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[deadthing]

[Noah tries to scroll back up to the photo to check and... it's not there. Because this isn't his conversation with Jamie. Oops.]

I bet it would but i'm sO SORRY BLUE D:

[louds]

( a kinder person would see his embarrassment and let this drop. blue is not that person. )

do you spend a lot of time talking about see through things?

[deadthing]

[Just let him die, Blue.]

Not to most people

[louds]

careful noah, you'll make a girl feel special.

( this is the greatest thing to happen, ever. )

[deadthing]

You are special
For totally different reasons
Can we please forget I ever said that?

[louds]

unfortunately i have an excellent memory.
if it helps, i think the phones are doing something weird. mine wasn't this revealing, though.

[deadthing]

Yeah they are and it's not the first time :/
Maybe next time you'll send me something embarrassing and we'll be even

[louds]

maybe i will just never text anyone anything embarrassing, and then we'll never be even.
i don't think i'm going to be doing a lot of chatting about lingerie.

[deadthing]

I didn't think I would either
So
you never know...

[louds]

I don't really talk about any of...all that, as a rule.

( wait why is she the embarrassed one now.. )

[deadthing]

I know

[He remembers being her first kiss.]

You may have to talk about... some stuff though
to someone
Because of you know what

[Trying to avoid outright mentioning the quota.....]

[louds]

Right. I hadn't given it much thought.

( which is to say, it's almost exclusively what she's been thinking about. )

I'm going to take a guess and assume there isn't much wiggle room with that, is there.

[deadthing]

Not really no

I mean there's a little, like for what counts
It doesn't have to be all the way
But if you don't do something 3 times a month they'll make you

I don't want that to happen to you

[louds]

Can we go back to the part where I was making fun of you?

I don't even know where to start, with all of that, and now I've got a month.
I mean no pressure, right?

[deadthing]

When I first got here I didn't even know if I would be solid enough
if that makes you feel any better

[louds]

Weirdly that does actually help, yes.

Don't worry about it, I'll sort something out.

( 'don't worry' blue says, as if she isn't the one worrying )

[deadthing]

[Blue, please, Noah is physically incapable of not worrying.]

Ok

You can ask me anything though
if you need to

[The (...) bubble bounces for a solid minute as he tries to figure out how to phrase this next part in the least awkward way possible.]

If it's not too weird for you it won't be too weird for me
I promise

[louds]

Please, Noah, teach me all about the birds and the bees.
I am capable of figuring some things out on my own, I promise.

[deadthing]

[He actually winces at the message. Obviously that went over way worse than intended.]

Sorry I didn't mean it like that

[louds]

How did you mean it?

( there's a snippier addition to that, but she deletes it all before she actually sends the reply. she's not actually annoyed at noah, far from it, she's just...embarrassed. and the quota situation just makes it all that much more pressing and stressful. but none of that's an excuse to be a dick to noah, especially not when he's trying to help. )

[deadthing]

[Now he almost doesn't want to say. But as mortifying as it will undoubtedly be, it can't be worse than Blue thinking he's trying to patronize her.]

I meant
I could help you make quota
if you want

But if you don't want to that's ok and I will shut up about it forever

[louds]

Oh

( she's not sure why the offer surprises her so much, honestly. the logic checks out — but there's a big difference between logical rationale and actually seeing the idea laid out there.

not that she hates the idea. at all, actually. )

It really wouldn't be weird for you?

[deadthing]

Nah
Not even a blip on the weirdness scale

[Hooking up with friends has become fairly commonplace for him and besides, he adores Blue.]

[louds]

It wouldn't be weird for me. At least I don't think so anyway.

[deadthing]

Ok
Good
Ok

We can just make out for a while too
You have almost the whole month left, we don't have to rush