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If you told Rue that saying a stupid one liner to a not so easily comprehensible creature was going to put them in a, for lack of a better term, strange position, they would... probably actually believe you. Now if you told them that they weren't dead, well that would shock them.
Rue knew that this would happen- well not this situation currently but beggars can't be choosers. But they understood that if there was some bigger force out there, they themselves would annoy them. Or have them try something new and not normal for them. Wasn't there a term for their situation? Oh, it might rhyme with core.
The body, stomach, could you call it that if the one who consumed you doesn't ever actually use it? Great questions you're asking Rue, but shouldn't you be focusing on how confusing the inside even is? The colors were both light and dim at the same time. The temperature didn't exist. The walls gave strong sensations that didn't exist. Yeah, Rue had noticed that the whole thing treaded the line between 'Oh hey I understand whatever is happening,' or just, 'I think I'm inside insanity itself.' It was leaning towards the second feeling. Rue could slowly feel themselves slipping through their own mind. What a...fun experience.
'Where is that stupid... oh he never said his name.' Rue realized for some reason. They went to rest their head against one of the 'walls' before it just went soft Too soft. Like play dough at that point. Stupid eldritch horror. He wasn't even one, was he? Rue had to remember what the dude even looked like. They're pretty sure he looked normal, minus the way that blond hair moved and how his skin lacked texture, or the way he even moved- and the size of his eyes... yeah, no, not normal. Not at all.
"So, pal," they nudged a wall. Clearly, they sounded nervous. They weren't even trying to hide the fact. "How- uh how come you've never used this, uhm, space?"
No response from the person(was he even a person) outside who held them.
"You know, since you did state that, oh ew." Rue shuffled way from the wall that just became wet. It was hard to move at that time.
Still, the thing didn't respond.
"Uhm, what was I saying... Oh, yeah. You said that you don't need to use, how'd you put it? 'My flimsy body' isn't ever used for small things like energy? How, like how do you get your nutrients? Not saying that... uhm I'd like you to make me that, just asking... Are you listening?"
No response.
"Least you could do is actually talk to me. I don't think it's very kind of people to just- to just EAT you randomly." Rue crossed their arms. They pushed their legs against the wall in front of them before huffing. They were acting like a kid. A very annoyed kid.
Yet no response, still.
"You're just... gonna leave me with my emotions? My thoughts? I- I might go insane-" Then it all clicked. I don't know Rue, but if the author was the embodiment of insanity and they needed someone to make them go insane, they'd probably just let whomever do it on their own time. Of course, Rue hadn't since the guy, creature, thing wasn't really trying to anything with them. They were just stuck. Stuck inside of a 'stomach' that wasn't the same texture five seconds ago.
"Okay, geez," Rue mumbled to nothing, "be that way. See if I care."
Time slowly drifted side from side for the nonbinary. Currently they were in a state of unconscious and consciousness. The sensations weren't really there anymore since they've grown numb. That was okay though, at least there was that dull wave of warmth that washed over them from time to time. That was nice, usually. At least there wasn't actual dissolving properties. Yet. But hey, the guy wasn't human as Rue established earlier.
The walls crammed together, suddenly popping some of Rue's bones. They gave a yelp at this sudden pressure. It was a very crushing sensation.
It lasted for only a couple of minutes before Rue was expelled out in an alleyway. The sudden cold air hit them in the chest, causing their teeth to shatter. The turned to the man who was wiping off whatever liquid resided in his mouth. Rue coughed a bit before stammering out, "Oh- Oh hey, wait, wait a second. What's even your name?"
The man stopped and gave a- good lord that grin. Ugh. Very unnerving.
"A name."
His weird sounding voice echoed. That stupid blonde Twink.