Monday October 21st shortly after 8:00 A.M. with Blue
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Blue slept in later than usual after a night of endless creation until eventually passing out due to being horribly exhausted, and it felt as if their tiredness would never escape him. But he knew realistically that he's going to need good sleep to have even the chance to destroy Hemlock but also act to his fullest potential and not say anything he wouldn't say. An example would be him writing to Red; he had zero intent to be insensitive to a girl like her, even if she's hiding the true side of her that Blue can see through those black feathers. They knew everyone has their struggles, and all he wanted to do was help her thrive in a world that denied that freedom for everyone but the Dictator.
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Finally getting out of bed, Blue already had his mind set on what he'll be doing every morning from now on; venturing over to the Capitol building in order to write back to Red. Just thinking about what she could have written makes him head over heels for her, not like he's ever not—. Quickly they exited the shack after eating something and putting all their things in his satchel; its contents now being his knife, journal, and packs of cigarettes he always keeps in his bag. He would sometimes take a smoke and recently he hasn't had the time to do so or even think about doing so, but this new repetitive daily routine of going to the Carolinas was boring due to the long walk from his hideout and back. But it was worth it for Red, it would always be worth it to him.
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8:35 A.M. at the Capitol of the Carolinas
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Blue reached the spot where he and Red exchanged notes with each other through the X marked box without any threats getting in his way. It was almost natural for him to avoid any kind of suspicion as he changed to walking through the less populated path to the Capitol from his hideout. And with no one around, they opened the box to see two pieces of paper in the box, one being the old one and... a new one! He was glad to see that her idea of communicating was working quite smoothly and effectively, so they didn't wait to grab ahold of the new letter and read through it.
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Your words mean so much to me, and I feel like mine are the same for you... that I hope. And we could possibly meet two weeks from now, November 3rd, to remove my tracking device. We'd have to meet up near the underground tunnel, not close to the Conium Capitol so our spot for communication stays under the radar from any potential threats to us. I need 2 weeks because I have to make sure everything will go right, they'd probably guess I died by you while on patrol when we deactivate it by the tunnel and then we can finally spend time together.
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Also there's someone else that wants to join in with us, it's my friend 0401 who now goes by Green to fit with our names from our hair colour, and so you're aware they use they/them pronouns. Green's a great friend so don't worry; I've been friends with them for as long as I can remember. They're even a part of the group working to put that rave together! So I'll definitely go with you when the day comes.
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I would suggest for you to take the old paper since there's the chance an infiltrator, or even worse- the general could find it in my bag. Either way it'd be a nice memory for you to have and look back at whenever you feel like. And you'd take the future letters we write to each other and leave in this box in the near future.
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When he finished reading the letter, before writing on the blank backside of the paper, they grabbed the old one and stored it in his bag as Red said. He was intrigued by this Green joining in on the acts of disobeying Hemlock, and that they're one of the people organising the rave; Blue couldn't believe it, yet they did. He then returned his attention to the new note, pulling out a pencil to begin writing on the blank side with each word truthfully coming from him.
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I'll have that date and place noted down somewhere so I can remember, and that stupid device- we'll destroy it. Then you won't be an Infiltrator ever again, and you were never truly one. Don't let your previous actions in that job define your emotions and actions in the future, as that was not the real you. Also I would like to meet Green — And it's nice, their pronouns; I use ones similar to theirs, mine are he/they. Although that's not an important matter right now.
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If your friend also has a job as an Infiltrator then they could remove their tracker too, and I think it would be called off as you guys dying on patrol- so basically faking your deaths. You could hide with me but I'm not sure where your friend would go as I kind of want alone time with you. But obviously if that's alright with you, I won't force anything out of you.
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Finally they finished writing the letter, giving a brief chuckle while looking over it before putting the paper back into the box, shutting it tight. He was gone from the area in a hurry, but also because he wanted to feel that adrenaline rush from running. And due to this he was quick to reach the hideout again.
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This exchange of back and forth letters would go on until the date Red mentioned, November 3rd, where Blue would help remove the tracking device. Then she'll finally be free from the grasp of Hemlock, though still in its premises sadly. Over the course of the twelve days, Blue and Red talked about what they've been doing and surviving in this dire Nation. These days felt long and sometimes Blue doubted that things would work out so he picked up smoking again, just so maybe time would pass by faster and it eased his brain of any worries they had in that moment of time.
