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I did, but that's for later, too. So - I asked the light if it knew who they were and it rolled over, like, tons of times, so it really didn't know.

So I didn't know what to do next, since I'd looked everywhere, and I asked the light if it knew.

[...]

Remember that I said I didn't get hurt at all and please don't freak out at the next part.

[ ... ]

[ he is not NOT freaking out ]

I'm making 0 promises right now. You're a very ominous storyteller.

It's not ominous! It was really nice to me the entire time and I asked it where to go and it flew into the bonfire so I walked into the bonfire after it okay fun story vision time now what's first—

[ You know what's weird about being onboard with weird magic lights doing things like

Making you eat fruit

Sometimes you have to jump off-board ]

[ Sometimes you have to jump overboard so hard and so fast all you can do is stare dumbfoundedly at your boyfriend

Like he grew two heads

Like you're not fully registering the rest of that statement. ]

[ BECAUSE SURE FRUIT COULD HAVE BEEN POISON MAYBE BUT

FRIENDLY(?) LIGHT TELLS YOU TO -

TELLS YOU TO - ]

[ HE'S GOT THIS. HE IS JUST TRYING TO COMPREHEND HIS OWN THOUGHTS. and also like tell himself it's not what he thinks it is ]

[ but it is exactly what he thinks it is. ]

[ he is trying to so hard not to freak out because gingham is right he is not injured and yet - ]

[ YET. That is also meaningless around here??? And he tries to take a deep breath and then he moves forward worried and not angry - concern, it's concern - and places a hand on Gingham's arm.

Maybe it's to make sure he's really there maybe he just needs it. ]

We're staying here. You did not jump into the bonfire after it.

[ it is not a question it is more of a yelp of panic because he does, in fact, no that answer. ]

—Okay yep not finishing the story is a valid decision.

Uh-uh. You can't lead into that and not finish.

But you asked to stay at this point—?

I meant we are not going to fun vision story time!

Oh. Yeah okay that makes more sense.

So for the record I put my hand in first to make sure it wasn't, like, actually burning.

[ rolls an 11 so he's like SLIGHTLY more on board with that plan but still v clearly concerned ]

So you decided hey that didn't hurt, I'll just step entirely into a raging fire?

[ it's not mad it's concern and panic okay ]

Okay well when you say it like that it sounds bad.

Of course it sounds bad, you could have gotten hurt.

[ He does not say die because around here getting hurt is still real and STILL important. ]

[ another deep breath and he closes his eyes. ]

... So you step in. And you promise nothing happened? No weird visions of dying, nothing?

I promise. If I'd gotten hurt I wouldn't lie to you. It felt warm, but - in a nice way? And when I was inside there was a figure there who looked like they were made of flames, and I asked if they were the person I was communicating with a moment ago. They said yes.

[ ... he seems more prepared/willing to believe that even if some of that panic is still there, evidenced by the way of how his hand hasn't left gingham's arm. ]

They called you in, with the light friend, am I understanding it right? Why?

I'm not sure, but... I think they want us to talk again. They said the inside of the fire was their hiding spot, but if I lit a fire where they could go, they'd find me again. And that they could go to "a place made for them". When I asked whether we could bring them to one of the cabins, I'd have to try in order to find out if it would work. They said they wanted to come sooner rather than later.

[ The panic has mostly subsided to curiosity, though when Phoenix lowers his hand down its to take Gingham's. Free hand going for a drink as he thinks. ]

"Where they could go," if you found them here... That must mean in Sun Sign's cabin. There's all that talk of something watching over us in cabins and that they're - old Legends? I tried talking to ours.

If they can communicate with us, it's probably here.

[takes his hand easily, giving a squeeze]

Yeah. I've been thinking maybe I should try it in the cabin sometime? I'd want to make sure it was safe, though.

I'm not sure there's a way to make sure it's safe.

[ He takes a deep breath, squeezing Gingham's hand back as he makes himself look at him. ]

Besides - you said you trust them, right? They haven't let you wrong? You'll just... tell me whenever you try to do it, right?

[ as much as he wants to - and the concern is definitely there, gingham doesn't need to be a mindreader- he doesn't insist on being there ]

Oh. Maybe not bringing them but I meant, like, the fire itself.

[he nods, though]

Of course. I'll give you a heads up. I'll probably ask someone in the Family about it soon.

There might be a metal barrel in the rage room?

[ still looks worried. ]

Okay.

[ a beat and like, to not like #stressfromworry adds, ] Thank you, for telling me.

Ooh, good idea...

[nods, though, smiling a little]

Of course I'd tell you. Thanks for listening.

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