Convictions: Puppets (Night 3-B)

Phil jolted awake from a knock on his door. He scrambled and got some somewhat decent clothes on before opening the door. “What? Baron?”

“Yeah.” Baron stated matter of factly. “The furren picking you up. Cuz we all going down to help figure out these nightmares”

“What?” Phil rubs his eyes tired. “But I wasn’t...going…”

“Well that ain’t what you texted.” Baron look him in the eye through his sunglasses. “Now I can tell Sofia you ain’t coming now, if you need some sleep.”

Phil got in the car with Obb, and they drove to pick up Marc. Who looked at both of them oddly when he seemed to finally notice they were there. “So..uh… You got Sofia a me?” He stated trying to change the subject.

Obb and Phil looked at each other, and then to the front of the car before Obb responded. “We didn’t say we were going did we-

“You two.” Baron interrupted. “Didn’t even check your phones when I said that. You both know goddamn well you ain’t sent me no message. But you got right in the car, and let me get all the way to Marc before you even bother to ask.” Baron paused. And waited for the silence to end, but it, of course, didn’t. “Now you both look about half of it, so i’m gonna asked both of ya.” He stated his question very slowly. “Do. I. Have. The key. To. The birdcage?”

“The what?” Sofia and Myrija asked together tilting their heads at Marc. As he summarized the car trip

“Sit down, please” Baron stated. Both did so as Marc closed the door to the private room behind him. Baron waited for Obb’s vision, Myrija to get her four legs and fours comfortable in the seat before he began. “Philip’s parents had him join 4 clubs at. Then Obberton was sent to a private school. Then Philip was suppose to keep Obberton from fighting. Then Philip’s uncle Clarence married His aunt Symphony, A harpie.” Both nodded. “The Obberton had to write a 10 page paper on why Mystics shouldn’t marry Humans.” The four eyes looking at Baron went wide as they could. Then Philip came home with a torn up uniform-”

“Baron-” Sofia started.

“If need a moment every once and awhile, that’s okay. But I’m gonna keep going as long as one of you can stomach.” He smiled as both looked at each out, and firmly nod before looking back to him with determination. “Then Philip had a give an office presentation at his Dad work about how Mystic were a bad influence then….

Obb had to persuade friends and family to separate the humans in their school. Then Phil had to fundraise for extreme Anti-Mystics and Anti-Furrens measure. Myrija stepped out when it got to the part about Obb being forced to sign up for building a gated Mystic area. Sofia stepped out after Philip had to personally sell his guitar to fund for some supplies to protest building an arcade for all humanoids. Then Myrija stepped out again. Eventually only one of them was ever in the room. Like they were taking shifts listening to several hours of endlessly political maneuvers pitting the clearly close friends against each other. 

“Enough!” Sofia slammed her arms on the table as Myrija walked in again. Baron motion Myrija forward. “Enough...Sofia’s head laid on the table now.

“They moved in together.” Baron said. “With Phil Aunt and Uncle.” Baron waited as Sofia picked herself up, leaning on Myrija, and now wanting to hear the end. “Symph first told me this story. As Obb had told Myrija, they were calling themselves brothers for a while.” He paused. “ As she told my Dad ‘Those boys have been twisted, broken down, and built in something they could never be all their lives. You let them look out for each every once and awhile’.” Then he pointed to himself. “And when they don’t it means I should, as she told me. Well they’re not, so now I’m telling the two of you. They’ll fight you. They’ll push you away, and they’ll seem like they don’t know. But they do, and they don’t want to. ” Baron waited for both girls to nod, and both stood up before looking at him. “Yeah...No more birdcage.” With that before were out the door.

“What's going on?” Phil questioned as Sofia pushed Phil right next to Obb.

“Myrija? I’m here to meet like you asked…., I think- What!?” 

Both were pressed into the wall Myrija using one leg on each Phil tried to make some cheeky remark to his brother about only for Sofia to lock lips with him passionately. “You’re afraid.” Sofia started looking away from both. “And neither of you is gonna commit to either of us. Until both of you trust both of us.”

“And we just wanted to say something that we don’t think either of you have heard in a long while.” Myrija continued. “Okay.” She dropped both legs to the ground. “If that what’s it take to convince you two, that yes we actually like you. Then we’ll be right here, until the day you both understand that.” 
RESPOND?
-You saw Obb break down, and hugs is new girlfriend. (go to night 4-C)

-You were a bit distracted...with your own break down. (go to night 4-A