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6:20 P.M., November 3rd
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Blue and Red set a time that they'll meet at the tunnels over these past twelve days they've written to each other, and that was at sunset — which is 28 minutes from now, 6:48 P.M. — when both her and Green would arrive. He reached the place a bit early even though Red had given them a watch to know the time wherever he may be at, Blue was just that eager to see her again. But even though he was genuinely excited for the moment to come, he couldn't help but feel anxious about everything all at once. Was someone spying on him, waiting for the perfect time to shoot him? This made his brain feel the need to smoke for a few as that is what he's been resorting to as stated before with calming his recurring nerves. And for the next 28 minutes they periodically took a puff from his cigarette and by now it was all gone yet no one had shown up yet... Did the two ghost him? No, Blue couldn't think that nonsense- not even the chance of them being held back by the General.
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Looking at his watch, which wasn't around his wrist — it was uncomfortable to wear — they seen it's now four minutes past the time when the sun was said to set and that's when he heard walking from the tunnel. 'Please, let that be them...' Blue thought while peaking out from a covered area extremely close to the opening of where both Red and Green finally emerged from. This was the first time Blue would see Green, and he was pleasantly surprised by their emerald locks along with their style of Infiltrator attire; spiked boots with fur at the end of their pants along with a more structured, spacesuit-like jacket compared to Reds trench coat-esque one.
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Red stopped with Green following along, stopping in their tracks beside her before she spoke while taking a glance around from where they stood.
"Blue should be here somewhere. Knowing him, I'd have to guess he arrived pretty early..."
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Blue took this as their queue to show himself; therefore he shot up out of the bushes while trying to get himself untangled from twigs. He happened to almost trip as he made his way out of the entanglement and towards the two who were holding back their laughs. Quickly Blue and Red were hand and hand with each other as he didn't hesitate to grab hers.
"Red- I've missed you so much. I... it's good to see your face again."
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She felt his grip on her hands tightening the longer their hands were intertwined with each other.
"Haha, yeah I'd say the same. So the tracking device, you're going to help me remove it- right?"
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"Oh, yeah... I'll do that now."
Blue jolted his hands off of Reds and took the device off from around her upper arm.
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Green was slightly eyeing Blue while still near the side of Red, he had his shades on but they knew well of the smell of cigarettes which were coming from him. Blue turned to take Green's off but they believed they'd be able to do it themself.
"Ay it's fine, I'll do mine myself man, just worry about each other. And I'm not going to be bunkering down with you two, no offence. Gonna stay down in Cape Mercy with my trio to help set up the Rave."
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Red looked away from Blue, now having her attention to Green with a sad but serious look to her.
"There's none taken, we know how dangerous it is to set up a rave. Be careful while doing so, I don't ever want to lose my best friend."
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"You don't gotta worry bout me, okay? I know my ins and outs, ain't gonna let anyone kill—."
While Green was reassuring Red, the two were interrupted by a yelp from Blue who was to the side of them.
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When the two were paying attention to each other, Blue had broken the tracking device—but it had a mechanism that shot out a sharp blade-like object. It had sliced right across his face, over the bridge of his nose, and left a decently sized gash which bled heavily.
"AHH FU- shhh..."
His legs were extremely wobbly as he held the part of his face that was gushing with blood.
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"Shit- I got bandages, I'll patch him up."
Green was quick to speak and get on their feet to get Blue sitting down as they pulled out bandages. The shock from the disk flying at Blue wouldn't let him calm down easily as he was paralysed.
"You gotta calm down dude—!"
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Luckily Blue had partially calmed himself down as Green began to wrap the bandages around their head. The bandages ended up wrapping from right under his eyes to around their head and back of his neck which held the blood in place fairly well.
"Thanks... I really didn't see that coming."
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"Man me either, we were never told there's shit like that in the devices. Guess I gotta be careful when destroying mine."
And so Green began attempting to break the device, luckily succeeding in doing so without the sharp object coming in contact with anyone.
"Aightt, sorry for not giving a proper hello to you, dude. Heard a whole lot about you though, sounds like you've got a real rebel inside of ya. Red used to be like that, she wouldn't take shit from anyone."
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"Hey—"
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"Ay- I don't mean it in a bad way. I've been dulled down by Hemlock too, we all have been. And I can tell day by day your true self is coming back, thanks to Blue here."
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Red sighed, looked at the both of them for a split second, then spoke once more.
"... You're right, it's just hard to focus on myself with everything happening. But I think it's best we move away from this area, other Infiltrators may be here soon to investigate why our trackers shut off."
