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[aristophanesfamily]

WHO: Aristophanes, and their new Prime!
WHERE: Aristophanes Manor
OPEN/CLOSED: Closed
WHEN: Day 6, morning

[Were you waking up?]

[You might be surprised to see a familiar face in your house, with her tall hat, and new Aristophanes colored uniform.]

[Triumph is in your base, she's your Prime. GASP.]

Comments

[unexpectedboner]

...

[grand_finale]

Well?

[unexpectedboner]

...Shrub.

[grand_finale]

Sorry? What was that?!

[unexpectedboner]

Your proper name. You can't keep some other family's name if you're meant to be priming Aristophanes.

[grand_finale]

[...there's a way out of this]

And if I'm "priming Aristophanes," I can't be given a name that's going to inspire ridicule, can I?

[unexpectedboner]

I think it is very appropriate. Rolls off the tongue.

[grand_finale]

I disagree.

Think more, and get back to me.

[unexpectedboner]

Sure, I've got more. Bonsai. Prickly pear. Those teeny tiny little potted cacti...

[grand_finale]

Mhmm... any more?

[unexpectedboner]

Moss. Lichen. Holly. Mistletoe.

[grand_finale]

Any more?

[unexpectedboner]

Hedgerow. Thistle. Rhubarb. Cranberry. That one's pink, even. And tart.

[grand_finale]

Keep digging yourself deeper. I'm just keeping count how many whacks to give you when I get a new baton.

[unexpectedboner]

Maybe you should see someone about that. You obviously have emotional disturbances if you can't accept my obvious and kind overtures to making you part of our group.

[grand_finale]

Ridiculing your Prime over her height is not kind.

[unexpectedboner]

Some small things are cute and cultured. Those are attractive traits, by the way.

[grand_finale]

Attractive for whom?

A name must inspire the right image in the other teams that hear it, and it is not in our interests for them to think of how 'cute' I am. Would you make your Prime the laughing stock of every other family?

[unexpectedboner]

[earnest]

Hey, don't be ridiculous, you wouldn't be the laughing stock. Anyone who knows you, it'd be totally clear you're not cute!

[grand_finale]

[scoffs]

Tell you what, every other family knows me as Triumph, and that won't change. But you can create your own name for me that will be special between us Aristophanes.

[unexpectedboner]

--Really? I mean, that would be a great bonding experience and all...

[grand_finale]

Don't get too excited.

[unexpectedboner]

Why not? Did I mistake that for an actual friendly gesture?

[grand_finale]

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[unexpectedboner]

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