Fifth Scoop: We all scream for ice cream! :D [Video/Text]

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[ Neo, in the safety of her own home, sits against a wall on her bed in a matching set of black undergarments, holding a cone of vanilla ice cream. Text pops up at the bottom of the screen.]

It's pretty rough out there. Anyone want some ice cream? Freshly made!

[ She takes a lick and nods in approval at the taste. Nothing beats your own handmade ice cream!! ]

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shockingly enough!

you're bringing me ice cream. i think there's a hard limit on how heavy a favor you can ask for in return.

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Exactly! It's just ice cream! :) Don't be so worried!

Give me like twenty minutes.

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oh, you know me. i'm a worrywart.

[ he sends his address because he doesn't think she knows where he lives?? ]

it's the one with the messed-up door.

[ aka a door that was literally blown off its hinges and is now just kind of shoved into place to cover the doorway ]

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[ She figured being co-guardian would make him easy to find, but she definitely didn't know where he lives. In about another twenty minutes or so, Neo arrives in Nova City, but she takes an extra ten just to be mean. Finding his door, she knocks on the door frame, not wanting the door to fall to pieces. What even happened.

She'll be dressed this time, in her usual clothes, carrying an ice cream maker by it's handle and a tote bag hanging on her shoulder. ]

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[ It's not like he's awaiting her arrival with bated breath - he's lounging on his couch, playing some sort of shitty mobile game on his phone until he hears the knock. Hopping to his feet he makes his way over, dragging the door out of the way to look at her--

And frowning. ]

You're dressed, now? Disappointing.

[ He steps aside to let her in, one hand resting on the door to make sure it doesn't topple over. ]

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[ Neo eye rolls before stepping in, yet as she does so, her outfit changes back, prismatic shards starting from her feet and working its way up. She keeps the gloves, though they appear fingerless now. Turning around, Neo uses just one hand to form words, and a voice comes from her device.

"I'm in a good mood, so consider yourself lucky."

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[ Huh! He didn't think she'd actually humor him. Score. He heads back to the couch to flop back onto it, sprawling out lazily. ]

Something good happen? Or just feeling uncharacteristically friendly?

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[ "I scored this!"

She holds up her ice cream maker with a proud smile!

"So no one gets hurt today."

Setting her tote bag and ice cream maker down on a table, Neo starts to unravel the cord, swinging it idly while pointing to it. Obviously, she needs an outlet. ]

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Material girl.

[ He grins a little, sitting up to look around for a moment before pointing to an outlet where a lamp is plugged in. She can use that!

And he's too lazy to get up! He'd rather watch anyway. ]

So, how does this thing work?

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[ That remark earns him a hair flip.

The maker gets a new place to sit once Neo places the lamp onto the floor, so the cord could reach the outlet. With it now powered and on, the lid is popped open with a push of a button, revealing the materials needed inside. Satisfied that nothing melted too badly, the lid is closed and the maker set to mix them up.

"You add all the ingredients to make your base first ."

Neo goes over to the tote bag, pulling out a few candy bars, chocolate sauce, caramel sauce, graham crackers, and finally, a tiny container of just three cherries.

"Not my whole arsenal, but at least you have a choice."

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[ He watches as she gets to work, eyeing with mild curiosity as the machine is prepared and the ingredients laid out. He hums in thought for a few moments, looking from one possibility to the other, before his eyes return to her with a quizzical arch of his brow. ]

Is there any reason not to just toss 'em all in?

[ Indulgence, thy name is Mercury. ]

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[ Huh. She hadn't thought of that. Neo gets over her initial surprise before shrugging. Maybe it'll be the next flavor to add to her list! So she opens all the candy bars and breaks them in half, leaving the unused pieces in the wrappers. She takes out about five pieces of graham crackers but doesn't crumble them up yet.

"Have you heard about this Halloween thing?"

It's still a new concept to her.]

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Costume day, yeah. I have no idea why it's a thing, but... it's a thing.

[ He leans back on the couch again, hands clasping behind his head. Still watching her work.

Or just watching her.

You know, whatever. ]

There's always a party, so at least there's something to do, but you have to dress up. Which I know is a huuuuuuge struggle for you.

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[ "I'm so glad you understand! I have nothing in my closet."

Which...is true. There's no point of clothes shopping if she can just make her own appear. There's still a bit of time before the ice cream is ready, so she sits on the arm of the couch near his feet, with her own dangling a good few inches from the floor. The short life is cruel.

"Are you going to wear one?" ]

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I'm sure.

[ He smirks a bit as he sits up, noticing that her feet can't even touch the ground, tempted to say something... but abstains. Maybe because she manages to ask her question before he can, maybe because he's just nicer now.

...

It's probably the former, let's be perfectly honest. ]

I'm debating some ideas. Might just put on a pair of those joke sunglasses with the mustache attached, though. Low-effort, high-reward.

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[ Neo can only shake her head with a smile at the imagery. She doesn't really peg Mercury as a dress up kind of guy unless there's something in it for him, so that sort of costume suits him.

"I might go as our favorite little snowflake."

She changes just her hair and eyes, making them snow white and light blue, to show the uncanny resemblance before shrugging. "Plus, I want free candy." ]