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“Sorry, do we know him?”
Niki stared at Wilbur in shock, instinctively stepping in front of Connor as she narrowed her eyes at the former president.
“What do you mean? It’s Connor!” She says, voice cracking in irritation.
“Right…” Wilbur laughs, looking away dismissively.
Niki stares and huffs in indignation.
“He’s my factionmate, so you should treat him with respect!” She exclaims, rolling her eyes. “Or really, you should treat anyone with respect — he hasn’t done anything to you!”
“Guys?” Connor mumbles, trying to speak over Niki as he seems to shrink a little in embarrassment. (He doesn’t really feel like he’s worth all of this, to be honest.)
They seem to not hear him as they get into a heated argument, and Connor sighs.
“So Connor, are you down to threaten a god?” Wilbur asks with a smirk.
“Wouldn’t be the first time…” Connor mumbles under his breath.
[ I am a god. ]
Connor’s eyes widen with a deep, almost primal fear, curling into himself instinctively and quills sharpening as he looks up at his former mentor and “father”.
He can’t breathe. The walls of the makeshift enclosure are too close. He pushes against the gold blocks, but of course, it’s no use.
Niki stands frozen in fear — and Wilbur?
(Well, Wilbur seems to care little beyond what this may mean for his moral compass.)
Niki glances at Wilbur quickly, and when he doesn’t respond, anger flickers in her eyes like burning embers as she launches forward, past XD.
Connor watches her in awe and envy.
It’s like nothing scares her at all — not even the world’s Creation God himself.
Friend baas softly from behind Wilbur. Of course, it has no idea the real magnitude of the situation — but it’s scared, like any creature would be.
Niki raises her pickaxe and strikes the gold blocks that surround him, shattering them to pieces. Connor seizes the opportunity to slide past XD to the other side of the Community House, reaching into an ender chest for something.
A small gold ring.
“I haven’t forgotten what you taught me.” He laughs as he stands, staring XD down as he tosses the ring on the ground.
It widens, opening a dark purple, swirly portal that almost seems to have a gooey texture. He can just barely make out what’s on the other side.
He salutes XD in (dis)respect, before stepping in and falling through to the other side as the ring shrinks back down behind him. He tucks it away in his pocket.
He’s back in the Community House again, right where he was just a few moments before.
[ DOOM ROOM / COSMIC ZOOM ]
“So Connor, are you down to threaten a god?” Wilbur asks with a smirk.
Connor looks him up and down with a confidence that’s unusual for him.
“Wouldn’t be the first time.”