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— Wemmbu woke up again. But without the usual ache in his bones, without the pain that usually felt like it was echoing in his body using a megaphone, he would even say to himself and himself only that he actually felt at sense of peace. Which was dangerous, Peace on a server like Unstable was either because you were dying or killing someone, each time Wemmbu felt peace he felt like he was killing a piece of his reputation, maybe that wasn't so bad. He stretched his limbs in the bed, his wings opening slowly instead of snapping open, taut with tension. A yawn escaped his lips without him noticing, his sleep last night had been good. Though he wished he could remember it. —
— It was nice to be like this, to hear the soft breathing of Eggchan on the other bed, to know that his best friend truly was safe— Maybe he just wanted to be—
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Able to be a peaceful person with Egg!— He was never the type of person who liked "peace". But there were people who were idiotic enough to try him even when he was doing well, so, he knew his road ahead would be a bumpy one and he was more then ready, he's dealt with worse things!, he rubbed his eyes lazily, his traitorous demon tail swished behind him, making a few "thud" sounds against the bed. He stood up slowly, letting his eyes adjust to the light— or rather, the lack of light. Even with his nightlight on it was still dark, and he probably couldn't turn on the light considering Egg was gonna get blinded again and give Minutetech a heart attack with his scream. It's happened one too many times. —
— He finally stretched properly. Though his bones cracked with audible cracks, he prayed that Eggchan wouldn't wake up from the noise, he felt pain and relief spreading throughout his body, the fact he managed to rest after the
Crack!
Battle.. How loud were his bones!?, it was interrupting his own internal monologue!, he complained to himself internally, though he didn't stop the stretch, wearing heels 24/7, in his sleep, while awake, while in battle— genuinely 24/7, it took it out of him a lot. Seriously, He felt like he couldn't even stand with his feet flat on the ground!, ugh that was probably what was causing the loud crack of his bones, isn't it?, because he was trying to force his feet to go flat on the ground? Yikes, he should really fix that.. —
— He let out a groan of agony that was half him being dramatic and half genuine pain, GOD did his feet ache!, angry grumbles escaped his lips as he massaged it, aghhhhhhhhh it HURT!!!, getting stabbed by Flame might've been better at this point! Just way less pros and way more cons.
Ehh but Minutetech would scold him (lovingly, he assumed) in both scenarios anyway.. What was the difference?, his feet was angled so high it looked like a landslide, it was.. Certainly grotesque in his opinion but as long as he was taller then Flame he wouldn't complain!, not out loud. Ignoring It was better for his state of mind.. Ignoring both Minutetech and Flame were for the betterment of his state of mind, he could say that with more certainty than when he thought that apples could drop from birch trees, the memory still made him wince in embarrassment. —
— He stared at the sleeping seraph on the other bed, practically snapping his own neck just to force himself to look away from him, if he didn't look away the lightness in his steps later might give away just how joyous he was with them, yuck yuck!!!! It would make his reputation go down by a MILLION and NOBODY would let him live it down!, and he didn't need anymore emotional baggage in his life!
Wemmbu you have to give Egg up soon. [Manepear?] >
< [Wemmbu]: you're insane.
He walked silently on the floors, was it morning? Eh, he didn't know. The end didn't really have "morning" or "night" it was just a barren wasteland, with nothing else alive out there. —
— .. Which is exactly why Wemmbu was so confused when Eggchan told him they should explore the end. What was there to explore?, it was called the "end" dimension for a reason!, but, Eggchan had insisted, and, whatever Eggchan wanted, he got, didn't he?
he's your weakness. [Manepear?]>
< [Wemmbu]: No he's not!
He swiftly put on his boots and took his maces— He still had a reputation to uphold! Eggchan waited nearby patiently, seemingly lost in thought, a small but genuine smile appeared on Wemmbu's face without him even realizing it, he turned back to Minutetech with a casual dismissive wave. Minutetech saw the smile, it was small but It was so genuine it made Minutetechs heart swell with slight pride, Wemmbu turned back to look at Eggchan, the seraph hybrid was clearly still lost in thought, Wemmbu let out a dramatic sigh, tapping his feet as loudly as he could against the floor to snap the seraph out of it. —
"Damn bro my bad." >
— Wemmbu rolled his eyes and sighed dramatically again, the tapping had stopped thankfully— His own ears would've broken under the sheer noise at it!, he didn't even look behind him as he walked out the front door, he already knew Eggchan was following him. The second sound of footsteps was obvious to Wemmbu, which was weird cause he swore Eggchan had quiet footsteps..? It was probably nothing. —
< "YOU'RE the one who said we gotta explore by the way."
