Day 11: Hug
Kremy really needs a hug, and looks to Gideon for help. But when Twig joins in on the hug, a playful little game of 'adult? Or child?' begins to fill the cottage.
More Legends of Avantris! More Coalecroux (Gideon Coal x Kremy Lecroux) moments! And a sprinkle of Twig, Frost and Gricko too! Hope you all enjoy!
[“The group are hanging out in Twig’s cottage. She had opened it up to you, and allowed you to stay another night in the cozy inn. Kremy? What do you do?” Nikkie asked.
“Well…I stand a couple feet from Gideon, feeling drained and sad…” Richie described. “Feeling a desperate need, I speak up.” ]
“Hey Gid?” Kremy called.
“Yeah?” Gideon called back.
[“Okay. And Gideon?” Nikkie spoke up.
Mace adjusts himself in his seat. “I am currently working with Twig on reading the sylvian engineering book. It’s been 30 minutes already…and other than a couple big words, I’ve been mostly successful. I place my finger onto the page and look up towards Kremy.” Mace described, acting it out. ]
“I um…”
[“I grab the book.” Richie describes.]
“Can I put this down for a minute?” Kremy asked him.
“Uhhh…Sure?” Gideon replied.
[“I let Kremy take the book.” Mace described.
“I put down the book, making sure it’s still open on the ground to the same page.” Richie described. “Then I pull Gideon into a hug.” Richie actually brings Mace into a hug.
“Awwww…” Mace cooed. “I mean-” Mace clears his throat and pretends to be confused.]
“U-Uh…” Gideon muttered, staring at the man.
“Sorry…I know I usually ask you first, but…”
[Richie hugs him a little tighter.] “I really need this right now.” He admitted.
[“Gideon?” Nikkie asked.
“I hug Kremy a little tighter because…he needs it. And I’d never say no to Kremy.” Mace explained.]
“No worries Krem. Anythin’ to make ya feel better.” Gideon told him, patting his back. “Is there…a reason as to why you needed a hug so bad?” Gideon asked.
“Yeah…” Kremy closed his eyes. “It’s just felt like a long time since I hugged you…” Kremy told him.
“Didn’t we hug yesterday?” Gideon asked.
“Yeah, but that was 5 minutes…” Kremy muttered. “I’m talking a real…” Kremy gently shoved his face into his shoulder. “A real hug.”
Gideon nodded his head and continued to take the hug.
[“This is really sweet…” Andy admitted.
“Yeah…I wanna see where it goes.” Derek admitted next.
“Me too…” Nikkie admitted.]
“Can I give you a hug too?” Twig asked him.
Kremy looked at Twig and smiled. “Sure.” He opened his arm and let Twig jump into his hand. Kremy carried her up to his shoulder, and hugged her firmly, but gently at once. “Thank you.”
“You’re welcome.” Twig replied. “Anything for more uppies.”
Gideon tittered and laughed a bit at her last sentence. “Oh Twigsie…” He muttered.
“What?” Twig asked.
“You’re such a nutjob.” Gideon told him.
“A nutjob?” Twig asked. “What’s that?”
“Uhhh…It’s a playful name…Like, another name for a silly goose.” Gideon explained.
“Ooooh…” Twig thought for a moment and giggled. “So I’m like a squirrel?” Twig asked.
Gideon laughed. “Thahat’s not what I meant. I meant more like…Uhh…”
“It’s a loving nickname that people will give to mischievous little kids.” Kremy explained.
“Wait, what?!” Twig looked at Gideon. “But…I’m not a child! I’m a respectable adult brownie woman who’s the perfect little housewife!” She told them, crossing her arms in an adorable way.
[All of the Avantris members bursted out laughing at this perfect explanation.
“That’s something a kid would say!” Derek yelled out.]
Gideon snorted and covered his mouth to try and hide his smile. “Uh-*Ahem*” He pulled himself together and nodded his head. “Right, right. A respectful brownie woman. The perfect housewife.” Gideon repeated.
“That’s what I thought.” She warned.
Kremy smirked a little bit. “What do you think is expected of an adult woman?” Kremy asked her.
“Well, I’m expected to cook, clean, take care of Pigtunia, and keep myself together even when my life is falling apart.” Twig described.
[“Cut…Cut, this is getting too real.” Andy muttered.
“Her eyes somehow get bigger and more derpy.” Nikkie described with a laugh.]
