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[luckyspots]

[ Marinette is no stranger to electronics-- a few clicks here, a few clicks there and... she pretty much has the hang of it. At least the jist of what she needs in order to use the console.

On the other hand, the speaking part...? ]

Oh... eheheh. Hi, I'm Marinette.

[ She waves awkwardly at the screen. ]

I'm still trying to put everything together but... I think I understand the basics. Since this is my first time out on my own, I thought maybe I should get some help. Where do people live here? [ ... ] And how can I make some money? I'm pretty good with my hands. [ Specifics, Marinette... specifics. ] ...My baking isn't as good as my dad's, but I did learn from a pro. Oh! And I love sewing, so... there's... that...

[ This whole thing has gone pretty smoothly so far. Huh. Great. ]

I think that's... it for now. Anything you can tell me would be really great, thanks!

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[luckyspots]

It sounds like it.

[...oh boy. How does she even answer this as Marinette? Well-- she said it, so now she has to try.]

Let's see, he's uh... well. He's a terrible flirt. It's hard to tell whether you should be taking him serious or not sometimes. [...] And all those puns...

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[aprettyflyboy]

[If it helps her any, Poe still don't know Chat in person, he will believe what she tells him.]

Maybe he wants to make light of the situation and be sure people don't get too stressed when there's danger?

Are his puns really that bad?

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[luckyspots]

[...that certainly gives her room for pause.]

You might have a point. He's definitely not the type to lie. I think-- if it were me, I'd probably be comforted by something like that.

[But all that nice stuff aside--]

But his puns are definitely bad.

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[aprettyflyboy]

Sometimes people up a brave front to make sure other doesn’t get too upset and scary. It’s comforting but those same people also need others to look after them, I believe.

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[luckyspots]

[Marinette opens her mouth but surprisingly loses track of her words. Chat Noir? Need someone to look after him? Preposterous. Or... so she thought. But when she thought about the way the two of them fought-- always him putting himself in the way of adversity to protect her...

Even now, knowing that he was probably in some kind of trouble, he'd never been her first priority. 'Chat can take care of himself.' had been her thought, totally by instinct. But he could be suffering just as much while she was messing around.

...that thought. Hurt.]

Wow, I... I never thought of it that way.

[...and if it was true, would he even tell her? No... he'd probably continue to carry it on his own. She can't imagine it any other way.

That... only made it hurt worse.]

...I should thank him when I see him.

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[aprettyflyboy]

[This is Poe for you, Marinette: Terrible emphatic. He wonders about those things.]

We can't always be perfect or infallible, we all need support at some point. It's nothing bad.

I'm sure he will appreciate it.

[luckyspots]

That's... definitely a lesson I could stand to learn from.

[Not just regarding Chat, but about herself too. Thinking about it... there were times she wasn't any better than he was-- as little as she liked admitting it. She... should really work on that.]

[aprettyflyboy]

If it's of any consolation, it took me a long while too.

[He works well in teams but Poe will forever worry about disappointing people or letting them down. Living up to his parent's reputation isn't easy.]