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Liam was chilling on a bench near the Cabin. Sipping his coffee like it was nobody’s business. The morning sun was warm, the birds were chirping, and he was just..vibing. Joshua snuck up behind him, poking him like a kid with a poking stick. Liam didn’t even flinch at first, But then Joshua kept going and poked harder, thinking it was hilarious. Liam finally opened his eyes, looked behind him, seeing Joshua behind him, and just lets out a sigh. “Joshua… stop poking me.” He said rather plainly before taking another sip of his coffee.
Joshua snickered out of amusement by Liam’s reaction. But He didn’t stop. He continued to poke faster Liam just for giggles. Finding it amusing to see Liam slowly losing his calm demeanor. Liam starts to get slightly annoyed.
“Joshua, Seriously…Knock it off..”
He said now with a more warning tone in his voice, giving him a slight glare. But Joshua just chuckled, deciding to not stop poking him. Liam’s fingers grip the coffee cup more tightly.
“Look. If you don’t stop poking me, I’m going to throw one of these coffee packets directly at your face.”
Joshua pauses. Looking at Liam after he said that with a smirk.
J0shua313: hah.
J0shua313: you’re bluffing!
He says in chat.
Liam slowly sets his coffee cup down on the bench, his expression shifting from annoyed to eerily calm. He pulls out three coffee packets, dangling them between his fingers like some kind of threat.
“Oh? You really think i’m bluffing?”
“Last chance. Back off, please. Or i’m throwing these coffee packets at your face.”
Joshua hesitates, staring at the packets. Joshua narrows his eyes at Liam, testing his resolve.
J0shua313: bet.
Then he reaches out and gives Liam’s shoulder one last poke.
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Liam doesn’t hesitate, he rips open a packet and flings it straight at Joshua. Joshua luckily dodges in time before the coffee packet smacks him in the face. The coffee powder erupts in a poof of brown on the floor. Joshua then panics after Liam actually tried to throw the coffee packets at him. He then ran, and Liam chased after him.
Liam chases after Joshua. Joshua darts through the forest, weaving through trees and branches, hoping to escape Liam’s clutches. As they run, Liam calls out
“Damn it Joshua, Get over here!”
He continued throwing more coffee packets behind him. Joshua continues to run, his antlers almost getting stuck on a few branches as he weaves through the trees. He can hear Liam’s footsteps behind him. Liam lunges forward, then tries to grab onto Joshua’s jacket as an attempt to stop his escape. But Joshua was too quick. Just as Liam’s fingers brush against the fabric, Joshua darts to the side to not get grabbed. Liam stumbles but quickly regains his footing, continuing to throw coffee packets behind and chasing after him.
Some of the coffee packets hit Joshua’s Back, making him a bit dirty, But that doesn’t stop him from running. He runs inside the cabin, Liam follows.
Joshua knocks over a chair in desperation as Liam stalks after him like a vengeful shadow, Liam was about to throw coffee packets at him, then Joshua quickly says..
J0shua313: SORRY
J0shua313: SORRY
J0shua313: SORRY
J0shua313: UHH.. UH
J0shua313: I’LL BUY YOU NEW COFFEE..MAYBE?
J0shua313: UH..YEAH!
Liam pauses mid step, eyebrows raised at Joshua.
“….With what money, Genius?”
Silence…
J0shua313: uh
J0shua313: steal..
J0shua313: steal them?
Liam face palms, then the chase continues inside the cabin.
Meanwhile, Asher and Alden suddenly arrive to visit their map, and their fellow NPCS! As soon as they arrived, Alden spots coffee packets..almost EVERYWHERE. Asher notices too, both of them being confused. The packets lead to the cabin, and they both check there. As soon as they arrived to the cabin,
They both see Joshua’s clothes being a bit dirty, while being CORNERED by Liam against the wall, Who is currently holding a ton of coffee packets. Asher and Alden stand there for a moment in confusion. both of them just looking at the chaos unfolding in front of them. Coffee packets scattered across the floor, some of the furniture knocked over, and the sounds of panting coming from Joshua and Liam after they just ran around the map for.. minutes.
Alden steps forward and finally speaks up, clearing his throat to gain Liam and Joshua’s attention.
“Hm..this is an interesting scene to walk in on.”
As soon as Liam and Joshua heard Alden’s voice, they both looked up towards him, also seeing Asher there too.
“Wh- How long were you both been.. standing here..?
Joshua just stares in slight confusion.
Alden chuckles, amused by the surprise in Liam’s voice.
“We were just checking in!”
Asher said.
“And, uhm. Why are there coffee packets almost…everywhere?”
“And why are YOU holding so much coffee packets?..”
Liam looks down, still holding all the coffee packets, then glances at Joshua, who’s still backed up against the wall, and then back at Alden and Asher.
“Well..it’s a long-“
J0shua313: HE STARTED IT
“NO I DID NOT.”
Asher looks at them in concern, and looks at Alden and whispers..
“This sounds..badly.”
Alden sighed.
“How exactly did this even start?”
Liam explains the whole thing to both of them, Once he finished explaining, Alden and Asher exchange glances. Alden face palms.
“..All of this..because of some pokes?”
Joshua pouted, arms crossed.
J0shua313: c’mon, i thought it was FUNNY.
J0shua313: plus, HE threatened to throw COFFEE PACKETS AT ME
He points at Liam.
“Oh please, YOU started it..!”
Liam scoffed, eyebrows raised.
“AND you thought I was bluffing, and I showed you I wasn’t.”
Asher interrupts before they start fighting again.
“Okay, okay. Uhm..how about this.”
“Joshua..maybe stop poking people a LOT..and Liam..stop threatening to hit people with coffee. Alright?”
J0shua313: fine..
“Fine..”
They both said.
Asher smiled.
“Good! Conflict resolved!”
…
“Now hug it out!”
Silence fell over the map, Liam and Joshua exchanged a confused look on their faces.
“What?”
Liam said.
Asher gestured expectively, his eyes shining with an unnerving enthusiasm.
“Hug it out!”
J0shua313: seriously?
Joshua and Liam hesitated, eyes darting between Asher’s eager face and each other.
Reluctant, they stepped forward. Awkwardingly, they wrapped arms around each other, a gesture of “friendship”.
Asher clapped hands, delighted.
“There we go!”
J0shua313: soorryy maan..
Liam looked down at Joshua, his expression softening.
“I-It’s… fine.”
His voice was barely above a whisper.
Alden watched, amused. Joshua’s antlers were precariously close to Liam’s face. Liam didn’t really mind.
Asher looked at both of them hugging in joy.
“They look so cute together..”
He whispered to Alden.
“Yeah..”
Alden whispered back.