⠀ ⟢ did noelle holiday. my sister. swear? ⠀

⠀ ⟢ straight hamming my burg rn ⟢ nah i gotta stop. ⠀

⠀ ⟢ ⠀

⠀ ⟢ yo can we banish that red thing already i'm sick of starin' at it ⠀

⠀ ⟢ . ⟢ well if you're makin' em anyway, i'ma steal some. ⠀

⠀ ⟢ whuh huh? ⟢ OH, uh, no, I'm good, thanks Dad. ⠀

⠀ ⟢ hamburbgern ⠀

⠀ ⟢ this guy tried to tell me to use ai on my theme song YO EVERYONE KILL HIM ⠀

⠀ ⟢ No, no, you're forgetting to add titles. ⟢ Melvin Pizzapants "PP P-Pants" Gaylord. ⠀

⠀ ⟢ Melvin Gaylord. ⠀

⠀ 【 NC 】 【 shouting from far away in the distance 】 ⟢ GO GET SOME PUSSY YOU COWARD ⠀

rain i gotta be dealt with

⠀ ⟢ Huh? Yeah, I'd sex up some lesbians, why? ⟢ ...oh, shit, misheard. My fault. ⠀

⠀ ⟢ NOBODY say anything to her about Flowery. ⠀

⠀ ⟢ Hey, Pizzapants is a good guy. Not someone I'd be /into/, but c'mon, guy got enough flak yesterday with "PP" and "P-Pants" 'n "Melvin Gaylord." 【 suppressing a snicker. 】 ⟢ But nah, got my eyes on nobody in particular at the moment. ⠀

⠀ ⟢ Feheh, like /that's/ gonna happen anytime soon! ⟢ You got a while to wait. ⠀

⠀ ⟢ Yeah!! ⟢ Let's maybe not hurry that direction, though. ⠀

⠀ ⟢ AW WHAT THE HELL MAN ⟢ Prolly 'cause you'd destroy them. ⠀

⠀ ⟢ You do bingo now? ⠀

⠀ ⟢ ...yeah. Yeah, y'know what? You're right. It'll be fine. 【 Dess raises her head. 】 ⟢ I mean, still /hard/, but I gotta see 'em eventually, right? Hell, might even make something slightly better. 【 She only half believes that, but doom and misery haven't gotten her anywhere. 】 ⠀

⠀ ⟢ YEAH yeah yeahyeah i can do that ⠀

⠀ ⟢ NOOO THANK YOU ⠀

⠀ ⟢ shhhit. ⠀

⠀ ⟢ I- I know, just- /fuck/ me, it's gonna be awful. ⟢ Dunno if Dad can even take the news since he's sick with who knows what, Elly's probably gonna hate me, 'n we both know Mom's gonna rip me apart. 【 Clasping her hands and resting them on the table, then resting her forehead on them. 】 ⠀

⠀ 【 Her eyes flick around towards just about anything that isn't Astrid. 】 ⟢ ...nah. Not yet. ⟢ I dunno how I'd even... how it'd... fuck, man, I just /can't/ yet. I gotta figure out how to make it less shitty. 【 Dess lets out a short sigh of defeat. 】 ⟢ ...if I can. ⠀

⠀ ⟢ Everyone's been really chill about showin' back up so far. ⟢ ...guess I haven't hit the hard parts yet, though. ⟢ Hh. Maybe tomorrow, I'll go see 'em. ⠀

⠀ ⟢ Mm, bout a day or two? Dunno. 'S been a blur, kinda, since... everything. 【 She can't help but look off to the side. 】 ⟢ It's weird. Sorta feels like I'm not even back, y'know? I mean, prolly just nerves, but... ⠀

⠀ 【 Dess got the Blunt. 】 【 ...and immediately took that light. 】 ⟢ Hell yeah. Thanks, man. ⠀

⠀ ⟢ Naahhh, that's fair. I'd do the same. Good to be back though, 'n all that shit. ⟢ ...so like, you got more, or what? ⠀

⠀ ⟢ Uuhhh... I got better? ⠀

⠀ ⟢ Feheh! ⟢ Come onnn, you set that up yourself. Can't blame me for followin' through! 【 Leaning back in her seat, juuust barely shy of scraping the wall with her antlers. 】 ⟢ Seriously though, good pick. ⠀

⠀ ⟢ sup pp? ⠀

Melvin Pizzapants. In his 20s. Sad. A Confection of jamcat This is all the information you're getting.

⠀ ⟢ SHIT HES UP ⠀

⠀ 【 Nodding sagely. 】 ⟢ Good pick, good pick. Goes hard, honestly. Fits you. ⟢ ...wouldn't 'ass' make more sense now though? 【 Grinning and giving poking her arm. 】 ⠀

⠀ ⟢ ffUCKin p-pAnts ⠀

⠀ ⟢ snrrrk. pp. ⠀

⠀ ⟢ man all of these desses are freaks i'm so glad i'm the only normal one here 💭 ⠀

⠀ ⟢ ok the foxes i get but PEEPAW WILLY???? ⠀

⠀ ⟢ PFFFFFTTTT ⠀

⠀ 【 running away from behind a conveniently-placed curtain... 】 ⠀

⠀ ⟢ hor hor hor hor hor ⠀

⠀ ⟢ Hey, I'll /gladly/ take credit for that! 'Bout time, anyway. 【 Her eyes flick over to the booth. 】 ⟢ Huh. Could be, could be... 【 She shakes something off. 】 ⟢ Shit, not gonna complain either way! 【 Sliding into her usual spot! 】 ⠀

⠀ ⟢ Gasp... golden child Azzy, a CRIMINAL? For shame, for shame... 【 The most exaggerated tone of voice EVER. Dess snickers a bit and opens the door. 】 ⠀

⠀ ⟢ No, whaaat, I'd never! ⟢ That said, you do have cash, right? Feheheh... 【 But the more things change, the more they stay the same, right? 】 ⠀

⠀ ⟢ Banban has lore...? ⠀

⠀ ⟢ Yeah! C'mon, let's get goin'. 【 Her smile is almost the same as it always was. Little bit off, but it's close enough. 】 ⠀

⠀ ⟢ i, uh, i guess! 【 Dess clears her throat. 】 ⟢ ...Wanna, like, hit QC's or somethin'? Y'know, catch up? Or not. Just- jus' hangin' out. Would be fine, also. ⠀

⠀ ⟢ ...mmyeah, from what I've been heard, sounds about right. ⟢ Woulda liked to be there, too, but y'know how it is. ssorta. ⠀