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“Ugh, great.” Roman shut his phone. “Logan’s sick, so he’s not going tonight.’
“Is that a good thing?” Virgil said, swinging his tiny legs as he sat on the edge of the counter.
“It’s a terrible thing!” Roman threw his hands up in the air in exasperation, looking to his borrower friend for sympathy.
“Why?” Virgil asked. “I thought you didn’t want to go with Logan.”
“Yes, but even that nerd is better than no one.” Roman explained. He put his head down on the counter a few feet from Virgil, propping his chin up with his arms. “Now I’ve got no one.”
“Bummer.” Virgil said in mock sympathy. “Sucks to be you.”
Roman eyed Virgil, suddenly struck with inspiration. “Virgil… I just had a brilliant idea.” Before Virgil could even blink, he was scooped up in Roman’s hands and suddenly found himself uncomfortably close to the human’s face. “You could go with me!”
“What?!” Virgil struggled to put some distance between them, suddenly more anxious than he had been around Roman in a while.
“Just for moral support, of course.” Roman explained. “I know how you’re all about secrecy and not letting other people see you.” The borrower rules were very clear. Even though Virgil was now friends with Roman, Virgil still knew it was best to keep as safe and hidden as possible. “I’ll just put you in my pocket, No one will ever know.”
“B-but…” Virgil’s mind instantly began jumping to the worst possible conclusions. What if someone did see him? What if someone bumped into Roman at the party and Virgil was squished? What if someone took him out of Roman’s pocket and Roman didn’t even notice?
“Come on, I can’t go to the party alone!” Roman insisted, giving his best puppy dog eyes. “Don’t you trust me?”
“…alright.” Virgil sighed, deciding to put more trust in Roman. He hated when the human played that card.
“Huzzah!” Roman exclaimed, and suddenly Virgil was in darkness. Feeling the soft walls around him, Virgil guessed (correctly) that he had been placed in Roman’s shirt pocket. Virgil was pushed firmly into Roman’s chest as the human patted the pocket, making sure Virgil was secure before walking.
“This is going to be great.” Roman’s words echoed around Virgil, vibrating him to his core with how close he was to Roman’s chest. “You never get out enough, you tiny recluse. We should do this more often!”
“Roman.” Virgil hissed, loud enough that Roman could hear him. “You can’t talk to me while we’re outside, you’ll look suspicious.”
“Well what’s the point of bringing a little friend along if I can’t even stage whisper all my secrets to them?” Roman said with a smile.
“That’s exactly why this is a dumb idea.” Virgil squirmed, trying to get more comfortable.
“ROMAN!” A loud, unknown voice made the borrower’s heart skip a beat, before he was suddenly squished between Roman and an unknown force.
“H-hey, Patton!” Roman quickly shoved Patton off him, fearing for his friend tucked away on his person. Virgil was, thankfully, unharmed, although Roman could feel the borrower’s heart racing faster than his own.
“I’m so glad you could make it!” Patton said. “Where’s Logan?”
“Oh, Logan couldn’t make it.” Roman explained, subconsciously putting a hand on his chest pocket.