Hecking Game: IC Inbox

[toothaches]

"--eached Maurice Hutch. Leave your name and number and I'll get back t'you soon as I can."

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[toothaches]

Choreographed? I hope we didn't pick the Macarena. I'm awful at the Macarena.

[parillegal]

Yeah, I can tell.

But we made it super easy, so you can do it any time!

[Even tipsy.]

[toothaches]

[ He is too excited to be offended by her light jab. He is throwing articles of clothing over his arm with his phone cradled against his shoulder. ]

Ma-yuuuuh, c'mon! Tell me how to do it! What kind of guy party are you goin' to anyway? You gotta watch out...when there's no girls around, guys can be kinda...you know.

[parillegal]

[a pause]

Wait, what? No, I don't know.

Tell me!

[toothaches]

Well, I mean they say things about what they and their girls get up to. Or what they'd want to get up to, if you know what I mean. But! If it sucks you can just leave. Tell me this dance thing we gotta do!

[parillegal]

[somehow, Maya gets the impression that's not going to be the issue, exactly... but that's not important right now.]

Okay! I have it memorized. We worked it out together!

We just have to synchronize and hold our phones like they're swords!

[toothaches]

Oh, ooookay, let's see...

[ He grips his phone and holds it out in front of him with both fists like it's a fucking light saber. ]

Like this?

[parillegal]

Probably!

[But even with the video on, she can't see from this angle... it's fine, though.]

But, hold it like you're gonna pull the sword out of a sheath, like a samurai! It got all glowy when we both did that at the same time.

[toothaches]

OH! Okay okay--

[ He takes on a Stance as he grasps the phone at his hip, elbow cocked and ready to withdraw a blade. ]

Okay I'm going! I'm doing it! Haah!

[ ENGAGE!!!! ]

[parillegal]

[Maya doesn't give Maurice any more cues— mostly because from there, it's pretty intuitive. She follows his lead and starts to draw the imaginary sword, and like ripping a cord it pulls a flash of color over her body, changing its shape and form. When the "sword" is fully removed, and the phone is now across the other side, Maya stands in the form he did when he'd been under the hot springs curse.]

[toothaches]

[ Flash! ]

[ A riot of color passes over Maurice like a wave, leaving Mercedes posing dramatically in its wake. ]

HOOOH! Oh-ho, shit! Maya, it worked! Aaaaa ha ha!

[parillegal]

Mercedes!

[Maya's thrilled— Mercedes seems just as happy as she was when they'd figured it out the first time, so there's no buyer's regret on this contract.]

See? Isn't it so cool?!

[toothaches]

Yeah, man! Wow! I guess a girl really can have it all!

[parillegal]

Yeah, you can!

[Ok Maya does have a party to get to, but since Mercedes doesn't seem to recall their pep talk from the other night, it's perfectly fine to run a little longer.]

You can do whatever you want, whenever you want. So if you ever miss being a girl again, just call me up!

[toothaches]

[ Mercedes nods, though she knows Maya can't see her. ]

I will! I will! And same t'you!

[parillegal]

Hey, before I let you go, what are you gonna do first?

[Maya simply HAS GOT to know.]

[toothaches]

OH--! Uhm! I didn't think that far ahead, ahaha...maybe go out to a bar.

[parillegal]

...Hey, remind me to take you out to do some fun stuff in heaven some time, okay? We'll do our little dance and have fun Maya-Fey-style.

[Doing things that don't involve bars, mostly.]

[toothaches]

I'd love that!

[ She fondly remembers the snow ball fight, so she's confident Maya really does know how to have fun. ]

[parillegal]

Great! Have fun for me, okay?