A Much Needed Talk
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 | Tracy's just gonna come in through the academy windows and go like "HEY KIDDO, just came to check up on you! Are you baking any new cakes?" |
 | (But on the inside he's just like "YIKES I SAW HER THERE AND I KINDA ASSIGNED MYSELF AS HER NOT UNCLE SO, I FEEL LIKE I NEED TO CHECK UP ON HER BECAUSE SHE HAS NO PARENTS IN THIS REALM") |
 | She's been stress baking by the time Tracy's visited. Cus she got absolutely no idea what else to do and she hasn't even cried about it yet. She's just so very full of concern but understands nothing of what's going on.. But honestly with Tracy here she's like "<:D Ah-- Hello Mister Valentine..! :0c ... <:Dc I'm makin cupcakes? :0 do you want some?" |
 | Tracy kind of picks it up that she might be stress baking? Because man, Chiffon going <: D makes his eye zoom in on that. |
 | "Of course!! Pass me a cupcake Cake Kid!! What flavors ya got?" He pulls up a chair or something and sits next to her as he ask |
 | ":O A bunch. Got chocolate and vanilla and strawberry and banana and blueberry! :0c Oh and Cherry but that's just started baking so if you want that you're gonna have to wait a bit.. :o but if you want anything else I can hand you one!.." She motions to the other cupcakes and it's pretty clear she's been busy for awhile cus even tho there's ALOT of them they're also still all really nicely decorated and detailed. |
 | "<:D how have you been Mister Valentine?" |
| "Hmm, I think I'll take the cherry one then! Sometimes the best flavors come out last, ya know?" He sits kinda like, backwards on the chair. "And I'm as good as I can be! Hehaha, I'm a detective, ya know I'm always fine! >BD ... How about you though Cake Kid?" |
 | Just kinda drops a direct prompt like "...I saw ya in that forest, ya know? I didn't think a kid like you would have wanted ta come ta a place like that. How are YOU feeling?" |
| ":O Okay.. i guess we'll wait a bit then.." She'll just sit down in another seat since she doesn't gotta grab him a cupcake yet. "<:D that's good. It's good to be fine." at the prompt she just sorta fiddles with her pawbs. |
 | "I know I'm not fine.. <:I ... The forest is really scary usually.. But I wanted to see more of the creachers.. I thought it'd be nice.. And I had KJ and Cosmia with me..! Not to mention you and my other friends and the teachers too... so I thought it'd be fine..! <:D <:0 I didn't expect to find out there was a place here that was turned to stone... that's.. really scary isn't it?.. <:0c those poor creachers that were there too.." |
 | Tracy nods, he takes out a packet of cigs and just kinda fiddles with that as he listens to Chiffon talk "...Yeah, it is really scary. Ya know?" He thinks about how much he should tell Chiffon about the petrification and. But, remembering that she just turned 18 recently, while he still views her as a kiddo he realizes that in these kinda times. It wouldn't be good to baby her, especially if something bad potentially happens down the line. So he proceeds |
| "...Truth is, me and the other guys who work fer the forces. Ya know Detective Simons? That grumpy guy? We've kinda known about this fer a while, heh, sorry that we didn't tell ya about it sooner. It's just, none of us really expected somethin like this ta happen or an offer from that kid ta be dropped on us." He takes out a cigarette but doesn't smoke it yet "...The forest is just the beginnin of this whole thing, Cake Kid. Eventually... this whole realm's gonna turn like what ya saw. In a few years." | |
 | She nodded along with what he was saying. she knew mister grumpy detective simons. she sometimes would send Mister Valentine's cakes over for him to hold onto. She.. paused when he said he knew about it for awhile. "A while?... <:0 well.. that makes sense i guess.. you are a detective.. it'd make sense you know about the stone area.." She didn't even feel that upset about not knowing... |
| She felt upset sure but.. well it's not like she would blame anyone for not telling her. "<:Dc It's okay Mister Valentine.. I never really asked so there's no way for us to have talked about it.." |
 | And then he said the realm was going to turn into that.. wait.. It was gonna turn into the forest??? All stone and petrified?? "<:D ... Huh???" |
 | "<:0 The whole realm?? <:C but it can't turn to to stone..! what about all the people here??..." |
| Tracy's just kinda OOF because YEP he expected Chiffon to be upset by this, but he was here for a reason so he presses on |
| "That's the thing, Cake Kid..." "..." "If they don't leave, they're gonna turn ta stone too... Kinda morbid, but... yeah. Unless someone does somethin about it. Me and Detective Simons have been workin on this case fer.. god what, almost two years now collectively? And I'm pretty sure he's been workin on this fer long than I HAVE. Cuz hehaha, I didn't pop inta the realm till about a year ago and started lookin inta it then." He fidgets with the cigarettes he had some more, his lil tick to do so being here "A bit of a doozy, ain't it?" |
