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[rashness]

[Video-y]

[So Ryoji Announcing in the other day reminded him. So he's on a video now! He's shirtless. His tail is behind him, and he's blushing. He is flustered and stuff! So he comes on the video and... bows to the video]

I'm sorry! During that pageant a while back! I uh, caused a problem for a lot of people [by burning their clothes off] and so I'm sorry for that! [He gets up, bows again, and then gets up again. ...Before itching his muscular abs, feeling awkward. Where should he- oh right!] And uh... Congrats, Fenimore! I already congratulated Shiemi, but you got straight up third place! That's awesome!

...Oh right, and I'm sorry I signed you up if you didn't enjoy that, Cloche.

[...Ehehe. He grins, sheepishly before he goes to pick up the journal and have it look over the pool behind house 15] I'm finally done repairing this pool! So if you want you can come swim at it! Behind House 15, that is.

[He means the people he's apologizing to. but this is an open entry so be brings it back up to his face now]

And uh, that's it.

Comments

[rashness]

Y-yeah, I mean. You earned it?

[A...hahha]

[blessingone]

[Again, it takes her a moment to figure out how to reply to this, though it's more noticeable since it's after his response.]

...I guess I did put in enough effort. [Not that she exactly wants to be known for earning something like that.]

[rashness]

Yeah! And when you win something with effort, you gotta be proud for it, obviously!

[blessingone]

...So, you'd feel proud if you placed in that kind of contest?

[Not that the double standards make this exactly comparable on from a societal viewpoint, even if most women don't wear pants where she's from and her people's men seem to prefer robes and tunics. Just saying.]

[rashness]

Ye....no.... maybe?

[blessingone]

[There's an exhale of breath that suggests a suppressed laugh.]

That's sort of how I feel about it, too. "Maybe." I don't know what to think. But I guess it's not really important.

[rashness]

Alright, fine, fine. [And he hums before] You still looked good.

[blessingone]

[There's a fairly substantial pause. As has been noted previously, she's not really sure how to take doing well in such a contest. To be told to that she looked good in men's clothes...okay, she's seen enough of this in her stay here, but it's still odd to apply to herself.]

...Thanks. [So verbose.]

[rashness]

No problem!