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[grimpa]

Who: whoever!
When: Day 22, afternoon
Where: ~around~

[There was a trial today! Did you earn some Sparks for a new purchase or new memory? Did you miss it entirely and are gonna be miffed at the lost opportunity? Are you too busy doing other cool stuff and don't really care? What are you doing right now, Aurora? LET'S MINGLE.]

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[grimpa]

[SOMEONE'S GOTTA CATCH UP ON MEMORIES]

[Fang is going to be monopolizing the lounge screen for a couple of minutes while he plays catch up, watching through four memories one after another (all images are full-size on clickthrough!!)-- learning to fight as a preteen from someone he calls "Master," rudely waking up some guy and barking at him to wash up, having a conversation with that same guy that involves terrible violin-playing and exchanging a token of thanks, and learning that Some Girl is being forced out of the city and they're both real unhappy about it]

[...Fang-- or "Zol," as that last memory revealed-- just stares at the blank screen for a moment after the last of the memories fades away, looking a little Overwhelmed and also going not-so-subtly pink]

[bowtiedbones]

Fang...?

[u ok there bud]

[grimpa]

--Yes? Eliza.

[DOKI DOKI]

[bowtiedbones]

How are you? I see that cute girl showed up again.

[grimpa]

Y-yes. I hope-- I was able to help with her problem. I learned a lot this time.

[bowtiedbones]

I bet you were. You seem like a reliable type.

[grimpa]

Surely-- they can't have gone through with that plan--

[sort of shakes his head, get it together fang!!]

I'll remember more soon enough.

[desirestruth]

...You've lived an interesting life.

[WHAT ELSE CAN SHE SAY.]

[grimpa]

--What? Oh. Yes.

[SEEMS A LITTLE............. DAZED]

[desirestruth]

Are you...alright?

[Do you need to sit down?]

[grimpa]

I'm fine.

[he's not fine]

[/////?!?!??!?]

Sorry if it was a spectacle.

[desirestruth]

You're blushing and your heart is racing.

[SHE CAN HEAR IT FROM HERE, ZOL.]

[grimpa]

--No I'm not! What are you talking about?! I'm-- I'm concerned!

[CONCERNED!! ABOUT THE LAST MEMORY!!!!]

[it's definitely not that I just abruptly had multiple years' worth of repressed romantic feelings dumped on my head like a pile of bricks without a chance to develop immunity to them]

[wontforbidtherain]

Are you well?

[because monopolizing the screen usually means memories.]

[grimpa]

[there sure were a whole lot of memories]

--Yes. Cat. Sorry. Were you going to buy one as well?

[trying not to look totally dazed, running a little on autopilot]

[wontforbidtherain]

Pondering if I wish to have one private or two public. So far, I haven't seen anything I mind others seeing.

[grimpa]

Yes, I've been buying all public ones myself... It hasn't been bad for me.

[wontforbidtherain]

That is a useful thing to know.

[grimpa]

[nods...]

Well-- feel free, if you were going to buy one.

[malignstar]

Aww, you have some cute friends.

[grimpa]

[.............looks between Felix and the (now blank) lounge screen]

[?????????????????????]

Friends?

[malignstar]

Yeah, that guy you were helping out and that lady who came to see you.

[grimpa]

Did it seem like we were friends?

[not arguing, genuinely asking]

[IS THIS WHAT FRIENDSHIP IS]

[malignstar]

Of course it did. Did you see how happy he was when you smiled?

[grimpa]

...I suppose.