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It was evening, purple hasn’t slept in..who knows how long. They were mindlessly flipping through the cameras as they actively fought off sleep. Purple wasn’t properly taking care of themself, yes they walked around every now and then (mostly to fix a broken camera or to check on Heracles) but they weren’t eating, weren’t sleeping and they were slowly deteriorating on the inside. Plus their past with red was currently invading their mind no matter how hard she tried to push those memories back. They remembered the reactor malfunctioning. The fire that swallowed them. Red desperately reaching for purple’s burned hand. The feeling of betrayal when Red signed the NDA and the scars on their arms from the fire that they stare at every once in a while. Purple didn’t know why they hated red so much, but at the same time cared about them more than she cared about herself. It was so confusing, man I hate how complicated feelings are. Red couldn’t be trusted, especially when he chose a shit company over what’s right. He didn’t deserve to be Captain, maybe he should die next.
While flipping through the cameras and thinking about Red, their head started to pound and ache, their visor was getting harder to keep open and their stomach started painfully cramping from starvation. They clearly haven’t been taking proper care of themselves. It was too obvious. Sigh, they should’ve gotten up and got food at the cafeteria but after blue and whites death, she was too paranoid. What if the imp killed her the moment she stepped out of security? Which would kinda be a blessing to Purple but What if the imp killed on cams and they missed it over some pizza? They couldn’t risk anything.
but at the same time…they needed to eat something, they won’t catch any imp if they starve to death, but starving to death sounded more appealing then getting their organs ripped out and being torn to shreds. Purple always had two options for everything but they were always stuck in the middle the options.
they stared at the black and white screen. Their head pounding and their vision blurring a bit, everything was just so tiring. And against purples will, she slowly rested her head on the desk for a second and she immediately fell asleep.
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𝙍𝙚𝙙𝙨 𝙋𝙊𝙑
Red was roaming around the ship, they had just dodged a huge asteroid and was feeling quite proud of themselves. They walked to the cafeteria to get a little victory slice of pizza. “Hey yellow, is there any pizza left?” Red said, his visor sparkling and they maybe said that a little too cheerfully. “Uh yeah I’m pretty sure there is, I’ll go get it for you” Yellow said and they went to go retrieve the extra slice. While red waited, they fidgeted with their hands and thought about how they haven’t seen purple in the last 2-3 days, what were they doing in there? What could possibly be so interesting that purple had to lock themselves in the room for days?
“Here’s that slice for ya” yellow said as they handed red the plate. The pizza was warm and reds visor sparkled just looking at it. He said thank you to yellow before he went to go sit down at a table. The pizza was pure heaven, the cheese was perfectly melted, the sauce wasn’t too sweet but also wasn’t too salty and the crust was soft and warm. As they ate, their mind immediately went to Purple and how he was a little concerned for them. Yes Purps was stubborn and was distant, especially with Red but What if purple had died in security? Maybe they will check on her after this Ethereal slice of pizza.
A few minutes later but not long cuz he basically inhaled the pizza
Once he had finished his slice of pizza, he immediately got up and walked to upper engine, leaving his plate behind. Red could still smell the lingering sent of Blue’s blood in medbay as he walked by, but there was nothing he could do for blue now and plus, blue wasn’t his top priority this second. Red prepared himself for the absolute worst. Seeing purple’s blood everywhere or worse, if anything could get worse than that. Even though purple expressed a dislike for red, they still cared about her because deep down they are still purps and redsie. The duo that used to be inseparable until he signed that stupid paper…
Red knew they probably fucked up their relationship with purple. They had the choice between MIRA and purples trust and he chose the company. An idiotic move, I know but you can’t redo the past, but red wish they could. As he walked to security, he noticed that purples door wasn’t closed or locked for once, how odd. Red quietly looked in the room and saw purple sleeping peacefully, Face first onto the desk. Red didn’t expect this, they ether thought they were about to find a dead body or find themself in another short argument with purps but no, just purple, vulnerable and sleeping.
Not going to lie, it made red’s heart melt. He hasn’t see purple like this is forever and it’s a precious moment for them. He quietly walked over to purple and took off this captain coat, leaving him in just a plain ass white shirt cause he’s just basic like that, don’t bully him. And they gently laid it onto Purple’s shoulders, being just enough to keep them comfy and warm. Red thought about all the things they used to do together, all the trust they had in each other, all the times they stayed up late and talked for hours when it felt like minutes. Red didn’t want to admit it but he had feelings for Purple. And yes it’s very unprofessional to have a crush on a fellow crewmate but Red couldn’t help it, even if it was looked down upon, especially by MIRA. When red was about to leave, he heard footsteps coming from the hallway, when he looked it was Cyan! She was sweetly humming to herself and had a sketchbook in her arms.
