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Calliope: Engage in fanciful visualizations ‘till the sun come up.
In a swift motion, Roxy pUlled her shirt over her head and tossed it to the floor.
Her black camisole and laced bra shortly followed.
The sight of Roxy’s exposed chest sent waves of desire throUgh Callie’s body. She wanted the girl in front of her so much she felt she might break any minute. Slowly, with trepidation, the troll reached her shaking hands up to her collar and began UnbUttoning her coat-
ROXY: mmmmphh gd mrning
CALLIOPE: *SQUEAK*
ROXY: calliope
CALLIOPE: …yes?
ROXY: did u stay up all night again
CALLIOPE: …
CALLIOPE: maybe.
ROXY: calliiiiieee
CALLIOPE: what!
CALLIOPE: i’m jUst not tired!
ROXY: rly
CALLIOPE: yes.
CALLIOPE: rly.
ROXY: ~___~
CALLIOPE: u______u
ROXY: ~___________~
CALLIOPE: u______________u
ROXY: ~_______________________~
CALLIOPE: ^u^
ROXY: pffft
ROXY: ok fine u win this time
ROXY: but u better be gettin ur snores on soon ok?
CALLIOPE: of coUrse. please do not worry aboUt me, roxy. u_u
* * *
Calliope: Eat breakfast with your roommate/girlfriend.
ROXY: sooo
ROXY: its saturday
CALLIOPE: mmiphd imm iph
CALLIOPE: *gulp* sorry.
CALLIOPE: indeed it is! :u ROXY: so like
ROXY: i wanted to ask u something
ROXY: wanna go out with me today?
CALLIOPE: hUh? like, a date?
CALLIOPE: outside the hoUse??
ROXY: yeah let’s go to the mall 2gether
ROXY: i wanna hang out with u
ROXY: i’m so sick of you having to hide in here 24/7
CALLIOPE: well.
CALLIOPE: it’s not really anything i’m not Used to.
ROXY: well screw that
ROXY: it’s not fair that the trolls can go out in public in this universe but you cant
ROXY: like what even happened there why are there trolls here and no cherubs what the fuck yo
ROXY: anyway theres gotta be a way for u to go outside w/out people flipping their shits
CALLIOPE: …
CALLIOPE: well.
CALLIOPE: actually.
CALLIOPE: i have been giving that qUestion some thoUght.
CALLIOPE: and i may have a solUtion.
* * *
CALLIOPE: done!
CALLIOPE: what do yoU think?
ROXY: wow we r getting some nostalgia all up in here
ROXY: back to the troll disguise
CALLIOPE: yes! i mUst admit that it feels nice to be in my cosplay again. ^u^
CALLIOPE: do i look convincing enoUgh?
ROXY: you defs do
ROXY: that’s a friggin master cosplay
ROXY: you look like a one hundred percent honest to alien jesus troll
CALLIOPE: ^U^ thank yoU roxy!
ROXY: how come yoU didn’t mention u had a troll cosplay before now anyway?
ROXY: we could have had outdoor fun times 2gether much sooner
CALLIOPE: ah, well…i sUppose it was becaUse i was a wee bit embarrassed.
CALLIOPE: disgUising myself as a troll in my dream bUbble is one thing, bUt having an entire cosplay ensemble is a whole different issUe, isn’t it?
ROXY: u thought id think it was dumb or something?
ROXY: pfft callie trust me i have way stupider shit than just a costume stashed away in my closets
ROXY: ur troll cosplay aint got nothin on me
CALLIOPE: so…
CALLIOPE: we can be silly together?
ROXY: yes totes
ROXY: the sillest dorky gfs
CALLIOPE: cheers!
ROXY: ok then lets get our silly dorky asses OUTDOORS
* * *
CALLIOPE: what an impressive place…
ROXY: welcome 2 stuff central
ROXY: what kinda stuff u wanna look at first
CALLIOPE: oh i’m Up for anything yoU are!
