☆57.5☆ [Fourth Wall]

[tearsofademon]

[Somewhere, somehow, there is a pile of slimes. It's a pretty impressive pile, several feet high. Blue blobby things all grinning cheerfully.

Of course, this would be just an amusing, if odd, sight, if it wasn't for the fact that at the bottom of that slime pile, there's a single human arm sticking out... and twitching.

If you listen closely, you might even be able to hear a strained voice from beneath them all...]

...somebody... a little help...

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[reveiller]

[ and this... would be a familiar face

give you a familiar level of helpfulness-- ]

I think... you may need more than just 'a little' help.

[tearsofademon]

[...okay he hears that voice and he'll push a bit harder because man that is a voice he hasn't heard in a while

which basically means he manages to push a slime out of the way of his face]

Ahh, Fuji?? Is that you?

[reveiller]

[ and here's a victory sign for your trouble! if he can take the time to be super asian, he can also take the time to help you... you'd think. but he's just calmly observing the situation, as though endlessly amused. or trying to count how many slimes really are piled on top of you.

chances are, it's both. ]

Oh. I've been remembered.

[ and a little bit of a laugh-- ] Hi. You look dashing under there.

[tearsofademon]

[Not surprising, but still.]

Er, well, that aside, it's kind of hard to breathe under here...

[reveiller]

Shh, you're managing just fine.

[tearsofademon]

You're sure about that?

[reveiller]

Think of it as my faith in you.

[tearsofademon]

That isn't really reassuring...

[reveiller]

Really? But I even put on my most reassuring tone of voice...

[tearsofademon]

Ahh, well, it's more the situation... I'm kind of being buried alive, here, after all.

[reveiller]

They're burying you because they love you, Ryner.

It's a pile of love. [ crouching down next to! ]

[tearsofademon]

Yeah, well, love hurts.

[The slimes sure are smiling.]

[reveiller]

Some things hurt more, some things are known to hurt less.

[ after that vaguely philosophical comment, he removes one slime from the pile, and puts it next to him. ]

[dreamsofahero]

Not to worry, I'm sure he has it entirely under control.

*...some best friend YOU are, Sion*

[reveiller]

He does, doesn't he? Very comfy under there and all.

[dreamsofahero]

For someone as enamored of napping as he is, it must be quite cozy indeed.

[reveiller]

Excellent insulation, right?

[dreamsofahero]

Precisely.

[reveiller]

I'm sure he'd be terribly upset if we removed him from his comfort.

[dreamsofahero]

Indeed. We wouldn't want to deprive him, after all.

[reveiller]

Which is why watching over him is the best course of action.

[ he looks over, a fourteen-year-old boy at peace with the world. ] You must be his best friend.

[dreamsofahero]

Oh dear, I'm afraid you have me at a disadvantage...

[reveiller]

Not really. I don't remember your name.

I'm Fuji; it's nice to meet you.

[dreamsofahero]

And yet you still seem to know who I am.

Sion Astal; a pleasure.

[reveiller]

Well.

Ryner isn't the sort who talks about himself. But he talked about you.