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aaaaaaaaa hurry uuuuuuuupppppppppp
helphephelphephephep

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I'M SORRY I'M HURRYING

[ She is! And as a result, she'll be there very, very soon to help Taiga clean up the juice?!

Or, whatever the problem is. ]

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[ it's even worse than juice!!!!!!

It is, in fact, Taiga cocooned in a giant blanket on the floor, visibly upset by whatever afflicts her... but she doesn't seem to be hurt? Hard to tell when she's doing her best to melt into nothingness. ]

Aaaaa.... This is bad...! Why...?

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[ Already predisposed to worrying about every little thing, Ryoko's immediately thrown off by the tiny cocoon that may or may not be Taiga.

Whatever it is, it must be bad! ]

I-It's okay, I'm here, I'm here... t-tell me where it hurts, are you dying?

cw: stupid unaliving thoughts

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Noooo, it's worse!!! I wanna dieeeeeee!!!!!!!

[ When Ryoko shows up, the blob of blankets shifts as Taiga tries to shuffle towards her while still maintaining cocoon status. It goes about as well as you'd expect, and Taiga wiggles too far without the blanket, inadvertently pulling itself off her head to reveal the terrible, bad, miserable dilemma.

Cute lil tiger ears on her head. ]

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...Ah?

[ Ryoko pauses in her place, blinking. She knows that she's seen this kind of thing before on Taiga, but... she's... not transformed?

...

Ah? ]

W...What's the problem again?

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It keeps happening!!! Whyyyyyyy?! I can’t go on like this! I’ll never leave the house again!

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C...come on, it's... not that bad?

[ Which is why she's decided to no longer look at Taiga, face flushed. ]

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[ lucky for ryoko, taiga is too busy in her anguish to notice such an embarrassingly adorable face… but she’s also grabbing onto her arm to shake it. ]

But I’m not a tiger! A-and what if they won’t go away?! They did last time, b-b-but I’m not ready to become a housewife!

[ ……? ]

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Housewife?!

[ This naturally, breaks right through that skull of Ryoko's, and she squeaks slightly. ]

W-w-w-wait, I'm not ready for-- housewife?!

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Huh?! D-did I say some…

[ yes, taiga aisaka spoke words without even thinking what she was saying. the classic head empty mistake. like an animal faced with only two options, taiga chooses flight and dives back into her cocoon, loudly lamenting her embarrassment.

a little tiger tail sneaks it’s way out of the cocoon, lashing back and forth. ]

Aaaaaaaaa?! I-I-I mean th-that I can’t—I can’t b-be housebound!

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[ ...okay. She can't hold it anymore. ]

You have the tail too?! The whole set's complete! You're still you, but also like a cat!

[ She might be dying too, really. ]

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But I’m NOT a caaaaaaaaat!!! I’m Taiga but I can’t be a tiger!!!!!!!! It’s not fair!!!!

[ the tantrum only serves to increase the frantic tail lashing… it’s adorable. ]

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It's not! Please, please calm down, my heart can't take it...!

[ SHE'S TOO CUTE SHE'S DYING ]

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YOUR heart?!?! I’m the one who’s ruiiiiiiiiined!!!!!!! Quick——cut them off!!!!

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I-I can't...

[ Okay, get over yourself, Asakura-san...! ]

Just, just give it some time? You're not ruined, promise...!

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[ after a moment of incomprehensible whining, taiga pokes her head back out of the cocoon. she’s. she’s definitely teared up a bit. don’t mind her. ]

R-really…? They’ll go away again, r-right?

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Of course they will. It's just a harmless prank.

[ At the very least, she could be comforting? Which means, she goes over to sit next to Taiga in her big pile of blankets and...

...

Yeah, she's gonna pat her head. ]

It'll be gone before you know it.

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[ taiga lets out a needlessly loud sniffle and leans into ryoko’s touch. those adorable ears are so soft… ]

Why do the spirits always know… Why not give me cool wings, or giant horns? Like—like a badass demon… Not… Taiga…

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[ Uwa. Now she's starting to feel a bit bad... not bad enough that she's going to stop petting, but. ]

...does your name bug you that much?

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I-It’s… a silly name, isn’t it? But…

[ Awww, her widdle ears are twitching now… Taiga also extracts herself entirely from the cocoon, instead wrapping the blanket around both of their shoulders. ]

Wouldn’t a laser shooting demon be cooler?

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Mmm... I don't think so. It's kind of fierce... like someone I wouldn't typically want to mess with.

[ She's a fierce tiger! Is that bad? ]

Maybe. But... you know, you're cool enough for me.

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O-oh… I guess people do think I’m scary, even without lasers…

[ it’s not bad but lasers are COOL. ]

Thanks, Ryoko… [ she’s most definitely still pouting, but at least the dramatics have stopped? ]

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It's not that you wouldn't be scarier with lasers, though.

[ For. All of the wrong reasons. ]

It's... it's not that bad? We could get you a hat or a really large hoodie... or we could ask Fauna about it?

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Fauna… Last time this happened, I think I accidentally insulted her. She can’t know…

[ yes, there was a last time. but… ]

Those did go away, though… Maybe I can just be a hermit until then?