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itscurtains2021-07-04 12:56 am
stagemanagers) wrote in itscurtains2021-07-04 12:56 am
Week Six
[Last week, in It's Curtains, the weather changed, and with it your fortune in Dads. Discord took Salieri out - or perhaps Salieri took Discord out - and left the survivors with that much less impulse control. Nonetheless, a visit from a new friend might have provided a little bit of much-needed hope?
On Sunday morning, you'll find that the other side of the second floor has opened up - as well as the actual intended path to reach the roof garden. You can finally stop climbing up that rope every time you want to have a picnic or secret lover's rendezvous!
Outside, the weather seems to have calmed down. It's sunny again, with rather a lot of clouds. Though it's warm, the atmosphere seems very...still.]
Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday
(( Be sure to submit your memory regain and your AC for this week! As always, Hester's office hours and the merch booth remain available. ))
On Sunday morning, you'll find that the other side of the second floor has opened up - as well as the actual intended path to reach the roof garden. You can finally stop climbing up that rope every time you want to have a picnic or secret lover's rendezvous!
Outside, the weather seems to have calmed down. It's sunny again, with rather a lot of clouds. Though it's warm, the atmosphere seems very...still.]
(( Be sure to submit your memory regain and your AC for this week! As always, Hester's office hours and the merch booth remain available. ))
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He awkwardly switches arm and tries again.]
Oh- No, you don't gotta worry about that, Orpheus! It's... it's something that I wanted to do for you guys. It's not a real apology if someone else does part of the apology for you!
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Okay. [ he says. ] But do you want some company, at least?
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... Do you wanna hang out with me? Even after today?
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Of course I do. You scared us all a lot, Spongebob, but. That's only because we care about you. I heard what you told Elsa. About feeling like you're not needed. And what kind of friend would I be, if I let you keep on feeling like that?
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[He sighs, rubbing the back of his neck.]
I know you guys say I'm helping, but sometimes I feel like I don't make much of an impact on this team. And now I put Farrah in danger I'm worried that all I do is just make things worse.
What kind of good friend am I if I almost kill someone that I consider my sister!
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Spongebob, what you did was dangerous and selfish, and we're all really lucky it turned out like it did and not any worse. [ he says. ] But, I'm not mad at you. I'm just worried. I don't like knowing that you were in so much pain you thought that was the only way out. And, if we're being honest, I'm a little hurt that you didn't come to me or to one of the others to talk about it? After you saw how hurt everyone was, to hear Discord had been thinking of doing the exact same thing and didn't tell anyone.
[ He breathes out slowly, worrying his lip slightly before going on. ]
I forgive you. And we're still friends. But I need you to understand why I'm upset.
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[He starts tearing up again and sniffles.]
But I... I was just so scared of being the last one here, Orpheus. I was scared that everyone was going to leave me. I felt like my only options here was to either die by getting killed here or die alone in this school. It feels like no matter what I do, people I love keep dying around me and I don't know if this is ever gonna stop.
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I know, Spongebob. I understand, and I don't hate you. Can I... tell you what was in the photograph Hester gave me last week?
[ It might seem like something of a non-sequitur to Spongebob, but he's going somewhere with this. ]
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Yeah, of course you can tell me.
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It was a photograph of me, standing in a mausoleum filled with almost everyone I've ever known, decades in the future but looking exactly the same. I was immortal, and I'd outlived all of them. So, I know how you're feeling. And I know it's terrifying, the idea of being left behind like that. Trust me, I do.
[ He pushes off the counter and walks over to give Spongebob an awkward sideways hug, trying not to jostle his broken arm. ]
I'm still scared of that, Spongebob. And I don't blame you if you're still scared, to. But if you'll be brave, then so will I. Okay?
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No wonder Orpheus called him selfish.
After a moment he returns the hug, sniffling quietly.]
I... I promise...
[He pushes back his tears long enough to speak.]
I'm so sorry. If... If I knew I wasn't alone in my fear of being alone, I... I wouldn't have...
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[ Orpheus pats him on the back and pulls away a little, smiling. He still looks a little disappointed in him, but it's tempered by the genuine relief that Spongebob and Farrah seem to be mostly okay. ]
I should've said this earlier? But I really am glad you're still with us. You're important, and you're a part of the team, and you don't make things worse. You made a mistake, but that doesn't mean we're not friends anymore or that I hate you. Understand?
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[And nothing is going to separate them, right?
A thought pops in his head and he smiles sheepishly at Orpheus.]
Hey, you know it gets pretty boring in the Nurse's office. Do you wanna play some music together once this cake is done?
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[ And the last of that lingering disappointment melts away, as he sees Spongebob smile again. It's just... good to know he's here, and not in total despair anymore. ]
Of course. That might be a little hard with your arm like that? But I'm sure we can find something you can play with just one hand.