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Mumbo was not having a good day. Not necessarily because everything was going wrong, everything was actually going oddly right. He just had a bunch of...question, yeah question seems right, and it werent the normal questions like 'what should I do on my base?' or 'what should my next redstone project be?' No, it just was had to be things like 'Why dose being call a 'he' feel strange?' And 'Why dont I like being called Mumbo?' Questions he didnt have the answer to, and realky didn't know if he wanted to know the answer to. He could probably go the rest of her, wait no not her, his live feeling an uncomfortable feeling, he also wasnt going to get into why he called himself 'her.' Nope no, not today, not ever. Well maybe, he could just possibility as one of her his friends, maybe Scar, he seems a bit knowledgeable about this sort of stuff. Theres also Grian, They seem to know a lit too. Scar seems like the best bet, as much as Munbo loves Grian, he thinks Scar would know a bit more than Grian. Yeah no She was definitely going to go to Scar, Did he say she again? Whatever dosent matter right now, dose it? Anyways, gues its time for her to get over to scars, huh?
She had a lot to thing about on her way to Scars house, mainly feelings she didnt really understand even afyer spending time thinking about it. But that doesn't matter because MJ was now in front of Scars Train, and she could hear Scar at the top of the ladder, mostly talking to himself about what he has planned for his next cart. God this was more nerve-racking than she wanted it to be, it was supposed to be a simple conversation that could be over in like 5 minutes.
"Oh, Mumbo! Welcome to my Train, what brings you here on this wonderful evening?" Scars voice broke her out of her thoughts, if you could call them thoughs and not random little things that popped in and out of her brain, though she guess that is what a though is.
"Ah, hello scar. I was just, uh, hoping we could um y'know, talk a bit. Not about anything important! Though it is kinda important to me, but it wouldn't be as important to you I suppose and- ah im rambling arent I?" She stopped herself in the middle of her sentence once she realized she was rambling, blush slowly making its way on her face and down her neck. She lowered her gaze to the floor so she didnt have to look at Scar after embarrassing herself.
"Well, Mr.Mumbo-" She silently winced at that. "-It seems that this has gotten you quite nervous which means it is in, very important! So whats in the bug brain of yours today?" Scar had made his way down his ladder-when did that happen?- and was now standing infront of MJ, his signature smile plastered on his face.
"Ah, well it has to do with, y'know.." MJ mumbled the last part of her sentence.
"What was that Mumbo?"
"It has to do with, uhm, gender?" MJ could feel her face heating up again, this was much more embarrassing than she though it was be, and Scar seemed to quiet for a moment to long for comfort.
"Why don't you come inside my trian? We can go to my storge room for more privacy." Scar seemed more serious now, but it was oddly comforting to MJ.
"Uh yeah, I would like that thanks."
MJ found herself feeling slightly better after getting inside and where noone would be able to see or hear if they happen to walk by.
"So Mumbo, what about gender is making you question things?" Scar talked slowly, like he was picking out his words carefully.
"Well, hm. I guess, its like everything? Y'know names, pronouns, gender in general." MJ didn't know exactly how to go about this, its the first time shes ever talked about this to anyone.
"I see I see, well lates start from easiest to hardest! Which would be...pronouns I think! you have any different preferred pronouns or is it the same?" Scar smiled at MJ, a comforting smile that brough butterflys to MJs stomach, which is something she would have to talk to someone else about.
"Well, Yes I do, at least I think so, because I recently began to like calling myself 'she' or 'her' instead of he/him. So I suppose I do?" It sounded more like a question, like she was asking Scar if this was right.
"Thats lovely! So I could be like..'Mumbo is very lovely, she is my best friend!' Does that sound good to you?" That sounded good to her, except for...
"Actually, could you try and Call me MJ, if that isnt to much to ask for?" She felt a bit bad asking for Scar to just use a different name completely, even if Scar offered to help anyway.
"Of course of course MJ!" Atleast Scar didn't sound mad about it, he actually sounded quite happy? Possibly MJ couldnt really tell. "So, MJ, do you need more help or have we got you set?"
"If its not to much of a both Id like for people not to use, uhm, masculine terms when talking about me?" MJ sounded unsure of herself, well more unsure than she already was.
"Great, no masc terms, would you like more Feminine terms, or neutrals ones or a mix of both?" Scar sounded very happy to help, which helped to cal MJ a but more.
"Could we try a bit of both possibly? But mostly Feminine ones." Say that outloud felt better than she though it would, especially telling someone like Scar who she knows (atleast she thinks she knows) won't judge her.
"Okay so like 'MJ is very pretty, I love her very much, she is girl if she says she is!'" She lit up hearing Scar talk about her like that, it felt amazing, much better than she though it would if shes being honset.
"Gosh Scar, thank you, that felt..good, like really good" she smiled softly at the other. "Your the best." Scar didn't say anything, though they do say actions speak louder than words so maybe he didn't need to, considering he almost immediately pulled Mumbo into a hug, pressing a feather light kiss to the top of his head. MJ dosent think shes ever felt this comforted.