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[owllady]

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[entreats]

I'm pretty sure she's not after my heart. [ More than just 'pretty' sure, but look, this is Ange. She has to downplay things in the most deadpan way possible. ]

If only it was that. I think literal heart stealing would be so much better than having to deal with kissing. How can you treat the latter so lightly?!

[owllady]

i bet she is



figuratively

[ That's a funny joke. Right? Right??? ]

eh, you get to be my age, you'll see a lot of things. i dated some real monsters in my time

[entreats]

[ ...

Ange isn't sure she wants to know. But she's just. Morbidly curious. ]

How many people did you date?

[owllady]

who knows

there was the minotaur

and there was that wizard (yuck)

the nymph

medusa

a troll

i had a thing with a ghost, once

a couple demons

probably some others. there were some weird years in there.

[entreats]

[ This probably is the kind of answer she should have expected. And yet. And yet Ange still feels herself growing more and more baffled as she reads each new answer. Really, Eda? ]

You have a pretty varied taste.

Maybe me going on a date with just a human girl can't hurt that much in comparison. [ Who knew Eda could make her feel a bit more at ease about this whole thing just through her own whole weird spectrum of dating experiences. ]

[owllady]

what's the worst that can happen

who knows when we're all gonna die and this dream no longer exists

live while you can

[entreats]

I'm much more worried about any date than I am about the idea of dying. [ Just so you know, Eda!!

Also, yes, she is 100% serious about that. Anything love-related is much more mortifying than eternal sleep, thanks. What's scarier than awkward social interactions? ]

[owllady]

well if a human girl scares you that much, maybe you shouldn't go on a date with her

[ YOLO Ange ]

[entreats]

UGH.

[ Yes, this 'ugh' is so strong it has to be typed out. It's that important. ]

I'm not scared of her. [ She's scared of hurting Ruby, but is she going to say something that emotionally vulnerable in front of Eda of all people? No way. ] You don't get it.

[owllady]

then what're you scared of?

cause it sounds like it's just a human girl.

[entreats]

Are you trying to tell me you've never felt worried before going on a date?

Not even the slightest bit?

[ It's easier to go about it through this indirect way rather than directly answering that question, really. ]

[owllady]

no. why would i? a date's a date. you're supposed to figure out if you like somebody on it.

well, maybe that's not true. i was a little worried about the medusa. had to avoid all those eyes

[entreats]

Yeah, but the other person also has to figure out if they like you.

[ And that mortifying ordeal of being known is terrifying, thanks. ]

[owllady]

yeah, that's kind of the point.

if the other person doesn't like you, you probably wouldn't want to date them anyways. trust me on that one.

[entreats]

[ Judging by the way she worded that.. ]

Personal experience?

[owllady]

you think i could date all those monsters without a couple duds?

date people who like you for you. don't be anymore you're not for somebody else.

...who are you anyway?

[entreats]

[ Oh god.

Eda truly didn't realise it was her.

Maybe for once something good is happening in Ange's life. ]

They call me Nobody. [ Nailed it. A TRUE MODERN ODYSSEUS. Now she just has to make sure to never mention her last name to Eda ever. ] Thanks for the help. I'll keep it in mind.

[owllady]

sure thing, nobody.

hey, why didn't the skeleton get a date?

[entreats]

Is this a joke.

Are you about to tell me a very bad joke.

[owllady]

yep.

cause he had NOBODY

😂🤣🤪

[entreats]

That's awful.

I'm pretty sure that joke killed me just now.

I am currently texting you from the afterlife.

[owllady]

ah, too bad for your date, then

now you don't gotta worry about it.

[entreats]

Wow, who says she isn't into ghosts?

[ .. Ugh, accidentally let the gender slip. BUT WHATEVER. As long as Eda doesn't know who she is, it can't hurt!! Probably!! ]

You're the one around here dating Medusa.

[owllady]

[ Good thing Eda a) doesn't know this is Ange and b) thinks homophobia is a waste of energy ]

hey, medusa was fine
except the whole turning to stone thing

[entreats]

[ There's a pause. Like Ange isn't going to reply.

But then she slowly seems to realise that.. well, if Eda has no clue who she's talking to..

.. then Ange has nothing to lose, does she. ]

The girl I'm talking about is way cuter, I bet.

[ IS THIS A LIKING HER THING? Who knows, Ange is just filing this under 'defending Ruby's honour' instead.

(Or maybe it's just Ange's natural instinct to fight with Eda over absolutely everything the other says, like a hormonal teenager.) ]