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[firewalled]

Yo! Needed you all to know something important, so listen up, train!

[Rich is standing in front of the monitor in the music room, hands on his hips, looking very stern and serious... but then he smirks.]

Have you ever gotten ads online promising hot bisexual singles in your area?

[...Is he actually shooting fingerguns?]

It's me. I'm the hot bisexual single in your area. Just thought you all needed to know I am currently on the market.

Please field all date inquiries to my mailbox. Or my sleeper car, whatever. I'm rooming with Alice, but we are not an item.

[She would pretty much laugh in his face if he even implied they were.]

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[subcircuits]

Right on! Bi solidarity! [Did Devero just pump a fist? Yes. Yes he did.]

[firewalled]

[Rich absolutely beams. He wasn't worried that people would judge him, but it's always nice to find a kindred spirit.]

You too? I probably should have guessed. The future is probably way more progressive than my dumb past world.

(in person)

[its_dad_sanzo]

[ Only once Devero is eventually done chatting and is no longer broadcasting anything on the ICP, does Koumyou chime in from somewhere near him. ]

Bisexual?

[sciencegirl]

I would let you know if I knew anyone but I don't want to go around asking people your age about their sexual preferences without any relevant research basis. It may give off the wrong impression.

[She has misinterpreted this coming out as Rich genuinely looking for a date.]

[firewalled]

[Rich finds himself giggling softly at Entrapta's earnest response. It was partially a search for a date as well as a coming out, so it's fine if she only got part of that.]

You sure you couldn't position it as a research project? Just a project to find out who's the most compatible with me! We could do surveys. See which potential partner like rock concerts and long walks in the greenhouse car.

[katzenpfote]

... What is 'online', and is that actually an advertisement common in your world?

[firewalled]

Oh geez. Okay, you know these computers we're talking through? Some of 'em can connect to this thing called the internet, which is a big... portal of information I guess? And spam. And a lot of furry art. Even some weirdos roleplaying furries, too.

When you're on there, or 'online', you can see ads like that. Usually it's just for 'hot singles in your area,' so I added the clarification. Sometimes they're more specific, anyways!

[irrationally]

[ There is so much in this message that Alice's Victorian brain is absolutely incapable of understanding.

But thankfully the general message seems to come across well enough regardless. Enough for her to understand what he's going for. And after saying he should stop putting himself down so much, it's not so bad to see this.

Even if she can't resist saying: ]

Does that mean I can read all your date inquiries as they come in too? [ Hey, he did say send them to the sleeper car! ]

[firewalled]

[Rich still flushes just a bit to see Alice's response, but his smile doesn't disappear. He's glad to have support from everyone, wherever he can find it.]

Well, you probably do need to do some background checking for me, right? Make sure I'm not about to hook up with a murderer or something.

[labcatte]

How old are you, kiddo? [the anthropomorphic tiger person asks, with what might be an amused expression on their face.] Because I'm thirty-one and if we're going by the whole 'half your age plus seven years' thing, that means I can't date anyone under the age of twenty-two.

[They are so not taking this seriously.]

[firewalled]

Aw, damn, guess I'm a few years too young to have a hot furry datemate. Jeremy would be so disappointed in me.

[He isn't taking it the most seriously either. He's just happy people are being nice and aren't judging him too hard!]

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[fivemilesdeep]

[Admittedly, there's a number of things in here that Ryo doesn't understand; that said, he's used to about half of what people say offhandedly flying right over his head. World differences make life interesting.]

[That said, from what he does understand, there are some things he doesn't want to say over the ICP - not after Thanatos's reaction last time. So he finds Rich in the music car, closes the door behind him, and-]

...so is it just me, or are there a lot of really attractive people on this train?

[HE CAN'T BE THE ONLY ONE WHO SEES THIS, RIGHT]

[firewalled]

[Rich is already pleased to see Ryo come to see him personally, and wonders if perhaps he's going to get a sweet congratulations on having the courage to come out, but when Ryo opens his mouth... well, he's even more excited with this turn of events.

He lets out a massive groan of frustration, dramatic as always.]

Everyone is so hot! And they're all taken or not interested! What the heck do I have to do to get flirted with on this helltrain?

[agoodsoul]

[Oh no, oh Rich. Dennis is trying not to laugh, not exactly at Rich, but it's not what he expected.]

