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	FERN	Ooo slang part the second
	FERN	i think we just shared electrons, because i'm feeling a covalent bond between us
	LANCE	Pidge, I need your help. I gotta send a meme to Chloe but ...
	DIPPER	Hey Varian. You know those crazy alchemy bombs you used...
	PETER	Hey Varian, this is Peter. Um, Peter Graham.
	USAGI	Soooooooo~ How'd the date go?
	MAKO	Varian— Checking in.
	SHIRO	i think one of us put a chicken patty in my toaster
	EDDIE	Hey. We need to talk.
	MELIUS	𝐻𝒾. 𝐼 𝓀𝓃𝑜𝓌 𝒾𝓉 𝓁𝑜𝑜𝓀𝓈 𝓌𝑒𝒾𝓇𝒹 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒾𝓉 𝒾𝓈 𝓃𝑜𝓉 𝓈𝒽𝑜𝓇𝓉
	EDA	Hey, kid. I... owe you an apology.
	LUZ	Valentines
	MAUL	I have a proposition for a project I think you'll be interested in
	USAGI	I LOVE YOU
	FERN	DUDE you still have your bandana!
	BUZZ	Morning. I heard from Fern you wanted to go out into the blizzard.
	FERN	dude your profile changed
	USAGI	Ruby told me about the breakup.
	GLITCH	Varian, I'm gonna go live somewhere else for now
	MAKO	A "nerd" is somebody smart...
	MAUL	Gifts
	FERN	heeyyyy quick question
	FERN	Christmas is coming up!!!
	CHLOE	god who the FUCK ever thought emojis were a good idea???
	KRISTOFF	Varian,It's getting colder so I thought you could use this
	FERN	heyyyy Variable
	RAPUNZEL	okay not to put you on the spot but...
	EDA	Potion time
	NEO	Dude, I can mine antidote shit here!
	GLITCH	Got this in my basket.
	EDA	hey smart kid
	TEN	Hallo
	ADAM	Hey, k-- uh, Varian. I just wanted to check in
	USAGI	I'm sorry I worried you and fainted on you yesterday.
	AMARA	i lived, bitch
	NEO	Debatably good news, asshole
	USAGI	Hey Varian! It's Usagi
	OSCAR	I'm sorry, Varian. Tell me what you need
	FERN	a dark past huh
	MAUL	Varian. I am in great need of your assistance
	FERN	Varian VARIAN I CAN EAT FOOD
	USAGI	How much moon essence do you have?
	USAGI	VIVI-KUN, VIVI-KUN GUESS WHAT GUESS WHAT!
	RICHIE	well I promised
	FERN	A TOTALLY INCOMPLETE LIST OF OOO WORDS 'N SLANG
	GLITCH	VARIAN ARE THERE BUGS IN THE WATER?!
	USAGI	To help with restless nights and the...
	VIRA-LORR	Little alchemist. I have a gift for you.
	MARTIN	Hi, Varian. This is Martin. I wanted to reach out...
	USAGI	Hi Varian, sweetie! I have a question for you.
	GLITCH	varian I need to talk to you. it's important.
	USAGI	I need you not to panic after what I tell you.
	FERN	dog you have so many vests
	IRONHIDE	HONK HONK
	USAGI	... I'm sorry I couldn't help you better, Varian
	EMERALD	Hey, V. Not that I care that much or anything...
	FERN	tell me when you're alive
	FERN	Varian i stabbed two people
	AMARA	hey weirdo i have something for you
	FERN	is the Rapunzel in town your Rapunzel?
	PENNY	Salutations!! You do not know me, but my name is Penny Polendina
	YANG	Hey, is this Varian? I think we've met once before.
	FERN	hey can we talk
	FERN	you told ruby
	MAUL	Surviving another year is always an occasion worth celebrating
	USAGI	Hey I wanted to apologise
	USAGI	VARIAN-KUUUUNNN!!!!
	FERN	birth
	MAUL	Look what just arrived for me.
	KATHERINE	Do you want to get paid to make more purple goo things?
	FERN	ok i know you're good with plants but what about animals
	FERN	dog interested in means girls or guys

