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[flaredo]

"Heeey, you've reached Yang! Well, actually, you didn't reach far enough, 'cause I'm not here right now! But don't yang up! Just leave a message on this baby, and I'll get back to you soon enough, okay?"

[ Please specify VOICEMAIL, TEXT or CALL. ]

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[masakados]

For it to be over... It's tricky to be happy over that.

[SIGH and tilting his head over to nudge it against her shoulder. Nudge. Nuzzle.]

audio;

[flaredo]

... Hm. I wonder if he's too shy to broadcast it.

[flaredo]

... [ STILL ON THE FLOOR: ] Waaaaait a sec, is this about your crush?

[flaredo]

And you look like you needed it. [ "It", being this happy little corgi licking Yu's hands and rolling over to demand a belly rub. ]

[flaredo]

We are!

[ Handing over two graham crackers with extreme gravitas. ]

[undaunts]

[Ruby proceeds to bury her face in her extra pillow.

And makes dying raptor noises.

GRAHAHFNAKLSD]

[undaunts]

[Ruby accepts these with total seriousness. Looks at the fireplace.

Pauses.

... ... ...]

It's...fake, isn't it.

[the fireplace.

It's totally digital.]

[flaredo]

...

Okay, let's... start a real fire.

[ This can't possibly go wrong. ]

[flaredo]

... Okay, I'll forgive you for trying to take me down, because that's so cute!

[ Did she squeal, SHE DID. ]

[undaunts]

Um...

[This is a terrible plan.]

Where?

[undaunts]

Guuuuuuhhhhh.

[says the pillow.]

action;

[flaredo]

You have to admit, it wasn't a total blockbuster or anything...

[ Touching her hand to his head, to stroke his hair, each little strand fuzzy between her fingers. ]

[flaredo]

So what brought that on? Did you hold hands or something?

[ Spill. ]

action;

[masakados]

Oh yeah. [Ooh... Naoki's eyes close.]

I can admit it. Still, it was my terrible movie and I'm sticking with it.

[undaunts]

[Finally, she lowers the pillow.

And hesitates.

And timidly--]

Well... yeah I guess we did, but that's not weird, is it? [she kind of drags Hiro around by the hand a lot.]

But... he said...that there's not a lot he wouldn't do. [...] For me, I mean. And-- well, he said that I'd know if he was ever doing anything romantic...?

[....UGHHH.]

That's... Yang, what does that mean?

[also why does it make her heart pound.]

[flaredo]

... Well, if I use Ember Celica, we could just do it here.

action;

[flaredo]

You're not going to suggest we find a copy of it, are you?

[ ... Because she might smack him. ]

[flaredo]

... [ Low whistle. ]

Well, normally, it means you'd know because you'd be the one he'd be pulling romantic moves on.

[ BUT... HIRO... BEING SUAVE? HIRO? WHAT THIS???? ]

action;

[masakados]

I'm bad, but I'm not that bad.

[Snickering and lifting his head off of her shoulder, he straightens up as the credits start to roll on this terribad film.]

[undaunts]

[It's a terrible idea.

But Ruby has never been the more sensible sister, so--]

Well. Okay then, let's do it.

[undaunts]

[And, to the whistle:]

And what does that mean?!

[WHY.]

...Ughhh, this is... so much! Everything is so much!

[flaredo]

First of all, calm down! Deep breaths! Five of 'em, let's go.

[ Clapping her hands, CHOP-CHOP. ]

[flaredo]

Okay! You hold the marshmallows!

[ BY HER GAUNTLETS...

Yang, this is not what your weapons were meant for. ]

[undaunts]

But I--!

[...]

Okay.

[GONNA DO HER DEEP BREATHS NOW.

1.........

2.........

3.........

4.........

5.........]

[undaunts]

[.... and, more calmly and quietly:]

I feel a little lightheaded.