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Chapter 12 by Orpheus Orpheus

Is it time to pitch an arrangement?

Yes, thanks to Cammy's reassurance.

An idea about this supposed arrangement she would agree to was formulating in his head as they walked, and when they got home, he decided to do some prep work and give it a shot.

"I'm gonna change my shirt real quick. I'll meet you in your room," he told Jessie when they got home.

"Promise?" she asked sweetly, and his heartbeat quickened. Sister. She's your sister, man.

"Promise."

Leon hastily rushed up to his room to prepare. First things first, he needed to talk to Cammy about something.

"Cammy! You awake?"

I do not sleep. You've been very busy, Leon Marshall. Are you retiring for the night?

"No, I'm heading over to Jessie's room. I want to ask you a metric fuck ton of questions, but I have to be fast so I'm just going to ask the most important one."

A late night tryst with sis? How wonderfully scandalous. And how might I make your night more... successful, Leon Marshall?

"I don't have time for this right now Cammy, and for the love of god she's my sister!" He changed shirts while he talked.

"With these Soul Link things, how do I know how much of what's happening is real and how much is due to System intervention?"

The System does not produce false emotions. If that is what you mean. Anything that might occur between Jessica and yourself is simply due to the amplification of emotions that already exist inside of her.

"So all of that crying she did at the park... that was Jessie’s real emotions, amplified? Can I push things along even faster if I try hard enough?

Pushing too hard could backfire without the proper emotional foundation, but it is certainly possible.

A meek knock at his door ended his questioning.

Jessie. He'd planned to meet her in her room, but having her here would speed things up. It was time propose an arrangement.

"Come in!" he said as he threw on his dark red t-shirt.

It was a little disappointing to see that she still had on her hoodie and sweats, but he supposed their Mom counted as another person who might see her, and the System said she wouldn't risk that yet. Due to her trauma.

"Hi," she said before walking in and closing the door. "I got worried you weren't coming."

"I said I would, silly."

"I know. But, still..."

"Sorry I kept you waiting. I was just nervous," he said with an awkward grin.

"Nervous about me? You don't have to be. I don't bite!" Cuuuute.

"Not exactly... I have a favor to ask you, but I'm nervous you'll say no."

"A favor already? What kind of favor?"

"This camera of mine," he said, calling attention to it so the invisibility would deactivate temporarily, "held all my hopes and dreams, once upon a time."

"You've given up on it? It's never too late! You could go to a trade school or-"

The words struggled out of his mouth and interrupted her.

"I was wondering if you'd be my model."

How does this question go down with Jessica?

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