| Chiffon seemed to deflate in her chair a bit "that... that's longer than I've been here..." It was longer then she'd been here.. longer than KJ or Cosmia being here, probably quite a few of her friends hadn't been there when they started working on it.. If it's been going on for so long and the realm only has a few years left.. then Everyone would have to leave..?.. ... |
 | She sat up a bit and looked over at Tracy, concern and a tiny bit of fear evident on her face. "... Mister Valentine.. what about the people who don't have anywhere they can go?.." |
| "..." "...They've gotta find a place, Cake Kid... Cuz if they don't..." He finally puts the cigarette in his mouth and lights it "It's over for em. Trust me, weird expectation given that it's me but, we've tested everythin we've can on that forest. Fuck, I've even stuck my own hand inta it myself once! But.. Once the stone touches ya and all of yer body freezes? There's no way anyone's comin back from it." |
| He knew that was a HEAVY AS FUCK drop for a little cake, so he takes off his hat and puts it on her head, then pats it a bit for comfort "...I'm sorry, Cake Kid. But, that's that. Sometimes, bein an adult and learnin all this shit really ain't that fun fer any of us. Truth ta be told, I came ere ta tell ya and check up, so if anythin bad happens. It wouldn't be too late. Cuz the last thing I wanna happen is fer yer strawberry ears ta be turned ta stone before ya have a chance ta run away, ya know? I'll buy ya somethin later with my 69 starcoins at Burger Wizard ta make up fer it." |
| Chiffon stared at Tracy before slowly sinking into her seat again. "But what if there's no where for us to go...?" |
| She blinked at the hat being placed on her. Honestly she was glad for the patting. it did make her feel a bit better.. and a bit less like she was gonna cry. "<:D.. It's okay Mister Valentine.. I'm glad you told me about that.." she patted at his hand "You're really nice... :o you don't gotta make up for it though.. <:D like you said.. I should learn all this stuff even if it's not fun.." She pat at her cheeks "I probably will have to figure something out with KJ and Cosmia..." |
| "<:D besides.. didn't you say that only will happen unless someone does something about it?.. <:O I'm sure lots of people are gonna be working to help the realm.. <:D I'd want to help too if I could..!" | |
 | Tracy blinked a bit at Chiffon telling him that she was glad to hear it from him. Honestly, he didn't expect that kind of answer. It seems like Chiffon has been growing up quite a bit since the first time he met her, he's really proud tbh. And he's happy to see that she feels a bit better by the pats. |
| Then he immediately feels his stomach sink a lil bit when Chiffon said that she wanted to help. "..." |
| "A lotta people are doin somethin about it, yeah, but... that's kinda the thing. Cake Kid, no.." |
| "...Chiffon. Kiddo, listen ta me." Tracy looked a little bit more serious than he usually did "Sayin that ya wanna help is one thing, but actually doin it? Hehaha, at least NOW? Is really another. ...Did ya listen ta that Soleil kid talk in the forest? And what he's askin kids like you ta do?" |
 | Chiffon tilted her head. Him calling her Chiffon was weird. Whatever he was planning to say was probably real important though.. |
 | "Soleil said that only anyone who was sealed could go in to help. :0 And that they'd have to fight a big creacher.." |
 | "<:I i don't really understand why they'd have to fight the creacher.. but I guess they'd have to.." |
| She paused before looking to Tracy ":O I don't plan to get a seal if that's what your asking Mister Valentine.. <:D I know it's bad.. <:I the cult is bad.. KJ and Cosmia said that all cults are bad.. and I don't wanna upset them anymore then they already are with finding out about what's happening to the realm.." |
| "<:I besides... i was told the seal hurts... and anything that hurts you.. isn't okay.." She just gave a tiny shrug "I just... wish i could help.. I know I can't... there's nothing for me to do.." she looked down as she fiddled with her pawb fingers. |
| WHEW, Tracy breathed out a HUGE SIGH OF RELIEF with Chiffon saying that she wasn't gonna get a seal. HE WAS REAL WORRIED THAT SHE MIGHT BE THINKING THAT. |
| And he lets out a bit of a nervous laughter"Ahhh, I'm glad that ya've got yer suns kiddo. They've got the right ideas about cults, ya should listen ta em. Not that I don't think yer old enough ta make yer own decisions but... Just remember, this sealing thing? It's like a door, once ya get in, ya can't get out of it. It's a tar pit... and ya've gotta tread carefully." |
