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It was somewhat known that after Sinner had fully repented and improved from their past sins, all the entities still lingered, but they were passive and not aggressive at all (unless Sinner had commited the sin they represented again. Or if it was Ire. Ire is just a hater.), so Sinner simply had them follow along sometimes when they felt like it.
The one who followed most often was Rue, almost always lingering nearby wherever Sinner went no matter what, even if they were doing some stupid shit. Sometimes, Rue would also join in on the dumb shit, and they'd both suffer the consequences, but it was fun.
And now, Sinner just had the WONDERFUL and GENIUS idea to go dumpster diving for random stuff, which they made Rue follow along. Why Rue specifically instead of Doppel? No clue, but whatever.
"what" Rue just stared at Sinner after they had said their idea, their voice as whispery as it always was while they slowly blinked twice, trying to figure out if Sinner was being serious or not.
"You heard me, Rue," Sinner said proudly, smiling like the stupid idiot they always were. Their eyes were entirely focused on Rue's confused and blank expression, as they kept staring. their eyes full of pride.
Rue remained silent for about 4 more seconds, trying to process what Sinner had said. They weren't being serious... right?? "johnareyoubeingserious"
"Yes" Sinner said very bluntly. Oh God they were serious.
"icouldgo" Rue looked away from Sinner's face, starting to fidget with their... hands???? Chain things??? idk bro. Their voice managed to get even more whispery after they spoke up again, "butidontwantyoutogetharmed"
Rue looked back at Sinner, their expression full of confidence, their eyes glistening with something that screamed they felt daring, and felt like they just couldn't have said no. Their expression was rather mesmerizing, in a strange way. They weren't in love with Sinner, obviously, but...
"We're not gonna get hurt, Rue. Dumpsters can't hurt people," Sinner crossed their arms as their voice became a little brash, they were completely confident in what they said. Not in a prideful way, but in a way that said they just genuinely thought they were right.
"okayfine" Rue sighed. They looked around, they were still in Sinner's house, so... Hopefully nobody sees them leaving to venture off to wherever because of Sinner's rather stupid idea.
"Okay! Off we go then!" Sinner turned around to open their front door, and took two steps outside before collapsing on the front porch, the seemingly HIGHLY cold weather striking them like a bunch of bullets hitting them, as if they were a prisoner being executed via the firing squad. "my.b ones"
Rue just stared at Sinner, who was curled up near the front door trying to warm themselves down with their body, before it just sighed, "illgetjacketsforyou"
"please." Sinner's voice was weak, a complete contrast from their previously confident tone. They quickly crawled back into the house, as Rue turned around to find Sinner's jacket.
Rue then begun walking to Sinner's room, it knew thats where they kept their jackets, so that'd be the most obvious place to look. Issue is, it didn't know if that one warm jacket was still in Sinner's room, but HOPEFULLY it still was in their room. And hopefully Doppel didn't steal it, or something.
As Rue continued making their way over to Sinner's room, it noticed something from the corner of its eye. It stopped in its tracks and looked towards what the something was, and it realized what it was.
A framed photograph of Sinner and Doppel together they had taken a few weeks ago because of how stupid it was. Sinner in the photo was playing the piano, seemingly highly focused on it, meanwhile Doppel was right ontop of the piano, laying flat on their stomach and swinging their legs like one of those teenage girls in cliché 2000s movies when they see their crush in a photo. Doppel was also looking at Sinner playing the piano, its eyes were practically glistening with some sort of emotion. Which one? Rue did NOT know.
"thattakesmeback" Rue mumbled to itself as it then continued walking towards Sinner's room. That was a funny thing to remember, but why was it framed??? Oh well.
After Rue finally got Sinner's jacket from their room, it hastily put it on Sinner, making sure they were still okay and didn't get hypothermia from the 40 seconds of being outside in the cold.
"sorryfornotwarningyou" Rue said sheepishly, already feeling regret and guilt from that.
"No, its fine. You'll be fine without a jacket, right?" Sinner turned to look at Rue's face, their face still excited but also holding a tinge of worry for Rue.
"illbeokay" Rue took one step back, dusting Sinner off.
"Alright then, let's go!" Sinner quickly exited their house from the front door again, now NOT dying from the cold, and Rue followed.
...after a good 40 minutes of walking, they finally arrived at a dumpster to dumpster dive in. RIGHT behind a Wendy's restaurant. For some reason. Rue did NOT know how to dumpster dive, and Sinner had a... vague idea of how to do that.
"Okay, showtime. You just open the dumpster and check it for... anything, really. Used to do it when I became broke once," Sinner said, opening the dumpster as quickly as they explained, which was rather quick.
Rue shuffled around, looking inside the dumpster, already feeling a tight feeling in their chest due to the immediate regret from this, but Sinner just IMMEDIATELY begun diving into the dumpster, starting to check for anything edible or valuable.
After 2 minutes of just standing there not doing anything, Rue spotted a singular burger in the dumpster. Not eaten, completely intact. They simply grabbed it and took it out of the dumpster, making sure it wasn't contaminated or anything. "ifoundsomething"
"Oh! I found a lot of things too!" Sinner got out of the dumpster, pulling out a bunch of items and a bit of food from the dumpster, almost stumbling backwards. "Why did someone just throw a burger in the dumpster if it was completely fine and intact? ...whatever, give me it, I'm hungry."
"sinneridontmeantoalarmyoubutlookbehindyou" Rue looked over Sinner's shoulder, VERY concerned and nervous.
"hUh" Sinner looked behind them, realizing Slugfish was behind them, just a few feet away. And they were darting straight towards Sinner. "OHSHIT"