Cavity

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firecracker
- 1 month before the events of TATOK

if you are looking for something funny, wholesome and/or humorous from this story, I suggest you leave. ':) this is a snippet of the least wholesome section of probably the entire story ':)

a: fever, starvation, dehydration, sleep deprivation, heat exhaustion-
s: who is it?

a: [redacted].

s: (his face falls) ...oh. \_end

S: looks like a husk of a person. what happened?

C: (shrugs) dunno. choking on the air out there though. not the nicest sight.

S: I wouldn't imagine so.

C: I've never seen a kid like that at this state. I wonder what broke 'im.

S: really though. you have to lose your mind to let yourself get like this. as much as I hate that guy...

C: choking on air.

S: choking on air. \_end

s: you.

r: ...

s: respond.

r: ...

s: (he sighs) I'm tired of this.

r: ...

s: why are you here?

r: ...

s: did you hear me?

r: ...

s: (he narrows his eyes) ...respond.

r: ...

s: tomorrow then. fine.

r: ...

s: (he starts getting up) we'll do this tomorrow.

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s: now then.

r: ...

s: clause said he found you choking on air out there.

r: (shifts) that's not his business.

s: (he laughs) oh, so now you talk.

r: (huffs)...

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s: again, why did you come here?

r: I want to go home.

s: ...huh.

r: ...

s: Sure. That explains SO much.

r: ...

s: Well then. I can easily take you back, if you wa-

r: no! I don't need help. I want t... I need...

s: ...

r: (clutches head) -leave... leave me alone.

s: you look tired.

r: I'm fine...

s: if you say so.

r: I'M FINE!

s: okay! okay!

r: GO AWAY!

s: THIS IS MY

s: KINGDOM I CAN GO WHERE I WANT!

r: (sobbing)

s: ...

r: (sobbing)

s: how productive.

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s: not to say I give a

s: about you, not to say I care, but... you don't look good.

r: ...

s: as much as you are, I'm a nice guy.

r: ...

s: are you okay?

r: ...

s: (his brows furrow) seriously, kid. you don't look all that great.

r: ...

s: Yeah, I'm not a

s: therapist, okay? But I'm not messing around.

r: ...

s: ...

r: ...

s: ...

r: ...

s: (he looks sad) do you need something to drink? eat?

r: (slumps)...

s: ...

r: (crying?)...

s: oh- there's no need to cry-

s: (he leans over)...do you want a hug?

r: (nods)... ...

s: ...is there anything I can do for you? Is there any way I can help?

r: d o n ' t k n o w.

s: I won't let you go on like this. you'll die.

r: already have. death's nothing.

s: (he frowns) don't say that. whatever happened, you did not deserve to end up like this. this is horrible.

r: I want to go home.

s: why are you out here alone?

r: ...

s: (he sighs, getting up)...I'll get you some water.

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Steve: you're fine to go?

River: ...

Steve: if you're not, you can stay here for longer.

River: ...

Steve: you're so skinny. you look like you haven't slept in weeks. What even was it that happened to you?

River: I'm going home.

Steve: you sure you don't want me to contact Permafrost?

River: ...

Steve: does she know you're out here?

River: ...

Steve: do you need help?

River: ...

Steve: ...

River: no.

Steve: ...

River: I'm going.

Steve: ...be safe. goodbye.

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