Melanie looks at Jax, confused, but not questioning his actions. She slowly stands, unsure if Jax would be scared, and walks to the other side of the room and back again, and she starts pacing, back and forth, back and forth, trying to keep herself calm.
Fox slowly lowers himself down, not trying to scare either of them.
Melanie notices Fox first, and her eyes widen, her hand instinctively grabbing Jax's arm to get his attention.
"You. W-why are you here? You didn't care about Jax or I enough to follow either of us and now you follow us? To do what? Jax warned me that people hurt him, and they hurt me, too. I-I don't know if I can trust you…"
Fox steps back, and moves into a corner. They curl up into a ball and try to blend into the shadows, failing miserably.
Jax flinches away, his eyes wide with fright. "Nope." Was all he said, turning around and walking back to the high place, climbing up it without a word.
(To Fox, not Jax)
"I didn't mean to-" Melanie pauses, and her face turns stern. "No. I mean what I say when I say that I don't know you well enough, and you don't know me enough. When I see someone hurting, I try to help. When I know that they're okay and they help me is when I can trust them. You-you don't know what isolation can do to you, how people can talk negatively about you while you're in the same room, unable to do anything because you're too weak, and when your wrists are too thin for the chains, they…they nail them to a block of wood and makes sure you don't do anything in protest or they'll let you watch your family die in front of you. Or they'll make sure you'll live forever alone for the rest of your life. That they'll make sure that you die a slow and torturous death. You don't know me. You don't know what I've seen, both real and in my head." Melanie's voice drops, "I've seen them die, over and over again in my dreams…I've seen them risk everything for me to get better, only to die in the end!"
Fox just writes "I DO! I'M SORRY!" on the floor (with their goo), gets as small as they can, and start crying their eyes out.
(realizes that three of the four characters’ names are all three letters)
(realizes that three of the four characters’ names are all three letters)
(Oh lmao, also Jax is the nickname of one of our (CoolCat's and I's) IRL friends)
(That was me writing a freaking essay xD)
"No, you're not. Yes, you feel pity, but I doubt you understand why I kept going to Jax. I was certain you two were going to be fine, but I was scared for Jax. I was scared that they were going to get him. Didn't you? Or were you kept in your…dilusions? I've had no friends, and I don't know where we stand. Jax," Melanie turns her head in his direction, "He won't hurt us, but I don't know what he'll do…He's stronger than me, and I can't run, not as fast as you."
(realizes that three of the four characters’ names are all three letters)
(Oh lmao, also Jax is the nickname of one of our (CoolCat's and I's) IRL friends)
(Melanie could also be called Mel…so 4/4)
Fox looks around for something to cut the stitches on their mouth, finally seeing a bloody scalpel. They quick cut the stitches, throw down the scalpel and instantly yell. "Please! Stop! I'm sorry! I understand what it's like! I was locked in a FUCKING lab for years, alone, with no one to help! Just stop!"
(realizes that three of the four characters’ names are all three letters)
(Oh lmao, also Jax is the nickname of one of our (CoolCat's and I's) IRL friends)
(Melanie could also be called Mel…so 4/4)
His name is actually Jaxson…//
(oh, i forgot, GTG for now.)
(Same, I gtg…)
(Oh nooooo
Lex could you somehow have Jax escape?)
Jax's eyes scurried around the room, a small smile growing on his face as he sees a vent that is open and not all sharp and stuff. He climbs down from the high place, walking over to the vent and ducking down. "Ahem, bye motherfuckers." He said, climbing into the vent and making his way away from those people.
"Wait, Jax. I'm sorry. I tried to calm you, I was giving you space. I still want to actually meet you, please…?" Fox begs.
"You…you made him run away…you made him run…away…You…made him…run…" Melanie collapsed from where she stood, erupting in cries of fear, anguish, and sadness. She was too confused to know who her friends or enemies were.
Jax is pretty prone to mood swings so he is basiclly just going to keep switching..///
"I'm trying… I've only been hurting you guys… I-I'm sorry… I'll just go, I'm sorry…" Fox climbs back through the vent they came through.
"Now…Now I-I'm alone," Melanie said between sobs, "No one cares, no one's ever cared! Th-that's fine, I…I don't care about them either!" Melanie tried to convince herself, even though she knew it wasn't true.
Fox sits down near the opening to the nurse's office. Trying not to think about the situation that just happened. "I don't need them… oh what the hell am I saying. I need them, and I just fucked everything up."
"I-I'll get out of here alone, I won't need their help! I'll…I'll show them!" Melanie stood up and looked for an exit other than vents. She didn't like the idea of crawling in a cramped space again.
There's a door, there's a huge crack down the middle, almost splitting the door in two.
Fox lowers themself down again, standing about 2-3 ft away from Melanie.
"I-I need your help… I know you don't trust me and all, but… I'll help you… please?"
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