How to evoke // Snowbound important news+invite // some empathy

[jacob w.c.]

WHAT A PRIVILEGE IT IS TO LOVE —It wasn't Guru. Thank goodness. "Hello, Lily, i's good ta' see ya' again," he spoke quickly and let out deep breaths. "We're doin' alrigh'. I don' think i's anythin' you could 'elp with. Leigh, our chief, went missin'. Awhile ago, he n' I talked about what ta' do if anythin' like this 'appened 'cause our snowseeker, Killua, is still real young ta' be leadin' n' he's real, um... aggressive. Leigh wanted me ta' take over if anythin' happened so... so I'm chief now," he explained, inhaling deeply once again before shaking his head. "I'll be fine. Jus' a lot ta' get used to." He found himself wishing Pincher were here. He would tell him how he hadn't slept and how he'd ate three pizzas last night. Pincher would understand more than anyone after all he'd seen Jacob do when Guru had tortured him. He knew it was ridiculous, how much he longed for the other man's companionship when they hadn't known each other for a particularly long time. Still, Pincher was the only one with no expectations of him. He'd seen him at his worst and he'd still taken care of him. Jacob couldn't understand that because when he saw the worst parts of himself, he just wanted to get rid of it. He wanted to cut his mind open and remove the parts he didn't like but he couldn't do that. Yet Pincher had showed none of that same disgust, he hadn't even flinched when he'd-

He was getting off topic. His thoughts were wandering again. He needed to focus. He just needed to give this news. "Anyway, I also wanted ta' invite Typhoon ta' a sorta' meet n' greet n' blind datin' event. It ain't strictly romantic n' there's a central party if ya' wanna' mingle with more people but... uh, yeah, so 'ere's the invite I guess," he stated, pushing forward a piece of paper with directions on it. He then paused a moment before also pushing forward the rubber duck. "Uh, also, if Pinch don' come 'round, could ya' give this to 'im?" He felt his face growing warm but he wasn't sure why. It was just a gift for someone he owed his life to, the least he could do was get him a rubber duck. Still, even knowing the context of the situation that prompted such a gift, Jacob could still tell this was weird and he was sure Lilyspoise would think the same thing.

//link —A GREAT HONOR TO HOLD YOU UP

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