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[glitterateur]

[Today on the network: a preteen girl wearing a truly impressive sweater. She gives the camera a small wave and a smile, and if you listen very closely, you can hear the sounds of pigs oinking in the background.]

Hello people, new and old! If we've never met, my name's Mabel. I hope you're having fun being a superhero so far. Or supervillain, if that's your thing, but you shouldn't be enjoying that because evil isn't cool.

But it might be helpful right now! I'm looking for anyone who's got experience with stuff like secret societies and intangible monsters that can possess people. So whether you're a bad guy or a good guy, let me know if you can help! I'm willing to pay for information in stickers and coupons.

--oh and if anyone knows whether or not you're supposed to send a wedding present when your ex-boyfriend gets married, I'd appreciate advice on that too. Thanks in advance!

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text; comm tag is "Hiro"

[microbrobotics]

more of a science guy than a supernatural guy ...

wait, hang on. your boyfriend got married??

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[glitterateur]

I think he's still just engaged, which is why I'm asking now. That way if I have to send something I have time to shop!

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[verification]

[ Oh bless, she's cute. Evil isn't cool!! Right on, little miss. ]

I think you only have to send him a present if you're still friends after you break up. Otherwise, you're cool.

[glitterateur]

I think we're friends! I mean, I don't hate him or anything and we kept in touch. That qualifies, right? [Probably?? Romance is complicated.]

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[deadtective]

You don't ask for that kind of information without giving proof that you're not completely psychotic. Just a head's up.

[not that she. really believes anyone wearing a sweater that hideous would be maliciously crazy, but Hazel has been proven wrong before with much higher stakes so. checking is a go.]

[glitterateur]

[Wow excuse you Hazel her sweater is a masterpiece.]

The boyfriend information or the secret society information? [If it's the latter, great, but the former-- Mabel worries that maybe some people wouldn't understand the circumstances surrounding that time she locked a boy band in her attic.]

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[girlwithout]

[A redhead wearing snazzy star earrings pops up.] Your ex-boyfriend is getting married?

[HOW OLD IS THIS GIRL'S BOYFRIEND.]

[glitterateur]

Yeah... it was a big surprise to me too. [A sigh. She's almost mostly 90% over it, but it's still surprisingly hard to talk about. ]

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[animalage]

[MARRIED!!? --he'll help you out with the supernatural stuff in a sec, Mabel. Just. MARRIED!?? Surely there's a reasonable explanation but--]

I didn't know you were into older guys Mabel.

[glitterateur]

I happen to like mature and sensitive guys! [NO SHAME.] But Mermando-- that's the guy getting married-- he's actually my age.

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[hands4healing]

Mabel, please tell me it isn't your ex-boyfriend getting married.

[glitterateur]

Well, yeah, of course it is. That's why I have to ask what to send to the wedding!

[bestversion]

i think for stuff like that you can send a passive aggressive card.

[glitterateur]

Even if I don't hate him?

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[gonstop]

You had a boyfriend?!

[This is after he's already spammed her with lame texts about being back, so he'll focus on the important thing here. DOES EVERYONE HIS AGE HAVE MORE EXPERIENCE THAN HIM...]

[glitterateur]

[Wait, crud. Was this a bad idea? Should she have figured out a way to lock this away from Killua? What if he gets so jealous he never sends her a nerdy text again??]

Yyyes? But he hasn't been my boyfriend for a while! A really long time. Like, way before he got engaged.

[ahappyending]

That's one of the best sweaters I've ever seen. It's magnificent.

[glitterateur]

You think so? [Finally, someone with taste!] Thank you! I just got it and it's already one of my favorites.

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[ladron]

[ in his hella snazzy suit, seth looks only half as good as mabel tbh. he pinches the bridge of his nose, long-suffering. the post piques his interest and all but... what has his life come to... ]

I've got some experience with the former stuff, all right. What do you want to know?

[glitterateur]

[We can't all be lucky enough to have excellent fashion sense. Mabel ignores that long-suffering look (she gets it a lot, it's cool).]

Well first is burning down the headquarters really necessary every time? Also what kind of experience? Like, were you a member of an evil secret society ooor...?

[acrobrat]

I've sorta had experience with a secret society, but...you had a boyfriend?? [Aren't you too young for that, Mabel?]

