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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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[undaunts]

He doesn't really depend on people very easily. [Ruby's definitely musing on this hard.] But... he agreed to let me help and he said that he trusts me, so... maybe I can help somehow.

[flaredo]

Of course you can. [ SAY THAT MORE POSITIVELY, RUBY! ] If you put your mind to it, there's nobody you can't help. Looks like he's already noticed that.

[undaunts]

Yeah! Of course I can! [POSITIVITY]

So that's what I'm gonna do. I'll help him and be there for him!

[Look at how pleased she is with herself]

1/2

[flaredo]

Ruby...

[ Pilfered chocolate devoured, she reaches out to set both hands on her sister's shoulders. She's really grown, isn't she? It warms her heart to see Ruby so bound and determined to support Hiro. ]

[flaredo]

I think you liiiiiiiiiiiiiiike him.

[ Sing-song, TOTALLY OBNOXIOUS. Okay, so Yang's a great big sister, but this falls under the list of Sisterly Privileges: Point Out Possible Crushes In The Most Aggravating Way One Can Muster. ]

1/something

[undaunts]

I mean, of course I like him, he's Hiro--

[undaunts]

[Wait.

wait.]

[undaunts]

[WAIT.]

Huh?

[undaunts]

Like... Hiro? Like like-like?

[???!?!??

THIS IS TOO MUCH FOR HER BRAIN TO COMPREHEND.

That, plus the annoying big sister tone Yang's taking, means--]

ok i'm done

[undaunts]

Yaaaang stop making fun of me!

[THIS IS TOO MUCH she doesn't know how to handle this!!!]

[flaredo]

Who's making fun? You're just kind of super obvious.

[undaunts]

I'm not-- what? Huh?

[???!!!??

She doesn't know how to deal with this at all.]

Obvious about what?

[flaredo]

The like-like, Ruby.

[ In her most patient tone, even. ]

[undaunts]

I don't--!

[Right??? She'd never really thought about it before, but now that she does, she realizes she doesn't know what to think.

UGHHHH.]

Yanggggg go away! [what about s'mores, ruby]

[flaredo]

Nope! The s'mores are calling my name.

[ DON'T BE SHY, BABY SIS. ]

[undaunts]

[SHE'S SHY]

... I guess... for s'mores...

[...]

But only because we're making marshmallow-y chocolate-y goodness on graham crackers!

[flaredo]

Uh-huh. Well, that's a great reason not to kick me out just 'cause you're embarrassed, right?

[undaunts]

I'm not--

[...]

Okay I'm definitely embarrassed but c'mooooon Yaaaaaang!

[flaredo]

You'll get it one day. For now, let's melt us some marshmallows!

[undaunts]

Yeah!! [Forgetting the awkward, moving on to the good.] I've got the chocolate, and you've got the marshmallows! Let's see..... [Graham crackers...............]

[flaredo]

The rest is on the counter. We've got our armies assembled!

[ Yang, they're just s'mores. ]

[undaunts]

Then let's! Do! This! Thing!

[Ruby, chill, they're just s'mores and you're going to break the chocolate.]

[flaredo]

We're! Doing! It! Don't! Destroy! The Chocolate!!

[undaunts]

I won't!!

[A beat.

She carefully and gently smoothes out the chocolate wrappers.]

... There. Are we ready now?

[flaredo]

We are!

[ Handing over two graham crackers with extreme gravitas. ]