>>5153277>>5154527You accept the opportunity to rest, leaning back and allowing the sofa to ease you into it's tender grip. All along your body muscles cried out, what was tight and stiff beginning to slacken. The Prince had produced his own slim device, a tablet that birthed from it an opaque display. Peter notices you watching and turns his hand to hide the screen. The boy exhales through his nose and continues with the thing concealed. You shrug and turn your attention elsewhere, a yawn escaping from you. Haruki did the same, stretching out her long body before turning to face you. "How is it going with your Phobos? Do you like it?" You asked Ruki, her slim eyes waver for a second before she manages to produce a slim smile.
She wiggles her way closer to you, talking low even though you were the only one who could understand the words.
<span class="mu-r">"It's okay. I'm sure I'll get the hang of it. Linking was weird... I've seen things, but I know they aren't real. They can't be. Even though I can feel things in there. Memories made instantly. Tastes, places, faces. I'm sure it'll fade. What about you?"</span> Haruki was telling the truth, she hadn't lied to you yet. You doubted she would. She looks away, clearly embarrassed a little by the reveal. Her worn thoughts probably hounded her, maybe she was imagining your reaction. Maybe you'd scorn her, judge her for her openness. Be hateful or rude. You wouldn't, the same thing had happened to you. Even the prince was hesitant to address the possibility of something even happening.
<span class="mu-r">"Me too. I've been seeing things. A lot of pain and sorrow. Cold. Death. I think I see my home, it's all a mess. I see this… figure. It stalks me. She stalks me."</span> Ruki's eyes were soft, dark and deep the orbs glinted wetly, catching the light they swallowed you up. You stared into her, the long girl simple watching up back at you through sleepy eyes. Haruki seemed to have been expecting something. You weren't sure what she might want, you ignored the pair who had returned to kissing in the background. Everyone was ignoring the display. Tony even takes the game up against himself. You couldn't reach her shoulders, you settled on patting her head. soft and short the strangs of her hair slipped smoothly through your fingers, you liked it. Ruki shifts giving you a better angle, gladly accepting the gesture, as you go to stop her hand grabs your own. Without saying anything she returns it to her head, clearly not satisfied yet. You pay the girl's head more attention, ruffling her hair further you didn't notice when she had fallen asleep but before long you joined her.
