bills, bills, bills...

[itsgunnabe_mei]

Sender: Meilin "Mei" Lee
To: All
Subject: $$$ For Warm Fuzzies

So, sending out a quick question to all my homies and newbies.

How much would you pay to hug a gigantic red panda? Use whatever currency you feel comfortable with, just tell me if it's high or low.

I may have a business opportunity in the works.

Comments

[itsgunnabe_mei]

And we're talking a huge bear creature, right?

[fishflakes]

Black and white, big and pudgy, beady black button eyes?

[itsgunnabe_mei]

Are you an animal too?

[fishflakes]

If I said yes would you believe me?

[itsgunnabe_mei]

There are talking hedgehogs and ducks here, and I can turn into the red panda we're talking about, so, yes, I would.

[fishflakes]

Fair point. Okay, what animal vibe do I give off?

[Now he's just trolling.]

[itsgunnabe_mei]

[ toge why ]

You don't though! I can't tell just from writing!

[fishflakes]

[Because he's a bored teen with no phone and has to entertain himself somehow.]

Dang, maybe I'm just really good at hiding it.

Okay fine, fine. If I said I was a cat, would you believe me?

[itsgunnabe_mei]

Yes, but now that you said "if", I'm getting confused.

[fishflakes]

Maybe you just gotta follow your heart.

What's your heart say? Does it think I'm a cat?

[itsgunnabe_mei]

I want to believe. I want to believe there's a giant adorable talking kitty here.

[fishflakes]

Then I got one thing to say to you.

Meow.





Also, don't believe everything you read on the internet.

Or journals, in this case.

[itsgunnabe_mei]

WHY ARE YOU DOING TO THIS TO ME

[ you're so mean!!! you're breaking her heart!!! ]

[fishflakes]

[TO BE FAIR.... nah, this was a bit mean. He is laughing at her reply, but he does write back quick enough.]

Ok, ok, so I was messing around. I'm not really a cat, I'm a person just like you. But I wasn't lying about my classmate being a panda, that was 100% legit.

[itsgunnabe_mei]

Well now how am I supposed to believe anything you say?

[fishflakes]

I would say congrats on learning the first rule of the internet, but that probably doesn't apply here.

But here, let me show you.

[It takes a few seconds for the image to appear, but using the journal's imprinting ability, he manages to make an image of four people appear. One of which is most definitely a large panda.]

See? Told you I wasn't lying.

[itsgunnabe_mei]

[ Well... that does make for a pretty solid argument! ]

I might believe you now. Not 100%, but still.

Was he cursed or blessed by anyone so he could be with humans?

[fishflakes]

Not really. He's kind of a special case. He's actually more of a living doll than a wild animal. But he's intelligent and can fight cursed spirits, so he gets to go to class with us.

[itsgunnabe_mei]

That does sound pretty cool, like some awesome cartoon or anime!

[ and that's as close to the fourth-wall as you'll get, young lady. ]

[fishflakes]

You're telling me. But hugging a giant red panda feels like something I'd see in a movie.

[Get back from that fourth wall, Toge!]

So I assume you're the one who can turn into a red panda, huh? I've heard about you from others.

[itsgunnabe_mei]

Wait, you have? What did they say?

[fishflakes]

Nothing bad. I just mentioned once that one of my best friends is a panda, and people thought it was you. So when you said you were asking for money to hug a red panda, I put two and two together.

[itsgunnabe_mei]

Oh. Well, that's good!

[ She was worried it might be a tad more embarrassing than that... ]

[fishflakes]

Yeah, don't worry, no slander has been cast upon your good name.