Tempest Briar flung the door open. “Come on. Let’s get this over with.”
They/he
“the wist i knew would never allow a straight boy in their stories” ~Omni “Hi Omni can I request wist get the role mom friend :]" ~winter “ah yes, fear Wist's smile :) <- speaks of layers and layers of secrets” ~mint
Inside was a small waiting room, decorated with all-black wallpaper and fake black plants. Other denizens were slumped in cheap chairs around the room, most of them malnourished and dressed in ragged clothing. One was rocking themself back and forth, muttering hollowly.
Tempest Briar hissed. “Ouch. This person definitely has an aesthetic.” He stepped further into the building. “Well, where do you think we should go?”
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“the wist i knew would never allow a straight boy in their stories” ~Omni “Hi Omni can I request wist get the role mom friend :]" ~winter “ah yes, fear Wist's smile :) <- speaks of layers and layers of secrets” ~mint
Pel was about to say he wasn’t sure, when suddenly, a robot materialized in front of them. He jumped backwards, remembering the guards from the elevator.
“Name, please,” it asked in a bored voice. It held up a clipboard with a list of names on it, with some of them crossed off. Pel hoped it meant they’d had their turns being experimented on, not that they’d been terminated or anything…
Tempest Briar frowned. “We didn’t give our names to the guards. How would you have ours?”
The robot sighed. “Name.”
Tempest Briar rolled his eyes. “Fine. Tempest Briar.”
They/he
“the wist i knew would never allow a straight boy in their stories” ~Omni “Hi Omni can I request wist get the role mom friend :]" ~winter “ah yes, fear Wist's smile :) <- speaks of layers and layers of secrets” ~mint
The robot didn’t respond, it just moved on to a group of people that had just entered.
Tempest Briar huffed. “What an enlightening answer. Thank you so much!”
They/he
“the wist i knew would never allow a straight boy in their stories” ~Omni “Hi Omni can I request wist get the role mom friend :]" ~winter “ah yes, fear Wist's smile :) <- speaks of layers and layers of secrets” ~mint
Tempest Briar sighed. “Hey, Pel. Did you manage to sneak a look of the roster? To see who we’re after?”
They/he
“the wist i knew would never allow a straight boy in their stories” ~Omni “Hi Omni can I request wist get the role mom friend :]" ~winter “ah yes, fear Wist's smile :) <- speaks of layers and layers of secrets” ~mint
Tempest Briar sighed. “So I guess we just… wait.” She sighed. “Because even laying in wait to be poked and prodded by some scientist man has to be boring.”
They/he
“the wist i knew would never allow a straight boy in their stories” ~Omni “Hi Omni can I request wist get the role mom friend :]" ~winter “ah yes, fear Wist's smile :) <- speaks of layers and layers of secrets” ~mint
Pel huffed a laugh. “Right.” He wanted to make some joke, too, but words failed him (as they so often did). So instead, he just gestured awkwardly around the room. “Feel like taking a seat, or no?”
Tempest Briar shrugged. “Do you think the chairs will somehow eat us?”
They/he
“the wist i knew would never allow a straight boy in their stories” ~Omni “Hi Omni can I request wist get the role mom friend :]" ~winter “ah yes, fear Wist's smile :) <- speaks of layers and layers of secrets” ~mint
Tempest Briar hummed. “What do you think they’re doing in there?”
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“the wist i knew would never allow a straight boy in their stories” ~Omni “Hi Omni can I request wist get the role mom friend :]" ~winter “ah yes, fear Wist's smile :) <- speaks of layers and layers of secrets” ~mint
You know that place between sleep and awake, that place where you still remember dreaming? That’s where I’ll always love you. That’s where I’ll be waiting. — J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan
