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[healium]

[The feed starts off on the floor, but two brown furry paws are eventually dragging it along and it's soon easy to see that the Gear is in a kitchen. There's baking ingredients on the counter and a bowl and spatulas and.. and it doesn't look like the project is finished, but there isn't anyone bustling around to get said project completed.]

Sebby, no, I don't really want to talk to anyone right now.

[Jane sounds tired, if anything. The Buneary being spoken to chitters something quietly, dragging the gear from its straight up view and pushing it slightly against his trainers arm; she's a bit slouched in her seat right now, arms on the table and face half buried in it, and the pushing prompts one hand to lift and push the gear away.]

I mean it, stop.

[Sebby won't be deterred it seems, because he's climbing around her shoulders and trying to wedge the gear in next to her face. All it does is prompt an irritated frown out of her and while she takes it, Sebby gets a moment of thinking his plan worked until she sits up and chucks the gear across the room.

Surprisingly enough, it doesn't turn off, but the feed is facing the floor now and the only sounds are a Buneary chittering away and Jane making annoyed grunts from a re-flopped place at the table.]

I don't really give a damn right now, just get it out of my face. I don't want to answer questions or pretend I don't feel like utter shit, so just.. leave me alone. [It's said with enough finality that the Pokemon stays quiet, but there are little paws padding closer to the microphone. Flipping the gear over and holding it upside down a moment, Sebby regards the feed without his little sunglasses for once before turning it off.]

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[Video]

[alonelyworld]

What's wrong?

[Video]

[healium]

[She jerks, not having expected a voice since -- shit, the gear was on? Damn you, rabbit!!! Sighing and rubbing her face, Jane gets up and moves to pick up the gear.] Nothing really, just.. tired, I guess. Sorry to bother you.

[Video]

[alonelyworld]

Are you sure?

You seem sad.

[Video]

[healium]

Hoo hoo, I guess I.. am, a little sad. It's not a big deal though, it's just a few things all at once.

[Video]

[alonelyworld]

Oh. I hope you're able to figure it out.

No one should have to be sad.

[Action]

[matini]

[There is suddenly a tub of ice cream and a spoon on top of it in front of Jane. Mom is also sitting right across from her with a tub of ice cream herself.]

[Action]

[healium]

[That makes her jump a moment, clearly not expecting the sudden sound of the ice cream thudding in front of her. Looking up, almost peeking through her glasses, Jane gives Roxanne a weak smile, but doesn't reach for the spoon.]

[Action]

[matini]

[She takes a spoonful before speaking.]

Hey, Janey. I thought ice cream might help lift your mood a little.

[Action]

[healium]

[The smile stays small, eyes lowering back to the ice cream before her.] Hoo hoo, I'm not sure I'll be able to eat the entire thing.. [But she does reach for the spoon now, moving to peel the top off; mint chocolate chip, yessss.]

[Action]

[matini]

No problem. It'll keep, and we'll put your name on it so nobody steals your ice cream.

[Mom will also personally ground whoever does eat Jane's ice cream without her permission.]

How are you doing?

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[ghostytrainer]

[Knock knock knocking at your door! There's somebody! Knocking at your doooooooooooorrrrrrrr! Wonder who it is!]

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[healium]

[Jane's not budging from the table where she's flumped again, so it's Sebby who unlocks and opens it.]

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[ghostytrainer]

[John, you really have to stop with the fake mustache thing whenever Jane is upset. No, it doesn't matter that this time you're wearing a really bushy one instead of a curly one. Eventually it's just not going to be funny anymore.]

[Plus, the fact that Jane didn't open the door kind of ruins it. Though Casey, at least, is excited to see the Buneary. Hello cutie pie!]

Oh, hey Sebby. Jane still in the kitchen then?

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[healium]

[Mustaches will always be funny; Jane just doesn't have the heart to move from her seat, but she does hear him speak. Sebby gives a nod to answer John, before chittering with quiet amusement about how excited the Lopunny is.]

Poppop? [Jane speaks quietly, not lifting her head.]

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[ghostytrainer]

The one and only! [He closes the door behind him, pulling the fake mustache off and slipping it in his pocket. If she's not getting up from the table then maybe this isn't the best time. Casey scoops Sebby up into her arms, squeezing the little Buneary before following John into the kitchen.]

[She waits in the doorway while John crosses the room to rest a hand on Jane's shoulder.]

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[shippingmath]

[She could be in a bad mood for some random reason, but Dirk is pretty certain that's not the case. He's not sure she'd even want to talk to him, considering, but it really needs to be done.]

Jane. I...

Shit. Sorry.

[audio- private]

[healium]

[At least this voice prompts Jane to getting up and retrieving her gear, because she can't leave Dirk hanging after being a nincompoop to the network. Video is hard for her to agree to using, and she wants to hide that she has sad bags under her eyes, so she flips it to audio only.]

Dirk, don't. It's nothing to apologize for.

[audio- private]

[shippingmath]

[All right, he can do that. He'd even have been happy with a switch to text. If this gets too intense, he might just do that anyway.]

It's nothing to be proud of, either.

[Except he is proud that he's dating Jake... But he's not proud of driving her away, no matter how much they worked it out beforehand.]

[audio- private]

[healium]

But you should be, you're happier together!

[She almost wants to include a question of "right?", but the word doesn't come out. Jane wants to be positive for them, even if she hadn't heard from either of them the rest of the month until now.]

[audio- private]

[shippingmath]

You're not. You telling me I should be proud of that?

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[timelymaid]

Jane?

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[healium]

Ah -- Sorry, yes, Aradia?

[She can't do video, Jane just can't. She looks like as much crap as she feels like, so when she calls back, she switches it to audio. Jane can at least fake sounding fine, right?]

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[timelymaid]

[ Fair enough; Aradia won't push it, although having already seen the video... ]

Do you want to talk about it? I can just listen, if you like.

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[healium]

-- I'm sorry. You saw that, huh. [Well no duh, why else would she have called sounding so concerned?]

I'm just frustrated, I guess. I don't even really.. feel like baking anymore.

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[timelymaid]

It's perfectly okay for you to be frustrated, you know.