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Ruin sat down where Vox and Caine were arguing. He was utterly exhausted from examining the area and the two others quarreling were not helping.
Caine was slowly growing frustrated with Vox’s insolence and swearing. Vox just did not listen. Caine got even more in Vox’s face, as he continued the argument. “You, my friend, are not listening! I’m telling you to stop your foolish behavior, as it is harmful and goes against my programming!”
Vox grumbled in exasperation and annoyance. He hated these stupid fucking dentures. Sure, he never got along with that Ruin freak, but Caine was a whole other level of annoying and idiotic. “Oh.. My.. GOD. For the last god damn time, I could not give two FUCKS about your programming, you pathetic AI.” As Vox snapped at Caine, his left eye swirled in extreme anger and frustration.
Caine flinched at “pathetic AI”. Caine despised being insulted like that, it reminded him of how much lesser he was, compared to Abe- No, he didn’t want to think about the other AI… “I.. Well-..” Caine struggled to talk back, he was a bit glad that Ruin interrupted the conversation.
Ruin calmly interjected the conversation before it escalated drastically. “Well, while you two were arguing, I examined the area for any possible exits..” He started, calmly.
That seemed to catch Vox’s attention. An exit? Fuck yeah! He could finally ditch the bastard and the shithead. “Hold on- You found an exit?” His face lit up while he said that, both metaphorically and literally because he had a TV screen for a head.
On the other hand.. Caine was… Apprehensive about hearing the news.. If Ruin found an exit, he would be alone again.. He was stuck in the trash bin before this, trapped with Bubble and his insults. This was the first time he wasn’t alone and actually had friends, since his… Outburst..
Ruin sighed.. “Uhm..” Ruin stayed silent for a moment.. He just knew Vox was going to throw a tantrum about the news. “No, I haven’t found an exit… There isn’t anything in this void other than us.”
Vox’s sly grin immediately fell back into the grouchy expression he had been wearing almost the entire day. “Fucking hell!! So- I have to stay TRAPPED here with you bastard and this fucking shithead?!” He raised his hands above his head and stormed off aggressively while cussing up a storm. “Fucking shit, stupid jackasses…” And he continued cursing both Caine and Ruin out, but mostly Ruin for getting his hopes up..
Caine covered his ears to avoid hearing the swearing. He couldn’t stop him from swearing because his ability to manifest and control whatever he wanted came from code and programming. This place barely had any code, just enough to keep him trapped here, but not enough for him to be able to use his powers. “Vox!!!” He whined. “LANGUAGE!!!”
Vox paused for a moment and turned around to face Caine. He gave Caine a half-judgemental, half-disgusted look and flipped him off. “Go fuck yourself..”
Ruin face-palmed as the two continued to butt heads. He watched as Caine’s jaw literally dropped to where his feet were floating. “Damn it-” He muttered low enough for Caine not to hear him. “So,” Ruin said, loud enough to get Vox’s attention for a minute. “Since we are all stuck here for the time being, I thought it would be nice to get to know each other during our stay-”
Vox laughed out loud at how stupid the idea was. He grabbed his stomach from how hard he laughed. “We’re gonna share our fee-fees..?” He said, jokingly. As he said that, he floated towards them and sarcastically blinked his huge eye-lashes that he animated onto his screen.
Ruin sighed loudly, it’s going to be such a pain living with Vox for however long they would be stuck here for. It didn’t help that Vox slightly reminded him of Sven, his creator, whom he fucking hates the most out of everyone he despises. They both had very high egos and were both huge assholes to everyone around them. “You don’t need to be included if you so wish. You can just sulk in your lonely corner while we pass time, dickhead..”
Luckily, Caine didn’t focus on Ruin and Vox’s conversation or swearing. He was WAY more focused on the fact that someone wanted to get to know HIM. He was absolutely and entirely ecstatic! He was also eager to learn more about his void-mates. He was practically jumping around in his spot.
