Hacking #13: Rest (Closed)

[technologic]

Characters: April and Aleph
Setting: Floor 25 (Locked to Aleph).
Format: Brackets to start with, but I can match you
Summary: Due to a combination of Aleph's towerversary and recent plot happenings, they decided a date was needed in order to unwind a bit.


[It's in the evening when they head down to the meadow floor, April with a couple of bags slung over her shoulder; one with food and one with something she had made for Aleph. She eventually flops onto the ground under a tree with a sigh, and glances over at him with a small smile.]

It's nice to have a bit of a break, huh?

Comments

[alephbet]

Not as good as you.

[technologic]

N-n-no way! This i-is me we're talking about!

[alephbet]

Sorry, I'm going to have to disagree.

[technologic]

Wha- Why?

[alephbet]

Because I love you.

[technologic]

[Yep, she's way more red than her hair now, and shifts so that she can kinda hide her face against his side.]

I-I-I love you t-too... W-would you tell them about how a-awkward I am sometimes?

[alephbet]

Only if you wanted me to say that.

[technologic]

... W-well, it would probably be best to t-tell the truth... [She glances up at him.]

... T-thanks, Aleph.

[alephbet]

Any time. [Soft kiss on her head.]

[technologic]

[She purrs happily at that, before looking at the other bag.]

O-oh, would you want to see your present now?

[alephbet]

That'd be wonderful.

[technologic]

Okay... Ah, can you close your eyes first?

[alephbet]

[Yup, eyes closed.]

[technologic]

[Just gonna pull a jar light out of the bag, and hold to close to him as she turns it on.]

Um, d-does that feel like anything?

[It should feel faintly like the sun is shining on him.]

[alephbet]

It feels... warm. Like the sun.

[technologic]

Aha, it works! A-and you can open your eyes. [April grins happily to herself.]

You mentioned once about worrying over not remembering what the sun felt like, s-so I made this. It's not as strong as the sun, b-but I wanted to make something to help...

[alephbet]

{Eyes open.

Hugs. So much hugs.]

[technologic]

[Squeak. And she hugs back.] A-Aleph?

[alephbet]

Thank you... [Still hugging.]

[technologic]

[Just gonna reach up to pet his hair gently.]

... I-it's nothing, I said I would do it a-and I always keep my word.

[alephbet]

But it means a lot to me.

[technologic]

W-well, I do want to make you happy... A-and this is easily rechargeable too, j-just let me know when it starts getting dim a-and I can recharge it, so it w-won't completely die for a while...

[alephbet]

You're the best. The absolute best.

[technologic]

Wha- I-I'm not! I just... I-I just wanted to make you happy. A-and there's something else I want t-to give you too...

[alephbet]

Really? What is it?