“Oh reeeally?” Kremy asked.
“Yeah!” Twig declared. “What? You don’t think I’m ‘adult’ enough?” Twig asked.
“I think you are…but there’s only one single way to test this out.” Kremy told him. “And it starts…with you closing your eyes.”
Twig widened her eyes for a moment. “What?” Twig tilted her head. “Uhhh…Alright.” Twig closed her eyes.
[I adjust Twig so she’s laying against my arm like a baby.” Richie described.]
“Now your goal is to prove to me that you can keep a straight face.” Kremy explained. “You ready?” He asked her.
“Ready, Kremy!” Twig declared.
[Richie giggled a little bit. “I start tickling her.” Richie said next with a little laugh of his own.
Nikkie dropped her jaw. “What?!” She reacted. “Not fair!” She argued.
“You’re not entirely done for. Roll for deception.” Richie told him.
Nikkie rolled the dice. “Damn…11.” Nikkie said.
“You wanna twist?” Richie asked.
“Nah…I think I’m good.” Nikkie replied. “Twig can’t hold a straight face. She starts to laugh after about 5 seconds.” Nikkie described.
“And what does her laugh sound like?” Kremy asked.]
“Hahahahaha! Thahahat’s cheeeheeheeatihihing!” Twig started giggling right away.
“By the power of the Gods…” Kremy smirked. “We’ve got ourselves a child, Gid.” Kremy teased.
“Indeed we do.” Gideon reacted with a laugh.
[“Shouldn’t he roll for Sleight of Hand as well?” Derek asked.
Nikkie hummed. “Right.”
Richie rolled his dice. “17.” Richie said.
“And I rolled a 13 for Dex saving throw…” Nikkie muttered.
“Yes!” Richie cheered.]
“Krehehemy plehehease! Lehet me try agahahahain!” Twig pleaded.
“No can do, Twig.” Kremy stopped tickling. “You got only one shot, and you lost it.” Kremy declared.
Twig giggled and held her stomach. “Nohot fahahair…” She mumbled.
“Don’t worry Twig…You’re not the only one to lose.” Gideon told her, patting her head.
“What?!” Twig looked up at Gideon with a frown. “What do you mean ‘I’m not the only one’?!” Twig yelled.
“I mean, you’re not the only one.” Gideon told her. “Frost and Gricko lost too.”
[“Uh-” Mikey widened his eyes and awkwardly looked away.
“Wow…Way to throw us under the bus, asshole!” Derek yelled at Mace.
“What?! It makes sense!” Mace reacted.
“Twig looks to the others for hope.” Nikkie explained.]
Frost was the first to speak up. “To be fair, I anticipated a much more painful test…and was quite unprepared for tickles of all things…” Frost admitted.
“And there’s no way I’m winning that.” Gricko told her. “I’m way too ticklish.”
[I poke his side.” Derek added, poking Mikey’s side in real life.]
“EY!” Gricko slapped his hand away. “You’d better not.”
Twig looked towards Gideon. “And you?”
Gideon shrugged his shoulders. “Kremy tried it, but apparently I’m not ticklish.” Gideon told him.
[“I raise an eyebrow.” Richie said.]
“What?! I’m not!” Gideon tried to argue.
“I do believe there’s a little nursery rhyme that will dispute that.” Kremy mentioned. “Now how does it go…”
[Richie looked up the nursery rhyme on his phone. Once he found it, Richie grabbed Mace’s palm and pulled it towards himself.]
“Round and round the garden, like a teddy bear…” Kremy said, drawing circles around Gideon’s palm.
“Oh, I know this one.” Frost spoke up.
Gideon widened his eyes. “Now wait a second-” Gideon tried to protest.
“One step…”
[Richie walks his fingers up Mace’s lower arm.]
Gideon widened his eyes. “Kremy-!”
“Two step…”
[Richie walks his fingers up Mace’s upper arm.]
“KREMYNO!” Gideon yelled.
“Aaaaand- TICKLE YOU UNDER THERE!”
[Richie tickles right under Mace’s armpit.]
“aAAHFUHUCK!” Gideon yelled.
[Mace actually curled up as laughter spewed from his mouth.
The whole crew bursted out with laughter, loving the moment of silliness.]
“God dahahammit!” He reacted. “Fihihine, you win!” Gideon grumbled. “Jeez…You’re such an ass!”
…And that was the last thing he said before being utterly destroyed by Kremy’s evil claws.
