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[ the sound of all-too-familiar crocodile tears fills the feed, almost piercingly loud until the volume evens out. soon it's eclipsed by the owner of the Pokegear's voice, sounding pretty unsure (as he usually does), but also... well, exasperated. ]

Really, can you not do that crying thing for a minute, because this is an occasion for celebrating!

I can't believe you actually did it. Nice one loser!

[Vriska's laughing, and claps Tavros hard on the back.]

[ there's an audible "oof!" at that, and then a little awkward laughter of his own on Tavros' end. ]

Hehe, yeah, I guess I did...

You even made her cry! How great is that!? Don't you just love that feeling of them being so utterly defeated and helpless that all they can do is sit there and soooooooob like a little wiggler with no Lusus.

[She's grinning from ear to ear, a little, maybe just a little proud of him.]

Well, uhh... I mean, no, it sucks a little it that she started crying like that, but I think that is just because she's a sore loser, maybe.

[ more awkward laughter... and he is definitely beaming, too. ]

Who cares! All that matters is we are winners and she is a losery loser who lost!

[She holds up her badge that matches his.]

Hehe, yeah.

[ holding them up side-by-side, Tavros looks happier than he has... probably ever. ]

I actually did it.

All because of me of course! You wouldn't have gotten anywhere without me.

You were pretty reasonably inspiring, in this situation, I guess.

[ somehow he feels like it's a bad idea to admit that. ]

Of course I was! I am the most inspiring, it is me!

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See! [She leans against his shoulder.] This is why I'm the best.

[ well I dunno about THAT, let's not get too hasty here. still, he peers up appraisingly from his wheelchair, quiet for a second. ]

Thanks, Vriska.

You know Toreadork, we don't make a bad team. To think we've been battling against each other all these years.

Well there was sort of a reason for it, even though it was kind of, uh, an unnecessary one, maybe? I don't know, but, working together about things is definitely better than not.

Yeah, but that's all in the past right? We can let bygones be bygones. [That sly grin should possibly worry him.]

[ it does worry him. ]

Uh, well. That would be easier to do if not for certain unfortunate circumstances...

[Okay, that kills her grin a little. Jeeze.]

Does it reeeeeeeeally matter? We can be an awesome team here!

[ unsureeee... side-eyeing cautiously. ]

Like back in Sgrub?

Well not exactly like back in Sgrub, for obvious reasons. [She smacks him on the arm.]

You'd have to be less of a failure and actually listen to me! But we could battle all the gym leaders, all of them. And trainers too!

That does sound pretty good, theoretically.

[ }:) ... but wait. ]

However, I also, uhh, sort of have a possible stipulation regarding this arrangement, if we decide that it's a thing for doing...

[It's her turn to side-eye him.]

And what sort of stipulation exactly.

The stipulation is that you have to also sometimes listen to things I say, too.

Whatever. Just as long as what you have to say is smart and not stupidly stupid.

Well if it is a smart thing that I say, then you should acknowledge it. Uhh, if that's okay.

Fine, fine. If by lucky random chance, you just so happen to say something smart, I'll let you know.

Okay, then, I guess I can accept that version of the stipulation that I said.

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