[ Hello, Mob, how are you enjoying being bodyswapped with Sunny? Being in a body without a cosmic power haunting you, and all that fun jazz.
What Mob may or may not realise--depending on how used he's gotten to its presence--is that he still has a connection with Robby; distant, as they've both been trying to keep it with their feelings muted, but there. A proverbial red string, or some sort of equivalence.
Fortunately (or unfortunately), a reminder will come when a feeling of confusion wafts over the link, one that seems to be directed at--or about--Mob himself. Brief, there, an almost puzzled question; but even if Mob should answer, something seems to distract and take it away.
--until it comes back with an alarm a few seconds later, and there's no mistaking the way Robby intentionally tugs on the bond. Worry, panic, an emotional means of asking, searching: Are you okay? Do you need help? Mob.
You could have literally been just vibing, Mob. Robby seems to think otherwise. ]
this should be a dream come true. he should be taking the time to feel things without fear, or exist without the insane pressure that came with the bulk of his abilities. he should be doing a lot of things but he feels off, wrong, ill fitting. a bit flat and stretched thin, not... really himself.
which isn't something he wants to think about, so he doesn't. and feeling things? turns out that's pretty scary still, even with powers attached. almost like there's something valuable to be learned here about repression, his powers and who he is. maybe!
he does like white space though. he wishes his powers made a place like that.
a place he's chilling out in until he feels a tug that sends him to the real world. he's confused, blinking up at the ceiling. what? it takes the alarm coming back to realize-
robby. part of him aches to feel robby worried about him because- well, he wasn't sure robby even wanted anything to do with him anymore. he's been wondering if he should ask to break the bond, but they haven't been talking at all and maybe part of him doesn't really want to. he liked having a bond with robby. he's selfish and childish enough to hope maybe things can work out.
he's been so careful with the bond it's strange to prod at it again. especially now, feeling so out of sorts, with no power to speak of. his power before made the bond easier to navigate, manipulate, but here he's so clumsy. muted in a different way than he usually is, less like a tight lid on building pressure and more like a frayed, worn cloth.
he just projects confusion as best he can, a question. why is robby worried? maybe in a moment he'll think to grab his omni but right now just having the bond open again is... it's good.]
[ The response is more confusing than it needs to be. Because from Robby's side, there seems to be confusion, attention, but also similar feelings to those pointed elsewhere. Worry present, and Robby doesn't know what to make out of them.
Maybe it's Mob noticing him, then turning his attention elsewhere. Regardless, there's a part of Robby that becomes disheartened, ashamed, feelings that slip through the bond--who is he to start throwing himself at Mob like this after he pushed him away? Mob's right, really, to put him aside. It's not different from what Robby's doing to him.
He starts to pull away, and grabs his own omni to message Miss Makima. Even if Mob doesn't want him, or need him--Robby can still make sure he stays safe.
Maybe it has nothing to do with him at all, and he's distracted by whatever's happened. (It's not like last time, at least: the spike of fear before the silence.) ]
[mob's been trying to respect robby's words here. he's already made his own conclusions about certain things, like the fact robby's definitely wrong about daniel and robby not helping him. they did help him, they do still. he still wears the necklace robby gave him, he still tries to think of things in ways robby's explained.
robby helped him, even if mob failed to change. that's just true, even if robby doesn't agree.
but robby didn't want him near so he's been trying, really. except now he can't ignore this strange blip, more than anything the fear before the silence. that's why he picks up his omni, hesitating only a moment before breaking the boundary robby put between them. what else can he do?
so enjoy a message in your inbox for the first time in a while from this guy, robby.]
[that's the honest truth. he was feeling very strange, yes, empty and off but not scared. he even thinks it over more to be sure but no, there really wasn't any fear he can think of. he was in white space for a time even, where everything was calm and blank.
... white space.]
sunny and i switched bodies today
[and now he's getting up because he's worried about sunny. robby can even feel the flicker of that, because he's not thinking of keeping a wall up for their bond.]
