*the House Is Covered In An Assortment Of Bright Christmas Lights And Spotlight Lamps Fastened To Any

°Maybe CJ was starting to relax a little, maybe, as he sat here with a cat that was full of secrets and in a house with too many lights on, maybe he didn't feel as bad as he had at first. Maybe, slowly, he was convincing himself that traffic was bad and that RJ was a by-the-rules guy when it came to driving.°

°But somewhere he knew his brother would have texted at a red light, or if things were at a standstill he would have said something. Recent events might have drained his usual energy to a degree, but he knew his brother. He would have said something, right? Jim would be ok. He would be. And they were going to watch something soft when he got home, after cat stuff set up was done. There would be popcorn again and even if he couldn't use his telescope it would be just like their usual movie nights.°

°That reminds him, it's the last full moon of the 2010s tonight, maybe they could see it together, just briefly, before going back inside. Could show the cat too. It sounded nice to him, he just wished RJ would say something..°

*Purple wisps appear and wrap around Jim. They tighten around him.* 🅓🅞🅔🅢 🅝🅞 🅞🅝🅔 🅣🅡🅨 🅣🅞 🅡🅤🅝? 🅒🅞🅜🅔 🅞🅝! 🅡🅤🅝, 🅡🅐🅑🅑🅘🅣, 🅡🅤🅝!

°There's a shock, a horror, then blind panic. CJ attempts to pull, to rip at the wisps and scramble away, terror finally really flooding his veins. He didn't know what the absolute **** was happening, but for the second time in not that long a span he didn't really want to find out. It wasn't exactly as important as getting away from here like the house was on fire, which honestly might not have been as bad.°

CJ! RJ! How are you two doing? -Neb

"Hello there Neb! We're doing pretty well right now I think. Then again, I am trying to eat coffee in my cereal so we'll see how that goes."

°nods and smiles. He tells you that Saturn was visible last night, so he's still in a good mood.°

*Marvin shakes their little butt* mew *they pounce* mew

*NJ cracks a small, soft smile.*

°Alright.... Really, thank you Doc.°

*Knocks on the door, a bunch of stuff in hand* CJ?

°*there’s the sounds of several locks being undone before the door opens. He’s there, and looking more than a little exhausted* Doc? Yeah come in he is in the living room- *he moves to leave a clear path, walking over to the matress on the floor*°

Anti anxiety.

CJ, I can’t read it that well, but the closest I can get is Ashworth and Ridge. I’m sorry I couldn’t make out more- Do those sound familiar to you? -Neb

°...Yeah, it does I think, I'll get there soon. Yell if anything changes, please? I can't thank you enough Neb.°

meow *he nuzzles in his hair and starts to sleep* mew mew mew. mew mew mew mew mew. mew? mew mew mew mew mew mew mew. *He is The Void. The. Whole. Void. but, he just wants a nap*

"Ok-

-ok, I, I don't speak cat, so I'm going to draw from that, that you are but you're not going to hurt us, I'm trusting this conclusion for now."

°Is- Is my hair really that comfortable??°

"It is soft Jim."

*there's a moment*

"Wow these past- I don't even know, it's been... wow."

°...yeah.°

*...*

°...I think I'm going to move very slowly and sit down on the couch. Would it.. would you be... Is it ok if-?°

"..Yeah?"

°Do you think you could, maybe, run to the store? We probably need cat supplies...?°

"Oh, yeah, right, will you be ok?"

°I will be ok, I'm an adult Jim.°

"Yeah, ok, I should be back soon, stay safe, call if anything happens, you know where the flashligh-"

°Jim?°

"Yeah?"

°It will be ok, I promise.°

*RJ gets an odd look about him for a moment, looking like that reassurance had hit a little harder than intended, but he blinks a few times and straightens up*

"Ok, yeah, I'll be back soon."

*RJ heads for the door, unlocking each lock before going out*

"See you, bro."

°See you, brother.°

*Surprise flickers in the eyes of the newscaster, but after a beat, he cracks a small smile over his cup. Similar surprise appears on the twins, but both end up just smiling more, though there's slight bemusement from CJ.*

"Oh- thanks! Most people just find it confusing. You want any coffee or something?"

°Tea is also an option if you want any.°

"Hiya!"

°Oh- hello there!°

*RJ waves with a hand not occupied by a book.*

"Hi!"

*NJ gives a wave from the kitchen.*

“I want to see the world… But I cannot move”

Reblog the snowman to show him the world.