And you can't pull me down

[musacal]

[ There's a groundhog anxiously pacing around the halls when suddenly everyone appears in the lobby and she's rushing up after all the initial reactions. ]

Wh... What happened?!

[ And where the FUCK is Maya UHHHHH ]


(ooc: y'all can respond to this however you want and make any generic top levels you need!)

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[employeeoftheyear]

I-I didnt. I stayed with you, like I said I would. And dear Neptune you’re still here.

[There were still a lot of things Spongebob was uncertain about. He didn’t have the slightest idea how to stop the Wizard. They don’t know if Hester is alive, much less okay. They don’t know if the Wizard’s going to pull an even worse motive next week as punishment.

But his sister was saved from the Wizard’s wrath, and that’s all he needed right now.

He breaks the hug, slightly, to grin at Maya.]

I guess it’s my turn to tell you to never pull anything like that again.

[mayavericks]

You will... have to get in line for that one.

[Peregrine and Janis both have been saying it since they found her. Still... even if she hurts and her leg is still bleeding, she cannot help but smile.]

I promise I will not.

[employeeoftheyear]

[He laughs, genuine and boisterous.]

Good, and I promise I won’t do anything stupid either.

[Well... anything stupid that would get him killed.]

I’m just so glad I didn’t have to pick between my sisters. I already hurt one sister this week; I didn’t want to hurt the other.

[mayavericks]

No, no more terrible choices. [Maybe she sounds a little choked up. Maybe she's sounded like that for the last ten minutes]

I am sorry I put you through that.

[employeeoftheyear]

[It’s alright, Spongebob has been talking through tears through all of this.

He runs his fingers through her hair in a comforting motion.]

I forgive you. I’d be a big hypocrite if I hated you for this after I scared all of you guys with my dumb idea.

Sometimes you do stupid things when you’re scared.

[mayavericks]

You're -- truly the better sibling of the two of us.

[It's getting harder to talk. The shock of the last few hours is wearing off, leaving her to be hit by exhaustion and grief all the same.]

[employeeoftheyear]

Aww hush. I’m sure if you were the one who attempted murder on Wednesday and I was the one who succeed in murder today that I’d be calling you the better sibling while you tell me that you don’t hate me for what I did.

[But he senses Maya getting more tired.]

But we can argue this later. I’m no good with helping injuries but do you need any food or water now?

[mayavericks]

Water might be nice. And -- [Well, she gave her locker code to Janis who is... effectively useless (affectionate) at this point.]

Will you get something from my locker for me and take it to my room? There should be a bundle of letters. You can... read the one for you while you're at it.

[employeeoftheyear]

Ok, I'll be right back, I promise.

[In actuality, he comes back a little bit later than he intended. He wanted to wait until after he knew Maya was okay, but his curiosity got the best of him as he read the notes.

So when he comes back with two bottles of water, he barely has time to set them down before he scoops Maya up into a tearful hug.]

I would never be disappointed in you. I... I can't believe you'd trust me enough to stop you, even after...

[He doesn't finish it. He figures that reminding Maya of Wednesday morning wouldn't be the most calming thing right now.]

[mayavericks]

[She doesn't quite anticipate the reaction she gets from him. Though, if she is honest with herself, part of her barely remembers what had been written. It had been a long day, after all.

Still, she opens her arms and cradles him.]

With how all of these trials have gone, I... was afraid. It wasn't as if I had done any of it accidentally. Some part of me had wanted to do it, and --

[She trails off. He's hard all of this already.]

[employeeoftheyear]

[Spongebob rests his head on Maya's shoulder, and sniffles a little.]

I'm tired of us being angry at each other. We're... we're all in the same boat, right? We're all scared and worried of what the future holds. A-and I think that should bring us closer together than anything else.