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[psycholawgy]

You've reached Athena Cykes. I'm currently unavailable, but leave a message and I'll get back to you pronto. Danke! (voice/call → text → video → action)

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[psycholawgy]

Okay then!

[ she gives lee a salute. ]

I'll see you later!

[niceguypose]

[He salutes right back and cheers loudly.]

I will see you later!!

[psycholawgy]

[ about an hour and a half later, athena knocks on lee's door. ]

This is the police!

[niceguypose]

[He opens the door with his eyes closed and immediately raises his arms in surrender.]

I am so sorry!! I do not know what I have done for this arrest...!

[psycholawgy]

[ this was the reaction she expected, but she stills feels like she's the one who lost. ]

Lee. It's just me.

[niceguypose]

[His eyes snap open.]

Athena-san?! Are- are you also under arrest? No... We will lose the prime years of our youth when we are locked away!!

[psycholawgy]

What? No! I was the one who said it's the police.

[ dammit lee. ]

It was a joke.

[niceguypose]

It was? I... I am relieved!

[He smiles.]

I am glad that you are innocent!

action;

[beaconed]

[ HEY LOOK WHO'S AT YOUR DOOR, TINY GIRL ]

...

It's boggle time.

[ He's ready. ]

[psycholawgy]

[ GUESS WHO'S JUST GETTING HOME FROM WORK?? ]

Jaune? What are you doing out here?

[beaconed]

B-Boggle time!

Y'know...?

...I pictured this way better in my mind.

[psycholawgy]

[ she laughs as she opens the door. ]

Alright. Come in, then.

I hope you're prepared to lose.

[beaconed]

[ he always is ]

Don't be so sure! I learned three more new words since the last time we spoke.

Aposiopesis!

[psycholawgy]

Eek! That's way too long!

[ a beat. ]

Not that it's impossible to find, but— [ sigh. YOU'LL SEE, JAUNE. you'll see. ]

[beaconed]

[ That's what she said. ] --Sorry!

I'm just excited to play!

[ Well, he's also here to distract her from her heartache/research. ...But yeah, he loves games, too. ]

How do we start?

[psycholawgy]

[ she grabs a small box from the bookshelf nearby and sets it on the table. the dice inside makes some noise as athena moves, and it's actually really, really loud. ]

Do you have a pen and some paper?

[ they're doing this old school. ]

[beaconed]

[ He snorts a laugh. ] In this day and age? N-No, I think I left my ink and feather on my horse.

...
I don't have a pen and paper.

[ ......HE FEELS LIKE HE SHOULD, THOUGH. ]

[psycholawgy]

You're just as innocent, so...! Congratulations!

[ she holds out the bag she had brought with her to lee. ]

I brought some soda and some snacks.

[psycholawgy]

[ wow, thanks for making fun of the rules, jaune. ]

That's okay. Just use your CereVice, then.

Are you ready? Find as many words as you can within three minutes, and the letters have to be connected to one another.

[beaconed]

Ready!

--WAIT!!

Whoa, n-not ready! Not at all, haha...! Sorry. W-What do you mean... "connected" to one another?

[psycholawgy]

Oh, let me demonstrate, then.

[ she takes off the lid of the box to show the array of letters. ]

Here's one. S-I-N-G. [ she points the letters out one by one. ] S has to be connected to I, and I to N, and N to G. Do you get it now?

[beaconed]

It's like sudoku... [ no ]

Okay! I kinda get it. Sing... yeah, I see it! I-I can't see any other words though?? Oh, man, this is hard...

[ ... ]

... Let's boggle.

[psycholawgy]

[ THIS IS NOTHING LIKE SUDOKU. but athena ignores that statement and puts the lid back on before she begins shaking it. ]

Ready... set...! [ she sets the board back on the table and takes off the lid. and quickly, she switches the timer on. ] Go!

[beaconed]

[ i've made a huge mistake ]

Right!

[ This isn't how he imagined this game at all??? Still, he'll give it a red hot go! In the meantime, since they got three minutes of awkward silence and this is too intense for him, he decides to carry on the conversation as he comes up with words. He's here for two reasons, after all. ]

Y'know, I was thinking about your research questions from the other day...

[psycholawgy]

Oh!

[ she looks up to get a look at jaune's expression before turning back to her cerevice to type in some more words. ]

What about 'em?