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[stillarhino]

Y'all still usin' voicemail? That's wack, yo. Just send me a message or somethin'.

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[mwehehe]

Y-yeah, neither did I. I didn't wanna... make things weird— oh shit did I?! Is this... gonna make things awkward, Bones...?

[THAT NEW UNLOCKED FEAR ZELDA UNKNOWINGLY BROUGHT ON, MANIFESTING—]

[stillarhino]

[Wait what? Beat waves his hands in front of him.]

Bwuh? Weird? Things ain't gotta be weird, Shorty! They ain't gonna be weird... 'CauseIlikeyatoo!

[Sure said all that in one breath.]

1/WHO KNOWS lets gooooooooo

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[he what]

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[....has anyone actually liked her before???????]

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[no, this is new. new and SCARY.]

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[She stands QUICKLY but then sits... her ass back down... before standing again. And sitting. No, she had to be sitting down for this.]

[mwehehe]

[A guy she liked. Liked her too. She wasn't too weird. He wasn't one of the Phantom Thieves, someone completely unrelated.]

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[???????????????????????????????????????????????????????]

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[It's really hitting her now, because she wasn't expecting a response beyond 'haha that's cute but sorry' or 'I can't return your feelings' BUT THIS IS NEW AND DIFFERENT.]

[mwehehe]

A-a-are you sure?! I-I-I mean I-I'm weird! A-and a recovering hikikomori! And... and... a-an otaku!

[USUALLY like attracted like, so this was.... hmmmmm. He didn't strike her as any of those. He didn't know Featherman! He doesn't look like a typical anime watcher or anything!]

d...one?

[mwehehe]

I mean... I-I'm glad but... but?! I-I wasn't expecting... that. I was expecting a rejection or— or something?

[stillarhino]

[Beat can't believe he just said that... How was she going to react? What was she going to say?

He watches this entire thing unfold, actually following suit when she gets up— And sitting back down. THEN UP. And down again. What was this game they were even playing???

When she finally starts talking, he's back on his seat as well, nervous that she might just get up and bolt. He knows that he can probably catch up to her if she does. He is pretty fast. But was that even the move here?]

Tha's why I was askin' 'round, yo! 'Cause I wanted to make sure that I wasn't jus' trippin' or nothing.

[He's not sure if it'll help but he reaches out for her hand again.]

I don't think you's weird, yo. So what if you's all the other stuff too? You still Futaba, ain't you? [It's probably the first time he's called her by name to her face.] An' it took me a while to figure it out... But I'm pretty sure like ya.

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[A game of SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO? NO, I SHOULD BE STANDING FOR THIS SORT OF NEWS— NO WAIT, I SHOULD BE SITTING MAYBE STANDING NO DEFINITELY SITTING, it's not a very fun game but it sure did happen!

The thought to just get up and zoom out of here like a certain blue hedgehog did cross her mind as well, and that is definitely still on the table to do. This isn't something she does on the regular, nor is it something she's ever actually done. Bolting does sound pretty good, but...]

Heh... y-yeah, I'm still Futaba— I don't think you've actually called me that, just Shorty. [She's gonna be focusing on how he said her name for a while, it sounded nice and it's getting her all fuzzy-feeling again—] Th-that was nice too, though... [...it'd probably be weird to call him by his actual name since she only heard it the one time from the bad dream he had, but...] I-I just realized your name is— it has 'daisuke' in it. Probably not written the same, but...

[Well, u kno. How do you hit on people?? This is... probably an attempt. Very smooth, Futaba.]

[stillarhino]

[Oh no, that was... kinda cute. Why does it sound cute when she says it like that?

But hearing his actual name, even just a part of it, makes him dip his head as he let out a disgruntled groan. But he can't be mad at her. It's not like she knows either. And she didn't actually say all of it.]

Just Beat's fine, yo. Or Bones. I'm aight with either a' 'em.

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[Ah... that was probably a failure, that knowledge has not been unlocked so—]

R-right, s-sorry, Bones.

[Maybe... next time...]

I'm not very good at this, am I?

[stillarhino]

Nah, it's no biggie.

[Really, it isn't, not right now. But he doesn't want to get into it, not right now. Not when they were having a good night.]

It's fun to see ya try, you know. Betcha I ain't any better at it either!

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[jiiiiiiii

She's going to assess the situation here, but—]

If you try to make a hi fu mi joke, I'm going to throw one of the takoyaki at your head.

[stillarhino]

[Does he dare?]

Think ya can even hit me from that low if I did, Shorty?

[He dares.]

[mwehehe]

[Beat no Beat yes]

You really wanna test me? I can figure out the best angle to do it at so it rolls off your head and hits every spot on your suit.

[....okay maybe that's a slight exaggeration but she's pretty good at that math shit, she probably could figure that out.

Though to be convincing...]

Hm... maybe not that angle, but maybe that one? No, no, too much to cover, but if it rolls of the back of his head...

[stillarhino]

[She's not actually going to do it, is she?

Regardless, he listens to her and lets out a chuckle, placing both his arms in front of him and leaning forward on the table. And, in turn, just a little closer to her.]

You really are weird, ain't ya, sensei? [It's obvious in his tone that he's just teasing her, especially with the call back to his other nickname for her.] Whatever way to throw it, I'mma just catch it in my mouth.

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[>:)

...but she really can't when he calls her sensei here... that's just unfair. Especially leaning in to tease her! Getting close... that's even more rude!!!]

Y-yeah well!!! [He's not bullying her over it (well, maybe, but it's the belly (affectionate) kind here....] Th-then you better think fast!

[Because it's going in for a direct smack between the eyes!]

1/2

[stillarhino]

Bwuuuh?

[You see, when he first moved closer to her, he didn't think she would actually do it. But when she actually does, there's barely any time for him to react or even move. So—]

[stillarhino]

[S M A C K!

The takoyaki she flicks hits him squarely between the eyes. Then slides down slowly, hitting his nose before landing on the table in front of him with a wet squelch.]

[mwehehe]

Hmph, guess I can hit you from this low, Bones.

[There's a triumphant little "hm hm" and smirk on her face for that; she probably would have felt bad if it had gotten on his suit even if she had teased him about it because... well, he looks nice. She doesn't want to ruin that!]

You shouldn't underestimate me.