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[secondhandsome]

Hey there, you've reached... um... me. Yeah. Leave a message!

Well, that sounded smoother in my head... Damn it.

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[zoomied]

[ ... Some time while they're traveling, presumably, and after Janey's conversation with Lust, she'll approach him with an absolutely delighted smile. ]

Hey, bud! Just heard the news. Congratulations! Why didn't you tell us about it, eh?

[ Rest in pieces, bruh. ]

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[secondhandsome]

[And that is met with just the most sincerely puzzled expression, because... huh? What... news, what? Did he miss something?]

Uhhhhh.

What?

[Janey you might want to elaborate.]

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[zoomied]

[ ... Did he hit his head or something? This isn't exactly the kind of news you just forget! ]

You doing okay? I just got done talking to your girlfriend, she all but told me you two finally got together!

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[secondhandsome]

[Now his expression shifts from puzzled to... not just confused, but slightly alarmed.]

I'm... I'm sorry, what? My-- We-- You talked to--

What?!

[Okay, give him a second, because that was a lot very suddenly and he's not sure how to respond.]

Can... Can we back this up slightly, because I have no idea what you're talking about?

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[zoomied]

[ ... clearly, there's something fishy going on here. Did he take a cue from Rhys and get some serious head trauma? She's really, really starting to think so. ]

Your lady friend, Lust. The woman you've been head over heels for? You are a couple now, right?

[ She can't imagine Lust would kid around about something like that... ]

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[secondhandsome]

...What?

[He hates to sound like a broken record here, but you know what, it's warranted right now.]

I... No? No, we're not. I'm pretty sure I'd know if we were! Why would you think-- [...Wait.] You... You said you talked to her?

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[zoomied]

[ Oopsie? ]

Sure did. Maybe you should talk to her, too. Get this all figured out.

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[secondhandsome]

Yeah, apparently I should! I... Oh my god, I'm so confused.

I shouldn't be confused about this, right? I mean, I feel like being in a relationship is... is something that should be pretty clear. When would that have even have ha--

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[secondhandsome]

[And then he stops. And thinks back to the last few times he saw her.

Specifically a certain night. And... oh.

Oh wait. No. No, there's no way that... Or...

Holy shit, was that dinner...?]

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[secondhandsome]

...

[And finally, almost a month later...

Realization.]

...Oh god. I think I asked her out on a date.

[zoomied]

[ .... Well, at least he figured it out eventually! ]

You think? [ She's, uh. Going to pat his shoulder. ] Yeah, I think you definitely need to have a chat with her.

[secondhandsome]

[Oh god how did this turn into such a mess.]

I mean, I didn't exactly mean to, I just kinda... invited her out to dinner?

As a, you know, a friendly thing...

[Because everything about it was just so platonic.]