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[erhabenheit]

[Bass is sitting outside of Mimmi's room on Deck 6. He has his legs drawn up, his head between his knees and his hands over his ears. Every so often his shadow will pipe up and hiss or laugh.]

DADDY DOESN'T LOVE YOU

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what, you thought i could resist?

[maddattik]

[She should be lying down, but she got hungry and bored, so Attika's walking from her room (elevators are so claustrophobic, don't you think?) up toward the top deck when she sees Bass.

And, well, hey, it's not like she knows his face, so it's not like she knows him, exactly, but everything about his posture screams distress and she's a mommy first and foremost. She can't ignore that.]

Um.

[She crouches nearby carefully, obviously favoring her right side.]

...Did you get locked out?

I WAS HOPING YOU WOULDN'T <3

[erhabenheit]

[Bass draws his legs in tighter, fingers curling so his nails dig into his hair.]

Go away.

-lying, he's lying, not you, not ANYONE

He's a liar, liar, LIAR LIAR-

ALL FOR YOU BB

[maddattik]

[Wow. And she thought she had problems with her shadow.

The logical explanation here is that Bass is Infected, too. Clearly. She reaches out with her left hand to touch his arm gently.]

[erhabenheit]

[Bass jerks away from her hand with a snarl, dragging his nails down the side of his face as he bares his teeth. Sure, he has these thoughts, but he can usually just turn them off whenever he wants.]

Are you fucking deaf?! Leave me alone!

[maddattik]

[She's so surprised by the outburst that she loses her balance and tumbles, yelping when she hits the floor.

Good job, Bass. That probably tore something.

But Attika's still a mother. Bass isn't rid of her yet. She sits back up slowly, looking him over carefully.

Are those tattoos on his cheeks? Kids these days.]

If...If you've been locked out, you should ask for a new key.

[erhabenheit]

[Bass doesn't move even when she yelps, but he doesn't lunge at her or snarl again.]

I'm waiting for someone.

She has to be inside but he doesn't want to knock. HOW PATHETIC IS THAT?

[Bass's knuckles click like a key in a lock and his fingernails bite into synthetic skin.]

[maddattik]

Oh....

[Attika turns her attention to the door.]

Why don't you want to knock? Are you afraid she won't answer?

[And she's looking at him again.]

If she's inside, darling, I'm sure she will.

[erhabenheit]

I'm not afraid.

[Bass spits the word out as if it tastes foul, and he wrenches to the side to give her his back.]

Go away. Leave me alone.

We don't want to talk to you. Go take care of yourself already.

[maddattik]

[Yeesh, you offer a friendly gesture, and this is what you get. Poor boy's obviously never learned better manners.

It makes her wonder what kind of person Bass' father is.]

I'm fine. There was a...doctor? But alright. If you want to be left alone, that's okay.

[Getting back up is hard. Maybe crouching next to Bass was a bad plan. She never realized how much she uses her arms until suddenly using one of them hurt this badly. But she will manage, thankyouverymuch.

She pauses, looking at Bass' shadow.]

It will go away, you know. It'll be okay.

[erhabenheit]

We know.

[Bass himself doesn't say anything.]