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fourteenth bubble; video/action for mahogany.

[ This entry takes place in the dark. The dark of a hotel room! ...In the day, so the blinds are drawn shut. Why? Because Aradia has received only the world's most fantastic shirt. It glows in the dark! Specifically, it is a Haunter shirt...and lit by the dim glow of the shirt and the light from the gear, Aradia can be seen. Why yes, she is also wearing Dad's fedora, a hat that only a few people would recognize, and her hair is actually not crazy - for which you can thank Kanaya, whose disappointment in this ensemble may be sensed through the screen. Aradia, this is not fashion. ...And no one but Kanaya can even see the fact she's probably wearing her omanyte toe socks, which don't help matters. And those are also from John, come to think of it.

Aradia is also wearing what is probably an unconsciously creepy grin. Whoops. That's what happens when you post from a dark room and have a tendency towards unsettling people sometimes?

After a moment of grinning in silence, she'll actually stop that and talk, though. ]

Hi!!! This is Aradia. [ In case you couldn't tell. ] And this is the best shirt ever! John sent it to me! He has one like it, too, and I said it was amazing and now I have my very own! Isn't that just fantastic? I had to turn out the lights to let you all get the proper effect!

[ ...But now that you've gotten it, she'll actually turn the lights back on. Aradia's sitting crosslegged on a hotel bed, presumably in Mahogany from the music, and in the light her grin is a bit less eerie. Sort of. ]

That's not the only reason I wanted to post, though! Actually, I have something I need help with. See, ghost and fossil pokemon are my absolute favorites! And while getting ghost pokemon just requires catching them, fossil types are...well, a little bit harder. I only have a few species: Kabuto's line, Aerodactyl, and Tirtouga's line. [ Though by reason of people leaving she has two of the first and three of the second. ] And this is not at all a complete collection! Which is sad, because I'd like to study fossil pokemon up close.

So if you have any and could either breed me one or trade me one? I will pay or trade you an egg you'd like! Very specifically I am also looking into getting two Archen! One of those is not for me, but is for Dave, whom also has a sad lack of fossil pokemon that has to be corrected!

I figured it was worth asking, at least! Oh, and before I forget, if you didn't tell me your birthday a few months ago when I asked and we're now friends, you should probably tell me about it now! I don't want to miss someone's birthday on accident. And I think that's pretty much everything? Though on the topic of birthdays, I know of three for this month! And just in case you don't? Equius picked the 9th, Francis Bonnefoy told me his birthday is the 14th, and Misaki's is on the 25th! Be sure to wish them well on those days, okay?

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[John is all smiles, giving Aradia a double thumbs up. He seems to have improved drastically since the last time they spoke. He neither looks nor seems tired nor does he sound particularly... erm... nuts.]

[He's once again, wearing his matching shirt.]

I knew it would look great on you! Your hair is cute by the way, I am guessing that is Kanaya's handiwork?

[ Oh, it's Sane John! Aradia missed you - only she actually enjoyed the nuts version, too, so. She can't really quibble about it.

They are the best matching pair on the network. ...Not that there's competition at the moment! Until they become a matching GROUP. After a very long time, John is finally a Trendsetter. How does it feel, Egbert? ]

Thanks!! Yes, she did it for me. I'm no good with braids.

[ They take longer than she's usually willing to spend on her hair. :| See: her canon do. ]

And thanks again, I guess! It's actually really nice, since it doesn't get in my way as much like this!! [ ...Obviously, Aradia. But she sounds impressed, herself.

Poor Kanaya. ]

Who knew, right?

To tell you the truth I am not very good with braids either. Hehehe, not that I really need to be, though. [He "flips his hair" only not really because there's not actually anything there to flip. He's just being dumb.]

But I would imagine they are even harder to do on yourself than to do to another person. That's good though! Does this mean you will start wearing your hair up more?

I suppose I could always just cut all my hair off, too!

[ She'd never considered this somehow. :|a ]

And I'm not sure! Perhaps? It is a thing I'd consider doing, at least. Or at least I won't complain if Kanaya gets bored and does it again.

You could! I am trying to picture you with short hair though and it's kind of hard to do. Not that that means it would look bad or anything, I am just used to you having long hair.

Any luck with the fossils though?

I am used to me having long hair, too! I think I will keep it this way probably.

