"Salutations! This is Penny's Pokégear. I am VERY sorry I can't answer right now, but leave a message and I'll get back to you as soon as possible! Thank you!"
Maybe. Or maybe it has something to do with being able to travel with everyone and not having to go out on missions.
Or maybe it's just... being with everyone, period. Either way, it's you and everyone else that's doing it, I think.
[She's not sure if that explains how odd she's felt all day, but it can certainly explain how she was able to so completely bounce back from the horror show that was going down at Beacon before she arrived.]
[OH GEEZ IS THIS HOW WEISS FELT??? Like her heart's about to explode??? Like the birds fluttering in her stomach are about to burst out???
Geez why is that whole thought process so morbid???]
Yeah, um. Yeah! It's... it's really meant a lot to me to have you here too!
[It... says a lot about whatever's going on today that she doesn't slump into sadness like she usually does when she says something that could allude to Penny's fate back home...]
[Weird but not bad-weird just about sums this all up.]
I wouldn't think you'd kiss her if she were saying bad things! ...Not normally, at least. Not that I think you'd normally kiss her anyway, I- it wouldn't be any of my business even if you did!
[And speaking of awkward, Penny's quiet for a bit after that. Talking to Ruby is usually the easiest thing in the world, but this is just all kinds of uncomfortable.]
[This is her room, SHE gets the window. Ruby can just bolt for the door like a polite guest should.]
Um, yes! I mean, I think sometimes things get strange for no reason, like- um-
[And now she's getting red for a slightly different reason.]
Like before you arrived there was this day I couldn't stop talking for some reason? Things just kind of kept coming out of my mouth as soon as I thought of them.
[Boy, that feels familiar right now.]
That's how Dave, um, found out I wasn't r- wasn't human. Before.
[Ruby, bless her soul, looks zero percent offended that Penny willingly told someone else when the reveal for Ruby had been an accident.]
I can understand that, I guess. I mean, maybe I can't, because I didn't go through what you went through, but... I guess, to tell someone on your own terms must feel really good, huh?
I don't think so. It's something you're so used to hiding... if you've been hiding it your whole life [however long that might actually be] it can be kinda weird just outright saying it.
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[And it's good to be able to talk about THAT casually, even among such a small group.]
Maybe it's just being in a new city?
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Or maybe it's just... being with everyone, period. Either way, it's you and everyone else that's doing it, I think.
[She's not sure if that explains how odd she's felt all day, but it can certainly explain how she was able to so completely bounce back from the horror show that was going down at Beacon before she arrived.]
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[She puts a hand on Ruby's shoulder, giving a small squeeze and grinning.]
It's been absolutely fantastic being able to see you every day like this. I mean, all of you! But you too, I mean.
[And without thinking, she leans in and gives Ruby a peck on the cheek.]
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OH
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P-P-Penny?
[OH GEEZ IS THIS HOW WEISS FELT??? Like her heart's about to explode??? Like the birds fluttering in her stomach are about to burst out???
Geez why is that whole thought process so morbid???]
Yeah, um. Yeah! It's... it's really meant a lot to me to have you here too!
[It... says a lot about whatever's going on today that she doesn't slump into sadness like she usually does when she says something that could allude to Penny's fate back home...]
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I- oh! I didn't- sorry!
[Her face is almost, but not quite, the same shade as Ruby's cape. She buries her face in her hands.]
I'm sorry, I don't know why- ...was that okay? You're not mad, are you?
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[Ruby's burying her face in her hands as well, now. God, is she going to have to be super awkward with all her friends tomorrow, at this rate?]
You could never make me mad, Penny!
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[She's quiet for a moment, face still hidden.]
Sorry. That's not something friends usually do, I know, I just- ...it just kind of happened!
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I kind of... did the same thing with Weiss? So I know how sudden and weird it feels to you.
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[She can't quite bring herself to say "kissed." The embarrassment is too fresh.]
[That's definitely unusual, though.]
...What happened? I mean besides the- obvious. Thing.
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[It seems like it should be an easy thing to explain, but even looking back on it, it's... weird. Not bad-weird. Just weird-weird.]
She was saying nice things, and I just kinda. Kissed her.
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I wouldn't think you'd kiss her if she were saying bad things! ...Not normally, at least. Not that I think you'd normally kiss her anyway, I- it wouldn't be any of my business even if you did!
[Please breath, Penny.]
...She didn't get mad, did she?
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[Geez, why is talking about kissing Weiss even more awkward than actually kissing Weiss???]
No, she didn't get mad, but... it was still really awkward. So I think that's just as bad.
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[She needs to say something.]
Was that your first-?
[Probably something other than that.]
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[If it's possible for Ruby to get any redder, now would be about that time.]
I mean! I've kissed my parents and Yang before! But that... um. T-That doesn't count. But Weiss...
Uh. Yeah.
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[THERE IS A WINDOW ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BED. She could totally survive that jump, right? Just casually exit the room as quickly as possible.]
It. Wasn't bad, at least? I mean if it had to be something-
Like.
Not that- um.
[That window is looking really appealing.]
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I-It was nice! [And there goes her voice, jumping up an octave.] I mean. Unexpected, yeah. And I think something funny's going on here.
But.
I-It wasn't bad! So don't be upset!!
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Um, yes! I mean, I think sometimes things get strange for no reason, like- um-
[And now she's getting red for a slightly different reason.]
Like before you arrived there was this day I couldn't stop talking for some reason? Things just kind of kept coming out of my mouth as soon as I thought of them.
[Boy, that feels familiar right now.]
That's how Dave, um, found out I wasn't r- wasn't human. Before.
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Dave knows? And he's okay with it?
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[Did she not mention this already?]
[Oops.]
And he was more than okay with it! And Jade. Though, um. Telling her wasn't an accident.
[She fidgets just a bit, adjusting herself under Chroma's head.]
I guess wanted at least one person to find out because I'd actually chosen to tell them. I mean, I couldn't even tell you-
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I can understand that, I guess. I mean, maybe I can't, because I didn't go through what you went through, but... I guess, to tell someone on your own terms must feel really good, huh?
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[Still looking just a little embarrassed.]
It- still felt really scary, though. Even though I'm human here. Is that silly, you think? There's so many people here who weren't human.
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