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Next day : 8 AM
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It wasn’t exactly odd for some to ask 007n7 for assistance whenever it came to up keeping their less than normal traits. Taph had asked him for help with preening several times before but Shedletsky hadn’t..
Until today, Shedletsky and 007n7 were sitting on the couch while 007n7 helped the other by preening his wings for him, a trash bag nearby slowly filling with feathers so they wouldn’t make a mess everywhere. Usually Builderman would be the one helping Shedletsky preen but today he had been distant with everyone…and since the only other person who knew how to preen wings was 007n7 he asked him for help instead.
This wasn’t necessarily just maintenance of beauty but also to ensure Shedletsky’s wings would still be in good condition.
007n7 noticed something while preening, a lasting scar on Shedletsky’s back from yesterday’s match…wasn’t unusual. Sometimes scars didn’t fully heal, even if they were respawned after dying which is what had happened to Shedletsky.
“…Does it hurt?” 007 asked softly, he already had a small medkit on hand just in case of accidents, a habit he still had from caring for c00lkid.
“Eh..not really, just stings a little bit.” Shedletsky responded and he shivered when 007n7 began treating the wound..it was right between his wings on his back.
So let’s just say 007n7 was affecting Shedletsky in a way.
Elliot and Guest 1337 walked into the living room together talking about something before pausing when they saw 007n7 helping Shedletsky.
“…Why does he help us” Guest 1337 muttered “We all hate his guts..” he continued and Elliot sighed, “He’s been like this before we got into this mess. He used to help rebuild the pizzeria if c00lkid ever damaged it..and he even would give me dinner if he found me out working late.” Elliot mumbled, he knew that this wasn’t exactly new behavior for 007n7.
007n7 ignored them and he finished helping Shedletsky, “There we go, should be done now.”
Shedletsky turned around and he laid himself out on 007n7, effectively trapping him on the couch with him. “…Shedletsky?” 007n7 muttered, why did the admin seem to have a thing with trapping him lately?
Builderman and Two Time entered the room arguing about something but they stopped when they saw Shedletsky. Bulderman sighed, “Seven did you..treat that wound on his back by any chance?”
“…Yeah? Why?” 7n mumbled
“Cause, he’s basically a massive bird. So now his instincts are basically telling him that you’re his mate or lover. It’ll stop in an hour or so but that’s why I hadn’t treated him sooner.” Bullderman grumbled, why was he now jealous of Shedletsky too?!
Two Time rolled their eyes “Of course he is…” Two Time grumbled.
‘Did I make them upset again?’ 007n7 thought as he stared at the two and then at Shedletsky in his lap. Before yelping softly when Two Time and Builderman sat down on the couch next to him and Shedletsky..
“…I..what are you doing?” 007 mumbled and Two Time shrugged “Well you are stuck here for a bit, might as well give you some company!~” they said with a smile.
Guest 1337 sighed, he had a feeling he knew what was going on here. He didn’t expect everyone to go crazy this soon. “All of you, off of him. You’re going to smother him damnit” Guest 1337 ordered as he stared them down.
Two Time and Builderman got up but Shedletsky didn’t, instead just getting more comfortable. 007n7 didn’t really say anything though, he didn’t even know what to say.
Elliot snorted and began laughing, “He looks like he’s trying to turn you into a nest or something” Elliot began chuckling softly. 007n7 was a bit embarrassed, he wasn’t weak but Shedletsky was a bit too heavy for him to really be able to move.
“Yeah yeah..can someone help me get him up?” 007n7 muttered softly and Elliot as well as Guest 1337 helped 007n7 get Shedletsky up and Shedletsky looked anything but pleased at that.
“Oh come on! I would’ve gotten up eventually..” Shedletsky muttered and he walked away, Two Time and Builderman shared a look before following him.
007n7 felt bad after that of course..he didn’t really mean to piss off Shedletsky. ‘Why do I just keep causing problems for everyone?’ He thought
Elliot noticed his expression and sat down beside him, “Seven it's okay, he’s probably just in a bad mood that isn’t your fault.”
Elliot said softly and he rubbed 007n7’s back, a part of his routine was somewhat to try and make everyone hate him a little bit less.
Think of it as a way to try and be forgiven, but lately he didn’t really get the feeling anyone would forgive him at all for his actions.
007n7 stared at Elliot, was the other man just lying to him? He had to be right..?
Guest 1337 sighed and sat on the other side of 007n7, “It’s the truth Seven, look…we all know what you’ve done in the past but, it’s obvious you changed. We’ve all gotten over our initial…reaction to being here with you.” He said as he ran a hand through 007n7’s hair.
This was a bit weird, why was everyone so touchy lately? Well Two Time didn’t really count because on more than one occasion they had clung to him so he had grown used to them but everyone else was just…being weird.
Chance and Dusekkar entered the room, talking about something.
“Well I don’t see why you’re so uptight about it, just a little gambling never hurt anyone.” Chance said before he noticed Elliot and Guest 1337 with 007n7
“…Chance, you know at that point it’s just an addiction, right?-“ Dusekkar then noticed the three men as well, “What are you guys doing?” Dusekkar asked.
Elliot just stared at him, what was he doing? Like..he didn’t even have a reason to be rubbing Seven’s back, damnit..something told him old feelings were returning..
Guest 1337 cleared his throat, “Providing some reassurance to Seven…” he said as he averted his gaze, he didn’t have a good reason for this.
007n7 felt like he was going crazy, no way almost everyone here had some weird kind of crush on him. Maybe it was just his ego or something..yeah
10 AM
007n7 was doing everyone’s laundry, something he also did out of habit. He didn’t really mind it though and even enjoyed it.
Then he got to Chance’s laundry and found his gun…he felt those thoughts returning to his mind. He stared at it for a moment before he held it to his chin and pulled the trigger.
Nothing happened, he pulled it again and again and again but still nothing happened. He then realized it was empty..and he just sat there for a moment before he began crying.
Chance walked in at just the right time, he sat down next to Seven on the floor. “Hey, Hey, what happened?..” Chance gently pulled his gun from 007n7’s hands. “..Did you attempt again?” Chance muttered softly and 007n7 nodded “I don’t even know why..”
Chance hugged 007n7 “You know there are some chances you shouldn’t take, right?” Chance said quietly and 007n7 began laughing into his shoulder. “Did you just make a name pun? Seriously?” 007n7 said softly and Chance smiled, “Maybe, but hey, you stopped crying.”
007n7 stared at Chance for a bit and gave him a small smile that made the man’s heart race. “Yeah I did” 007n7 said softly
Now it was getting good.
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12 PM
Everyone was having a meeting without 007n7 or Taph, to address the elephant in the room of course.
“Okay, it seems Seven is unaware of the effect he has on us and as such we shouldn’t try to act out of the ordinary.” Guest 1337 said as he stood up eyeing down everyone else in the room.
“Or..We could just try to win him over and whoever does gets him?” Shedletsky suggested and Elliot sighed
“He isn’t some prize Shedletsky! Even then he’d get more suspicious than he already is!” Elliot said and he rolled his eyes.
Dusekkar then spoke up, “Well maybe we should all just take turns being close with him? It’d probably make more sense for us to do that even if it would make him a bit suspicious still.”
Everyone turned to him before nodding in agreement, that was the plan.
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Meanwhile with 007n7 and Taph, Seven was now preening Taph’s wings for them and humming softly while he did so.
Taph was happy with it and was humming along with him.
Full circle.
007n7 wouldn’t be a single father much longer now would he? Excuse the fact he isn’t even really a father at the moment.