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[ceasetoexist]

"Yeah yeah blah blah this is Pokey leave me a message I guess."

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>implying im not lazy

[echidna]

[ dude ur phone is ringing. ]

>judges you

[ceasetoexist]

[Picking up the phone.]

Hey this is Bob's Snake Emporium. We-

....

Okay I did have a joke for this then I forgot. Anyway, yeah what?

yeah well im juding YOU for your busted tinypic

[echidna]

Uh... [ wow ok this is already awkward. ] hi.

It's Jade.

Whatever I do what I want

[ceasetoexist]

....

Hey.

....How's it going?

[echidna]

Um... pretty okay, I guess.

You?

[ceasetoexist]

Oh I'm great! Just great. I'm friggin' tapdancing over here.

So did you have something to say, or what?

[echidna]

Yes I have something to say! [ Jerk. ] So, uh, remember Valentine's Day?

[ceasetoexist]

[Well. That just gets a pause out of him.]

Oh, come on.

It was the town screwing with us. Because, might I add, you brought one of those stupid flowers in with you. Like, it sucks it does crap like that, and I'm sorry, but it was a crappy time for everyone.

And I don't wanna talk about it.

[echidna]

I didn't know!

Well... I kind of do want to talk about it.

[ceasetoexist]

There's nothing to talk about it was the town.

[Yep. Avoid avoid avoid. That's how we're going to try and play this game.]

[echidna]

I still think we should talk about it! Because if it really was just the town I wouldn't want to talk about it either!

[ceasetoexist]

...Excuse me?

I think the phone screwed up what you were saying or something.

[echidna]

Um, I mean, well... [ just.... trailing off............. ]

[ceasetoexist]

[And Pokey, like a jackass, just lets the silence linger.

Oh God. Don't do this to him.]

Jade. Seriously.

It was just the town.

[If he repeats that, it'll make it truth.]

[echidna]

I don't know...

[ceasetoexist]

Why would you even say that. There's....I mean. We don't like each other. It's just....

Really. I'm curious now. Why do you think it isn't just the town?

[echidna]

I like you! [ said perhaps a little too quickly. ] I mean, we are friends most of the time so-

I don't know! I guess I have just been thinking about it too much, and wondering if it really all was from the flowers!

[ceasetoexist]

[Another pause. God. What does he even say to that? He's never had a girl tell him she likes him before. It's a nice feeling, a warm one. To say it's like butterflies in his stomach wouldn't be wrong. But he likes it.

And can't stop the feelings of guilt that immediately follow it.]

........

You could do a lot better. I'm not kidding.

[echidna]

[ This response kind of throws her for a loop. ]

Oh- ! Um, okay, maybe, but... [ but what?? She hesitates for a moment. ] Was it all just the town for you though?

[ceasetoexist]

Does it matter? I'm not worth it anyway.

[Not answering.

Because he doesn't know. There's still a girl he likes but he's given up hope of ever seeing her again. And deep down? He's had other crushes. But he just feels so damn about having them.

And in the end? He truly believes it'd be best if he diverted anyone who might like him away from him.]

Seriously. It was just the town anyway. Give it time and you'll see that. It's just it's after effects. It happened pretty recently.

[Yep. Only a month ago. That isn't a while at all.]

[echidna]

But I have been giving it time... it's March now.

[ceasetoexist]

Yeah well....

That just means you need more time I guess!

[echidna]

None of the weird town stuff has ever lasted this long!

[ceasetoexist]

Well clearly it is now! Why don't you just sit down and open up your cute little dog ears and listen to me:

There is no way you seriously like me, okay? You said yourself you can't even think of why you would. So it's just confusion. That's all it is, dummy.

[echidna]

[ gasp did he just call her ears cute-- beside the point. ]

I didn't say that. [ She had said she liked him, as a friend, at least. ] This is just very confusing but I don't really think I can blame it all on the town at this point!