JRWI tings :P

No.35

"Well, I did not know him, of course... But I'm sure he'd be very proud of how well you're doing, Chip. I know for a fact myself and Jay are..." He put a gentle hand on Chip's shoulder as he gave a soft genuine smile. Chip hesitated for a moment before looking away and nodding.

"Y-yeah, no uh... thanks, Gill. That... It means a lot. M'definitely trying my best... I just wanna figure this whole growth spurt business soon, y'know?"

"I understand. Quite a lot." Gillion stole a quick glance towards the tattoo on his wrist before looking back and continuing, "But I know that we will help return Ollie back to his normal self... It is of high importance to all of us, Chip... So do not worry! Alright? For now, let's wake up Jay and meet with Ollie, yes?" Gillion gave a small pat on Chip's shoulder and smiled brightly.

Chip smiled and sighed softly, "Yeah... Yeah, you're right. C'mon."

The three were sat in a small circle, Ollie being able to sit and see all three pirates, looking at each with his complete attention. 

"And then there was this weird puzzle-room... It was kinda fuzzy? All I remember was looking into water and then Gillion checking over me... Hey Gill, we never did get to talk about what happened-"

"I worry that we will still be unable to... discuss what happened. All that is important to note is that we solved the puzzle and were able to save the three sisters from their curse as well as most of the entrapped people that were turned to stone..! Despite the hardships we faced, I like to believe we did quite well in helping those people, as well as Aslana and her sisters." Gillion smiled softly, looking to both Jay and Chip. The two gave a small nod, though Chip's expression was slowly becoming less and less embarrassed as he realised they were not going to have to talk about the-

"W-Wait! Chip is this the island where Mr Gillion kissed you like you told me?!"

Any chance of a reply was lost as Jay started to snicker, then shook her head as she laughed. Chip had just barely become less flustered by the topic as Ollie blurted out his question. As soon as he heard Jay's snickering, he tensed up. He knew it was stupid to tell him that detail, God how does he keep getting into these awkward topics. "I-I okay, let's take a step back-"

"Chip I was not aware you had told anyone else, let alone Ollie..? From what I had gathered you did not want to bring that up, you seemed very-"

"HEY, IT'S MY TURN FOR A NEW ADVENTURE STORY LET'S MOVE ON-"

With this, he saw Gillion back off of his questioning, though he did glance at Chip quizzically every now and again. Jay's snickering slowly calmed down as she patted Gillion on the back, then dropping the topic too. Ollie seemed to go for another question but wasn't able to as Chip stated to stutter until he somehow formed a sentence, then telling the next story, filling it with tall exaggerations and more dangers than the trio had really faced. Jay rolled her eyes fondly at the fantastical take on their adventures, remembering how when she was young she would be read stories just as magnified as Chip's, a small fond memory she hadn't thought of for a while providing her with all the warmth she needed for the bitterly cold of the late-night/early morning. Gillion listened and internally made note of Chip's exaggerations. He would usually be against any kind of falsifications of a battle, though he supposed he'd let this time go, seeing the look on Ollie's face; nothing short of absolute wonder. It reminded him of when he was younger, focusing on one fond yet incredibly foggy memory of listening to one of his grandfather's lectures, everything he heard from his studies with Finn sounding so intense and wonderful... It was nice to see that look again. 

"W-Woah..! That's so coo-" Ollie's compliment was cut off by a yawn, which he had clearly been trying to suppress for a while now. Chip chuckled as he raised a brow.