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[canihelpyou]

Who: Climber and Clarice and all the people
When: Day 23, morning
Where: Everywhere
What: Apartment hunting

[Since Clarice is not too keen to spend every night hoboing in the hallways, her and Muppet are now on the hunt for a permanent place of residence. Knock knock any room in here?]

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And ground into dust, ffff

[whocanhelpinthebigbadwolf]

...

[And there are no words. No, no, no, everything inside her was screaming it was a lie, but something seemed off when she left Climber and the way he was talking and-]

[If Muppet chanced a look up, he'd see something new. There was lost, there was worried and anxious, even fear. But there was always that drive to fight before, some anger or spark or even despair mixed whenever she showed fear before. Something that always said she wasn't down and out, even for the worst of times they've been through.]

[Not this time. If he looked, he would just see pure terror on Clarice's face.]

Re: And ground into dust, ffff

[canihelpyou]

[Oh. Oh why did I look up this is exactly the look I didn't want to see]

C-Clarice...

[whocanhelpinthebigbadwolf]

[She wasn't weak, she wasn't some scared little girl, she wasn't. She faced killer statues and not!zombies and lions, she wasn't afraid of just some shadowy wolf, she wasn't-]

[WhAT a nAUghtY chilD]

[Why wasn't he here, he had to come, he wouldn't fail her now]

[She takes a step back.]

[canihelpyou]

[canihelpyou]

[Of course she would, of course she'd be scared, of course she wouldn't want to be around you

Taking several steps back himself]

I... I-I'm sorry, I'm sorry...

1/2

[whocanhelpinthebigbadwolf]

[He was here, he was here, he was here. Why, why was he here, it was supposed to be done, it was supposed to be over, they were supposed to go home and just have the park and she would have to just be careful of Karl when she visited, but maybe some of those tournament people could visit Climber and all of this Big Bad Wolf business was supposed to be behind them.]

[But no, he was here, he was in Climber, he was in Climber and Climber could-]

[Could-]

[whocanhelpinthebigbadwolf]

[-could go away.]

[And for once, it's Clarice whose giving Climber the tackling hug.]

You're not allowed to disappear, vanish, or anything like that. I forbid it! [Her voice is desperate and afraid, but for more reasons than just the Big Bad Wolf.]

[No, she wasn't going to have Climber leave her like that again, once was almost more than she could bear.]

[canihelpyou]

Ah- [Topples over, crashing to the ground and. And too surprised to hug her back, to do anything but stare at her. She doesn't want me to go to disappear she really doesn't? But too scared to actually ask, terrified of the answer here]

[whocanhelpinthebigbadwolf]

And you're not allowed to not hug back when I hug you, you idiot!

[It's wrong, he's supposed to be huggy and annoying her with his touching, he's not supposed to be still when she's hugging him for once.]

[canihelpyou]

[...Wraps his arms around her, hugging her tight with trembling arms.]

[whocanhelpinthebigbadwolf]

[Despite herself, her own arms are shaking. There's a part of her that's still terrified by the Big Bad Wolf, but there's a bigger part that's still terrified of that image of Climber utterly still and lifeless in her arms, scorched and singed.]

[canihelpyou]

I'm sorry... I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

[whocanhelpinthebigbadwolf]

Shut up, you didn't want it, it's not your fault so stop apologizing. I'm the one who should apologize for forgetting that for even a moment.

[canihelpyou]

D... D-Did you ask to get eaten?

[whocanhelpinthebigbadwolf]

Of course not, why wou-

[Oh, you're turning that around on me, aren't you?]

That's still no reason to step away from you.

[canihelpyou]

Y-You didn't ask to get eaten or hurt o-or anything like that, s-so you... You don't have to apologise.

[whocanhelpinthebigbadwolf]

Then neither do you. If I'm not allowed to apologize because of anything to do with that...that thing, then neither are you.

[Ha, I'll meet your cheating and raise you.]

[canihelpyou]

...I won't let him hurt you. Not again. Never again.

[whocanhelpinthebigbadwolf]

...I know. You're stronger than you give yourself credit for.

[canihelpyou]

[Don't act surprised don't act touched you have to SELL THIS] I-I... N-No matter what it takes, I will protect you. So, y-you won't have any reason, to be scared or sad or a-alone.

[whocanhelpinthebigbadwolf]

[Kya kya, Mister Muppet.]

...I know, Climber.

That's why you have to protect yourself too or you'll make me very sad.

[canihelpyou]

I-I don't want that.

[whocanhelpinthebigbadwolf]

Then you're not allowed to die, no matter what. Or run off or do something stupid. If you do, I'll find a way to get you back and take away your cyan ball as punishment.

[canihelpyou]

Not that-

[whocanhelpinthebigbadwolf]

Then make sure you're always coming back in one piece.