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[harlequinhater]

Yeah. Crow Bat. Like I said.

[He says this with all of the confidence of somebody who has been accidentally splitting compound words his whole life.]

And ten minutes sounds good to me. Though you'll have to keep track of the time, since I'm kind of Pokegear-less right now.

[hashtagafreakingghost]

[Well, this is a topic to broach another time... Ashley just files away John's compound word problems for another day and pulls out her PokéGear.]

Oh, right, yeah. [...

Slow...stare.]

Could you... Okay, this is going to sound super weird, but you- your teeth, are they... Are they buck-teeth?

[harlequinhater]

[John fixes her with the most suspicious stare he can manage, and subconsciously pulls his lip down over his teeth.]

Uh, yeah. Why is that important?

[hashtagafreakingghost]

[Good job Ash. She winces and mumbles an apology and glances down.]

Uh... Sense of humor, glasses, and...if you've got a taste for cheesy action-movies and a friend named Dave I think we've actually...met before?

[harlequinhater]

Yeah, Dave is my best bro!

[Jon's really excited just at the mention of Dave, but then the rest of Ashley's words actually hit him, and he tilts his head to the side.]

What do you mean we've met before? You don't look very familiar to me!

[hashtagafreakingghost]

Not in-person but over the network. You know...like when you first got here...with colored text?

[Please don't make her spell out the whole "we met then you pissed me off and got into a fight."]

[harlequinhater]

Honestly, I talked to so many people that I'm not sure I...

[Waaaait a second, this is kind of ringing a bell.]

Wait, were you the girl with the romance novels?

[hashtagafreakingghost]

[Wincing. Nodding...]

Yeeah, yeah, that one's me.

[harlequinhater]

Man, sorry about that.

[Wait, is that an actual apology?]

I mean, it's pretty stupid that Jade felt the need to jump in and interrupt us or whatever. I guess it's a touchy subject for her!

[Or not.]

[hashtagafreakingghost]

[she shouldn't have hoped]

Touchy subject, huh. [Gently. Counts to ten in her mind.] Yes, it can be for some people. I definitely wouldn't blame her if it is, since- it's kind of one for me as well.

[She hopes this is at least a little awkward for him too, just a little, do not let her be the only one suffering.]

[harlequinhater]

[Tough luck, Ashley. Obliviousness serves as an excellent shield to awkwardness.]

It seems like it's a touchy subject for just about everybody! That's why I'd rather not bother with it.

[hashtagafreakingghost]

[Her best friend is someone who could not figure out she wanted to jump his bones for like four years and yet somehow John has effortlessly taken the title of "most oblivious person she knows," congratulations.]

Well... Some people can't really choose, so maybe--

[A loud squawk from above. ...oh god has Hans returned to save her from this situation. Lo, behold! A Ducklett half dragging a Swablu through the sky!]