Shady

"Ah, a, uh..." Pratik thought for a moment. "An old person home, I guess? That's what they called it, though I've only seen a handful. All the elderly live in ...

Ky whimpered, scared as it felt like the ground fell from beneath her. What was happening? Why was she--? Where was she--? What--? What...? Nothing made sense. All she knew ...

"Psh." Pratik waved his hand. "I'm not waiting decades. I need entertainment. We can figure it out as we go... save the larger narrative for our nursing home adventures."

Tadaaki tensed, looking at the man. He was too cold to think. But... but... this seemed? right? At least, he thought it did. He couldn't remember where they were going. ...

Pratik grinned at him. This was adorable . He didn't realize how much he loved the idea of the two of them. He hoped they'd find their happily ever after. ...

(hahah no arguments) No. Wrong. Bad. No - no down - down bad. Up. Had to be up. Down... down bad. Ky didn't understand what was happening. Her brain just ...

"Can't wait," Pratik said, then asked playfully, "What genre do you suppose you'll go? Suspense? Mystery? Adventure? ... Romance?" He wiggled his eyebrows.

Who had her? She couldn't see anymore. It took too much energy to open her eyelids. Made her eyeballs too cold when she did. A tremor ran through her, but ...

Pratik laughed, grin growing. "Deal!"

"T-thank--" Tadaaki turned his head to look at the man, feeling vaguely unsettled. But he didn't have time to think through that, or even finish his thanks, because his distraction ...

Pratik laughed, grinning. "I'll do my best... I solemnly swear to make up ridiculous tales to tell you along the way, so you never know exactly how full of shit ...

Aleth strode forward as the gates began to creak open. Well. Stumbled. He couldn't feel a single inch of his body, either. His brain was the only thing that felt ...

Pratik smirked. "True enough... I've got more miles on me than I look. But. Well. There's entirely too much left to see to seize up now. Too much food left ...

"A-Al, sir," Aleth managed. He'd been planning on making his voice weak and pitiful to garner sympathy, and wasn't amused to discover that it was genuine. "We-we escaped a-- please, ...

Pratik nodded and offered a little smile. "Still got a bit fight in me yet, don't worry." He was far less distraught about the thought of his demise than Rickard ...