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[phaseshifter]

Nuh-uh. Zebra. They're stripey and wilful and kick people who try to cage them up.

[ that answer is WAY too quick for it to not be serious ]

[spoileralert]

Wow. You've put a lot of thought into this, huh.

[phaseshifter]

Since Beckett told me what zebras were on my first day here, yeah. I still have the keyring I found! Her name is Puppy.

[spoileralert]

So you haven't considered the noble honeybadger.

[phaseshifter]

The... honey badger? I, uh, think that's another one I don't know.

Oh, unless it's - is it that one yellow cuddly thing? With the red shirt? Eats honey?

[ no angel. no.

but ok imagine if pooh WAS a honey badger for a second, jesus piss ]

[spoileralert]

[ She snorts a laugh. ]

No, that's Winnie the Pooh. He's a stuffed bear from a cartoon. Honey badgers are... hold on.

[ She finds her doodle notebook and draws a honey badger to show to Angel. ]

This is a honey badger.

[phaseshifter]

Oh! Yes, we don't have anything like that on Pandora. I guess we both have the small and fluffy thing going? Assuming he's small. He looks small. Like a dog?

[spoileralert]

Yeah, they’re about dog sized. And totally ferocious. They’re mostly solitary burrowers with very few natural predators because their skin is so thick. And they’re really smart, too. One of the few animals known to use tools. The meme is ‘honey badger don’t care’ because nothing can stop the things.

I’m more of a crow person myself. They’re mischievous.

[ Listen everybody has had a fursona stage and some of that research sticks with you. ]

[phaseshifter]

They're also a meme? One I didn't know about?

[ A RARE MEME... LOST TO THE AGES.................. ]

I love them. Do any live in Alaska?

[ because like IMAGINE HAVING ONE AS A PET

A NEW FRIEND

I M A G I N E ]

And. I can definitely see you as a crow. Though I kinda feel like it'd be dangerous to give you an excuse to make so many bird puns?

[spoileralert]

Mostly Africa. And you say that like I ever need an excuse to make puns. You know I’m dating a former Robin, right?

[phaseshifter]

...You're dating a bird?

[ That is a type of bird, right? The red-tummied one on old mercenary day cards?? ]

[spoileralert]

Only in a manner of speaking. It’s a codename, like Spoiler. He’s- was a vigilante. We’re both taking a vacation from it for a while.

[phaseshifter]

Oh, you were like - partners in crime! Or... in fighting crime.

[ SIIIIIIIGH. ♥ ]

How did you get together? What's he like? I'm going to need so many deets.

[spoileralert]

Vigilantism is illegal, so actually both.

We met when I moved in with a friend of his after my dad died. All the vigilantes in Gotham know each other, you know. And he’s sweet... smart as hell, determined to help people. He taught me how to write code. I’m not nearly as good as he is, though.

And in return I taught him how to relax. [ If you know what she means /EYEBROW WAGGLE ]

[phaseshifter]

As a fellow code monkey with a relaxation allergy, I think he sounds awesome.

[ Meaning no she totally didn't get the implications there. SIGH. ]

Which is good, since as resident mom friend my approval is obviously a requirement. You seem happy. Or... happier.

[spoileralert]

[ Awww. Well, Steph won't ruin it by pointing out the gay connotations. ]

It's been a rough- well. It feels like it's been a long time. And from what I can figure my most recent memories are of things finally looking up, so I'm running with that.

[ She's still very confused by her own personal timeline so she's just not going to think about that. ]