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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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[flaredo]

Oh, I don't know... as long as you want me?

[masakados]

If we kept snack time going as long as that, I'd probably end up walking you right to work.

[Of course he'd say that, he's all for spending hours upon hours with Yang.]

[flaredo]

[ there's a laugh. ]

And you don't have anything else to do today?

[masakados]

Nope. I was just probably going to relax for the rest of it.

[Yesterday was kinda busy, after all...]

[flaredo]

You know hanging with me isn't exactly relaxing, right?

[masakados]

I think I've figured out that much by now.

I'll postpone relaxing until later. Though how exciting are you planning on making extended snack time?

[flaredo]

... Exciting enough that you'll sleep tonight?

[ She has no idea. ]

[masakados]

[--snorts.]

Well, now I'm curious about how you'll make it exciting.

[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.]

[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.

[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?

[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.

[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. ]