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🫧 bianca - tfln.

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( from here. )

instead of "bribery"

lets just consider it motivation for you to develop even better habits



now what to get you for for dessert...

[socialapple]

It's gotta be good
Also my habits are fine!! Perfectly normal!!!

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havent you had enough apple though?

hm.... this seems like a topic for a certain doctor i know
"what is normal" clearly our definitions of it are different

[socialapple]

You know, Bubbles
Haven't you ever heard the saying
"An apple a day keeps the doctor away"?

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i think thats a cultural difference

in the ocean we say
glub glub glub
trust in the one who provides you free food

[socialapple]

Okay, but shouldn't you not be able to talk in the ocean in the first place
This metaphor's getting away from us

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we can talk just by touching bubbles and other gestures
dont people on land have those too? holding hands or pinching someones cheek for example

the second one especially if someone is skipping meals

[socialapple]

I'm not skipping meals!!
For the record!! I'm just enjoying apple juice with them!

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i think if it gets paired with every meal
like a fine wine we have a problem

at what point do the apples actually scare the doctors away?

springfresh...

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[ bianca has likely already woke up to several texts that read much like:

happy springfresh day!
happy springfresh day!
happy springfresh day!

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before rafayel arrives almost like clockwork to her door. in his hands, he holds a bouquet of flowers. all neat and in full bloom, dashed with various shades of pink, yellow, white, and red. it's ornately decorated with gold twine, and a shimmery sort of plastic. it also includes a card, but he's not about to address that right now. she may also notice he's also holding what appears to be some sort of basket, amongst other things. ]

You aren't too surprised to see me, are you? I thought it'd be too sad if the only flowers you saw today were those emojis. [ but, the most important reason of all is probably the fact that he just missed her. ]

[socialapple]

[ She sure did. And she sent some flowers back in response, because Bianca believes in encouraging fun(?) texts. When she answers the door though, the sight of the flowers makes her blink. Along with the basket?

Whoa, as usual, the young rich guy sure has gone all out, hasn't he? ]

Well, it's true that they haven't come up with the technology yet to make emoji flowers smell as nice as the real ones. So spot-on timing as ever, Bubbles!

[ And she'll step aside to let him in. ]

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[ when the fun text turns into a fun (citation needed) date?

or that seems to be the hope here. in contrast to the confidence in his stance, or the gleam of excitement in his eyes, he's a bit relieved to see that she wasn't entirely thrown off by his sudden appearance. no, if anything, he feels a warm swell of affection as he hears her usual nickname for him.

there's a soft and gentle sort of laughter. an almost airy quality as he steps in past her. ] You'd think they would have developed it by now. Looks like they didn't get the memo. [ with swift familiarity, he's already slipping his shoes off. ]

But before we get into that, I think my arms might fall off.

[ he's mostly just being dramatic, and maybe just wants her to take the flowers. ]

[socialapple]

[ Bianca snorts a little but reaches out to liberate the flowers. She's probably got a vase somewhere. ]

From the way you're talking, I expected these to weigh a lot more. Do you need to start doing weights? I could spot you.

[ Probably. She lugs around a lot of equipment. ]

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They do say a couple that works out together, stays together.

[ he just made that up.

still, he does give a genuine curl of his lips seeing her holding the flowers. the basket, which is actually kind of heavy, he places on the counter for now. ]

Weights seem a bit intense, though. You sure you wouldn't rather ride a bike with me?

[ he's gotten better. (maybe) ]

[socialapple]

I somehow did not peg you as the bike-riding kind of guy.

[ Like.

At all. ]

[glub]

Yeah, to be honest, bike riding is kinda mid.

[ he says with a certain whimsy, before looks back at her. ]

But, I still think it'd be fun if it was with you. Besides, I still think we could bike faster than the other couples there. [ who doesn't like a bit of friendly competition... is this still romantic? ]

[socialapple]

Oh, we definitely could.

[ She's also competitive. It's fine. ]

Trust me, that was never in question.

work trip...

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[ it's probably only been two days in which she's inevitably departed on her work trip. normal people likely would have taken such information with grace, but per usual rafayel had other plans. while he's acted rather detached when hearing the news, or giving her a vague and respectful "i'll see you in a week" the last time they spoke over the phone—

it's clear he had other plans.

he follows her on the next flight, and utilizing the handiness of modern gps amongst peering over her social media, he finds her exact location. he's wearing sunglasses and dark colored shirt to blend in with the crowd, as he sends off a single text message. ]

hey cutie hows work?

[ yeaaah, he's playing it cool fr. (he's not) ]

[socialapple]

[ I am sorry to say that Bianca immediately knows she's being followed. Maybe she'd suspected when he'd been detached instead of pouting. Or maybe not. She was bubbling over with excitement over her work assignment, because Bianca is unfortunately a workaholic.

Does she know it's him? It's hard to say, but at the very least, she's got that prickly feeling on the back of her neck like she's got eyes on her and that's just a skill any competent journalist would have.

Still. He gets a text! ]

Well, I think I've already got a stalker, so pretty spicy! How're you?

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[ oh, was she onto him already?

he shouldn't be surprised, but he finds himself instinctively looking back up at her, before drawing his face a bit lower. he really should have wore a hat too, huh. (no) but, he does turn his back, pretending to be enamored by a nearby shop window, as he shoots off another text. ]


do i have to come by and tell them youre spoken for already
you have a very nice fishie kidnapper waiting for you at home

[ is he really keeping this up... #continuity ]

[socialapple]

Oh sure
That's suuuuuuper convincing!
If it gets you here, though, I wouldn't mind...

[ It's fine, she's not looking directly at him. ]

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[ damn, caught. ]

then if you reeeally want me there...

you gotta use the spell

[ which is... ( rafayel voice ) tadoba ulala guruguru wukaka pili pala guruguru glubblub popoposh blublubun

the question is does bianca remember this... ]

[socialapple]

[ ... ]

Welp, see you in a week!

[ She remembers it. Ironically.

But she ain't saying that. ]

[glub]

[ ???? ]

are you really gonna be okay with not seeing me for a weeeek

[ insert heartbroken artsy birb emoji. ]

[socialapple]

If I say that thing my tongue is going to fall off and kissing me won't be as fuuuuuuuuuuun