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[adorabull]

bEING HOME FOR CHRISTMAS MADE ME, uM, fORGET HOW MANY STAIRS, hOGWARTS, hAS EVERYWHERE,

uHHH, tHERE ARE NO STAIRS, aT HOME, jUST RAMPS,
bUT BEING BACK IS NICE, uH,
i GUESS,

i MISSED YOU ALL A LOT! jUST, uH, nOT THE CASTLE SO MUCH,

oH! bILLY, i NEVER REALLY HAD, uH, tHE CHANCE TO SAY THANK YOU!
tHAT WAS ONE OF THE, bEST CHRISTMAS PRESENTS i'VE EVER GOT,
sO, uM, tHANKS! iF I CAN DO, aNYTHING, tO MAKE IT UP TO YOU,
lET ME KNOW,

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[status_is_not_quo]

I'm glad you liked it. The mechanics were kind of fiddly, and I had to make sure there was nothing electronic so that it could work at Hogwarts, too. But it should be just fine! And if it ever needs repairs, you know where to find me.

Come on, Tavros, it was a present. That means all you have to do to make it up to me is enjoy it. Okay?

[adorabull]

yOU DIDN'T HAVE TO, uHHH, gO THROUGH SO MUCH, tROUBLE,
fOR ME, lIKE THAT,
bUT THANK YOU SO MUCH, bECAUSE IT'S REALLY, wONDERFUL!

uMMM, aND i CAN'T JUST,
aCCEPT SOMETHING, tHAT AWESOME AND NOT DO SOMETHING IN RETURN,
i JUST DON'T KNOW, uH, wHAT i COULD EVEN DO,

[status_is_not_quo]

Tavros really, it was no trouble. I love a good challenge. Like I said, I'm glad you like it.

I'm serious, the fact that you like it is good enough for me. If you're really serious about repaying me somehow, I'm sure you'll think of something, but really. Not a problem. My pleasure. No strings attached.

[adorabull]

tHANK YOU,
i DON'T REALLY, kNOW WHAT TO, sAY,

[status_is_not_quo]

You already said it, dork.

The "it" being "Thank you".

And I mean dork in the most hypocritical, term of endearment sense.
Thought I'd clarify. Since I can't convey tone over text.

_{[GJ Billy now you just look like a doofus. Oh well, at least his feelings won't be hurt by a misunderstanding.]}

This is soooo late, and I am sorry.

[adorabull]

uH, tHANKS AGAIN,,,

aND i MEAN THAT IN THE MOST, uM, tHANKFUL AND ALSO GRATEFUL, sENSE,
bECAUSE i CAN'T EITHER, ):{

[quixotical]

Ah, are you Ta... ( Wait, checking that name. Right. ) Tavros?

[adorabull]

uHHH, yES SIR!
dID i DO SOMETHING WRONG,
bECAUSE i'M REALLY SORRY IF I, dID,,,

[quixotical]

Oh no, nothing wrong at all! I had a friend of yours asking if you were in my class or not.

[adorabull]

oH, uH,
i AM! uNLESS, uHHH, i HAD TO SIGN BACK UP, aFTER THE NEW YEAR!
wHICH i CAN, dO,

wAIT, uH, wHO WAS ASKING ABOUT, mE?

[quixotical]

Oh, well you shouldn't have to - I'm just new this semester and hadn't gotten my class listing yet. I couldn't tell your friend if you were or not!

And oh, it was, let's see - ( Checking, checking. ) I think his name was Gamzee! He expressed interest in the class if you were in it.

[adorabull]

oH, i DIDN'T REALIZE-
i MEAN, uM,
i'M SORRY, i DIDN'T KNOW, yOU WERE NEW,,,
i'M REALLY SORRY,,,

[Oh and of course it was Gamzee, he should have realized sooner. He's super glad that Gamzee would join so he would actually have someone he knew in class.]

[quixotical]

Haha, no apologies needed! I'm excited to know I have eager students in my class. I hope you're still interested in Care of Magical Creatures!

