"So… what do you want?"
Itvasme quickly sent out the reply, even as she considered the various next steps to be considered and tried…
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Similarly, Sally, after some consideration, was still on the fence as to whether she even wanted to be part of this situation, much less even entertain a negotiation…
Accordingly, she decided that she first, needed more information.
She would 'test the waters' of this BG123, gauge their price… before deciding whether or not she could be nice, or whether it might be better to instead… transform them into ice…! ✨❄️
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*Ding!*
*Ding!*
Baddeus gloated as he got the pings…
Two! Replies! … Actual Notifications!!! From real people!!?!
He felt like a king.
It was - as usual literally - infinitely better than his previous past year's message count - which had been… Nothing.
Zip. Zilch. Zero. Nada.
Why… He now felt like a fresh, newly-hatched cicada… !!! [1]
[1] A/N: Did you know?! Certain cicadas can spend from 13 to 17 years underground before they [finally get to] experience life on the surface… 👀✨ #randomfactsoftheday
As the euphoria coursed through his veins, his hands reflexively reached for his favoured H*, due to the overstimulation…
But then. *Phew.* Deep breaths. He had to keep calm. This-this was… expected. T-there was no cause for alarm.
He imagined himself like the protagonist in one of his hit H* series.
After a series of exchanges, where he displayed his 'protagonist's charm'… slowly but surely, he would aura-farm, and then the bountiful blessings and beauties of the protagonist's destiny would be all his…
This feeling of… being… important and… needed… h-he could get used to this!
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