Airy sat down at his computer. Liam had been outside making stuff with sticks and vines. Airy typed some commands into his computer and eventually Turned on the microphone.

He took a slow inhale and began to speak.

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"Heyyy... Everyone." Airy said monotonously as usual.

Bryce, Amelia, and the others jolted awake to his familiar voice. They kinda just sat there in silence, nobody knows who to speak first. Then Bryce stood preparing to yell.

"WHERE THE HELL HAVE YOU BEEN?!" Bryce boomed. He was shaking with anger.

"I've b—."

"AND WHERE IS LIAM?!"

Airy paused of course that would be one of his first questions. Though he hoped he'd be able to come up with a better lie then the one he had planned. Airy just sighed and started speaking again. He wasn't going to try lying just yet, maybe he could sidestep the question for a while.

"That's not important. We have to start the next... Challenge! Yaaaaaaay." Airy mumbled

Bryce, unimpressed wanted to scream at him again but stopped himself knowing that he wouldn't get any answers. Amelia looked over to Bryce, he looked semi defeated... Like he was going to cry? Amelia shuffled in the grass beneath her feet.

Bryce scoffed. "Whatever you psychotic F**ker" Bryce then span around and sat in the hut, Amelia following close behind.

Airy felt a bit of anger inside him. He hadn't felt like that in a while so it was also startling but he also sidestepped it and pushed the feeling down. He didn't want it to distract him or get in the way. So he just didn't care.

"Todays challenge is to—." Airy nearly fell out of his chair noticing Liam in the screens reflection. "O-oh hey..." Airy started.

Amelia went to ask. but Bryce shushed her quietly, wanting to hear.

"Hey Airy." Liam replied. "I got bored, hey... Watcha doing?" Liam asked curiously

"I'm just uhhh getting some work done, Liam."

Bryce stumbled back. LIAM?! He thought he was going to be sick. Gone for nearly a WEEK and now he's just poof here? And LIKED airy...? No Bryce was NOT having this.

"WHAT THE F*CK IS THAT LIAM?!" Bryce screamed.

Airy jumped immediately turning the mic and audio off.

"What was—?" Liam started almost immediately getting cut off.

"Work." Airy replied. "Why don't we... go inside? I can finish later... haha..."

"If you say so." Liam said spinning around and walking back to the house.

Airy sighed wiping imaginary sweat from his forehead. He needed to be more careful. And talk some sense into Bryce later. But it doesn't matter. Right now Airy needs to make sure Liam doesn't get suspicious... after all the first two weeks of manufactured memory loss is the most dangerous. Liam could trigger all his memory to the littlest things.

Airy hit down from the chair and walked out of the cave. While walking to the house he froze... The same feeling as before. Surely it was nothing? He glanced around, still unable to find anything. It must just be anxiety. He walked back to the house Airy looked at Liam who was eating some of the berries they picked yesterday.

"Hey..." Airy waved.

"Hi!" Liam turned his head up from the chair. "So, what happened back there?"

"I was just working on something..." Airy answered

Liam looked at Airy in the eyes- well, actually eye. Since he only had one the other side was shattered.

"But I heard someone...?"

"It's... uhh..." Airy sat there. He couldn't lie and say it was completely nothing... "A surprise? For you." He said rubbing the back of his head, being careful not to cut himself on he's own broken glass.

"A surprise? For me? Cool." Liam smiled.

That gave Airy a nice feeling. Actually making someone smile. He couldn't help but smile too. He must've been staring for a while though because Liam had gotten up from his seat to see if he was okay.

"Uh, Airy?" Liam asked about to touch his shoulder.

"O— Oh! Sorry. I must've... uh... spaced out." Airy mumbled. Airy's smile soon faded.

"Oh. Okay." Liam backed up and sat back down.

"Anywayyy... why don't we have lunch?" Airy gave a stepped further into his house.

Liam nodded getting up to help.

———

Bryce turned to Amelia.

"I'm NOT going crazy right?! You heard that shit too?!" Bryce asked talking with his hands too.

"Yeah... I heard." Amelia said worriedly.

"What the f*ck..." Charlotte mumbled.

Bryce was absolutely PISSED. He wanted to kill Airy, whoever he was.

"Well at least we know where he is now..."

"But he's still OUT there! What happened to him?! Why is he acting so... weird...?" Bryce flinched as Amelia walked up beside him and patted his shoulder.

"We will get 'em..." Amelia reassured.

"I hope so... God I miss him..." Bryce sighed.

"I know... I do too. But we can't let him get to us. We'll never get anywhere that way." She turned to the house. "If you want, you can come too."

"No... It's fine." Bryce began walking towards a bush. He sat under it. They found Liam... But why was he acting so weird? It just doesn't sit right. Something is definitely wrong...

———

Liam sat in the chair as Airy cooked something over the fire outside. He was quite bored. And really wanted to know what the surprise was. Though thinking that, he laughed and called himself childish.

Liam waited for Airy to come back. It's been about an hour now. He fiddled with his thumbs. Liam was starting to get nervous, he got up from his seat and tried to leave. But Airy was right in the doorway.

"What's the matter...? Is something... wrong...?" Airy asked with food inside a wooden Bowl that rested in the palms of his hands.

"Oh...! No I was just going to come look for you, Heh." Liam nervously laughed. "Thought you may have died...!" He said sarcastically waving his hands in the air.

"Well... I brought food." Airy mumbled

"Oooh! Yes!" Liam said as a bowl was handed to him. He put the food on the table and jumped onto the seat. Literally.

"Someone seems... excited."

"Just hungry is all." Liam laughed.

"Heh... okay." Airy said getting into his chair. "Let's eat."

It was a nice afternoon.

However.

It wouldn't last long.

Especially for those in the Plane.

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