truth, lies, and in between

[createdequalist]

They're walking along, just idly exploring the corridors, and Noatak is almost pathetically glad for it. He'd missed his trust, his companionship. Missed him.

The room he chooses looks innocent enough, which, of course, doesn't mean anything. Still, he steps in--if there's any chance of getting back, then it has to be in a room.

And maybe he'll

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[isntbroken]

He follows Noatak, and what a reassuringly familiar feeling that is.

"Good job," he says after a cautious glance around. "Whatever it is, I already like it better than the room with the afro circus and that little yellow weirdo who wouldn't stop laughing at me and all your awful jokes."

[createdequalist]

His lips quirk up. "Well, I liked an appreciative audience." Stepping further into the room, he looks around for any hint of what it might be. It looks cozy, actually--comfortable chairs, big windows (all right, even though the room doesn't face outside), and even a small tea set at the cozy table in the corner.

"It smells good," he says, nodding towards the tea. "I don't trust it, but I want to."

Noatak blinks. That...wasn't what he was going to say, was it?

[isntbroken]

Huh. Wandering over, he regards the tea alongside Noatak. "Yeah, I know that feeling," he says gruffly, feeling slightly melancholy-- "Aw, damn it!" Facepalm. "I'm trying not to say stuff like that anymore- uh."

With the sudden feeling that he does not like this room, Lu Ten turns around and- "The door's gone. This is the part where the giant millipede croc jumps out at us, right?"

[createdequalist]

Noatak keeps his eyes on the tea, smile turning wry. "I deserve it."

"There's no place for one to hide," is what he means to say.

What he actually says is, "I certainly hope not. I've been scared of them since I moved to the city."

Noatak's eyes widen.

You know what, he does not like this room either.

[isntbroken]

Maybe if he stares hard enough at the lack of door it'll reappear. And it's easier than looking back, right now. "That doesn't mean I gotta keep giving you crap about it, not when I want to be friends again."

Okay, now he turns back toward Noatak, raising his eyebrows. "That is adorable. You know they don't actually exist, right?" ...well, that was mostly what he wanted to say, anyway.