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only a setback.

[ She sat by herself on a bench, a red ball at her feet, she was busy trying to de tangle her feathers, sighing heavily, irritation on her face... why not attempt to help her? She seemed to be struggling anyways, and you likely have nothing better to do. ] ( Interaction bait.. )

❯❯ They push themself up off of the bench’s arm rest, body begrudgingly sitting up taller. “ I was jus’ … resting my eyes . yyeah . mmhm . ” ❯❯ Player raises a hand to rub at their eyes. They seemed to have hopes that a hard enough rub would smear away their drowsiness.

"Oh my name is Rose but some people call me Player! I think Rose is way cuter though." [ Rose seemed happy with the topic change, becoming a bit chatty. ]

[ Rose went quiet again, looking hesitant. What if he seemed weak for taking a break.. what if.. ] “Ah.. ahem, I will try my best..”

She’s the sweetest kitty I know. Came running to me when I came back from work.

"A.. break.." [ He seemed to consider it just for a moment before shaking his head again ] "I'll be fine!"

[ Rose shook his head, sighing. He seemed to be trying to avoid eye contact. ] "...I want to get better though. I know I can be better. With just gettin' the Windforce I've already got a lot of free time on my hand regardless, so it's best I just try to keep improving."

"It's fine, it's fine. The brutal opinions really made me want to improve even if they did hurt." [ Rose looked down at the book he had in his lap, reading some before turning the page to continue reading ] "I'll just have to get better.."

"Just tryin' to get better.. not a lot of people like my first attempt at baking.." [ He looked away, a bit sad about that. He was glad some were honest but still it hurt him deep down even if he just put on a facade of being understanding ] "Ya don't have to remind me.. Mmm.."

[ It took Rose an embarrassingly long amount of time to realize someone was behind him despite the noise since he had been so focused on reading. He paused, turning his head slowly to look at the other before giving a sweet smile that he always did ] Ya need somethin'?

[ Rose was sitting down, reading a cookbook. There were a few other books stacked beside him about baking. ]

❯❯ Normally, Blade would’ve tried to laugh back—makes the situation less awkward. Instead? Silence. Complete silence, only broken up by the occasional yawn of Player. “ … mmh … ‘s fine . happensss … a lot of the time . ” ❯❯ They could feel their head starting to lull.

it ' sok , it ' sok , it ' sok , you ' reok . youlived amillion years , you ' llmake itthrough theday . inthe sun , inthe rain , inthe mud , inthe clay , youlived amillion years , nowlook aheadto betterdays .