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[scrubscrub]

[Excuse the owlish-eyed girl with the weird pasted-on smile. She has things to talk about!]

Attention...!

I will not use names, because I don't want to embarrass them, b-but...! I needed to tell a very particular pilot something very important! And that is this: if you do d-decide to propose to Miss L — to, ummmm... to your girlfriend, you should not give her a ring made out of spaceship parts. Because that's kind of strange to wear. I believe that sort of advice should be applied to everyone, though...!

Unless the person you love really, really, really enjoys spaceships.

I suppose we should all wear what makes us happy!

I do admit, I've always wanted jewelry... I-I mean, I know they're very expensive most of the time, but I've never gotten to wear any before. Maybe I should make some! Oh, but I don't think I would be very good at it... Is there a particular way to make nice jewelry, even for someone like me? Necklaces and rings and....

....

I don't think I can wear earrings. That seems like it would hurt.

Ah!! I apologize, I guess I've been thinking so much about different topics! Like — games, and stories, and stuff to wear, and so many new things that I've never gotten to enjoy myself before. I think I even have.... friends! Do I? Is there a level that I need to reach with people before I can be friends with them? P-perhaps there's a way to officiate friendships...

Maybe with rings, like marriage! Friendship rings!!

Comments

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[firstrebel]

[ Hera thinks maybe she knows who Koala is talking about, but that's not her business. Still - ]

I think anytime people exchange jewelry - for any reason - it should be meaningful for them. Maybe spaceships are meaningful for some people.

But friendships are pretty subjective. I think it's safe to say you have a few.

video;

[scrubscrub]

[What are you talking about she was SUPER!!! DISCREET!!!]

Subjective.... that sounds very intimidating.

Does that mean some may not see me as a friend, even if I see them as one?

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[firstrebel]

It's possible, but you don't need to worry about that. It would say more about the other person than about you.

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[catamite]

[Nel is just... cracking up... at this whole damn broadcast.

he's so charmed, gosh.]

1/4.

[t65]

[t65]

[t65]

[t65]

Miss L and a pilot, huh?

[video; private]

[imahologram]

Koala!

[Leia's sitting in bed despite the decidedly not-bed hour of the day, a little more stiffly than is her usual wont. Don't get stabbed, it's not a good time. And admittedly, she's smothering an embarrassed laugh.]

I thought you were going to talk to him on the Huntress!

video; five minutes later i'm still dying

[bryces_pup]

[This has got to be the absolute cutest thing that Riona has ever come across in her time here. Or perhaps ever. She's laughing so hard at first that she has to hold off replying until she can compose herself.

When she finally does come on, she's still wearing a huge grin.]

Very sage advice. Though, I must ask - was this engagement supposed to be a surprise?

[Because usually they are and Koala might have just... blown it. Or so Riona suspects.]

[scrubscrub]

... Y-yes.

[SWEATS.

No it's okay, she's got this.]

I think. Maybe. It's top secret!

video;

[scrubscrub]

I suppose so... I'd want to find a way to be more worthy of a friend, but...

[If she says not to worry -- she will try to.

... Keyword, try.]

Who are your friends here in the Fleet?

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[scrubscrub]

[..........!!!]

N-nel, what's so funny? Do I have something on my face?

[Her hands fly to her face, because there is clearly nothing she was trying to be funny about, so...!]

[t65]

Top secret, really? So I can't make guesses?

[video; private]

[scrubscrub]

W-well... I... I kept getting stage fright!

Is that the correct term for it? So I was going to write it on paper, but then I realized I wasn't very good at writing. So I tried to memorize the right way to say it!

... But I don't think I did very well.

video;

[scrubscrub]

[............................................]

I don't... think it was a surprise.

Unless — [GASP]

What if Miss L proposes first, and used me to throw off the trail?!

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[catamite]

No! Sorry...

[still giggling.]

You're just cute. That's all.

[scrubscrub]

.... I...

I definitely can't stop you from guessing.

[FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK I DUN GOOFED]

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[scrubscrub]

Oh!

........

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[scrubscrub]

[WHAT]

Cute?! N-n-no way!

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[catamite]

[stop you're killing him]

Ha! Yes you are! You're totally cute!

[t65]

Is there royalty involved?

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[bryces_pup]

[MUST. NOT. LAUGH. OH MAKER. HOW IS SOMEONE SUPPOSED TO RESIST THE CUTE? THIS IS UNFAIR.]

That is, ah, always a possibility, I suppose. It would be pretty clever.

How did you find out about this?

[scrubscrub]

... Well, I didn't say princess, n-now did I?

[HA, I got you on that one homey!]

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[scrubscrub]

Oh, um... I think that's top secret.

... But you are nobility, s-so I wouldn't want to withhold information from you! I was, um... voicing my concerns about the ring to the very secret Miss.