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[HELLO, TURTLEITES. There is a lanky boy with a streak of oil on one cheek grinning dumbly at all of you.]

Hello, citizens of the turtle! Salutations and stuff, or whatever! [And he gives a stupid, dorky salute, his voice mockingly imitating the tone of someone giving a formal address to the adoring masses.] It has come to my attention that people have been concerned about my well-being during my hamster state, and I would like to assure everyone that I am completely fine.

[And he drops the formal tone as he waves a hand dismissively in the air.] But really, I've been in worse situations, and some jerks do a lot more than turn other guys into hamsters. [Like burn their moms accidentally. But if the issue about people labeling someone else as dangerous because of their powers is getting to him, he's not showing it.] Besides, as much as I hate to admit it, it was an okay prank.

[A pause, before an impish grin forms on his face.] And it's not like I'm going down without a fight, Sadie. Because it is on. [The teasing tone on his voice says he's joking, though... probably.]

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Uh... [In what is a stark contrast to his cheery, carefree demeanor in his public post, he looks really awkward this time, with a hand rubbing the back of his head and his eyes cast to one side.]

So bros, [Yes Piper you are a bro too deal with it] hypothetical question: if a girl you kind of really like asks you out on a date, how do you... [And now both hands are making vague, circular gestures like he's trying to catch the words in the air.] you know. Go about it?

[His face is a bright shade of red, and he looks like he's about to panic, really.]

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[ She snickers. ]

Not a lot. Things have gotten back to normal, for the most part. Hamsters aside. [ She doesn't actually know what a hamster looks like, sorry bro. ] It's kind of nice.

Hey, don't jinx the normalcy. Next thing you know we're going to get dinosaurs stomping all over Keeliai.

...Actually a dinosaur would be pretty cool.

What are dinosaurs? [ This is a part of her Earth History education that is sorely lacking. ]

You don't know what dinosaurs are?! Man, you're missing out! Okay okay, hang on.

[He's grabbing some materials she can't really see on-screen, but she can view the look of concentration on his face, tongue sticking out slightly through pursed lips, the sound of sketching fills the speakers.

When he's done he raises a pretty good drawing of a Tyrannosaurus Rex up for her to see.]

Ta-daa! Dinosaurs, a.k.a. the coolest living creatures to ever walk the Earth.

Oh! [ She is delighted by this discovery. ] That actually looks a lot like some reptiles from Krypton. But I didn't see anything like that when I was flying around. How big are they?

They're huge! Like, up to 20 feet high, and these T-Rexes—oh, that's a type of dinosaur, by the way—have canine incisors to tear the meat apart. Their arms aren't very long, though, weirdly enough. Maybe they just didn't need it much, like, they're too busy being badass just ripping stuff off with their teeth to bother with hands. [Also he might have wanted to build a mechanical T-Rex and that dream has not yet died]

Oh, wow. 20 feet, that's like... a two story building, yes?

Yeah, more or less, and depending on the building's design, maybe. But man, can you imagine having one of them for pets?! Mad swagger points!

[ Swagger points are good, right? ]

It sounds dangerous.

Yeah, well, little inconveniences to owning a dinosaur. [dismissive wave of hand!] I'd still totally want one.

Wouldn't it be easier to just go to the zoo?

But if they're kept in a zoo then how am I going to love them and feed them and sleep on top of their huge, adorable heads? [sadface. 8'(]

[ She actually snorts, you jerk. ]

Illegally, and at your own risk.

[GOOD.]

Laws are for the weak, I say nothing should get in the way of pet dinosaur love.

Laws help maintain peace and order.

[F R Y S Q U I N T .] You're the kind of student who tells your classmates to stop putting fart bags on the teacher's chair, and then tells the teacher who they were and what they were planning anyway, aren't you?

[ Maybe. ]

Of course not! I'm just saying, when you break the laws you put yourself in danger. Especially if you're doing it to play with a carnivorous reptile.