 "un/finished") |
FERN |
Ooo slang part the second |
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FERN |
i think we just shared electrons, because i'm feeling a covalent bond between us |
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LANCE |
Pidge, I need your help. I gotta send a meme to Chloe but ... |
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DIPPER |
Hey Varian. You know those crazy alchemy bombs you used... |
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PETER |
Hey Varian, this is Peter. Um, Peter Graham. |
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USAGI |
Soooooooo~ How'd the date go? |
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MAKO |
Varianβ Checking in. |
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SHIRO |
i think one of us put a chicken patty in my toaster |
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EDDIE |
Hey. We need to talk. |
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MELIUS |
π»πΎ. πΌ ππππ πΎπ πππππ πππΎππΉ πΆππΉ πΎπ πΎπ πππ ππ½πππ |
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EDA |
Hey, kid. I... owe you an apology. |
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LUZ |
Valentines |
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MAUL |
I have a proposition for a project I think you'll be interested in |
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USAGI |
I LOVE YOU |
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FERN |
DUDE you still have your bandana! |
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BUZZ |
Morning. I heard from Fern you wanted to go out into the blizzard. |
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FERN |
dude your profile changed |
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USAGI |
Ruby told me about the breakup. |
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GLITCH |
Varian, I'm gonna go live somewhere else for now |
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MAKO |
A "nerd" is somebody smart... |
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MAUL |
Gifts |
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FERN |
heeyyyy quick question |
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FERN |
Christmas is coming up!!! |
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CHLOE |
god who the FUCK ever thought emojis were a good idea??? |
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KRISTOFF |
Varian,It's getting colder so I thought you could use this |
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FERN |
heyyyy Variable |
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RAPUNZEL |
okay not to put you on the spot but... |
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EDA |
Potion time |
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NEO |
Dude, I can mine antidote shit here! |
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GLITCH |
Got this in my basket. |
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EDA |
hey smart kid |
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TEN |
Hallo |
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ADAM |
Hey, k-- uh, Varian. I just wanted to check in |
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USAGI |
I'm sorry I worried you and fainted on you yesterday. |
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AMARA |
i lived, bitch |
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NEO |
Debatably good news, asshole |
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USAGI |
Hey Varian! It's Usagi |
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OSCAR |
I'm sorry, Varian. Tell me what you need |
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FERN |
a dark past huh |
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MAUL |
Varian. I am in great need of your assistance |
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FERN |
Varian VARIAN I CAN EAT FOOD |
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USAGI |
How much moon essence do you have? |
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USAGI |
VIVI-KUN, VIVI-KUN GUESS WHAT GUESS WHAT! |
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RICHIE |
well I promised |
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FERN |
A TOTALLY INCOMPLETE LIST OF OOO WORDS 'N SLANG |
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GLITCH |
VARIAN ARE THERE BUGS IN THE WATER?!
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USAGI |
To help with restless nights and the... |
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VIRA-LORR |
Little alchemist. I have a gift for you. |
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MARTIN |
Hi, Varian. This is Martin. I wanted to reach out... |
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USAGI |
Hi Varian, sweetie! I have a question for you. |
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GLITCH |
varian I need to talk to you. it's important. |
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USAGI |
I need you not to panic after what I tell you. |
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FERN |
dog you have so many vests |
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IRONHIDE |
HONK HONK |
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USAGI |
... I'm sorry I couldn't help you better, Varian |
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EMERALD |
Hey, V. Not that I care that much or anything... |
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FERN |
tell me when you're alive |
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FERN |
Varian i stabbed two people |
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AMARA |
hey weirdo i have something for you
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FERN |
is the Rapunzel in town your Rapunzel? |
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PENNY |
Salutations!! You do not know me, but my name is Penny Polendina |
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YANG |
Hey, is this Varian? I think we've met once before. |
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FERN |
hey can we talk |
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FERN |
you told ruby |
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MAUL |
Surviving another year is always an occasion worth celebrating |
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USAGI |
Hey I wanted to apologise |
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USAGI |
VARIAN-KUUUUNNN!!!! |
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FERN |
birth |
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MAUL |
Look what just arrived for me. |
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KATHERINE |
Do you want to get paid to make more purple goo things? |
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FERN |
ok i know you're good with plants but what about animals |
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FERN |
dog interested in means girls or guys |
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So when Varian opens the door, she returns his lopsided smile with a bright and cheery one of her own. She makes note of the lack of Ruddiger but he could be off doing raccoon things like raiding someone else's fridge for a change. She didn't let that bother her.]
