>>5194870You immediately start drafting insults. Comebacks. Ammo for the inevitable gloating and teasing. This is it, you mutter to yourself as Talbot turns your way with a dreamy look on his face, you’ll never hear the end of it once he tells the others! I-It was just another encouraging kiss, damn it, it didn’t mean anything! A gasp of horror escapes your lips as you consider the implications: if… if <span class="mu-s">ART</span> finds out-
This time it’s <span class="mu-i">your</span> turn to be interrupted mid-rant. Leaning in close, Talbot stares deep into your eyes as you find yourself catatonic! LY, you shout out in your head, <span class="mu-s">DO SOMETHING!</span>
And that’s when it connects–you barely even noticed the pillow slip from your hand. Smacking you upside the head with it, Talbot gives you a wry grin as he lets his weapon drop to the floor.
“Hate to say it, Stan, but you’re right…”
Bit by bit the tracksuited terror’s confidence comes back–from the brazen angles of his stupid hair to the cocksure look in his eyes. “Maybe I <span class="mu-i">DO</span> have some pieces of that shitheel <span class="mu-r">LICH</span> floatin’ around in me, and maybe I <span class="mu-i">AM</span> still a freak thanks to those nerds at the lab!”
You feel a warm, firm hand slap you on the back as your fellow Evening Sanitation Coordinator gives you a genuine smile!
“Sure, I might be much stronger than you now given what we saw at the saloon,” He adds as his hand lingers on your back, “but every time I’ve stood on the brink, you’ve been there to pull me back up again.”
He knows you <span class="mu-i">threw</span> that match, right? You can still totally kick his as-
“Don’t be a sore loser. Anyways,” he sighs as you consider the pros and cons of slugging him in the jaw, “I’m not good at this kind of stuff, so stretch those ears open and listen good, okay?” As Talbot leans in even closer, your murderous intent fades as your heart kicks into high gear again. “I uh… I’m glad… that you’re… you’re there. For me. Okay?”
You respond with a weak nod. O-okay.
And that’s when <span class="mu-i">HE</span> goes to kiss <span class="mu-s">YOUR</span> cheek!
<span class="mu-r">STANLEY EMERGENCY SYSTEMS ACTIVATED! RESPONSE TIME RAISED TO MAXIMUM SPEED! REFLEXES BOOSTED ACCORDINGLY! ACTIONS REQUIRED–CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING!</span>
>LET HIM! IT’S ONLY FAIR!>EVASIVE MANEUVERS! LEAP TO SAFETY!>DEPLOY COUNTERMEASURES! POSSIBLE INTERCEPTING TOOLS INCLUDE: PILLOW, RACCOON, OR ITEM!>WRITE-IN!INTERCEPT WITH LIPS! 