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[aggrievance]

[The girl that appears on your network is indeed Rose Lalonde, though it may take a second look or two for you to realize it. Like many others, she has grown older; she appears to be in her late teens, and has filled out quite nicely.

She never quite grew out of that knowing smirk though, which is the expression she shows to video feed as she sits primly in her room.]

Well, fellow citizens of Asgard, how are you faring in the wake of our most recent turn of events?

I've happened to see a lot of distinct opinions on the network; some appear to enjoy the gift given to them, while others seem to be nothing less than morally outraged by this scenario.

Consider this a poll of sorts, my dear comrades; were you affected by this recent turn of events, how does your newfound age make you feel?

I find myself quite content with their decision, though it does take some of the fun out of growing up.

Comments

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[rainbowmother]

[ a h.

maybe this whole turn of events isn't so bad after all. the troll on the other side of the feed looks a great deal older as well, but the horns (although longer) give her identity away. ]

I found it a bit galling, to be quite honest.

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[aggrievance]

[Oh, well, she recognizes those horns.]

I see this event failed to leave you unscathed, Kanaya.

Your new look suits you.

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[rainbowmother]

I'm afraid it hasn't... in addition to quite a few of our friends.

[ eyebrow raise... ] Does it?

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[aggrievance]

I see. Do they all manage to take part in the joys of growing older as well?

[Equal eyebrow raise!] I feel as though I can just lay all my sins at your feet, Miss Maryam.

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[rainbowmother]

They do - and they certainly seem to be enjoying it.

[ a h. don't make her blush, Rose!! ] I'm flattered that you think so.

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[badluckdelivery]

[Train is looking about 13-ish, and only about half his adult height as one would assume.]

I'm okay. Wish there was a movie discount I could take advantage of, but cool otherwise.

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[aggrievance]

They do say youth is wasted on the young. Hopefully you'll find something more worthwhile to take advantage of.

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[badluckdelivery]

I can't really think of anything else I could do as a kid that I didn't as an adult.

[Video]

[aggrievance]

Gaze innocently at the sympathetic elderly to coerce them into giving you spare change?

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[badluckdelivery]

That'd never work.

[Video]

[aggrievance]

Then perhaps you need to polish your charm.

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[badluckdelivery]

My charm is fine, it's just that everyone with bracelets would already know, and asking natives for change would be weird.

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[sc4l3s]

How does this make me feel? I smell hot as shit. That's how I feel, Lalonde!

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[aggrievance]

How delightful to hear you find our recent circumstances enjoyable, Terezi.

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[sc4l3s]

Not all of us have the ectogenes for sexiness. No reason to get jealous.

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[aggrievance]

I'll be sure to keep my embittered weeping private.

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[sc4l3s]

Good! As curious as I am about my new body, I think the distance I can make with projectile vomit is something I can leave ambiguous.

[Perma Audio]

[burntviolet]

It didn't affect me, but it's quite odd to see that some of my friends grew up considerably. I don't know how to feel about this...

[ Hisao became a handsome 40-years-old-or-something man and that's so weird hjdkdhf ]

[Perma Audio]

[aggrievance]

Considering the fact that this situation we have found ourselves in appears to be purely physical, I would suggest that you not let it deter you.

[burntviolet]

I'm trying to... I just wish this didn't happen after that other... curse...

[ The hugging thing oops ]

[spaghettiole]

[Totally...not gawking...at your normally thirteen-year-old friend...

[Oh god...]

...Rose?

[aggrievance]

[If she notices gawking, then she discreetly ignores it.]

I see you've stayed the same, Xavier.

[spaghettiole]

Yea, I...uhm...

[Gulp.]

Hi...

[aggrievance]

[You just really aren't doing yourself any favors for Rose's inherent need to troll. She's not stupid, after all. In fact, she leeeeans forward on the video, in mock interest, and leans her cheek against the palm of her hand with her eyebrow raised in only the most elegant of intrigue.]

Well, consider yourself one of the lucky few. There seems to be a bit of a divide on whether this is or isn't a comparatively delightful change of pace.

Personally, I find this fairly tolerable.

[spaghettiole]

[Oh, Jesus Christ...

[Don't look at her boobs, Xavier, don't do it. She's only thirteen!

[Squeezing his eyes shut. Just for a second, just for a second--]

Naw, I mean--

[Don't sound so nervous, why do you sound so nervous?! Pretty girls whyyyyyy...]

What are you now? Like...sixteen? Pfft...

[Wait, no-- DON'T BE SIXTEEN.]

It's not like you have to worry about some...mid-life crisis or something...

[aggrievance]

Yes, I would imagine it's somewhere in my late teens, though I cannot be entirely sure.

[Oh, she looks like a shark right now, she really does. Except instead of meat she feeds off the uncomfortable attraction of teenage boys.

So really, nothing has changed.]

In fact, it may be close to your age now. How delightful.

[spaghettiokay]

Pretty...p-pretty close, yea...

[Oh god, why is she looking at you like that?

[Gulp.]

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[highstakesgame]

I'm finding myself more amused than anything about these posts.

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[aggrievance]

I'm assuming Asgard still remains to your liking then, Lady Beatrice.

[highstakesgame]

I find that I greatly prefer this strange curse to the hugging one from last week.

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[biifurcatiion]

Pleathe, R.TH., I might have gotten taller but I haven't gotten any more emotionally open.

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[aggrievance]

What a shame, I was so hoping we could have a heartfelt exchange and sow our seeds of friendship all the further.

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[biifurcatiion]

No thankth, I know that'th terribly catching. Look what happened to KK when he thtarted talking to you guyth.

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[aggrievance]

That would explain the pus-filled boils.

[thaumatic]

[Some people grew up. Yosuke... didn't... he looks about thirteen, fourteen now. Yeah.]

Me. I'm affected. And this sucks!

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[aggrievance]

Younger, is it? It seems those are the ones who normally dislike their transformation.

Adolescence is a tender age. The difficulty in growing into adulthood seems to be something that remains incomprehensible to everyone.

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[thaumatic]

I'm short! My voice squeaks! ...I have no idea what you just said. So, yeah, I'm not enjoying this at all, and I'd really like it if whatever is causing this could just go away now.

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[aggrievance]

You don't think it could be an enlightening opportunity to take advantage of your newfound youth?

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[thaumatic]

I wasn't that old to begin with! I forgot I was even like this just a couple years ago, there's nothing enlightening about this at all. Nope, this blows, and that's that.

[permavid]

[tipsygnostalgia]

That's quite a good look for you, Rose. You sure are gonna have guys falling at your feet, you know?

[As for Roxy, she has certainly aged up... does she look familiar, Rose?]

[permavid]

[aggrievance]

[...Oh.

She does indeed look familiar. Familiar enough to cause Rose's heart to ache with grief she thought had long been over.

This isn't her mother, not really, they may be the same person but circumstances have made them different people.

But it still hurt all the same.]

Roxy Lalonde, I presume.

[permavid]

[tipsygnostalgia]

I wasn't aware we were back to surname-using terms, Rose Lalonde.

[Daughter why can't you be a little more obviously pleased to see her :c ]