Hey, thanks!
[She steps in at an angle so the bundle doesn't hit anything in the threshold.
She feels her cheeks heat up when he asks about the gear. Gosh. This suddenly meant a whole lot more than just being a birthday gift or a thank you for saving her life.]
Uh-Well-No. Nothing quite like that.
[She fumbles to pull unsling from her shoulder and pushes it his direction.]
W-Why don't you take a look at it and tell me what you think?
Or actually where are those gummy bears? Gummy bears would be good right now.
[She gives the bundle another shove his way. Please take it.
Turns out there's a staff wrapped up in all that cloth. One that doubles as a rifle with a bayonet on the end. Something old timey for the old timey boy.]
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He takes it from her, feeling his own cheeks flush. Okay okay, keep it together. ]
Um... sure, okay.
[He nods the way to his basement, thankfully now repaired from their last fun adventure. He places the bundle carefully on his workbench, before picking up a paper bag, offering them over. They are, indeed, filled with (not drugged) gummy bears. The paper bag has 'control' written on it- scribbled out in favour of 'Ruby's'. There you go, officially your gummy bears. ]
As promised, one entire bag of gummy bears.
[He'll leave her to inhale the candy, opening up the package. He'd put the messaged she'd given to him on his birthday to the back of his mind. With everything that's happened recently, it slipped through the cracks of his memory. Ah, but he remembers it now, picking it up and checking it over with a genuinely impressed expression.]
Oh, wow. You- you finished it?
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She manages to push any embarrassment she might feel aside when the gummy bears are tossed her way. She gives a fist pump and quickly finds herself a place to sit in the lab. ...Does he have chairs down here? Maybe they need to get some chairs down here for when she's loitering. If not she's plopped herself on a bench or against the wall. Either way she's going to open the bag and start popping gummy bears into her mouth.
Her eyes shift over toward him as he starts to open up the bundle. Smiling brightly as he starts to look it over.]
Yeah! I-well-I had a bit of spare time over the last week and a bit. So I just kind of went full throttle on it.
What do you think?
[She was also very aware he was having a rough time. So she thought it would've made a good pick-me-up.]
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He grins at the staff, turning it this way and that, examining it. It really is something special. And she made it for him. No one's ever made him something before- he's usually the one doing all the making. A good pick=me-up this certainly is. ]
It-it's amazing! The craftsmanship on it is incredible! I- I mean I knew you were great at this, I've seen Cresent Rose, but this is really something! The trigger mechanism, the weight, the size- everything is perfect!
[Okay he's started to realise he's babbling excitedly a lot and manages to reign it in. A little. He lets out an awkward laugh, looking at her with a grin, trying his best to ignore the blush creeping across his face wow, okay, thanks for the butterflies, stomach, that's helpful.]
I uh... I mean. I love it. Thanks. It's really cool.
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She can't help grinning as he looks it over. Normally she always likes it when someone appreciates her handiwork, but it made her heart flutter a little that he liked it. Jeez. It had only been a couple hours since they figured this was a thing to try but it nice to just... not assume those emotions were out of place.]
Well I had to go all out. It let it be too heavy that was uncomfortable to walk around with. It also needed to durable enough to be useful in a fight. The containers at the top should be able to store just about anything you can cook up to put them.
[Wow. Okay. He's smiling at and blushing at her and looking at her like a dork. Uh- Oh no. She's pretty sure she's doing the same thing. Yep. Just going to look up toward the ceiling a little.]
Of-Of course- I'm glad. You're welcome.
Happy belated birthday- and all that.
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He checks the places she points out, and oh yes, he could throw SO MANY concoctions into this. This is the best. ]
It's certainly more efficient than just the alchemy bombs. I can probably aim better too.
[He rubs the back of his neck, trying not to look as awkward as he's feeling. Com on, suck it up, she's still Ruby.]
Pretty dang cool as birthday presents go, gotta admit. I kinda missed having a staff.
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It's just a little more refined than tossing it and hoping for the best. We could work on something later on that actually lobs or fires off the alchemy bombs too if you want. That might be something a little bigger than a staff.
[She's having about the same problem now which is why she decides to just take a handful of gummy bears and just stuff them into her mouth. That's the best way to act natural right?
At the very least it might lighten the mood and make things awkward in a different way.]
Weeeelphhh! Nnaawww uuu halllllph omph.
[What a catch, Varian. What a catch.]
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Like a catapult or something! Yeah. That's work. But you know, I'm pretty happy with this right now. It's perfect.