Shit, mate. Looking for love on a space train? [Sorry sorry, he promises he's not making fun of him.]

What's your type? Should I keep an eye out for ya?

[firewalled]

Hey, it's not like we have wi-fi. What else am I gonna do?

[He wants to be able to have fun some way or another!]

I don't know if I have a type so much... I kind of run the entire spectrum of hot jock and soft nerd. [Based on his last two crushes, anyways. It really is a shame he can't talk to them and sort out those feelings.]

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[oncedriven]

[Delivered deadpan: ]

Hot singles? You don't look much like a fire blade.

[And then after a pause the deadpan expression drops into something that's more like 'holy shit did I just make that joke, oh fuck']

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[firewalled]

[He gives a flat look and holds up one scarred arm.]

Maybe not, but I probably look like I got in a fight with one, right? Doesn't that mean I'm pretty much smoking hot?

[God, Rich, do you have to be so morbid?]

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[controlsthedie]

[ Thanatos has trouble with words. It took a while for him to realize that when Della called him cool, she was not talking about his actual cooler than normal body temperature. Sadly, he didn't seem to extend the idea towards the opposite side of the temperature spectrum, that it might mean something other than what he's used to.

He has a brain, really! He just has his hang ups and is from centuries past. ]

... You do not appear to be on fire or even radiating excessive amounts of heat.

[ Also that is clearly the important aspect to focus on. Yes. ]

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[zombiemessiah]

[Way to summon Murphy out of the woodwork.]

Not hot like Zagreus's feet hot, hot like Zagreus's pecs hot. Two different types of hot.

[thawed_pride]

[Behold the exaggerated rolling of Vexen's eyes from what looks to be the greenhouse.]

Then I would suggest a tall glass of ice water to cool down. Honestly, how do you people function...

[yondu]

Hey, let the kid try an' look for some company without feelin' too self-conscious. The whole world is discouragin' enough.

[He's guessing that Vexen is not like Than and isn't confused about the use of 'hot' here. He could be wrong.]

[Besides, he might know a catgirl who was real fond of him.]

He's doin' alright.

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[dyingpro]

... so what's a bisexual?

[Asks the fellow hot bisexual single.]

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[adropofsunlight]

I would also like to know what this is.

[Because these have been subjects she hasn't been told about herself.]

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[kabano]

[People are so confusing, sometimes.]

What are you doing?

[She's definitely more curious than her tone implies.]

[lurking]

[bakegarasu]

[Don't mind him just smothering his laughter at the both of them.]

[jingyeets]

( ... so he doesn't understand all the lingo, even while he gets the overall gist. And listens to a few other conversations to make that make sense in a better way, before he finally tosses in with: )

Is this how people find marriage partners where you're from?

( Looking seriously doubtful of this entire? Process? )

[firewalled]

I mean, some definitely do! I'm not really looking for that right now, though. I'm still not legally allowed to do that, you know? I'd rather just have a date first, see where that takes us.

[Surely this guy has dates where he's from?]

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[mynameisallen]

[At least Allen knows wtf single means at least, but everything else just goes pretty much over his head. But considering what happened to him, he finds himself just wondering a few things.]

So even with the possibility of them going home, you still want to find a date?

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[firewalled]

Well, yeah?

[Rich looks a little thoughtful, but he eventually doubles down and nods.]

I mean, I've been away from my friends for a long time, but that doesn't mean they aren't important to me. Even if someone dated me and then left, I'd still care about them and be happy to know them.

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[miseris_socios]

[This is a child who looks entirely done with Rich right now.]

Where's the adblocker options on this thing?

[firewalled]

Aw, c'mon! Am I really that bad of an ad to get? At least I'm not that scantily clad.

[He was considering it, but it's a good thing he didn't get caught in something more embarrassing with this kid.]

[consider8]

[It's Rich! If its Rich then he must have something important...]

[Unfortunately for Eight, the realization of what he just said actually takes a little while. She has to take a moment to process it all, but when it finally clicks...]

[She can't help but snort and giggle softly.]

[firewalled]

[Rich beams when he sees Eight. It's always nice to see her, especially when she's in a good mood. Still, he puts on a mock offended frown.]

Laughing at my earnest proposition? So cold!