fergalicious | takeru catchall

[ Monstrous, probable people. Okay. ]

Were they in the room you escaped into?

They were all eating, and we had to run across the table they were using to get to the exit.

They tried to eat us.

It sounds like everything was trying to eat you.

[ There's a very short moment where she's mathladymeme.png ]

Were you transported into a vore dungeon?

Maybe. It sure felt like it.

The worst thing is that we were hungry the whole time, and just kept getting hungrier.

[ Flashback to two minutes ago when he said he wasn't hungry. ]

Takeru, are you... handling this? Is this anything that you're used to?

[ She sounds almost uncertain, as if she isn't sure about whether or not she's concerned. ]

[ haha yeah. weird. anyway.

but he actually looks thoughtful as he sits on her question. ]

It's not something I'm particularly used to, no. Dangerous situations? Yes. But I can't honestly say I was prepared for what happened, but we were running on too much adrenaline at the time to really stop and think about it.

And now? Now that you have a little more time?

[ Medb isn't particularly good at anything like therapizing or comforting, but it's not like she's completely heartless or insensitive either.

She can connect a couple dots. Maybe. ]

[ it's a genuinely good question.

sasazuka is, in general, rather good at compartmentalizing bad things that happen. but usually he handles these things by himself, while now he's surrounded by so many people who don't know how to mind their business. it makes it difficult. ]

Possible potential trauma. I'll have to figure out how to deal with it.

[ There's something about that frankness that both takes her aback and almost amuses her in a way.

She gives him a small smile. ]

I think there are a few people here who'd help you in a lot of different ways.

[ But she can guess he'd rather try alone. ]

I like you, so I'd hate to see you break.

[ honestly, the thought that there are people who would help him seems rather fake, when the majority of the people didn't even look at him when they showed up in the kitchen. but. ]

I'll be fine. What would be the point in coming here if I get taken out by something like that.

No one can expect everything, can they?

[ It's something hard to admit sometimes with the size of her ego, but even she can't completely ignore all her experiences.

She's tiny, but she steps until she's squarely in front of him. ]

But if you want to do something, I'll go along with it. Not many get this offer from me, you know.

[ ...

he will reach over and give her a singular head pat. ]

Appreciated. I don't know what I'd want to do right now though.

[ ???

Medb is startled for a second, and it looks as if she doesn't know if she's offended by this head pat or not. Hello?

She wrinkles her nose. ]

Then, let's do something I want to do.

[ the persistence is funny. ]

What do you want to do?

I don't know if you'd want to do what I'd really want to do right now, but...

[ She smiles. ]

I do want to hear how your involuntary quest ended, and let's find a place to rest, hm?

[ he makes no comment on the first thing, because she is correct. ]

That's fine. We can go.

[ She tilts her head to indicate which direction she's going to walk in. To the planetarium, to looks like.

She takes a seat on one of the mats on the floor, and she gestures for him to join her. ]

[ he'll settle down

and start talking. ]

We all woke up on the floor of a strange room. When we investigated it, we were attacked with strange worm creatures, but we managed to get away from them. We were also smaller than everything else there. When we went to the next room, we found a lot of... humanoid monsters eating. It was disgusting.

To reach the exit, we had to cross the table they were eating on. They spotted us, and tried to eat us, but we got away.

[ She reaches over and touches him arm briefly. ]

I bet it was disgusting. It's good you all survived.

[ She does actually like all four who were in the CYOA well enough. To various different degrees but enough. ]

It's alarming that you'd be whisked away like that in the first place.

It was actually like how we fall asleep on Thursdays. I was walking, and then I suddenly passed out and woke up elsewhere.

[ so just... completely out of nowhere. ]

Someone tried to text me while I was gone. Apparently it said I received the message fifteen minute before he even sent it.

A time distortion?

[ Medb may be made of magic, but she doesn't know enough magic theory for this. It does have her thinking, though. ]

Did you end up getting the text when you came back?

I didn't even have my phone. All of our belongings vanished when we ended up over there, so I didn't know he texted until I returned. But it still said I had read the message when I didn't.

Weird. Really weird! I don't like that this place can mess with us like that.

[ ... ]

This really isn't as straightforward as they kept insisting it would be, hm?

Nope. I didn't expect it to be because getting a wish is never that straightforward, but it's like it keeps getting worse.

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