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[greatlydares]

"random play! you're speaking to belle. i'm not available for the moment, so leave a message after the beep."

"this is phaethon. leave a message. i'll get to it as soon as i can."

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[ooc: assume all Phaethon voicemails are under a voice changer.]

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[greatlydares]

If it helps, [Belle contemplatively says,] in a past life, I knew a Butlerboo that could hold their own and then some in combat.

[A lot of Bangboo can, now that she thinks about it.]

What, Bangboo repairs? It's actually pretty relaxing no matter who's asking me to do it. [Anyway. She looks down at the Bangboo.] 'Course I can. You can too, you know, they can understand our languages just fine, and I'm sure you can probably understand theirs. [Or at least she assumes everyone else can.

Eous chirps at the newly-repaired Bangboo: eh-na! ehn-ne watta? (Welcome to Random Play! Do you need anything else that Belle and I can get for you?) It's polite, with the general cheer of someone who's used to its person doing something like this often.]

Your new friend here [words chosen deliberately, with a side glance at Jax] brought you over because you were shocking him by accident. If you don't mind, little one, I'd like to run another diagnostic, see if there's anything lingering. [Out of habit, she reaches out to pat its little head.]

[jaxoff]

[ Jax gives his hand a little waggle, palm flat. ]

It's better than thinking about them being cutesy and adorable all the time, I'll take it.

[He pulls a face, nooooooo you're suppose to hate doing this for him, don't make this pleasant no matter who's asking for it to be done. That's not the game. But then she starts talking about understanding them and his brow furrows in confusion. ]

What? No. They're just making weird noises to me. Those aren't words.

[The repaired Bangboo waves its arms happily. I'm doing great now, thank you! I woke up in the giant Bangboo's home and now I'm here!!! ]

Not my friend. I don't have those. It's a roommate at best. [He sees what she did there, he sees it!!

The Bangboo nods enthusiastically! Of course! Thank you for helping me! ]

[greatlydares]

You can't? [That's actually a surprise to her, because she's just...always been able to understand them, probably since before Eous showed up in a closet and tumbled through back into her arms. Belle looks now at Jax with a searching frown.] I thought you might.

[She pats the Bangboo, does a quick once-over, and proceeds to translate for Jax:] It says it's doing great, and it just woke up in your house one day. Now it's here, and it's thankful for the help.

Anyway, good news is, it's fine now! My guess is it got a little banged up while you weren't around, but that's an easy enough fix. [She rubs at her chin and lets out a sigh.] Lucky thing, too, I'm not a specialist. Anything deeper and I'd probably have had to call in a real mechanic and that...could get complicated.

[Oh, god, is she the go-to Bangboo mechanic around here?

To the Bangboo:] I'm Belle, this is Eous. The giant stick of a Bangboo, [heh,] is named Jax, and he's not actually a Bangboo, he just looks like one.

[jaxoff]

[Naturally, Jax takes that the wrong way immediately, gesturing at himself. ]

Why? Because of the rabbit thing? You know I'm not actually a rabbit, right?

[Ugh. He lets out a huff, going back to leaning on the counter. ]

Yeah, yeah. Whatever. I just brought it here because it was shocking me. It wasn't me being nice or anything. I don't do that.

[That's probably sounding less convincing than he wants it to. He's too damn tired from the train and he's not got his Asshole Mask on as tightly as he'd usually like it to be. ]

...I mean. Great. At least. [ Uggggggggggggh, he's going to have to thank her and he'd rather eat rocks. Fuck. ] Thanks. Or whatever.

[Belle might be the first person Jax has thanked for anything for literal years. She better cherish it. He snorts, raising his hand to flip her the bird for the Bangboo comment. Naturally the filter appears over his finger the second he does it, but the feeling's there.

The Bangboo makes its happy little noises, waving at Jax, before turning to its saviours thank you very much! I feel a lot better now! Do I have a name? ]

[greatlydares]

[Giving him yet another look like, really? Really? Just jumping to a conclusion right there? Bruh.] No, because everyone can talk to them just fine. In fact I think you're the first one I know who can't understand them.

[She might also be jumping to conclusions just a tad. But she does smile a little, and it is, to some degree, sincere.]

You're welcome. I'm very proud of you for managing that, I know it must be a hard feat. With a little more practice, you might even be able to graduate to "thank you very much".

[She's just also not above a petty jab herself. To the Bangboo, she shakes her head.]

I don't know your name. [You didn't come in with one, Eous chimes in.] And you aren't my Bangboo, so I can't name you anyway. But you can ask Jax if he's willing to give you one, or you can make one up.

[jaxoff]

[He's just jumping immediately to stupid conclusions because why would he process information like a reasonable person? Wow! That's asking so much of him!!! ]

What? Are you serious? They're just making noises.

[Jax grimaces at the "you're welcome". Ugh. It makes him feel gross. He hates this. He hates every living second of this. ]

I literally wish I was dead right at this very second in time. It will never happen. I'll be dead before it does.

[ Honestly, he kind of likes the jabbing though. He enjoys the back and forth. It's easier than sincerity by a country mile.

Still, he sees a means to claw back some dignity and puts his grin on, pointing at the Bangboo. ]

You need a name? Sure, I'll give you a name. I'm gonna call you... Useless!

[ Belle it is absolutely okay to hit him. No one would berate you for it! The Bangboo blinks, and then "eh neh ehs" softly. Is... is that a good name? ]

[greatlydares]

They're not. It's an intelligible language, it just sounds like noises to you in probably the same way, say, someone speaking Italian would.

[Belle leans over to smack the back of her hand against Jax's shoulder as he declares the Bangboo's name, and Eous glares at him with crossed arms. But neither of them can do much about this, so she turns to the Bangboo.]

Is that okay with you, little one? [To Jax:] That's not really fair to it. Not its fault it ended up getting hurt in your apartment while you were away.

[jaxoff]

[ Jax immediately does the Italian hand gesture. ]

Wadd-ya meana? I understande Italliano perfecly-a!

[He yelps as Belle (very rightfully) whacks him one across his shoulder, raising his arms defensively. ]

What? Whaaaaat? You told me to give it a name! I gave it a name!

[The Bangboo looks unsure about this, because Bell sure had a reaction to it- it lets out it's little Bangboo language to her I don't know? That sounds like it might be a bad name? I don't want a bad name. I want a good name because I will be good. Jax eyeballs the little robot before heaving out a dramatic sigh. ]

Fiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiine, whatever. YOU name it, then. But don't make it boring.