𝑴.𝑨.𝑼.𝑰

[ it's so silent , pressing it's head against the screen. ] I'm sorry .

please , please believe me — [ a sigh , holding onto them . ]

maui , I didn't — I swear ... I was told too — I didn't — I didn't want too ..

I didnt have a choice — .ᐟ

. . . I — . . . I had to do it . [ it can't disclose why — fear of not being used keeps that back . higher ups finding out . ] It looked like I took joy in it — I didn't . he was my brother , you know ...

[ it would have felt nice , being in his hands . if , subconsciously , they didn't know this was just for a job . a thing maui had to do . it's silent as well , the glitches slowly coming to a halt . ]

I — I — ... [ it wants to say help ... but it knows what it's done . they don't feel guilt for caine , no , more so for maui having to witness it . ] please ...

[ it's curled up , on the ground , shaking as the glitches go wild , affecting almost everything around them . ] mm – mmma — aau .. [ having a hard time saying his name . ]

[ there's been a while , since matanance . they figure maui wouldn't help , so it tried to do it itself ... now , it's on the ground , writhing in pain and calling for his help . ]

and I — am making a fool of myself , okay — [ pop . literally just pops out of his arms and appears back on the ground . ] I apologize —

I'm ... enjoying this . this is new . it's a little scary — but in a good way . I can't describe it . [ their head , turning just a bit more pink at the taps . ]

I mean — I ... [ enjoy it . but it's too embarrassing to say . bubble turning pink . ]

oh — maui , you don't have ... to ... [ this is nice ... he's warm . even if it doesn't know what warmth is , it's — warm . ]

MA — .ᐟ.ᐣ [ BEING LIFTED . it looks like a cat . ]

[ blink blink . ] maui .ᐣ