Oh, yes! Three down! Armaldo and a Bastiodon from Yagyuu, and then Kayneth agreed to supply Dave and I with Archen. We picked out names for those already! I'll give you three guesses as to the names.

Um... hmmm. [John quirks a brow, scratching at his chin.]

I assume they match and also perhaps have something to do with time? Maybe. Archen is the bird one, right?

They do match! And Arhen is the bird one, yes. I told Dave I was looking for fossil pokemon, including the bird one, and he said he wanted one, too.

[ DEAD THINGS. BIRDS. ]

Hm... Okay, I'm drawing a blank. Can I have a hint perhaps?

Dave picked them out!

[ Apparently this is a hint? ]

Oh, jesus. And you went along with it? You poor, misguided soul.

[John's laughing though so this is clearly a joke.]

Okay if I were Dave, which why would I want to be, gross, but if I were! What would I name a pair of ancient fossil birds? This is the question of the day.

...did he use rapper names again?

Yep! I'll even know what they're from soon enough. He sent me the thing!

I don't think they're rappers. At least, I am fairly certain they aren't. ...Mostly! I honestly haven't read it yet.

A thing, huh? A thing that you have to read...

[Still more chin scratching!]

...okay, I give. What names did he come up with because I am drawing a complete blank as to what they could be.

Sweet Bro and Hella Jeff! I believe I am getting Hella Jeff.

[ And she will someday soon be able to kind of get jokes on that since he's supplying her with it. And she said she'd make Sollux and Kanaya enjoy it too. ]

[Okay, so maybe not a complete blanke. John had almost... almost guessed that after rappers. He had considered it for a fleeting five seconds perhaps, before he wrote it off with a "...he wouldn't."]

[Apparently he would.]

[He should have known better.]

I should have known better, oh my god... pffttthehe.

He's sending be the - it's a comic, right? Or is it a movie? I'm not clear on this.

It's a comic, yeah. Or at least with this Dave it is. I think I remember Jake mentioning that adult Dave turns it into a movie post-scratch or something like that?

Oh, really? Pre and post-scratch differences are sort of fascinating.

Yeah, really. At least I think. We will have to ask Jake when he comes back for more details. Or... I guess we could technically ask Jane. She would know too, I assume.

But yeah, I guess they can be, haha. Though I will admit that I am a little bummed that none of them seem to know a whole lot about post-scratch grandpa John. But I guess it's to be expected considering I was dead before any of them were even talking.

[STILL A BUMMER THOUGH.]

Hmm...well, perhaps you're just not meant to know yet!

[ or should talk to Aranea, one of the two. ]

Maybe. And I guess it doesn't really matter much here but. Still. It would be kind of cool to know.

I mean aren't you curious about pre-scratch Aradia? Or am I the only one.

[She would probably know and he would not even complain about the day-long story that would likely follow.]

I don't think I am, really. At least, not in the same way?

I don't mind hearing about things like that, and it's interesting, but I suppose that I figure that whomever I was back then, I'm me now! And that's more important?

Well... yeah, you are right. You're you and I'm me and pre-slash-post scratch selves lived completely different lives than we did. But that's what also makes it interesting! Hearing about what a completely different set of circumstances can do to you.

And... finding out what you would have become had SBURB not happened. Or what you might have become, I guess because... it's not really the same. I mean post-scratch John was older than post-scratch Dave and Rose. They probably didn't even know each other and that's kind of sad to think about.

It wouldn't have just been not playing the game, for us. Beforus was...very, very different. Culling meant something different, even. I don't know if anyone ever talked to you about the differences between Beforus and Alternia!

The me there would have been different, even if we were similar. I do find it interesting, I guess!

You and I wouldn't have met, either! If the game hadn't happened. Actually, if we're getting technical none of us would have ever been born, hahaha. Time is pretty funny like that.

Uh... maybe? [He furrows a brow, trying to remember.] I remember Aranea mentioning that they were very different but she didn't go into detail because she wanted to tell use the story of the Great Cherub Mating Ritual instead. Okay, well technically it wasn't all about Cherub sex but damn did she go into detail about that particular issue.

[You missed quite the conversation, Aradia.]

But yeah. Kind of hard to exist without the ectolab, haha. And kind of hard to have that without having the game in the first place. Pre-determined clusterfuck.

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