44 (The Steeplechase)

[her_mouse_jesty]

[In the rush of making new friends, seeing love bloom, and the mood of the holiday spirit, Minnie has managed to lighten up considerably. In fact, thanks to one of her new friends, she's contemplating something very silly that she's taking seriously.  In Saffron, she's sitting in the Pokemon Center, tapping a pencil to a notepad in contemplating if

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[ttlyahero]

[Hello again, Minnie! He's... going to pretend he didn't hear that first part - he doesn't want to know if you've been kissing other people other than Mickey, what-

Though he does consider the second question.]

I think if you feel like you're truly a normal human then you are. Sometimes it's the choices you make that make you who you are, y'know?

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[ttlyahero]

It'd help but... [Yeah, you're too distressed over this, Minnie. That's not good. And kisses are sacred, okay! You don't need to kiss people you don't want to. So, for once, he'll actually put a downer on something.]

The people who brought us here wouldn't let it be that easy though, surely?

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[her_mouse_jesty]

I owe it to my friends and anyone missing their body to at least try.

[this eraser is apparently delicious. She's almost chewing the pencil in half.]

Sometimes, you just have to make sacrifices!

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[ttlyahero]

Minnie... [Aw, she's making him feel bad because he can't help her completely.]

It's not your responsibility. [He pauses and lowers his eyes.]

If anything, we should be finding out who's doing this to make them stop, rather than... taking it that far.

So stop chewing on that before you give yourself lead poisoning... [He gives her a faint smile.]

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[her_mouse_jesty]

Huh?

[She blinks, and then looks down at her mangled pencil. She blushes sheepishly, pulling it out of her mouth.]

... Heehee. Sorry.

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[ttlyahero]

[He smiles sheepishly as well at that.]

It's alright, I just don't want you to get ill, after all.

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[her_mouse_jesty]

Not to worry, I don't feel any splinters on my tongue.

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[ttlyahero]

Good, that's a relief.

Though. [He hesitates, before-] Don't put so much pressure on yourself for this, alright?

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[her_mouse_jesty]

... I just want to help in whatever way I can.

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[ttlyahero]

I know. I'd feel the same, but... I also think people shouldn't have to give up things for it either.

We'll find an alternate answer, y'know?

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[her_mouse_jesty]

Thank you, Alfred.

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[ttlyahero]

It's no problem, really.

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[her_mouse_jesty]

[tries to cheer up-]

Is there anything you'd like for Christmas?

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[ttlyahero]

[Yes, stop being so down, it's not good for her...

Though he blinks at that.]

Actually, I'm not really sure what there even is to get here.

[He gives her a warm smile.] I'm sure anything from you would be perfect.

[He's totally making hers, by the way. It's going to be wonderful and special.]

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[her_mouse_jesty]

Oh, you're so sweet. Santa will really reward such a good boy~!

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[ttlyahero]

[He laughs at that, deciding to go along with it.]

I'm not really saying it for the reward though. I plan on making a lot of the gifts I'm sending, so I hope you don't mind surprises?