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label chapter_8.50C:
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#Announcing a Date | Tradwife
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show anon neutral at aleft
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show fang neutral at scenter
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play music "audio/OST/Appreciating her Company.ogg" fadein 1.0
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"About fifteen minutes into the assignment, the two of us are just about done."
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"We’re making surprisingly good time."
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F "Uhm… and you said that the electrons hold the negative charge, right?"
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A "Yeah, yeah."
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F "Can’t imagine when I’d be using this crap in real life."
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A "You never know, you might shrink one day."
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show fang happy behind anon with dissolve
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F "Yeah, and you might stop pretending you’re livestreaming on Yousnoot."
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A "As far as you know I might be giving you incorrect answers, you know."
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F "Mhm, sure."
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"The teacher is making his rounds checking on the students and gets to our desks."
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show farnsworth flip at sleft with moveinleft
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Drf "Hello, Anon. Fang."
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Drf "Are you two getting along well?"
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AnonAndFang "Yes, Mister Fernsworth."
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Drf "Great to hear."
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Drf "You know, I’m real proud of you two."
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Drf "I remember at the start of the year you were at each other's' throats."
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Drf "And now look at you!"
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"The two of us cringe."
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A "Uhh… Yeah, thanks."
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Drf "At any rate, you two understand the material, right?"
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A "Oh yeah, Fang and I are fine."
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A "I was just helping them with a few problems."
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show fang sad flip with dissolve
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"Phew, remembered it this time."
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Drf "Good, good."
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Drf "I won’t keep you any longer then."
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hide farnsworth with moveoutleft
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show fang hiding with dissolve
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"Fernsworth meanders to pester the next few students."
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A "Anyways, where were we?"
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"Turning back to Fang, her hands are trying to cover her face."
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stop music fadeout 1.0
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play music "audio/OST/appreciating_the_scenery.ogg" fadein 1.0
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"Except the frown that’s impossible to hide with her long beak."
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A "Fang? You okay?"
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show fang happy flip with dissolve
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"An embarrassed smile forms as she begins to shake her head."
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show fang neutral flip
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F "Yeah. I'm good. Just, was reminded of something embarrassing."
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A "What?"
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F "Trish."
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A "Trish?"
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show fang sad flip
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F "I can't help it, I see her everyday. We tried signing up to as many classes together as we could and now I regret it."
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F "And every time I do I’m reminded of… this whole thing."
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A "I’m not good at the pronoun game, Fang. What whole thing?"
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F "THAT, the pronoun thing!"
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F "Now things are… different."
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F "And, I wish I hung out with Naser more than..."
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F "...her."
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"There's some disdain in the way she said it."
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"Now that they mentioned it, Trish has been very weird lately."
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"Should I mention to Fang the fact that every day in Math period I try to check if there's a bomb under my seat?"
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F "you're the one I see the least. It's such a shame."
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"Fang started stroking my hand on the table."
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F "Now though…"
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F "I’ve been thinking and…"
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F "And… I wouldn’t mind..."
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F "Wouldn’t mind if you called me Lucy."
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F "I… I’d like it, in fact."
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A "I… A-are you sure?"
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F "Mhm."
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"There’s a fragility to her voice. A stiffness in her nod."
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"But if Fa-"
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"If Lucy would like it then…"
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A "Alright then... Lucy."
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show fang happy flip with dissolve
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"She blushes again and looks away."
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"I test her name a couple times. It’s a nice name. Really sweet. But..."
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"Fang fits her more in my mind."
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Lucy "Only you, though."
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Lucy "I don’t know if I’m comfortable with anyone else saying it yet."
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A "I-I see."
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A "Thank you for sharing that with me."
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"Now both of us are blushing."
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"...Well, if we’re already in the moment, I may as well ask."
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A "A-anyways, Flucy."
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Lucy "Don’t stress yourself over it."
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show fang happy flip with dissolve
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A "Right, right."
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A "Anyways, uhh."
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A "Prom, right?"
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"Fang’s amber eyes zero in on mine."
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"Her pleading gaze bores through to my soul and I feel the unstoppable urge to comfort her in any way possible."
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A "... You uhh, wanna go with me?"
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stop music fadeout 1.0
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play music "audio/OST/Fuck You I Like To Shitpost.ogg" fadein 1.0
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"I watch as Lucy’s face slowly grows redder and redder."
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"Her lips turn from a thin line to an impressively massive grin."
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show fang hiding flip with dissolve
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"She tries to cover up her face with her hands."
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"When that fails to hide her growing excitement her wings engulf her upper body."
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"A squeal of elation penetrates the feathered cage, accompanied by the staccato beat of boots stomping rapidly on the ground."
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show fang happy flip with dissolve
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"Once the sounds of jubilation die down Lucy lowers her wings."
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"She takes a calming breath and shrugs nonchalantly."
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F "Sure, could be cool."
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"The whole class is snickering and I have to fight back my own."
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"Sadly it was a foe far greater than I."
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A "Pfffftttahahahaha."
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F "Up the shut fuck."
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Lucy "You’re my date. I’m allowed to be happy."
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"While her voice was petulant there was an underlying tone of cheer in it."
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"I reassured Lucy with a smile, which she responded by lowering her wings until they folded neatly behind her."
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A "Yeah. Though I should warn you that I can’t dance for shit. Your feet have been warned."
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Lucy "That’s fine."
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Lucy "I’ll just step on your feet instead."
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"Crap, I need a suit."
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Lucy "You’re mumbling again. And uhmm."
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Lucy "I could ask Naser for his old one."
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A "I was thinking something like that, but I’ll probably just ask my dad for his old tux."
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A "His is tailored for humans, after all."
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A "Be pretty silly to be walking around all night with the wingholes exposing my undershirt."
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Lucy "That’d be pretty silly, yeah."
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Lucy "And then there’s the tail."
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A "Oh god no."
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A "But yeah, my dad’s suit would work nice, even if it’s a bit old."
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A "He used to tell me about the parties he went to when he was about my age."
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Lucy "Sounds like he was a lot of fun."
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A "Anyways, you got anything to wear?"
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Lucy "My mom’s already probably bought the 'perfect outfit' for me."
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A "But the announcement for prom was just earlier this period."
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Lucy "And?"
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A "Sounds like it’s a date, then."
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"Fang’s smile is cherubic."
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"And before I can fully memorize it,"
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"*DING-DONG, BING-BONG*"
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A "Crap, the assignment."
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Lucy "We were mostly done with it anyways."
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"I look at our mostly done sheet."
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"Flipping it over, the backside has twice the questions and four times the blank spots."
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Lucy "M-mostly half way?"
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"I simply sigh and drop the sheet."
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A "Finish it at my place?"
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Lucy "Sounds like a second date."
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scene black with fade
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stop music fadeout 1.0
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"..."
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jump chapter_8.75C |