[Wow, Ruby that's... well, that's sure one was to break the tension. His eyebrows raise as he lets out a snort-laugh. ]
Can you even chew any more?
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Yeeaaawwwwh. Nawh eeaphon ew uuuusssph iiiee iiiimmmm ggrawweephh-
[Okay. That came out as a garbled mess and she gives up mid sentence. The next question she kind of moves her jaw a bit before shaking her head.]
nnnnawwwww.
[She's working on it. Give her another second and she'll have this down.]
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You know, a part of me wants to see you struggle with this and let it be a lesson to you for trying to fit more gummy bears into your mouth than a human being can actually handle.
[A laugh escapes him anyway, a genuinely happy one. He moves from his leaning position to find her an empty bucket, handing it over.]
But equally, I don't want to see you choke on a metric ton of gummy bears and haunt my basement for the rest of time.
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The fact that he's laughing is making her chuckle and snort under all these gummy bears.
Her eyes widen at the sight of the bucket. She's hates to waste good candy but she may have put herself in for a losing battle here. She takes the bucket and makes sure to stuff her face in it before spitting out the wad of gummy deliciousness.
RIP candy. She will miss you.
She pulls her face out and laughs.]
Ohhh phew! I mean... I'm pretty sure I could have taken them in the long run. They were starting to soften. Chips in the old armor if you will.
But-yeah. I guess that wouldn't exactly be the most pleasant ghost to have floating around. ...It would be a great story though.
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Huh-huh. I could tell. You were definitely winning that fight.
[She absolutely was not and they both know it. He snorts in amusement.]
Oh yeah, it would really compliment all the booby-traps. I'm sure your sister would love to hear the story of how I accidentally murdered you with gummy bears. Manslaughter? Probably manslaughter. Don't have that one on my rap sheet yet.
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Oh yeah. Had them on the ropes but decided mercy was the way to go.
[And she pops another gummy bear in her mouth like nothing happened.]
Jeez. Yeah that wouldn't be a good look. She'd probably be pretty upset that you exploited my one weakness like that.
...She also probably wouldn't be thrilled about the idea of a ghost me being down here all the time. Like a picture would probably do the trick.
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[And of course she's just gonna start eating gummy bears again. At least they're not the ones from the bucket. Small mercies. ]
I'm pretty sure that's knee-cap breaking territory right there and I'm still attached to that leg of mine at the moment. Maybe another time.
Yeah, there are way less spooky momentoes. [He'd rather not have your ghost hanging around, Ruby. Demi Moore he is not.]
So, does the staff have a name?
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[She'd be lying if she didn't at least think about it. Maybe when he's not looking or when all the spit has dried.]
That's fair. We wouldn't anything to happen to old Righty unless it was totally necessary.
[She popped one more gummy bear in her mouth before answering.]
So I thought about naming it but I ended up deciding not to name it. Mainly because it's going to be your weapon and I think that's something for you to decide on. Really make it your own, you know what I mean?
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Old Righty needs to keep a-marching onwards.
[He considers this, turning the staff in his hands.]
I don't know, I'm pretty bad at naming things. I normally just name stuff I make after people I care about. I don't think I could manage something as poetic sounding as Cresent Rose.
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She starts to fumble around with ideas when he says that.]
Oh come on. You can't be that bad at it if you're naming it after the people you care about. Why don't we try and come up with something together then?
[She eyes her creation and thinks about the people Varian cares about. There was Fern... But naming a gift from her after him was probably not a good sign. There was Rapunzel... She's forgetting someone here but we can overlook that, she's still getting used to that.
Either way an idea comes to mind.]
...What about Rhodium Raps?
You know... Because Rhodium's an element and you do alchemy and stuff and Raps for Rapunzel?
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[Fern would absolutely hate that forever and probably set fire to it. Still, that's a good name. It brings a soft smile to his face. Raps was the nickname Cassandra used for her- before everything went down the pan with them. And maybe, maybe one day they could get back on track again as he did with her. It's a good sign of hope- and lord knows Varian could use some more of that in his life. ]
Rhodium Raps. [He tests it out a little, waving it in the air.] You know, I think that fits.
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[Her expression brightens up when she seems him smile at the name. It was a shot in the dark but she was glad that she had picked something with a good ring to it.]
Well it sounds like we've got a winner. I can't wait to see you two in action together.
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[He could go one for a solid hour about the properties of rhodium, but he restrains himself. You were saved this day, Ruby, be grateful. ]
Knowing this place, it won't be that far away. We've gotta be due the next nonsense before too long, right?