He stares at that reply for a moment, 'sunny and i switched bodies today', and he remembers-- he remembers the last time that happened. That he felt it. ]
can u message him? it stopped suddenly but i still feel him
[ He-- thinks? Rather, he's not trying to worry Mob. ]
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[ during mob and sunny's body swap ; familial bond ]
What Mob may or may not realise--depending on how used he's gotten to its presence--is that he still has a connection with Robby; distant, as they've both been trying to keep it with their feelings muted, but there. A proverbial red string, or some sort of equivalence.
Fortunately (or unfortunately), a reminder will come when a feeling of confusion wafts over the link, one that seems to be directed at--or about--Mob himself. Brief, there, an almost puzzled question; but even if Mob should answer, something seems to distract and take it away.
--until it comes back with an alarm a few seconds later, and there's no mistaking the way Robby intentionally tugs on the bond. Worry, panic, an emotional means of asking, searching: Are you okay? Do you need help? Mob.
You could have literally been just vibing, Mob. Robby seems to think otherwise. ]
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this should be a dream come true. he should be taking the time to feel things without fear, or exist without the insane pressure that came with the bulk of his abilities. he should be doing a lot of things but he feels off, wrong, ill fitting. a bit flat and stretched thin, not... really himself.
which isn't something he wants to think about, so he doesn't. and feeling things? turns out that's pretty scary still, even with powers attached. almost like there's something valuable to be learned here about repression, his powers and who he is. maybe!
he does like white space though. he wishes his powers made a place like that.
a place he's chilling out in until he feels a tug that sends him to the real world. he's confused, blinking up at the ceiling. what? it takes the alarm coming back to realize-
robby. part of him aches to feel robby worried about him because- well, he wasn't sure robby even wanted anything to do with him anymore. he's been wondering if he should ask to break the bond, but they haven't been talking at all and maybe part of him doesn't really want to. he liked having a bond with robby. he's selfish and childish enough to hope maybe things can work out.
he's been so careful with the bond it's strange to prod at it again. especially now, feeling so out of sorts, with no power to speak of. his power before made the bond easier to navigate, manipulate, but here he's so clumsy. muted in a different way than he usually is, less like a tight lid on building pressure and more like a frayed, worn cloth.
he just projects confusion as best he can, a question. why is robby worried? maybe in a moment he'll think to grab his omni but right now just having the bond open again is... it's good.]
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Maybe it's Mob noticing him, then turning his attention elsewhere. Regardless, there's a part of Robby that becomes disheartened, ashamed, feelings that slip through the bond--who is he to start throwing himself at Mob like this after he pushed him away? Mob's right, really, to put him aside. It's not different from what Robby's doing to him.
He starts to pull away, and grabs his own omni to message Miss Makima. Even if Mob doesn't want him, or need him--Robby can still make sure he stays safe.
Maybe it has nothing to do with him at all, and he's distracted by whatever's happened. (It's not like last time, at least: the spike of fear before the silence.) ]
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robby helped him, even if mob failed to change. that's just true, even if robby doesn't agree.
but robby didn't want him near so he's been trying, really. except now he can't ignore this strange blip, more than anything the fear before the silence. that's why he picks up his omni, hesitating only a moment before breaking the boundary robby put between them. what else can he do?
so enjoy a message in your inbox for the first time in a while from this guy, robby.]
are you okay?
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...except, no, it's not a reply. It's from Mob, and not Miss Makima, and Robby hesitates to click it.
... ]
i felt something. u got scared and then it stopped
what happened?
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[that's the honest truth. he was feeling very strange, yes, empty and off but not scared. he even thinks it over more to be sure but no, there really wasn't any fear he can think of. he was in white space for a time even, where everything was calm and blank.
... white space.]
sunny and i switched bodies today
[and now he's getting up because he's worried about sunny. robby can even feel the flicker of that, because he's not thinking of keeping a wall up for their bond.]
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He stares at that reply for a moment, 'sunny and i switched bodies today', and he remembers-- he remembers the last time that happened. That he felt it. ]
can u message him? it stopped suddenly
but i still feel him
[ He-- thinks? Rather, he's not trying to worry Mob. ]