ROXY: well then
ROXY: macie’s it is
ROXY: cuz thats whats up ahead
* * *
ROXY: anything in particular you’d like??
CALLIOPE: ah, well…
CALLIOPE: are there any dresses on that rack?
CALLIOPE: i’ve never worn a dress before and i woUld very mUch like to try it.
ROXY: aww
ROXY: well there’s a dress right here thats totes adorbs
ROXY: here try it on and see what u think
* * *
ROXY: well??
ROXY: do u like it
CALLIOPE: …i do.
CALLIOPE: the dress, that is.
CALLIOPE: i’m not so sUre i do it jUstice.
CALLIOPE: i think i will retUrn it to the rack shortly.
ROXY: oh come on im sure u look bomb
ROXY: seriously callie youre not ugly
CALLIOPE: that’s very kind of yoU to say. U_U
ROXY: im not saying it to be kind im sayin it cuz its true!!
* * *
CALLIOPE: i jUst don’t Understand how yoU can eat that stuff!
CALLIOPE: jUst watching yoU gives me the willies.
ROXY: omfg callie
ROXY: its just salad
CALLIOPE: bUt why woUld yoU eat plants!!
CALLIOPE: i don’t get it!
* * *
CALLIOPE: ha! i’m in the lead!
CALLIOPE: eat my DUST, slowpokes. uwu
ROXY: ffff how did u get so good at video games so fast omg
ROXY: a month ago u were holding the controller the wrong direction
CALLIOPE: they're not so hard to get the hang of. ~u^
* * *
ROXY: u ready to go home?
CALLIOPE: nah.
ROXY: me neither lol
CALLIOPE: eh heh. ^u^
CALLIOPE: one more roUnd at the game store?
ROXY: ur so on
* * *
Calliope: Begin suffering through yet another sleepless night.
ROXY: ah ha!!!! u ARE awake!
CALLIOPE: AAAAHHHHH
CALLIOPE: roxy!!!
CALLIOPE: by jove, yoU nearly gave me a heart attack!
ROXY: oops ;)
ROXY: but seriously
ROXY: u know what I think its time for
CALLIOPE: what-
ROXY: A CLICHÉ GIRLY PILLOW FIGHT!
CALLIOPE: ROXY WHAT-
CALLIOPE: jiminey, a sneak attack!
CALLIOPE: how low of yoU, roxy! i woUld have expected better!!
CALLIOPE: yoU know what this means??
CALLIOPE: EAT FEATHERS IS WHAT IT MEANS >:U
ROXY: askdlfs
ROXY: oh u have no idea
ROXY: the amount of tricks and ploys in my arsenal is THROUGH THE ROOF
ROXY: prepare urself
ROXY: for the onslaught
CALLIOPE: bring it on!!
Time: Skip to ten minutes later.
CALLIOPE: i have no idea who won!
ROXY: i win by default cuz im great
CALLIOPE: excUse yoU roxy! this is a matter of skill and strategy, not personal greatness. :u
CALLIOPE: however, yoU are pretty great, so i will let it slide. ^u^
ROXY: oh y thank u
ROXY: i knew i liked u for a reason ;)
ROXY: ANYWAYS do u feel any better now?
CALLIOPE: ah…
CALLIOPE: what makes yoU think i was feeling bad? u_u
ROXY: oh come on seriously callie u havent slept in days
ROXY: something has gotta be up with you
ROXY: i mean if u really dont wanna tell me i wont pry anymore but
CALLIOPE: no no, it’s fine.
CALLIOPE: i gUess i’m jUst…
CALLIOPE: worried. a bit.
ROXY: bout what
CALLIOPE: …
Calliope: Spit it out.
CALLIOPE: i’m worried that this life is too good to be trUe and that it’s all going to be snatched away from me at any minUte!
CALLIOPE: roxy i have almost everything ive ever wanted now!
CALLIOPE: i’ve won permanent ownership of this body, i’m living in a nice place with friends who care aboUt me, and somehow i’ve ended up in the flUshed relationship that i’ve always longed for with all my heart bUt thoUght i coUld never have.
