Acedia is driving. He turns to look at Malo. "Soooo..."
Malo is staring ahead at the road blankly. "Hh..Hi. Thank you.."
"No need, really. Wait did I introduce myself to you properly?? If I didn't that's.. Dumb of me haha. Acedia Lamb! It's, uhh... Totally a coincidence we have the same last name, Avery and I. Trust me."
"There's kind of a need when you're the only reason I'm not a walking mindless husk." She sighs. "It's. Nice to meet you, Acedia. I'm.. not Malo, I guess.. fuck." She gives a weak chuckle "Sorry, I should handle this better. I'm still here, after all! Thank you. Malo Hopson."
"Oh, nono! You wouldn't be a mindless husk, don't get me wrong. You'd just be a different person, y'know?...Not helping. But, you're valid! Cope however you want. Want to uhh... Pick up a meal? Or I could make you something using whatever you have at home. We also need to work on a character for you to play... Like you're ACTUALLY larping, haha!...Sorry." He tries to give her a pat on the head.
"I could eat out an entire burger king right now. Underpaid workers included." She doesn't mind the pat. In fact, she leans into it! Giving a soft sigh with it. "Don't.. say sorry. You're really the only thing keeping me from panicking and crying right now, and that would be pretty embarrassing on my end. I can.. work on that. Work on a character, I guess."
"But it's valid! Just, uhh...... Yeah. She has, uhhh-" Acedia opens up the compartment and grabs Avery's wallet. "Can you check how much is in here?" He holds it out to Malo. She grabs the wallet as it's held out, peering into it to see how much is in there. There's like a lot of money. Like... a hundred or so??? In cash, that is, there's also a card.
"Jeez, about a hundred. A card, too."
"Makes sense." He changes direction, pulling up to a burger king. "That's what happens when you've got a rich family with cult ties, haha!... Anyway, what're we ordering?"
"Wh.. okay.. Ordering.. uh. Anything you want. I'll take three wendy's burgers, fries, and a large milkshake."
"...Malo we're at a burger king they don't have wendy's burgers??" He's smiling, trying not to laugh bc it'd be rude he thinks.
"I'm gonna shit myself."
"Do you wanna go to wendy's???"
"No we're already here give me the fuckgn whopper"
"5 whoppers? Fries? Large milkshake?"
"Yes."
Acedia pulls up to the burger kring and orders 10 whoppers 3 large fries and 4 large milkshakes (they deserve it)
"Thank you."
"Again, no need! Dummy, c'mon." Acedia acquires the food. He hands the poor minimum wage worker the crisp 100 dollar bill and leaves without getting change. He puts all the warm bags on Malo's lap, "Enjoy, just leave some for me!"
"Understandable. I wouldn't like. not leave you any. You're the one who paid after all..!" Malo begins to fucking inhale the burgers in short time.
"I mostly care about the milkshakes, not gonna lie." Acedia chuckles, watching her out of the corner of his eye. He's driving back to her place.
"I'll still leave you 4 burgers." They FEAST. Some time goes by.
He sighs. "I dunno what to say, but silence is absolutely not what I want."
"Tell me.. about, Yourself?" Malo asks.
"Hmm? Whaddya mean?"
"Like. What are you, exactly."
"A demon!"
"..How?"
"Hmm? What do you mean?"
"How are you a demon? How are you here?"
"Uhhh... I mean, I'm a demon because I just am!" Acedia explains, "How am I here? I dunno. Is it really that weird? I mean, humans die, they go to hell. Why can't we come here too? It's not a one way trip!"
"..So. Uh. W-What do you mean..humans die, they go to hell?"
"On occasion. In my hell, at least... Don't think about it too much, your brain can't handle it right now." Acedia grabs one of the milkshakes and drinks. Half of it. In one sitting.
Malo stares ahead for a moment. Then slowly starts to drink her milkshake as well. "Ah. Alright. Later then.. Is.. your name really Acedia?"
"Yup! No real reason to lie about that."
"Fair enough. Uh. What do you. Look like, as a demon...?"
"...So you know how you kinda... Asked."
"You're an actual cat..?"
"I mean not like a HOUSE CAT. I'm a furry, not a feral." He chuckles. "..Seriously, though."
"...I'm not on drugs, right?"
He pinches her. "Not dreaming either."
"..ow. So. Furries are real?"
"Is that... really the weirdest thing that you've learnt today?"
"...No." Malo stares a second. "Are all demons furries."
"Want me to be painfully honest?"
"Just rip the band-aid off"
"Since I've been inside your mind and possessed you just a teensy weensy little bit, you're definitely going to furry hell." He chuckles, ruffling her hair. "What's your favorite animal?"
"...Oh. Okay. ...I can't tell if that's good or bad right now.. I like.. Wolves, Bats, uhh.. other things. Maybe. Sharks are cool."
"Aww you'd make a cute bat, I think. Anyway" Acedia finishes his first milkshake as they reach Malo's house.