Skeppy's Pov:

It has been a few days since I've woken up in Badboyhalo's house. Nothing eventful has happened, but I prefer it that way. This way, I can get accustomed faster to this new lifestyle. Badboyhalo has gone out to work each day, leaving me in the house. I'm surprised that he's trusting me this much, so I'm trying my best not to break that trust. I don't want to make any mistakes, or else I could potentially be kicked out to survive on my own.

When Badboyhalo comes home, he makes us dinner just like how he makes breakfast in the morning, and then some small talk happens. I'm so glad that I don't have to eat poisoned food anymore. Plus, Badboyhalo's cooking is delicious. I don't think that he's much of a talker because it normally seems like he struggles to come up with a conversation. But I don't think it's a problem. It's not like I'm much of a talker either. At first, I forced myself to stay quiet. Now I'm just used to it. Maybe I should start putting some effort into speaking more. After all, it's not like Badboyhalo and I hang out much other than when we are eating. It's a bit awkward since we're relatively strangers. During my time here, I've mostly been chilling by the living room couch or the bedroom I've been sleeping in.

So far, I've only been wearing 3 pairs of clothes, and they're quite old. I guess Badboyhalo must have grown out of them a long time ago. If I just wear one of the shirts or pants, I'm extremely cold. I honestly have always felt cold since being at the lab. The whole place always felt abnormally cold to me. I thought that I would stop feeling constantly cold once I got out of the lab, but it turns out that's not true. The only thing that makes the cold more bearable is the hoodie that Badboyhalo gave me. It is called a hoodie, right? Anyway, I still feel cold in the hoodie, but it makes the coldness more manageable now. Hence why I rarely take off the hoodie. That's right, I am almost always wearing the hoodie above my shirt in order to be able to handle the cold.

I also like how it covers most of my upper body. This way, most of my injuries are not exposed. Though, there are not many injuries visible on my body anymore. They have all mostly healed. The few that are left are starting to fade. Even the head injury has just fully healed, to Badboyhalo's surprise. It doesn't look red around it anymore. Soon enough, the head injury will start to fade and then disappear as if it was never there.

Currently, I am sitting down in the living room couch, resting my head on top of my arms, which are on the arm rest of the couch, looking out a window. The outside looks pretty. Much better than the bland and mostly empty walls of the lab. I want to go outside, but I don't know if I'm allowed to. It may be an absurd thought to not be allowed outside, but what can you expect from a guy who's been isolated from the outside world for 20 years? I don't have the courage to ask Badboyhalo if I can go outside or not...

So, I continue staring outside the windoe for who knows how long. Time always seems to feel achingly long for me anyway. It takes a second for me to realize that there is movement somewhere in the room. I guess Badboyhalo came out of the hallway to be in either the living room or the kitchen. I wonder what he needs to do... is it lunch yet? Is he gonna cook? Dang, have I really been spending that much time here? For a moment, I don't hear movement anymore, and I don't pay much mind to it. But then I get the eerie feeling that I'm being watched.

I hesitantly look behind me to catch Badboyhalo staring at me. The moment that I notice, Badboyhalo bashfully looks away and goes to grab his keys that are hanging from a key holder beside the front door. Once Badboyhalo does that, he turns to look at me again. He says, "Um, Skeppy, I've been thinking, and I think it would be best to buy some more clothes for you. Because it isn't really convenient if I keep using the washing machine very often so that you have something to wear. It is better to spend money now than waste it in the future because too much water and electricity was used. Today is my day off, so I'm going to buy some clothes for you in town. Do you want to come and choose your clothes, or do you not care what I buy?"

It takes a moment for me to process the information given to me. Once I realize what is truly going on, I feel giddy at the thought of what might happen. I look at Badboyhalo with a sense of hope, something that almost feels wrong for me to experience after being hopeless for so many years, and I say tentatively, "Really? You're asking me to go out with you?"

Badboyhalo stills for a moment as he seemingly stares into my eyes. But he quickly blinks whatever trance he was in away and says, "Yeah, but- you should know that since my house is on the outskirts of town, it will take over an hour long walk before we reach a shop in town."

Wow. Is that how long he has to walk for every day going to work? Actually, no- he has to do that twice a day when he has to work. He does go to work in town, right? I mean- as far as I can see in the distance through the windows, there is nothing but forest and plains around the house. What could he possibly do as a job out here? (I mean- technically, there could be some things that you could that you could work as in the plains or forest, but Skeppy doesn't know that) Surely he has to work in town. But anyway, this could be the only time I'm offered to go outside. So, I could care less if I have to walk for an hour long before actually seeing some sort of civilization. I didn't really get a chance to enjoy my surroundings once I was escaping the lab since I was basically running for my life. This is my chance to finally get to do that. So I say, "Yeah- I'll go. I- I don't mind walking."

Badboyhalo nods and says, "Alright then- let's go already so that we don't end up coming back late."

I nod and hurriedly get up from the couch before walking up to Badboyhalo. Once I stand next to him, Badboyhalo reaches down and grabs some shoes beside the door, handing them to me. He says, "Here, they might be a size too big for you, but it's just for today. I'll also buy you some new shoes that fit you well."

I nod and take the shoes from his hands before putting them on. Thankfully, these ones don't have shoelaces, so I don't have to embarrass myself with asking how to tie my shoelaces. I'll have to keep in mind to deliberately pick shoes that don't have shoelaces when in the shops. Once I put on my shoes, I look up at Badboyhalo, gesturing that I'm ready. He gives me a small smile before turning to the front door and unlocking it. As the seconds pass, I anticipate more and more being outside. Badboyhalo opens the door and steps aside to let me walk out first. I'm a bit surprised at that, but I gratefully oblige.

It takes a second after I step outside that I let out a subconscious small gasp of wonder. Why? Because of the feeling of the sun's warmth hitting my skin. I still feel oddly cold underneath my skin, but on top, it feels relatively warm due to the sun. When running from the lab, I didn't really have time to process the feeling of the sun's warmth hitting my skin, to breath it the gentle gusts of fresh air, or even marvel at just how pretty the outside is, how grounding the dirt feels beneath my feet, and how lovely the clouds look with their different shapes and sizes. The outside is better than I remember. But, it makes sense after being isolated from the outside for so long.

I look behind me to look at the exterior of Badboyhalo's house. The walls are painted a maroon color, and the roof is a dark shade of blue. After looking at my surroundings for a good while, I realized that Badboyhalo hasn't said anything. So, I look over at him to see that he's staring at me again with an indescribable look. I get nervous at that. Isn't it weird if I just basically fawn over my surroundings like it is the first time I've seen it? Is he going to be suspicious of me? Will he ask questions? But it turns out that my worries are pointless as Badboyhalo casually says, "Alright, come on. The path to town is this way."

He's- not going to question anything? That's... relieving. I nod at Badboyhalo and follow him as we start walking to town.