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"Yeahh, you're right. Ima head to my hideout down at the bottom of the peninsula with the others. You guys go have some fun together, heh."
The group Green was a part of, having four people in total, was extremely secretive of their goals. They're yet to have their existence known by Infiltrator Intelligence due to the group's diligence. Another plus is that Green's a master of sneaking around and staying under the radar.
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Red rolled her eyes at what her best friend was suggesting with her and Blue.
"Well you better come visit us. You know where we'll be at."
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"'Course I will! Bye for now, guys."
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After Green left both Blue and Red stared at each other for a slightly uncomfortable time before Red snapped out of her daze. This would let her be the first to speak up.
"We should get going..."
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Blue sounded had an unsteady tone when he spoke but was able to keep himself together, for the most part.
"Woo, I can finally show you the tree, come on!"
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She couldn't reply due to how quickly Blue grabbed ahold of her hand, pulling Red along with him back to the hideout with only a small yelp from her out of pure shock. Soon Red managed to match Blue's pace as he ran through the forest. It was euphoric almost— the feeling of finally being free from the grasp of Hemlock and the Industry as a whole, although that could truly never happen. They'll always be watching, hiding in the shadows of every corner.
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It was nearing 6:40 P.M when the two lovers reached his hideout, both tired and sweaty yet elated due to running nonstop together from the tunnel to now right in front of the hidden shack. They gave the girl a loving look with a small smirk on his face as he led Red through the door, now inside as he shut and locked the door before going back to her.
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"Aaaahh! there's so much I want to show you — all the things I've created this past week — but I gotta introduce you to the Tree first."
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"Oka— whoa!"
Blue grabbed her hand by surprise, yet again dragging her along with him to his bedroom.
"Dude—can you stop grabbing me outta nowhere??"
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The blue haired boy paused and turned their head to the girl with an apologetic look on his face after noticing what he did again. He took a couple seconds of awkward eye contact to speak up after finding his words.
"Sorry- just this sense of freedom... it gets me all excited, y'know? The both of us- we can do whatever we want here... it's nice, but I did get ahead of myself. So... I'm sorry, again, for being impulsive. The trees just outside the window of my bedroom though, let's go."
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Blue then held his hand out, patiently waiting for Red to reciprocate by grabbing ahold of his hand. Red followed through and held her hand in theirs, the both of them entering his room where they were immediately met with the Tree. It was indeed outside the window like Blue said, the Tree covering most of the view although not that close to the walls of the hideout. There was room to sit under it, which Blue had done many times by now due to the comfortable feeling he gets from being under its branches.
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He walked closer to the window that had his desk right under it. With Red in hand, she glanced around the boy's room before he'd quickly come to a stop. Before speaking, they let go of the girl's hand while giving her another endearing look.
"Soo... do you wanna sit under it with me...? It's really peaceful and stuff, I promise."
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"...Y-yeah..."
She was nervous, really nervous. But not in a bad way, no- not at all, it was more of a flustered mood she was having. Red wasn't used to any of this, considering Hemlock despises true love and things alike. Even before Hemlock came to be... Red still hadn't been in a relationship— is this even one? Luckily she came to her senses that it's too early to tell and to stop overthinking. But deep inside of her were these nagging thoughts that her feelings are monstrous and diabolical— the effect of being an Infiltrator causing one's mind to most likely deteriorate its morals to fit the new societal norms.
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While Red's thoughts plagued her mind, Blue opened the window they would go through to reach the tree but then noticed her standing there, almost like she's in a trance-like state. He spoke to her without nearing her, just to try at getting her attention back.
"Red? Is something wrong?"
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"I- uh- no, nothing at all...! But uh.. What were we doing?"
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"We were gonna sit under the tree...? Come on, we have to go through the window to reach it."
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"...Kay..."
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They both climbed through the window, Blue being the first while Red followed though struggling to seamlessly crawl through it as she almost fell. She was lucky enough to be caught by Blue who then steadied her. Infiltrators don't enter or exit places through windows much (they tend to break down doors more)... so her clumsiness was bound to happen. Now having a full view of the Tree, she could fully take in its mysticalness while a soft wind blew through the air and shook its leaves which mesmerised her. She's heard a whole lot about this supposedly talking tree, and Red was a bit skeptical of how truthful Blue was about it... but the Tree did not disappoint. That if it talks.
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"You said it talks, right?"
