★004 | VIDEO | MAHOGANY TOWN

[kingofthetvworld]

[Teddie once again shows up on the feed and once again appears to be in a hotel room. Unlike the other few times, however, he seems absolutely delighted to be talking to everyone, which means this is probably going to be very annoying.]

You guys gotta see this, look what I finally got!

[Behind him flutters a little woobat, its flight pattern some what erratic as if it's struggling to to stay afloat. And yet it seems completely fine with this, smiling as Teddie's cubchoo and quilava happily chase it about the room below it, giggling and generally being adorable monster critters.]

I finally got my scorebat! [Which he totally...didn't need help getting at all. Don't be silly...he would never make...someone catch something...for him. That would be, um, lazy or...something.] Now ladies, try not to get too excited. I know he makes me even more irresistible, but there's no need to fight over me just yet~

[Before Teddie can continue about how he's probably a hot stud or whatever nonsense he normally spouts, there's a loud THUD as the tiny bat slams into the wall and lands into the tiny trash can behind him. Teddie jumps, looking over his shoulder to see this...display, but quickly whips back to the feed as if this makes his new pal even better.]

I'M GONNA NAME HIM YOSUKE!!

[Cho toddles over to the waste bin, a worried look on her face as she pokes one of Yosuke's exposed wings. The feed ends before anyone gets to find out if it's dead or not.]

Comments

[soundmind]

No, I'm pretty sure you're confused, and you have no idea what you're talking about, cub.

Maybe...the something something said that, but that doesn't make it true for most people. Scoring is something guys use to compete with each other about how many girls they can date at a time. And I don't know about the something something, but girls DON'T like being cheated on.

[kingofthetvworld]

[Teddie opens his mouth to say something, stops, then rubs his chin. Brows furrowed, he stares down for nearly a minute as he thinks this over, finally opting to say something.]

...So it doesn't have to do with scoring a hot stud?

[soundmind]

...[Good lord, this is actually a child she's talking to right now.]

"Stud" means a man that has gotten a lot of women. So...no. Maybe it does if a woman's using it? But women generally don't talk about "scoring" unless they mean sports.

...Where did you even learn all this anyway? Who taught you?

[kingofthetvworld]

...I-It's just stuff I picked up from everybody else. Humans always make it sound like scoring is a huuuuuge deal, so I wanted in.

[soundmind]

It's not a huge deal--stuff you like is a huge deal, friendship is a huge deal. Going around chasing after women is just creepy.

[kingofthetvworld]

...Just in time for Halloween!

[soundmind]

...No, not the play-acting kind of creepy. As in "nobody wants to come near you all the time" creepy.

[A pause.]

But if you...wanted, I guess you could put on an act like that dressed like a vampire for Halloween.

[kingofthetvworld]

Vampires don't score, they drink blood. Even I know that.

[soundmind]

Vampires seduce women, too, that's a common technique of theirs.

[Vampirism is tied pretty closely to sexuality in literature for...some reason. Even though Maka's only seen a total of one vampire in her own life and he wasn't remotely attractive.]

Listen, this whole "scoring" thing, you probably shouldn't talk like that anymore. What do you really want out of this whole thing? Someone you really like to spend time with and talk about stuff?

[kingofthetvworld]

[What does he want out of it? Nobody's ever asked him that one before. Although Teddie's not sure how badly he wants to spill his deepest of feelings with a stranger who spent the whole time yelling at him and calling him names. Frustrated noises can only follow.]

Nnnngh... [He begins to rub his arm sheepishly.] That's gonna be private.

But I won't talk about it no more. [At least not as much.] I didn't think it was hurting anybody's feelings.

[soundmind]

Stuff like that can destroy families, it split up mine anyway.

[It's entirely possible he doesn't know because, in all terseness aside, his mentality seems to be stuck at "6 year old."]

And it makes people uncomfortable. Like, why do you think I was so pissed? You think I like seeing people going around acting like that after what happened to my mom? I hate it.

[...]

Give what you want out of it some thought, and if you find someone you like, don't push it into directions that "humans" say it should, just enjoy spending time with them.