When red saw her, he got an idea..!
“Oh! Hi Red! I didn’t see you-“ Red quickly shhh’d her and pointed to the sleeping crewmate at the desk. Cyan quickly whispered “sorry!” As she saw sleeping Purple. “Hey Cyan?” Red whispered, “yeah?” “Can you do me a favor? I don’t want purple to get hurt by..you know..a possible murderer that doesn’t exist but I’m not taking any chances” red rambled “so uhh could you sit here with them and make sure they are safe? You can draw and write and do whatever you do all you want!” Red whispered the last part happily as they gave Cyan a thumbs up, Luckily cyan agreed and sat in the corner happily, still humming. Once red knew Purple would be okay and protected, he made his way to navigation to continue his job as a Captain!
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𝙋𝙪𝙧𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙨 𝙋𝙊𝙑
Purple laid their head on the desk for at least 2 seconds before they immediately fell asleep. They didn’t want to but it happened against their will. In their unconscious state, memories replayed in her head. Specifically the ones about red. She remembers being close with them, trusting them with her secrets and weaknesses. She genuinely thought he would always be on her side, but that thought shattered the day he turned his back to her and signed the NDA. Red was a cocky bastard who genuinely thought they could be a good Captain but how can a Captain be good if they choose the company over justice and the lives of the crewmates. Honestly purple wouldn’t be shocked if Red was the imp, they kinda expected it honestly. He was known to backstab and betray, just like an imp. Purple started softly whimpering in their sleep as they remembered the pain of being burned but that wasn’t even the most painful part. It hurt even more to look up and see Red reaching out to save them, the tears in Red’s visor hurt her more than any fire could. They never wanted to see red cry, ever.
While Purple relieved horrible memories in their head, Cyan continued sketching unique crystals and writing down their healing properties. She was softly humming Hey Lover by The Daughters Of Eve before she looked up to see what the noise was. After the replaying memories ended, she relaxed and found herself alone in the security room, they looked around confused, realizing they fell asleep. Purple softly yawned and immediately went to looking at the cameras. While they were checking the admin camera, they saw a trail of blood outside the room, like a dead body was dragged into the room. Purple’s heart stopped, HOW COULD THEY LET THIS HAPPEN? Purple started breathing heavily and immediately jumped up to run to admin. As they sprinted, they noticed that no crewmates were around, like everyone left and forgot she was there. When she made it to admin, they found…reds torso ripped open, they could see reds dead face, their exposed rib cage and their organs. Purple started hyperventilating and violently vomited at the sight. Red was dead…the smell was sickening and the image of red’s dead body was now permanently burned into their head.
Before Purple could start sobbing, she woke up. She immediately sat up and started hyperventilating like in the dream but then she felt a soft weight on her back and quickly realized it was Red’s captain coat or whatever. Red’s soft scent always made Purple feel uneasy but comforted at the same time. Purple looked around the room and spotted Cyan in the corner. “Purple are you okay? Your aura seems very dark right now..” “umm yeah I’m fine. Where’s red?” Cyan gently tapped her pen against her chin as she was thinking, “probably navigation if I had to guess” without a reply, Purple stood up and speed walked to Navigation with the coat in her hands, holding it a little too tightly to her chest. As she walked through Cafe, she passed Green. “Oh hey Purple! I haven’t seen you in a-“ “I don’t have time for small talk right now green.” “Oh right sorry” green said looking down at the floor. Purple basically ran to Navigation in desperation. Yes Purple wasn’t the biggest fan of Red but it would be genuinely horrible if the Captain had died. The short run to navigation felt like forever, and when they looked into the room, they saw Red steering the ship while being face first in the Official Captains guide by MIRA.
Red Immediately put the book down when he heard the quick footsteps coming towards nav. When they looked around, they saw Purple standing there panting, looking slightly nauseous and tightly holding his coat. Red was fully prepared for Purple to start yelling at them about how they didn’t need his stupid jacket and pity but he was shocked to say the least when he saw purple’s shoulders visibly relaxed when she saw him. “Purps what’s up? You look like you’re about to pass out” Red said, his voice coming out softer than usual. “I just..I just wanted to return your coat. Next time you can keep it.” Purple’s voice was supposed to be firm but it came out a bit shaky. “Oh yeah, thanks purps!” Red said cheerfully as Purple threw the coat towards him.
Purple was relieved that red wasn’t dead. Yes red was a backstabbing hot bitch but he deserved to be alive. As purple was walking back, their carelessness had come back to bite them in the ass. Purple forgot how neglected they were and passed out outside O2. The loud thud of her head hitting the ground was startling and sickening.