[ When all of this wears off, Riley's going to be more than a little horrified. But, right now? Worries and fears keep slipping out of her mind. She's chill. Relaxed. Huh... Was this why Chess did this all the time?
...The next message takes a few minutes, because this thought is enough to knock her out of the slaphappy mood, at least...somewhat. Listening to what Eridanus asks, however, it's easy to refocus. ]
"Noo, they like... Melted's kinda reductive...but it's the best way I could put it?? They like..." [ She sounds frustrated, like she can't think of the words. ] "They turned all raw and red...and kinda curled in, 'til there wasn't anything left but stumps...'nd then the talons started coming through, and...and that really hurt..."
[ ...A prolonged pause. Has she forgotten where she was going? There's just a good ten seconds of breathing. ]
"...S'anyway, they're uh. They're reforming, I guess. But like...like a bird's."
<CheeryCherry> cw: referencing prolonged substance abuse, describing body horror
...The next message takes a few minutes, because this thought is enough to knock her out of the slaphappy mood, at least...somewhat. Listening to what Eridanus asks, however, it's easy to refocus. ]
"Noo, they like... Melted's kinda reductive...but it's the best way I could put it?? They like..." [ She sounds frustrated, like she can't think of the words. ] "They turned all raw and red...and kinda curled in, 'til there wasn't anything left but stumps...'nd then the talons started coming through, and...and that really hurt..."
[ ...A prolonged pause. Has she forgotten where she was going? There's just a good ten seconds of breathing. ]
"...S'anyway, they're uh. They're reforming, I guess. But like...like a bird's."