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[bertall]

This is probably going to sound really weird but I have a question about girls. I've never thought about it before back home since there were more important things going on, but|

_{[Gods, okay. Just relax - it's just a simple question, right? What could go wrong?]}

What sort of things do they like? I mean, what do they find cute? I've thought about clothes but I don't know|


I don't know the sizes or anything so I was even thinking about a Pokemon but I think the ones that I'd find cute might scare or not be cute to some girls. I could probably take some ideas from TV or books or something too, though sometimes those can be a little


too dramatic

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[bertall]

<sub>[Gods above, end him now. Make it quick and strike him down with a lightning bolt or open up a sinkhole under his feet.

Okay. Okay, deep breath, and relax. Just... try to act natural, and like he's somebody else entirely. It should be fine, right? It has to be fine.]</sub>

You could ask anyone and they'd agree that I'm not the bravest person in the world, especially with this sort of thing. I|

don't know the first thing about what colors go with what, or what works better with hair. I've only ever seen her with part of her hair up so I'm... not sure what to do for that. I'm also worried that if I tried dropping hints or anything like that, I'd ruin the surprise of it all. I've never done any of this before either|




I wanted to get something before I saw her again, too.

[guiltyeyes]

[ Thankfully, she will be none the wiser because she looks at advice columns as advice columns. ]

Do me a favor and relax for a second.

I know your brain is all gunked-up but hear me out: What does your heart say she might like?

Don't worry about that silly brain for a minute.

[bertall]

I'm not really sure, uh|

Something... cute? Like her. But I don't know what counts as cute. I have something with teeth as big as my hand and I think he's cute, but I don't think he fits the definition of cute to most people.

_{[Because really, having something that could probably eat a human being in one or two chomps might not be the cutest thing in the world, but Bertolt still loves that big dumb Tyrantrum of his. He's cute to him, so that's what matters!]}

[guiltyeyes]

That's the part that's tripping you up. You're thinking too much about what it might not be.

That's not going to fix anything, is it?

Have you seen her roster? Do you see anything in-common? Or do you see something you wouldn't expect?

[bertall]

Sort of? There's... a dog, but I don't know if it's right to give her one that sheds half of its body weight in hair twice a year. The ones I have are also pretty common I think too, so I...

Something that's different. That isn't seen that often.



Maybe something that stays small, too. She has one that I never saw in person or anything until she came here.

[guiltyeyes]

Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeey, now you've got it!

Spitball some at me.

[bertall]

Uhhhh.

I'm|
Not sure??

Trapinch start out pretty small, but I don't know how big they get when they evolve. Seel... Again, I don't know how big they'd get. I haven't seen any Totodile in awhile, but they get

they get kinda big. And they bite a lot|
I wouldn't want to get her something that could hurt her.

[guiltyeyes]

Some bigger Pokemon are gentle, aren't they?

Like

Huh, I've never had to think about it before.

Dewgong (since you mentioned Seel), Milotic, Lapras, I think Spheal can get kinda big, Arcanine, Ponyta...

That's just off the top of my head.

[bertall]

I've seen a Spheal and they're not huge, at least in height.

_{[Weight-wise, they're. Heavier than he expected.]}

Do you think she'd like one? I mean, they're cute, right?