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duck . duck . quack . duck . eugene’s brain spun in a loop of intrusive impulsion . this was the first time he’s acquainted himself with a bird rather than shoo’ed it off . owl ?? hated his guts . crows ?? stalked him day in and day out . and there was that one time a bird picked a fight with him on the streets --

yeah , eugene had bad luck with poultry .

“ alright , i’ll bite . ” eugene conceded to his own grudge upon feasting his observance onto the humanity of this feathered friend , “ so you say you do parties , but i’m looking to throw the sickest of ragers this side of the island . i’m talking confetti cannon , i’m talking balloon art , i’m talking SALAMI CARVER ( genius, i know. ) , i’m talking exploding cake that a freakin’ giraffe pops out of -- ”

" i didn't think it was possible for fingernails to come in extra small. . . until today . the more you know . " he comments , holding kay's hand in his as he squints in concentration , dipping the brush to his polish into the pot . of course he knows better . eugene had always helped the younger ones at the orphanage clean up -- wash their hands so they wouldn't get sick . but it has been a long time .

swipe , swipe , swipe --

eugene scrolled away at the pikpok app on his phone , unamused with the activity coming up on his feed : a hair stylist here , manicure artist there , and of course the obligatory trending audio .

" oh , step aside , my fellow . . . er, fellow , " eugene interjects himself unwarrented and uninvited . sure , it was the easier path is to simply ignore and watch other's misfortune play out before him , but . . . wasn't it sometimes more entertaining to play hero ?? besides , this was a common cause for him an all mankind , were he to ignore the atrocity unfolding before him , the consequences might felt throughout the city .

and that simply wouldn't do !!

" you were about five seconds away from abject danger . but don't fear : eugene's here . let me teach you a little life hack -- smothering lethal poison on bread does not make a sandwich . "

There's a small hand-made pouch full of chocolate gold coins, and a construction paper card that Kay decorated herself with glitter and stickers! The card reads:

'Dear Eugene- I hope you have a good Valentine's day! We should hang out soon, I missed you. Do you think we could go get our nails done again??? You always know the best stuff to ask for.

(PS I promise I bought the candy, and I didn't steal it)

(PPS I'm sorry for breaking and entering)

Love, Kay'

" hey , what have we here -- "

normally , when breaking and entering the entire point is to take something , not necessarily to leave something behind . he holds a chocolate coin between his fingers, catching its metallic against the lights above . its as good as gold . and maybe it should be offensive -- after all , wasn't he trying to move on from all that old stuff ?? to be a better person , and so on ??

" girl , you're something else . "

it's hilariously spot on !!

⚔️ // “…. i  am  not  so  certain  the  stars  continue  to  return  you  here  for  benevolent  purposes.”  she  paused.  “perhaps  you  should  consider  that  your  outspoken  hubris  may  be   what  they  might  find  …  easily  exploitable  ,  instead.”

“ oooooooooor maybe they just like me :) ” more than his parents must have !!

what, isn’t there something like . . . 3rd time the charm ??