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[THIS IS A POST FOR OCTOBER BUSINESS]

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No, I figured that, but I meant with me. If you wanted . . . I don't know, blood samples or something.

... tomorrow. I don't have any equipment here.

[nods.]

I trust you.

And I promise not to give you any drugs.

. . .

I am so glad your father isn't here right now. I'm sorry.

Oh, it's fine. We'd be hiding you from him.

He'd have a field day with— this.

[lifts a foot and waggles a toe claw at that.]

— that reminds me, I'm going to be poisonous.

If you're worried I can tape you up as soon as you're done transforming.

I don't want to take any chances. ... I guess there's no such thing as tape that stretches or something along those lines, huh.

... also known as elastic medical tape?

Would that work? If I could do it myself, then that would be easier.

It'd come loose as soon as you transformed if we did it now.

. . .

I'm going to make you the nicest breakfast every morning for the rest of this month.

I still have Vanille's vial, as a last resort sort of thing. So we have nothing to worry about anyway.

Just something to keep in mind.

Yeah.

. . . you're not going to tell anyone else about this, right?

"This" being?

. . . were-platypus.

Not to anyone who doesn't already know.

Thank you.

You don't have to thank me.

No, I really do. I'm— a year ago, I felt so alone and tonight, I look at everything and it's . . . you know, it's good. I love it. I'm in a good place despite this.

[gestures at himself at "this."]

We've helped each other.

I know, just . . .