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[ Whenever Andyr finally returns to his room, he'll find a small sheet of paper folded in half laying on his bed—probably placed their by a roommate when he asked. If opened, there's a simple sketch along with a few words just at the corner that read: ]

Thanks for the fish. SR

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[ what

what what what

W H A T

since when does he get gifts, since when do people make things for him, since when are they fish things

what.

well, this gets stared at for a long time, and eventually pinned up on the wall near his bunk, but nothing's sent back to him for a day or so.

eventually, steve will find this dropped out of the vent grate, with a note scrawled on the back: ]

crown tail betta fish

sorry, i traced it

ps - named the goldfish rupert

[ he doesnt feel the need to sign it. who the fuck else would be sending you fish sketches, steve? ]

text.

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[ Why Rupert though? ] I think I'm gonna name the other one Spot.

[ Because he's certainly very original when it comes to naming things, and it was either that or Dodger. Maybe Sparky. He'll have to ask for a list of names if there are going to be more sketches in the future, having already tucked the one of the Betta inside his sketchbook with the rough goldfish Andyr had drawn in there. ]

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[ bc it seemed like a good name for a goldfish!!

also, wtf steven, what even is that name ]

you can't name a fish spot

there's not even any spots on it, its an outline

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What's wrong with it? I'm pretty sure you can name anything Spot.

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spot's a name for a dog

a dog that has at least one spot

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We can just pretend it has a spot. I'll draw another one so you can give it a proper name.

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is that what you're gonna do if you ever get a dog and can't think of a better name? just paint a spot on it?

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I wouldn't do that to an animal. Maybe I just like the name. [ And maybe, because he likes it so much, he'll just start calling him Spot. ]

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and here i thought i was being unoriginal. [ do it and see what happens ]

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You really don't like it?

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oh my god, you nerd, it's fine. name your fish whatever weird name you want.

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[ His next text comes about ten minutes later. ] What would you wanna name the next one?

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don't know. depends on what it looks like

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What if it was a whale? [ What do you even name those anyway? ]

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not all whales are the same, don't be whale-racist

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I know that. But you shouldn't name something only because of what it looks like.

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well how do i know one whale's going to have the same personality as another whale? that's still messed up

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[ Steve thinks on that a little, and then: ]

Why did you name the goldfish Rupert?

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because he looked like a fucking rupert, i don't know, i didnt have a crisis over it or anything

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I thought you might have had a reason for it.

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[ Not that it really explains much of anything anyway. Why they're trading fish drawings, why they're discussing the names of these hypothetical fish like they're real. It sends a thousand questions surfacing, and after another ten minutes or so, he finally sends: ]

Can I ask you something personal?

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i guess he seemed kind of dignified

[ and rupert feels like a dignified named, but also kind of dorky. the shift has him frowning at his phone a second, curious and a little wary, but he figures it's alright. after all, he doesn't have to answer if he doesn't want to. ]

i guess. what?

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[ That response almost makes him smile, wondering if a goldfish can really be so dignified, but it's overshadowed by the words he types into the MID, frowning as he does because he has no idea if he's even allowed to ask something like this. It feels like a simple question. Still, he has a lot to learn about Andyr and where he comes from. ]

Why fish?

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why what? why do i like them?