... I still don't really understand it. [liking things. things being nice. how you feel about something being a consideration at all.] But, I... think I like you. Probably. Under the standard definition.
If you're born, you die. If you live, you kill, and eventually it's your turn. That's just how it is. Gods are dumb because they aren't part of that. They either fuck everything up or they aren't involved in anything and may as well not exist.
[wait, thought she totally caught him in a gotcha, finger raised, mouth open... because if he liked her he'd say he didn't and let her have her cake and eat it too! or does his relationship with Skulduggery mean he's siding with him out of loyalty! is he purposefully sabotaging her cake dreams? no no no stop overly complicating, Ava. this is better than daily skeleton-delivered cake, right?]
Oh. Well I think I like you too. Even uh... [you kinda upset her boyfriend.]
Um... last month? Earlier last month before the mean ghost switched places with me.
[ Parts of her dream were terrifying, but she made a new friend. She misses it. She doesn't easily pick up on what might be fear in Friday's voice. Fio beams as she thinks fondly of her dream. ]
[ Okay? That was weird! Standing in place, awkwardly for a long while. Well, Fio understands Friday is a very busy lady. ]
Good night Miss Friday...
[ Which she says, after Friday's already long vanished. She looks down at the drawing, wondering if she should take it back with her or not. After a moment, she decides to leave the paper on the desk. Spinning around on her heel, she heads back to her cabin to get some sleep. ]
Mhm. Think it's that whole. Bond vs villain dynamic they're both channeling. Very much Max's aesthetic. Which is actually kinda cute? Except they don't like when I point that out.
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