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[corruptedsouls]

[Tobias has mostly been keeping to himself, his studies, and his family lately. With everything that's happened, he's really just wanted to introvert for a bit -- at least as much as he can with the people he cares about. But all this time, a question has been nagging at him. Bothering him. He's certainly not the naive child he was before, but some things he simply can't seem to understand.

Which is why he's turned to Garden for help.]

What makes a bad person "bad?" Is it when they hurt someone? Or destroy something? Or is just thinking about doing that enough to be bad?

And... why do bad people do those bad things?

[And yet, amidst this, there's something else on his mind.]

[PM to Marco]

Hey Dad? Why don't you and Mom have an egg?

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[corruptedsouls]

[That seems to make Tobias a little bit confused, but... there is that height problem, yes. He just giggles a little quietly at it, still beaming away.]

[espio]

[Espio stops, but it's for the sake of snuggling more. Problem - position is uncomfortable. Solution - wrap legs around one of Toby's. Also his tail. And sort of snuggle into his chest. Yep, that's better, and warmer!

New problem: middle of the day or not, he could easily fall asleep now.]

...I know I said I wasn't cold, but... [squeeze]

[corruptedsouls]

[Well this is... a little uncomfortable, but Tobias really doesn't mind all that much. It is Espio.

He tries to squeeze him back a little, shifting somewhat in an attempt to make his own position slightly less awkward.]

I'm warm.

[espio]

[Espio, for his part, is quite comfortable now and is staying exactly where he's put himself.]

Yeah.

...y'know...

[Silence for a moment.]

I don't think I really realised how much I cared about you until you were gone...

[corruptedsouls]

[...Ah... Tobias' happy smile dissolves.]

I'm sorry.