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basil stays in his bed
without moving an inch
He can't sleep
It's midnight, he had a lot of work in his plants and yet he can't sleep in peace
That day haunts him
The day where he hanged what to him was a Big sister
To protect her murderer
His own brother
but also his best friend
"Sunny would never do something like that"
"He is a good kid"
"He's My friend"
"I couldn't..."
since that day everything has been going downhill
The guilt corrodes him
Like acid
sunny seems to have completely abandoned him
And the fact that an old friend wants nothing but see him gone or dead
Really is making him question
"Is it worth making them suffer My pressence?"
"How happy would they be without me?"
"Maybe if i didn't existes everyone would be happier"
"Maybe-"
Then his self-loathing session is over
"Basil?" Asks his caretaker(mother not of blood but of love)
"Oh, hi Polly"
"What do You need?"
"Well You have a phone call and they want to speak specifically with you"
Basil is suprised
Who would talk to him specifically
More in midnight
"Ok i'm going then"
Polly stops him
"Basil?"
"Yeah?"
polly wants to know what's going with him
she really wants to help him
but...
"...Nothing sorry"
"Ok then"
basil is stranged then by the question but the constant ringing of the phone distracts him of it
So basil takes the phone
"Hello?"
...
"Hello?"
"Yeah am i talking with the world's greatest Gardener?"
...
that voice...
it couldn't be...
"Arthur?" Is that You?"
"Who else but your dear cousin?"
Basil can't believe this
"Wow... I-it's been SO LONG! How are You?"
"eh you know, good. tired but good, the usual and You?"
"Good too thanks"
that's a lie
but better lie and make arthur's day then to have him worry
but then basil realizes something
"Wait, you and eleanor were together(in a trip) last i saw you both where is she?"
"Oh... Ammm uhhhh she has... A bit of a-"
"HEY"
the sounds of things moving
and...
flesh? somehow?
moving aggressivily
...
"Arthur? Are You there?"
"Did You REALLY think i would lose the chance to talk to the Best boy in the world?"
And yet another suprise for basil
"oh my-Eleanor! Hello!"
"Hiiiiiiiii"
eleanor tends to make the weirdest yet hilarious greetings ever
"How's everything on faraway?"
"It's... Good"
eleanor is perceptive
she can tell when someone is not being fully honest
and basil knows it
but a try is worth
"... Ok then"
Then basil asks the good question
"Wait why are You calling me just now?"
"Dosen't hollvania dosen't let phone calls with the... "Things" that are happening there?"
giggles are heard from the cousins side
"These are the good news"
"WE ARE GOING TO VISIT YOU"
...
"W.H.A.T?"
arthur Yoinks the phone from the the other side
"You Heard eleanor we are going to visit You!"
NOW basil can't believe this
"You. Both here"
...
"How?"
...
"Let's just Say we are very persuasive"
"Either way better prepare that house of yours for our Arrival little babil"
"Arthur... It's been literally years since You called me that"
"Still You are one little babil"
A sight escapes basil mouth(-_-)
"Alright when are You arriving?"
"Easily... In 2 days"
if there was any drink in basil's mouth
now it's in the floor
"2 DAYS?! HOW QUICKLY ARE YOU GOING?!"
"Well we just wanted to see You badly and Made sure to make all of this quick and simple"
Basil knows his cousins well
and they SURE aren't the ones who prepare a plane so well
...
"And maybe i'm talking to You mid fly"
"NOW that's reasonable"
A somehow now more tired basil sighs
"ALSO"
Eleanor "speaks"
"athur and i spoke and we may bring some Friends later on if they feel like it You don't mind asking your Friends to let them stay don't You?"
...
...
the sheer mention of what he once had makes basil tear a little
"Basil?"
...
he wants them back
he wants his friends back
"Are You there?"
but then basil snaps back to reality
"Yeah... It's ok..."
the cousins definitely heard some sniffs here and there
"... Whatever You Say bas"
"See You in 2 days"
"See ya..."
"See ya later cousin"
"take care"
BEEP
and so...
the call ends
...
It's gonna be a long week