[It's Okay. It's okay because Kel is not letting any of his friends go as long as he can. And Basil may be the only friend he has left, of the original Faraway gang, that still stands him. God, it hurts so much, but he can't change things as well, he can only face the fact Sunny hates him now, probably, and that who knows when they'll talk again since Kel had the wonderful idea of telling him to contact him first.
He can just roll forward with the little he has, right?
He will already regret NOT asking Basil not to tell Sunny later, because of course this will be yet another knife in his friendship with the other teen but... h there is so much coming out in this conversation and he can barely keep track of it all.]
If he has the power to change things, then I'll be blessed with the knowledge you guys will be happy. If he is a fraud... then we will build our own happiness together, mh? I know things can't be perfect, they never are, but even if we all are like pieces of a broken vase we can still be put back together. I have faith in our friend group!
[He does not, not anymore, even if he loves them so much. He misses the Aubrey that curled against him and Hero during the hospital days, he misses the Sunny who managed to speak the truth after so long. All was just bitter and wrong on so many ways for him. Kel wishes he knew what to do to make things better, truly. But he can just... be postive and hope for the best.]
Oh, please, you already are. You are my friend, what else should I ask for?
[See? Simple as that. A big smile and the confirmation he didn't need much to be happy. The smile falters as that big about Aubrey is mentioned. they... they're being honest. About things in general, even if the Truth is still out there and kept hidden inside.]
She does not. I think she's... worried. [He glances away.] When I arrived here it was shortly after Sunny woke up. And I thought she was from my same... moment in time. So I mentioned the hospital and other things, she's... been worried. I can't imagine her hating you, I can imagine her being awkward for so many things. She actually... has been a great help in keeping me grounded when I was... not well. But not once she gave me the impression of actually hating you.
Hell, it's really hard to hate someone like you, Basil, you know? [He hopes, hopes and hopes not to be wrong in this sense.] And if she has issues with you, I'll get in the way, promise. There's no one she likes to fight more than me in our group. to be honest, I doubt me and Aubrey would have ever been friends without you and the other guys.
[The rest of the conversation makes him feel... somber. It's hard to keep a neutral expression and listen when the other is clearly speaking nonsense. It's a delusion, something to blame for things going wrong. Still, he will embrace that for the moment.]
Always... Basil, do you think this... thing is cause of Sunny's misfortune, then? Because our friend had a lot to deal with, lately. [He's vague, but he doesn't know how to phrase it better.] And... it's not Sunny's choice, you know that, right? Part of the fight I had with him was about him not wanting to leave- but we're all minors and if his mom sold the house that's not something he has any voice on the matter.
[Just trying to be rational, there. But then again, if he thinks of Sunny's mom he thinks about her not showing up at the hospital and the possible legal issues Basil will have to deal with should she choose to... do anything about the situation. YEP, pushing that one down for now.]
Sunny loves us. And we love Sunny, right? It's not a simple distance that will take him away- [He has the water pushing him standing up and tries to reach for Basil's hands, leaving Marigold on the couch behind.] Something may be in the way of our bond, but it will not break it. We're stronger than that, aren't we?
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He can just roll forward with the little he has, right?
He will already regret NOT asking Basil not to tell Sunny later, because of course this will be yet another knife in his friendship with the other teen but... h there is so much coming out in this conversation and he can barely keep track of it all.]
If he has the power to change things, then I'll be blessed with the knowledge you guys will be happy. If he is a fraud... then we will build our own happiness together, mh? I know things can't be perfect, they never are, but even if we all are like pieces of a broken vase we can still be put back together. I have faith in our friend group!
[He does not, not anymore, even if he loves them so much. He misses the Aubrey that curled against him and Hero during the hospital days, he misses the Sunny who managed to speak the truth after so long. All was just bitter and wrong on so many ways for him. Kel wishes he knew what to do to make things better, truly. But he can just... be postive and hope for the best.]
Oh, please, you already are. You are my friend, what else should I ask for?
[See? Simple as that. A big smile and the confirmation he didn't need much to be happy. The smile falters as that big about Aubrey is mentioned. they... they're being honest. About things in general, even if the Truth is still out there and kept hidden inside.]
She does not. I think she's... worried. [He glances away.] When I arrived here it was shortly after Sunny woke up. And I thought she was from my same... moment in time. So I mentioned the hospital and other things, she's... been worried. I can't imagine her hating you, I can imagine her being awkward for so many things. She actually... has been a great help in keeping me grounded when I was... not well. But not once she gave me the impression of actually hating you.
Hell, it's really hard to hate someone like you, Basil, you know? [He hopes, hopes and hopes not to be wrong in this sense.] And if she has issues with you, I'll get in the way, promise. There's no one she likes to fight more than me in our group. to be honest, I doubt me and Aubrey would have ever been friends without you and the other guys.
[The rest of the conversation makes him feel... somber. It's hard to keep a neutral expression and listen when the other is clearly speaking nonsense. It's a delusion, something to blame for things going wrong. Still, he will embrace that for the moment.]
Always... Basil, do you think this... thing is cause of Sunny's misfortune, then? Because our friend had a lot to deal with, lately. [He's vague, but he doesn't know how to phrase it better.] And... it's not Sunny's choice, you know that, right? Part of the fight I had with him was about him not wanting to leave- but we're all minors and if his mom sold the house that's not something he has any voice on the matter.
[Just trying to be rational, there. But then again, if he thinks of Sunny's mom he thinks about her not showing up at the hospital and the possible legal issues Basil will have to deal with should she choose to... do anything about the situation. YEP, pushing that one down for now.]
Sunny loves us. And we love Sunny, right? It's not a simple distance that will take him away- [He has the water pushing him standing up and tries to reach for Basil's hands, leaving Marigold on the couch behind.] Something may be in the way of our bond, but it will not break it. We're stronger than that, aren't we?