Vox’s expression returned to his average smug smile. “Oh, no, no, no. This shit is gonna be good, it’ll be very entertaining to know how much smaller you are than me.” He said, very arrogantly. He was convinced that they were way lesser than him. I mean he was basically a GOD!.. Well.. Almost a god…
Caine was never the one to be able to catch on sarcasm or metaphors most times. While there were few, far in between moments where he would be able to catch them, this was not one of those times. “Hmm..” Caine shifted in his stance and squinted his eyes and raised one of his “eyebrows”. He pondered for a bit, and then continued. “You are certainly tall for a human! Quite larger than me and Ruin! Although, I don’t understand what this has to do with our ‘getting to know each other’ time..”
Vox’s amusement was short-lived. He narrowed his eyes at Caine and held back on beating the ever-loving shit out of him.
Ruin sighed. He thought of Caine as very childlike and extremely naive.. He was also amused by Caine and cared for him to an extent. Caine was certainly the most tolerable one in their white prison. “Caine, dear, just ignore Vox..” Ruin said, exasperated, as he moved into a cross-legged sitting position.
Caine followed Ruin, sitting down with his knees up to his chest. He squirmed around as he waited for the conversation to start. But.. It didn’t. So! He took it upon himself to start the conversation! “Well, my elegant eclipse compatriot! Let us start this conversation with general knowledge!”
Ruin was.. Slightly weirded out by the rather.. Strange nickname.. Nevertheless, he obliged. “Alright then.. What would you like to know about me?”
Vox listened to their conversation; however, he didn’t say anything. Not even a single comment about Caine’s nickname to the other freak. Vox figured this would get him useful- maybe even harmful- information about the two he was stuck with.
“Hmm…” Caine thought out loud.. “Name..? We already know that.. Uh.. Aha!” He said, as he thought of more general questions to ask his space-themed partner! “Age? Favorite color? Height? Birthday? If applicable, Deathdate? If applicable, Partner? Sexuality? Favorite animal?” He, overjoyed, zoomed around the space as he asked his questions. Due to his intense happiness, he may have said it a smidge too fast, but he didn’t care! He was about to have a new best friend! Someone that won’t.. Abandon him…
Ruin was overstimulated with Caine’s fast-pace.. He could tell Caine was elated with the way he acted, so he thought about his answers to the questions for a minute or so…
After thinking for a long minute, he came up with his responses. “50+ years old, I lost count. I like.. purple, green, and blue. In that order. I suppose I am around 6 feet, maybe even 7 feet on a good day.” He paused, as he chuckled to himself for a few seconds.. “My birthday? If I remember correctly, my birthday was on July 16th, as that was the day my Sun and Moon merged to create me. I.. Am dead.. I was in an UNO Hell before this. I died on March 7, this year.” He hesitated at the thought of the 6th question.. “..Partner..?” He repeated.. Tears started to well up in his eyes as he thought of his Monty.. How Monty.. Hated him for what he did. He was so sorry.. So sorry to his Monty… And to Tiger Rock for leaving him. He is such a monste- Wait.. Was he crying..?
Caine noticed Ruin’s tears.. Had he done something wrong..? HAD HE ASKED THE WRONG QUESTIONS?! Oh, god.. Ruin was crying because of him! Ruin would NEVER want to befriend him after this! “Oh, Ruin! I-I.. I’m so sorry! I didn’t mean to ask the wrong questions!! I shall NEVER ask questions about your partner EVER again!” Caine raised his hands in a comforting way, coming closer to put his hands on Ruin’s shoulders.
Ruin felt Caine’s touch, and in a way.. It comforted him. He knew Caine felt extremely bad, so Ruin decided to reassure him. “Hey, Caine, i-it’s alright! I pro-promise you.. It’s just… A sen-sensitive topic, you didn’t kn-know..”
He wiped his eyes and gently shrugged off Caine’s hands.. “Though.. To give you an answer.. I di-did have a partner.. H-he was… Amazing. But.. He died, it was m-my fa-fault… And he despises me, as of now be-because of what I-I did.. Then.. I met someone new.. He w-was very similar to my old boyfriend, perhaps a tad more brash.. I-I loved him too.. But I left him.. I… Still feel guilty about what I’ve done..”
Vox watched from the side-lines.. He admittedly felt.. Sorry for this dickhead.. He had gone through a similar thing, as he was rejected and mocked by Alastor- NO. He couldn’t be vulnerable again. If he was, he would be FUCKED OVER again. Vox left the two alone again to avoid feeling.. That. Again..