 | He sinks a bit on his chair and returns to his not AS serious demeanor, though still a bit focused, cuz you know, this is an important conversation"...Well, I don't think that's true Cake Kid. I can think of several things ya CAN do ta help. There ain't food, NOR water in that stone forest, ya know? And once some of those people, I know at least ONE of em bein yer friend, goes in. We don't know when they're gonna come back. So, there's plenty ya still CAN do ta help em prepare." |
| Chiffon watched him and gently pat at Tracy. "<:D it's okay Mister Valentine.. I didn't want to get a seal either. Even if my suns hadn't said anything about it.. :0 nobody liked the cult... <:I i just hope my friends will be okay.." She paused. He did have a point. she was able to help with the food and water stuff like Tracy'd said. She'd be support as always, even if she wasn't able to be with them to support them. |
| "That's true.. <:D i'm sure... even if I don't know anyone who's going. :0 i'd wanna help.. <:0 cus i wanna help save this place too..! even if it's just a little bit like making food. <:D Cus I really like Mahou Wando. <:0 it's a really nice place where people can just come and be happy..! and it shouldn't turn to stone.." |
 | Tracy smiled at Chiffon, again, he's very proud of her. And goes to give her another headpat. "I dunno why, but the way ya've said all that. Gives me a glimmer of hope that this realm is actually gonna be okay, Cake Kid. We really need more kiddos like ya in the world."He takes a drag of his cigarette, then blows the smoke the other way so it wouldn't be directly towards the cake bean |
 | "If ya don't know who's goin, ya could always ask around. That Mawalyfe website you kiddos always use? Could be a way ta start the mission. As they say, early birds get the worm! I jus always get it late cuz I'm lucky, hehaha~" "Just, tell me if ya ever need me fer anythin aight? Or, ya can tell Detective Simons too. We're ere fer ya, and all the kiddos at the academy. And, ya've gotta talk ta ya suns about all this. Gonna be a hard conversation, but ey, ya were able ta talk ta ME and show me that ya've got agency, so I know ya can do that jus fine too!" |
| " .....Just don't be afraid ta run too, if things ever get real bad around ere. Ya've got yer key, right? Make sure ta hold onta that tight by yer chest till this whole thing blow over. It's okay ta bail! I'd know from experience~" |
 | Chiffon absolutely enjoyed the headpat. ":D :Dc thank you?.. :0 I just believe everyone will do a good job.. :O You've already been doing a good job being a Detective..!" She paused at his mawalyfe suggestion. |
 | ":O :O you're right..! I could.! :D i could make everyone lunches then. :0 or at least attempt to..! <:I I wanna make sure they don't get hungry.. it's bad when that happens cus you don't work at your best.. :0c Or so I've been told anyway.. I definitely will talk with KJ and Cosma about that..! :O Thank you Mister Valentine.. I'll definitely tell you if I need anything..!" |
 | Ah.. a key?.. |
| "<:D a... h...mm... Mister Valentine.. i don't. have a key.." she pat at her cheeks "I.. don't exactly want to go back to the Tower either..." |
| Tracy nodded as Chiffon talked about her plans, HONESTLY, GREAT IDEAS!! |
| Then, he tilted his head at the last part, HUH? "Wh- Kiddo, then how are ya ere then? I mean, I fell through the dimensional rift but- did somethin similar happen ta you??? 8T What about yer suns? Do they at least have some sorta key?" |
| Chiffon just ended up giving a tiny shrug, ":O I asked the Wizard if I could leave the Tower where I'm from." she waves her hand "He opened a portal to Mahou Wando and I went through. And then he closed it." She gave a tiny shrug "I wasn't given a Key. <:Dc I didn't even know I should have one until people talked about them at school..." |
| She thought for a moment, KJ and Cosmia's Key?.. She ended up rubbing her arm "They.. do have a key.. but their realm they came from is awful... They told me so many... really awful things that happened to them.. There's alot of stuff that has happened to their realm... I don't think there's much to go back to..." She frowned more her little pawbs balling up bits of her dress "Even so.. I don't want them to have to go back..." |
| Tracy thought about it, hmmm... Then, he had a lightbulb idea!! "Aight, I understand. Gimme a moment Cake Kid! I'm gonna do somethin fer ya, cuz this is about the time ya could use it."Tracy tossed the finished cigarette on the ground really quick, then took out a napkin, and a very tiny worn down pencil from his pocket, and started writing things down. The pencil somehow making good marks on the napkin and it didn't rip, lucky him lmao |
