darkroastbean | [IC INBOX]

[Makes eye contact. Reaches into his pockets. Sets caterpillars on the pillow.]

[SCREAMS]

WHERE DID YOU GET BUGS??

My pockets?

[Judging from the patterns and such they’re clearly some weird hell variety]

[TRIES TO SHOO THEM OFF HIS BED]

Don't carry bugs around in your pockets! That's like, the opposite of sanitary! Ugh, I'm gonna have to wash my sheets. . .

Does it really matter when I'm...well...

[Splays dragonfly wings for both intimidation and also making a point. As god intended.]

Technically there is bug all over the dorm.

[Sets about carefully gathering up the caterpillars]

[another wheeze]

That's different! It's--it's you, so that's not a problem.

[frowns and picks up a caterpillar. then immediately drops it. wegh!!]

These things are literal hellspawns, who knows what they might be carrying.

[Reaches out to catch it before it hits the ground wheeze]

[oh

;;;;remembers one of his prior memories]

Uh. Sorry. . .you treat bugs like they're your friends, right?

[Standing and walking to the wall so he can reach up and carefully feed them into the hamster tubes, pushing them to go in the direction of his room]

Friends? They're just low-level faeries...children and the weak.

[;;; JUST NOT GONNA THINK ABOUT HOW MANY BUGS I HAS BEEN HERDING THRU HIS ROOM UP TIL NOW]

But, you care about them, right? Sorry. Don't put them on my bed, but I won't squish or throw any anymore.

Why would I care about them?

You tell me! But I guess you don't need a reason to care about something. You just do it.

...I don't hate them.

That's. . .high praise for you. So I'll be more careful around them.

As long as they aren't in my room.

Gross.

Says that bug fairy dragon guy getting dirt all over my bed.

Why don't you try thinking up something you want. . .for yourself. That doesn't involve getting a reaction out of me.