Shady

“Psh!” Aashi scoffed, waving her hand. “You enjoy it, right? That’s what matters. A good painter is a happy painter.”

I… have no idea how Sadie got this obnoxious xD I’m so sorry hahaha

Sadie had a bad habit of joking around when it wasn’t, in fact, time to be joking around. Such as now. “Oh, I just came to get — POISONED!” She ...

Aashi cringed sympathetically at that. Did it get so cold that paint froze? Gods. "I'd like to see some of your work sometime, if you don't mind!"

"Oh?" Aashi smiled, interested. "What mediums do you use?"

Aashi laughed a little at that. "That hobby didn't go so well, I take it?"

Aashi nodded. "What sorts of exercises?" She'd never exercised inside, before. And she certainly wasn't going outside when all this happened. And no chance Tasia would let her sleep for ...

"Oh? Like what?" Aashi was still smiling, but it faded ever so slightly. That was exactly what she feared. Her mind wasn't active, it was over-active. And that made it ...

Thank gods . So they were all agreed. That was good. She nodded, too. ... or was it good? That he'd noticed how ill she felt? Gods. That meant... gods. ...

"Um..." Aashi hesitated, flashing a nervous smile. She had absolutely no poker face whatsoever. And they all knew it. But she couldn't very well spill her anxiety all over breakfast. ...

Tasia nodded confidently. Ky couldn’t. She took a drink of her juice, stretching it out as long as possible so it wouldn’t be obvious that she wasn’t actively eating. She ...

Tasia hesitated, furrowing her brow as she considered this. “But… it’s… no, the sun is sleeping. It’s…” She was consternated. He was wrong . But she didn’t know the words ...

“Yeah.” Tasia nodded in agreement, then giggled and whispered like she was proud she was getting away with mischief. “And then we can watch the sun when it’s asleep.”

“Oh.” She looked back at Emery, placated. “Well you’re not allowed to go outside in the dark anyway. There are monsters out there! But they’re not allowed to come inside ...