[adorabull]

yES SIR! dEFINITELY,
i'VE ALWAYS LOVED, aNIMALS, wHICH IS WHY i SIGNED UP FOR,
tHE CLASS THIS YEAR,
aND i REALLY HATED WAITING THREE WHOLE,
yEARS TO BE ABLE TO, jOIN!

[quixotical]

Aw, well now you can! I'll try to be the best professor you can have, okay!

THIS IS LATE i am so sorry

[adorabull]

yOU TEACH MY FAVOURITE CLASS,
sO THAT MEANS YOU, uM, aLREADY ARE!

[mo_cara]

dId YoU gEt ThAt ShIt I sEnT yOu MoThErFuCkEr???

[Gamzee sent a very bizarre package out to Tavros over the holidays - there was a handmade card with all sorts of hard to decipher drawings of clowns and two figures that were probably supposed to be Tavros and Gamzee themselves, arms around each other, little music notes coming from perfectly round mouths. There was some kind of fancy Father Christmas ornament that had had the legs broken off, and a chair painstakingly constructed for him, with wheels attached (Gamzee had an odd affinity for model things, possibly because of the glue). A CD of Christmas rap from the nineties. And everything had been packed with balled up Christmas paper of various colors, some random bows, and ... glitter?]

[adorabull]

oH YEAH, i DID! i JUST DON'T HAVE, mY OWN OWL AND, tHE ONE YOU SENT IT WITH, uH,
gOT SCARED OFF, bY ONE OF OUR, aNIMALS,
sO i COULDN'T THANK YOU,

sO, uHHH, i GUESS I CAN DO THAT, nOW, sORRY

tHANK YOU! i REALLY LIKED, tHE CARD! bUT i DON'T HAVE A CD PLAYER,
sO, uM, i COULDN'T LISTEN TO IT,,, bUT IT LOOKS LIKE, iT WOULD BE GOOD!

[mo_cara]

oH sHiT mY bAd, I gUeSs I fUcKeD uP oN tHaT.
i'Ll GiVe YoU mInE, iT dOn'T wOrK hErE, bUt It PrObAbLy WoUlD aT yOuR pAd Or MaYbE hOgSmEaDe RiGhT?

[adorabull]

iT'S ALRIGHT BRO, dON'T FEEL BAD OR ANYTHING, iT'S MY FAULT FOR, nOT OWNING A CD PLAYER! i'M SORRY,

aLSO i DON'T KNOW, if THEY WOULD WORK IN HOGSMEADE, oR NOT,,,
bUT THEY WOULD AT, mY HOUSE!

oR I BET WE COULD, mAYBE SNEAK SOMEWHERE,
aWAY FROM HOGWARTS ONE NIGHT, mAYBE,,,
bUT WE COULD GET IN, a LOT OF TROUBLE, sO,
uHHH, fORGET i SAID ANYTHING,

[He hastily makes the last paragraph private before he gets in trouble accidentally!!! because that would be horribull and he doesn't even know what he was thinking for suggesting that.]

[Spelled private]

[mo_cara]

HeLl YeS, mY bRoThEr!
YoU gOt YoUr ThInKpAn FuLl Of SoMe SwEeT bRaIn JuIcE nOw!
YoU wAnT tO gO oUt To ThE fOrEsT wHaT iS AlL fOrBiDdEn AnD sHiT?

private~

[adorabull]

nO, nO, nO, uHHH,
i DON'T THINK THAT, wOULD REALLY BE,
a GOOD IDEA AT ALL ACTUALLY,
i REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT, i WAS THINKING, sUGGESTING THAT!
tHE FOREST IS DANGEROUS, aND WHAT IF WE GET HURT,
oR CAUGHT AND, eXPELLED?

private~

[mo_cara]

I wIlL sTrAiGhT uP pRoTeCt YoU mY bRoThEr. :o)
BuT wE cOuLd GeT oUr RhYtHm On SoMeWhErE eLsE, tOo, If YoU gOt It AlL pErCoLaTiNg Up In YoUr NuGbOnE.

private~

[adorabull]

uMMM,
i DON'T THINK THERE ARE ANY OTHER, pLACES OUTSIDE OF HOGWARTS,
iT'S JUST, fOREST EVERYWHERE,
wE WOULD HAVE TO GO, iNTO THE FOREST TO, gET ANYWHERE ELSE,,,

bUT I, uH, gUESS IF YOU'RE THERE, mAYBE IT WON'T BE SO,
bAD? bUT THERE'S STILL, tHE FACT WE MIGHT GET CAUGHT, sO DON'T YOU THINK, wE SHOULDN'T, rISK IT?

