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[sassymaru]

Wonderful news, network!

[Shadowmaru stands in front of his cottage door. He's wearing a heavy coat and scarf, like he's preparing to go outdoors.]

Thanks to your tremendous assistance and suggestions... my problem has been sorted. And wonderfully so.

[While he speaks, something sparkles in his hair. Is he wearing glitter in his hair? It looks like it's splattered onto the door, too. While he turns to open it, to reveal what's behind - in as dramatic a fashion as possible - more glitter seems to flake off.]

[But more important than that is the absolute unit of a shiny Scolipede hanging out on the porch. Preening.]

Ta-daa~!

[... and when Shadowmaru gestures towards his pokemon, there's a spray of glitter off his arm. Thanks, Snorunts.]

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[singlespacedad]

Ask him if he wants me to bring over Loth-Cat to play with him.

[By which Mando means a no-hold-barred wrasslin' match.]

[sassymaru]

[Scolipede shoves its face on screen. The look on its face just screams "bring it on".]

... I'm going to take that as a 'yes'.

[singlespacedad]

We're on our way.

[Mando hangs up. A scant few seconds later, there's the pounding of giant wrassle cat feet, as Loth-Cat comes rip-roaring out from behind a stand of trees down the road and flings herself at Scolipede with a cheerful roar.]

[Mando follows more sedately behind.]

We were already in the neighborhood, as it turns out.

[Ha ha, he was coming to visit when Shadowmaru posted, and just happened to have Loth-Cat with him. A happy coincidence for everyone!]

[sassymaru]

[Scolipede whips its head around so fast you can almost hear the "!" sound. Seeing Loth-Cat coming, it charges too. Despite the charge, it looks delighted with this development. Come on! Bring it! Make it stronger!!]

[Shadowmaru leans against the porch railing, grinning.]

Goodness. What a coincidence this is. I'm not even prepared of guests.

[singlespacedad]

[And now there's a full-blown wrestling match taking place on Shadowmaru's lawn. Mando sidesteps it and joins Shadowmaru on the porch. He looks up and down the length of it, then back at his boyfriend.]

Where's Oberon?

[This much glitter must mean the Type: Null is nearby, right?]

[sassymaru]

[He blinks, clearly not expecting this question to be the first thing Mando utters...]

Well. Hello to you as well.

He's inside.

[singlespacedad]

Hi.

[Let Mando soothe that with a headbonk. A short one, though, since he's been outside and his helmet is probably cold.]

There's a lot of glitter around, that's all. I thought he must be out here playing.

[sassymaru]

[He'll take the cold for that head-bonk. Thank you. It does soothe the ruffled feathers somewhat.]

You're not the first to say that. And here I thought I'd gotten the hang of cleaning.

[singlespacedad]

[Oh no, he wasn't suggesting Shadowmaru is messy or not cleaning!]

Maybe he's just been more enthusiastic about his glitter lately.

[There's a whump and a loud roar from out in the yard.]

Sounds like they're having fun. Did your bug just evolve?

[sassymaru]

Ahh... yes, that must be it.

[He absently pushes his hair back. More glitter goes sparkling to the floor.]

He did. He's intensely proud of himself, I must admit.

[singlespacedad]

[Okay, that was a suspicious shower of glitter, and Oberon is nowhere around. Mando lifts one gloved hand and makes the same gesture, pushing Shadowmaru's hair back. When he retrieves his hand, the palm is covered in purple glitter.]

Shadowmaru... I think the glitter is coming from you.

[sassymaru]

- what?

[What.]

[What?]

[He looks at Mando's hand. Then the ground. And after another moment, he's fluffing both hands through his hair. After which, he looks like he just walked out of a club.]

How?

[singlespacedad]

I have no idea.

[Mando runs both hands through Shadowmaru's hair and holds them up to show him. Glitter coats his palms.]

I kind of like it, though. It suits you.

[sassymaru]

[The hands in his hair is unfairly pleasant. But what comes after certainly isn't.]

[From the look of dismay on his face, you'd think he'd just lost his hair entirely.]

It's going to get everywhere. Especially in your armor...

[singlespacedad]

My armour wipes clean.

[He's gotten far grosser stuff than glitter on it!]

[sassymaru]

... My dear knight, it's glitter.

If you can wipe every trace of it from anything, then you have some sort of magic.

[Mando it's not gross, but it gets. Everywhere. Constantly.]

[singlespacedad]

[Mando laughs quietly.]

Shadowmaru, if you think I haven't been finding glitter in my armour for months now, you haven't been paying attention.

[He's well aware of how glitter is craft herpes, darling. But it's okay. It's a price he's willing to pay.]

[sassymaru]

You-!

[He makes a few gestures with his hands, trying to keep his fluster going. But it drains out of him, and he slumps in defeat.]

- Make a good point. As per usual.

[Of course, now that he doesn't have to worry about Mando being upset...] My poor bathroom.

[singlespacedad]

[Mando gently pats Shadowmaru on the shoulder. There, there, glitter boyfriend.]

I can help you clean the bathroom. Boober has been showing me how.

[sassymaru]

[Even more glitter poofs up when his shoulder is pat.]

Maybe we should affix strainers to the drains now...

[singlespacedad]

I think that would be a good idea.

[sassymaru]

Thank you, my dear knight.

Your support is, as always, sincerely welcome.