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[forgingfires]

"You have contacted the great Red Son! Leave a message after the beep and keep it brief. If this is about a repair job, state the object and problem."

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[forgingfires]

No, it definitely wouldn't. So definitely better before, then the early stages of mastering.

[castaside]

I'd offer to help, but you're going to tell me that's not necessary, right? [ Just casually offering to talk to Wukong like it doesn't bring up any huge clashing feelings at all, nothing different here nope!!! ]

[forgingfires]

You speaking on my behalf for something like this might make him think we do have something, you know? [Its a half joke. Wukong PROBABLY wouldn't think it, but it really isn't something for Macaque to speak on his behalf for.]

[castaside]

[ A short burst of laughter ]

So what if he does? It's not his business.

[ Yep all normal here, fully 100% nothing weird ]

[forgingfires]

...

[He raises an eyebrow. He expect some snark, but this is a bigger reaction than he expected.]

True, true. Really, it would serve him right, my efforts wouldn't be half bad as seduction attempts.

[castaside]

Don't look so surprised. When you shoot someone down, they're eventually going to move on. He made his choice. [ Macaque doesn't sound bitter or sad or anything, it's just a casual statement of fact. ]

All evidence points to you being fine at seducing me so far. I'm just saying.

[forgingfires]

[...]

[?????]

Did you two have another talk?

[castaside]

Did we need to? I was perfectly clear the first time.

[forgingfires]

I suppose. You just seem...

Less burdened? By a fair amount? [Are you drugged sir.]

[castaside]

Isn't that a good thing? I'm not pining after him, and he won't have to be worried about me wanting more than he can give. How is that not a win?

[forgingfires]

I mean, yes. [He wants the Shadowpeach to get along, it doesn't HAVE to be romantic, as long as they're happy. He knows the romantic feelings make it complicated.]

It just seems sudden. [Eventually getting over the feelings is good, but he knows that isn't generally a quick process.]

[castaside]

Quit worrying. Breakthroughs happen. [ Via brain lasers. ]

[forgingfires]

....just to check, is this a manner of hours break through, or has this been at least a few days?

[castaside]

A few days, but it was cooking for longer.

Stop fretting before I start feeling like I need to sedate you. It's fine. Better than fine; he gets what he wants, and I stop wanting more than I have. Take a win when you hear it, yeesh.

[forgingfires]

[He opens his mouth. Closes it.]

...maybe I'm just used to us being emotional disasters. [Is that it. None of the rest of them know how to deal with their feelings, that its weird when someone does actually just move on????]

[Like maybe he did just needed a solid rejection??????????????]

[castaside]

Be fair, he was the one thing I was a disaster about, which wasn't any fun for me and I know it wasn't for him.

You experienced what you thought was a one-sided love for a couple of weeks, can you really not tell me that it wouldn't be a relief to be rid of that? Presuming you were outright told it wasn't going to happen, of course.

[forgingfires]

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That is an extremely complicated and involved subject for me specifically, considering MK was the milder version of that.

[castaside]

[ He waves a casual hand in the air, dismissive. ]

Fine, fine. Well, it's not that complicated for me. [ ?????? He seems serious enough but none of this sounds right, given the length and breadth of the conversations they had about it. ]

[forgingfires]

[Some of us don't know how to function without some form of heart ache and its been An Adjustment Period that may or may not have fueled daddy issues.]

Just from how you spoke about it, it just sounded like it'd take longer.

I'm glad you're...happy? Hopefully.

I just wasn't expecting it.

[castaside]

Next time I have good news I'll start working you up to it over a period of weeks.

[forgingfires]

What's sad is I can't say that would be a bad call.

[castaside]

That is sad. Maybe work on that.

Anyway, the fire? I think that's where we left off.

[forgingfires]

I should probably talk to Wukong myself about it.

Then I'd probably need to count out a good place to work on it. Some place in the ocean, the water and earth makes it the hardest to catch. [Salt being earth.]

[castaside]

Let's say you decide to do this, what would you need to make it safe? Other than a location where it's harder to spark a brushfire that ends reality.

[forgingfires]

If Mei's an indication, MK and Saya. You or Kantera wouldn't be a bad call either.

[Have those friendship feelings thrown out there.]

I'd need to do meditation, be in a more stable mental state. Make sure I'm starting off on the right foot.

[A pause.]

And we're a good way through winter....which gets too close to... [A groan, face in hand.]