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This is Ginzo's open post. Anything goes.

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[hairdu]

[Yr weird.]

More of it, anyway.

[He pushes his bangs off his forehead a little self-consciously.]

It's certainly not impossible.

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Okay, well, good. If you're saying it's not impossible, and you're from a different planet, then it's probably possible.

[A long pause.]

Want more pizza?

[hairdu]

Yeah. Why not?

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Okay. Let's see what they have.

[He's just gonna stand up and go examine all the pizza, no big deal. There're so many options here, he pretty much wants to try everything.]

Normally I'd tell you to avoid trying the really weird ones, but if you didn't have pizza back home, you should definitely try the really weird kinds. Just to say you did.

[hairdu]

Hey, I'm an alien, right? Maybe really weird to you is totally normal for me.

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Are anchovies on pizza totally normal to anyone, alien or not? Tell me truthfully.

[hairdu]

What are anchovies?

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They're... a small fish? A small, salty fish. My dad likes them. You know what a sardine is?

[hairdu]

No, sorry. I like fish, though! We caught a bunch when we went planet side one time, it was the best thing ever.

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Okay, well, I mean, you can try it. I can't necessarily recommend it, but I wouldn't try to dissuade you.

[hairdu]

I've never really found anything I don't like yet.

[He is a very unpicky child.]

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That's good. I can't think of much I don't like either. Well, except anchovies on pizza. And most alcohol.

[hairdu]

I've, uh, never had that before.

[Radu wasn't invited when the cool kids snuck some into the dorms.]

I'd try anchovies, though.

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You shouldn't bother trying alcohol anyway. It's not that good, no matter what the cool kids say.

I'm gonna have...

[Staring at the pizza long and hard, like there's a secret message in it. Who knows, maybe there is.]

This one. It has pineapple on it. That's fun, right?

[hairdu]

Sure! Pineapple's great.

Never had it with cheese, though.

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It sounds good. Theoretically. We'll see what happens.

[He's got his slice of pizza, he's just waiting for Radu to pick his.]

[hairdu]

[He goes for anchovies. Because he has to now.

Also he's getting another soda because SUGAR it's exciting, okay.]

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I'd offer to buy you the pizza, but I don't have a job.

[Hey, at least he's being honest. He'll pay for his own, though, and then go back to the table and sit down.]

[hairdu]

It's fine. They actually pay you for being under 18 in this place.

[He follows with his own pizza and drink. He's debating using cutlery this time, taking his gloves on and off is just annoying.]

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They what? Dammit, I should have told them I was seventeen. If I'd've shaved, they'd've believed it.

[You can use cutlery, Radu, he just doesn't want to see any reflections in it.]

[hairdu]

Yeah. You get, like, an allowance. I think they kinda just know, though. I mean, I didn't sign up for it or anything when I got here.

[He's using a fork, then, although he's holding it gingerly since it seems flimsy. He is bending the handle a little without meaning to, still.]

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Damn. I miss the days of getting an allowance.

Actually, I never really got one, but it's the principle of the thing, you know.

[He's... definitely noticing that fork bending, though.]

You, uh, mean to be doing that?

[hairdu]

Oh, dammit.

[Really, he is used to sturdier cutlery than this. He tries to bend the handle back into shape but sort of over-compensates and just bends it the other way.]

I, uh, don't think this is really working.

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You're, um, really strong.

[Ten points to Ginsberg for pointing out the obvious.]

It might be better to use your hands. I mean, you're going to break the fork if you keep doing that.

[hairdu]

Yeah. It's a real pain, believe me.

[He is going to abandon the fork idea and take his gloves off again.]

Back home stuff isn't this flimsy.