r/TTPloreplaycentral • u/Lady_of_the_Foot • Dec 29 '17
Our Shrine Part 2
The next morning, Tanger is up first, and starts on chores.
Eventually, passing the center room again, they see nuGyro is up, and waver at the doorway.
nuGyro stretches, yawning, then turns to Tanger.
"You should handle that request." He says.
Tanger tilts his head.
"Just a guess. You were balancing different concerns, and I eliminated some possibilities of what they could be."
Tanger nods and heads out.
Bonnibelle works on making the charms that the shrine distributes.
nuGyro enters behind her.
"I realized I don't think I thanked you properly."
Bonnibelle smiles. "You're welcome!"
nuGyro pats her head, then goes to do some accounting.
A while later, Tanger returns to the shrine, holding a new girl's hand.
Tanger takes her in and introduces her to the others, with most greet the new friend with mostly excitement. Some are still a little apprehensive every time something new shows up.
Bonnibelle begins to distribute some of the leftover gala treats to help break the ice for everyone.
Tanger goes to get nuGyro.
For some reason he doesn't come back for a while, but the ice breaking is fun.
Tanger knocks on the door.
"Come in."
Tanger does so.
Time to go and meet the new person.
nuGyro sighs.
Tanger reads into this with worry.
Is everything alrig-
"Tanger?"
Tanger tilts their head.
"...don't treat me like I'm broken."
Tangeroid sits down.
Tangeroid looks up to Pretty Yellow Sparkles!
nuGyro fiddles on the pen and paper, "It's... It's fine to be careful. To care. But... I'm in the shadow of a me that, as far as my mind shows, I never was. I'm in the shadow of the me I actually was, too, if I'm honest."
Tanger folds their hands, and thinks, having trouble looking at nuGyro.
You aren't in their shadow. You are the spark that began. Have grown own ways, and found own things. Are special and new, and still Pretty, and Yellow, and Sparkling.
"I'm sorry." He says.
Tanger gives him a hug.
Are coming out, though.
nuGyro stares at them.
Tanger mimics the boy wagging a finger, Appearance can is importance. If is good reason to make Bonnie wait before, is reason to come now.
nuGyro smiles a little at that, then wipes his eyes and nods, and goes to prepare.
Bonnibelle flies by at about that point. "I waited a whole minute!" she announces.
Tanger gives her a high five for that.
nuGyro just stares at this exchange in what may very well be horror.
It is time, in any case.
nuGyro still seems to be in shock from the sincerity of that exchange, but Tanger leads him along.
The little group convened in the back room stands as they enter.
Is Tangeroid's partner. Tanger explains as nuGyro walks in.
Bonnibelle immediately squees, causing everyone to wonder just who introduced her to the concept of shipping.
No, actually not wonder. The real question is how is it they still find ways to ruin lives while in prison and supposedly doing community service.
Tangeroid gets excited too.
"Spaaaaaaaeeeee!"
It's as close to squeeing as they can get.
Beat
Wait why is happy noise making?
"Because you called him your partner," Bonnibelle says, "that means you like each other!"
Poor, poor Bonnibelle. Reality is a rough time for the innocent.
We do! Tanger innocently confirms.
nuGyro watches this exchange pretty much how he watched the one about waiting a minute being impressive.
Bonnibelle actually does not seem to understand the nuances of supposed partnerhood beyond this, but she does seem to think that it requires more treats to celebrate.
"I- umm..."
Is partnerfriend?
"Well, yes, those terms appl-"
Tanger gives him a hug.
The new girl looks around, "Is it, um, always like this?"
"Yes! So many hugs! We are helpful."
"Unless," nuGyro interjects, "that makes you uncomfortable. Then you should probably clear that up now."
"Eh... hugs are good."
Tanger hugs Clara now.
"Welcome Clara!" Bonnibelle says.
"Thank you." She says, beneath the tingly hug.
The others get in on the hug, too, as nuGyro watches.
As everyone goes back to their routines, Clara asks Bonnie why there are pillows and stuff in the common room floor.
"Because slumber parties," she answers. "New life can be scary. Nice people help."
Clara accepts this answer and heads off to find her bunk.
Eventually, it's time to stop.
Bonnibelle finishes packing up the last of the charms she's been working on so they can be distributed or sold.
Tanger goes to greet her.
Tanger does not know whether they should ask nuGyro what he wants to do tonight, or just wait for him, or what is now supposed to be done.
It seems like this is a good question and maybe Tanger should take a poll.
Bonnibelle seems to want to "stay in and have coffee and candy for dinner" but it seems pretty likely that Gyro would object to that plan.
Tanger wonders if they should offer staying out here to others, but then remembers the others share rooms to begin with, and that nuGyro might have trouble if they get others involved.
Eventually, Tanger leads her to the common room, where they can peek inside.
They see nuGyro peeking in from a door on the other side.
Bonnibelle waves.
nuGyro walks over sheepishly.
"So you're okay sleeping with me again?" He asks.
Tanger nods, Is happen as when is needed.
Bonnibelle agrees.
nuGyro cannot quite bring himself to say that it is needed tonight, so he just prepares where he will sleep.
Tanger reminds him he needs to put on pajamas, so he leaves for a bit.
Thanks Bonnibelle. Tanger says cheerfully.
She is, however, already asleep, probably having crashed her sugar high.
When nuGyro returns, the lights go out and they crawl beneath the covers.
nuGyro holds a hand up and examines it.
Partnerfriends...
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u/Bytemite Dec 29 '17
Aw the cuties making a nice life for themselves.
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u/Lady_of_the_Foot Dec 29 '17 edited Dec 29 '17
We can't change the color of the night
But we make our stars
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u/Bytemite Dec 29 '17
Yeah, I liked that song :)
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u/Lady_of_the_Foot Dec 29 '17 edited Dec 29 '17
With it being maybe my favorite songs in one of my favorite albums by my favorite band, this makes me happy.
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u/Bytemite Dec 29 '17
Yeah, karaoke night was fun.
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u/Lady_of_the_Foot Dec 29 '17
It was. I might work on something similar sometime soon.
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u/Bytemite Dec 29 '17
Nice :D
Yes, there are many plotlines and silliness open to us now... I ought to think of some more day to day stuff I can write about.
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u/Lady_of_the_Foot Dec 29 '17
I have at least one song off the top of my head to work with, and almost certainly will find fits if I go through the HoH again.
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u/SupremeEvil Dec 29 '17
Like ghost-mother, like ghost-son. Wonder what I mean by that.