Partnered Phoenix Dream!
In something like a waking partnered Phoenix dream I lean back in my chair, put my arms behind my head and say "I think I wanna be someone cool this time around. Not like obviously cool though, just like intrinsically cool, like people wanna hang around me cuz they know I got stuff going on, ya know?"
"You wanna be cool? In a game focused on superpowers? Where we're all monsters?"
"Well yeah, being cool could be my superpower. I mean, I could throw a mean punch too."
She laughs hysterically "I don't think a single person has ever tried to be cool because they had 'stuff going on' at this juncture. And what about you, ye Origami Newcomer?"
"I want it to be, like, messy!"
The Phoenix gives :o
"Never have I ever..."
She just pauses. The Phoenix considers the pairing, considers the timing, considers the season, considers the game. "You two are NONSENSE."
I pause, concerned that she might actually be upset and not wanting to ruin her game, but she gives me, us, a subtle wink, kicks over the cardboard box of papers, supplies, and cartridges in our direction. A bunch of butterflies fly out of the box for some reason, and then she shimmies off going "heeheehee."
I turn to my partner for the night, ornately organized as an orchestra, in terms of expression of beauty, and we each shrug. With a smile shared we sort and sift, making stuff up as we go.
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