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A counselor? Are they, you know— [ Adaine looks around to make sure they're not being listened to. ] —one of us?

[ She could trust an Etrayan posing as a counselor. Maybe not an actual Moorecroftian counselor. ]

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[ Are they from Spyre? --oh, wait, no, she can't mean that.

Nodding after that pause!! ] --Yeah, and she's, like, nice. She talked to me in person after I said I didn't think the person in charge would take me seriously. Eos.

[ Or Aurora, but h-he's got points in intelligence now!! He knows how to fib!! ]

We talked and she gave me some good advice. About getting to know the people around us.

[furiousfists]

[ Hm. It's worth a shot. Adaine knows she certainly would be able to deal with the emotional stress of going through this infuriating charade if she were able to have Boggy with her during the day. And after everything Jawbone has done for her, she's inclined to trust the wisdom of counselors. ]

What's her name?

[tinflower]

Padme. [ But! He's putting aside his lunch right now, reaching into his bag while- ] I'll give you her username.

[ And he pulls out a scrap of paper, writes down with a pen amidala, passing it over to Adaine. ]

She worked in government where she's from, something like that? But she sounds okay. She hasn't said anything that's weird.

[ You know, because people can be weird and that's cause of concern. But Gorgug isn't exactly the Bad Kid who grills or interrogates people closely either... ]

[furiousfists]

[ Adaine accepts the slip of paper, and a smile instantly comes to her face. ]

Oh, I know her! She came to my and Fabian's birthday party.

[ Fabian must have met her first, given that 95% of the people who attended the party were invited by him, but Padme had been kind enough to arrive with presents both for Fabian, who she knew, and for Adaine, who she had never met before. It was enough for the woman to make a good impression on Adaine already. ]

I will try to reach out to her. Thanks.

[tinflower]

[ Oh, Adaine's party... Gorgug suddenly remembers now how that came up, and also how he had apparently missed his friends' birthdays, and how he was totally trying to make up for that. But he ducks his head at the realisation. ]

Um, I'm sorry I missed your birthday. I was making something-- I heard about it from her, and I, it's taking some time, and I wanted to make it a surprise. But I promise I have something for you.

[ A part of Gorgug knows that Adaine probably doesn't care about him explaining himself, but he can't stop himself once he starts and he feels bad, okay!! ]

[furiousfists]

[ As Gorgug starts talking— and just can't seem to stop talking— Adaine's face melts into one of sincere gratitude and appreciation. ]

Gorgug, you don't have to make me anything! Birthdays aren't... [ She doesn't know how to bring up the fact that she never received a birthday present that actually meant anything to her until she was sixteen and got sixteen of them in one go from Jawbone, without making the conversation more sad than it needs to be. ]

What's important is that we're together. I don't need anything more than that.

[tinflower]

[ He kinda wishes they weren't sitting on opposite sides of the table right now; or that it wouldn't be too weird to reach over and hold her hand, but he thinks that might be weird, so. He'll need to wait, until they get up. And until then, for now, he smiles at her. ]

Well, we can be together whatever you want. And since we're here and there's a lot more stuff than-- other places, [ oops, nearly mentioned Etraya, ] we could, you know-- we should have a fun day. Just us or all of us.

[ Because why would they leave out the other Bad Kids. ]

But I still want to give you something. [ And his smile grows wider. ] Because I really appreciate you, Adaine.