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Episode 12 : Stranger

Better Halves | Ft. Cable, Yarn, and Mayflower
"Parasite."

July 13th, 2025



Blaire covers her face at dawn thinking to herself "I don't want to die. But... even worse... if you did... I..."
Blaire groans and scratches at herself. She stretches before yowling out in anger.
Pepper looks worried and says "Blaire?" They approach Blaire, who is next to their bed, which has been flipped in anger, and say "Honey. Listen." Blaire looks stressed.
Pepper climbs into Blaire's arms and says "I told you... Me and you are gonna be just fine okay?" Pepper leans in and they begin to make out.
Blaire wags her tail and embraces Pepper. They draw apart breathing heavily.
Blaire murmurs "I love you..." Pepper responds "I love you too. We'll be okay." Later Pepper is walking around singing to themself in a laundry room. Blaire looks focused.
Blaire stares at a device reminiscent of jumper cables. She hands it to Pepper and says "If someone tries to hurt you while I'm not around hit them with this." Pepper says "Thaaaank you."
Pepper leaves the room Blaire is in. They walk outside past a garden of blue and red flowers. Blaire gets a water bottle.
Blaire wearing goggles and Pepper holding their self-defense device are standing outside. Blaire goes to ask Pepper a question but stops in alarm.
Blaire hears someone yelling for help. A pink flower object has a sword pointed right at them. Mop, who is wielding the sword says "High and mighty weren't you? Look at you now, CRYING FOR HELP."
Blaire rushes over as Mop says "But nobody came." Mop is shocked when Blaire pushes them to the ground.
Mop says "It's... it's her! I gotta get out of here!" before scrambling to his feet and running. Pepper walks over to the pink flower object Mayflower also known as Minerva aged 33 pronouns it/its. Pepper asks "Are you okay?" and it responds "I... yeah..."
Minerva continues "That... those guys want to kill anyone 'excommunicated' from Sora... And oh if they got to Ly... Oh! I- I think I've said too much!" Pepper and Blaire look at each other.
Minerva says "I... um... I have nowhere to go... They... took my house... Is there any chance I could stay with you two?" The two talk some more.
Blaire compares it to Battery, and Pepper freezes while Mayflower looks up, shocked. Pepper reaches out to Minerva and says "Of course you can stay with us."

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