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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]

That depends on you. If you want to tell him, it doesn't have to be immediately or anything. Just when you feel like it's right.

[ Which could be at any point. ]

[undaunts]

How am I supposed to know something like that?

[That's so...vague!!!]

[flaredo]

It'll be like... well, you know how you always wanted to be a Huntress? It'll just happen. You'll know.

[undaunts]

[... Wow. That's a pretty intense feeling, then.]

Like how I knew I wanted to be a Huntress...?

[That's something that... well, that she's definitely trying to imagine. But at least it gives her a better idea of things.]

... Okay. I'll wait for a feeling like that then.

[flaredo]

Just don't feel like you have to rush anything, okay? This sort of thing takes time. [ Sisterly shoulder pat. ]

[undaunts]

Right...

[She has no idea what she's doing, but sure.]

"This sort of thing".

[Whatever...this sort of thing is...] Um, I don't think I could rush it if I tried. [She doesn't know how.]

[flaredo]

... Yeah, I'm pretty sure you couldn't.

[ She sure sounds relieved about this. ]

[undaunts]

You... didn't have to agree so fast.

[sheesh....]

[flaredo]

But that's a good thing! No property damage, no regrets!

[ "Property damage"?? ]

[undaunts]

Property damage? What property damage?

I thought we were talking about feelings!

[???]

[flaredo]

... [ Shoulder clap. ] I meant what happens when you usually rush things.

[undaunts]

I'm not that bad!

[yes you are]

Besides, I'm not rushing anything so that has nothing to do with anything!

[flaredo]

I'm glad you're not. [ And she means that. ] You may have to give Hiro some time to figure things out, too.

[ BECAUSE WHY THE HELL WOULDN'T HE BE INTO HER SISTER, RUBY'S GREAT. ]

[undaunts]

Um, yeah that's... yeah.

[She's less confident in that than Yang, really, and after a moment's pause, she caves, words escaping her in a rush.]

But what if he doesn't like me too? It'll make it so weird! I like doing things with Hiro, I don't want to lose that!

[flaredo]

One-sided crushes happen all the time, and the friendships are still okay. Look at Jaune and Weiss!

... Except neither one of you is that bad...

[undaunts]

... That's true...

[If Weiss and Jaune made it work, then... she and Hiro can too! Yeah!!! For sure!!!]

... Ughhhh, is it always this complicated?

[flaredo]

Feelings when they involve someone else? Always. You should've seen me when I realized I liked Naoki.

[undaunts]

...Did you throw pillows at people?

[flaredo]

Nope. I asked his demons for advice.

[undaunts]

... Oh.

How'd that go?

[flaredo]

It, uh. [ SIGH. ]

Well, Long was pretty convinced that I'd have to defeat him in combat to be able to date him.

[undaunts]

... Huh.

[Ruby can't help but laugh a little under her breath at that--it does help make her feel better to hear about this.]

You didn't actually do that to date him, did you?

[flaredo]

Thankfully, I just wound up telling Naoki I was asking for guy advice, and when I told him there was someone I liked, he totally panicked.

[ It was adorable. ]

[undaunts]

[She needs a moment to process that (but Yang, didn't you like Naoki--) before it all clicks.]

Awwww, Yang, that's so mean!

[MAKING HIM THINK THERE WAS SOMEONE ELSE.

She's still laughing though, because it's a pretty funny picture.]

[flaredo]

I didn't think he'd get so upset! Anyway, he told me he couldn't be happy for me, so I said it was him, and the rest is history.

[ Yep. ]