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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]

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. ]

[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. ]

[undaunts]

Um...

[This is a terrible plan.]

Where?

[flaredo]

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