CICONIA: WHEN THEY CRY

[insinning]

It's a holy night. Silent night.

All is calm.

Everything is b r i g h t.

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[insinning]

[Have an elbow to the ribs, Oria]

Stop teasing me, why would they when this is supposed to be an action fantasy--

[aaaah covering his face again help]

[dissimulative]

Told ya.

[ Despite the elbow to the ribs, Oria wheezes out a laugh. ]

There's romance no matter the genre. For a 15 rating, it's not so bad.

[insinning]

[ He's still so embarrassed. Maybe it's because Oria has been teasing him. Or it's weird to see this with a friend. Grumble grumble]

What happened to the story?

[But when he lifts up his head, it's finally done. Phew.]

[dissimulative]

Sidelined just a bit, but we're getting back to it now.

[ He pats Sinclair. There, there. ]

I see why it's such a hit now despite everything else.

[insinning]

So you're interested in that too?

[hiss...as much as Sinclair can hiss. He just deflates and continues watching while pouting ]

[dissimulative]

Interested in what?

[ He eats another peep. Down the hatch you go. ]

[insinning]

The makeout scenes.

[ is Sinclair just weird for being the only one to get flustered by them...]

[dissimulative]

[ Sinclair is the normal one here, fortunately. Oria hums, thinking about it while still watching the movie. ]

Hm, no. Not really. It's actually a pretty big turn off. I like that stuff to be private in real life and not used as a time filler in media. They really could have done something else with the time they used to have a makeout scene.

[insinning]

Oh. [ Sinclair relaxes a tiny bit. Good. What is good. He doesn't know why that is good but...]

That's true...now I'm confused by where the story is meant to be.

[dissimulative]

Oh, it's—

[ Oria succinctly explains the plot so far to Sinclair in an easily digestible manner and eats another peep. ]

They're gonna take on the big bad now. Looks like the knight got a sword power upgrade too. Power of love or whatever.

[insinning]

[ How did Oria keep track of this ??]

I...see. So the other guy has to wear the one necklace even though it's corrupting?

[incredible ]

[dissimulative]

[ He makes use of his P3 levels for the most mundane shit ever... ]

Yeah, and they're hoping to beat the villain in time before they go full corruption mode.

[insinning]

Oh. Hm. It doesn't look good.

[ ganba little villager who Tried]

[dissimulative]

[ Goodbye little villager... ]

I'm pretty sure they'll have something like a last resort...

[ Right?? ]

[insinning]

I hope it doesn't end with someone sacrificing themselves.

[ And they reach the volcano after a long journey to face the Great Evil. Sinclair is beginning to get sleepy watching...]

[dissimulative]

[ Oria thinks there's a good chance of that happening, but won't say anything about it. Moreover, he notices Sinclair. ]

Hey, you sleepy? The movie is almost over.

[insinning]

Mm...no. I'm not sleepy.

[ He wants to spend more time with Oria, not waste it sleeping. He begins to drift off though during one of the long meandering fight scenes through dark and fiery caverns. Then as the great evil is defeated it reaches out for the one necklace...]

[dissimulative]

C'mere.

[ Oria pulls Sinclair closer to him so that they can pay attention! They watched so much of it! They should watch it to the end.

The great evil disintegrates, leaving ashes behind. The heroes have won and the corruption... oh, it's ticking... and ticking...

The deuteragonist has become the villain and is now the hook for the sequel movie. Fellow knights to lovers to enemies. People are gonna eat this UP. There's only one thing Oria says when the credits roll: ]

Wow.

[insinning]

[ Wait isn't this basically snuggling...help... Sinclair squints at the ending credits]

... that's a cheap ending.

[ ending like that? Come on...]

[dissimulative]

Who knows when they'll make the second movie now?

[ Oria agrees on how it's a cheap ending though. He keeps Sinclair... yeah, they're basically snuggling on the beanbag chair. ]

If you wanna sleep, you can now. Or should I carry you to your bed?

[insinning]

That's embarrassing...

[ He doesn't need to be carried. And Oria is warm and he pulled Sinclair close to begin with, so Sinclair snuggles a little more.]

You're not sleepy, are you?

[dissimulative]

[ Oria is just like any living person and is warm—just a little less warm as the average person. ]

Nah, not sleepy.

[ But he notices Sinclair snuggling a little more. It's very cute.

His heart rate doesn't change at all. ]

C'mon. Let's get you to bed.

[insinning]

Alright...[ Sinclair sighs but he'll move with Oria's prompting. It was comfortable like this after all]

[dissimulative]

[ Oria helps out in leading Sinclair to the bed and tucks him in. ]

See you tomorrow.

[ His voice is soft and quiet as he runs his fingers through Sinclair's fluffy hair. He'll lock the door on his way out. ]

[insinning]

[ He had wanted to ask Oria one more time about how he was feeling but exhaustion finally catches up to him.

But not before he manages to send one last message.

good night. ]