January - February Test drive

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Comments

[naughtyboy]

Good. I guess we'd better start walking then.

[It's so cold...and so quiet out here. Too quiet.]

By the way, um...you haven't seen anybody else from the Pizzaplex...have you?

[iamnotme]

[ With a nod, he adjusts his hold on Gregory once more before starting off, with a quick glance to make sure that the bears were also following.

The question does have him pause a moment. ] No. I have not seen any of the others.

[ Although...would they encounter the same situation he did? And if so, would he even recognize them? ]

[naughtyboy]

[Gregory exhales with relief at that, though he imagines it's more of a relief for him than it is for Freddy. These are his friends they're talking about, after all...even if they've been threatening Gregory for the better part of an entire night.]

That's good...I-I mean, it's probably better that they're back at the Pizzaplex anyway, right? They're where they need to be, and I'm not being hunted down anymore! Everyone wins!

[Except Freddy, perhaps. It's not like Gregory really asked Freddy his opinion on being stuck out here with him.]

[iamnotme]

...yes. That is for the best.

[ If he was being honest, Freddy felt... conflicted. While he had promised to keep Gregory safe no matter what, he still considered the others his friends

(that's not how they were something was wrong something had to be wrong)

and the Pizzaplex had been his home... it was all he knew.

(but was that true? was that really true? wasn't there something else something he'd forgotten?)

But in his current state, being human (was he really), he was no longer one of them. He no longer belonged at the Pizzaplex.

In the end, though, none of that mattered. He had promised to help Gregory, and they were both here. Together in a new, unfamiliar place, he would continue to choose his new objective.

(he chose this he chose this he had a choice and this is what he chose. this is his) ]

[naughtyboy]

[Yeah...while Freddy is expected to give short responses sometimes, and Gregory expects no different with him being human now, Gregory is also sharp enough to note that he's being uncharacteristically pensive.

It prompts Gregory to lean over just a little, one of his hands resting on Freddy's shoulder to keep his balance while he seeks to look him in the face directly.]

Is something wrong?

[iamnotme]

[ He hesitates a moment as he looks at Gregory. He does not want to trouble the boy, especially since leaving the Pizzaplex had been what Gregory was trying to do the whole time they were together. Gregory being here was a good thing. ]

I am all right. This will... just take a lot of getting used to.

[naughtyboy]

Yeah, I can imagine...you've got skin and bones now. You can't just get repaired or recharged anymore, or have your parts replaced whenever you want...it's gonna be harder.

[Gregory knows with intimate clarity just how hard it is to care for a human body. It's not easy, and it's not fun, especially when you don't have any money or anyone to help you.]

But- But I'm gonna help you, okay? You helped me, so...it's the least I can do.

[iamnotme]

[ What worries him most is that he would not be able to help Gregory as well as before. Not only was he unable to provide as much protection, but needing to maintain this human body could take away from resources that Gregory would need, and he would hate to cause any kind of inconvenience for him.

And yet, Gregory's words touch something deep inside him, and he can't help a smile. ]

Thank you, Gregory. I know I will be just fine with your help.

[naughtyboy]

[Gregory grins, probably the first genuine smile he's shown Freddy since he woke up in that strange lady's house. Things have looked up since then at least, so long as he's not expected to ever go back there.]

I'm might be just a kid, but I do know some stuff.

[You don't have to go to school to be smart, and he's smart in the way it matters most. Street smarts.]

And it doesn't look like there are any cars around, so we're probably okay just walking on the road like this. Just keep an eye out.

[iamnotme]

Right now, you probably know more about the world than I do.

[ Which is probably true. He knows enough to function in the Pizzaplex, but Gregory actually lived out in the world. Even if this place was somewhat different than where they came from, Gregory's knowledge would probably be more useful than his own.

But he would find a way to be useful to Gregory as well. Somehow. ]

[naughtyboy]

You really think so?

[He guesses Freddy does make a good point, though. Freddy's knowledge seemed to really only stretch through the confines of the Pizzaplex. Beyond that...he's basically clueless.]

Well in that case, if you got any questions about outside-world things, I can try to answer 'em.

[Not that he really has all the answers either, but he'd try.]