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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 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. ]

[undaunts]

Huh.

[...What a weird way to end up together.]

I guess that makes sense coming from you. Still, that was pretty mean, Yang. You made him all distressed!

[flaredo]

Okay, look, I didn't mean it! Seriously! He wasn't giving me any hints at all!

[ Or at least none she'd been fully awake for. ]

[undaunts]

So you suckered him into giving you hints instead?

[.....]

Heh. What a sucker.

[flaredo]

Don't tease him too much about it. He's delicate.

[undaunts]

He can't be that delicate if he's with you.

[just saying]

[flaredo]

[ HAIR RUFFLE. ]

[undaunts]

Ack, guh, get off!

[FLAILING]

[flaredo]

Sorry, sis, but you deserve this!

[ SUCH LOVE. ]

[undaunts]

No no no no no!

[GUH]

I do not, you're making that up!

[flaredo]

Have I ever made stuff up?

[ Okay, look, she'll show you mercy. ]

[undaunts]

[There's a pause as she considers that.]

Well, there was that time with the cookies and the baking soda and baking powder--