“What sort of properties does your pocket posses to be able to achieve something like that?”
ciel!! 💝
“My pocket is the best pocket.”
“Completely safe in there.”
Kris Dreemurr
“I am impressed that it managed to stay in a relatively undamaged state while going through all of that in your pocket. .”
ciel!! 💝
“Don’t worry.
Sandwich was safe with me.
Nothing bad touch it.”
Kris Dreemurr
“He did? Well, it’s nice to hear that he finally got to try one! Um, I not so sure how I feel about eating something that’s been through the vents.
People and. . other things like to crawl through there.”
ciel!! 💝
“Take sandwich.
Zero liked sandwich.
You might too.”
Trust the inventory.
Kris Dreemurr
“Sandwich. . .? I’m somehow not surprised that yet another person has tried to bring me food.” 💧
A sandwich from their pocket? That’s been inside their vent system?! She feels like she’d be justified in not wanting this one.
ciel!! 💝
Kris quickly leaps up off the ground.
They dramatically reach into their inventory and pull out a chicken sandwich without pickles.
“Sandwich.”
Kris Dreemurr
“I have a difficult time believing that’s true. I’m glad you weren’t hurt from that though! You said you had something important for me?”
ciel!! 💝
“Yup.”
“Floor comfy.”
Kris Dreemurr
“Why did you. . .?! Are you alright?!”
ciel!! 💝
“It really is.”
Kris does not just walk down on the ladder.
No.
They slither out the vent like a snake and went crashing down off the ladder.
Kris Dreemurr
“You do?! Well, if it has even half the amount of malice that bird had then I’m sure it’s a handful. .”
Ciel unscrews the vent cover and pops it off, stepping down from the ladder to let the other exit.
ciel!! 💝
“Ah, I get it.
I have beef with a mechanical porcupine.”
They respond without really thinking.
Kris Dreemurr
“N-No! It’s nothing like that! I previously had a run in with a particularly hostile mechanical bird. .”
ciel!! 💝
“A bird? Don’t tell me you’re scared of pigeons and stuff.”
Kris Dreemurr
“Please don’t make a habit of it. I really thought you were that bird. .”
She shudders at the thought of it. Luckily for the both of them, there were plenty of tools available in her room to unscrew the vent!
“Just a moment, I’ll help you out of there. .”
She grabs a step ladder and pushes it
ciel!! 💝
“But this is more fun.”
“Also don’t feel like turning around.”
Monotone voice now.
Kris Dreemurr
“I still- Oh.”
Ciel lets out a sigh of relief.
“What are you doing up there? How. . and why? If you had something to give there’s much easier ways to reach me than the vents.”
ciel!! 💝
“But I brought you a gift Pink Samantha.”
They’re still doing the voice.
Kris Dreemurr
. . . . On second thought, she wasn’t really sure if she wanted them to get out of the vent.
“Maybe you should just. . . try crawling back the way that you came!”
And maybe she should alert Zero or someone else about a visitor in the vents.
ciel!! 💝
Continuing the creepy voice.
“I can’t.”
“The opening is blocked.”
“Please open the vent, hee hee.”
Kris Dreemurr
?!
Okay, definitely wasn’t the bird! That was a relief at least. The voice coming from the vent certainly didn’t make her feel any more at ease though. Or give her any desire to get closer to it.
“You should really get out of there, you could get hurt. . .!”
Ciel doesn’t move from her spot.
ciel!! 💝
Red eyes peer from behind the vent.
They attempt to shove the cover off but alas they fail.
In a creepy voice.
“Come closer…”
“I have something important.”
Kris Dreemurr
At first, Ciel isn’t too worried about the noise from the vents. If some sort of animal found its way in there it could probably make its way out on its own!
Then she recalls an incident with a certain robotic bird.
Ciel stands up from her desk and eyes the vent cautiously.
ciel!! 💝
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Something is crawling in the vents again.
Approaching Ciel’s room.