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	USAGI	So. Maul dropped by, he's got his memories back.
	ADAM	I'm worried about Shiro
	FERN	Hey handsome
	OSCAR	You've been weirdly quiet lately
	FERN	Guess what I haven't told you lately?
	USAGI	Hey. I'm back from the dead and I feel like trash.
	FERN	I made meatloaf that may or may not poison us!
	Emerald	Hey. I know you probably don't want to talk to anyone right now...
	BELLA	Hey Bella. You've dated someone who's a different species to you right?
	BILL	Hi, Fern mentioned you were interested in interdimensional portals...
	FERN	Aw, your pictures are nice!
	KURT	Hey. Are you around?
	RICHIE	Is it just me or is Eddie acting weirder than usual?
	QROW	Hey. Checking up on you.
	EDA	Hi Eda. Hope Ruddiger found you okay.
	GLITCH	Hey. What happened between you and Maul?
	LUNA	Luna- I uh... I think I need your help
	EDDIE	So hey, I finally worked out how to replicate the Antidote
	OSCAR	So, I noticed Ozpin has shown up.
	ROGUE	Hey, I managed to replicate the Antidote
	KURT	Hey. We're back. None of us are dead.
	QROW	Uh... hey. How are you guys holding up?
	PETER	You gave Ruby the haunted dolls
	GLITCH	Hey, Bud. Sorry I tried to murder you with a robot
	KURT	I'm probably the last person you want to talk to...
	JON	I'm sorry I attacked you
	JON	Stay away from Fern.
	FERN	Hey you still haven't got me those baking ingredients
	FERN	Okay so the Betties are upping their war...
	USAGI	Hey. So. Update.
	NEO	You tried to bury her alive? SERIOUSLY?
	USAGI	Emotions are really difficult
	FERN	OH MY GOD YOU HAVE ONE TOO
	FERN	Okay this better be to Fern this time.
	WYNONNA	So guess who got into the fridge and ate literally everything in there.

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[This is new ground for both of them. Honestly, Varian hasn't got a single clue what he's doing. He usually tries to route at least some of his decisions (even the bad ones) in some carefully crafted science babble first. But this time he's utterly winging it and definitely didn't think very far ahead.

For a brief, horrible second, he thought he'd made a huge misstep. But then she kisses him back and he thinks maybe not. He only gets that momentary moment to relax though because then they've fallen on the grass and he lets out a soft 'oof', pulling back a little. Well. That was a disaster. He clears his throat awkwardly, blushing up a storm. ]

Um- s-sorry. That... that could have gone better.

[Ruby needs a minute to remember how to breath and function as a human being after that. She stares blankly at both him and the sky as he pulls back, her face about as red as her cape that she's lacking at the moment.

She blinks a few times after he speaks.]

Huh-Wha-blugh?!

[She shakes her head. She's back in reality.]

N-no! That was fine-good-really nice actually.

[Yep. Collapsing after your first kiss. She nailed that one.]

[Welcome back to reality, Ruby- it's one heck of an awkward place. Varian's been in something of a panic spiral, thinking he catergorically messed this up. So to hear she didn't hate it does at least get rid of some of the nerves. Some. He's still an awkward turtle, after all. ]

Oh-oh. [He does offer a nervous smile.] Thaaaat's good. Me too. Uh- that it was really nice. ...For me! Uh... obviously. B-because you already said it was nice for you. So it's nice that it's nice?

[Fucking poetry. ]

[Wow. What happened here since she zoned out? She doesn't remember it being so awkward before she left. Okay. It was pretty awkward but this is a whole new kind of awkward.

They had talked about kissing a few times. She just hadn't expected it to feel quite like that. It was nice and really fluttery and not at all what she had expected.]

Y-yeah. Great, uh- really-really nice. We're right here on the right track. Super swell.

[Jeez. She has no idea where to go with this. ...But part of her is a little curious about that feeling again. ...And well if Varian could give it a shot than so could she.

So she sucks in a breath, and with her shoulders still on Varian moves to try and pull him in so she can try giving him a kiss.

...Except she leads with her forehead which ends up smacking right against Varian's.

Ow. Ow.]

[They're doing so well. They're honestly doing perfectly. Great job, kids. ]

Super swell.

[He definitely wasn't ready for Ruby to go in for another kiss- he's still reeling from the first attempt- and all the weird, fuzzy, tingly feelings that came with it. As such, he isn't prepared when she leans up and is in no position to protect his poor head.

