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Orihime Inoue @bunsanovens.bsky.social · Mar 23

"Aww come on~! It'll be nice and calm, and we can play in the lake~!"

Orihime Inoue @bunsanovens.bsky.social · Mar 23

"Actually, I was thinking... would you like to go camping with me sometime?"

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Orihime Inoue @bunsanovens.bsky.social · Mar 23

"U-U-U-U-Uhhhh, nothing! Nothing! I was just lost in thought~!"

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Orihime Inoue @bunsanovens.bsky.social · Mar 23

She closed her eyes and took a sad, deep breath...

...but then her eyes wandered to Envy. A small blush bloomed across her cheeks.

Orihime Inoue @bunsanovens.bsky.social · Mar 23

"I just need to give him some time to..."

Orihime Inoue @bunsanovens.bsky.social · Mar 23

"You just don't know him like I do..."

Now her feelings were hurt.

Orihime Inoue @bunsanovens.bsky.social · Mar 23

"H-Hey, that's not true! We've been best friends for years now! Ichigo's just... He doesn't express his feelings that much..."

A small frown formed on her face.

Orihime Inoue @bunsanovens.bsky.social · Mar 23

"But I always bring mosquito coils with me. And bugs definitely won't bite me when I fill one of those metal drums with hot water and sit in it. It's like a DIY hot tub!"

Orihime Inoue @bunsanovens.bsky.social · Mar 23

"Too bad Ichigo wanted to stay home... Maybe he doesn't like camping?"

Orihime Inoue @bunsanovens.bsky.social · Mar 23

"I would have gone swimming with you too~! I even had my swimsuit packed just in case!"

Orihime Inoue @bunsanovens.bsky.social · Mar 23

"Not if you were all cozy in the water~!"

Orihime Inoue @bunsanovens.bsky.social · Mar 23

"Oh darn! If I had known, I would have gone to see you in the lake! I would have shared some of my bread with you too!"

Orihime Inoue @bunsanovens.bsky.social · Mar 23

"So that one time I went camping and heard something in the woods... That was you?"

Orihime Inoue @bunsanovens.bsky.social · Mar 23

"What's that? Are you working on a robot?"

: 𓏲♡ ๋࣭ ࣪ 𝚆𝙸𝙽𝚁𝚈. ˖✩࿐࿔ @automailrockbell.bsky.social · Mar 23

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working on some automail.

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Orihime Inoue @bunsanovens.bsky.social · Mar 22

"Wha...? Did I scare him off?" She stood back up and watched the giant monster stomp away.

"I don't know how, but..." She would still take the opportunity to run to safety. Perhaps she could meet Envy another day when he was in a better mood.

Orihime Inoue @bunsanovens.bsky.social · Mar 22

She knew she couldn't take on a beast like this by herself. Perhaps the best move was to run away.

Orihime backed up slowly before turning to run away. Just as she was picking up speed, she tripped over her feet and feel forward...

...and treated Envy to an upskirt. Of course.

...They were purple

Orihime Inoue @bunsanovens.bsky.social · Mar 22

She beheld Envy's monstrous form, feeling small and afraid of this hulking abomination.

"Wh-What..."

Orihime Inoue @bunsanovens.bsky.social · Mar 22

"Then I won't let you hurt anymore people!"

"...No matter how pretty you are!"

Orihime Inoue @bunsanovens.bsky.social · Mar 22

"You're only lying to yourself! I won't give up on you facing the truth! I'll do whatever it takes to help you feel more human..."

Orihime Inoue @bunsanovens.bsky.social · Mar 22

"Envy..." Orihime stood firm in the face of his threat.

"You're not pitiable. You can feel everything a human feels! You don't have to hate!" She clutched her heart over her bounteous chest.

Orihime Inoue @bunsanovens.bsky.social · Mar 22

"Why would you feel such strong hate for something you think is beneath you?? It doesn't make sense... unless you really do embody 'envy'."

Orihime Inoue @bunsanovens.bsky.social · Mar 22

"So... why do you hate us humans so much?"

Orihime Inoue @bunsanovens.bsky.social · Mar 22

"As twisted as it is, you're laughing because you feel joy. Humans feel joy too."

Orihime Inoue @bunsanovens.bsky.social · Mar 22

"Does that... r-really make you laugh? Why?" Orihime was pretty disturbed by Envy's sense of humor.

Orihime Inoue @bunsanovens.bsky.social · Mar 22

"Then let me ask: what makes you laugh?"