Seasons: IC Contact/Continuations

[abnormalizes]

This is Evangeline! Sorry, I'm a little busy right now, but leave a message and I'll get back to you as soon as I can!

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[roundandaround]

I would do that if I took one of those small potions! Or shrink again some other way.

[Rinku points to the tattoo-and-piercing parlour, a thin building with a sky whale on the sign. Majestic animal, I guess.]

There it is!

[She grabs Evangeline's hand tightly before going to go in.]

[abnormalizes]

[Squeezes her hand! She's mostly here for moral support, she'll let Rinku take the lead on asking for a piercing and stuff.]

[roundandaround]

[Rinku takes a breath and walks up, asking for the appointment. The receptionist says it won't be a long wait, and they can wait in the front waiting room. Rinku lets out a breath when the receptionist turns away to do some desk work.]

I shouldn't be scared, you're right, but it's still kinda...

[abnormalizes]

What are you scared will happen? Maybe we can talk it out so you don't have to worry as much.

[roundandaround]

Hm... I dunno if I'm scared of something specific, just that it's kinda a scary thing. Though when I think about that, maybe that means it shouldn't be scary.

[abnormalizes]

If you can't think of anything bad that will happen, then there's nothing to be scared of, I think? It'll hurt for a second and then you'll be fine.

[roundandaround]

Thanks, Neechan. It's kinda dumb to be scared, now that I think about it, but...

[abnormalizes]

It's okay! I'm scared of lots of things that are probably harmless, too. Like the Pokemon vending machine.

[roundandaround]

[Rinku nods.] I remember that. The machine is pretty good, I wouldn't trade Mecchan for anything, but it's okay to be scared of things.

[abnormalizes]

I'm glad I was able to meet Misu without having to deal with it.

[She knows intellectually that nothing in there is going to hurt her, and yet.]

[roundandaround]

Misu-chan's so cute, I don't blame you! I wouldn't want you to not have your friend.

[abnormalizes]

She's a sweetheart. I should show her how to use the mirror pathway so she can play with Mecchan and Hina and Mimi.

[roundandaround]

I bet she'd have fun! Can she use crayons? I know she doesn't have hands, but Hina-chan doesn't and sometimes she draws anyway when the others are, to feel included.

[abnormalizes]

I've seen her use a crayon in her mouth before...

[Not well, but that's not really the point.]

[roundandaround]

I'll ask Mecchan and Hina-chan if they want to share their colouring books! Hina-chan isn't sure what to do with them, but she colours when the others are colouring. I wanna show her when she evolves and grows eyes.

[abnormalizes]

It's rough being a kid with no eyes or hands.

[roundandaround]

Yeah, I feel bad that she needs help with more things. But she can do other stuff really well! Like she can navigate a room and usually not fly into anything, and even if she does hit something, she gets right back up!

[That's her baby, she's so proud.]

[abnormalizes]

That's so good! She's a strong kid, even though she doesn't fight.

[roundandaround]

I wonder if she'll want to eventually? Maybe I should try taking her on a quest. I did that with Mecchan once to see how he liked it, and he got scared.

[abnormalizes]

That's not very surprising. Maybe Hina will like it? She does like biting things...

[roundandaround]

Maybe! She'd probably try to drink the monsters' blood. I wonder if that tastes good to her, I know she likes blood normally.

[abnormalizes]

I guess it depends if different animals' blood tastes different? If it all tastes the same then I figure she'd still like monster blood.

[roundandaround]

I guess I could try asking and see if I could figure out the answer...

[abnormalizes]

Did you teach her how to nod or shake her head?

[roundandaround]

Yeah! So I could ask her if she likes some blood more than others! I know she stopped biting Hijikata-san after one time, and she made a face, so his blood must taste bad... Maybe it's because he smokes.