[He sits beside him, as artfully lazy in his movements as ever, and pulls off a fluffy bit of cotton candy and offers it to Yuca. Don't you dare say no--in fact don't say anything, just put it on your tongue, he seems to say.]
Look what I found. A bush that sprouts candy floss.
[Yuca leans forward slightly, nibbling a little on the cotton candy. He can't taste it, of course, but it's- nice. To be like this. Company helps, sometimes.]
[He doesn't lean into him- it's almost like Horst is reassuring a statue. But his body language isn't angry, or pushing him away. It's almost like he barely even registers Horst is there at all.]
[It's not the sort of sympathy that comes from pity; rather, Horst knows exactly how helpless he is to really help Yuca, so he's offering what little he can. He sets the empty cotton candy stick down and offers his hand to Yuca, still holding him with his other arm.]
We should do something woefully ill advised.
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[He looks up, belatedly, struggling to recognize the vampire.]
....oh. Hello. [That is the faintest little smile ever.]
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Look what I found. A bush that sprouts candy floss.
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I... don't think those exist.
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[He feeds Yuca a little more, pausing to take some for himself as well until it's nearly gone.]
I did mean what I said earlier. We ought to do something terrible.
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[Quietly. Yuca presses one hand over his eyes, almost like he's playing a game of hide and seek. New memories hurt. Everything is pounding.]
I don't know what to do.
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We'll go so you can stop thinking. We'll find something that will keep you too busy for you to feel all of this.
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You'll help me forget?
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[It's not the sort of sympathy that comes from pity; rather, Horst knows exactly how helpless he is to really help Yuca, so he's offering what little he can. He sets the empty cotton candy stick down and offers his hand to Yuca, still holding him with his other arm.]
Come with me?
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[But it doesn't matter. All roads lead to but one solution, and that's never permanent, is it?
Still, Yuca slowly lets Horst help him get to his feet.]
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Hop on. It's a surprise.
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[BRB NOT COMPUTING.]
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[THIS IS NOT A DRILL.]
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[SHUT UP HORST. :|]
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Wait--!
[he turns around and pulls a tie--he stole it earlier from Johannes--and holds it up]
I want to blindfold you first.
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[Oh my God Horst, you're going to kill him with confusion.]
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