CALLIOPE: i don’t Understand how someone like me got so lUcky.
CALLIOPE: and I can’t help but fear that it’s all a crUel joke and i’m going to lose all this.
CALLIOPE: that i’m going to lose yoU.
CALLIOPE: what if yoU get sick of the fact that i can’t have sexual feelings for yoU? what if yoU decide yoU’d rather be with a hUman who can?
CALLIOPE: or what if yoU get tired of my monsteroUs appearance?
CALLIOPE: yoU might end Up wishing yoU had a lover who isn’t ugly as sin!!
ROXY: woah woah woah hold on there
ROXY: u really think I’d ever ditch u because of reasons as shitty as those??
ROXY: callie, i love you
ROXY: i mean it
ROXY: i love *you*
ROXY: green exoskeleton and lack of sex wantin and video game pwning and veggie hatin and all
ROXY: theres no fucking way id ever just up and ditch you like that
CALLIOPE: i know.
CALLIOPE: bUt it’s so hard to get myself to remember that.
CALLIOPE: my fears have too mUch control over me. U~U
CALLIOPE: i keep trying to alleviate them somewhat with my writing and drawing in some desperate attempt to learn to like the idea of sex, bUt I can’t make myself want it no matter how mUch i wish i coUld.
ROXY: and thats fine!!
ROXY: quit trying to change yourself for me
ROXY: u are the only person u should have to please
ROXY: and trust me
ROXY: u ARE a loveable person
ROXY: the loveablelest
ROXY: and u don’t need to have sex or look different just to prove that
CALLIOPE: u_u
ROXY: ok look
ROXY: even if we do end up breaking up
ROXY: which i am NOT planning on
ROXY: it wont be bcuz ur ugly or wont have sex with me or whatever
ROXY: everyone has their fair share of relationships that end up in the dump
ROXY: romantic or not
ROXY: it doesnt mean theres something wrong with you
ROXY: cmon calliope u believe me right?
CALLIOPE: …
CALLIOPE: yes, i believe yoU.
ROXY: and for the record im also kinda new to this relationship thing
ROXY: maybe I seem like ur cool confident anime onee-sama but honestly
ROXY: im scared too
CALLIOPE: really?
ROXY: yeah
ROXY: rly
CALLIOPE: yoU seem so confident all the time thoUgh!
CALLIOPE: and yoU are so mUch prettier than i am…
CALLIOPE: how coUld yoU possibly think yoU have anything to fear?
ROXY: hot people we have problems too
CALLIOPE: Uh… :u
ROXY: jk
ROXY: im only sayin that u aren’t alone here
ROXY: u how many nights i spent before the game drunk and miserable in my room boo-hooing that no one would ever love me
ROXY: AN EMBARRASSING AMOUNT
ROXY: and now here i am dating you
ROXY: a kickass alien girl
ROXY: and im hoping to the glorious speaker that i dont fuck this up
ROXY: so
ROXY: what im tryin to say is
ROXY: we r gonna face this 2gether
ROXY: were gonna tackle this boss and were gonna kick its ass becuz we are awesome and have all the best powerups
CALLIOPE: ...
CALLIOPE: yeah…
CALLIOPE: yeah, we will!
CALLIOPE: thank yoU, roxy.
CALLIOPE: my fears feel somewhat diminished now.
ROXY: i luv u callie
CALLIOPE: i love yoU too!
ROXY: <3
CALLIOPE: <3
CALLIOPE: i think maybe i can sleep now!
ROXY: aw yiss
ROXY: i win
ROXY: i am the greetest
CALLIOPE: pffft. ^u^
CALLIOPE: bUt before I secUre my shUteye…
CALLIOPE: do yoU think we coUld go back to macie’s tomorrow?
CALLIOPE: i think i woUld like to bUy that dress after all.
ROXY: !!!
ROXY: yes! yes we can! defs!!
Calliope: Feel at peace for the first time in days.
