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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 |
) |
MAUL |
I have a proposition for a project I think you'll be interested in |
) |
USAGI |
I LOVE YOU |
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FERN |
DUDE you still have your bandana! |
) |
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... |
) |
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??? |
) |
KRISTOFF |
Varian,It's getting colder so I thought you could use this |
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FERN |
heyyyy Variable |
) |
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. |
) |
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 |
) |
USAGI |
I'm sorry I worried you and fainted on you yesterday. |
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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! |
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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?!
|
) |
USAGI |
To help with restless nights and the... |
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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. |
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FERN |
dog you have so many vests |
) |
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 |
) |
FERN |
Varian i stabbed two people |
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AMARA |
hey weirdo i have something for you
|
) |
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 |
) |
FERN |
you told ruby |
) |
MAUL |
Surviving another year is always an occasion worth celebrating |
) |
USAGI |
Hey I wanted to apologise |
) |
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? |
) |
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 |
text; un: fern
soooo
Eda told me you talked to her
about stuff
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and me
you know
killing her
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That stuff.
I thought I'd leave it until you wanted to talk about it. You've been dealing with a lot already. And she didn't seem all that bothered by it.
Do you want to talk about?
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but i should anyways
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[And he switches over to audio, because it's Varian.]
D'ya know Eda's whole deal? With her monster curse?
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I know. She tasked me with making the elixir that keeps her from turning. I was working on it in October before... well. Y'know.
[The whole losing a leg thing.]
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Right, yeah. The elixir. I kiiind of made a deal with her that if she went all cursed owl monster I'd either get her the elixir to turn her back, or... um. Kill her.
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...Sometimes that's necessary here. If you hadn't, she might have killed other people, and I don't think she'd have wanted that. It's... a pretty awful burden to have to carry, but you probably did more for her by doing that than letting her run rampant.
But knowing that probably doesn't make living with the fact you had to kill her any easier.
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He's growing more sullen as he responds.]
She was totally fine with it. She thinks I did good.
[The tone of his voice screams that he didn't, though.]
I've killed loads of stuff before. That isn't the problem. [Well, it's a different kind of problem than what they're talking about.] What the problem is I didn't even try to find an elixir for her. I just reacted. All I did was attack her.
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Okay.
[He's quiet a moment, letting that okay sink in a little. ]
Well, admittedly, that's... not great. But honestly, the fact you find that's a problem at all shows you're learning from it. No one gets fixed overnight. That stuff takes time and everyone makes mistakes. So learn from it. Remember how reacting like that makes you feel now and try and make sure you don't do that next time.
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I... guess that's all I can do, huh?
[Try to be better next time. He doesn't like it, of course, he wants to be able to go back and fix his screw-up, even though he knows that isn't possible. Nope, his best option is to trust Varian on this, and make sure he's prepared the for the future.]
I want to hope there isn't a next time, but that'd just be naive with how this place is. How far along are you with the elixir?
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[How much time, he's not sure of. He's not there himself yet, to be certain. He's really hoping it'll happen eventually. ]
Yeah, we always have to prepare for that. Even if we wouldn't want to be that way, we can't trust this place not to do it for us.
Pretty much done! It's complex, but I figured it out. I had to push it back to its basic chemical makeup to figure it out, but I'm pretty certain what I have brewing is right now.
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[Forgiving himself feels like he's going to be climbing an endless mountain, anyways.]
That's good to hear. Um - [Here we go, Fern, be productive.] - I want a bottle of it once you're sure it's, uh... stable? Is that what it needs to be?
[Man, he doesn't know alchemy.]
It seems like it'd be a good idea for me to have on hand. For next time.
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[It has to be worth it once they get to the top, right? It takes so much effort to get there, it can't be for nothing- he has to believe things will feel better once they get there.
The request is actually very comforting to hear. He understands it's a big step in the right direction for Fern. Choosing another path over violence. He offers a tiny smile. ]
Of course. I'll make sure you can have one. Just in case. That's really good thinking.
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[But it's worth it, he just needs to keep telling himself that, regardless of his doubts. At least Varian is here, not being alone in dealing with this kind of thing helps.]
Thanks. I figure it's the least I can do for her.
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[It's a good idea- smart given how this place can be.]
It's a really good thing to do for you. I'm proud of you for thinking to have another option to hand, too.
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[Y'know, the insecure, self-loathing kind of people.
At any rate, what Varian says next has Fern hideously embarrassed.]
Uh, geez. It's not a big deal, you don't gotta be proud or anything.
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[That's the assumption he's working on anyway. Who's he to know how regular people handle their emotional issues? Better than he and Fern do, to be sure.
Sorry, Fern, Varian spent the vast majority of his existence waiting to be told someone was proud of him and only recently got it. If he has a chance to say it, you're damn right he will.]
I disagree. It's a big step forward to you, and it deserves to be acknowledged.
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[That seems like a reasonable assumption to make, at least.
Ohhh, this is a lot. He doesn't deserve this praise.]
I don't know. A smart person would've thought of this from the get-go.
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[Whatever it is that not horribly emotionally broken people do. ]
Not always! I know I wouldn't have thought of that right from the get-go.
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[That should be more than enough evidence.]
Well, you probably would've thought of some other genius way to help her. Like you do for practically everything.
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[Sometimes you come from worlds where animals are sentient but also still enjoy being petted. Sometimes that just happens. And oh no, don't do that to him Fern. It's been a while since he's had a bit of An Emotion around Fern- what with the chaos everything has been, but he's sure having one now. He blushes a little, rubbing the back of his neck and clearing his throat.]
Oh... um th-thanks. I wouldn't say it's for everything. Even I make mistakes.
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[Oh, yeesh. He can hear the embarrassment in Varian's voice. Maybe he shouldn't have said that? He isn't sure what to do here, so... he's just going to double down.]
Sure, everyone makes mistakes, but that doesn't make you any less of a genius, which means all your ideas are all gonna be genius ones, even if they don't always work.
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