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You wake up to the house of lamentations uncharacteristically silent. Usually at least one of the seven would wake up next to you, but your bed feels unusually cold.
Unfortunately the peace and quiet is known to not be a good sign.
You sigh, get up, and head to your most likely suspects’ room. After all, it would not have been the first time people are sucked into a game.
As you creak open the door to Leviathans room, you hear a muffled sound.
It seems to be coming from a pile of leviathans freshly-dried clothing?
You head closer, as worrying about Levi’s cleanliness would be useless right now.
The sound gets clearer the nearer you get.
'-ld domination. Nui world domination. Nui world domination. Nui world domination.'
A small muttering creature makes its way out!
It seems to be stomping its tiny feet. You watch in silence.
'Big Leviathan is trying to keep me from Nui world domination *huff*'
Either it has not noticed you, or it does not care for you.
You crouch down. 'levianui?? do you know what happened here?'
it notices you.
'Earthlings (neurtal)' it says. '*observing*'.
you continue: 'like, the house being empty and all? not even Leviathan is here in their room... this is weird right?'
'...' its expression doesn’t change. 'This 🜏t sucks'
'...'
is it, thinking?
'I love to Play 8-Ball the residence in this house used me as the Ball quite frequently. I will play with you'
it wants to play?
eh, whatever. its not like the whole house hasn’t been empty before. surely everything is fine.
'Quality time *smiles*' it says looking up at you, its mouth unmoving.
... sure.
you follow the waddling critter. It somehow remains facing your way, always seemingly walking backwards.
Why is it so afraid to show its back?
The two of you make your way down the stairs, you growing more and more curious about what it has in store for you.
Having apparently arrived, the doors to the dining room open with a tiny wave of its plush hands. The inside seems to be unnaturally transformed, and you look upon it and levianui with wonder.
'Be not afraid! . I am a plesant individual I was sent to make you happy+100 *smiles*'
'for me?' you look shocked. was this all planned?
'I've been a very busy nui' (blush sprite)
cute...
ok, surely it couldn't hurt to indulge this little nui. fine. you step in.
as you sit down, the candlelight placing a pleasant glow upon both your faces, dinner pops up on the table.
'how did you...' you stutter....
'There are many of my kind. *pride*'
'I see. Well, I greatly appreciate your work. is all of this for a special occasion?'
'The holidays sure are lovely When paired with sweet and delicious treats. True love just can't be beat.'
You swear that if its eyes weren't sown-down threads, it would be fluttering its lashes.
'I agree. i think. I'm glad to be here with you.'
'*jingles*'
...
sure. Clearly, in spite of its charm, there might be a few threads loose so to say. But its no use to twist your head around it.
As you look at the 4 ants that, presumably, are dinner, you continue the conversation.
'So, levianui. Forgive me if this is rude, but like. what are you. Are you one of Leviathans collectibles?'
Deadpan, it responds 'You are a sick individual.'
'...' hesitation? flustering?
'But i shall induldge. A stuffed toy is a toy doll with an outer fabric sewn from a textile and stuffed with flexible material. They are known by many names, such as plush toys, plushies, lovies, stuffed animals.'
It continues to babble on. you poke at the ants with your fingers.
'My Mother (big leviathan) has a hoarding problem though and it's sickening 👎. But despite all my rage I am still just a nui in a cage.'
you nod. Being so small must be frustrating.
‘I get it. I too get upset at the people in this house sometimes. Maybe its better off with just the two of us.’
Levianui manages to nod.
It looks up at you. ‘I will be there. I will always be there. For you. I will never abandon you. I will never leave (sinister)’
Despite it saying “(sinister)” to you (or is it projecting? tbh who cares) , you understand its feelings well.
“Yes, I feel the same” you hear yourself say.
Your hand reaches across the table, as does its little plush equivalent. levianuis touch feels electric.
The seconds tick by as you stare into each others eyes.
An ant has crawled its way off your plate, but it doesn’t matter. You’re hungry for something else. Something softer.
It whimpers.... ‘I think... I might be faling in love *flitters*’
‘me too’ you sighed. You had not expected today to go this way, but compared to the regular ruckus in this house.... something as peacefull as this couldnt be that bad.
The comfortable silence continues, as levianui gets up from its seat and onto the table. It never moves its eyes from you.
‘Look inside your heart ... I will be there’ it whispers..
it proceeds forward, now halfway across the surface.
‘I am not a demon, nor an angel. Rather I am some kind of anemon(e) , I think’
Levianui is almost to your plate. It seems to want to be even closer. You put your hand out for it to climb on.
‘I want, to experience true happiness’ it places its plush feet onto your palm.
‘Some day we will see the light together’ you bring your hand up to your face. Never have the two of you been so close.
‘I see it so i See it I see Thart with me EyeBals When i see it i Look at it Put my eyes on it with My sightballs I look with my look balls and see It so in front of me I see it with my eyedbarls’
you cannot break your eyecontact anymore. Levianui stares into your soul, its face ever kind, leaving you unmoving.
‘It is too late. *smiles*’
the unmoving thing wasnt a metaphor you really cant move. Levianui makes its way closer to your face and you SWEAR that it would have pouted its lips if it could. You should be scared. But levianui is so close....
‘Be not afraid!’ a small kiss. It is somehow a little wet.
-
The world turns black, and as the sweet smile of levianui fades before your eyes, you can only expect to see the pearly gates on the other side.
...
........
you blink yourself awake. The smell of too-sweet fabric softener hits you.
As you look around, you recognize yourself to be in Big Leviathans room.
You are laying in a pile of Big Leviathans clothes, but you are smaller than you’re used to being. A familiar face pops up next to you.
‘*smiles*’
Why is it the same size as you now? You try to grip your face to ground yourself, but only feel plush. You look back at levianui in shock.
‘Nui world domination’ it says, truly smiling this time.