She asked while giving the Tree a good look as for the most part it looked like a normal tree, minus the name "BLUE" carved into its bark.
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"Yes- when I've asked the Tree things... it whispered back to me. I couldn't believe it myself at first — and I swear I'm not crazy — but it really did that. Okay maybe a little crazy, with being on the run and all, but still..."
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"Hey... don't worry, we're all crazy. It does sound ridiculous... but I... I can trust you."
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What Red said to him really meant a lot, making his heart fuzzy with the confirmation that she has faith in them.
"Okay-okay- hmmm..."
Blue was thinking of what he could ask the Tree so they could prove to Red that it talks, even though she didn't completely deny its ability to speak. Then finally they figured out what to say to it in order to get something said from it.
"Hi I... I brought Red here, if you couldn't tell... I dunno. Anyways... ahh dang it, I don't know. How about you ask something you want to know?"
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"Uh— sure..."
She turned her gaze back to the Tree and asked the burning question inside of her, though there were many more she wanted answered. But those could be for another time whenever she's by the tree again.
"I've done countless horrible things against my will when I used to be an Infiltrator. And even though I'm not being tracked anymore, it's hard to tell if I'm truly free from the grief of my past. So what I'm trying to ask is... am I ever going to be free, or am I free already?"
Then she turn to look at Blue to make her feel better but to also speak with a slightly quieter voice.
"I don't really know what to say either—..."
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Blue hid what he felt by Red's question for the tree, extreme remorse filling his heart which began to ache ever so slightly.
"It's alright— let's just... wait for it to reply."
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Red only nodded in reply as she turned to look back at the tree, the both of them watching it carefully for whenever it'll speak. Possibly it could be thinking, conjuring up the wisdom it has yet to whisper to the lovers.
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And finally... it spoke with a whisper that both were capable of hearing while they were standing pretty close to the Tree.
"Horrible actions haunt about every human, you're no different, so what matters is leaving those behind and starting anew. Blue's done it, so can you; confidence is key in getting the life you deserve."
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Utterly shocked that it actually replied back to her question, Red turned back to Blue with a look of surprise to her face.
"You- you weren't lying... wow. This... this is crazy."
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"Yeahh, I was like that too when it first whispered to me. I thought I'd gone insane right then."
Blue then had a question pop up in his mind, then speaking of his thoughts.
"Tree, if Red was to also carve her name into you, would she as well obtain your power?"
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A few seconds passed, less then when Red asked her question, and the Tree whispered back to Blue but as well as her.
"Yes, she absolutely will gain the powers I can give, considering your unique and strong bond with her already. Then will she have the capability to be strong like you more often, being stubborn in not failing and knowing what's right. That's what you do best, isn't it?"
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"Yes... thank you again for your wisdom."
Blue reached inside of his bag and pulled out his knife, switching its blade open, and offered it to Red for her to borrow.
"Here, you can use it in carving your name wherever you feel is best."
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Eyeing the knife, hesitating to take it, then looking up to Blue... she would nod in acceptance, taking it from his hand before walking to the tree. Red began carving her name into it the best she could to the right side of Blue's carving. And a final touch was a + between the names and then a heart around both the carvings.
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"Heh— I remember seeing people draw stuff like that, it's cute... thanks for doing that."
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A small laugh came from Red's mouth before replying to him as the two sat down against the Tree, snug by each other's side with their respective carving above their heads.
"Yeahh, I never really did it before this though because I... haven't been in a relationship, but that doesn't matter now. So... the Tree's going to make me more confident basically?"
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"I suppose so, but from what it's told me about you is that you already were a fierce fighter... and whatever else. Anyways— My point is that it's gonna help you get over that wall that's been keeping you back from your true self. You get what I mean?"
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"Y-yeah... I get it, thanks for that. It kind of opened my mind to my real feelings... Thoughts... just all of it even though it's myself you're talking about."
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"I'm happy I helped. Oh- another thing, something kind of crazy... I was thinking we should truly fight against hemlock. I mean... you still have your gun and I have my knife. I'm thinking we could at least try to kill the general, I mean I didd make him blind in one eye, well... I don't know if he actually did, but you get it. "
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"Yeah he definitely did lose his eyesight, he wears an eyepatch now. But I agree, even thought it sounds like... extremely risky when actually done. Maybe we can plan for a week or so, we should get Green in on this; I'm sure they'd have fun putting some good use to our gun privileges."
