flash_on
"Why do you care so much about someone you just met who has the power to knock you to another dimension?" she wonders aloud.
She smiles at the kid, then stares in confusion at the strange. . . thing.
"Um- what is it?"
group
Kathy laughs, handing her the food. “A s’more. It’s chocolate, marshmallow, and gram crackers. It’s supposed to be a treat.” He smiles, “And I care because I see that you’re a good person. I’m not that bad of a person.”
flash_on
"Um. . . I still don't understand-" she starts as the food is shoved into her hand. She felt a little guilty - she doubted she'd be able to taste it, or even put it in her mouth.
"I never thought you were." she chuckles, pausing in her musings about the s'more.
group
He chuckles, smiling at her as if she was a old childhood friend. “Oh well thank dios.” He laughs softly.
“And trust me, even if you can’t taste it, it’s still an- experience.” He chuckles.
flash_on
Amelia looks down at the s'more, then shrugs. "I guess. . ."
She pops the s'more into her mouth. Sure enough, there was no taste, but the consistancy and texture was definitely, as Kathy said, an experience.
group
He chuckles, “By that face, I can tell you’re indecisive-“ he laughs softly. “Even if you can’t taste it, still is fun to eat.” He smiles and eats his own.
“Hm, do you remember if you ever could taste food? And like- when you had to eat to survive?”
flash_on
"I suppose." Amelia says with a slight smile.
She pauses for barely a moment before answering. "No- I've always been like this. From my earliest memories I couldn't taste anything."
flash_on
(Bump)
group
Kathy smiles, “Hm…interesting.” He shrugs, “Well. Glad you can at least experience food.” He sets his axe against the wall. “I have to have three meals a day, and constant intake of water. Otherwise shit happens that I will not enjoy-“
flash_on
"Like dehydration and cramps?" she guesses. She remembered those terms from the experiments that had been performed - something about testing how long she could go without any food or water.
group
Kathy shrugs, “Kinda- but the flower takes all the water in my body, and nutrients. So I gotta eat and drink tons. Plus, when I skip even one meal, or don’t drink water, then I start hallucinating and shit.”
flash_on
Amelia stares at the flower thoughtfully.
"Can you not live without that flower in your eye?" she asks softly.
group
He nods, “If someone tries to take it out, then I go bye bye.” He smirks, “It’s dangling life and death right in front of me 24/7. And I wanna stay alive now since I got family. And even then, it seems to keep growing back…so if I try to cut a piece off, more grows back…”
flash_on
Amelia takes a bit of a sharp breath in.
"And your family did that to you?" she asks incredulously.
group
He hums, “No. it just kinda- happened- the insane part was done by my stepmother. She abused me so bad that I just went crazy. I don’t know how the rose started growing…”
flash_on
"Do you want it gone?" she asks softly.
group
He sighs, “I wish…I almost died when several people tried to get it out…and well- I wanna live. I’ve got family. But I’ve been able to live with it.” He shrugs.
group
(Yeah- if the rose is removed, no matter what, he’ll die-)
flash_on
(Mmmm. . . fun)
Amelia nods slightly.
"I understand." she says softly. She looks at the rose, then reaches forward slowly. She concentrates, making sure she doesn't accidentally vaporize Kathy.
She touches it gently. Neither the rose or Kathy disappear.
group
He flinches back slightly, but decides to stay still. He raises an eyebrow.
flash_on
"It's. . . warm." she says with surprise. "Like it has a pulse. . ."
She looks amazed. "Two things. . . that flower is beautiful, and it's wonderful. And two, I didn't vaporize you when I touched you!"
group
He chuckles, “Mhm…” He smiles.
flash_on
Amelia smiles brightly - beams, really - and laughs.
"I touched you and you didn't die!" she exclaims happily.
group
He smiles brightly, chuckling. He seemed like he expected that to happen. Like he just knew.
flash_on
Amelia takes Kathy's hand and laughs louder, squeezing it slightly to make sure this was really happening.
"Kathy! I can touch you!" she says, happy tears staining her cheeks.
group
He laughs, smiling brightly and hugging her. “Thats right.”
flash_on
Amelia's shaking as she hugs Kathy back, tightly.
"God, you're so warm. . ." she breathes. "I didn't know humans were this warm."
group
He hums, “Mhm…Trust me though, I’m colder then the others.” He hugs her tightly, rubbing her back.
flash_on
Amelia gasps.
"Wait, humans are supposed to be warmer?" she asks incredulously.
group
He laughs, “Uh huh. The alive ones at least.” He smiles, “Maybe someday we can see if you would denigrate actually alive humans.”
