Hmph. Well, I think we’ve established I’m a punk, so.
[A shrug. Frankly, it’s just nice to not be stuck with one word anymore.]
[After a beat,] You want a trophy? [In any other context this would sound sarcastic. Maybe it’s a little sarcastic? She's not making fun of him, though....]
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[Huh? Odd connection. Aubrey tilts her head. Fireworks in cartoons say words, sometimes, but sparklers…
[Oh. She nods as the visual sparks to life. Usually, she and her friends made] Pictures.
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Draw.
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[Sunny.]
Bri— Wait, no. [Different “bright,” still a repeat!]
Creative.
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Imagination.
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[“Pretend” seems too close, and she’s on thin ice with that slip-up, so:]
…World. [Thing that can be imagined by bright people.]
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Book.
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[Would that she knew any!
[…Although. It’s not a prose type of book, but:] Space.
hi my name's aubrey I'm 16 and I never fuckin learned how to read
Science.
JBVJSDKFSD
[A brief eye-narrowing as if the connection from book to space to science takes a second to register. Oh, yeah…]
Nerd. [With a little nod. That means you, buddy.]
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Smart.
[That doesn't mean he's a nerd.]
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[Time to break out the thesaurus:] Geek.
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Rebel. [Debatably, but now she’s just ribbing him.]
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[He can practically hear Haruaki shrieking (wait, is that really him?).]
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[Yeah!] Free-spirited.
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That doesn't count. Nothing hyphenated.
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Who made that rule?
A nerd?
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[Girl, you know he's right!]
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Hmph. Well, I think we’ve established I’m a punk, so.
[A shrug. Frankly, it’s just nice to not be stuck with one word anymore.]
[After a beat,] You want a trophy? [In any other context this would sound sarcastic. Maybe it’s a little sarcastic? She's not making fun of him, though....]
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I don't see any lying around.
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[One moment.
[Aubrey walks offscreen from the nebulous comedy-anime-adjacent meme void.
[Aubrey returns from the nebulous comedy-anime-adjacent meme void, with a sturdy piece of paper and a pink pen.
[Aubrey clicks the pen, writes for a little while, and then hands it over:]
____________________
(your name here ↑)
I'm crying lsdkfjsd we can wrap this soon if u want
[Sano accepts the certificate, confetti exploding from an unknown source above his head.]
Thanks...
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