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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]

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.

[undaunts]

[It's a terrible idea.

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

Well. Okay then, let's do it.

[flaredo]

Okay! You hold the marshmallows!

[ BY HER GAUNTLETS...

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

[undaunts]

Okay! [Yang, this is not what your weapons are for. Ruby's going to go ahead and hold those over Yang's gauntlets on a stick.]

Mmmm roasted marshmallowsssss.

[flaredo]

No one can say my weapons aren't useful all the time!

[ Just a little bit of Aura, to warm the marshmallows... ]

[undaunts]

That's why weapons are so great!

[You really couldn't have expected anything else from her...even as she gently rotates the marshmallows.]

[flaredo]

Just don't start using Crescent Rose to help you with kebabs, okay?

[ JUST SAYING. ]

[undaunts]

[Ruby pauses as though considering that.

..............]

But I can use her to cut veggies, right--

[???]