The encounter with Delirium in the Popcorn Room had disturbed A deeply. He hadn't realized quite how changed he was until suddenly his mind had been back then. Wishbone's welcome distraction had gotten him away from her, but he still felt the weight he'd spent the last few years pulling himself out from under
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Hey, he said, nudging A with his nose. The meanie's gone now.
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He didn't want Wishbone to understand, but he couldn't not at least try to explain.
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"HAAAIIII-wha!? Watch it! Shit! Watch what you're doing!" The heavily pierced young man had practically jumped out of his skin. "I mean, shit, who just crouches down and hides from people!?"
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That kind of snark wasn't like A at all normally, but he was shaken and trying to find a way to balance.
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Rat was shaken as well, but wasn't going to admit he was spastic and jumpy. He crossed his arms defiantly. "Well...that's just...good. Uh."
The digging guy seemed nervous and it was starting to affect Rat as well. He tried again for sarcasm. "Who digs in a garden in February, anyway?" But his heart obviously wasn't in it. He squinted at A. "You do any kind of martial art?"
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"If I dig now, then the ground will be ready when it's time to plant," he explained with more patience. "And I, I, there was, I needed to learn some to be safe." A shuddered at the fresh burst of unwanted memories and glanced away.
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The jaunty tune almost died when he saw the way A hunched oveer his work; smelled the distress. But he kept it up, determined to at the very least try and cheer his 'little brother' up some. He crouched across from A on the last note, inspecting the worked earth with a critical eye. "You're going to put a legion of earthworms out of work, kiddo, being so thorough."
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She rounded the corner and smiled at A, until she saw the hunch of his shoulders.
"Heya Chef," she said with a little smile. "What's doin?"
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"You okay?"
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"I'm getting ready for spring," he whispered.
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"Flowers meant to attract butterflies. It will make it even prettier for having picnics."
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