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By the way, I don't mind if you take your mask off. I'm pretty hearty, so you don't have to worry about me getting sick.

[It's a nice sentiment but she pauses...before she shakes her head and waves a hand. It's fine! It's okay. Does Phoenix want soup? She'll gesture to the soup and pull out a bowl to hand to him.]

It's for you, Peach. I don't need any soup.

[Well she feels bad!! Phoenix is still a guest?? But she'll set the bowl on the counter before reaching into her pocket for a small notepad she got from somewhere, scribbling out something in pink ink.]

I appreciate it a lot Nick! it looks really good :) and I bet it'll taste great too

[ it's fine she can take a day off!! ]

[ he just smiles. ]

Better drink it while it's still hot.

[...hm. She'll nod and serve herself some soup at least! But then she fans it with a hand because it's still too hot.]

luckily it's the kind of soup that reheats easy too

That's the beauty of it.

[ and now for the whammy. ]

Peach... did you get sick because of us?

[Hm x2. She's just staring at him for a second before:]

kind of a weird question. why do you ask?

You said that certain things will happen if you don't follow your rules.

And I get the feeling you helping us as much as you did [ and yelling at the shounens ] with the notes wasn't exactly by the playbook. Am I wrong?

[...what if she just picks at the mask instead of answering because hm.]

....

[ he's going to drop the bullshit for a second to be serious and dadly. ]

Listen.... I know we push you three a lot for information. I know we're frustrating. But if we're pushing you too far, tell us to stop. I don't want you getting hurt.

I will listen. I promise.

[Give her a moment to think. And then she's scribbling out a note to turn toward him.]

I didn't think it was bad.

You didn't realize?

[There's a shrug.]

it didn't feel bad when you were asking questions.

Was it my questions? Or was it... the argument you had with Lio and Beau and them?

[ since she was much more direct ]

I don't know. I don't regret any of what was said or what was shown to you or any of the other guests on monday though. it can't stay like this forever.

It can't. But you shouldn't be taking the heat.

[ dadfuss ]

Plum said it was temporary. Do you know how temporary?

[...she shrugs.]

I don't really know. it's sort of complicated to say...

Can I help....?

[ objects her cold away!! ]

[...]

I don't really know how you can, Nick. your soup WAS helpful even if I can't really eat it right now...

[ honestly he had a bad feeling ever since he saw the cute facemask..... and that bad feeling is just getting worse. ]

(I don't like where this is going....)

Why can't you eat it right now?

[...well. There's a sigh and she'll just paw at the face mask to pull it down so Phoenix can see that her lips are sewn shut. Isn't that nice?]

it probably won't last that much longer though

[ ...... ]

[ just going to crouch down and pull her into a hug. gently. ]

I'm sorry.

[Oh thanks. She blinks a little like she's confused but she'll let it happen and also hug back? That's fine. Give her a second to grab her notepad...]

don't be. I wanted to help, but maybe it was just the wrong way...

[ yea watch out peach this smelly hobo is hugging you. dad aura ]

..... It's not your fault.

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