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[vierandancer]

@theazureblade - continuing from here

"Aye, you can," Meiko grinned. She wasn't going to really drag Aymeric out of the office against his will. She knew when to take a hint when someone told her to plainly fuck off. But she also knew Aymeric would never leave his office if he wasn't encouraged to do something a wee bit irresponsible. "Feel free to blame me as much as you like."

[nursewashing]

❛ life is so hard when you're a girl... ❜ anya sighs wistfully.

[gyokutoll]

I wish I lacked critical thinking skills sometimes. You all seem so happy.

[wingherc]

｢𓆄｣ "I dunnooooo...A nice evening out seeing a movie or something sounded nice...but...I guess I'll just have to wither away. Since you've boiled me down to something so simple and predictable."

"Dinner it is, since you've got me down to a science, I suppoooose." He's just being dramatic for comedic effect, he really didn't feel that strongly about this!

"What, now you're just not gonna tell me? Really making it hard here, birdie." that last bit is sarcastic, of course.

[chounaifu]

" By the age of six, EVERY child should know how to hot wire a car and steal from government buildings!!! I'm gonna personally give every impressionable six year old a pocket knife and a bag of candy full of red dye for the EXTRA POWERFUL BRAIN CHEMICALS. "

[uminonagare]

@dnangelic || starter call. (accepting.)

ㅤㅤ" SORRY to make you help me like this, Niwa-kun. " He lifted his head up from his grading to greet his student with one of his usual gentle smiles; a stark contrast from the cold expression Daisuke had witnessed the other night. Although this role was nothing more than a front, there was no denying the genuine fondness he held for this particular student. Perhaps it was because he was a good kid that he ended up developing a soft spot.

ㅤㅤ" You can set the documents over there. " He pointed to the barely vacant corner of his desk, overlapped with a couple of stray papers from the other piles of paperwork littering his desk.

ㅤㅤBefore he could even return to his work, his eyes curiously caught a glimpse of Daisuke's distracted or rather, reluctant expression. " ... Is something on your mind ? You look a bit troubled. " He set his paperwork aside for a moment to give his full attention.

[fortruechaos]

Shadow looked a little amused too; well, one of his eyebrows peaked curiously, side of his mouth slanting upwards. Yu-nae seemed to fold with anxiety easily under external social pressure. It was right of Rouge to test them up against some old friends. Or associates, rather, since that was the language his partner was using. Of course, Yu-nae had known the Doctor, so they probably internalized some level of capacity of dealing with 'weird' but these were also two very different kinds of weird.

Plus, in a more selfish way, he felt he needed a bit of time to parse through the reality of Yu-nae joining Team Dark, and he didn't want to let his own emotions impact the mission, fake or not. It was good he was going to be busy with other work. "I bet you'll have a story or two to share after," he said wryly.

Praise for Sonic was always a tricky thing with Shadow. He had a lot of respect for the blue hedgehog and his powers and his good heart. He also couldn't stand him sometimes for his flaky behavior and insistence on only living for himself. It was an eternal push and pull of their hearts, their morals, everything about them. So Shadow couldn't help it as he scowled a little while Rouge giggled over the idea even though he agreed entirely with her whole sentiment and had basically been the reason he thought leaving it up to the other hedgehog was the best idea. "Do you think she's dangerous?" He asked finally. "I mean if she shows resistance against GUN that's one thing--who can blame her--but do you think she might be so adverse to getting involved that she'll try to attack Sonic over it too?"

【💎】— ❝I SEE,❞ Rouge was going to invite him along with her, but burying the alien was clearly more important use of Shadow's time, both emotionally and practically. She wouldn't touch that subject, she could already glean on how he felt on the matter.

———-> ❝BABYSITTING our hopefully new team mate. I've got a sort of practice mission for them right here in Club Rouge to meet up with some old associates of mine. I want to see how they handle the social aspects of our work like this.❞

———-> SHE wouldn't elaborate too much if he wasn't going to accompany them; no need to give away the fact that these "old associates" were going to be playing the bad guys for Yu-nae to get information out of. A blind study role-play scenario, in other words.

———-> ROUGE couldn't help but be amused a little bit at the idea of Sonic, of all people, going to rendezvous with Robotnik's exwife. ❝That might work a little bit better than me or you, actually. After doing a bit more research on her, it turns out she wasn't exactly on friendly terms with GUN or Eggman when she left the organization. Might be better to have someone unaffiliated with the military to talk to her-- on top of him being Eggman's very well-known adversary.❞

[antimonyq]

you seem to have a lot in common with tate

extremely mean thing to say

[flovverworks]

face of someone whos about to ask if u can transform into a cat for them

[fleurladari]

Whacks him before he can get to them

" NO- "

[wingherc]

@gaiaspoken it's your birthday!! boogie woogie woogie!!

