Void✓

Different paths

"Oh. You think anyone would recognize me?" He made quick glances between Phil and Techno, trying to gauge their reactions.

Techno thought about it for a bit. "Nah. These people have like three brain cells all together, less if they're in the same room."

Phil couldn't stop the grin that came on his face, Dream didn't stop the laugh that escaped him. He did stop short of his wheeze when Techno looked weirded out when he did.

"How does that work, you don't exactly have a mouth do you?"

"Didn't you already ask?" The memory of Techno asking him if he had tried Potatoes before came up.

"Yeah but like," Techno waved his hand around like it would help get his point across. Phil was becoming concerned on where this was going to end up.

"I mean don't enderman speak but they don't have mouths either soo." Dream trailed off a bit after.

"What? So you're like an enderman?" Techno stepped onto another bridge and Phil followed after. Dream looked around when he heard the shriek of a ghast. It never showed so he didn't ponder too much on it.

"I don't think so." He said more like a question to himself.

"Cause like maybe you're a hybrid, you don't look like Ranboo and we haven't seen anything like you or even resembles you." Techno took a breath before continuing not noticing what his words were doing to isolate Dream even further. "Cause like you're even more of a freak than the rest of us hybrids."

They had made it to the other portal. Phil was contemplating just smacking Techno across his snout for extra measure.

This time Dream went first through the portal, Phil giving a harsh look of disappointment to Techno before stepping right after Dream in the portal. It took Techno a few long seconds until he realized his mistake. Shame covered his face along with guilt.

Back in the overworld Techno saw that Dream was more closed off than he was before. All that work of trying to warm up to each even if a small bit was washed down the drain. Phil was trying his best to consult Dream but was being shut down nicely if he were to put it.

"Shou- Should we go to the house?" Techno was a lot more meek now. A plan already forming to apologize to Dream on the walk to the cabin. Hopefully would get the hint and leave them alone for a bit, long enough to apologize. After that, he'll make his famous potatoes.

"Um, I was thinking that I should go on my own for now actually." Dream whispered out, Techno and Phil were a little surprised. They were in the middle of the tundra, the ocean surrounding them. It wasn't like they were close to the Smp or any one else in all reality.

"Where would you go?" Phil asked, wanting to know like a protective parent already.

Dream sniffed from the cold weather, his damaged hoodie wasn't doing it's best at keeping him warm in the least. "I have a place in mind, maybe a bit of a walk but not far."

Techno looked around, trying to imagine a place that wasn't too far that Dream might be thinking about.

"Well, how about we head to Techno's house, get you set up and then you can go on your way okay?" Techno was shocked at Phil's statement. Was he really just going to let it go that fast? Techno wasn't going to oppose it though, if Dream was really going to leave he could at least give him some armour and food for the walk.

Dream was about to decline but thought better of it. He'll freeze to death before he would be able to convince them not to. "Sure."

Luckily Phil did decide to walk a few paces in front of Dream and Techno, so he'll be able to voice his apology.