Looking at myself I focus on my face.
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'Oh… damn, that looks bad'
Seeing the gash on my cheek I see how bad it is. It's not… the prettiest thing I've seen before. It's not bleeding anymore but it looks like it'll take a bit for it to heal and turn into a scar.
'God I hope it doesn't get infected. Does stuff like that even exist in this world? I really hope not…'
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It hasn't changed the color around my cheek like Inv's ear though… I don't know why but I kinda don't like that. Is it only because of the system that it changed the color on his ear and face?
'I'll probably know more when I look at the passives…'
Besides that though… I still look damn good. Maybe the scar I get will make me look more ho- cooler?
"Joey?" Hearing Inv call out my name, I stop looking at myself in the mirror and turn towards him.
"Sorry Inv, was just uh… looking at the mark you gave me earlier" I blurt out and immediately regret it.
"O-oh…" Inv mumbles out and I see his ears start to droop down.
"I-I was actually thinking about how hot I look with this mark! If any other scug sees me they'll cry knowing the fact that it came from you!" I rapidly say without thinking to make Inv feel better. But realizing what I just said was even worse makes me just want to curl up in the corner of the shelter.
"W-weally?" Inv says back in slight shock towards me.
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"Uhh y-yes! Definitely!" I say back, deciding to go all the way with what I said.
A small part of me is actually being honest. I think the mark gives me a much better look than a plain face.
Invs ears slowly perk back up but I still see slight concern written on his face.
"I stil sory…"
"I know you are Inv… but enough about me!" I say back to Inv taking a step away from the mirror.
"I think you should see what… my mark looks like on your ear" I say trying to hide my worry.
'I'm sure he won't be mad…'
"I ca se wha et lok lik? Woaw! I jus stan en fron ef et an lok??" Inv asks with a bit of excitement. His tail starting to slowly wag behind him.
"Yup just stand in front of it and you'll see yourself" I answer back.
"Ok!" Inv says walking in front of the mirror.
Watching Inv I see him look directly at the mirror with a smile.
But the moment he looked into the mirror, something felt… wrong…
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Feeling uneasy I watch Inv stare at himself. His smile slowly fading into one of… neutrality?
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Seeing him not move from his spot with no reaction I start getting more nervous.
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'Is… is he actually mad about the pink?'
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Still not seeing him move, my nervousness turns into worry. Something is clearly wrong!
"I-inv?" I stutter out in concern.
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I can see him slightly flinch when I call out his name, but I get no response.
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Ok, whatever is happening it's because of the mirror!
Quickly acting to stop Inv from acting weird for longer I run up to the side of the mirror and push it over onto the shelter floor. Thankfully since it's a piece of metal it won't break from this but that's not the main concern right now!
Turning towards Inv I see him stare at where the mirror just was. His eyes now slightly shaking.
"Inv! What's wrong?!" I get in front of Inv and ask with deep worry.
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"Joey…" hearing Inv finally say something i immediately respond back.
"Y-yeah?"
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"Em i… a monster?" Inv says back with a terrified expression.
"Of course not! Why would you say that?!" I yell back.
'Why would he say that?! What did he see in his reflection that's making him act like this?!' I think to myself as I watch Inv's skin turn a dark purple.
"i… lok notin lik u Joey… hoaw… hoaw ca I eve cal mesef a swugcat wen I lok lik a monster!" Inv raises his voice while pointing at himself.
"Inv, you are not a monster! Why are you saying this?!" I ask desperately, hoping to understand why Inv is saying this.
"Du u no se me Joey?! I… I lok horible!" Inv says while looking down at his paws, his body starting to slightly shake.
"What?! Inv that's not true! You don't look horrib-
"I DU! DON LIE TU ME!" Inv screams back at me.
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I'm… taken aback by Inv suddenly yelling at me but I don't get scared. I refuse to back off from whatever is happening right now!
Not backing away, Inv notices what he just did and takes a small step back.
"I-i… I didn…" Inv tries to say something but ill I hear is stutters. While he does this, I see him slowly start to move further away from me.
Seeing him move away from me makes me feel terrible but I don't follow right after him.
Watching Inv he starts looking around the shelter frantically while moving further away.
'Is… is he trying to look for an exit?' I think to myself.
The thought alone of him trying to exit the shelter fills me with dread.
"Inv, what are you doing?" I ask while carefully moving towards him.
"D-don com nere me Joey! I-i don wan yu tu lok et me!" Inv backs away into a corner of the shelter covering his face with his paws. I can hear him start sobbing as well…
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I decide to not move any closer to him to not escalate things further. I don't understand why Inv is suddenly acting like this! One moment he seemed happy and the next he's suddenly terrified!
Trying to process how this happened I look back at the metal piece laying on the shelter floor.
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'When he looked at the mirror his demeanor immediately shifted… just what did he see?'
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A/N: Suffer with drama!!! (dw the drama makes the fluff better on :P)