｢𓆄｣ "You didn't honestly think I was going to let you get away with working on your big day, did you?!" He scolded her like he'd caught her doing something wrong, emphasizing his disappointment with a pout and leaning over the counter being sure to really exaggerate that pathetic look.

Realistically, she was probably just dropping by to check on everyone (given that Valentines' day was super close, after all!) or even more likely: she'd forgotten something. Regardless, he caught her!

"ANYWAY!!!" He's over it! Even hopping over the counter to pull her into his hold. Awful, awful, awful!!! "I've got a few things planned out today, you're not gonna get tired: are you?"

[fortruechaos]

As much as Shadow wanted to fiddle with the bike or the extra helmet or something to take some of the pressure off Yu-nae while they tried to find their bearings, he resisted, staring them staunchly in the face--maybe a little too staunchly though--as their blush deepened.

He wasn't sure.

If Yu-nae was worried about dating someone because it had been a while and they were rusty, Shadow was all the more concerned; he had only known Maria, the Professor, and a handful of researchers for the short time he had been alive--then he had woken up and met Sonic, Tails, Amy, Rouge, the Doctor, then immediately tried to kill them all--then he'd woken up a second time and been no one at all. Reclaiming and trying to re-become Shadow the Hedgehog was a difficult path, and to him that left little room for considering romance too. It was such an afterthought in the space of thinking about the planet's future and how to best protect its people. So he wasn't sure. He didn't even know how he felt. It wasn't Yu-nae's fault though, it was only because Shadow never expected something like this to happen to him, so he had never taken the time to think about how he felt about the human beyond considering them a friend and an ally and someone he desperately wanted to protect.

"Why?" He asked, or it was more accurate to say he demanded, still clearly shocked, but luckily quickly realized his question was worded poorly. "I mean why do you want to. It's not a bad time but I think with someone like me there's never a good time either." It wasn't a disparaging comment about himself, just a genuine observation; he was the Ultimate Lifeform, a GUN agent, one of the Doctor's top adversaries.

‒‒‒‒‒‒‒‒‒ As soon as Yu-nae saw the look on his face, they instantly regretted saying it. The past hints they had made had gone over his head, so they had expected, and relied on, that remark being brushed off as well.

"I mean... you know, like..." Sweet Gaia below, how were they going to go about this now? Maybe they should just tell him they were joking.

No, they shouldn't do that, that would make it worse. They had to own up to this. They sucked in a breath, blush from before still having not faded.

"I mean that I'm interested pursuing a relationship as more than a friend." That was clear enough, if a bit robotic.

"Is this a bad time? I'm sorry, I'm not good at the romantic confession bit." They hadn't dated anyone since they lost their leg eight years ago, needles to say they were rusty, and all the stress of being Eggman’s experiment made for a terrible combination in terms of social interaction.

[vierandancer]

@starrymused

After everything that had gone on with Garlean Empire, Meiko had felt her stomach sink at the rumors of another mysterious magitek machine accompanying an equally mysterious man in black.

"Not fuckin' the day," she muttered as she made her way out into Thanalan. Despite the potential danger of yet another Asican making trouble, however, she hadn't reached for her Linkpearl to alert the others. Not even her brother. She would, of course, if the rumors proved true...but people were sometimes blind. Or paranoid. Or stupid (herself included). And if it truly were a threat worth investigating, someone would've come running into town screaming already. So, hopefully...

...

Huh.

It wasn't all that hard to spot the strange magitek vehicle from a distance, but she nearly missed the lad curled up in front of it looking like how she oft did after too many firewaters. Perhaps that was why she didn't draw her weapons as she approached, albeit cautiously.

"Y...You all right, lad?"

[weptfreedom]

“ He does not deserve a quick death. ” @theharellan

"You misunderstand." Easy to do, when it is still difficult to express himself in this side of a broken reality. Before, he'd been merely awkward. Now, it stymies him.

"I do not care for the fate of a single...templar." Nor the order as a whole. Might consider the same course of action, in Solas' position. But Emithas also expects he, too would be encouraged away from it. "I ask you to reconsider only how. For your sake."

[gyokutoll]

My ideal man is one who is so normal. I’d marry an accountant if I could. A banker. A salary man. Pencil pushers welcome. I’m so tired. If you have an interesting life, stay away from me.