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@killthedummy
โ they say the souls of every one of those hanged men are trapped in that gallows' wood ... that dummy will bring evil to anyone who touches it! โ
โ ๐ท๐'๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ธ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ . โ
โ ๐ท๐'๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ธ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ . โ
โ ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐. โ
โ ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐. โ
"The quiet nights are the worst..."
Plate, knife, napkin, a side of jam and clotted creamโArnold hummed to life as he quickly prepared her dish. His motor functions stuttered only briefly, each time that his old friend's voice cut into his head. Before long, he set the plate in front of June. "Here you are!"
โ โ โ โ eyes alighted with the mention of the two choices, index resting to her bottom lip as she eyed between the two ; โ how about the cherry and chocolate, please ? โ โ โ โ โ
His fingers hovered over the options. Arnold was baking day and night, refining his recipes whenever the world made him restless. "Orange-cranberry or cherry with dark chocolate." ๐๐๐, ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐? ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐' ๐๐, ๐ฐ๐๐. "Haveโhave your pick."
โ โ โ โ โ โcourse โ, I kinda missed lunch today anyways . โ a sheepish smile from the witch as shoulders shrugged . Plus, the scones *did look really good โฆ โ โ โ โ
Arnold's eyes widened. His jaw shook. He recognized that switch, didn't he? The change in cadence, expression, postureโhe recognized the switch because he had one too. And he was terrified of it. He knew the answer right away. "It's my hand."
โYou donโt have to hide anything from me.โ Said the Scarecrow, the monster anyone with self-preservation would hide from. Or fight, but they both knew Arnold wasnโt the type to do that.
Arnold froze in his tracks. Plate in hand. Fridge ajar. This was the moment his therapist was preparing him for. He could no longer make people smile through ventriloquismโnot unless he wanted that smile to be their lastโbut baking? Baking was an option. He beamed. "Really?"
โ โ โ โ โ . . . Iโd like to try one โ โ โ โ โ โ
"No scones, okay... in the fridge they go."
"Good morning. Yesterday's quiche wasn'tโwasn't exactly a hit. What about scones? I made scones today."
"Rightโright. I'm sorry about that. I was just looking out for you, you know? An Irish coffee in my hands is a dead giveaway that I'm having one Hell of a morning."
โ โ โ โ โ "๐ฃ๐๐, ๐ฃ๐๐. ๐๐ช๐จ๐ฉ ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฉ ๐๐ฃ โ โ โ ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐, ๐ฉ๐' ๐ฃ๐๐ญ๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐๐ข๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐จ๐๐๐๐ง โ โ โ ๐จ๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฃ' ๐ค๐ฃ ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐๐๐๐๐ฉ๐จ. โ โ โ despite the timeline of 'names', โ โ โ it was apparantly, just a threat. โ โ
Arnold didn't think to mention that Scarface had his name long before Harvey's accident. Besides, the doll wasn't called Split-Face or Half-Face or Char-Broiled. He wasn't sure that Dent was serious. "Youโyou want me to ask him to change it? I'm not sure what would go smoothly."
โ โ โ โ โ "not at all. by the way, I find the โ โ โ name of your puppet friend a bit offensive. โ โ โ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐ง๐๐๐ก๐ก๐ฎ ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ช๐จ?" โ โ โ they're staring. โ โ
"Should you really be drinking this early?"
โ โ โ โ โ he's pouring a bit of whiskey from his โ โ โ flask into his coffee. โ โ โ morning. โ โ
Wesker nodded and grit his teeth to keep from whimpering. He saw a guy in Blackgate get hit so hard that he shit himself on the spot. They called him ๐๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฆ ๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐ด after that. Wesker didn't want to turn out like Ronnie. Ronnie was dead. "I wouldn't do that. No chance."
๏ธ ๏ธ โNo. Cause if you double cross me, Iโll hunt you down & beat the livinโ shit outta you.โ Seems pretty clear cut to him. Donโt you think? โBesides, Iโll have eyes on you. I never let an investment get too far.โ ๏ธ
"It's just, uhโjust my naturalโnevermind." ๐ฒ๐๐๐ ๐๐, ๐ฐ๐๐! ๐๐๐'๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐. ๐ณ๐ ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐ข๐๐'๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐' ๐๐? He straightened his back and took a deep breath. "Do I need to... sign something?"
๏ธ ๏ธ The assistant goes to get them both water. โYa good? Sweatinโ up a storm there. Fucking hell. Donโt ruin my damn seat with your sweats.โ A suspicious glare. โWhy so nervous? Itโs not like Iโm gonna shoot you in the head.โ ๏ธ
"Good morning. Yesterday's quiche wasn'tโwasn't exactly a hit. What about scones? I made scones today."