curiosity doesn't always kill

[unmasking.livejournal.com]

[don't mind him, he's just tinkering with some odd mixture of some sort in the kitchen, pouring a transparent liquid into a pot and dropping in something that resembles an oversize carrot. with a puff of smoke, the carrot seems to be gone and the contents of the pot have turned white]

...I wonder if it really is a restorative as he said...

[...ladels some of the stuff into a flask, debating what to test it on]

Comments

[unmasking.livejournal.com]

[and you get one right back. it's only fair, right?]

Well of course. It's pleasant being around you, and you are kind too.

[oldblackmariah.livejournal.com]

You're my only friend here.

[snuggles against him] So of course I want to be kind.

[unmasking.livejournal.com]

[pets his hair]

I'd have thought someone like you could have many friends, if you wished to.

[oldblackmariah.livejournal.com]

[shakes his head]

People don't like me and I don't really like them.

[unmasking.livejournal.com]

[ponders]

Then I will like you enough for everyone.

[...it made sense in his mind]

[oldblackmariah.livejournal.com]

[all smiles. It makes sense to him too]

Okay, and I'll do the same.

[unmasking.livejournal.com]

[which calls for...moar hugs!]

That sounds good to me.