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[shiro2hero]

Ahem.

[Oh hi Shiro. It's almost prom season, right? That means you're here to deliver some kind of warning about Prom, right? That's what you do.]

[He clears his throat.]

[Looks directly into the camera.]



Fuck!


[Somewhere off screen, a Gallade is howling in squeaky laughter. Looks like someone let one of the Zorua into the house.]

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[shiro2hero]

[He just arches an eyebrow.]

[And stands there, watching her turn around. Zorua just dangles in her grasp. Doing a foxy little approximation of the ":3" face.]

Oh hey! New friend? It's cute.

[pidge_out]

Yeah! It- It just got into the house somehow.

[Pidge folds her lips in for a second. Gotta hide the desire to laugh!]

Sooo yeah, it wasn't Electron that made me spill my drink.

[shiro2hero]

They seem to do that a lot around here...

[It all started with the Voltorb army.]

I've never seen that one before. What is it?

[pidge_out]

[And things were never the same.]

I don't know, actually. I've never seen this species before.

[Pidge promptly turns the little Pokémon around so that they're face to face, lifting it a little higher like that'll help.]

What're you called, buddy?

[shiro2hero]

[... Pidge's answer is a nose lick. And more wiggling. Hello! Hello!!]

Ah, informative little guy.

[Shiro don't be an ass.]

[pidge_out]

[...IT'S SO CUTE, THOUGH. Shiro better forget all about the fact that the nose lick made Pidge giggle because she will deny it forever.]

It's clever, though. And it's got a great sense of humor!

[shiro2hero]

You could ask the 'dex. [Excuse him while he tries to mash up some big chunk of smoothie.]

It has to know what you've just adopted.

[pidge_out]

Oh right.

[Give her a second while she adjusts her hold on the little cutie pie, just enough to free up a hand so that she can consult the PokéDex on her gear. Though without even looking up from her task, she quirks an eyebrow as she speaks up again.]

Where'd you get that smoothie? There's no way you made it in the kitchen yourself just now.

[shiro2hero]

[Zorua doesn't protest. It just dangles in her grip like a sack of potatoes.]

It was in the fridge. You just add water to a mix.

[See? Even he can do that. No heat involved.]

[pidge_out]

[It's SO CUTE, dammit!]

I am legitimately shocked you didn't find a way to break the fridge door off.

[There's a telltale curl to the corner of her lip that says she's teasing, though. And just in time, because that's when her 'dex pings with recognition.]

Got it! This- [She gives the little fluffball a squeeze.] -is a Zorua. Of the... Hisuian region, specifically.

[shiro2hero]

Har har. I'm fine when it's not... actual cooking. Thanks.

[Hilariously, he's right about that one.]

[He does arch an eyebrow though.]

Like the birds we had to deal with recently?

[pidge_out]

[She gives him such a wry smile at that.] Mmhmm.

[Because she totally believes him. One hundred percent. Yessirree.

Pidge just shrugs at that comment, putting her 'gear back into her pocket so she can continue to cuddle the adorable new baby under her chin.]

Oh... Yeah, I forgot about those guys. So?

[shiro2hero]

I can, Pidge. I don't burn the kitchen down for cereal, do I?

[... he has a point there.]

The one we had on the porch? Trying to break in and murder us? Same region as your fuzzy friend.

[pidge_out]

...Okay, that's a fair point.

[Pidge purses her lips a little in thought, brow furrowing.]

That doesn't mean that this little one is plotting to murder anyone. Those birds were huge. This Zorua just likes to play!

[Look at its cute little face, Shiro. LOOK AT IT.]

[shiro2hero]

Thank you.

[So there. Now just let him sip his smoothie in victory.]

... Yeah. I guess it's pretty cute. You sure you can handle it? Just in case it turns out to be like the terror birds?

[pidge_out]

[Pidge gives Shiro a little smirk, feeling pret-ty confident about herself right now.]

Shiro, I married Lance. I can handle any mischief this one throws at me.

[And at that she looks down at the little furball and starts gleefully tickling its tummy.] Because you're a good little Zorua! Right? What a good Zorua!

[shiro2hero]

Yeah, but Lance doesn't know moves that could take down a house.

[At least, he hopes Lance doesn't know that. He really, really hopes so.]

[The Zorua yips. It kicks its tiny adorable little feet. It wiggles.]

[... Shiro slowly raises his 'gear.]

[pidge_out]

As far as any of us know.

[She has to complete the thought out loud. Just to let it hang in the air ominously, even though... Yeah, it's pretty unlikely to be true.

And Pidge does appear to plenty distracted by just how quiznaking cute the Zorua is, but as soon as she sees movement in Shiro's direction she turns herself to block his view.]

Don't you dare!

[shiro2hero]

[Shiro does not say a word.]

[He just stares.]

[Holding his 'gear.]

[And then, deadpans:]

Oops.

[pidge_out]

[She stares back at him for a second. Just frowning.

Silent.

Frowning.


And then there's mischief in her eyes.]

Say, Shiro. You haven't made that dating profile on Gravlr yet, have you.

[shiro2hero]

[Record screech.]

[shiro2hero]

... You wouldn't.

[pidge_out]

Oh, wouldn't I?

[shiro2hero]

No, because you're proud of me for taking a step forward, and wouldn't want to jeopardize that by making me decide I'm done dating again, would you?

[pidge_out]

[D8]

[HOW. DARE YOU.]