[ Her hand lifts to bashfully scratch at the base of an ear. Though she's not quite felt the same sort of loneliness that Declan has, being so surrounded by guardians and other adventurers at the guild house...
There's a different sort of loneliness that comes with feeling like she dwells between two realms, that sprouts from the way the Feywild haunts her and bids her to return, as if to make itself out to be her true home, to make her feel like she doesn't truly belong with the Alchemighty. She hadn't known - until Declan told her to follow her heart - how she could ever escape that loneliness. But Declan's, she can help with. He's such an amazing person, who wouldn't feel so lucky to be able to befriend him the way she's been able to? ]
I hoped you'd get to meet lots of people and have fun outside of the house on a date!
I thought you might have been annoyed with me for signing you up...
But I'm really happy to hear that you really did have fun! Going on dates sounds like fun, like their own little adventures, but all I really want is for you to get to smile and laugh a lot, Uncle Dee...!
[ Uwah, the candy looks so colorful and yummy! As she peers down into the bag in her palm, she realizes... Wait, V mentioned that they went to a candy place during their date, so - oh, was he thinking of her even while on his adventure? Weh... ]
Wait, did you get me this on your date? Ahh... Thanks, Uncle Dee. You really didn't have to, but I'm so honored! And I promise to keep making you smile and laugh without needing to sign you up for random dates without your consent from now on...!
[ she sent him the wholeass survey also... But while Declan was the focus of said survey, she was of course glad to hear that V had fun, too! They are both precious to her, after all..!! ]
Y-You don't know that! Anything can happen in the Feywild!
[ anyway, he succeeds in their little Dex contest for getting her phone... He does have the Noodle advantage on her. Enjoy your IC access to this thread. ]
[ Ah-ha! Being a lanky dweeb wins the day!! He scrolls through the texts with impressive speed – that eidetic memory is really doing some heavy lifting. He grows progressively redder all the while.
On some level, he understands that Juniper wasn’t exactly subtle, and V is just being V about it by humoring her and embellishing the whole thing. On the other, he really has to wonder just how much of this is sincere.
And then he gets to Did Uncle Declan Steelsong get to smile and laugh a lot? and all of those thoughts swiftly leave his mind. Something in his chest twists, fingers closing tightly around the phone in his hand like he’s holding some kind of precious treasure. ]
Junebug… you have such a big heart. I don’t– [ deserve this. ] You are truly a gift. I hope you know that.
[ Juniper is utterly mortified for her very serious, very carefully crafted anthropological survey to be revealed in this way... She's unable to do anything but look on in horror as Declan ingests all of that qualitative data with lightning speed.
...Though, let's be real. Juniper would sooner perform a séance than any actual real science.
She's not sure what to expect, in all honesty. Will Declan be angry with her, for prying and being nosy? Will he surprise her by providing his share of details? Will he turn this into a drama by saying that he didn't have as wonderful as a time as V thinks he does!?
In the end, he does none of those things, instead expressing a (very sweet) sentiment about her, Juniper Bug Veltris, who was not at all involved in the date except for having been the entire reason it happened in the first place. That's not the point. The point is that the survey was about him and V!?
And so she blinks at him as he holds her phone close to him, as the words (slowly) settle in her little bunny brain. ]
Huh? I—
[ ... ]
Are you looking at the correct survey, Uncle Dee!?
[ He can see it on her face that he’s confused her, and he smiles softly. ]
I am. I shouldn’t be surprised, considering you told me that you just wanted me to be happy, but seeing it in writing…
[ It hits different. Hits harder, to see such an innocent and selfless notion put to text. He glances down at the messages again, thinking to himself that no matter what had happened on that date, and no matter what would happen in the future because of it, he’s so glad for the experience because it gave him this little message. The most priceless gift he could ever hope to receive. ]
“Did Uncle Declan Steelsong get to smile and laugh a lot?” I did. And I have you to thank for it.
[ Her phone goes right back into her pocket when he returns it, while she sighs in relief. Still, perhaps she ought to refrain from resorting to such methods in the future...
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I had good intentions!!
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And what intentions were those?
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Um, well...
[ Her hand lifts to bashfully scratch at the base of an ear. Though she's not quite felt the same sort of loneliness that Declan has, being so surrounded by guardians and other adventurers at the guild house...
There's a different sort of loneliness that comes with feeling like she dwells between two realms, that sprouts from the way the Feywild haunts her and bids her to return, as if to make itself out to be her true home, to make her feel like she doesn't truly belong with the Alchemighty. She hadn't known - until Declan told her to follow her heart - how she could ever escape that loneliness. But Declan's, she can help with. He's such an amazing person, who wouldn't feel so lucky to be able to befriend him the way she's been able to? ]
I hoped you'd get to meet lots of people and have fun outside of the house on a date!
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But he gets the feeling, as he watches her fiddle and look for an explanation, that he's giving her the wrong impression. ]
... I'm not upset at you, you know. And you're not wrong, I did have fun.
