r/SOULelle

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I'm still working on my WR animation

(The art in this post was made by @mimazy on Twitter. Thanks Mimazy! https://fixupx.com/mimazy/status/2102504724704706763 )

(Also if you were wondering where I was yesterday after posting daily for a while before, I was feeling ill. I’m ok now though!)

“Wow… I can’t believe how long it’s been since I played a Bisibeà game.” Noelle sighed in nostalgia. She used to LOVE this series, but after Dess left, she lost interest. You had come over to help clean her room, and she had found her old 3DC with her old cartridge still intact. The work was nearly done, so she decided to take a break and play with you.

The old system flickered to life. It was just as she remembered it, the background in a Dragon Blazers theme, her old Thii Plaza still there (how many times had she watched the trailers there? She remembered showing Dess how one of the Dragon Blazers devs had shown up to her plaza, beaming), and all the manuals and random stuff she had never really used still there.

“I feel just like a kid again… Kris used to steal this and hold it hostage for what they wanted, faha. If I ever got too upset, though, they gave it back and I got a note the next day from a “mystery sender” with some snack in it.” Noelle reminisced, but then her face fell. “I hope I’m not annoying you by talking about old memories… I don’t know how you and Kris feel about each other, or if you even know each other. This must all sound really weird…”

It’s totally ok ❤️ I will kill Kris Dreemurr with hammers

❤️It’s totally ok

“Thank goodness. Just know I’m happy with you in the present, too. Now, time for the game!”

She finally opened the game. The title sequence of Bisibeà Lunar played out, the Mythical Bisibeà on the box flying around. She started doing the steps to erase her old file, but stopped.

“If it’s ok… could I have a look around my old file first?”

You nodded. “Thanks, I just want to see… how child Noelle is doing. That’s weird to say too, faha…”

Noelle loaded up the old file. Immediately the memories came rushing back. This was just after the evil mother had escaped. She was still in Nether Eden, where she had stopped playing for the day years before. “Oh, I remember this. I had just gotten to this part when…”

Are you ok? ❤️ When your sister died?

❤️Are you ok?

“Yeah… just this reminds me of those last few days with Dess. She looked so distant. When I came in to tell her I had beaten a challenge, or caught a cool Bisibeà, she didn’t even seem to notice. At the time, I thought maybe if I beat the game, she would be happy again…”

Noelle started to tear up. “I was so stupid… I’m still so stupid, this was supposed to be fun, and I’m ruining it.” (What am I doing? My partner came to help me out and spend time with me and I drag them into my trauma? How selfish am I? They should leave. They deserve so much better than me…)

Hug her ❤️ If you want me to go, I’ll go

❤️Hug her

Your arms went around Noelle, and you pulled her close to you. “Huh! Umm… thank you. That… makes me feel better. I’m so sorry…” Noelle smiled sadly. “I’m a wreck. I don’t know why you bother with someone as weak as me, if I’m being honest…”

You’re plenty strong ❤️ Noelle has become stronger

❤️Noelle has become stronger

“I guess. Thank you, you always help.” (Why did they say it like that, though?)

You released her from the hug, and Noelle’s attention went back to the game. “I’m not sure what to do next, actually… it’s been forever.” She checked her team, all fairy and ice types with names like HERO_SWORD and WHITE_CLOAK. “Faha, even back then I was this big a Dragon Blazers nerd? I had totally forgotten.”

Noelle was smiling again. “Thanks for coming over and being patient with me. This has been fun.” She moved her finger to close the game, but accidentally walked into a cutscene.

“Oh no, this game’s cutscenes last forever… I’ll try and go through as quick as possible.” She skipped through all the text, until one of the main characters showed up. “Oh, I remember her. I always thought she was so pretty…”

Noelle slowed down a little. The cutscene was about the girl, Rose, changing her look. She wanted to get stronger, and confront her mother. Noelle stopped advancing the text.

“Umm… I know this is probably the weirdest thing that I’ve said yet, but would you mind if I cosplayed her sometime? She used… to mean a lot to me.”

I’ll cosplay the bad guy ❤️ I’d be fine

❤️I’d be fine

“You’re the best. Thanks. Ok, now it’s over. Time to get back to work!” Noelle was reinvigorated, and started cleaning again with a smile.

You returned to your labours, but stopped to think more about Noelle. Despite everything that had happened to her, she kept going. She was so much stronger than she knew.

You really admired her, but it seemed like she didn’t understand that. You decided you would let her know how much you appreciated her sometime.

After a little work, it was over. “Phew. Thanks for all your help. You’re always so kind to me, even if I’m weird. I want you to know… you’re someone who I really rely on. I love you.”

You thought of telling her all about how great she is, but you could tell she was tired. You would tell her another time. For now, what to say was clear.

❤️I love you too, Noelle.

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