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- Astro pov
Truly, I didn’t care for the instructions Shelly gave me. I didn’t care when vee yelled at me because it never mattered. Temporary anger is less important than life long self isolation after all, I don’t want Shelly to be alone or ignored; she’s too sweet for that, too kind and willing to help. But she never expects people to help her, but I want to. Her smile has always been my favorite sight, her hands have always been my favorite Feeling; even when I was really close with dandy, she was always In the back of my mind.
- “Are you gonna start working or what.”
The sudden voice shook me to my core, but when I looked it was just sprout. He’s always been one to make sure i wasn’t slacking off. His leaves slightly messed up and curled at the ends from stress and the sweat of running around, he always was sure to bring water bottles for when he was too tired and couldn’t work properly.
- “Hello? Earth to Astro? Don’t just stand there! It’s not hard to put magic hands.. star things on a valve, Get to work!”
- “Mhm.. I’ll get on that,”
Jesus, sometimes I hated his work ethic. It was admirable for sure but it was infuriating to not be able to take a seat for more than 2 seconds, I’m walking around constantly and have chronic fatigue; I’ve been tired since before we started this run, though I’m glad I was able to convince the others to drag Shelly in. It’s nice seeing her smile while making small talk when dandy sold items, though seeing dandy is a bit awkward after seeing that “Showtime panic” Tape.
I’m glad Shelly hasn’t seen it, Dandy’s the only one of us who hasn’t completely ignored Shelly in the past. Everyday I criticize my own past actions, ignoring Shelly had to have been one of the worst mistakes of my life.
Eventually, a *ding* sound knocked me out of my haze. Normally hearing that sound made me sigh in relief but this time is shook me out of my self criticism; which was scary in a way. I wasn’t ready to move on to the next floor, but I still wanted to see Shelly.
The hard flooring in the elevator felt like any other surface, pink slippers really trap in warmth. But at the same time, I didn’t really mind the cold and I was getting a little too hot underneath my blanket.
I saw Shelly, looking uncomfortable and constantly shifting her feet. There was a slight shiver to her, her socks were old and torn and her dress was thinner than normal; but then again.. so was she.
- “Hey, Shelly?
I tried my best to hide the slight excitement in my voice, I was always happier when I talked to her. Honestly my favorite pass time, it’s calming and I get to make her happy as well.
- “Hm? Oh! Me?”
- “Uhm.. yeah, You. You seem a little.. cold.”
- “Oh.. Haha. Yeah, I am a little cold..”
- “Will my slippers help? I have socks on anyways and I want you to be warmer. I’m warm enough under my blanket.”
- “..Really..? Thanks, Astro.. it really does mean a lot to me.”
- “Ofcourse, No need to return them after. I have different pairs.”
When I handed the slippers over, I swear her hands were so much warmer than I’ve ever felt. They were warmer than the time she was running for hours because she thought she ate too much that morning,
I really hope Shelly’s okay..