Upon hearing this faint but reassuring sound, Ink smiled, an idea coming to his mind. He knocked on the wall behind him, saying at the same time "Knock, Knock!" Awaiting an answer afterwards.
"..." He heard nothing but a faint sigh, so Ink tried again, knocking on the wall, this time, insisting on his words while still keeping his voice nice and reassuring. "Knock, Knock!"
This time though, he heard a faint and uninterested "WhO's ThErE...?"
Ink smiled and carried on his joke. "Mustache!"
"... MuStAcHe WhO...?" Ink heard. It seemed he had a bit more interest in the joke than before.
His smile got wider. "I mustache you a question, but i'll shave it for later!"
He waited for a moment(like a second or two) and heard a small bit of laughter coming from behind the wall. Then, silence...
Ink decided to speak again, this time with genuine worry in his voice. "Are you alright, Error?" When he heard nothing back, he tried again. "I don't remember what i said, but i'm sorry if it hurted you... I didn't meant to..."
"It WaSn'T yOu..." Error lied. "I jUsT..." While Ink waited patiently for Error to continue, the glitch decided to half lie and finally open up to Ink, but not completely. "i'Ve BeEn HaViNg ThOsE wEiRd FlAsHbAcKs..."
Ink turned his head towards the wall, confused but curious. "Flashbacks? About what?" He asked, unsure if he would get an answer.
"I sAw AnOtHeR sAnS, nOtHiNg SpEcIaL aBoUt HiM.. hE lOoKeD jUsT lIkE cLaSsIc.. AnD.. He WaS sTeAlInG sOmEtHiNg..."
"Stealing what?" Ink raised an eyebrow.
"It LoOkEd LiKe.. LiQuId DeTeRmInAtIoN..."
Ink looked on his scarf, this sounded familiar to him somehow... when he finally found what he was searching for, Ink's ink heart dropped, was he talking about what Geno did to defeat his human? How could Error have flashbacks of this? Unsure, he asked another question. "And... Did you saw what he did with it...? If not... Do you have an idea of why he did it?"
"i'M nOt SuRe... ThE fLaShBaCkS aLwAyS sToPs EvErYtImE hE wAs GoInG tO dO sOmEtHiNg WiTh It..."
"I see..." Ink looked at the ground a little bit, then back up again, smiling softly "Well... I want you to know that... I'm here for you. If you need to talk, I'll be glad to listen. I might not remember everything, but you could repeat and just... let me help you, every time you need it... okay?"
" . You... Want to help me?" Error turned towards the wall, waiting for Ink to respond, hope rising in his soul for the first time in decades. His voice wasn't even glitching, which surprised him as well.
"I do..." Ink placed the back of his head on the wall "For... For as long as I can remember... I've been alone... And it sucks... So... I want to be there for you, just like I would have want someone to be there for me... you know?"
"funny... I've always been alone too..." Error smiled to himself, knowing that finally someone understood him.
Ink smiled a little "Well... maybe we can be alone together?"
Error thought for a moment, then stood up and walked back to face him "I..." He looked down, a bit, embarrassed "I'd like that..." He smiled and blushed a bit.
Ink smiled, feeling himself blushing a bit too "Me too..."
"S-sO.. Umm..." Error tried to say something, looking everywhere but Ink "H-hOw AbOuT wE.. w-We Do WhAt YoU wAnTeD fRoM tHe BeGiNnInG?"
Ink smiled, but then seemed lost "... I forgot..." He looked sheepishly at Error "Mind... Reminding me...?"
Error smiled a genuine smile for the first time "fRiEnDs?" Extending his hand for Ink to take it.
Ink took a moment to register if he heard correctly, then smile brightly, taking his hand "Yes! Let's be friends!"
But Error crashed from the sudden contact.