[glitterateur]

[You're never too young for love, Anita.]

I've had a couple! Sorta.

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[sonhobbler]

What about intangible monsters possessing people? [Because it's really close to home and he's going to talk about the whole thing like it happened to someone else, but if this kid is having the same problem, he has to help.]

[glitterateur]

I'm looking for information about monsters that can do that! [Since the Heropa local library is both very difficult to navigate when you have no attention span and also lacking in supernatural literature.] So, you know-- ways to keep them from invading people's minds, stealing their bodies, how to keep them from being creepy in general?

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[huntergames]

Intangible... like ghosts?

[glitterateur]

Exactly! Except not actually ghosts, just like them.

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[mjolnir]

[ girl where'd you get that sweater and does it come in big & tall??

anyway. ]

Why would you wish to know such things? Has someone you know been possessed?

[glitterateur]

[she'll make you a sweater just like it if she can get some hair care tips ]

Yeah! Which is why I had to ask. [The whole family's had some issues with the possession deal.] We got it out of him and he's okay now! But I'm pretty sure the monster's going to come back so I want to be prepared.

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[gonfreaky]

I don't know about the monsters or anything but I don't think you really need to get a gift for a guy who broke up with you. I guess if you really need to you could get him some socks or something. That way he knows you don't still care.

[glitterateur]

Socks! That's perfect, that's the exact level of gift it should be! Because I care but not like that and not too much.

I mean, he's a merman so socks won't work, but that's still a really good idea.

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[theoryandcalculation]

[That sweater... Rei's eyes are bleeding.

He answers without video so she can't see his look of disapproval.]

I think you don't have to get a gift unless you are invited. Then you definitely have to.

[After someone jumping down his throat for suggesting they might be too young to be a soldier, he's not even going to touch the age thing.]

[glitterateur]

What if there are probably special reasons why I'm not invited? Like how it's underwater so I wouldn't be able to breathe.

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[bassriff]

[Man, she's jealous of that sweater. Marceline's just got this to compete with.

And y'know. Grey skin, pointy ears, sharp teeth, neck scars. Details.]

First off: evil's super cool, girl. [Marceline you're not evil, don't even front.]

Second, is crashing it an option?

[glitterateur]

[It's going to be very hard to argue about evil not being cool when Marceline (neck scars and pointy teeth have to mean some kind of monsters) (obviously one of the rad ones) looks so awesome.]

The wedding? Not really. It's underwater so I'd have to rent scuba gear and stuff. Are you a vampire? [Super smooth and polite, Mabel Pines.]

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[powerkicks]

Is there a reason you're asking about secret societies?

[ like, are you part of one

is waddles part of one ]

[glitterateur]

America! I just went home and me and my brother found a secret society that was wiping people's memories whenever they saw anything supernatural or weird. Then they tried to wipe our memories and anyway I think we disbanded it? But I have to make sure! [BREATHE, MABEL.]

--and that's why I'm asking about secret societies.

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[dragony]

I have experience with monsters, and possessions.

[ Voice is that of an older teenage girl with absolutely zero pep. Probably negative pep. Has she ever had fun in her life? Probably not. ]

What do you need to know?

[glitterateur]

[Wow. Someone needs an intervention. A funtervention.]

How to make sure they never ever happen! And how to keep creepy monsters away.

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[runout]

[ Squints. ]

How are you old enough to have dated a guy that's getting hitched?

[glitterateur]

I'm just really mature for my age.

[Okay, no, she can't get that out without laughing.] Ha! Just kidding. He's a merman marrying a manatee queen. Rules are different for him.

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[agog]

Perhaps it is not wise to solicit advice from... supervillians, Mabel. [ she makes a concerned yikes face before--]

You've probably already been asked this, however... how old is your boyfriend? [ YOU'RE A CHILD, MABEL. YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE A BOYFRIEND. SIMMONS DIDN'T HAVE BOYFRIENDS UNTIL SHE WAS LIKE... A LITTLE OLDER.]

[glitterateur]

I didn't exactly ask for advice from supervillains, I just said it would be okay if they had any.[Details!] And I told them evil isn't cool so that should count for something.

He's twelve in normal human years.