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WELCOME TO YOUR PRIVATE CHANNEL, NINEHEADED. FOR SECURE COMMUNICATION, USE 009.21.328.89 *** NineHeaded has joined 009.21.328.89 <NineHeaded> this is kuzuryuu fuyuhiko. <NineHeaded> you're probbaly better off coming to find me than leaving a message on this piece ofshit. <NineHeaded> but whatever. if it's not stupid,i'll get back to you whenever i open my laptop again.

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Nggk--!!

[RIGHT THROUGH THE HEART. FRIENDS????]

[What is with all these people just throwing that word around so casually??]

W-well, it's not like people can't come and see you, right? I mean...I think most people would understand how hard it'll be on you till your legs finish...whatever it is they're doing. [WHY ARE YOUR CHANGES SO WEIRD, MABEL.] Personally, I'd rather you not break your legs and fuck 'em up, so...

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[Scritchy scratchy scritchy scratchy. Goodbye flaky skin.]

We'll just have to keep an eye on it over the next couple days and see what happens. Hopefully you'll get to at least keep some of your hair...

[braidtrain]

[FRIENDS.]

Well...I mean I guess.

[But at the same time there's so much to see and do in Bavan? She loves her family and loves the peninsula version of the Shack, but they have so many cool things in the city. It's a city, not a dinky (but charming) little town like Gravity Falls!]

I wish they'd just finish already. They're cool with how weird they are, but they're getting awfully annoying!

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... You're welcome, Kuzuryuu-kun. They should be alright, probably.

[ Then again, she had some help. ]

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[NOOOOOOO.]

Careful not to jinx yourself, you keep bitching like that and you could end up waiting a while. But, hopefully they'll fix themselves before this fog ends.

[Though why she considers wonky feet like that "cool" is beyond him.]

Anyway, if you haven't got any other plans, how about I take you back to your house?

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[He shrugs.]

It's whatever you want it to be. You want me to fuck off while you pick something out for Sonia, that's fine. You want me around while you pick something out for Sonia, that's fine too. You're worrying about it too much, you need to relax.

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[What if he shows up more than 13 minutes in advance?]

Yeah. Trust me, I'd rather be back in our own hellhole than stuck in this one by then but... [SIGH.] guess we'll see.

Shame you just missed it though. The guy who runs the monster bookstore in Bavan put together a ball for Christmas. Not a Japanese Christmas by any stretch of the imagination, but it wasn't a bad way to spend time together. [A beat.] For the most part.

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i was thinking bean sprouts, actually. you know, since they're actually white.
seemed perfect to me!!

[The double exclamation point probably means he's joking. Hopefully.]

[hamham]

[There's a mumble about how some things are easier said than done. Relax? Easy for you to say mister. You clearly know how all of this dating and relationship junk works??]

Have you received chocolates before then?

[Really he's just been assuming this whole time that yes, of course Fuyuhiko has. But let's just talk about it because it's better than the other subject.]

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[No, he just grew up with a strong female influence. He knows how girls work. That's all!]

Well, yeah, but... [He scratches at the side of his head.] only from my sister.

[You can't really even call that giri choco can you? Aniki choco is like...super giri choco.]

[hamham]

Only from your sister?

[Wait, hold on. Fuyuhiko's a really great guy though?? Why wouldn't he have gotten any from anyone else?]

[braidtrain]

[ACCEPT YOUR FATE.]

I always have great luck. I'm sure it'll all work out! [Always. The universe loves her basically? But then how could it not, she is Mabel Pines.]

Okay! We can do that. I can introduce you to everyone then! If they're home...Grunkle Stan is probably home.

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[Gundam, please try and remember what he was like befor ehe lost his eye. Would you have called him a "great guy" back then?]

Yeah. Yakuza, remember? It's not like everyone's favorite classmate, y'know. They barely even talked to me if they could avoid it, you really think girls would give me chocolate? [A beat.] Especially with my attitude?

[YEAH being yakuza was a big part of it but it's not like he really helped the situation by being a grade-a dillhole.]

[hamham]

Surely there were girls within the yakuza who would not have been so off put by that attitude?

[Like...the yakuza girls are probably just as dillhole-y as he is, right? So surely...]

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Yeah, my sister.

[Gundam there are...not that many high school girls in the yakuza, okay. Also he's the heir??]

