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Perfect timing then~!

And hey, don't jinx it then! Just keep going with what feels right~ That normally works out I'm pretty sure. [No comment on where that went for her last time, shhhh.]

Right from training though huh? You really really hit it off~

I mean, we've only been *officially* dating since Pewter. But, uh, we're both grown men, we *did* really hit it off and it had been a while for both of us. Longer for Jack.

It was originally just supposed to be a friends with benefits thing? Actually, it's kind of funny. He thought we were going out for drinks so we could hook up later, while I thought it was co-worker bonding stuff. Then he offhandedly mentioned his husband who isn't here anymore, I burst out that I thought he was *straight* (which I *did*) and anyway, the whole confusion got worked out and I ended up going home with him anyway, because I'd already decided I liked him and he'd passed my Social Issues Litmus Test To Determine If You're An Asshole with flying colors.

Oh I see, I see~

Wow he must have really liked the look of you if he went in with that in mind though... (Not that that's a bad thing heheee)

He can be pretty rough around the edges? And he definitely has...a history, somewhere, elsewhere, far as I can tell. But honestly he's been really great for the time I've known him, so I think you guys are going to be really good for each other~

Well, I mean, also I'm literally one of the only other transplants in his age range, so he probably would have made a pass no matter what, but.

Yeah. He is. And yeah, he does, though I still don't know a lot of it. And honestly, I hope I *am* good for him. He's been really good for me and I've learned a lot about self-acceptance from him. I've never really been out, you know? Not in public life, anyway. It's scary... but it's good too.

Hey now!! That just makes you sound like the last stale donut on a shelf or something, don't put yourself down that far!!

Never though? That's a pretty big step then yeah...

I'm glad you're feeling good about taking it though!!

I mean, I didn't think it was a bad thing. We *were* each other's best chance of getting laid again. It just happened that we got feelings for each other too.

But I mean, with coming out, I didn't want to get fired, you know? Or gay-bashed. God, I was in *high school* when Matthew Shepherd was murdered. I had nightmares for weeks.

But here, that stuff doesn't matter. Nobody cares. So why not be who I am?

[man now she just wishes she could get laid-

right anyway] Ahhhhhyeah...yeah that's...

I don't know who Matthew Shepherd is (to be fair I'm going to take a pretty solid guess that this happened in the USA, before I was born, since I'm from Japan in 202X), but...

Honestly you said it best- it. Really doesn't matter here...

It's nice.

Yeah. Back in 1998, in Colorado. I lived in Santa Carla then, which is in California, but it was on the national news. Everyone heard about it.

It's really nice. And it's making me re-evaluate myself a little. I thought I just wasn't good at romantic things and honestly, I do feel more comfortable with Just Sex in theory... but in practice, with Jack, doing this stuff is... really nice. I don't know.

'98...

Geeze I wasn't even born then... [Yikes!]

Well hey! If you're feeling great about the romantic part now then...just keep it up right? It sounds like good things are finally coming your way then~

They are. I can't believe I'm grateful I got kidnapped again--but I almost think I am? Still waiting for the next shoe to drop and reveal this is just-- I don't know, a new and terrible version of Arcadia and I'm going to turn into a Pokemon? But the longer things go on, the more confident I am that it's not.

Oh man

What would being a pokemon even be like there's so many??

You'd probably turn into the one you are most like.

So I'd become that regional ghost variant of Corsola. The one that drains people's life force. Some kind of ghost, anyway,

[uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh]

That's the one you figure for you huh....

I mean. I used to be able to do that. Side effect of being captured by fairies.

OH! Oh we're going literal, gotcha....

Hmmmm. Well, I guess something psychic would make sense...

Not that I'm psychic, just, my little fortune cards and all that.

No I get that, if I hadn't heard about that other Corsola, I'd have just said some kind of ghost type and I'm not dead.

Now that's a little more like it~

A lot of ghost types just seem to be 'ghosts' because they seem 'spooky' if I'm honest...I mean, Kyosuke is a giant magic robot for crying out loud!

I wonder if there's any that are calaca or calavera, even if they're not in this region. I'd love a ghost type that was one of those.

Cala...eh?

What are those?

Calacas and calaveras are representations of skeletons and skulls, respectively. I just thought there ought to ghost-types that... well, look Mexican, really. Whatever counts for Mexico here.

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OhHhhhhhh...

I mean apparently there's a 'France' and a 'USA', so why not a Mexico?

Good point. And Jack's got to have gotten his Abuelita from *somewhere*. Which reminds me, I should probably put some more on the shopping list. If I'm going to be living here, it's not just the two of us that will be drinking it, but my ghosts too.

Abuelita?

Hooh! Yeah, don't count the pokemon out on a shopping list, they'll make sure you don't forget a second time!

....

Especially the ghosts and fairies....

Melting chocolate to make proper hot chocolate with. I ought to bring it down for the ghosts. Mm, and get some flan as well.

Honestly, though, it's times like these when I wish my cooking skills weren't so basic. Normally I'm happy just getting takeout or letting Jack do it (like he did last night), but I feel like I ought to feed my ghosts properly and most of the foods the dead like best are ones I don't have a lot of experience with.

Eh!? That's what it is??

That sounds so chocolatey...and sweet...

I mean basic cooking is still pretty good right? And you can like...work your way up from there, it's not like we have the same foods here anyway! I mean...there were certain rules for cooking with beef, or pork, or fish yeah?

But. They just kind of have weird unnamed meat here...

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