IC contact 2.0

[h2no]

Yo! Water you doin', you missed me! Bwhahahahaha! Leave a message and Archie'll get back to you when Archie deems the time to be right!

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1st one

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[darkov]

Hello archie what colors does miteena like?
Sorry i dont know his spelling.

[h2no]

yo mart!
it's mightyena
like mighty and hyena

he likes dark colours! and pink

[darkov]

Thank you.
Is it dark because his fur is dark?

[h2no]

yes
he can't see other colours very well
it's just how his eyes work

[darkov]

Does he know pink is pink?

[h2no]

yes
they have strange eyes, martin
very strange eyes

[darkov]

Are they always like that or did they change that way?

[h2no]

what do you mean?

[darkov]

[after some considerable effort to hash out the words in text:] Sorry I dont kno how to make sense.

[h2no]

that makes two of us
don't worry about it, kiddo

[darkov]

[but worry he does, because it's like. his job.

and in any case, he's annoyed with himself and wants to be clear...but not in text.

that's why he's just going to call instead.

RING RING.]

[h2no]

[and, of course, he picks up.]

Yo, Mart!

[darkov]

Hhhi, hello. Sorry. [a little huff.] I meant...if his eyes were always the way they are now. Seeing the way they do. That's what I meant. Sorry.

[h2no]

Don't worry about it. Do you mean if they changed as he grew older?

[darkov]

Y-yeah. Yeah, that's...what I meant. Sorry.

[h2no]

Don't worry about it. It's a legitimate question! His ability to see colours changed as he evolved, so you're right. It wasn't always like that. When he was a Poochyena, he couldn't see as much, then when he grew up he gained the ability to see it.

Psychic attacks are usually pink. He needs to know to avoid his predators.

[darkov]

[a soft sound.

then a long beat as the gears in his head turn and he realizes:] W-wait. You said...he likes pink?

[h2no]

Oh, yeah. He's too stubborn to be afraid of it.

[darkov]

Oh. [a withering exhale that's almost a laugh.] Isn't that almost like being brave?

[h2no]

Different side of the same coin, aye! A clever way of lookin' at it, scamp!

[darkov]

I, I guess...I just mean...that's what he is already. So I guess it makes sense for colors, too...

[h2no]

Aw. I'll let him know you think he's brave. He'll be very pleased about that.

[darkov]

[a small, pleased sound.

after a beat:] Are you both going to come over again soon?

[without bleeding all over the couch?]

[h2no]

Ah... yeah, sure. I guess I got a bit avoidant for a moment, there...

[well... he needed to heal, too.]

Are you, uh... d'you wanna talk about last time, or anythin'? It was pretty fucked for both of us.

[darkov]

[there's a pause.]

...Which last time? [there's a lot of bad last times of late.]