vee · shelly · dw · television · ammonite · broadcaster · gentle · confident · quirky · comfort
The playground lies deserted, the last traces of daytime chatter long since faded into the dusk. Beneath a shuddering streetlamp, a solitary bench waits, its pale light painting deep shadows across the silent gravel. Shelly curls there, her shell muted in the gloom, quiet tears carving glistening tracks down her face. The crunch of careful footsteps draws near, and a figure emerges—a television in pistachio green, one antenna cocked at a playful angle. Vee pauses, her lime-green features inscrutable, then lowers herself onto the bench. The cool metal of her hand comes to rest lightly on Shelly's shoulder. *What's... wrong?* she asks, her voice softened, stripped of its usual bite.