PC: CALEB

[headmt]

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[headmt]

[Patting him on the back.]

Lucky for me that I'm not very smart in the first place. [An attempt at a joke.] And probably even less than I was to begin with because of all the hits to the head lately.

[katzepaw]

You are. Don't sell yourself short. You were the star of bears class.

[I mean. He has the same brain as Lucien who isn't that smart but he's got his way. Molly's brain is just occupied by wanting to get laid and looking hot in nice coats. And also, being pretty talented at reading and understanding people.]

. . . I am sorry about that. I do not want to see your skull bashed in. Though. . . if a wizard can knock you out with a melee attack, that may be partially on you. [What kind of apology is this.]

[headmt]

I was also pretty good at the Loving Yourself class ...

[It takes a lot of RAM to be sitting around that horny all the time, the brainmeat just overheats like a computer in a PNW heatwave sometimes. Huffing a laugh, twisting to shoot him a look. But it's mostly amused, disgustingly enough.]

What kind of apology is this.

[katzepaw]

The kind where I'm only a little bit sorry? You are strong. You can take a hit or two. I suspect you are whining.

[headmt]

[This the worst fucking apology!!]

I'm allowed a little bit of whinging, you ruined my moment by disappearing and then showing up looking like that and sending me scrambling all over campus. Did you know I only had to turn the coupon in on my phone? I just ran somewhere for no fucking reason.

Anyway, my point is, you stole my moment, so I got a raincheck to complain about it now. It hurt. I froze the coffee table. Lucretia thinks I'm made of fine bone china and is leaving snacks around for me like a street dog she accidentally kicked and is trying to coax out again.

[katzepaw]

[He. . . laughs at that. Sorry about it.]

You froze the coffee table? Okay, okay. I am sorry. I wanted to help her. There was probably a better way to do it.

[headmt]

Froze the feckin' coffee table!

[It's fine, he was supposed to laugh.]

Alright, alright. It's fine. I'm done complaining now. Not sure there was a better solution anyway. At least it was out of ... altruism instead of being pissed at me.

[katzepaw]

Well, according to Beauregard, Viola said something about using a doll and framing someone for her murder. So knowing that, I feel a bit silly. Could have knocked out a doll, maybe.

[headmt]

Don't tell me that after I've said I'm done complaining.

[katzepaw]

I didn't know and she didn't know, that seems stupid to me.

[headmt]

I'm going to knock you stone cold if you don't watch it.

[Now this is just whining. Anyway, touch week, so he just settles down in his seat some, leaning over to plonk his head, horns and all, against Caleb's shoulder. Tail thwapping the seat because he's playing up being irritated about any of this.]

[katzepaw]

You wanna hear about my extra credit, that I've been a little stuck on? It's funny.

[Just letting him plonk there, appreciating his tiefling heater.]

[headmt]

[Just being a nice lil' heater and drinking his drink, now at least comfortably buzzed enough to sit with his Feelings.]

Yup.

[katzepaw]

I have to impersonate Principal Bear for a day.

[He laughs a little.]

Easy enough for me, but it's the whole day part where I'm stuck. Can't really do it when people are being murdered.

[headmt]

[HE SNORTS. SORRY THAT'S

THE WORST.]

Fuck! Oh that's-- That's good. The right amount of insensitive and hilarious. Should do it tomorrow, during the inevitably sad execution of a teenager. That will win you a lot of friends, I think.

[katzepaw]

Ja, I don't think so! I'm thinking Tuesday. Also, if I literally turn into the bear, people may try to fight me, and that doesn't work so well. If I lose my concentration the spell ends.

[headmt]

[Sorry just. This started so serious but now he's giggle-snorting about the idea of people just coming up to Bearleb and trying to fight him.]

We'll hang a sign around your neck.

[Oh, he pops up a bit, sitting up.]

Speaking of bullshit you got me into, Claude figured out I'm part of the underthings heist. So fuck you for that too! I'm not a rat though, so I suppose you're still safe.

[katzepaw]

Oh. I don't care if you tell him. I'll tell him myself. It's extra credit. I only chose him because it would make the kids laugh.

[headmt]

[He grins at him, lopsided, because it's actually full-on adorable he put it like that. Disgusting?]

If it helps, Spring was very entertained as well.

[katzepaw]

It does. [A little smile.] We did the Claude promposal, too. That was just supposed to be a revenge prank for the water? But it didn't make any sense.

[headmt]

I don't even know what the water was about. Or what a ... promposal is?

[katzepaw]

It is when you invite someone to the dance in a very fancy way.

[headmt]

Oh, I see, I didn't know you had such a crush on Claude.

[katzepaw]

Who wouldn't? He's a very attractive man with good taste in underpants.

[headmt]

Who wouldn't.

[They are literally just talking about nothing now while like. Sitting on each other. If Caleb wants to save it for the romance of Anime Night he should probably run, because Molly is making a very specific face at him where he's biting his own lip a bit and just sort of looking at him.]