#yeah this is my first time writing an affini so apologies for the poor execution

[kinki-cami]

Marsh, remember, we're asleep, dont make any sounds... (not that you can because youre not a plush with a voice box but still.) The worst part about trying to pretend to be asleep is that your eyes want to be open so they keep trying to open but your also trying to keep them shut without squeezing them so they Involuntary flutter while being closed. And the worst part is that i can hear that affini approaching this room. Do affini use the bathroom? I hope thats where theyre going and arent- aaaand it is this room. Fuck. Ok hopefully they dont try to kill mee🎶

"Well, isnt my sweet petal so cute when asleep~" H-how did that plant know i was trans? AAAHHHH and they called me cute. "I was sure she was much more of a stone sleeper. Perhaps her blood sugar is just low, her files did say she had diabetes." Oh shit. Ok, they know i have diabetes, as long as they dont try to do anything I'll be fine. "I ought to wake her, however, just to be certain." Ok this plant is definitely just mocking me at this point.

"Petal. Petal." The affini said in a quiet voice, gently shaking her shoulder. "Well, i know you sleep like a rock, but i also know you dont sleep THIS much like a rock. I had to put your stuffed animal on the other side of you so you wouldnt accidently throw it off again." She opened her eyes in fear, before promptly closing them and hugged her plush tight.

She whispered something quiet enough that it was completely inunderstandable.

"What was that petal?"

"they're not an animal" she whispered barely understandable in a grumpy voice, a twinge of fear underlying the grumpiness.

"Oh well do you mind telling me what it is while i take you blood sugar then?"

"Why should i when youre probably just going to kill me soon anyway..." She could feel the clouds of depression flooding her mind. The sheer fear and anxiety making her want to give up but she wanted to hold out for just a little bit longer.

"And why would I want to kill you, cutie?"

Being called that shut her mind down momentarily. "I dont know... its all just stupid rumors, im sorry" her voice started to shake as she finished the sentence.

"It's alright petal, no need to be sorry, here why dont we give you something to calm you down."

"No!" She screamed, terrified something bad was going to happen to her. "Please... can you just... let me come to terms with my fate please?"

"And what fate would that be?" The affini was keeping a calm voice and let her just talk. According to what the affini read about her she wasnt too talkative and seemingly kept to herself, she couldnt help but notice just how much this little sophont was talking compared to others who were quiet and kept to themselves.

"Uh-Umm enslavement or something-i dont know-i want to at least say goodbye to myself and everything before anythingharsh or strict comes to me" at this point she was uncontrollably crying, her mind rushing with every possible negative thing that could happen to her.

"Well, if you're so worried about what you think might happen, do you want me to tell you what we do to cuties such as yourself?"

She thought for a moment before coming to the conclusion of 'well if i know whatll happen i cojld better mentally prepare for it' "uh-um, sure" she said between sobs

"Well, petal, what we do is we take everyone who is sad or sick or fussy or destructive and we bring them into our homes and make them feel better, sure they become our pets, but how you used to live it was either suffer or suffer more, but here you have every need taken care of without any need for debts. But the more you resist the more drastic we take things, nothing too bad really, some just need to have all of their stresses taken away, even if they wont admit it. So whatll happen with you is first we'll fix you right up making your body work how its supposed to, so you wont be reliant on taking artificial insulin. Then what we'll do is give you some drugs to take away aaany of your stresses and then we'll find just the right affini for you, or at least whoever wants to take care of you whichever comes first!"

After what she felt was a bunch of rambling coming from the affini, she calmed down a little, as why would someone who sounds like theyre both really happy to explain this and a bit like theyre daydreaming about what theyre talking about, especially, based on what she could hear through her thoughts, sounded like someone who didnt purposely deal any harm to people.

She was able to calm down just wnough to stop crying and after a bit of adjustment and drying her eyes she looked up at an affini for what felt like the first, in context time. It was a little unsettling, vines forming what look like they should be lips, and wood surrounding majority of the face making an uncanny humanoid face. Her mind didnt react too too due to the adrenaline of fear coursing through her veins at the time, a rather large cloud of depression clouding her judgement as well.

"So is there anything else you would like to know?" The affini cheerfully exclaimed.

"Umm... will i be stuck here forever?"

"If by here you mean with an affini, then yes, if you mean with me, probably not, i dont normally take pets, just sorta..." she helicoptered her arms around, "rehabilitate them is all, well not even that, but its close to what i do, think of me as your live-in therapist. And if you mean on this ship, then definitely not, unless you want to of course, that CAN be arranged. Thats up to you, however."

"Gods please no, i dont want to be stuck again!"

"Of course! I mean you'll have to be here for a few days first before ANYTHING else can happen, just so we know for sure you wont... try anything. Anyway if you dont mind I'll be taking your blood sugar now."

"O-ok umm do you need to-" she froze as the affini stuck one of its needles into her arm.

"Im sorry petal, do you not like needles?"

"no" she said quietly, still trying her best not to move.

"I'm sorry would you like to do it another way next time?" The affini asked, removing their needle from her arm.

"Yes please." She responded quietly. She felt herself calming down, finding it dofficult to remember anything since she tried feigning sleep.

"Good, now petal, would you like to introduce yourself or would you like me to introduce myself first?"