It's fine though, it's not like I really give a shit about this kinda junk anyway.

[hamham]

[???????? Okay not that he knows a whole lot about the yakuza except "don't fuck with them"...]

Do you really not?

[Like he gets it, of course. Ha, who cares about Valentine's Day or getting chocolates or anything like that? Not him!!!

But still.]

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That's...not the one I talked to on the network, right?

[Who the hell names their kids Stanford and Stanley, like for real here.]

[He bends down a little, facing away from Mabel and clearly wanting her to hop up on his back.]

C'mon, I'll carry you back.

[Stay off those dumb feet! You've already had one accident today.]

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Yeah, why would I? I mean...I guess it's kinda nice to get something from friends. But as far as a romantic gesture goes, I couldn't care less.

[braidtrain]

Right! That one's Grunkle Ford.

[She doesn't say anything about the offer, moving to carefully hop up like she's being asked. She is never one to turn down a piggy back ride!]

Grunkle Ford is all smart and nerdy and science-y. He's the one who wants to learn more about all the monsters and keep a journal about them. Grunkle Stan is the one that wants to sell you stuff, or buy your claws and fur and stuff. And also post lots of jokes.

[He was the one posting all those tasteless one-liners a while back that Mabel definitely participated in...]

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[Thank god Mabel is tiny and also that he actually IS a little stronger in his wereform. He can actually make it all the way to the shack this way.]

I see. You're gonna have to tell me where I'm going, by the way. I have no idea where this shack of yours is.

[But he's going to head towards the park entrance all the same, because that seems like the most logical place to start.

[hamham]

I see...

[So he doesn't care about romance, huh? Wait, if that's the case, how much help is he really going to be with this whole White Day thing??]

How much advising will you be capable of doing then? I still wish to make this trip with you, but should I be seeking assistance from...

[...would Hajime be any better? Mattias didn't even know what Japan is, and he's not sure if Shulk is Japanese..."Shulk" is not exactly a Japanese name. He's not sure who else to even suggest that he could ask for a second opinion from..........]

...nevermind. When would you like to make this pilgrimage?

[braidtrain]

Oh, I can do that real easy!

[And she'll give him a couple directions to follow once he reaches the park entrance. Very easy "turn this way, turn that way."]

But yeah. You'll get used to 'em. If Grunkle Stan posted more to the network you'd probably be able to tell them apart real easy. He's a lot more like me, I guess, or I'm like him. But compared to Grunkle Ford it's like...night and day! Grunkle Ford uses all this proper speak and big words and likes to make himself sound really smart, which I guess he is since he has something like 12 college degrees I think? He definitely sounds like he does.

And Grunkle Stan is a lot more casual and kind of rough speaking. More like an old man than Grunkle Ford. He's really funny though, when he's not telling his uncle jokes, and really nice, and I think that comes through a lot when he's not just trying to talk you into buying something.

[Yup!]

Don't let him talk you into buying something. Don't tell him I told you this, but like...I don't know where he gets all his stuff from and it might not be entirely legal I don't think? And I have no idea how the laws here work...I know he can probably get around them just fine but like what happens if you're caught with stolen antlers that he sold you? As my friend I have to look out for your well being when my Grunkles are involved!

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Hey, just because I personally don't give a crap about dating doesn't mean I don't know about girls. I spent most of my childhood with two of 'em, you know.

[Are his sister and Peko really good examples of the average teenage girl though? Not really.]

I've just got more important stuff to worry about than finding a girlfriend, that's all. I'm not a desperate virgin like Souda or Hanamura.

Whenever's fine with me though. We've got a month, so it's not like there's a real rush. We could go sometime at the start of March, once the fog clears.

[Since there's definitely going to be one at the end of this month sometime. Newbies and all.]

That'll give you some time to start thinking about what Sonia might like. It's better to have some ideas so you know where to start looking.

[hamham]

[.....he's calling others virgins when he's clearly one himself...]

That sounds good...March it is then. What sorts of gifts do you...typically give to girls for such a thing then?

[Like sure, he knows it's supposed to be thought very carefully for, and he thinks it's supposed to be something expensive, but again he never got to practice this himself. Knowing something like that will probably be good before he starts trying to decide what she'd like.]

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[tasteslikesurvival]

oi, is that how you treat a lady?
were you raised in a pound?

[Yep, she hopes he's joking...which is why she's joking back.]