1/018: Dancing isn't science!

[wheatdos]

[Wheatley sort of lingers on the main staircase of the castle, sitting down on the bottom step and turning the small invitation over and over again in his fingers. He's reading the words, repeatedly, trying to recognize anything about it. Was it a prank? Some joke? Perhaps someone trying to be nice and simply not being informed of his current predicament. Either way, he was feeling just the slightest bit jilted, taking it quite personally.

Flipping open his journal, he hesitates... tapping it with his free hand a few times as he decided what should be said.]


Um, quick question! Little question... nothing too big. Who sent these little things out? These... uh, little invitations. Well... that's uh... that's a sort of mean joke, if-if it is a joke. You know... Why would you- I mean whats the use on sending someone a masquerade invitation...

[A rather depressed sigh comes out of him. It's heavy, and much sadder than the usual upbeat guy that everyone always knew.]

...If they-- if they have no one to dance with...?

[He loved dancing. He really did. He loved it more than most things being himan had to offer. Someone sending this was a real kick in the face.]

Comments

[wheatdos]

I know that you don't like me, mate.
No use trying to play it off like you do.

[takethat]

Don't... like you? Wasn't that resolved a long time ago?

[A pause as he considers this.]

...are you on a loss??

[wheatdos]

Oh-oh is it cause I'm on a loss you assume I'm just figuring things out?
Bet you thought I was a moron! What? Wheatley isn't SMART enough to figure it out on his own?

...

...

...Well I'm not a moron! Even if you-you think I am.
You don't like me! Could have just told me. Didn't have to lead me on.
Didn't have to hear it from the drink mate.

[takethat]

Wheatley, what are you talking about? I don't think you're a moron! And I like you! And...









What did Edgeworth do?!

[wheatdos]

...

[A whimper and he shuts the journal.]

[takethat]

[Phoenix just sits there for a moment in stunned silence, his stomach sinking. Since Geoff had gone home some months ago, things had been going downhill increasingly, and Phoenix's friends have been leaving in a steady trickle.

And that's been hard enough, but this? He doesn't even know what he's done wrong, and now it seems like he's going to lose another friend over it. Resolutely, he gets up and heads for Wheatley's room, hoping that perhaps he can straighten whatever this is out.

He'll be arriving there quite shortly, giving a tentative knock at the door when he does.]

[wheatdos]

[A small sticky note on the door read '219' it looks like it was written a long time ago, but was on there for a reason.]

[takethat]

[219. He could've just stayed on his own floor.

But, okay. He sighs and turns back around, because this is how much he cares about you Wheatley.]

BROS FOR LIFE OKAY. NO MATTER WHAT. ;n;

[wheatdos]

[Awwwww!

Wheatley was actually sitting in front of 219, legs crossed with his journal on his lap. He clearly didn't see Nick yet...]

[takethat]

[He approaches Wheatley, sighing, and slumps down against the wall opposite him.]

Wheat.

[wheatdos]

[He raised his head and adjusted his glasses a bit to focus on Nick, before (quite obviously) looking away.]

Wh-what are you doing? Shouldn't you be around people you- you know, actually like?

[He frowned.]

[takethat]

That was the plan, yes.

...look, what did Miles say to you, anyway?

[wheatdos]

What did you say to him?
Wh-why should I tell you?

[Frowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn.]

It just means next time that you won't tell him.

[takethat]

[He's guessing here about what the problem could be... luckily, Phoenix is a proven good guesser.]

I told him you took me on the Ferris wheel even though I didn't want to go, and I got upset and threw up! ...isn't that true?

[wheatdos]

For the sole sake of tormenting you!

[Cue the dramatic point. Yes. AA at its finest.]

[takethat]

W-well... you and GLaDOS did say you were interested in human fear, that night... but I never said you did it to torment me! Miles, however, said I should get you back for it!

[And Phoenix can point right back, dangit.]

[wheatdos]

Get back... at me.

W-wait...

[He stares at him dumbly.]

H-hey! What???

[Slightly less aggressive...]

[takethat]

Right, that was Miles's suggestion--to get back at you. But I'm not going to, because I like you, and I don't think you were doing that to hurt me.

[wheatdos]

...D-do you really?

[He grins a bit silly.]

S-so you don't think I'm an evil AI out to get you, then.

[takethat]

...not anymore, no.

[Smirk]

[wheatdos]

Ahaaa... shame.

[He grins. It's a joke. It's a joke.]

Ahaha! I'm just mussing with you! Just a joke!
Might have lost my 'cool' there for a moment!

[Wheatley leaned forward, holding his hand out for Nick to shake. A truce. Sort of.]