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"Wow, stole the words right outta my mouth. How romantic of you~"
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Red only rolled her eyes at their remark due to saying what he was supposedly going to say.
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"Ay I'm just tryna ease ya into this relationship, girl. Though while we plan out our attack I was going to attempt to fix up more of our hideout, make it more sturdy and stuff."
Then Blue remembered the art he's made, quickly grabbing his journal out of his satchel.
"But before we go back in I'll show you some of the art I've talked about!"
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"Ohh yeah, I'm excited to see what you've done!"
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The two lovebirds conversed with each other over his art he decided to show Red, both having a lovely time together while sitting under the Tree. His art was extraordinary, having unique elements everywhere that made them all extremely spectacular in her eyes. But if we were to be honest here, she'll find anything of his to be stunning— and Blue himself. But what else he did was show all the feathers they've gotten from the Tree when doing something that is against Hemlock— a sign of hope that they could just maybe escape this town, or more so destroy Hemlock for what it is. After they finished showing Red his art, the both of them began to make their way through the window and back into the hideout.
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Blue shut the window before returning his gaze to Red.
"If you want, we can sit on my bed and chill while we figure out how to go about the whole fighting against Hemlock thing."
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"Sure— sounds nice."
It seemed like the longer she was with Blue, the more nervous, but also into him, she got. It was odd to her, thinking about something viewed as a crime that is simply just love for another person, that it be platonic or more. But this was how she truly felt, and Blue has helped her remember that, and it felt great.
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Now both sat extremely close to each other on his bed— not like they had much room on it to give each other some personal space, but the two did not mind at all. Red was the first to suggest what to do as she does have some reliable insight and information about Infiltrators, Deceivers, and of course who they're after— the general. This information was crucial in creating a solid plan: routes she knew about and had marked on the map Blue copied down, weaknesses of the higher ups like weak points the two could aim for, ways to protect themselves from their gun power, and much more in-depth information that came directly from Red herself.
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Then Blue suggested going undercover, create a disguise; they wanted to keep her safe as he continued to view himself as her saviour from Hemlock. If it was found that her death was faked(along with Greens), the general would make it a reality... and Blue couldn't have that. Luckily he still had the scruffy hoodie they'd found back at a dumpster in Conium, he thought this could be a good disguise for Red to hide herself with. Though she was a bit irked by the smell, Red followed through with using it... until they find something better.
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"Fine... I have a mask I could probably use, like a balaclava; it won't keep me as hot since it's not a thick one."
This was something Red used as an Infiltrator at times, but it was just a plain black one so she wouldn't be easily giving herself away by it.
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"Yeah, and the hoodie wasn't really warm cause the holes, I'd say we go out and look for more clothes, but I just can't help but want to prioritise our safety."
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"Well I'm sure Green could help us out on that, in fact we should tell them of our plan as soon as possible. As Infiltrators, we had this way to know when it's one of us who's beyond the door— like a special word which was, and still is, deviation. I told them earlier to visit, so it seems we can only hope they follow through."
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"Haha, okay we'll look out for that then."
Blue then lied down on the bed with his arms resting under his head before looking back at Red. He gave a smirk and an overall seductive look towards her.
"Soo... anything you want to do while we wait for Green to come? Or continue planning?"
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Red didn't know what to say, she never knows what to say like Blue and she hated herself for that— she hates herself for falling victim to Hemlock like everyone else except Blue. And maybe Green, yeah. They're both better than her. And always will b—
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Blue noticed the lost and unsure look in Red's face and took his arms out from under his head, using them to push himself up as he gazed at her with a concerned look.
"Shoot, sorry if I made you uncomfortable, I did say I would take it slow. How about we just... draw, make some art? That usually calms me down, makes me happy, and I'd like to see what you create."
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She was spooked out of her trance by Blue, but his words did calm her and she spout out a reply.
"No- no, I'm fine... I'll do some art with you though, I miss that stuff."
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They were happy she agreed to doing art so he pulled out the art supplies they had on hand and then ripped out two blank pages from his journal in which he gave one to Red.
"I was thinking we could hang them up somewhere in here so my room won't be as dull anymore."
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"Yeah, it definitely needs some work."
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Then soon the two would be drawing and chatting with eachother every now and then to show their progress and so on. It was the most peaceful night they've both had since... forever—. Starting at 7:30 P.M., both Blue and Red would draw through the night until both eventually passed out while holding each other close and cuddling on the small bed.
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and then Add to home screen.