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Floating Sea
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For the first time in a long while, you feel entirely Happy.
The usual worries that take permanent residence within your mind have faded away, leaving a pure feeling of joy in their place.
Is it because you’re excited? Maybe, you can’t deny that being flown this high up is thrilling. But it started back on the ground.
Did you fall in love? ...Eh, no. She doesn’t look bad or anything, but you don’t really want to spend time with her outside of this. Everything about her just feels like too much.
Your ascension comes to a halt, snapping you out of your thoughts.
Landi: “You ready? I’m gonna let go!”
Clive: “Do it.”
Landi: “You asked for it!”
She lets go.
The wind buffets your whole body as you enter free-fall. It’s exhilarating, and over all too quickly. At the end of it all, you hit the water with a powerful impact.
And just like that, it’s gone. Whatever had been affecting your mood before vanishes, and your emotions return to their normal state. As you float up to the surface and swim back to the shore, you keep trying to answer the question of what had caused that.
The answer becomes clear when you look back at Landi, already waiting on the beach with your brother. The glittery Glow surrounding her felt odd when you pressed a hand against it before. It was the moment that you stepped inside of it that it felt like your mind shifted. Not in any bad way of course, it just... made you feel good. You stopped thinking about all the bad stuff for a bit, and it was really nice.
Landi: “Soooo, how was it?”
Clive: “...Good.”
Landi: “Huh. Really thought that’d get more excitement out of you.”
Rodney: “Are you kidding? He had a blast! Just look at him.”
She stares at you for a few seconds.
Landi: “...Are we looking at the same kid? I’m getting more ‘pissed off’ vibes right now.”
Clive: “I had fun.”
Rodney: “See? He’s never this forward about his happiness. That means he loved it.”
Landi: “If you say so. You ready for another round??”
You pause, considering. You do want to, Rodney wasn’t wrong. The drop was nice, but mainly you just want to get back in her glow. It made you feel things you’ve almost never felt before, and every fiber of your being begged to return to it.
Clive: “...No.”
Responsibility wins out. You want to be in her magic drug aura, but doing so would play with your head. There are just too many things that you need to keep a clear head for. Putting food on the table, keeping the secrets of your home life, and being a good brother to Rodney. These things take effort, more than you can reasonably put in when you’re drugged up. The stress is terrible, but you have to endure it for his sake.
Landi: “Huh, really? If you just want your little bro to have a turn first-”
Clive: “It’s fine. Thank you.”
Landi: “Okay! You ready to go then little guy?”
Rodney: “Yeah!”
He lets himself be picked up, being carried inside Landi’s aura. His eyes widen, and he shoots you one last look before taking off. It was an expression of Understanding.
It’s not even surprising at this point. He’s always been able to see right through you.
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