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"Oh yeah yeah don't you worry about a single thing. I'd never cut into such an important time." And if it did she'd be more than willing to compensate for it. Either with a bigger meal or something less intense. Like another box of cookies and a sugar overdose just waiting to happen.
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"Now let's see how I'm going to do this."
First thing they needed was a table. Which NJ oh so graciously borrowed from a friend and set up on the corner. From there the BB carefully placed the plate down smack dab in the middle, opening the top and wandering on back towards her partner in crime.
"Think that's a good enough bait right?"
"Uh." Macaque doesn't have plans until evening, right?
"So long as we finish up before dinner," he concludes, and eyes the boatgirl and the plate of cookies thoughtfully. "You planning to just like... put these on the ground and hide in a bush nearby, or something?"
He scratches his head, considering, shrugs, and gives NJ a thumbs up. He'll go along with whatever, so long as it's not too absurd. (Did she have an actual plan before showing up...?? he wonders. Eh. Doesn't matter too much.)
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so yeah boat racing
not going to put a cap on it for now but feel free to like if you are looking into the wild boat race theme. I'm looking to stretch more so I'll be prioritizing new interactions with her (but people that have threaded can still do like it FYI)
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"The glucose is the problem with the drink?" Really she was expecting more then that criticism. Granted everything else flew right over the head of the battleship considering the jargon that was escaping their lips. Nothing about the color, how it was presented, what it tasted like, or anything of the like.
Rather he was more worried about the nutritional content, something most people didn't have the time for. Including herself even if food didn't work the same way it did most people
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"Alright so what about everything else? You've mentioned what you did but haven't even tasted it. Shouldn't you do that before the whole debate club thing?"
HE SHOULD HAVE IGNORED HER. truly, the only thing that came tumbling out of her mouth felt nothing but nonsensical, at least to his standards. thus, a sigh is offered, enough of a sign to his mounting frustrations and having to deal with this particular person several times more than just a mere passing by. ❝ Drink making is not a science. Nor is it advisable to call them concoctions when proffering them to those squandering what little of their time is left of the day, ❞ he retorts, wondering how this even got to an essence of science and drinks.
whatever the case was, he had been more concerned about the health of those who might drink them, given their last encounter. much like the person who he had just tended to who got lightheaded, likely from some ingredient that had spiked their blood sugar.
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❝ Why am I even debating this with you in the first place? Especially when there are more important matters to be discussed. ❞ many more than this, he would like to add, but refrains. ❝ For instance: the appalling amount of glucose in these mixes. Take them down before someone drinks themselves into an early grave. ❞
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Stargazing was not something NJ found herself doing often. Not because of any real dislike towards the activity but a lack of the tools or anyone to go around with.
Still now that she had someone suggest going along with her she'd be a fool to not take him up on the offer.
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[txt]: thought you'd never ask but count me in [txt[: just tell me where to meet up and I'll be there~~ <3
SINCE RECEIVING IT, he has hardly made use of his mobile phone--- it is somewhat more primitive than that of the communication devices in his own world. navigating to his messages, he begins to compose a new one.
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TO: N.J. FROM: RAMATTRA
[ 1 / 2 ] Forgive me if this seems forward, but would you happen to be available this evening? [ 2 / 2 ] I'm in need of company and would appreciate yours, if you will have mine as well.
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"Is that your name name? Or is it one of those cool nicknames that kind of just stuck with you."
Either way it sounded pretty awesome regardless to her. Most people didn't decide to bring out her full name if they didn't need to. And "NJ" just tended to roll off the tongue much easier, along with less self-inflicted mental damage compared to her titles.
"Oh there it is!" It was a small place, somewhere many would have easily walked on by without even taking a moment to check out compared to some bigger name places. But the sparkle in the battleship's eyes said it all.
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"Best place for whatever got your stomach in a mess. Burgers, wings, dogs, you name it. They probably got it and will do a damn good job at it."
        he absolutely did not know. in fact, the further explanation just made danny tilt his head, brows furrowing in true confusion. ship? he was no maritime expert, and even if he was, he wasn't entirely sure he would understand what she was trying to tell him anyway. it seemed the other was willing to breeze past whatever it was she was talking about, though, and danny was more than willing to jump on the opportunity she was presenting to him.
    ❝ No promises. ❞ a mischievous smirk was shot her way before he dipped his head in agreement. ❝ I could eat anything right now, though, so I'm good with whatever you've got. Unless it's like... kale or something. ❞
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    ❝ Oh! ❞ he snapped his fingers in realization, a hollow and echoing sound in his ghost form, before throwing her another, more genuine smile. ❝ I'm Phantom, by the way. Almost forgot. ❞
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"A cookie dispenser..." It was a pretty sound plan outside of one glaring problem. Was it going to be that simple as just putting them in there and watching it all go down? On top of potentially taking the entire stock people tended to get rather aggressive when it came to free food samples. But it was the easiest way to regulate it that much is for sure.
