[And that's all. Nothing bad happened. Kel is from the future, and Basil is alive, so everything is okay. Sunny's hand hesitated over the doorknob, but it doesn't matter.
( Was that when it happened? Was it when everyone was there? Did Sunny leave shortly before that happened?
Why was everyone over? And why wasn't Basil with them? He's been alone for so long, save his Grandmother and Polly... What could have changed so suddenly before Sunny's move?
It doesn't make sense. None of this does. )
..... Maybe-- This came afterwards.
Someone told me that
We hurt each other. That... it was really, really bad, Sunny...
But, I don't understand. I'd never do anything to hurt you, Sunny! And, I know that there's no way that you'd ever hurt anyone, either!
( He wants to say that much before he goes any further. )
Both of us Were in the hospital.
But, it doesn't make sense. We're all supposed to be friends in the future... So, I thought that You might know. You were really upset when I first saw you here.
( This is the first time that Basil is using this device to use voice instead of text, but he wants to comfort him. He wants to try. )
Sunny, it's okay! I know you'd never hurt anyone! You couldn't! And no matter what happens, I promise that I'll protect you.
( No. No. The only thing that could do that was... The same thing that hurt Mari, that ruined his photos, that showed Aubrey that much and framed Basil... )
You're... You're a good person.... Everyone knows that.
[Basil's voice isn't a comfort. Sunny can't breathe. His head spins. He wouldn't. He wouldn't. A thousand bloody images flash through his mind, but he wouldn't.]
i mean it basil i didn't do anything if it hasn't happened it's not real forget it now forever
Please, Sunny... If you need to talk, you aren't alone. You have so many friends here...
( He just doesn't want Sunny to have to go through anything alone. He'll keep his phone with him, just in case he decides to talk with him later, but... it's alright if this is the end of the conversation for the both of them. )
[He said he needed to go. He can't listen to Basil's voice anymore. He shuts off his phone - throws it across the room like its an animal trying to bite.]
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But, is everything okay?
It can wait if there's something bothering you.
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easier
to talk
this way
that's
all
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I understand, Sunny.
( He stops for a moment. It's so hard to talk about home. He doesn't like to think about it. )
It's
about home.
If it's alright --
Can you tell me... what happened before you came here...?
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[It's alright.
[Basil is alright. Kel told him so.
[There's nothing to hide. It's alright...]
we were staying
at your house
overnight
you
were in
your room
[And that's all. Nothing bad happened. Kel is from the future, and Basil is alive, so everything is okay. Sunny's hand hesitated over the doorknob, but it doesn't matter.
[It's alright...]
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Why was everyone over? And why wasn't Basil with them? He's been alone for so long, save his Grandmother and Polly... What could have changed so suddenly before Sunny's move?
It doesn't make sense. None of this does. )
.....
Maybe--
This came afterwards.
Someone told me that
We hurt each other. That... it was really, really bad, Sunny...
But, I don't understand. I'd never do anything to hurt you, Sunny! And, I know that there's no way that you'd ever hurt anyone, either!
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what
do u mean
we hurt
each other?
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I don't want to scare you.
I heard that
You're still okay.
We're both alright.
( He wants to say that much before he goes any further. )
Both of us
Were in the hospital.
But, it doesn't make sense. We're all supposed to be friends in the future...
So, I thought that
You might know. You were really upset when I first saw you here.
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[No, he never hurt Basil. He never would, he only-- dreams about it...remembers, at times, when he isn't meaning to...
[Not Basil. Not Basil. Sweet, kind, timid Basil. Sunny wouldn't. He didn't. He hasn't!]
i
never
hurt you
who
told u
that
[No. He knows who told Basil that, because it wasn't Aubrey.
[Sunny never asked Kel about the future. He didn't want to know.]
that didn't happen
it isn't real
it isn't real
text -> voice
Sunny, it's okay! I know you'd never hurt anyone! You couldn't! And no matter what happens, I promise that I'll protect you.
( No. No. The only thing that could do that was... The same thing that hurt Mari, that ruined his photos, that showed Aubrey that much and framed Basil... )
You're... You're a good person.... Everyone knows that.
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i
mean it
basil
i didn't
do
anything
if it
hasn't
happened
it's
not
real
forget it
now
forever
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... You're right.
We're here now, and that's important. Nothing... like that will happen as long as that doesn't change.
I... I know you haven't done anything, Sunny. M-More than anyone else... I trust you.
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[God. He really is...a monster...]
im
sorry
i have
to go
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Please, Sunny... If you need to talk, you aren't alone. You have so many friends here...
( He just doesn't want Sunny to have to go through anything alone. He'll keep his phone with him, just in case he decides to talk with him later, but... it's alright if this is the end of the conversation for the both of them. )
cries we can wrap here for now SORRY BASIL BB