth, trying not to laugh.

[ask-holidaygirl1225]

Noelle giggled.

* I-I mean considering how lively this place is and all.. What, I'm just being curious!

Now she's the one who's holding her laughter.

[susiezilladeltarune]

Sorry, sorry- That just came out of nowhere- Haaaa-

I mean- I don't think so??????

[ask-holidaygirl1225]

* That's good, good. I-

Swatchling came up to them once more, giving both Noelle and Susie what they ordered.

* Oh, that was fast.. Anyway, I'm surprised that, with how much stuff you've been going through these past few days, you're still keeping up with doing school group project.

Noelle takes a sip from her drink.

* You uh.. Doing it, right?

[susiezilladeltarune]

Uh- Y-yeah. Totally doing it, yup.

[no1student]