[He is having aaaall the conflictions. On one hand, he wants to listen to his CD and hang out with Gamzee, but on the other hand...DETENTION IS SCARY. Why does life put him in such difficult situations.]

private~

[mo_cara]

[Gamzee practically lives in detention sometimes, so it doesn't hold any great fears for him. As long as he avoids it enough to avoid getting expelled, he's all good.]

NaH iT's CoOl.
YoU wOn'T gEt KiCkEd OuT fOr OnE nIgHt OuT oF bOuNdS.
aNd If We GeT dEtEnTeD, aT LeAsT iT'd Be ToGeThEr, YeAh?

private~

[adorabull]

uHH,
wELL i GUESS IF YOU AREN'T, aFRAID,
tHEN i SHOULDN'T BE, eITHER, mAYBE,,,
sO, uM,

i GUESS WE COULD, gO, i MEAN IT COULD, uM,
bE FUN,

private~

[mo_cara]

MoThErFuCkIn MiRaClEs!
WhErE yOu Be At, BrO?

la la late, sorry!

[adorabull]

i'M IN THE DORM,

No worries!

[mo_cara]

tHeN lEt'S mOtHeRfuCkIn Go!

[selfmakeout]

if you ever need help up the stairs you know you can ask me!

This isn't late, you're just in the future??

[adorabull]

jADE!

nO, yOU DON'T HAVE TO DO THAT, uM, i'M SURE i CAN FIND A WAY UP THEM!

[selfmakeout]

yes, it is me!! :O
but i really want to help you out :\
you are my friend after all
and i know how difficult things can be for you

[i_bullieve_i_can_fly]

i KNOW, i MEANT THAT IN A, uM, sURPRISED, aND HAPPY KIND OF, wAY,

tHAT IS REALLY NICE OF YOU, bUT i REALLY WOULDN'T WANT TO BE AN INCONVENIENCE,
bECAUSE THAT'S WHAT i WOULD BE IF i ASKED FOR, uH, hELP,
gETTING UP ALL THESE STAIRS,

[bluhbluhhugewitch]

Well, well, look what managed to crawl 8ack to school.

^ see above on how sorry I am for how late this is.

[adorabull]

uM, i TOOK THE TRAIN,,, bUT yEAH,

aogiaojg lmao you're fine

[bluhbluhhugewitch]

You took the train? Imagine that! So did I. Funny, I didn't see you on...
I can't 8elieve they were a8le to fit your wheelchair on!

[i_bullieve_i_can_fly]

uHHHH
iT WAS A TIGHT SQUEEZE, i GUESS, mAYBE,

[bluhbluhhugewitch]

You GUESS? May8e??
You were there, weren't you?

[tellsthestories]

Goodness, you poor thing! How do you manage with all the stairs?

^ ^ ^ Laaaaaate

[adorabull]

uH, i,,, iT'S HARD,
dETERMINATION, i GUESS,

[cuddlefishpeixes]

)(i Tavros, welcome back! I )(ope you )(ad a WOND----ERFUL )(oliday! 38D

O)(, I )(ave a little somet)(ing for you I picked up over )(oliday. I t)(oug)(t you mig)(t like it! S)(ould I just bring it to your room?

[adorabull]

yOU DIDN'T HAVE TO GET ME ANYTHING, fEFERI!

aND, i CAN COME TO YOU,
i DON'T MIND,

Late as hell

[cuddlefishpeixes]

But you're my friend! I wanted to! 38D

Okay, if you want to, I'll meet you in t)(e common room in a few minutes.

Never as late as I am.

[i_bullieve_i_can_fly]

wELL, i GUESS IF YOU REALLY WANTED, tO, iT WOULD BE RUDE TO, sAY NO,

sO, uM, oKAY i GUESS, i WILL BE DOWN IN A FEW MINUTES,