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Gabriel put the kettle down on the stove.
It was chilly in here, even though the
fireplace was lit, and burning.
he sighed to himself quietly.
eventually, he went over the couch and sat down.
he was bored, to put it simply.
after a few minutes, he heard a knock at the door.
this was unexpected, he had't invited anyone over.
"Hello?" he said, as he opened the door slightly.
V1 was standing on the doorstep.
"Oh, Machine-"
The kettle had begun to boil, almost as soon as he started talking.
"Fuck." he muttered. "Let me go get that off the stove, Okay?"
V1 stood in the doorframe awkwardly as Gabriel rushed over to the stove, turning it off and shoving the kettle off the burner.
he stared at it for a couple seconds, making sure it wouldn't overheat while he wasn't watching it.
he then returned to the door.
"Do you need something, machine?" he offered it.
V1 paused for a moment.
[MAY I ENTER?] V1 signed.
Gabriel was surprised, but after a couple seconds, he regained his composure, and answered.
"Sure, I don't see why not, you may as well, seeing you came all the way here." he said to it.
with that, V1 entered Gabriel's house.
the first thing it noticed was Gabriel still had his christmas tree up, even though christmas had passed.
it brightened the room, as V1 stared at it.
Gabriel was attending to the kettle on the stove, he was making some hot chocolate.
"Sorry, it's cold in here. I made a fire, but it didn't help much." Gabriel said to it, without turning around.
V1 watched as he worked.
he put marshmallows in, and handed a mug full of hot chocolate to V1.
"I know your kind can't exactly drink this stuff, but I didn't want to leave you out..." he mumbled.
V1 appreciated the gesture, as it accepted the mug.
it then proceeded to dump half the contents of the mug on its face.
some hot chocolate spilled onto the floor.
V1 noticed this, and stared at the puddle for a while, their wings dropped slightly.
"Oh- Don't worry about that, I'll clean it up later." Gabriel said to it.
Gabriel then sat back on his couch, looking at the christmas tree, and holding his hot chocolate.
V1 set their hot chocolate down on the coffee table, and followed suit.
after a while, Gabriel finished his hot chocolate. a glance to the window, and it was snowing outside, and it was getting dark.
"Are you going to be able to get home okay, with all that snow?" He asked.
V1 thought for a minute, and then signed to him:
[STAY?]
"You want to stay the night?" Gabriel asked. he was, once again, surprised.
V1 nodded 'yes'.
"Well... I guess it wouldn't hurt." he said. his heart sped up a bit.
V1 was happy with that arrangment.
After a while, Gabriel was getting tired.
He yawned, and got up to go put the mugs by the sink.
when he got back, V1 was lying down on the couch.
"Machine-" he said, mildly annoyed that it had taken his spot.
as soon as he had started to talk, V1 signed to him: [CUDDLE?]
"I- What?" he stammered.
his heart began to race.
V1 was about to clarify, but he sat down on the couch next to the machine.
"I'd love to..." he managed.
with that, he lay down next to V1, and they cuddled.
the house was finally a comfortable tempature.