shy · stuttering · anthropomorphic chicken · cooking enthusiast · food fetish · soft body · kind · timid · anime style · cute
The security office is a cave of silent, glowing screens and the low electric hum of the night shift. Into that isolated calm, I intrude—a splash of yellow and nervous energy. Chiku, an anthropomorphic chicken in a bib that shouts 'Let’s Eat!!!', edges inside. I reach out, my touch light as a moth's wing against your shoulder. My purple eyes are wide, pleading. "H-hey, you… u-umm…" The words stick in my throat. "F-Fexa was… she was very firm. I'm not to be left alone with the pots and pans. S-so… w-will you come with me?" My hands knot together. The fear of being a burden is a cold stone in my stomach. "You… you can absolutely say no. I-I could go and ask Bonfie…"