"Army?" Silvana rubbed her eyes. She was firmly half-asleep, trying to find her buddy on her bed. "Ah, there you are~" *Snuggle snug* "Feel so weird, Army. Like I'm lonely. But really different… Hold me."
Chapter 40: Silvacation Day 3 of 7
Sil made no plans today other than to jog off the weight she gained yesterday, do whatever she came across that's interesting and end it off with the Curry restaurant circle on her map.
It was around noon, she fought off some new type of anxiety she hadn't experienced before. It wasn't her usual worries. It stopped as soon as she found it in her to move.
She took in the sights. There wasn't enough difference in this part of Zeri compared to Primp.
She ran across a flock of fairy kids floating around an open manhole.
"I'm not picking him up! He's too heavy and it stinks down there!"
"But you're our strongest! You have to!"
"But you're responsible for breaking his wings!"
"GUUUUUYS! Stop squabbling! He needs white magic pronto!"
"Need help?" Silvana approached. At least two fairies beamed.
"Yes, our friend lost his flight and fell into the sewer!"
"Dude! She reeks of amethyst! We can't rely on her!"
"Don't listen, he hates Amethyst creatures. Please help us."
"Please!"
"Pretty please!"
"You want me to get your friend. Got it." Sil jumped down the hole using her amethyst aura to break her fall. She quickly climbed out of the stink pit.
"Th-Thank you-ou." The wounded fairy said as two different fairies carried him off.
"Woo! Thanks, Miss."
"You're a real hero!"
"See, they're people too, and can be kind."
"Yeah, yeah…"
"A… H-Heeeero?" Sil processed it.
"Yeah! Hey, let's grant her a wish!"
"Hm…"
"No, she stinks."
"She did help him, why not?"
'A heroooo?'
"We're haven't learned anything cool at school."
"We can give you our lunch money."
"Hey, I want my muffin!"
"Hero…"
"Hello?" A fairy tugged at Silvana's dressed.
"Huh?" Sil snapped out of trance to see some credits right in front of her face. "No-o. Keep the cash, you guys need to grow." Sil didn't snicker.
"Ah, cool."
"Thanks."
"Maybe I was wrong. Pft, yeah, right. Bye, amethyst trash."
"Wait for us!"
The school of fairies flew off.
Sil's rut returned even if it wasn't the same rut. "This was supposed to be a fun week…" *Sniff* "Urk!!"
Sil was in her warm bathtub to wash the stink off. But while doing so…
"I'M NO HERO!" *Splash* "I'M EVIL!" *Overhead splash* "I CAN'T BE A HERO…" *Kick* "ARLE'S A HERO! I'M NOT ARLE! I'M NO STINKING HERO!" *Tidalwave*
She didn't have her feelings in check. More so than usual. Her mind didn't any counterpoints her subconscious suggested. Making a mess off her bathroom in the process. This tantrum continued until she exhausted herself. She hung her chin over the tub's railing.
"I'm a wreck… Might as well go that restaurant now… Curry never fails me…"
Here Silvana was, in front of a family owned curry restaurant in the afternoon. Seemed cozy enough from outside. Anything to calm the discord going on internally.
"Welcome, do you have any reservations?"
"…No…" Sil said barely audible.
"You don't sound so good." The woman at the counter squinted her eyes. "Are you okay?"
"…Will be once I have my curry…" 'I hope'
"If you don't feel too good you should go home, curry can wait."
"NO, IT CAN'T!" Sil blurted, getting the attention of the staff and the one other customer. "S-Sorry." She shrunk.
"Just don't scream again. Table for one?"
*Sigh* "…Yeah."
"Alright, let me take your jacket. Please keep your eyes on me and not your feet. Follow me to your table."
The off-the-clock jester took her seat. "Here's the menu." Sil pushed it away.
"The spiciest stuff you got, and as much water I need. Please?"
"Coming right up."
Before Sil knew it a glass of water was staring at her. And after that. She barely noticed the waiter speaking to her the curry's smell was what brought her back in reality.
"Depressed?" He ingenuously asked.
"Yeah." Sil dug in.
"I know this is not my place. But what's bothering you, a bad break up, lost a family member?"
"I don't know." She half-lied while chewing. The waiter did not bother lecturing her not to do so. "Little bit of everything, I was literally hurt because of stress. Saw a familiar face I can't meet up with. Anything positive in my life I can't think about… I helped out some people earlier, and I couldn't take a compliment to safe my life."
"That is depression for you. Hope you can snap out of the funk soon."
"And while I'm on vacation too…"
"Vacation? Miss, your troubles may not be as bad as you think."
Sil looked the man in the eye for the first time. Her eyes were sullen in, the waiter noticed. "Don't say I got it good, because I'm vacationing…"
"Oh, nonono." The man shook his head. "I went through this once. Answer these questions for me:"
"What if I don't feel like it?"
"Then that's your loss. One: Are you from out of town?"
"Yep…"
"Are you alone on this vacation?"
"Yeah?" 'Where's he going with this?'
The waiter chuckled. "Miss, you just might be severely homesick."
"Home… Sick…?" The realization coursed through her body.
"ARMY! ARRRRRMYYYYYY! I'm home!~ I'm homesick! I'm homesick!~~" Sil smiled like a dope, twirling Arms around.
"Ho ho! Amitie you're on the right path of clowning!"
"You really think so? Hohow!?" Amitie Pierrot clasped her hands and put them on her cheek. Happy to know she's improving.
"You bet, you kno how even Silvana can't pull off the old banan-"
*Whistle*
The whole crew turned to the entrance. A silhouette of a second Pierrot greeted them. "Okay, listen up, men!" She spoke in a commanding tone. "Next time you jerks pressure me to go on vacation…" The anger in Silvana Pierrot's voice both intimidated and confused.
…
"I'm taking one of you guys with me." The original clown opened her arms and invited everyone in for a big group hug.
"I really, really missed ya all, guys~"
Author's Notes:
Always was meant to be three parts. Honest. I misled you so you wouldn't see the ending coming.
I'm focusing on a different story for now. Enjoy thinking about the Next Up sentence!
Next up: Sil's super secret is exposed. She can't handle it.
