[K] CHAPTER SIX; Discussing - 9/23/2024 - Narrator: Kaletx Heya, Kaletx speaking. I’m usually an early bird, and a light sleeper. I can’t say the same for my sibling, CB, since they wake up at - like - 10 am. I keep track. I just wonder what kind of dream they’re having that must be so important to stay in, or if it’s even intentional. I still remember Hayali (one of our sisters) having a theory that CB either sleeps in or wakes up early to play, then gets exhausted enough to fall asleep again. It was reasonable, since CB was quite a handful, but the theory was debunked when Cyan-Pal (our brother) stayed up all night trying to prove Hayali wrong. Spoiler alert, he did prove her wrong, at the cost of sleeping for the whole day afterwards. Oh how I miss them. Sure, CB and Cyan-Pal can get chaotic and extremely playful every now and then, but it was fun. Going back to the topic, I woke up at 8 am and went towards Kat’s room. I knew it was impolite to burst in, but I also knew that the information I needed to tell her was important. Too important. Essential. I hesitantly knocked on her door. She didn’t open it. I kept knocking, until finally I heard footsteps coming towards it. “Coming..!” Kat slowly opened the door, making sure Kaletx wouldn’t get hit by it again, “..Yea? What’s goin’ on..?” “Sorry to wake you, ma’am-” I started off. “You’re alright to just call me Kat, geez. I’m not THAT much older than you! You’re 10, and I’m… uh… like around 13?” “Ah, my bad…” I apologized, “I just.. need to talk to you about why we’re here, since we can’t stay here. Our friends need our help, and we have no idea how long it’s even been!” “Got it, go ahead. Take note that time moves differently throughout universes.” I started explaining to her, more in detail - unlike last time - and more emphasis. I kept checking on her expression, making sure she’s listening. She stayed weirdly calm the entire time, yet showing emotion too. Well, that is, on the outside. I can see through people’s expressions pretty easily, it all started out when CB lied to me about not stealing that Oreo. I still remember that, months ago, but I still remember. I shared most of my experiences to give her context, and she replied with clarifying questions. She seemed… intrigued. She was participating, whereas back at home, I would need to keep tapping the person I was talking to just to make sure they were paying attention! I told her about this too, and the conversation kept going. It was pretty fun talking to someone who actually understands a girl like me, despite being so different. She was a human, and I was… whatever I was. A pink plain being with a pink cup(like)-head and a white torso, and mechanical cat ears on top to finish it all off. Now that I knew there was something else, I started to see myself looking weird, ever since CB and I were introduced to mirrors.. But to her? She saw me, and every other being, special in a way. We were talking to each other until noon - of course, Kat needed to get a snack every now and then - and didn’t seem like we were going to stop. We were laughing, sobbing, and mad at each other occasionally, but we still somehow continued. We didn’t even notice CB passing by every few minutes. I bet they were infiltrating Kat’s snack area or something. When they didn’t pass by for the 23rd time - I like counting - I finally snapped back into reality and remembered what I was supposed to tell her about. “Oh right, finally getting to the point of what happened. I can't get it out of my head at all.” I started at the beginning. “We were at our positions, so we could defend ourselves and each other at the time. We didn’t get much, until Creatospasm alerted us about something, but I couldn’t make the ending out. Before I could ask for him to repeat it, his signal cut off. I sat down that time, unaware of anything. Then I saw CB running towards me, seeming panicked. They just… kinda carried me to a portal, and we got here.” “Ah, I see… Do you know what the alert from… Creato.. somethin’ somethin’, was about? Or why CB was so panicked?” “CB told me about that cyan substance infecting stuff earlier at night. I tried to tell you about it at the start of when we came, but I feel like I was unclear at the time…” “Got it, got it. Just to get this straight… So.. you’re telling me there’s this new weird cyan virus in your universe?” “Not exactly a virus, more of a corruption, but… yea.” I nodded after, affirming the question. Well I can help with that case! I can open up my file board, or control panel. Check up on CB, will ya?” A silent minute passed as I hesitated to answer. I knew CB didn’t really like me snooping into their business, but it was pretty essential to see what they’re up to right now. I agreed, and started leaving, until Kat stopped me. “Wait!-” She exclaimed, “But before you do that, let’s get ya patched up.”
