forum Glitches // OxO // Closed

Started November 27, 2019 by @ElderGod-Icefire

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Nyx nodded. "Sounds yummy." He replied, smiling still. He felt like he couldn't stop smiling around Jude.

"Mhm," Jude said with a small nod, softly biting his lip as he looked down at Nyx, smiling. "You wanna tell me 'bout your first dream?" He asked, nodding at their breakfast waiting on the table.

Nyx shrugged his shoulders. "Uhm…" he ran his hands through his hair, sitting down at the table as well. "I…don't remember all of it." he sounded mildly surprised at that fact, like he hadn't considered the fact that he might not remember it.

"That's alright," Jude smiled, shuffling into his seat and pouring a stream of syrup onto his stack of pancakes, "It's normal. I usually forget mine by the time I get up, unless they were really something."

He nodded a little bit, inspecting the pancakes carefully. "How are these supposed to be eaten?" he asked curiously. He looked over at Jude.

Jude picked up his knife and fork, ready at his side. "Like taking apart a puzzle," He shrugged, unsure how to explain it or if he would understand what he meant. Jude started cutting into his pancakes, winking at Nyx's curious gaze.

Nyx nodded a little bit. He watched Jude's movements for a moment, cocking his head slightly. "Oh. Like cutting something open." he replied, picking up the utensils and mimicking Jude's movements. The knife felt too familiar in his hand. Too reminiscent of some of the experiments, and he swallowed.

"…Sure," Jude nodded, thoughtfully cutting into his sugary breakfast and wondering why Nyx had chosen such a comparison. "…But what do you mean…'like cutting something open'?" He asked, deciding to voice his thoughts.

Nyx blinked. "Oh. Because they made sure I was familiar with that. Because…I was created to be a…a weapon, and I needed to be able to use anything I could get my hands on." He cut up the pancakes and tried a bite.

"Mhm," Jude said a little weakly, wondering if he should further prompt him about what they had him do, and if he would be able to stand it. He shook his head softly, trading his thoughtful look for a lighter one. "First thoughts on the pancakes?"

Nyx gave a happy little smile, not seeming to get too caught up in his thoughts or past. "They're good!" He exclaimed happily, kicking his feet a little as he ate some more.

"Hm, I'm glad." Jude smiled, assuming that he was probably overthinking whatever it was he thought Nyx was referring to. "Try some fruit, too," He suggested, nodding at the bowl next to him, knowing that he'd be hyper for the zoo.

Nyx reached out and tried a piece, his whole face lighting up. "What was that?" He asked, eyes round in his face. Adorably innocent, or at least he seemed like it.

"Um, strawberry?" Jude said through a laugh, smiling at Nyx's surprise. "There are some raspberries and blueberries, too."

Nyx wrinkled his nose a little. "Don't laugh at me. It's not my fault that I don't know what anything is." He said, then promptly grabbed more fruits and closed his eyes as he chewed.

"I know," Jude said with a smile and nod, "And I'm laughing because you're cute, I can't help it." He shrugged, focusing on his pancakes like it might stop him from smiling so much.

He wrinkled his nose again. "Humph. Fine." he replied, eating some more of the fruit, then the pancakes.

"Fine," Jude quietly repeated, shaking his head and taking a sip of juice. "You excited about the zoo?" He asked.

Nyx looked up with another happy, barely contained little smile. "Oh! Yes!" he crowed happily. "I want to see everything!"

Jude had to bite his lip from curling into another smile. It's this early, and my jaw already hurts. "And you will. It's only like a half an hour drive to the Bronx, and we'll grab lunch at this little bodega in Little Italy."

Nyx looked at Jude again, smiling happily. "Are we going to spend the whole day there?" he asked, eyes sparkling at the idea.

"Most of the day, yeah." Jude nodded, thoughtfully chewing his breakfast. "I think we'll leave at one, for lunch, and go back for a little bit before coming back."

Nyx grinned again, practically squirming in his seat, excited at the prospect. "Yes! Thank you!" he said, eating a little bit more food.

"You're welcome!" Jude replied at the same volume, softly laughing to himself. "Don't tire yourself out. We've got a long day ahead," He smiled, "And It's gonna be pretty busy at this time of year, so…lots of people."