Consequences

[Sage]

Elyse called out after him and he stopped with the weight still pressing on him. He felt like drowning. Sage felt like he was drowning in a sea of emotions he couldn't process right now. He wondered if he had taken the medication this morning to help manage the anxiety of being unplugged. This new revelation was certainly ramping up that problem. He wanted to plug in.

Nox joined in with the same pleas - weren't they all like three peas in a pod. Though Sage didn't think he was as well adjusted as the other two. They took their loss in stride - or hid it well. Nox was good at hiding things - or so Aurora had always mentioned when she was frustrated by her brother. Which was a lot if Sage remembered correctly. But even that was difficult to do without hitting the processor in his mind. His memories were just data he stored. And right now everything was giving him a missing file error.

Nox promised to play video games if he didn't enjoy himself. That was a show of how much he was concerned over Sage's well being. It warmed his heart, but Sage knew Nox was trying to be good - he'd keep his feelings to himself. It wasn't the first time he'd crushed on a straight guy before. And it wasn't likely the last. But every so often Nox was more than friendly like before with the hurt hand. Now as kinda pushing the he didn't have to this for a friend. Nox had more interesting things he could pursue if he wanted.

Sage turned around and smiled though he knew it wasn't heart felt. They were both being nice, he'd give them the benefit of the doubt, for now. Sage reached out with his left hand, but regretted it the moment his hand wrapped around the strange ball Nox had made. A small shooting pain radiated up his arm and he winced. But he picked it up and it was surprisingly light. There was still pain. But the smile he saw when Nox was watching him made it worth it as his friend started the game. "Game on."


Sage put his right hand behind him and felt the invisible wall directly behind him. "You hit me in the face and I'm done."
Sage called out as he threw the first ball at his friend - maybe a real friend? time would tell.