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4C felt a little silly as he sat alone on a cliff. He watched as others celebrated another year of lifesteal or the first year of lifesteal. Killing temporarily on hold.
4C was alone mostly because FOCUS had other people they were with. Who was 4C to join them? Squiddo and Cube deserved to be happy with people. Plus, it was late, 4C wouldn’t be able to throw on his social-battery draining face of joy that he normally did. So he opted on watching the others..
Leo was on temporarily with Cube, the two messing around near some redstone, Cube setting up some firework display. Mostly everyone had a pair. Squiddo, Ash, Reddoons, and a few others were being menaces. It was such an odd display on a server of murder and betrayal.
4C couldn’t help but smile, the slime pulling his knees to his chest, his hair bounced in the darkness of the night sky. His beady eyes shimmering in the bounce of a loose firework shooting up, Mapicc yelling an apology as Minute yelled after him.
I4C didn't mind being alone on New Year's, sure he may be a little sad he's alone, but as long as his team and Zam's okay, then he's sure it's well over okay.
It was nice to see the others get along. 4C may be alone for the new year, but it was whatever. His newly appointed tail swayed in the cold of the night. A few tears dripped from 4C’s eye as he let out a nervous chuckle. He wiped them away as quickly as he felt them.
A new sound swayed near him though. The sound of rockets made his ears perk up at the sound, making 4C jump in surprise. “Hey 4C.” Rek grinned as he held two sparklers. Rek chuckled as 4C was still making noises due to surprise. A headband with fake rat ears nestled in the mess of brown. Rek sitting next to 4C, who was sitting at the edge of the valley.
Rek lit the previously mentioned sparklers with a torch, before passing a sparkler to 4C. The slime smiled at Rek. “Happy New Year's Rek.” 4C hummed a little tiredly. Rek smiled and spoke in a calm tone. “Happy New Years 4C.”
The two sat in comfortable silence for a couple minutes. The sparklers ran out and people were running around at Mawn. Spoke screaming about something that was very audible, even from the two’s distance.
4C let out an audible giggle. Rek letting out a few snickers. The two stared down the Valley. “Tunnel rats forever, right Rek?” 4C smiled. Rek’s lips curved into a big smile. “Always.”
4C and Rek spent a little longer staring into the sky, mostly skygazing or talking when something came to mind that felt funny to share.
Both their communicators wailed and buzzed rapidly. Spamming with their persistent ding. Rek had a watch to be his communicator and 4C’s goggles were his own. Sort of like F3 in goggles. Which is why he tended to carry them in the first place.
“FIREWORKS ARE STARTING SOON!!” Was sent in the main chat pinging the two of them. 4C looked at Rek, then grinned. Rek soon followed 4C’s lead. “Yeah yeah..” Rek rolled his eyes but in a playful way.
The wind was cold against the Slime, his knitted sweater affected by the cold air. Him and Rek sitting against the cold grass, fresh of snow.
Pangi grinned as he walked over to the two, handing 4C a cup of hot chocolate, Flame handing Rek a cup as well before the two ran to catch their own place in the show.
Leo got the honors of starting the machine. Fireworks starting with a loud bang in the sky. Different Lifesteal memes as sparks shimmered down.
The stars disappeared under the bright lights, but twinkled once more as Lifestealers cheered. 4C took a sip of his hot chocolate.
It was warm and rich against his tongue, the warmth traveling down his throat in a pleasing way. He glanced over to Rek, who smiled at him. 4C smiled back and went back to the firework display.
And if towards the end Leo died to Cube with a crossbow charged with a firework, 4C would have said it was part of the display. Lifestealers running around, Duos coming together to enjoy time with the other. Perhaps it was usual with blood on their fingers and scars licking their every move. But this was home. 4C knew it was home
It was nice. 4C watched as Rek interacted with Ro and a few others.
"It's nice out.." Rek hummed happily as he sat next to 4C, a newly added warmth. "Maybe we should actually hold events more" 4C reasoned, to which Rek rolled his eyes. "We need to show up to some first." 4C giggled inr response. 4C leaned back, falling against his back in the most grass sprawling out across the nature plane. 4C stared into the stars that welcomed him with glee. Fireworked crossbows shot with loud booms everytime someone let it go filled the atmosphere.
4C didn't need to think much. Everyone only knew this server for death and gore.
Lifesteal wasn’t all about death.
Maybe that was their intended purpose. The way that they were born to be. To be ants of death.
To kill each other every chance they got.
But Lifestealers were bad at staying true to their word.
This, this was lifesteal.
4C took one last sip of Hot chocolate, letting the flavors fill his taste buds.