Kannan-ni atte hajimete shinyū-wo shiru.

[sonoflongshot]

((Takes place shortly after this.))

Aiden took the lead in calling Valeria. He figured he should since he was being the most calm about the invasion of privacy. It was a weird sensation being the calm one. He decided he didn't like it.

He also wanted to be the one to call Val. He understood why she had gone to be with her family, but he missed having her around. Also, he wasn't sure wherever she went people were making sure she ate like he did. They probably were since she was with family, but he still had itty bitty doubts that one of his special hallmarks was taken over.

He cleared his throat and hit Valeria's number on his phone's speed dial. He fidgeted in place before leaning on a nearby wall to try to seem calm and cool. She would only hear his voice, but sometimes presentation was everything.

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[valeria_richards]

"But... but I considered magical algorithms. They have algorithms. They do. Dr. Doom had some laying around a couple of years back..." Valeria's voice rose in anger as she got up from her chair to pace her parent's living room. This might have drawn her mother's curiosity but Valeria ignored the concerned peek.

"But then again Mojo is weird. Maybe they got extra cameras into the building. Maybe. I don't know. How did you guys find out?"

[sonoflongshot]

Aiden coughed softly. This was possibly the reason why he should call Val. he could tell her without dangerous ranting.

"Apparently, there's a Mojo-manufactured porno out on the net with me and Sara in it. From what I've seen, Angel was replaced with Sara. It was set in Sara's bedroom. You didn't put cameras in our bedrooms, so I figured they hadn't compromised your system to get footage but gotten around it somehow."

AFTER THE VACATION THAT LASTED FOREVER

[valeria_richards]

Well, there was anger, and ranting. But it was focused and controlled ranting that combined the offense her friends were being hurt and the fact the walking plate of lard got past her defenses.

"Y'know, I was planning to update the systems. They're starting to put remote controls into insects and can get cameras on 'em. They found a 'loop hole' and that's annoying enough."

WELCOME BACK

[sonoflongshot]

Aiden quietly listened to the focused and controlled rant. He thought it was always better for the gals to get that out. Mostly because he liked avoiding the anger coming down on his head. It was a well-honed habit.

"So, I should tell the girls you'll be down to help out? And do you need a ride?" He idly scraped at the wall with a fingernail. He figured she didn't need a ride, but it was polite to ask. Also, he needed to know how much time he had to run to a grocery store to make her a thank you meal.

RAWR

[valeria_richards]

Somehow, that was a very good theory. Though Valeria was good at focusing her anger about 90% of the time. Aiming at Aiden was like aiming anger as a golden retriever puppy.

"I... might need a ride. The Fantasticar is being used by my parents again. I... need to get something more suited to ... me." She might get a segway and try to engineer it to make it fly.

YEEP

[sonoflongshot]

"Okay!" He paused. Actually having her in the car would give him more time to plan. Also, it would give him a way to ask her what she wanted to eat today instead of sorting through Val's favorites of what he made.

"I'll let the girls know, have Cedric keep an eye on Zip, and be on my way. You're... uhm, in that big building I've never been to?"