This place safe for the night?
Are you serious? Is my sister in danger?
Where is she? What have you done with her?
Calm down! She’s right here! sorbs shows Vannesa Reily sleeping in his arms see?! Safe and sound
You better not have harmed her. I'm watching you closely.
My dear lady I am the embodiment of a literal cherry that fell from heaven. Why would I harm a minor?
Well, if you really mean no harm, then prove it. Help me find a safe place for us to stay for the night.
Uh.. um…..Awake is confused well… there’s my house but…. you’d be trespassing
Is there any other option? We need a safe place to stay, and we can't afford to be out on the streets.
There’s an abandoned warehouse over there, said to be haunted. But I’ve never seen anything wrong with it.
nods Alright, let's go check it out. If it seems safe, we'll stay there for the night.
Sorbs nods as he stands up
leads the way towards the abandoned warehouse, carefully scanning the surroundings for any potential threats Stay close and keep an eye out for anything suspicious.
Okay, I’m right behind you
spots a shadowy figure lurking in the distance Wait, do you see that? Someone - or something - is following us.
awake gasps woah! A person at this hour? How odd!
quickly grabs Reily and pulls her closer, scanning their surroundings for any signs of danger Stay quiet and don't make any sudden movements.
whispers urgently Sorbet, get behind me. I'll handle this. steps forward, shielding Reily from view Shadowy Figure: steps out of the darkness, a menacing smirk on its face Well, well, what do we have here?
narrows her eyes and clenches her fists Who are you? What do you want? Shadowy Figure: laughs darkly Names don't matter in this world. All that matters is power. And I can offer you both power and protection.
Can you not threaten them? They’re just kids.
firmly We don't need your protection. We've managed just fine on our own so far. Now, leave us alone before things get ugly.
awake nods y-yeah, I agree
takes a step forward, her expression turning fierce You heard him. Leave us alone before you regret it.
the shadowy figure leaves
exhales deeply, her shoulders relaxing as the shadowy figure disappears into the darkness We're safe... for now.
Awake holds his chest phew
looks around the abandoned warehouse, assessing the potential dangers and finding a safe spot to settle for the night
I think I can make my house a reality if we can get past my one weakness, fire.
nods Alright, let's find a way to protect ourselves from fire. We can't afford to take any risks.
Awake holds his hand out here, all you gotta do is hold hands with me. A cherry + human hybrid has more advantages than disadvantages.
grabs Sorbet's hand, feeling the warmth and comfort of his touch Alright, let's do this together. Lead the way.
Sorbs leads them through his house to Sorbs’s bedroom where the picture frame isn’t broken and reassembles it, making it real
looks around Sorbet's bedroom, her eyes widening in wonder This... this is amazing. Thank you, Sorbet. We finally have a place to call home.
smiles softly at Sorbet, her eyes filled with gratitude Thank you, Sorbet. I can't express how much this means to us.