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[redheadedstepson]

Yo. Reno. You know what to do.

*BEEP*

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[pushpin]

apparently U, u fuckin idiot
idk start with hardboiled eggs
boiling water, 7 minutes
not hard

[redheadedstepson]

[ So...there's not different types of eggs? You have to make them like that?

Reno flat-eyes at his comm display. Of course he's not that stupid, but MGS sure treats him like he is sometimes. Can't the kid give him a little credit?

Although he didn't know about how to boil eggs and he does like them as a snack so that stays at the front of his mind for later. ]

uh ya bro i no thats what im sayin
ffs man

do i put the eggs n the water 2 boil or add them after its boiled???

[ Time to start an apartment fire. ]

[pushpin]

after
only put enough water in to cover the eggs or itll overflow when it boils though

[h o w]

[redheadedstepson]

[ He's just that fuckin' majestic. He's so hot, things catch fire around him.

At least that's the argument he's gonna use when the authorities get there.

He is making notes of what he's told, though. This seems like something he can do without someone hands-on guiding him through it. Of course now he's gotta go out and buy a tabletop burner and eggs and a pot. But whatever. It'll pay for itself eventually. ]

ok n im gonna assume dont put eggs on top of 1 another???
i eat a lot man
aint exactly ur human norm u no
metabolism like woah

so i gotta get a big pot if i want a lot? 2 spread them out?

u want some if they come out good? [ Because he's gonna be really fuckin' proud okay? ]

[pushpin]

.....just do like 3-4 at a time wtf
idk ive never made fuckin OODLES OF EGGS u might need to cook them longer

no i dont want any i can make my own goddamn eggs

[redheadedstepson]

y u gotta be so rude

[ Huff. ]

ok so just do a few at a time
got it
ffs this is gonna take forever 2 feed me
whatever i like boiled eggs

u ever had a chocobo omelette???
i wish i could get u n egg from a chocobo

[ He texts over a photo of himself and Rude on chocobos, Rude looking grim and deadpan, Reno wide-mouthed and probably screeching with excitement. ]

best fuckin eggs ever man

1/2

[pushpin]

[what the -- ]

[what the fuck]

[pushpin]

WHAT THE HELL IS THAT

[redheadedstepson]

its a chocobo man
look

[ He sends over a few pictures from the Chocobo Ranch, massive birds running all about. He sends a fat black Chocobo chick picture as well. ]

i want 1 so bad
theyre so fuckin cute yo

[pushpin]

just 1 would make so much fucking fried chicken

[redheadedstepson]

u would think right?
but the meat isnt as good as chicken
theyre super tough obvz
the eggs r hella good though

if u want a lot of good meat u cook this

[ He texts over a slightly blurred photo of a Behemoth literally just smacking a motorbike into the air. Someone was running and snapping photos. Namely Reno. ]

its so thick n juicy omg
omfg im so hungry

[pushpin]

what
the fuck
is THAT

[redheadedstepson]

behemoth
real bitch man
real bitch
behemoth meat cost so much omfg

but its some of the best

way better than adamantaimai but not as like fancy as red dragon
beachplug sushi is good tho
o ya n hochu salad

[ Each thing mentioned gets a picture linked, from the giant turtle and literal red dragon to the massive nautilus and colorful plant monster. Then he sends a picture (from a reasonable distance) of a malboro. ]

do not eat these
dont even like come round them
they r scary fucks

[pushpin]

these are all scary fucks ?!
U HAVE THESE BACK HOME ?????

[redheadedstepson]

ya man n worse if u count jenova shit n summons
i guess its prob p crazy 2 some ppl
what i hear abt other ppl worlds is kinda rly
i dunno
light n easy?
mundane maybe?

not sure how 2 say it
safer :D

[pushpin]

uh
yea
we dont got monsters or nothin.....

[redheadedstepson]

so how does life not get rly boring?
are there any undiscovered places?
adventures?
like what do u do?
u just seem like some1 that wouldnt settle for bland

[pushpin]

what the hell does that mean
i like not gettin my arms ripped off u know

[redheadedstepson]

no shit??
gasp
shocker

>:(

i mean u dont seem like u wanna spend ur life workin a dead end job and livin in the same town 4ever
itd be kinda depressing 2 see u do that
u got 2 much life
that said
what is there 2 do where u ppl come from??

[pushpin]

ill do what i gotta do to make money
i dont care how depressing it is

i dunno ? visit a fucking aquarium ? what do u wanna know

[redheadedstepson]

i dunno
its just the longest weve gone without fightin
so i was enjoyin it

[ Have a pic of a Moogle to distract from his irritation. ]

mag has this joint
super expensive
food looks amazin
u wanna go?

[ Another pic comes through showing the article of a high-end location, the food rich, gourmet. Quite decadent. It's the restaurant he got a voucher for a night for two. He'd planned on a double date but never heard back. He'd intended to take Guanshan anyways, but thought the teen would be less uncomfortable if other people were there, making it less intimate. That all fell through, but he still wants to take the teen. If he wants to go. Otherwise maybe he'll just give the voucher away? He's not sure. Maybe go with someone else. Eh. ]

[pushpin]

& we still aint fightin
all i did was ask u a question

whats this thing it looks like a stuffed animal

[this looks... uh, expensive -- yeah, that]

[he has an outfit that'd suit it now at least, something stuffed in his closet that he can piece together and pretend makes him look high class... it's the shoes, that's what he's learned]

[but...]

neither of us really belong in a place like this

[redheadedstepson]

nah i no
i just dunno what 2 ask
like what do u do when u arent doin the money thing?
what do u consider a good day?

thats a moogle
theyre these little furry people
real rare
kupo

[ He frowns at the last text, sucking his teeth softly before clucking his tongue. ]

says who?
any1 says that can fuck themselves
u belong wherever u wanna be
aint no class req on the article
u wanna all u can eat at the snazziest place n town?
thats what were gonna do

[pushpin]

[it's a difficult question; too much of his happiness is tied to his inner world, flimsy and self-regulated, and too much of it is tied to things he'd rather not reveal to Reno -- about his life, about himself]

i guess.....
get up, not have to change clothes
eat & watch morning tv w/ my ma
play video games & just relax
maybe play basketball in the evening & cook a decent dinner
i dont know
i like boring

i wanna kick it like a fuckin football
i want to charlie brown the shit outta this little guy





.....its all u can eat ?

[got him]

[redheadedstepson]

[ It's not technically an all you can eat, but the voucher will cover enough to fill up the teen, he's fairly sure. If not, Reno will pay. Price of admission, he supposes.

Reading about the good day by Guanshan's standards makes the Turk take pause, reconsidering his constant motion and frenetic lifestyle.

There's nothing wrong with boring...he just can't live that way. He uses all the noise in his life to drown out the noise in his head, however unhealthy it may be. Recalling his time in quietude with Emil, though, he's able to recognize the appeal of simplicity. ]

that actually sounds like a rly good day

moogles r p annoyin so i sympathize but i wouldnt kick em
theyre spooky weird man

all u can eat
whatever u want
wear whatever and pick a day