Caine didn’t know what to do.. How to comfort him… He barely understood humans! How could he comfort one? It was one of Ragatha’s criticisms after all.. So, he tried to rely on the information that he had in his programming and memories… He remembered.. When a circus member cried, another one would hug them and pat their back… This had to work.. Right..? He reached forward, getting closer to his distressed friend.. And… He hugged him as he slowly patted Ruin’s back..
Ruin was taken aback by Caine’s comforting gesture.. Caine was hugging him, and patting his back too… Ruin barely received hugs.. He slowly accepted the hug, gently hugging the small AI back…
They shared a hug for a few minutes before pulling back when the hug lasted too long..
Caine could see that Ruin was better.. He thought it was probably insensitive for himself to wonder if Ruin could still answer his other questions.. But he asked despite his thoughts.. Of course he put it in a friendly way due to the high emotions. “I.. Was just wondering if you would still be comfortable answering my other questions..- It’s okay if you don’t want to, of course!” Caine raised his hands in an assuring manner.
Ruin smiled and nodded.. Surprisingly, he still remembered the other questions.. He supposed it was one perk of being an animatronic. “Sexuality, correct?” He asked to ensure he got the questions right..
Caine gave a little nod. “Mmmyup!”
Ruin thought. It wasn’t exactly the most common question he was asked. “Hm.. I’ve never put too much thought into it, but I am gay.”
“Ooo! That’s quite cool! I don’t think I’ve met a gay person before..” Caine said, curiously..
Ruin was slightly bewildered.. “You’ve.. Really never met a gay person before..?”
Caine nodded.. “Yes! I was made in the 90s, and most of my guests were from the late 90s, early 2000s and 2010s! Or maybe I have, and they just never told me.”
“Ah..” Ruin could understand.. Again, it can be an awkward question asking what a person’s sexuality was, especially if that person is still closeted. “Now.. The last question.. I have to say, my favorite animal is a shark.. I.. Don’t really know why. But, I’ve always felt connected to the large fish.”
Caine looked amused. “Sharks? Well, that is quite the animal! The APEX predators are quite interesting. Wait- Did you know that sharks are often not the dangerous predators depicted in the media?”
Ruin nodded. He did know quite a bit about sharks as he researched them in his free time. Especially after the time he was “cured”. “Why, yes! I did know that. They are actually timid creatures with only certain sharks being dangerous..”
They talked about facts they knew about sharks for about 15 or so minutes. After they ran out of facts to share, things became a bit awkward between them.. Caine fidgeted a bit, clearly noticing things getting stiff, but not knowing how to start the conversation again. Should he ask another question about him? What if that turns bad again? What if it’s another sensitive question? What to do, what to d-
Ruin figured that since Caine knows more about him now, he should get to know Caine more.. “So, Caine..” He said to get his attention, and unsurprisingly, the moment he uttered Caine’s name, Caine looked at him immediately. “You’ve asked all these questions about me, but I haven’t asked anything about you..”
Caine’s pupils instantly dilated and his heterochromic eyes brightened. He was so giddy about this, he could just explode and happily die a second time!- “A HUMAN WANTING TO GET TO KNOW ME?!” He said, so thrilled that his system blue-screened for a few seconds.
Ruin laughed at Caine’s silliness.. “We-well, I’m not a human, but yes! I would like to get to know you, Caine.”
When Caine’s system returned, he tilted his head in confusion.. “Not a human? What are you, then?” he asked, curiously..
“To put it simply, I am an animatronic from Fazbear’s Pizzeria. I was originally two animatronics’ consciousness in the same body. They.. Did not get along, and they decided, to fix the problem, they had to merge, creating me..” Ruin said, recalling his horrific past… Remembering his origins alone sent small shivers down his spine.
Caine stared at him with wonder. Wowie! His new friend was so intriguing, he hit the jackpot with his wise acquaintance! “That… Sounds so amazing!! My dear, your history is quite the interesting one!!!” He said as he spun around in the air.
Ruin forced a strained smile onto his face.. “Yes.. An ‘amazing’ past..” Ruin sighed and tried to shift the conversation. “That’s enough about me, we can learn more about my past later. What I’d like to know now is about you, Caine..”