talk to me, dance with me.

[shitglasses]

the FIRST LINE OF DIALOGUE meme

• generate some dialogue.
• stick it in your top level.
• respond to others.
• have fun! or don't. i'm not the boss.

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[stillarhino]

[Beat doesn't immediately clock her surprise, continuing to munch on the cup of fries that he has in hand.]

Not too long. Whatchu lookin' at?

[He looks out in the general direction Susato has been looking, not spotting whatever or whoever it is that caught her attention.]

[judicialassistant]

[ Surprise! It's a book. Does Beat spend any time in a library under normal circumstances? Well, he does now.

Welcome to the Tree of Stories. ]

Nothing. I was re-reading this story, The Princess and the Frog... [ CERTAIN THINGS MAY HAVE HAPPENED that may or may not have led to her wishing to refresh her memory. Maybe. ]

[stillarhino]

[It was certainly unusual circumstances that he finds himself here, with food no less, but he doesn't seem too concerned by it. Which wasn't the case for the other patrons around them, looking pointedly for not modulating his voice in a library setting.

His brows furrow, just as he pops another fry into his mouth.]

Ain't that a kids' book? Whatchu re-readin' that for?

[judicialassistant]

[ BEAT PLEASE. Susato shuts the book and stands up under the other patrons' watchful gaze. ] B, Because--

[ ...... ]

Before I answer that, we should go outside. Particularly if you plan to continue eating.

[stillarhino]

[He looks down at the cup. Then back to Susato.

Oh, he gets it.

And he holds it out to her.]

You want some? Shoulda asked earlier. My bad.

[judicialassistant]

[ Shhhh. The hushing becomes more insistent, causing Susato to appear flush. Finally, she shakes her head and shoves the book at him as she pushes him towards the door. ]

Outside. And don't let any fall.

[ ......Only after they make it outside does she look left, then right, as if she's about to do something scandelous--

--before she grabs a fry with her free hand and sticks it in her mouth. Yum. ]

[stillarhino]

[There isn't much resistance from him as Susato pushes him out of the library. Once they're finally outside, he turns back to look at her, offering the cup for them to share as they talk.]

Aight, we outside now. You gonna tell me what's with the book?

[judicialassistant]

[ MUNCH MUNCH MUNCH.

......Is it even possible to eat just one fry? If anyone could, it's probably Susato. Unfortunately, she winds up taking a second before she can talk herself out of it. ]

...D, Do you remember the big pot? The one at the hot springs. Everyone was adding whatever they wanted to it. [ He knows the one. ]

[stillarhino]

[Huh. Her munching reminds him of a certain police detective with her snacks. But he keeps that knowledge to himself in the meantime.

His immediate response about hearing the pot though is a loud groan.]

Augh, yeah I remember. Kinda hard to forget 'bout it. My stomach's feeling all kinds a' upset now that we thinkin' about it.

[Many things happened that day that Beat would like to forget.]

[judicialassistant]

[ Ema did teach her the Way of the Snackoo... though that sadly doesn't anything to do with the explanation at hand. The fries are equally addictive, though the conversation seems to have soured her appetite.

Susato glances off to the side once Beat seems to understand. ]

A dear friend of mine ate something that turned him into a frog.

[stillarhino]

[The disgusted look on his face immediately shifts, his eyes widening at what she had just told him.]

He turned into a what? 'Cause a' the stuff that was in the pot?

[He takes it back. All the other things that happened to him wasn't as bad as that!]

[judicialassistant]

......Yes. He was, um, rather cute, actually.

B, But it's okay! Because I fixed it.

[ She is probably going to have to spell it out for him, but that's okay. ]

[stillarhino]

[You assumed correctly, Susato.]

...Fixed it? Like he ain't a frog no more? Or that he's aight bein' a frog now?

[judicialassistant]

He is most definitely not a frog anymore.

[ ......You know what, she's just going to take another potato chip fry and eat it. ]

Have you ever read the story? There are many versions, you know.

[stillarhino]

[It's only when she takes a fry that Beat remembers he still has the cup in his hand. He takes a few and starts eating them.]

Nah, can't say I have, yo. I jus' know 'bout it.

[Even as a child, Beat was never much of a reader.]

[judicialassistant]

[ DEEP BREATH. Okay, here it goes: ]

There is a prince who is cursed into the form of a frog by a wicked fairy. In the most popular version of the story...

The princess kisses him to break the curse.

[stillarhino]

...So you found a princess to kiss 'im?

[Wouldn't surprise him considering the kinds of people that seem to be around.]

1/3

[judicialassistant]

[ WHY IS HE LIKE THIS ]

2/3

[judicialassistant]

[ No, it's okay, he never knew she was a princess. ]

N, No, I did!

[judicialassistant]

[ SAY IT LOUDER FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK WHY DON'T YOU. Susato gulps, then bites her lip. ]

I... I was a princess once, so I thought it might work with a little dream magic.

[ It did. ]

1/4

[stillarhino]

[stillarhino]

[stillarhino]

[Surprised Pikachu!]

[stillarhino]

WAIT, YOU WAS A PRINCESS? Like, for real, yo?!

[judicialassistant]

Y- Yes, for real! ......y, yo.

[ Oh. Nope, nope. Slip of the tongue, absolutely never saying that again. She clears her throat. ]

It was before you got here, last April. There was a lovely Flower Festival being held at the time... like hanami.