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[maskreant]

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[fiddlestick]

Haha. Well he does take care of me. It's only right.

No, they taste normal. I tested them myself. [Since partnership with Minato did not go great]

[maskreant]

true.

didn't get Minako's cousin to test it for you?

[ IT'S TIME TO UNLEASH THE ROAST ]

[fiddlestick]

[NNNGH]

Brother, actually.

...And no. He was apparently hoping we'd die? So I decided to remove him from any experiments.

[maskreant]

Minato and Minako definitely sound like sibling names.

oh, boy. this isn't some misunderstanding, right?

[fiddlestick]

[Uploads Screencaps]

No.

[maskreant]

what a weird guy.

i understand if it has to do with his career path, but we're people.

[fiddlestick]

Yeah, even for a career, that had to violate some laws or something.

And then "I didn't think you'd take me seriously" apology?
Like I didn't ask him if he was joking or not?
Frick off...

[maskreant]

[ oh boy violating laws.... ]

he probably doesn't interact with a lot of people. social cues are also hard to pick up via text, anyway.

did you punch him though?

[fiddlestick]

[He almost says something along the lines of "maybe he could interact with people more if he stopped KILLING THEM" but he'll refrain]

No.
A punch from me would hurt me more than the person I'm punching.

[maskreant]

[ ... ]

emotionally?

[fiddlestick]

...
One time, I clicked the dislike button on a youtube video
And I felt so bad about it, I went back and undid it.

So...probably not.

[maskreant]

[ .......................... ]

why did you dislike the video? was it that bad?

you shouldn't feel guilty about your emotions, you know... unless you do something horrible.

[fiddlestick]

[Links it]

It's the worst thing I've ever seen!!

It's not that I feel guilty about having an emotion.
I just feel bad about hurting other people's feelings.

[maskreant]

aren't those two things related? even though you're obviously mad at the content, shouldn't you be allowed to express it in a dislike?

your feelings are hurt, Elliot.

you're the one hurting.

[fiddlestick]

[There's a pause on his end]

...Fine. I'll hit the dislike button again.

But I don't see what good punching Minato would do. It'd just make things worse.

[maskreant]

but you would feel better.

then Minato will know his lesson.

i'm sure it wouldn't exactly hurt, either? just an expression of your displeasure.

[ Akira is the devil on the shoulder. ]

[fiddlestick]

[Guess we can add "attempted to corrupt a disney princess" to his list of crimes because Elliot's basically one.]

Well...

What if Minako gets mad? It's her brother.

And she has two dragons.

[maskreant]

[ Rude, but true. Rebel, Elliot. ]

she can fight me.

we're not punching him to break his nose, by the way. just wanted to make sure we're on the same page.

i was thinking like a punch to the shoulder that kind of hurts, but doesn't bruise. there's no way she would be mad over that.

[fiddlestick]

[Okay shoulder punch doesn't sound TOO bad, but...]

...Why don't you check with her first?

If she's okay with it, I'll do it. But I don't want to cause trouble when Minako and I work together.

Or have you two fight.

[maskreant]

okay, i asked her.

we just need to wait for a response.

[fiddlestick]

Oh.

You actually did it?

[ W E L P. ]

You want me to punch him that bad??

[maskreant]

[ Let's start with this question: ]

have you ever punched someone in your life, Elliot?

[fiddlestick]

Uh.
Well, they made me throw punches at military camp? A-and in self-defense class.

They never landed though...

[maskreant]

that sounds like a no to me.

it isn't as bad as you think it'll be. just do it playfully, but enough to startle him.

[fiddlestick]

Uh
Okay, let's put aside the fact I'm extremely weak for a moment.
That sounds more like a friendly punch than a "I'm mad at you" punch.