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⠀⠀Happy ladies day..!

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⠀⠀Crackers..!

⠀⠀﹙ smiling so bright, he squinted his eyes to make sure he could have the right angle, and then-
⠀⠀FLASH! light cut across tenna's face, making all of that terribly visible...

⠀⠀asriel smiled at his polaroid all the same. ﹚

⠀⠀Wow...
⠀⠀You're a special kind of monster, huh.

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⠀⠀Because they use big cameras on TV, right?

⠀⠀﹙ hands just somewhat shaking, he reached into his cargo pants to retrieve a small, new instant camera. the rainbow strap was swung around shoulders and the lens soon held in position. ﹚

⠀⠀Okay... say cheese -!

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⠀⠀﹙ staring up, his mouth's wide open and his eyes are practically glimmering. ﹚

⠀⠀A TV monster..!
⠀⠀We don't have TV programs, but there used to be fun things to watch. Mom says so.

⠀⠀Hold on, can I take your picture? I want to show my sibling.

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⠀⠀WOA- IT 𝙒𝙊𝙍𝙆𝙎-?!

⠀⠀﹙ oops. that was louder than intended. he covered his mouth, looking down in shame. ﹚

⠀⠀Sorry. It works?
⠀⠀That's so cool, you're like a cyborg!

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⠀⠀Ah.. golly, do you think so?
⠀⠀I'm not very good with cameras. My sibling, though -

⠀ Oh! Do you know anything cool to watch?

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⠀⠀Oh wow... Are you a performer?

⠀⠀Your head looks like my mom's TV. She likes to play tapes on it sometimes, but a lot of our options are really waterlogged or family movies..

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⠀⠀I'm not a kid..! I'm 9, almost a teenager.

⠀⠀But thank you!
⠀⠀Have people been mean, Mr. Tenna? You seemed sad.

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⠀⠀College..?

⠀⠀What's that?

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⠀⠀Oh.. that's good. I'm a big kid, I'm not scared of stages, but -

⠀⠀﹙ paws rapped together for an applause of his own. ﹚

⠀⠀Here! Thank you..?

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⠀⠀H-huh...

⠀⠀That sounds scary. A lot of strangers know me because of my parents, but I never thought about other mes...

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⠀⠀A few yous..?

⠀⠀Are you a kind of monster that multiplies like that? Or.. do you mean other world yous?

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⠀⠀Hehehee..!

⠀⠀﹙ he wobbles his ears back and forth to try and mirror the motion. ﹚

⠀⠀What a fun name! My name is Asriel, but my family calls me Azzy.

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⠀⠀﹙ one blink, two blinks- ﹚

⠀⠀Just like that?

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⠀⠀Golly, I...

⠀⠀Thank you! I'm sure you're really sweet too, mister-. I hope you're taking care of yourself.

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⠀⠀O-oh.. it worked! It worked- ok...

⠀⠀Sorry, I don't know how to explain it.. I'm from another world? Or something like that. I think.

⠀⠀I'm happy to meet you!

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⠀⠀I hope you have a very good day, stranger.

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⠀⠀I mean on the surface, outside of the Underground. Sorry.. I guess we all don't talk about it much.

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⠀⠀W-well.. we're trying to make technology to see and talk with the outside!

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⠀⠀Woah- what kind of monster is THAT..?

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⠀⠀.. Sorry. I don't know—- I wish I knew what was going on.

⠀⠀﹙ tugging on the edge of his shirt, he soon looked back up with a tip of his head, snickering just a little. ﹚

⠀⠀You shouldn't say that..! The Royal Scientist works for my parents, he works hard to invent tech for us.

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⠀⠀Ohh that's a bad word...

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⠀⠀﹙ blinking slowly, he ended up with a much warmer, confused laugh. ﹚

⠀⠀Golly, I think you might have mistaken me for someone else...
⠀⠀But that's alright! It's lovely to meet you, Kris.

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⠀⠀What a nice name!

⠀⠀It's nice to meet you-.
⠀⠀Sorry, I'd introduce myself, but you already know mine..

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⠀⠀No, the royal scientist..-

⠀⠀Do you .. What's your name?

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⠀⠀Uh-huh. My mom says so, which doesn't always mean it's wise, but this is really important.

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⠀⠀Good afternoon.

⠀⠀Remember to brush your teeth and wash your horns.

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⠀⠀My.. parents?

⠀⠀Oh! I was helping the doctor test some of his new tech..? I thought it didn't work.

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⠀⠀Oh..!
⠀⠀Golly, that's not something I'm used to ...

⠀⠀Yes- I'm small. You're very tall.

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⠀⠀﹙ maroon eyes peered back, glancing around briefly until he raised a paw to wave. ﹚

⠀⠀Hhhowdy. What are we .. screaming for?