forum "You DO like me!" "I don't think 'like' is the right word." "You tolerate me." "Maybe." one on one

Started January 29, 2021 by @cryptic-glitch

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"Yeah." Lin got out of the car as well and hummed softly as he looked up at the warehouse. "You think it'll be dark in there?"

"I don't know. Maybe." She locked the doors to the car and started towards the looming building.

"I mean, I can be a human torch if it is." Lin shrugged and snapped his fingers, making a small flame appear over his index finger.

"Cool. Is it hot?" She reached out and passed her hand over the flame.

"Yes, don't touch it." Lin moved the fire out of Orion's reach. "It's not incredibly hot, but it's hot enough to burn you if you mess with it."

"Like a lighter. Interesting. Come on." She kicked open the rotting front door and peered inside.

"Mhmm. That's me. Human lighter." Lin sighed softly and followed Orion into the dark warehouse, holding his palm out and making the flame a bit larger so they could see.

"I hope there are no-" She walked into a cobweb and screamed, flailing agressively.

Lin jumped at the scream, the flame in his hand flaring up for a second and singeing the tips of his bangs. "Christ! Don't do that!"

"IT'S NOT MY FAULT!" Orion stumbled backward, still trying to peel the cobweb from her body.

"Calm down! It's just some cobwebs, jeez…" Lin helped Orion free herself from the cobwebs and huffed a bit. "Watch where you're going, alright?"

She shivered. "I'm trying. I'm trying." She rubbed her arms. "Okay. Let's go."

Lin nodded a bit and carried on, bringing his flame back to a reasonable size. "Keep close to me. We don't know what might be here."

"I'm not scared of that. It's the spiders that are freaking me out." She grabbed his arm and followed him. "I can't stand the thought of them."

"I know, I know… we'll be fine, though. I doubt there's a lot of food here for them to survive, anyway." Lin shrugged and looked around curiously.

"That doesn't make me feel better." She touched the wall, her fingers coming away with a thin film of dust.

"What, it doesn't make you feel better than any spiders that might be here would be dead anyway? Then they can't jump on you or anything!"

"But when you step on them they crunch and it just freaks me out." She wiped her hand on her jeans.

Lin shrugged a bit. "I dunno… I'm pretty used to spiders hanging around. Most of them aren't gonna even try to hurt you. I'm sure you'll be fine."

"I'm not scared they're gonna hurt me. I'm scared because they're just creepy."

"Well, I dunno what to tell you, then." Lin sighed softly and continued on, making the flame a bit hotter so that it would burn brighter.

Orion took a deep breath and stopped. "Look, another door." She pushed it open and it fell inward, ripping the hinges.

Lin jumped at the loud sound, nearly singeing his hair again. "Christ… do you think there's anything in here?" He asked softly, poking his head into the room.

"Right. Okay." She let go of his arm and stepped over the door. "I don't see anything cool."

"Me either… there's probably not really much in here other than dust." Lin sighed softly and headed in through the doorway. "Maybe there's some stuff in crates somewhere."