yuel

[bonetiddies]

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[bonetiddies]

Well. Couldn't your curiosity have been sated in a single glance? Why continue to look.

[fluffier]

Because! I didn't get what I was lookin' at... It took a minute.

[bonetiddies]

[It's too late, she's having fun teasing now.]

I won't judge you. We're meant to be chasing our passions.

[fluffier]

[ She's actually shocked that Harrow isn't embarrassed?? ]

That's not one of my passions! I just saw things were appearin' so I wished for my foxflame...

[ And got fiery foxes. ]

[bonetiddies]

[She would be embarrassed if it was hers! But it's not, so it's funny.]

. . . Oh.

[Well, she'll stop teasing so much.]

That happened to me, too. I wished for something to clean my sword with, and got sandpaper.

[fluffier]

[ She makes a face. ]

Seems like somethin' funny is goin' on. [ Sighing, she gives Harrow a curious look. ] Ya know... I didn't expect you to tease me.

[ . . . ]

Are ya used to lookin' at naughty stuff?

[bonetiddies]

[There you go! Immediately, she's embarrassed!]

It isn't that! But we're both adults, and in a place like this - there's no reason to be surprised!

[fluffier]

[ Coincidentally, Yuel is also less embarrassed when the attention isn't on her.

She hones in on the response, leaning close. ]

Oho? Have ya been gettin' up to... fun?

[bonetiddies]

No! [Ahhh.] I haven't been doing anything like that. I'm meant to wallow in misery, not - have fun!

[fluffier]

[ She's not convinced. ]

That doesn't sound very indulgent. How do ya know yer not supposed to have fun?

[bonetiddies]

[Showing her hand, marked with the symbol for Despair.]

[fluffier]

[ She is STILL not convinced. ]

That ain't fair... What d'ya plan to do then? Just be sad?

[bonetiddies]

I think I'm expected to dwell on certain things I've sought to avoid. I've often tried to push past negative experiences, and Despair suggested I ought instead to spend more time thinking about them.

[It does seem like a bummer, doesn't it?]

[fluffier]

Thinkin' about them... In a positive light? Like event ya face yer fears through exposure?

[bonetiddies]

. . . It's possible. I'm not sure anything positive will come of it.

[fluffier]

[ She crosses her arms, and her tail flicks behind her, her irritation carrying. ]

I'm gonna have a talk with Despair and get to the bottom of this. It ain't fair if everyone else is eatin' and kissin' and yer all miserable.

[bonetiddies]

[Yuel. That's sweet. She smiles just a little.]

It's really all right. I'm not much of an. . . eating and kissing type.

[fluffier]

Oh really? Ya didn't mind the steak I made fer ya the other day.

[ pokes her belly ]

[bonetiddies]

[Poked. In. The. Belly. This is only possible because Yuel knocked some of her rib-bones off earlier, otherwise Harrow has a bone corset that protects her. Anyway, she looks kind of stunned, because absolutely no one has ever done this to her before.

Yuel. . . your casual touching. . . ]

Er. Well, I do eat. I just don't make it a pasttime.

[fluffier]

[ Oh yeah, Yuel should probably help her collect those... ]

So do ya like doin'?

[bonetiddies]

I'm not sure. I don't really. . . do very much for enjoyment.

[fluffier]

[ closes my eyes at that typo ]

Ever? [ ??? ] Didn't you and yer friends ever do something just for fun?

[bonetiddies]

[. . . Well.]

I've never had any of those.

[fluffier]

[ Oh... ]

But yer close with yer family right? They count too!

[bonetiddies]

[. . . Laugh track.

No, she. . . knows she told Yuel something like that. But it doesn't really matter here, does it, to keep up the pretense? It's safe here to admit it - ]

All that's left of my family is me and my two elder aunts. When they die, I will be the only one who remains.