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Raddle | Animal Crossing: New Horizons

[mask_up]

- Frogs can be perfectly good doctors.
- Bugs are friends.
- Rocking chairs are better than fancy recliners.

[beheaded]

All of this is right and you should say it!

[mask_up]

Thank you! Finally, someone who understands.

[beheaded]

Where I'm from, frogs can hold all sorts of jobs. They can be doctors, firefighters, chefs-- The possibilities are endless.

We needs bugs. They help take care of our gardens, and can be quite wise if one takes the time to listen to them. Personally, I like dog and caterpillars.

And, rocking chairs are relaxing! The soothing motion reminds me of being rocked to sleep.

[mask_up]

Most frogs back home don't go into the sciences. But my parents supported my dream, and now here I am. [He's very proud.]

My bugs help with the garden. Except the mole cricket, he just does what he wants. I don't mind, though. I like to listen to him chirping in the morning while I make my coffee. And my pet bell cricket likes to sing along to the radio, so it makes living alone less lonely.

Oh, human parents do that too? My mom used to rock me to sleep when I was little, back when I still had trouble sleeping on land sometimes.

[beheaded]

Your friends and family must be quite proud. My mother is a doctor. It's not easy work.

It sounds lively. You have a lot of bug friends, don't you? I wouldn't call mine friends per se, but I see a lot of familiar faces in the rose garden. Perhaps I'll try to befriend them myself since they seem to make good company.

That's right. My mother would do the same for me, though not because I needed to adjust to land. Speaking of which, you were a tadpole as a baby, weren't you? The change from water to land must have been jarring.

[mask_up]

It's not easy, but it's worth it. Right now I'm the only doctor in the village I've settled into, and it's nice to be able to help my community out. I feel like I'm really contributing something.

Bugs can be shy. Befriending them takes time - but remember, you're a lot taller than them, so they're not being unfriendly, they're just a little intimidated. Speak softly, and listen well.

The change wasn't as hard as you'd think. We had a little inflatable pool I could sleep in if I was being particularly fussy, and my bed was built low to the ground so I didn't have to climb up into it. After a few months I was sleeping through the night soundly. [Fond memories. He's omitting all mention of the nightlight, though. That's just embarrassing.]

[beheaded]

I commend you for your accomplishments. Going somewhere completely new, not knowing anyone and having to make a name for yourself on your own isn't easy. But, you're undoubtedly making a difference in what you do.

[ riddle knows all about that. starting college without his mother there to guide him as she always did was overwhelming. ]

I understand. I'll be sure to take it slowly. The bugs who watch over my roses have been nothing but cordial when we come across each other, so I'd say we're off to a good start.

That's quite cute! And innovative as well. My mother told me that I never had a reason to cry because she would never put me down. I even slept in her bed with her. It's amazing what our parents will do for us.

[mask_up]

Thanks. You're very kind. It wasn't as hard as I'd thought it would be, since the dodo brothers who operate the airport were also new to the village. We're pretty good friends now. It helps, I think, to find other people who are new and looking to make a name for themselves, too. You can support each other when things feel tough.

[He's rooting for you, Riddle!]

Excellent! I'd say you have a good chance of becoming friends, then.

[Raddle smiles, good memories flooding his mind.] My mother told me that I could do anything. I was later than most frogs, learning how to walk, but she always said, "You'll get it. If you want to and you try, you'll learn it." And I did. And that got me through college, too. You don't have to be the first to learn something or a natural at something, you just need to keep trying and not lose your drive. Okaa-san knew.

- Bugs

[horticulturalist]

I met a roach once.

We were... not friendly.

Re: - Bugs

[mask_up]

Roaches are misunderstood. And maybe he was having a bad day. You shouldn't write off all roaches based on one bad experience!

[horticulturalist]

He did anoint himself some kind of God and try to destroy everyone I know.

But I guess I've never had a problem with any other roaches.

[mask_up]

See? Not all roaches are bad. I know one named Kenny who works with the Happy Home Academy grading people's interior decorating, and he's great. You just need to talk to more bugs and get to know them.

[horticulturalist]

Don't frogs eat bugs...

[mask_up]

No. [His eyes flash in alarm at the idea of eating his friends.] That's a hurtful stereotype, and I'll have you know many of my best friends are bugs. I eat tofu, like a civilized animal.

[horticulturalist]

Huh.
I guess I haven't met very many civilized animals either.

[mask_up]

You should come to my village. Dodo Airlines would be happy to fly you there, and while we're not a big island, we're a friendly community - and we're all animals. Except the genie that comes by sometimes.

[dontpetmeibite]

As a person with a tail, I have to disagree with you about rocking chairs.

[mask_up]

They make rocking chairs with a narrow bottom bar in the back so people can fit their tails through them. That's what my friends with tails get.

[dontpetmeibite]

That's not what I was getting at.

I was getting at the part where someone two or three times your size sits down while you're distracted by your conversation with someone else or what's on television or a message from High Command or the Terror Twins engaging in unsanctioned sparring, and wham! the chair rocks back onto your tail.

[mask_up]

Oh no! Are you okay? I'm a doctor, I can help with lingering aches and pains.

[dontpetmeibite]

I'm fine now, I just had a frame refit. I have absolutely no scars. It's amazing. But thank you for offering!

I'm just pointing out that recliners don't cause this problem. I always knew where the rocking chair was when I sat down, but once it moved, because my husband is twice my size and the chair moved when he sat down. The Terror Twins were doing something worrisome, so I wasn't paying attention. Honestly... he probably was much more upset about it than I was.

We got rid of the rocking chair.

[mask_up]

Ah. I guess that's not something I think about, since I've been living on my own ever since medical school... come to think of it, the other person I know who loves rocking chairs doesn't have a tail and lives alone, too. This is definitely something to think about if I get married.

Not... not that that'll happen for a while. I'm still at the 'working up the courage to ask him out' part. But mammals don't normally date amphibians, so... it's a little hard to work up the courage to ask. [Please give him romantic advice, o married one.]

[dontpetmeibite]

Ask him out!

If you like him enough that you think you could end up married (we call it conjunxed), don't wait! I may have a lot of opinions on this because we waited a really, really long time and we shouldn't have, given all the times that we could have been killed in the wars.

You already know that your frame type and function have nothing to do with each other and being an amphibian hasn't stopped you from being an excellent doctor.

Chances are, he knows that it doesn't matter much in any other respect. If he likes you for who you are, it won't matter a bit. If he doesn't, it's better to find that out now and get over him.

[um. Ravage just remembers his own youth wasn't so fun.]

Of course, if there are laws against it, which would be stupid, you'll have to be careful? But you don't seem like you come from a place that would have laws like that.

I hope.

Seriously, though. The sooner you ask him out, the sooner you get to the kissing part.



[[OOC: Perfect choice of advice giver--an anti-Functionalist Decepticon catformer conjunxed to a humanoid mech! You win a gold star in Good Life Choices!]]

[mask_up]

I think he likes me for who I am. We spend a lot of time together, and he's really nice, and artsy, and fun to hang out with. He's a bit of a workaholic, so people can get the impression he's standoffish, but once you get to know him he's very kind. And he likes bugs, just like I do! He has an ant farm and everything.

There aren't any laws against it. We're an independent island, so we can make our own laws. A koala and a bear on the island are dating. I think the tanuki and dog who run the island have feelings for each other, too. But they're all mammals dating other mammals. I'm a frog. I'm the only amphibian on the island.

And, well, what if I'm just not cool enough for someone to want to date me?