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iStone announcement
[There are [2] very important reasons Ren's speaking to the world at large right now. Number one:]
June 19th is Tim's birthday, so you should smile if you see him and tell him he did a good job getting older. He's very good at that. [Pause, and then-] He has a talent for making birthdays too. If you don't know yours, he can tell you. I think he uses magic for that kind of thing.
But you have to say 'Happy Birthday, Tim' first-that's what you do.
[Nice.
And for the second item on her terrible agenda.]
What sound does a turtle make? It's not 'nya' or 'woof' or 'neigh' and they don't know what bubbles mean.
[They're weird!! Someone help. She needs to tell these animals something very important and she has no idea how to do it.]
June 19th is Tim's birthday, so you should smile if you see him and tell him he did a good job getting older. He's very good at that. [Pause, and then-] He has a talent for making birthdays too. If you don't know yours, he can tell you. I think he uses magic for that kind of thing.
But you have to say 'Happy Birthday, Tim' first-that's what you do.
[Nice.
And for the second item on her terrible agenda.]
What sound does a turtle make? It's not 'nya' or 'woof' or 'neigh' and they don't know what bubbles mean.
[They're weird!! Someone help. She needs to tell these animals something very important and she has no idea how to do it.]
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[Which... is still two months away or so, isn't it? Boo. Oh well.]
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[Friends never forget this sort of thing!]
So why are you wanting to talk to turtles anyway?
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[Teaching them to hide is preferable to getting hissed at by a turtle mama.]
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[DOES THAT NOT TERRIFY YOU. This is why she's trying to let them know her #bigplan first!!]
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[Crow no--]
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I don't want them to hurt you.
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[I mean, he's write that it won't hurt, but he can't guarantee that they won't try to bite him anyway.]
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Yes, she trusts him, but also he's. him. So you know.]
We should find Seto first.
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[thank god is he actually seeing sense for once--]
It'll be much more fun having him do this too!
[... oh. of course he would see it that way.]
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The second of relief she feels when he agrees is immediately offset by his nonsense. She can't even-she's not sure if Seto would even be on her side. He would probably want Deal With This. At least they'll be safer if he's with them. She's 100% sure on that front.]
I think he went that way.
[LET'S JUST GET THIS OVER WITH.]
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[He starts to walk away from her as if expecting her to just follow automatically, but then he pauses, turning back to face her.]
And hey, don't worry so much: with the three of us working together, we'll totally be able to get this done, yeah?
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Yeah, we can do it. We'll help those treasures.
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[She might have talked a bit more about that, but the second question leaves her genuinely puzzled. What sound do turtles make? Turtle monsters usually just speak. She tries to think back...]
As for the turtles, I believe I heard one hiss once, if that helps?
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I'll try to talk to them that way.
[But more importantly, because gift giving is something this spider's clearly great at-]
He'll like getting presents from you. It'll make his heart happy.
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[Talking to turtles seems relatively less likely to get Ren injured than some of the plans she comes up with, at least.]
That's very sweet of you to say, dearie. Do you have any ideas about what he might like?
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He likes music because he 'went to school' for it. He's an idol. [He's not.] And he likes to have his shoes painted. [He probably doesn't??] He likes to make people happy.
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Do you know what kind of instrument he plays, if any?
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[Muffet can't see, but she wiggles her fingers across an invisible instrument.]
He knows everything about music, so I think he could play anything that makes noise.
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[Strings, she can certainly manage. Getting the proper wood for a guitar and shaping it would be more difficult, but she might be able to do something a little bit smaller...]
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[SHE'S SO CURIOUS MUFFET. How do you do the things you do!!]
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[She wonders if Magnus is taking commissions, yet. Her carpentry skills have improved greatly with his help, but she suspect she's still not quite ready to make something properly musical by herself yet.]
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Okay! I know it'll go 'good' and Tim will be very happy to get that nice thing.
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[No, it's...actually quite fair. He deserves it. He definitely deserves it. He just sighs and pockets his stone without answering, and wonders if there's anyplace he might be able to hide for the duration of the day before deciding, reluctantly, that this would be in poor taste.]
[Well, fuck.]
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Can we do something for him? Um, I don't know what sound a turtle makes though.
[#priorities.]
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Yes, that's what you do on a birthday. We have to do lots of 'somethings' for him.
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Um...a cake, and some presents? And pretty pictures! Does he have a picture he likes?
[Him and Taako drew lots of cats for Ren's birthday so may it could be the same for Tim too!]
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He likes music. That's what he said. We could draw music for him.
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[Drop those deets Ren.]
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[Is that not the best description of all time?? It's terrible. So bad even Ren finds it lacking.]
Where are you?
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Physically showing him, like Ren is thinking, is probably for the best.]
I'm at the camp. Do you want to meet somewhere?
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[Prepare thySELF.]
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[He's always ready for Ren's appearances! It's fine. Seto's hanging out in a patch of grass near the camp's tent. He's gotten better about not hiding food and eating grass, but that doesn't mean he can't play with it. O-or make sure it's there.
Just incase!]
Hi Ren!
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Seto! I found you!
[Nevermind the fact he was gonna wait, exactly where he said he'd be. Let her have this.]
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Yeah. Are you having a good day?
[Seto will get to the music thing in a bit.]
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[Yes? No? Too late?? She's dumping her bag??]
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[Gerson sure did. Gerson was also a monster-turtle specifically, so not the best frame of reference, but what if.]
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They won't talk to me. They don't say 'hello' or 'I'm scared' when I say things to them.
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[Frisk says this as soothingly as they're able; if they could virtually pat your shoulder, friend, by golly.]
But just because someone doesn't talk doesn't mean they don't like you. I used to be like that.
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Shy turtles, okay. That works. It's the best explanation so far.]
Do you like talking now? Are you still 'shy' sometimes?
[Maybe she can unlock the secret of shy turtlemunication through this bean.]
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[It's an answer to both questions, really, and Frisk is quiet for a beat or two afterwards.]
Saying things can be hard. There are other ways to talk. I like those better.
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[All of these are impossible to do over Lupnet and that's fine. She has options for the next time they meet and the next turtle adventure she goes on. She can overcome shyness with the power of friendship, sign language and cat drawings.]
I can talk to you that way.