post-snek recoveries

[neonleon]

[You know?

That weird temple wasn't good, but it wasn't the worst. Not by far now that he's back in this dimension. He floats a bit aimlessly, body broken, shell cracked and falling apart, some bones and insides shattered. His head aches in a way that he can't think.

All he can really do is hope Prime doesn't find him immediately right now. The light off his ring catches his eye and he looks at it, not fully registering that it's lit up.

A promise.]

Comments

[neonleon]

Oh- Y-you think so?

[BIG SNIFF.]

Bet yours are cuter.

[pyrighteous]

I'm not going to -

[ ACHOO. it is indeed very cute. ]

[neonleon]

Ohmigosh it's adorable.

[WHY DIDN'T HE HAVE HIS PHONE TO RECORD IT.]

You can't hide that from me now, I know the truth.

[pyrighteous]

[ SNIFFLE ]

It's - um - look! You're allowed but!!

[neonleon]

You are way cuter than me, I dunno if you noticed that.

[He shifts to sit cross-legged while Hunter works. Now that the initial wave of smell is in his nose, he' a bit better around it.]

[pyrighteous]

N-no, you're much cuter! Hands down!

[neonleon]

Hmmmm....

How are we ever gonna solve this....

[He puts on a really fake-thought look, clean hand to his chin.]

We'll need an outside opinion.

[pyrighteous]

-- What? Really?

[neonleon]

Yeah, otherwise we're back and forthing forever without any resolution.

Someone out there's gotta decide which of us is cuter.

[pyrighteous]

W-well um - I mean - we could ask Dell - or post something on the Bookface?

[neonleon]

Or both. Bigger pool of opinions to help.

[pyrighteous]

Well ... I guess this is one way to announce us ...

[ He holds up his scroll to snap a selfie of the two of them. ]

[neonleon]

[He blinks, not expecting it to be right now. But it's fine, he leans in to smile bright at the scroll.]

Think your friends here'll flip?

[pyrighteous]

[ Picture TAKEN! Now he writes out a post: HELLO FRIENDS WHO IS CUTER ME OR MY FIANCE

No elaboration. Just out into the wild. Done. ]

Oh - uh - maybe? I don't know -

[ Ding comes the first notification. ]

[neonleon]

Then this'll be fun.

[He absently starts re-wrapping his fingers with the bandages.

The first message from Gus though - You obviously BUT WHAT]

[pyrighteous]

[ Hunter flops back to answer: THANK YOU, I'M ENGAGED ]

Gus seems excited already. Also, he says I'm cuter.

[neonleon]

[He'll keep wrapping up his arm for now.

SINCE WHEN??]

He hasn't met me.

[pyrighteous]

[ Tick tick tick goes the fingertips. A COUPLE WEEKS I THINK ]

Well, no. But if you tell him you live in the human realm, he's gonna go a little nuts. In a good way!

[neonleon]

Oh, he's like that huh? I can't give away all my secrets from the start.

[And then another slew of messages start coming in. Willow, Viney, Amity- All with similar reactions of WAIT WHAT????]

[pyrighteous]

Yeah you should - uh - definitely go slow -

[ Wow his phone sure is blowing up. ]

... This was a bigger surprise than I thought.

[neonleon]

...How much time passed between the last time they saw you and now?

[Just. Hearing that.]

[pyrighteous]

Well uh. The temple didn't take any time at all. So just the week I waited getting your rescue prep, and then the week you spent in the hospital?

[ So this looks super instantaneous to them, ]

[neonleon]

So they have no idea....

[Not a bad thing. He tugs the scroll over to read some of it more. A lot of surprise and questions.]

Diiiiid you plan on telling them anything?

[pyrighteous]

W-well - yeah but - it's kind of a long story, and I've been focused on you.

[neonleon]

Oh.

["focused on you" gets him right in the dokis. Now that he's finished wrapping his arm back up, he shifts to sit closer to him and look at the scroll.]

Well. When you're up for it we should tell them everything.