| "I can't give ya my crowbar, kiddo, nor a key cuz I don't got one myself. But shit, I can at least give ya this from all my time at my old time agency job."A few seconds pass of him writing, and when he was done. He puts the napkin into Chiffon's pawbs, It was the name and location dial for 20 different dimensions!! "I don't know what the hell the three of ya have been through ta not wanna go back, but I never wanna go back ta my own dimensional timeline fer personal reasons, so I ain't gonna tell ya what ta do! But ere. See these names and dials? If at least ONE of ya got the key ta it, just stick it inta the door and temporarily escape ta one of these dimensions instead!! I can't say a fresh start is gonna be easy, but ey, it's better than nothin!" |
| Among The Written Down Dimensions Were -The Soul Eater AU the dum trio has -The King Arthur AU from that one commissioned Prince fanfiction the dumb trio was in -Shark Boy and Lava Girl's world -And other equally interesting or maybe cursed dimensions! | |
| Tracy pointed to one of the dimensional names "This one? I know you'll like! Everythin in ere is made outta food! How does that sound?" |
| Chiffon tilted her head, seeing him write down some stuff on a napkin. <:Dc she probably coulda given him a piece of paper if he needed. |
| But she took the napkin in her pawbs and looked at it. ":O Oh wow..!" she made sure to look through all of them as she continued to listen to him. ":O Cosmia would definitely like all the food..! KJ might not but it should be fine.. " |
 | ":D Thank you So much Mister Valentine..!" Chiffon got out of her seat and immediately hugged onto Tracy She let go after a bit, still smiling. |
| "<:D i don't think I should talk about KJ and Cosmia's history too much.. :0 since it's kinda personal for them.. But if you want to hear, I can tell you what happened where I'm from? :o i don't mind talking about it." She looked back to the list as she slowly sat down again, she folded it up all neat and safely before storing it in her halo. |
| Tracy went !!! when Chiffon got up to suddenly give him a hug, but man he hugged her back tight in the moment!! BECAUSE SHE DESERVES IT!! GOD!! She was so good and brave!!! ;; As her not uncle, Tracy just wants to watch over and protect her forever. |
| After Chiffon let go, he gets comfy back in his backward chair and leaned on the top back of it. "Ey, no need ta thank me fer that kiddo, I told ya I'd be ere fer ya! But sure, why not~ I mean, I'm not gonna leave till I get that cherry cupcake, so go off and hit me. Unlike Detective Simons, I ain't got a tight schedule or anythin, hehaha." |
 | Chiffon laughed "Okay..!" She blinked and quickly checked the oven ":O oh..! just about done." She just grabs the lil cupcake trays full of the cherry cupcakes and puts them down on top of the stove. No oven mit needed. she just waves her hand a lil bit to get rid of the heat on her pawbs and then just sits back down "Just gotta let em cool right now. :0 or you'll burn your tongue real bad." |
| She paused as she thought of what to say. ":0 Well.. I was made to make cakes ya know. :0 I got made by a person who lives in a real big tower." She moved her hand up into the air to try and exaggerate the height "I only ever really knew him as The Wizard. ANd he has a whole bunch of other people he's made too..! And we all lived on different floors of the Tower..!" "I was the most recent one though.. just being 17 years old at the time. :0c but my job was to make him cakes..! And I would..! I didn't go outside the Tower.. or really talk to anyone else. :0 .. <:D it.. wasn't the best.. Nobody really wanted to talk to me unless it was to ask for cakes. The Wizard sometimes asked me to help get him things from other floors but usually I just would be baking in my room. :0 that's all I did for 17 years.." She fiddled with her pawbs "it.. wasn't the worst.. but it still wasn't good... So eventually I just asked to leave." |
| "<:Dc When I came here I found out I was really really lonely.. I also found out I have really bad separation problems because of it.. :0" She lifts her pawbs into the air "But I'm doing better..! :O Like so much better..! I have all my friends here..! And everyone I care about here..! :D I got you here Mister Valentine..! :O and my Suns..! And I don't ever wanna lose that or them..! <:D it's why I wanna help this realm out..! cus it means alot to me..! :O" |
| Tracy's eyes brightened at the smell of cupcakes for a minute, HE WANTED TO EAT ONE SO BADDDDD. But if the cake says they've gotta cool off, they've gotta and he's gonna respect that. That didn't stop him from staring at them for a full minute though lmao. |
| He listens as Chiffon told him her story as she sat back down. When she finished her story... Tracy just, didn't know what to say for a minute. Not because he didn't feel sympathy for Chiffon's story, but because Tracy Dick Valentine was usually unprepared to deal with emotions like that in general. |
