[meanwhile, Peepers was at the lounge, sitting at the window seat just looking out at the stars, deep in thought]
Brad: (had entered, eyes a little puffy)
Peepers: [hears him enter bt doesn't turn to look, his eye just staring out the window, was not in a mood]
Brad: ...Hey.
Peepers: Hey... [doesn't reli look at him]
Brad: (sat down, clutching a sheet of paper in his hand)
Peepers: [finally turned to see him, then noticed the paper] ...Wat is tht?
Brad: ... (hands it over) Just...something I whipped up.
Peepers: F-For me...? [takes the paper n looks at it]
(it was a picture of none other then Peepers himself)
Brad: Yeah...a little something different from what I sually do, which of course was princesses... :$
Peepers: [blushed at the sight of it] :$ I... Uh... Thanks... [noticed something n squinted] Is tht a tiny crown u drew on my head? :^)
Brad: Um... maybe? ^^;;
Peepers: U do realize I'm not a princess, right? -__-**
Brad: I know, but...you'd probably be a cute one. (giggle)
Peepers: Not funny, Mama's boy -__- [pockets the picture anyways, then sees his puffy eyes] Umm... U OK there? [his fingers ghosted along the puffiness]
Brad: Oh, this? It's...it's nothing, really.
Peepers: :| Brad, if we're gonna be at least friends, we should try to be honest to each other, don't u think?
Brad: I just...wished I accepted Demurra's friendship offer back then... but I was selfish...
Peepers: I get it. U were infatuated with her. It's not something so easy to just downgrade to friendship
Brad: No, it wasn't... sometimes I wonder if she even thinks about me or is too busy with her own married life.
Peepers: Rather than thinking abt tht, wouldn't u rather wonder if she is happy, no matter who she's with?
Brad: ...Yeah, I guess I should.
Peepers: I know it's a little hard to accept, bt maybe u two didn't end up together for a reason. Maybe there's someone out there that is a much better match for u
Brad: Yeah... maybe there is... :$
Peepers: [realized Brad was sorta looking at him n blushed, looking away] So, uh... I... Uh... Sorry for wat I just said abt... I know I was out of line... I shouldn't hv said tht...
Brad: Oh, that? It's...it's okay, princess- o///o Ah, Peepers! I meant, Peepers. ^^;;
Peepers: [frowned] Now I know ur a little too obsessed abt this princess thing :^)
Brad: Um, yeah, that was it. Well, maybe I should go then. (starts to get up)
Peepers: Wait [grabbed his hand] Umm... Stay a while? Keep me company...? :$
Brad: (blinked) Um...sure, okay. :$ (sat back down)
Peepers: [sat next to him, his eyes looking out the window to stare at the stars again]
Brad: ... What do you see up there?
Peepers: Well... Not so much as see, bt feel n wonder [sighed] Wondering wat would life had been if Lord Hater didn't save us, or wat would've been if our planet didn't die at all...
Brad: Your planet was dying?
Peepers: Yeah. It was a long time coming anyways. The planet technically is already pretty crappy to begin with due to the unstable core, it just so happen tht it has finally reached its short lifespan during my generation. It literally crumbled without warning n we all ended up floating in space waiting for death. If it weren't for Lord Hater just so happen to fly by on his first voyage to conquering...well, we wouldn't be here
Brad: I see... And I suppose you've had a family of some sort?
Peepers: Yeah, one sister. My parents died long time ago, just a yr aftr I was born due to another one of the planet's volcano eruptions, so its just me n my sister. She's become pretty obsessed with the end of days aftr their death n had a doomsday bunker n all tht. Evryone thought she was crazy, n for a moment, I thought so too. Bt wen the planet died... well, no one thought she was crazy anymore, bt sadly she didn't live long to gloat...
Brad: Hmm... I can only faintly remember my folks...but not much else... :(
Peepers: My sister... She... Evn aftr all tht preparation, the bunker wasn't enough to save us, n wen we drifted in space, she... she managed to save one breathing apparatus frm the floating wreckage, n she... she held me tight as she forced it on me, sacrificing herself... [shut his eye tight at the memory]
Brad: :( (rested his hand on Peepers' back, rubbing it comfortly)
Peepers: She died... Holding me in her arms... ;( Iris...
Brad: I'm... I'm so sorry... (hugged the Watchdog close)
Peepers: [wiped his tears a little] Wen Lord Hater rescued us, everyone voted unanimously for me to be his SiC... Prolly their way of making up for making fun of my sister... :( I still think of her... A lot... N I didn't even managed to hv a picture of us together coz everything happened so fast... ;(
Brad: Shh, shh, shh... (rocked him gently) It's okay...it's okay... :(
Peepers: [sobbed in his arms, letting it all out]
Brad: (was silent for a moment, letting Peepers sob it out) ...Do you remember what she looks like?
Peepers: [sniffled] Well, technically we Watchdogs all look alike, bt... there is something special abt her...
Brad: Like what?
Peepers: Her eye. She has the rare condition of having double coloured iris, hence her name. Half of her iris is red like me n my dad, n the other half of her iris is blue like my mom
Brad: I see... :)
Peepers: Wat abt ur family? Ur folks, wat r they like?
Brad: I was only an infant, so I can't remember their faces fully... And I'm never going to be able to...
Peepers: Why? W-Wat happened to them?
Brad: My grandparents say they've simply passed away, but I can only imagine it was something worse, they just didn't want to scare me...
Peepers: Oh... N u... nvr thought to find out?
Brad: Not as a kid, though...
Peepers: Would u like to find out abt it? Well, not right now, bt maybe aftr the war?
Brad: We can do that?
Peepers: Yeah, why not? Aftr the war, I assume Lord Hater wouldn't hv anything else to do bt travel, so we can just ask his permission to go on our own travel for a while
Brad: (nod) (hugged Peepers again)
Peepers: [blushed at the hug, n gently returns it] :$
Brad: ... (slowly pulled away) Heh, yeah, so...we're good? :$
Peepers: Yeah, we're good. Still a little miffed abt u stealing my first kiss, bt we're good (nod)
Brad: :) Okay. (stood up) Anything else you wanna chat about, or...?
Peepers: I'm good. I should get bk to navigation anyways. We're almost getting close to Planet Skeletor n I need to make sure the entry is smooth-sailing
Brad: (nod) Okay. (headed out of the room)
Peepers: [sighed, hugged himself a little, the phantom feeling of Brad's arms lingered ard his body, then he smiled with a slight blush before making his way to the navigation room]
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