[Text]

[alephbet]

I tried writing down what the sun felt like in case I forgot again. Tried, at least.

Could you tell me a little about your worlds, if you don't mind sharing?

Comments

[Text]

[technologic]

Well, do you like talking to them and spending time with them?

[Text]

[alephbet]

Absolutely.

[Text]

[technologic]

That's a good sign! Theeeen I would suggest maybe try asking them out. Dwelling on things for too long doesn't help much, I think.

[Text]

[alephbet]

Okay. Will you go out with me?

[Text]

[technologic]

[Wait.

Wait.

Wait.

What.

The reply takes a long time to be sent.] That's not a funny joke, Aleph.

[Text]

[alephbet]

I'm not joking.

[Text]

[technologic]

You mentioned before that you would do something really embarrassing, right? So this is it?

Cause it really isn't funny.

[Text]

[alephbet]

Then I thought I might kiss you. That would be embarrassing in public.

[Text]

[technologic]

[ASDFGKHLDKLFK-]

That.

You don't.

This isn't something to talk about over the network.

[Text]

[alephbet]

Should I come to your room then?

[Text]

[technologic]

Yeah, I'll meet you there. [So she'll go sit on her bed and try to calm down a-ahaha...]

[Text] -> [Action]

[alephbet]

Right.

[Time to go visit April.]

[Action]

[technologic]

[And when he gets there, he'll find the door already open and April anxiously walking around, looking very red. And she'll hesitantly motion for him to come in when she spots him.]

[Action]

[alephbet]

[Aleph's blushing a little, too. He sits down on one of the beds, not hers.]

Hi.

[Action]

[technologic]

H-hi. [She fidgets for a moment, before going to sit next to him.]

... W-what you said over the terminals... W-were you being serious?

[Action]

[alephbet]

Yes, I was.

[He looks down.] I don't really know how to ask someone out the right way.

[Action]

[technologic]

[Ohgoooood. April turns even more red, and she looks down too.]

I-I'm not sure if there is a r-right way... B-but, Aleph, y-you asked that to me, y'know... I'm not... I'm not someone you w-would want to go out with...

[Action]

[alephbet]

[He turns his gaze back on her, serious.] Tell me why not.

[Action]

[technologic]

[She tenses up and hesitantly glances over at him.] B-because I'm a-awkward, and nervous, a-and stupid and I always mess things up, a-a-and I'm not... w-worth anything...

[Action]

[alephbet]

[April. No. Let Aleph hug you. He is hugging you now, so please, stop saying all those bad things about yourself.]

[Action]

[technologic]

[Whoa wait what, April was not expecting this. But she does hesitantly hug back.]

... A-Aleph?

[Action]

[alephbet]

I care about you and it hurts to see you think of yourself that way.

[Not letting go.]

[Action]

[technologic]

[This is not a situation April is used to asdkfldjl-]

... I-I'm sorry, I just... I never thought anyone w-would care, so I-I... [She never thought anyone would like her in this way.]

[Action]

[alephbet]

[He rubs her back gently, trying to soothe her.] You don't have to be sorry.

[Action]

[technologic]

[That does get a quiet, content murmur from her, and she hugs him a bit tighter.]

I-I just... I... I-I never thought a-anything like this would h-happen...

... W-why me?