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Hel couldn’t even tease him about blushing right now.

Didn’t he see that he’d done the best he could, the most he could at the time? She sure hoped so! She wasn’t sure how to spell it out for him any other way! She kept her hands on his knees until he started to relax, and once he spoke up, she relaxed as well. Good. He understood now! The reaper’s hands left his knees and she leaned back against the wall now, resting her hands on her own knees. “No need to thank me, Mot.” She murmured, staring down at her hands briefly.

Hmm…dare she ask what else he might want to talk about? Things seemed to be…going pretty well so far. “…Ah…I apologize though…I didn’t mean to interrupt you…was there….anything else you needed to talk about?”

Oh…oops. More lying and denying ahoy!

Hel gave a slow nod of her head. “…That is the only reason…” She was lying like a rug. Oh, so bad. Her brows furrowed though as he brought up Lizzy, and she bit her bottom lip briefly when he said he thought she didn’t like the spider demoness. “…Nothing to do with Lizzy.” She agreed, her tone going soft at the end, and she grimaced a bit. Oh dear Sally, don’t give out on her, she could do this! “You thought I didn’t like her? That’s ridiculous, Mot. She is my friend.” Sure…she may have been feeling jealous of the spider demoness…but she did not hate her, no. Hel did not hate Lizzy. Lizzy was the only one who even bothered to come check up on her after that outburst.

Did….did she really just deny her way through that conversation? Mot wasn’t the only one feeling disappointed. It was mixed feelings, really. Hel was happy because her feelings didn’t seem to be in question anymore…but she was disappointed because Mot had accepted her reasoning without much hesitation. Such an odd mix of emotions it was…

“…Heh…don’t feel stupid friend…it’s good to communicate, right?” What a hypocrite she was! Terrible.

As the topic suddenly shifted to Roch though, the reaper blinked. Apparently they were done talking about the trip and Lizzy now…which was a okay, but wait…why did Mot seem nervous? “Uh, yes…he has, I also spent time with him just the other day…and then I spoke to him on Groanspring…why? Is everything alright?” Did Mot sound nervous because something happened to him? She saw him pretty recently, and he seemed to be doing rather well! Did something happen she wasn’t aware of?

Now…Mot was acting funny. Huh. Hel’s brows furrowed as she stared at him speculatively. His uncertain response just had her wondering more. “Oh, I see…” She trailed off as she watched him rub his face.

“…Uh…yes! His company is very enjoyable, very easygoing and filled with humor as well…spontaneous too, might I add.” Hel paused, her lips quirking in amusement as she recalled their day. “…He wanted advice on how to flirt…from me of all beings…heh. He then took me on a pretend date to the maul!” Hel shook her head, still amused. It had been rather silly…but humorous. “You know, I thought boils paying for things was something only you did…” She reached and poked one of his knees affectionately. “Until he bought the pizza for us to eat…you boils are silly. We then ended the time at the arcade…I think he forget it was a pretend date…which is fine…it had been rather silly, anyways.” Hel chuckled, and then paused, staring up at the cowboil.

“…Are you alright, Mot? Are the burns bothering you?”

Hel was musing to herself quietly. “…Yes…” She finally said after a moment. “It was a good time…full of laughs but…” She glanced off to the side, and then looked back at Mot and grinned lightly. “I still laugh the hardest when I’m with you!” Pranking, betting, trying to outdo each other to get the door, nudging each other when they’re on HIM…yep, she laughed the most and the hardest when active in shenanigans with Mot. She smiled fondly at the thoughts before her expression shifted into one of concern.

“Ah…would you like some more pain killers, friend? I have some more in my room…!”

The reaper wrinkled her nose and made a small frown at his comment. “One pretend date was good enough, thank you! I just wanted to help a friend out…not sure if I did…but ah…” Hel rolled her shoulders, tilting her head at the grim reaper. “Uh…why would I have him on a leash, Mot?” The valkyrie asked. “If I’m going to put anyone on a leash, it’d be you.” Hel teased, waggling a finger at him.

“…Ah…if you’re sure…” No painkillers then. “Do you have aloe, friend? For the burns…?”

Hel laughed at Mot’s pout. Ah…this was more like it. “So that I can keep an even better eye on you of course!” The reaper informed oh so helpfully.

The next thing Mot would hear would be the sound of Hel’s palm smacking her forehead. “You haven’t been using aloe!?” She wailed, the ghoul then immediately leapt up to her feet, towering over the sitting reaper. She placed a fair hand on his head and ruffled his hair vigorously in her frustration. “We’re going to my room, now.”

The reaper paused, staring down at Mot with a raised brow. “What’s with that look?” She hummed back at him suspiciously in return.

Hel groaned. “Mot. You’re hopeless when it comes to caring for yourself!” The valkyrie reached out and grabbed his wrist, and started to tug him back inside, eager to start applying some aloe to those burns right away. “Aloe is wonderful for burns. It sooths the skin and helps it heal. I can’t believe you haven’t been using any…” She muttered as she started to stomp up the stairs with the cowboil in tow.