— Wemmbu could see the way the seraphs feathers had practically fluffed up in embarrassment!, Eggchan's multiple wings rustled as they covered his face in embarrassment. —
"Alright, calm down you two.
Don't you guys have exploring to do?" [Minutetech] >
— Oh. Right, exploring, Wemmbu had nearly forgotten..again..?, again?, he had nearly.. again?, huh?, what?, why?, why did he nearly forget again?, what?
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"emmbuuu!!, dude are you even listening to what I'm saying about the end?" [eggchan?] >
— ..?, where was he?, had they already gone outside— He couldn't remember.. anything?, was this even real?, was it just another dream?, why'd it seem so much like a dream?, what? —
< "Yeah I'm listening."
— He quickly adjusted his clothes—A habit he did when embarrassed his ass was caught LACKING!!!!!!! (loser..) Had the light in the end always reflected like that?.., no, no, no, no, no.
It wasn't a dream.
It wasn't a dream
It wasn't a dream.
It wasntya dream
Sstupit.
Stupid it.
STUPID
It wasn't a dream!
He was fine, he was real, he was a person, or technically hybrid. He was fine. He was fine. He was real. He was real. It hurt.
Everyone hurts.
Everything hurts.
Everybody hurts.
It's ok!
It was just another day. —
[ EGG POV ]
— His wings folded neatly behind his back, but it was less because of the fact that he wanted to look "neat" and moreso because he was scared. Fear— What the hell had HAPPENED yesterday!?, before they ate the golden carrots and stuff.. That wasn't normal. And Wemmbu was NEVER normal and so was Egg!, so if HE was saying that about his best friend who he promised not to say shit about?, it was serious!
Despite the joke he had made yesterday to desperately lighten the mood
He knew it wasn't normal.
He may be stupid sometimes but he knew how Wemmbu worked!
Sometimes it was a blessing that he could even begin to understand him. A small frown tugged at the corners of his lips, it must be lonely, was it not?, to have very small people to understand you. And not just like..Basic surface level, like, that one iceberg thing.. Gah!, he couldn't remember it, nor could he be bothered enough to remember it. Wait no he's smart he should know this right?, like..
OHHHH, THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG YEAH!!, THAT ONE MEME WHERE THERE'S LIKE A SMALL ICEBERG BUT IT'S ACTUALLY BIGGER IF YOU TAKE THE TIME TO GO DEEPER!
While his face was nonchalant , the glint in his eyes was unmistake, he felt more joy than when he wrote more pages in his books when he and Wemmbu experienced something, the feeling of satisfaction, the feeling of joy.. It was all so beautiful, he never wanted to forget every joyous moment that he experienced, as soon as he was gonna shake that thought off to focus on what REALLY mattered, like..Wemmbu possibly being—
was he tapping their feet and sighing dramatically?
Oh, right, they were meant to walk around the end today. He could just confront Wemmbu later about what the hell was starting to happen with him and why it was happening, but, he knew pushing would just make the hybrid even more irritated.. It was best to let Wemmbu open up on his own terms. —
< [Eggchan]: "Damn my bad bro"
— While they had begun walking, Wemmbu was uncharacteristically quiet while Eggchan opened his books to ramble about something in the end dimension, he was so engrossedin it he didnt notice. But he did. He did, and it hurt knowing that if he tried to help it wouldn't work at all. He shot a concerned glance at Wemmbu, Eggchan was getting exhausted so it was probably best for them to get back but first.. —
< [Eggchan]: "Wemmbu Wemmbu wemmbuuu!! dude are you even listening to what I'm saying about the end?"
"Yeah I'm listening." :[Wemmbu] >
— Silence had answered Wemmbu
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Did Wemmbu think he was stupid? —
[ WEMMBU POV. ]
— Wemmbu knew what Eggchan was thinking, he was practically like one of those books he reads. Always open, god was this silence awkward, and god do his legs ache! He didn't like the pity or..concern. Eggchan was giving him. He wasn't a techno's little boy anymore. Sure, Eggchan's older but it doesn't mean he was his little boy!
He shifted around awkwardly, the fabric of his clothes rustling as he avoided even a small glance at Eggchan, it would make real after all. That he kept..kept zoning out, kept.. thinking of.. —
< [Wemmbu]: "Yo?"
— More silence answered him, he didn't like this silence. It was full of tension. It made him too present. It made him more scared annoyed. —