Ruby, that's where all the good stuff is, come on. He yelps flopping back off her, putting his hand to his head. Oh good. Black dots. Sometimes love literally hurts. He'll just lay in the grass for a second, don't mind him. ]

Ow. My skull.

[If it makes Varian feel any better Ruby isn’t in much better condition here. Her Aura wasn’t activated so she’s feeling the full brunt of that too. She yelps and curls up on her side, rubbing her forehead with both hands and kicking her feet in a frantic flurry.]

Ow ow ow! That didn’t go according to plan! Not at all!

[Sorry kids, you played yourselves.]

[Well. This is a disaster. He's just gonna keep lying there for a little while longer, it's fine.]

Give me a sec, I'm waiting for everything to stop being orange. Did anyone ever tell you that you have a really hard skull?

[Romantic. Still, he can't help but chuckle at the absurdity of it all.]

Wow. We're really bad at this.

[Ruby's cheating and starts to use her aura to start healing that her headache, but it's still going to take a second before she stops seeing stars.]

Don't worry. I'm in the same boat.

Y-yeah. Weiss, A lot of my enemies, Uncle Qrow, Yang, Dad. Probably some other people.

...Wait some of those might have been thick skull not a hard skull... Is there a difference?

[Look. That gets a laugh out of her too but she raises a hand to vaguely slap his way. ]

You're telling me...

That played out so much better in my head.

[That's SUPER cheating, Ruby!! Wow, rude!!! ]

Oh good, so long as you're aware.

[He tries to roll away from that slap but he doesn't really get anywhere. He deserved it anyway, a laugh bubbling out of him.]

I mean, in hindsight I could see where you were going with that? It was a good plan on paper. We just tripped at the last hurdle.

[As long as he doesn't see the flash of red around her forehead. It's all good.]

Painfully.

[She rolls over onto her back. She's starting to regain her senses so she just lets herself laugh along with him.]

I was just missing the diagram with where to aim. Better luck next time?

[She starts to pull herself up to her feet and offers him a hand.]

[He doesn't, she gets away with it. The perfect crime! He'll take that hand, allowing himself to be pulled back to his feet. At least the black dots have gone.]

Better luck next time. We should probably try something a little less injury-inducing. We can go ruin come carnies days if you like. I know how to beat a lot of rigged carnival games- which is about the only thing in this place I do recognise.

[She keeps her hand wrapped around his once she pulls him up. She likes the guy and doesn't want to let him go, so sue her.

Her expression brightens right up at the mention of the ruining the carnie games.]

You should have mentioned you recognized those sooner. It might have saved us a head injury in the long run.

[There's an awkward pause as she starts to walk toward the games. Letting Varian take point this time around.]

N-not that I didn't enjoy what happened before-but y'know.

[He is very much okay with still holding her hand. He slides his fingers between hers, giving her hand a little squeeze. This is actually fine.]

And let you miss out on a chance to traumatise me for the rest of my days? Pfft, nah.

[And, you know, the awkward kissing attempts. Those too. He leads her towards the carnival games, dropping his voice to a conspiring whisper. ]

Anyway. See the basket toss over there? It's figuring out how to use kinetic energy to your advantage. If you aim for the middle, all that energy is still in the ball, so it comes right back out. But if you hit it just on the top of the rim, that gets rid of it all and the ball will land right in the middle of the basket.

[She'll return that squeeze and let out a laugh.]

As long as you know what you're in for~!

[She leans in as he starts to explain the game to her. ...She can't help but feel her face start to heat up after having just been in such close proximity with him for that kiss. Luckily the bump on her forehead is enough to keep her focused.

She gives a small nod. Aim for the rim she could do that.]

Easy peasy, pumpkin squeazy. I've got this.

[She approaches the counter and slams her money down.]

We're going for the gold here!

I think I've got a good idea.

[He clears his throat, trying to dispel any remaining awkwardness. This is fine, he's fine, they got this. He grins as she slams her money down, well she's got moxie, he can give her that much.]

You've got this. You can win one of those... really creepy rabbits. Jeez.

[Do they even WANT to win a creepy rabbit? That's the question here. ]

Creepy bunny, here we come!

[Ruby takes a ball in hand and steps back to get a bit of space.]

Okay. Here goes nothing!

