Ruby's doodling in a notebook, headphones on, but she at least looks up when he opens the door. And then she brightens thoroughly, pulling off her headphones and sitting up.]
Pancakes!
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And Naoki!
[it's okay, Naoki, you're in her heart.... probably above pancakes....]
[Naoki's grinning as he offers her the plate. He doesn't mind being the +1 to pancakes. (They're even chocolate chip so they're basically like big round soft cookies I MEAN REALLY.)]
Soooo... good choice for the first meal after getting back from the wilderness?
There's sure something weird going on with this entire planet, Naoki.... I'm not sure what to make of it, but it kiiind of comes across as super evil, don't you think?
[It doesn't take much for him to agree with her. But his eyes narrow slightly, his arms tightening where they're folded. Secrecy, vagueness, everything, it all adds up to give him a bad feeling.]
I want to know what they're expecting to get out of us.
Well, I was thinking about it when we got back from the jungle, since you said you liked our combo attacks! Since you're basically always attached to Yang anyway, you may as well have an attack of your own with her, right?
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Ruby's doodling in a notebook, headphones on, but she at least looks up when he opens the door. And then she brightens thoroughly, pulling off her headphones and sitting up.]
Pancakes!
[...]
And Naoki!
[it's okay, Naoki, you're in her heart.... probably above pancakes....]
action; you mean never...
Soooo... good choice for the first meal after getting back from the wilderness?
action; ALWAYS
[She says, with the pancakes that she'd already snatched from Naoki stuffed in her mouth.
So really it comes out more like "rmmfy mmf mmoice".
She swallows.]
These are delicious, thanks, Naoki!
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You're welcome.
[And then, because it is Naoki:]
So? Aside from ravenous hunger, you okay? No injuries?
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No injuries! No trauma!
[She licks some syrup off of her thumb.]
I'm a-okay! How about you? Were you with Yang or were you somewhere else?
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[IT WAS NOT A FUN TIME]
We were dumped in a river, then ended up at a beach and we fought a kraken...
[This all sounds exciting but his tone is like ugh it was a drag. He didn't want a beach episode all by himself.]
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[But admittedly not as cool as griffins.]
We had griffins. On top of a mountain. It was pretty cool.
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[THAT IS COOL... He might say infinitely more cool than krakens.]
Did you have to fight them?
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They had microchips in them, and Hiro and I think that those were controlling them, or were at least provoking them into being so vicious.
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...Something CERES did? [That's where his mind goes first, source of technology on this planet that they are and all. Poor griffins.]
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[No doubt about that one.]
There's sure something weird going on with this entire planet, Naoki.... I'm not sure what to make of it, but it kiiind of comes across as super evil, don't you think?
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[It doesn't take much for him to agree with her. But his eyes narrow slightly, his arms tightening where they're folded. Secrecy, vagueness, everything, it all adds up to give him a bad feeling.]
I want to know what they're expecting to get out of us.
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[... After a moment of hard thought, she just...shrugs.]
Yeah, I've got nothing. But either way, we'll stop them. Don't look so worried.
[SHE'S OPTIMISTIC.]
I just wanna stop them before they hurt more people.
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Never change. Naoki sags sideways against the doorframe with a laugh.]
Yeah, me too. They've done more than enough to earn some good bruises.
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Mmhm! I think so too. [YUM....] They'll regret being so evil-y and sinister-y when we finally get 'em.
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You should come up with a super special combo attack in preparation for that day.
[It should be full of explosions.]
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[Yeah, she was thinking about this earlier..........]
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[GLOWSTICK SPECIAL...]
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[flawless.]
What about "Rave"?
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... Are we nightclub-themed?
[LISTEN HE KNOWS YANG WORKS AS A BOUNCER BUT]
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[... is that a trick question]
... Spooky Halloween Lights? [???] That could totally be an attack name.
Oooh, Glow-in-the-dark Skeleton...Bee!
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Anything can be a name, seems like.
[He cocks his head with a smile.] You gonna come training with me and Yang, then?
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[That's the idea behind them--cool combo attacks that only need a name.]
But yeah, of course! I have to get better if I'm going to team up with Hiro to beat Yang and Tadashi--
[Uh.]
... I mean, to be a Huntress!
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[HOW COMPLETELY UNCONVINCING now he's curious]
So, the plan's to beat Yang and some guy I don't know why?
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[Seems legit, right.]
And to practice! Hiro needs to practice his new weapon!
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