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[ sup, tranquility. enjoy this tiny, chipper teenybopper with big dreams. ]

Hello, people of the Tranquility. I'm Rachel Berry, from Lima, Ohio, circa 2011-2012, and I have a question for you all.

[ a deep breath. THIS IS IMPORTANT, TQ. ]

Does anyone here play an instrument? Or sing? Or dance? Or have any artistic inclinations whatsoever?

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[wow pretentiousness indeed.]

I figured someone would beat me to asking it. And by one who thinks he can play the women with his eyes and the braggart with his tongue.

[she's paraphrasing, okay, it was hard to work the line in, and she's making a point.]

Good pilgrim, you do wrong my eyes-- and my tongue-- too much.

[ no. really. he just says shit like that. ]

[she just. purses her lips and tilts her head.]

Not quite the next line, but I can't fault you for nearly paraphrasing Romeo and Juliet.

I make a horrible Macduff, what can I say? I'm just awful at leading-- no sense of direction.

[ and he grins shamelessly.

in fact assume most of this thread is just a shameless grin. ]

[shameless grins are good but she's arching both eyebrows at that.]

You wouldn't play the only honest and moral character in all of Scotland well?

[KIND OF A WEIRD ANSWER, GOOD SIR.]

Not even a bit. Although honestly if we're pulling from Shakespeare at large I'd rather play Benedick.

[ he's claudio in secret shhhhhhhh ]

[Hold on--she's just going to pause and prop her chin on her hand and watch him very intently for a moment.

...and then she smiles.]

Am I to take it then that your life is much ado about nothing particularly important, and that you scorn the ideals of love and marriage?

Mmm. Tentative yes on the first, hearty no on the second. I only said I'd rather play him, our opinions on women run largely divergent.

[ just make out with yourself already bro ]

[yeah wow okay. you are a smug man aren't you.]

Is that so? I must admit I'm curious. How about those opinions?

I've never been a fan of people over-burdened with virtue, for one.

And I like women. As friends, lovers, doesn't matter. I just enjoy women.

[ not smarmy or suggestive; just a plain statement of fact.

shit like this is part of why he gets away with so much. ]

[...okay it is getting him points with her as well.]

You just enjoy women.

[the deadpan, it is dead. and pan-ish.]

I am impressed you can say that without a smarmy tone. That is talent.

[or sincerity but.]

It helps that in this case, I'm only telling the god's honest.

[ beat, wait for it.

and now with a 'i know but LOOKIT MY FACE' grin ]

I could tack on 'and they like me' after, make it sleazier.

[in response to the 'I know but LOOKIT MY FACE' grin he gets a 'you didn't really just say that' face.]

And I'd hang up.

Generalizations hurt feelings, you know.

[she could be hurt. do you want her to be hurt.]

Then it's good we're not going to do either one, isn't it? Besides, apparently I'm a "hipster"-- thanks, Mike-- but I strive never to cross the line into frat boy.

[ mock solemnly drawing an x over his heart. ] And hope to... you get the picture.

[oh god okay she's laughing.]

As if Mike has any room to call anyone a hipster. Gonna have to muzzle that boy one of these days.

[ahem.]

Though I will hold you to that. You're much more interesting when you're reciting Shakespeare than you would be as a pretty frat boy.

I did threaten once to wear a sheet as a toga before I'd resign myself to a jumpsuit, but that was largely hyperbole.

[ come on, donna, you know he's charming ]

The Shakespeare is reasonably regular, though.

[he is charming, that's why he's dangerous--

But she just arches an eyebrow, clearly imagining that. And not minding the image at all.]

I can't say I'd mind the view, even if a sheet toga is hardly any classier than the jumpsuit.

[seriously, that's like highschool.]

Though I can appreciate anyone who can quote Shakespeare regularly, as charmingly roguish as you may be.

It's a little Revenge of the Nerds, right? Not my ideal look.

[ it's tacky, he agrees. ]

'Charmingly roguish'. [ CHEEK SQUISHING EMOTE HERE ] And I thought I was the one trying to win you over.

[good sir, it is so nice to be around someone familiar with pop culture and classics alike.]

You're certainly not going to win any hearts with a sheet toga, I'll grant you that one.

[ohoho.]

I call it like I see it. But oh? You were trying to win me over? I didn't notice.

[not trying hard enough]

I know a challenge when I hear one.

[and a bright smile!!]

Take it as you will.

[she's totally expecting this.]

Challenge accepted, then.

[ donna he loves you. ]

[that's because she's totally lovable, but that just draws a very calculating look out of her for a moment.]

Take thy fortune; thou find'st to be too busy is some danger.

[and oh is she dangerous.

But for now, she's just going to flick her fingers in a wave. Challenge accepted, the game is on, good luck, she's hanging up now.

Click!]

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