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Sage was finishing up one of he lectures he chose to finish up early today for he saw his dear recluse in the back row and he knew if the other got bored he would leave.
And sage wanted to ask him a question!
Once the lecture had ended and all his students left one remained truthless recluse he slowly got up from his seat and walked over to the sage with his staff in hand.
“I see you ended early today.” Truthless said numbly.
“Yes I did!” Sage said smiling “you leave if they drag on so I figured I could cut it short today!”
Truthless raised an eyebrow “you cut an entire lecture short just to talk to me?” His voice was Less monotone and he looked shocked.
“Well.. Yes i did!” Sage replied “why?do you like hearing me speak that much?” Sage teased
Truthless flushed slightly. “N-no I..”
“Or were you actually interested in if a cookies flavor can affect their personality and behavior?”
“No I-i just didn’t expect it from you.” He looked away
“Hm alright. I’m just teasing!” Sage said flicking the tip of truthless’s hat setting of its oh so precarious balance
“Hey!” Truthless said grabbing on to the hat trying to get it to not fall and failing. He bent down to grab it just for it to be floated up out of his reach.
“Hey! give it back!” Truthless said jumping up and down trying to grab at the hat even putting his staff that allows him to see properly down.
Sage laughed at the fruitless attempts of the other at grasping at the hat.
“Hey! Don’t laugh! Givvvee IT!” He jumped again
Sage just laughed more and put the hat in his other realm full of white and gold stars and eyes.
He finally replied to truthless “no I think I’ll keep it.”
“Why YOU-“ Sage shushed truthless “I will give it back. But only if you answer a question of mine!” He floated hire looking down smugly at truthless
“Ugh fine what is your question?” Truthless looked more annoyed than anything
“What is your name?” The Sage asked with genuine curiosity
Truthless looked a little taken aback at the question “my Wha- it’s truthless recluse.”
“Nuh uh uhhhh!” Sage wiggled his finger in front of truthless as if the other where a misbehaving cake hound. “What’s your real name?”
Truthless paused he looked down and back up at Sage “I- I don’t have to tell you.”
“You also don’t have to have your hat back.”
“FINE! I’ll tell you! It’s pure vanilla cookie.” He Mumbled so the name was impossible to hear it was tho his name Sage can tell when he lies so no bother in even trying
“Ahahahhhh. Nice try I will say BUT I have to be able to hear it!”
Truthless looked incredibly pissed but he also looked embarrassed he grabbed his staff as he spoke “fine but can we at least go over there?” He made a small gesture towards the small space Sage had behind the lecture hall it was cozy with a blue couch and chairs sugar glass table with gold accents. over all quite nice place.
Sage nodded his head slightly. And the two moved to the space. Sage sat down on the couch and truthless sat opposite of him in a chair.
“NOW TELLLLL MEEEEE!!” Sage said excitedly and impatiently
Truthless looked down and seemed embarrassed but quietly he said. “It’s pure vanilla cookie.”
Of all the names the Sage thought he would have pure vanilla was not one of them! Wow! Wait does that mean he’s a vanilla based cookie? that means he should have a vanilla sent. Now that he thinks about it he doesn’t seem to have a sent could it be because of-
“Hello” truthless snapped him out of his thoughts
“Oh yes! My apologies I was simply lost in thought.”
“Clearly” truthless muttered under his breath before continuing. “Can I have my hat back now?”
Oh yes his hat Sage had almost forgotten. “Of course!” He snapped his fingers and the hat fell right on to his lap.
“Now why do you care for that hat so much?” Sage asked not minding the annoyed expression of the recuse.
“You don’t need to know anymore about me for today.” He brushed his hat of and put it on got up and clearly was about to leave. Now Sage can’t have that he has more questions!
“WAIT!” Sage said maybe a bit to loud because truthless looked at him with the most shocked intrigued maybe a little disturbed
“What?”
“I don’t want you to leave. I want to ask you more things.” Sage said hopefully
“Well I won’t answer”
“I know but I still like to ask.” He offered recuse a small smile.
The recuse sighed and sat down on the couch next to Sage and Sage cuddled up next to him.
…
The two talked for an hour or so but soon recuse fell asleep.
Cuddled up next to him Sage sleepily said “I love you pure vanilla cookie”
And then slowly drifted of.