| But in the end, he just looked at Chiffon, his expression softened up a bit, reached out his hand, and gave her another GOOD anime styled headpat. Making sure Chiffon could really feel it. This kid's been through a lot it seems, and he wasn't really good with words to convey that he cared, but, he was at least good with actions. "Ya know kiddo, yer more ambitious and braver than ya realize. I think that one day, even if this realm freezes over, yer gonna go out and do some real good work. If this whole thing works out, with all those dimensions I wrote down fer ya on that napkin? I hope everyone from every dimension gets a chance ta taste yer cakes. Cuz they're full of a lotta love and goodness like you~" |
| After he stopped headpatting her, Tracy leaned back on his chair, and gave Chiffon a smile. "This realm means a lot ta me too, by the way. That's kinda why I haven't stopped bein a detective! Even after I got my memories back. I didn't think I was really capable of bein anythin more than a street rat at one point in my life, but after I came inta this realm? Well, I'm still a rat but! This realm's shown me that even as I am, I was still deservin of love, real friends, and even... a purpose outside of workin fer someone else now. It makes me really happy too." He gave Chiffon another smile. "Ere's a lot of good worth savin ere, and that's why I'm gonna do my best with ya ta help out too~ Hehaha~" |
| Chiffon blinked at the head patt but ended up laughing "Thank you Mister Valentine..! :D I'm gonna try my best" She couldn't help but smile bright about what he said. She did like the idea of being able to share so much of her cakes and love with other dimentions.. even if it was a bitter thought of having to leave Mahou wando. She happily smiled at him as he leaned back in his seat. |
 | However she ended up puffing up her cheeks in a tiny bit of a pout at what he said after. "You deserve alot of good things Mister Valentine..! It doesn't matter who you are..!" |
 | Her cheeks deflated but she smiled again "I'm glad you've gotten to find stuff and people who make you happy though. I'm definitely glad I've met you too..!" She stood up and headed over to the cupcakes cooling, slowly moving them from the sheets and after a little bit of her doing that she decorated one of the cupcakes and handed em over to Tracy ":D here ya are..! Cherry Cupcake..!" |
| Tracy scratched his head and smiled at Chiffon telling him that he deserved more, and he was about to say "awh shucks" or something.. |
| WHEN OOOOO THE CUPCAKE WAS COOLED. His eye again SPARKLED at seeing them, and he tapped his foot in excitement while Chiffon decorated them. And when she gave him one, he took it with JOY. And clutched his chest for effect to show how ready he was to eat this cupcake. "YEEAHYEAHYEHAAH!! Don't mind me! 8D" Oh god he ate that so fast "YA GOT ANOTHER ONE?? I'd love ta eat some more!! I haven't had one of yer cakes in a while hehahaha, mind if I get some of the other flavors to-go too?" |
| Chiffon laughed again "You're right we hadn't really talked in awhile so I haven't had a chance to make you cakes." She smiled and nodded, already starting to grab a bunch of the other flavors ":D Sure sure! I can put em in a box!" She pulled said box out of her halo and started placing the cupcakes into it, before closing it all nicely and holding it to Tracy |
 | ":O speaking of not talking I haven't been able to ask much about how you've been..! <:D i just sorta talked.. :O but that's kinda rude to just talk about myself and stuff.. :Dc so what have you been up to? :>c besides getting a Sun and stuff. heehee." |
 | Tracy took the cupcake box extra carefully, or at least, way more careful than usual when it came to how he grabbed things with his hobo hands lmao. At the mention of his sun, and his face turned red for JUST a second and he goes to scratch his head. "Hehaha, Y-YEAH, yeaaahhh~ Well, lemme tell ya all about it! I mean, I don't get ta share these things often heheh~" |
| he took out some photos from his pocket, where it's a bunch of pictures of him and Crash being pretty cute-gay at various places. Honestly SonBoy would probably be adolescently embarrassed if he ever saw pictures of his dad kissing another person like that lmao. So Chiffon gets to see all of the way too mushy Trash pictures instead for him! 8D "So let me tell ya about this picture... oh yeAH AND THE OTHER DAY AT BURGER WIZARD...." |
| And so, Tracy went on to tell Chiffon about all of his life happenings for the past few months!! It was a fun time I imagine, and the not-uncle and not-niece got to wholesomely catchup. uvu While Chiffon gets accidental arsenal on SonBoy- lmao |