u/CrowNo1734

'' I will try to fix it.''

'' You will try, or you will?''

She looked up from her set of things: maps, potions- whatever she used to investigate nowadays. Anything to get back home. And not investigate.

'' I will, ego-boy.''

He twisted his face to look at her, his wooden mask dangling a little. '' Jai, you need to sleep.''

'' I do not.''

'' You do. Look, what if I help you?''

She rattled with her stuff. ' You don't- you don't like this stuff.''

He smiled. '' OK, but I am sitting.'' He said, settling himself in a crate inside the tight room. '' Whether you like it or not.''

She rolled her eyes. '' You will go.''

''I'm not.''

'' Will.''

''Whatever.'' She clasped her hands, once she found the thing she was looking for. '' You're making this awkard for the both of us. ''

She breathed heavily. '' You I did say I would accept being...'' friends.''

'' You said it!''

'' Don't push it. Please.''

It's in Jaiyana's pov.

'' I'm tired!'' Emine shouted at the top of her lungs. Although being stranded inside a random white room, she still found room to be...like she is.

'' Emine, stop screaming, please,'' Jaiyana said.

'' Get us out- I'm supposed to be...doing stuff! With Mark.''

'' You never do anything of value. Besides, the human won't know how to get us out? DO you?'' Gabriel said.

She stumbled, her right foot bumping against her left. She wouldn't let them get to her.

'' I'm not a ''human''- elf.'' She paused. '' And- wrong question: why don't you use your powers?''

Gabriel stared at her.

Until a set of steps arrived from underground. '' HEY guys, I'm back!'' Mark shouted.

'' I know you guys are happy. I brought you some...whatever are these?'' His hands held a sack.

'' Money?'' Gabriel said.

'' Better.''

'' I thought you didn't know what those are.''

'' I do know, human.''

'' Fine.....ego-boy.''

Yep- if she knew the exit, she would be leaving alone.

Be nicer.

MARK '' Am I an idiot for buying you flowers?''

Her: You're an idiot for thinking I wouldn't like them! What's not to like? They are- '' Her eyes paused.

They're inside the living room- couches, a lamp on the side, TV, but in front of her, there's a ....

She does not know what to call that. Those are not flowers.

''Mark, what's this?''

He smacked his lips. '' It's the furniture, love?''

'' This is exactly what I mean when I say it feels like I'm literally inside a fantasy show.''

''Y'all get used to it.''

Then, a trace of footsteps was heard from the doorway- a delicate pattern of steps- like ping-pong balls bouncing against the floor.

'' I'm BACKK!'' A familiar voice shouted, in all caps. She stepped through the wide archway into the living room, her hair flowing bright, wearing a ''you bet'' pink shirt with a black miniskirt.

She leaned against the wall of the archway. '' What's up?''

She pointed to the 'thing'. '' Your best friend's up.''

'' Love?!'' He exclaims, offended.

'' Don't call me that right now. '' Her eyes trace the object up and down. What's the deal?

While she's thinking, the other girl musters up to talk, probably wanting to avoid her very subsequent-

'' Look, I'm now investigating this.''

Investigation!

They groaned- which was weird. She always did this.

She circled the object, eyeing the two of them. '' What?'' She deliberately looked at Mark. '' What if it eats us?''

The colourful girl smiled, restrained.

'' It wouldn't be the first time.'' She looked around. '' Where's Gabriel?''

'' He's...'' He laughed to himself. '' I forgot.''

She took out a measuring tape from her pocket. '' I'm focusing on the thing now. You guys go find Gabriel.''

He dragged himself off the couch, smiling at Emine and then noticing the tape she had pulled out -which he did not know whether she'd stolen. Or bought. But he knew her.

He narrowed his eyes at her, grinning. '' Fine. On it, love.''

'' Don't call me that, banana-peel head.'' The tip of her finger rested at 33 cm on the measuring tape. ''33...'' she muttered to herself. '' Right. Now what?'' She looked around- just to catch him eyeing her and the measuring tape. She smiled.

That was the best she could do.

Of course he knows. Now she might have to...

Wait.

He knew- but now she knew.

What kind of idiot calls 'flowers' a...

She smiled even more.

This was a clue.

Note: I'm struggling to keep the tense consistent; sorry if you have difficulty reading. This is merely for character analysis.