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[tinytactician]

[Action]

[Armin decided that the best place to watch his eggs hatch is in the sector of the Habitats where he's been sleeping since the quakes -- because someone is independent to a fault and hasn't let on that his home was damaged. But it's better this way, because there's enough room for Meredith-the-Ralts and Murgatroyd-the-Cherubi to cluster around the two eggs, with Gertrude-the-Steelix (who does NOT belong in this part of the Habitats, wow) looming protectively over the little group.

The black-and-yellow striped egg had cracked first, and now it slowly splits open, revealing what appears to be a tiny ball of fluff. Armin draws in his breath, gently tugging Meredith away from poking at the new baby --]

Mareep! You're a Mareep! [This is whispered in the most reverent of tones, then the Warp Band is hastily switched on.]

[Voice]

It's a Mareep!! [Warp Band is promptly turned off, because what is context?]

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[tinytactician]

[Armin's quiet for a moment, taking this in. He's used to being alone, but not because he's overlooked. It's a new, sort of upsetting concept. So, he finally says in that soft, fervent voice of his:]

Well, I won't ever ignore you. And neither will anyone else important.

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[heartstorage]

[Annd Sora is surprised because wow, Armin took that much more to heart than he thought he would. Sure it wasn't false, but it's not like he saw it as a crippling problem either! Just explained why he didn't mind if people called him weird! It was better than being nobody special! ]

[Maybe he should just refrain from the personal anecdotes until Armin's got a slightly thicker skin]

Heh...I know, friends are great like that!

You don't have to worry about me. It's not like it keeps me up at night. And like I said, I'm Enlightened now so I get noticed! [Though it also helps that everyone who surpassed him before is dead, missing or a zombie...but he'll leave that part out]

I mean, other than the people who don't notice me because I'm short. So I guess I'm still overlooked sometimes.

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[heartstorage]

[A beat, oh right]

Uh, that last part was a joke....if you didn't get it.

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[tinytactician]

I-I got it! It's "overlooked" in the literal sense because...um...

[He absolutely 100% did not get it. But he'll relax a little, at least?]

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[heartstorage]

[Yeah. He definitely didn't get it]

...Because I'm short. I get overlooked 'cause I'm short.

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[tinytactician]

-- oh!

Oh I get it! [He sounds so delighted by this omg.]

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[heartstorage]

[Wow Armin you are so moe. He laughs some just from the sheer delight.]

Yeah! There you go!