{"id":"nwnkry","deleted":false,"future_paste":false,"expired":false,"language":"text","created_at":"2024-09-02 02:46:00","expires_at":null,"content":"[Double Hug] \/\/two for the price of... two?\r\n\r\nAt the sight of Unil and Telly side-by-side, an idea comes to you[if (int < 10) {. You know it's a good one because they so rarely do.| in a flash of genius.}] Why, if you stood over there and Telly a bit to the right, you could both--\r\n\r\nIt's perfect, and the promise of a larger-than-usual handful of gems is enough to convince the shopkeeper of your brilliant plan. Or of the marketability of your plan. Or just of how much you'll pay her. Indeed, as soon as they shift from yours to hers, the entire atmosphere of Telly's Toys and Treats seems to change. The air grows still. The bustle of the bazaar fades away to nothing but a distant hum. Telly wields a pair of lollipops and rolls a crescendo across the countertop, each beat echoing in your blood until it rumbles through you like an avalanche, impossible to stop.\r\n\r\nYou can see the words form on her lips before she speaks them, and it's enough to send tingles across your skin.\r\n\r\n[say: Dou-ble hug! Dou-ble hug!]\r\n\r\nCreeping horror winds across Unil's face, the look of someone who realizes what is about to happen, yet is powerless to stop it.\r\n\r\n[say: Dou-ble hug! Dou-ble hug!]\r\n\r\nYou might as well join in.\r\n\r\n[say: Dou-ble hug! Dou-ble hug!]\r\n\r\nWith that, the two of you step beside Unil, wrapping your arms around her and each other until all that remains is a ball of soft, fluffy hugs. Each squeeze makes a surprised squeak slip out of her that belies her true form, and you could almost believe she were your lovable daughter if she weren't glaring at you right now.\r\n\r\nThen again, even that looks more like a pout than anything actually threatening, and only makes you want to do it another time."}