"We could also just camp out for awhile as well. I didn't bring THAT many cookies but it'd probably take the whole day of "testing"."
Although camping would really just be sitting down wherever they could and letting the rest run its course.
"Still freed up my day just for that reason. Hell maybe we should try out both and see if people are actual chill with the freebies."
It's oatmeal raisin. Possibly meant to be a divisive trick-within-a-trick, but Macaque munches on it anyway. He's never understood the whole debacle. Food's food, after all.
"It's tough," he sighs as he brushes crumbs off his hands. "If we just stop a fight and show up with more cookies that would be fine, I think."
He can use portals to break up a fight, but he's only got three left, and he's not using them all on this. "Maybe we need—you know, one of those automatic cat food dispensers, but for cookies."
He's been hanging out with Gabriel.
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"Personally I wouldn't be against fighting on a first date. Might be able to prove who's top dog between the two of you."
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"Me? I mean I got SOME moves but its a bit out of the setting that this party is going for. Slow dances aren't really my thing compared to a more vibrant atmosphere." Still she wasn't the worst when it came to learning on the fly, and today didn't seem to be any different with that mentality.
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"But a dancer always needs a partner in crime don't they? Regardless of what dance they are doing it's always good to share the moment with another." Even if Nahida was a bit on the shorter side that wouldn't stop NJ from holding out a hand as if she was already preparing for this moment.
"You'd be willing to fill that role right?"
Even though she says that...Nahida still has her doubts. Still, she takes the sandwich offered to her. "Sure! I've been wanting to try them." It's good. And she can see why NJ was eating these with such speed, but she takes her time in enjoying it.
"Oh, are you a practiced dancer or do you intend to go out there and see what happens?" She tries to picture NJ doing a complicated tango, but ultimately can't. The thought alone is enough to make her laugh, actually.
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"Yeah you know NJ. The ship? Well I'm not EXACTLY the ship but you get the idea."
Judging from his expression he didn't understand in the slightest bit. Not many people did but how could one explain she was a personification of something that usually floated on water. It'd take someone on that crazy of a wavelength to really understand.
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"Don't wear it out of course. I'll tell ya' more when we find something to bite on. Think there's a nice little place close by here that should be open up by this time." Sure spring food didn't exactly mean summer food was still a ways away. And the small little burger joint should have something that's perfect for the two of them.
        he couldn't help the way his mouth twisted into a wry smile as she continued talking, a faintly perturbed but amused look on his face. at least she's honest, danny thought, nodding along to her words. ❝ The city as in... New Jersey? Or here? Because I definitely haven't been to that first one. And I haven't met anyone named after it, either. ❞ he made sure to keep his tone light, jesting, wanting to make it clear he was joking. or well, at least partially. he really hadn't met anyone named like that, not even in the ghost zone.
    at her offer, though, danny perked up. any fourteen-year-old boy worth his salt took the promise of food seriously, and he was no different. like a shark scenting blood in the water, he leaned forward.
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    ❝ Wait, really? That'd be great! I still don't really know any good food places around here. ❞ nothing compared to the nasty burger, at least. ❝ And maps around here? Kinda suck, dude, not gonna lie. ❞
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"Well well well. It's the Queen of the Universe again in the flesh isn't it!?"
Out of anyone she expected to be at a party like this it was her. Or maybe that was just the fun party loving part of her speaking. Either way
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"A drydock like this ain't nothing. It'll take much more then this to take down the black dragon herself! But I gotta ask how you've been doing? Any fun you've been getting up to lately?"
"NJ......?" that nickname sounded....oddly familiar. the face rings the same and if she had to guess, this was yet another person she had known prior to the shift in her being and memories. and if she was right in her hazy recollection, this woman was also a ship. somehow. the exact specifics was something she probably never bothered to question and given what was witnessed in Mictlan, questioning it would be ridiculous.
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however, there's a question that bubbles to the forefront of her mind. " What's a ship doing in a garden? Isn't it too dry here?"
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"Normally I'd agree to the idea of a strip party. But I mean...there's a piano right there and dragging a pole out here would probably be too much effort. You just got to know the vibes and this ain't it."
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"Ah Nahida you wound me! I wasn't gonna shove ten of these into my mouth!" Even if it sounded like a pretty fun idea in the heat of the moment. It was a surefire way to be sent over to the emergency ward. Or just have a pretty terrible stomach ache.
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"Here you want one? I didn't want to eat too much before I went out on the dance floor. Have to bust this dress in and see how comfy it is somehow."
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"NJ…I'm not sure if it's really appropriate to stuff ten sandwiches in your mouth at a time. You're liable to choke, too." Not that that's stopping her at all, seeing as she's still scarfing them down despite Nahida's warnings. The archon can only sigh and sip her lemonade, but she smiles too as she hands NJ a napkin. "Or you could at least share."
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"Got a variety in there. A lil' friend of mine and yours truly started going mad scientist on cooking and desert making 'while back. So I thought of making another batch while we plan our next endeavor."