[Her eyes focus on the rim of the basket and she pulls her arm back and tosses the ball toward it. Just like Varian had said it hits the rim and falls right in.]

Yes!

[Small. She looks to Varian and points to one of the LARGER creepy rabbits on the top shelf and then to him.]

Think I can get top prize?

[He knew you could do it, Ruby! He had faith in you.]

See? Can't beat basic science.

[Science will win every time, suck it carnies!!! He flashes her a buck-toothed grin.]

Hey, if you wanna shoot for the giant creepy nightmare toy, then who am I to stand in your way. Live your creepy rabbit dreams, Ruby.

[Maybe Varian was the Ultimate Believer the whole time?]

Your science and my arm combined are the ultimate weapon.

[She returns that grin with a bright smile of her own as she steps back two steps and makes another toss. She's just showing off now as the second ball goes right in the basket.]

I'm gonna name him Mr.Fluffers and he's gonna be the best freaky rabbit friend anyone could ask for.

[...And she's definitely not going to freak people out by having it hovering over their beds while they sleep. Nope. Not at all.]

[Maybe he was!!!]

Carnies everywhere will learn to fear us.

[He's so pleased for you, Ruby. You live your best life- you go ahead and psychologically torture your housemates with that terrifying fucking rabbit. ]

I mean, the name obviously fits him. I'd probably make sure he's locked somewhere before you go to sleep at night in case he comes alive and tries to murder you. He looks the type.

As they should!

[Okay. She's gotta sink in one more ball to get the prize she's after. She takes another big step back because heck. She's darn proud of her throwing arm and she's not going to mess this up.]

Huh. Maybe we should get him a crate or something. I was thinking of keeping him at your place so I'd have a pal when you're busy experimenting on stuff.

Heck. We might be able to experiment on him.

[And the toss! And it's in! She pumps her fist with excitement.]

Awww yeah! Nailed it!

What? Ruddiger's not enough of a pal for you?

[He'd be insulted that his company, while he's experimenting, isn't enough, but he knows damn well that when he's in Science Mode his antisocial skills are knocked up to eleven at least. Still, she's enjoying herself and WINNING and that's what matters- even if the carnie is looking pretty pissy.]

Lucky me, guess I get that horror sitting in my lab. You know. I wonder if it's actually cursed or something. I'm sure we can test for that.

[Kids. Kids, no.]

He is! You both are, but sometimes you need a weird creeper doll to cuddle through the night.

[Don't mind Ruby as she approaches the counter with wide arms to accept her new huge best friend and she gives it squeeze. Jeez. The carnie is giving the two of them an awfully big glare so she'll make sure they round the corner before she shows off Mr.Fluffers to Varian properly.]

We'll get him a chair and everything so he looks like he fits right in.

[She gives Mr.Fluffers a curious look.]

Probably worth looking into. Are you cursed Mr.Fluffers? Huh? Are you buddy?

I wouldn't want to ditch you with a cursed doll.

Maybe sometimes you need that, you weirdo.

[But he says that with the utmost affection. It's a weirdo with a lot of love behind it. He snorts softly.]

Please don't ask it that, it might actually answer you back and contrary to popular belief I do sleep sometimes and that would definitely keep me awake for... pretty much ever.

[Jesus, Ruby, it's so creepy. ]

But hey, if it makes you happy, I'm sure we can run some tests on it.

Have you ever even tried it? Don't knock it until you give it a shot.

[Her comeback is also filled with a lot of playful care. Who knows? He might grow to love Mr.Fluffers just as much as she does.

Or it will haunt his dreams. That's basically the same thing, right?]

Well if he answers that saves us some time on tests, right? We'll know right away if he's cursed or not.

Oh wait. The tests are half the fun, right?

[She looks back at Mr.Fluffers.]

No spoilers, buddy.

[She turns back over to Varian.]

So. Are there any other games you want to give a try? Or is one nightmare stuffed animal enough for you?

No, no. I'm pretty content with just knocking it, thanks.

[It's definitely going to haunt his dreams. Thanks, Ruby, you're the best. ]

And yes the tests are half the fun. Knowing all the answers from the get-go takes all the exploration out of it, and we don't want that.

[He eyes the scowling carnie, considers their survival chances, and shrugs.]

Iiiiii think if we keep winning at the carnival games the carnies might actually murder us.

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