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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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voice;

[flaredo]

Oh, I don't know. Find another pretty girl who can beat you up in my place?

[flaredo]

So you think you'll never see her again when this all ends? Is that it?

[flaredo]

Food fight the sequel.

[ SOLEMNLY. ]

[masakados]

Somehow I feel like that won't go as well here.

[As it might have in her world... don't get them banned from places, Yang.]

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[flaredo]

Maybe you should brag about your country more and see who looks interested.

[ You need a better boyfriend. ]

[flaredo]

Okay, so we have some kind of contest. Loser has to tell the winner a secret.

[ NAILED IT. ]

[masakados]

Hmmm...

[Always a competition, in the end. But he's (not so secretly) intrigued.] All right, you're on.

voice;

[beaconed]

Yeah, we might have to narrow down the critera just a tiiiny little.

[ He meets a lot of pretty girls who can beat him up. He’s aware of it. ]

[rollin]

It's like I'm tryna take her away from home. She's part of HOMRA, but she ain't ours. Even if I see her again, she's gotta go back to where she belongs, right?

[ Then again, he doesn't know where she feels she belongs, either. ]

I dunno. Let's stop talking about this. What'd you have for lunch today? Oh right, we just ate. Ahaha...

[flaredo]

... Look, don't dwell on it too much right now, okay? If you like her, don't talk yourself out of it right now either.

[flaredo]

Great! Then you pick the place.

[ Already psyched? Yep. ]

[masakados]

I pick the place, you pick the contest?

[So fast to get psyched...]

[flaredo]

Yep-- sounds fair, right?

[masakados]

Yeah. I'll trust you not to pick a contest you know you'll win.

[Is it too cold for froyo... Nah, it's probably not, right? He's headed toward one of those places anyway.]

[flaredo]

Since when have I ever picked a challenge that gave me the clear advantage?

[masakados]

Mmmm... never. You like the challenge too much, don't you?

voice;

[flaredo]

Someone who probably isn't on my team.

[flaredo]

You know me too well. [ With a grin-- ] A victory's not as much fun if I didn't work hard to get it.

voice;

[beaconed]

[ your hints are wasted on this naive boy... ]

Hey, I thought you were rooting for Weiss and me!

[masakados]

You know I'll give you a run for your money, at least. [And into the froyo place they go, with him holding open the door.]

[flaredo]

You'd better! [ But as she enters... ]

... Maybe see who can eat the most toppings, or try the weirdest flavor...

[ HMMMM. ]

[masakados]

[HMMM he looks thoughtful too.]

...see who can make the weirdest combination of both and eat it all?

[flaredo]

... That's not a bad idea. But we have to eat each other's creation.

[masakados]

[GRIM FACE.] All right. We've got ourselves a contest.

[flaredo]

Then let's get started!

[ SHE WILL BUILD A HORRIFYING MASTERPIECE. ]