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Tourist and John laid on the cold, hard floor, staring up at the ceiling. They both hated this place, especially after what happened to Expendable. Tourist looked over at John, though he paid them no mind.
“… today’s the day we all met.” Tourist suddenly spoke up, their voice didn’t even sound like the soft spoken one they first had. It just sounded.. tired. They let out a small laugh, though it was hollow.
“its ironic, isn’t it? how one day, we were all complete strangers, and the next…” they paused. “… and the next, i was planning to get down on one knee for you two.”
Tourist looked at their finger where a ring rested. A ring that would’ve matched with John and Expendable. A ring that would’ve promised them all a forever, but that forever never came. Tourist smiled sadly before frowning again. Their lips quivered as they held themselves back from crying.
John only watched as Tourists tears inevitably started to fall. He wanted to just hug Tourist and tell them it was going to be okay. He wanted to feel some sort of sympathy towards them, but he just couldn’t — not after Zen shattering.
“im glad your here… im happy that i have someone to talk to here.. even if you don’t talk much anymore..” Tourist spoke up, wiping tears from their eyes.
“…YEAH. IM HAPPY YOUR HERE TOO…”
They suddenly both froze up as they heard footsteps behind them. They both turned around cautiously before only seeing Roomie and Level.
“oh! it’s just you two…”
“Yeah, it’s just us. C’mon, we’re going.”
“ah, alright then.”
Tourist looked at John, who was already walking away with Roomie and Level. They sighed and turned around, calling out.
“light, dear! we’re leaving!”
“Coming…!” Guiding Lights voice rang out from wherever she was. She quickly appeared beside Tourist alongside Curious and Mischievous.
Tourist quickly caught up with the others, the architects floating closely behind them. They looked at their ring again before sighing and adjusting their hat.
‘maybe tomorrow will be better’ They thought.