Hopefully heading for Exsilium

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You were really excited about this yesterday. And hey, I'm not saying that you're not still excited about it, anyone can see that you are. But you're scared.

I get it, it's been a long time, especially with you and me. I'm probably not the right person to be encouraging you like this, you have other muses better with words than I am but I think you need to hear it. You'll do great. I know your confidence took a hit the last time you gave me a shot but if there's one thing I know about you, it's that you know how to bounce back. If you didn't, I guess I'd be collecting dust by now.

Take a couple deep breaths. --calmer now? Even a little is an improvement. The reserves are still open, maybe it's not necessary, but it might be a good way to get yourself ready.

Now come on, play the game a little, and I'll be back with you before you know it.

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...oops. Sorry again.

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Definitely. I'm not about to just leave her when she needs me.

Probably. I mean, I've daydreamed sometimes so it's not like I can expect her not to.

No problem at all!

[brightens]

Sounds like she picked the right person to play, to me.

Nothing wrong with daydreaming! Ah... as long as you don't need to be doing something more important, at least.

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You think so? I hope she did. But I think she agrees with you. [It's all very flattering.]

I think she daydreams anyway, but still I don't think I can blame her for that. Sometimes your brain needs a break.

[brightens]

I do! And I know this stuff, trust me!

Mmmhm! If you think too much, you'd just get worn out. And it's nice to dream, every now and then.

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I'll trust you, I think you probably know better than me on this one.

If I can just get her daydreaming while she waits for her application to be looked over, I think I'll be set.

[brightens]

From the looks of things, you're safe now!

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Looks like it. And she's back to being excited anyway, making more icons than there's even room for and everything.

[brightens]

Your mun sounds a lot like mine! She's always making new ones, even though she doesn't even have enough room for the ones she already has.

But that's a good sign! And it is pretty nice, having a lot of icons.

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Yeah that sounds a lot like her. She made herself a community to give herself a reason to keep making them, and now she always makes too many.

I'll take your word for it, I've never had more than the ten I have now. She might change that, if she adds it into her budget.

[brightens]

I guess that sort of thing is fun for them? Making a whole bunch of icons... I'd probably get tired trying to make just one or two.

She can at least squeeze five more in there, huh? Since that many is still free!

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I don't even know if I'd have the motivation to make even one. It feels like there's better things for me to be doing.

I think I caught her saying something about scrapping what I've already got. She may even do it.

[brightens]

[ Like hunting adamantoise for their delicious meats!! ] If you saw my mun making them, you'd think they were the most important thing in the world! She sits there and uses this really complicated thingy and— I don't even know how to explain it.

And start over from the beginning? Well... at least it's only fifteen, right?

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[EXACTLY! If he can find one.] Mine too. She's got a sort of system though, so I think if the lighting's the same she's fast. Or something.

Now it's 100. Or I guess another 15 left. She just couldn't leave it alone.

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Same here. Unfortunately, the light changes a lot in most of the scenes I'm in... so she has to make a new one for every time she does a different scene. [ She giggles... ] You should hear some of the noises she makes when she gets frustrated about it! It's really funny.

They look really, really good. I like this one the most, I think. You look so shocked!

[ Just gonna try... imitating that shocked face, now. Very over-exaggerated, unfortunately. ]

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Yeah, that happened a lot for me. She had probably ten of those special layers, and three times as many variations. Or at least that's what it looked like to me. [He chuckles.] Probably a lot like over here. She squeaked a lot.

[a...ahahaha oh my god, Vanille imitating his expression is hilarious and he can't help but laugh.] That's pretty good.

Also she says thank you. Though I think she'll bury her face in her hands once she stops typing. [A smile.] Never met anyone as shy as her.

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Aha, yep! That sounds about right! Looked like hundreds of 'em, to me. It was pretty hard to keep up with.

[ She nods! ] Squeaking! And groaning... and then laughing... even if nothing was actually funny.

[ She knows it probably didn't look quite right, but it was just too funny not to try it herself! She laughs along with him, giving him a sheepish smile. ] Maybe if you're good, next time I'll try some of these! You do a lot of talking with your hands, huh.

Aaaaw, no need to be shy there, mun! It's a good thing!

I'm so sorry this took so long. But I really am enjoying this thread with Vanille~

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Not sure I'll even really get what it is they do, but if they like it then I guess we should leave it to them.

[It's his turn to nod.] The laughing happens pretty often. More often than her getting frustrated and tossing it all, anyway.

I guess I do. Most of the time I don't notice it. [Hand gestures are just so good for emphasis.] And don't worry, I'll be good.

We all keep trying to tell her that. Maybe it'll work sometime.

No problem at all! And likewise!

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I don't really, either, although my mun thinks they're pretty important. And says there's never enough of them. [ She shrugs. ]

It takes practice! If you do something over and over again, eventually, you'll have to get better at it! Right? [ Either that, or that's the definition of insanity: doing the same thing over and over again, expecting different results. ]

I'll have to take your word for it! [ And just as a show of good faith. She does that last one. Everyone in these games does thinkyface. ] How's this?

Think maybe if she hears it enough, it'll stick?

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Mine's pretty much the same on that one. And it's not just how many, but the expressions. I don't think she'll ever decide on the last few.

[Practice is better than insanity, let's go with practice.] They always say practice makes perfect. I don't know about perfect, but I think it usually makes better.

[He chuckles. Thinkyface is very popular!] Looks good, I think you have that one down.

It's worked before, it might work again.