The usual varieties like chocolate and sugar were there, but some of the confections seemed a bit more wild. More "Jerseyish" if that word actually existed out in Spirale and not in the mind of the BB at any given moment. Still they didn't look like anything that'd outright harm anyone just adventurous.
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"Well that's the bigger kicker I guess." Only then did she realize he had already taken one from the plate, unsure yet of which it is but the open spot being a clear indicator there was a cookienapping.
"See people want food yeah? Problem is they either just pass on by free ones or completely take an entire plate. Now that idea of having people do something crazy or fight for one COULD work but we'd need to set some ground rules too. Can't have someone literally dying for a desert I'd be more than willing to make them another of."
Huh?
He blinks twice. It takes him a moment to remember the conversation. And then he raises a finger in recognition. "Of course," he announces.
Unprompted, Macaque opens a portal below the two of them, sending both of them just outside of Point Zero. NJ's cookies remain miraculously undisturbed. Macaque dusts off his scarf, although there's no real point for the gesture.
"What's the setup?" he says, eyeing the rail outside the pit. A few people are taking walks around it, undisturbed by the duo's sudden appearance. And, more importantly, "What kind? Of cookies, I mean."
Macaque considers snatching one up from the plate for himself. Maybe when NJ's not looking.
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"So hey you remember that time we considered putting a cookie in the middle of the city. You know, to see if anyone was willing to just take it? Or hell, get into a fight over it. Well guess what..."
Normally most people would've forgotten such a conversation. The idea of anyone actually trying to get into a fight each other over a pastry seemed like too much of an assumption on the BB's part. But NJ was not "most people", for better or for worse. And she needed to put that theory to the test.
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"Well tada! Got some home baked Jersey goodness with us today! And we're about to see how many people swoon over little cookies like these."
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"Oh come on that didn't scare you off?!" She wanted to fire one more shot just to make sure any brave little animals knew to buzz off but it seemed like the toss was more than enough to get the point across. Problem now came from the happened after their friend decided to get a little bit feisty.
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"Can't say I'm surprised a bite like that didn't rip deeper. Though you sure you don't want someone professional to look at that?" Not her of course but there had to be someone nearby that had some level of experience.
"Actually better question what are you doing out here all alone? You never heard of the saying "everything is better in pairs"?"
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❝ I ASSURE YOU, IT WAS NOT BY DESIGN. ❞ starting fights with the local fauna had never been on the agenda, least of all in such conditions, ❝ I WOULD ADVISE WE KEEP MOVING BEFORE THEY RETURN, HOWEVER. IT APPEARS WE ARE IN--- ❞
before he can finish his warning, something clamps down upon ramattra's arm. a powerful set of jaws, bending the steel within its vice-like grip, and he snarls in pain. reaching back, the omnic grapples with the scruff of the wolf's neck, tearing it from his arm and hurling it aside into the snow, where it lands with a whimper. a straggler, it seems, biting off more than it can chew.
❝ UGH... ❞ literally, he notes, examining the bite marks marring his wrist. fortunately, it was not enough force to breach his armour, only a mild annoyance.
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"Not a clue! Don't got any ghostly bones in my body at all so your guess is as good as mine." Hopefully things weren't too different for someone like him to adjust to. But then again if things did feel strange she felt like he would've noticed at some point upon arriving here. It was the first thing NJ picked up on getting here
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"Right I forgot to introduce myself. Name's New Jersey~~. City is a bit of a shithole as you can probably expect. But it's really not that bad once you get used to it all."
Easier said then done but that's why he now had her to ask all the insane questions.
"You hungry by the way? I need to get myself some lunch and I still haven't filled the fridge up at home. It'll be my treat!"
        danny whirled, blinking rapidly at the voice directed at him even as his fists came up instinctively. except—well, to be completely honest, the sight in front of him didn't seem... very threatening. a woman, taller than him but smiling brightly, and showing no signs of impending attack that he could see. and so he let his arms fall, instead tilting his head and giving a slightly nervous, confused chuckle. ❝ Y'know, I don't hear that as much as you'd think I would. ❞
    as she continued speaking though, he couldn't help but raise an eyebrow, huffing out a true laugh even as danny cracked a smile. man, she really didn't know anything about ghosts.
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    ❝ Heh. I'm a ghost, not a vampire. No spooky rules stopping me here, promise. Unless you know something I don't? ❞
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"You know I've met a lot of weird people out in this city but I can't say I've met a ghost before." Sure she always heard rumors that ghosts roamed about, especially in some of the housing districts but never just out and about. Maybe it was just that she caught him at an opportune hour, when the sun was finally coming down.
...Or maybe it was just a lucky occurrence. Regardless NJ was thoroughly intrigued, almost to the point where she complete forgot the part where he still seemed pretty human.
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"So like you can swim and do all that fun stuff right? It'd be a damn shame if you couldn't enjoy the sun or some vacay-time just because of some spooky rule."
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