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[ She releases such a big sigh of relief. ]
I thought you might have been annoyed with me for signing you up...
But I'm really happy to hear that you really did have fun! Going on dates sounds like fun, like their own little adventures, but all I really want is for you to get to smile and laugh a lot, Uncle Dee...!
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[ And he did get a nice date out of it, he supposes, even if there were some moments of awkwardness to be had. ]
You silly goose, I smile and laugh plenty, thanks to you! Oh, I got you something by the way.
[ He dips into a pocket, coming up with a small bag of brightly-colored candy, which he offers over to her. ]
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[ Uwah, the candy looks so colorful and yummy! As she peers down into the bag in her palm, she realizes... Wait, V mentioned that they went to a candy place during their date, so - oh, was he thinking of her even while on his adventure? Weh... ]
Wait, did you get me this on your date? Ahh... Thanks, Uncle Dee. You really didn't have to, but I'm so honored! And I promise to keep making you smile and laugh without needing to sign you up for random dates without your consent from now on...!
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Junebug… you’ve been texting V, haven’t you?
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Um! Maybe a little bit!
[ she sent him the wholeass survey also... But while Declan was the focus of said survey, she was of course glad to hear that V had fun, too! They are both precious to her, after all..!! ]
It sounds like he had a great time, too.
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... He did?
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He did! He even rated it—
[ Oh... Now she's turning a bit red, too. Because. ]
S-Six... six chilli pepper mochis...!
[ emojis... ]
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But this time she’s lost him. ]
Six what now? Is that good?
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[ Her face is just as red as said chili pepper mochis. ]
H-He thought the date was incredibly... s-spicy..!
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[ Apparently now it's a contest to see whose blushing can put the chili pepper mochis to shame the most. ]
We didn't— we barely held hands!
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Barely!? But he said your fingers were laced together! That it made his heart skip a beat! A-And wanted to kiss but lost his nerve...!!
[ The way that these are the things she has a pinpoint-accurate memory of..!! Sorry!!! ]
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[ he is rEACHING FOR JUNI'S PHONE ]
Let me see that!!
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[ she GASPS AND HOLDS HER PHONE OUT AND AWAY!! ]
U-Uncle Dee, you can't! You mustn't see this data or else I'll be violating the Hippopotamus Oath!!
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You and I both know that you haven’t made any oaths to any hippopotami!
[ Whatever that means! ]
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[ anyway, he succeeds in their little Dex contest for getting her phone... He does have the Noodle advantage on her. Enjoy your IC access to this thread. ]
Ah!! NOOOOO!!
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On some level, he understands that Juniper wasn’t exactly subtle, and V is just being V about it by humoring her and embellishing the whole thing. On the other, he really has to wonder just how much of this is sincere.
And then he gets to Did Uncle Declan Steelsong get to smile and laugh a lot? and all of those thoughts swiftly leave his mind. Something in his chest twists, fingers closing tightly around the phone in his hand like he’s holding some kind of precious treasure. ]
Junebug… you have such a big heart. I don’t– [ deserve this. ] You are truly a gift. I hope you know that.
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...Though, let's be real. Juniper would sooner perform a séance than any actual real science.
She's not sure what to expect, in all honesty. Will Declan be angry with her, for prying and being nosy? Will he surprise her by providing his share of details? Will he turn this into a drama by saying that he didn't have as wonderful as a time as V thinks he does!?
In the end, he does none of those things, instead expressing a (very sweet) sentiment about her, Juniper Bug Veltris, who was not at all involved in the date except for having been the entire reason it happened in the first place. That's not the point. The point is that the survey was about him and V!?
And so she blinks at him as he holds her phone close to him, as the words (slowly) settle in her little bunny brain. ]
Huh? I—
[ ... ]
Are you looking at the correct survey, Uncle Dee!?
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I am. I shouldn’t be surprised, considering you told me that you just wanted me to be happy, but seeing it in writing…
[ It hits different. Hits harder, to see such an innocent and selfless notion put to text. He glances down at the messages again, thinking to himself that no matter what had happened on that date, and no matter what would happen in the future because of it, he’s so glad for the experience because it gave him this little message. The most priceless gift he could ever hope to receive. ]
“Did Uncle Declan Steelsong get to smile and laugh a lot?” I did. And I have you to thank for it.
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[ She's still not entirely sure why seeing that question made Declan react that way, but... ]
So you're not angry with me?
[ He doesn't seem angry at her, but she just wants to make sure. ]
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[ He gives the last couple of messages a quick skim and hands the phone back over. ]
I might have some words for V, though, about embellishing details on highly official surveys.
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...assuming that she'll remember! 🫨 ]
Embellish... Ah!?
[ WAS SHE LIED TO!? BY HER BEST FRIEND V!?!?!? ]
You mean... you didn't really hold hands!?
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