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[eatsnutsandkicksbutts]

[ Squirrel Girl is giving the camera a friendly, buck-toothed grin and a little wave. There's some kind of muffled commotion coming from behind her, but whatever it is isn't visible in the frame yet. She's in a park, though, that much is obvious. ]

Hi! I'm Squirrel Girl, nice to meet everybody. I have a question for y'all! I ran into a bit of trouble, here: some fire-breathing dingus kinda jumped me in the middle of the park and wouldn't back off, so after a brief (if slightly physical) discussion about anger management skills and not being a total jerk, I'm... well, long story short, does anybody know where I can find the nearest police station in--

[ The commotion intensifies, and SG frowns, glancing over to one side. One of those newbie native supervillains is just visible in the corner of the screen, buried underneath a pile of squirrels. He's trying in vain to shake them off, but it isn't going very well. ]

I'm kind of in the middle of something, dude, can you keep it down? Trying to find out where I can dump your butt.

[ 'Heartburn'! the guy says from underneath the squirrel-pile. 'My name is Heartburn, and I'll make you regret the day you--!'

Heartburn is interrupted by three squirrels piling onto his head, effectively pressing his jaw shut. ]

Ok, first off, I'd rethink naming yourself after indigestion symptoms, and... wait, wait, ohmygosh.

Would you call that... a sick burn?

Comments

[sleight_of_hand]

[ ...okay, Adachi had to laugh at that. Wow, protective much? ]

Pretty sure no one actually cares. Seriously.

[eatsnutsandkicksbutts]

Yes they do! I do!

[sleight_of_hand]

Why?

[ He leaned a little closer to the screen, giving her a wink. ]

Think about it; why would you put yourself in danger being a crime fighter, if you knew you couldn't fight to protect yourself and everyone tied to your name?

[eatsnutsandkicksbutts]

... What kind of fricked-up logic is that? I could beat people up all day, that doesn't mean I'd want to put my friends at risk! There's nothing wrong with drawing a line between your hero life and your civilian one.

[sleight_of_hand]

[ Adachi shrugged slightly. ]

Hey, I don't really care, do what you want; I'm just saying. A police officer takes their job knowing that a criminal with a grudge could put him and everyone he cares for at risk, and they don't get the luxury of fuzzy ears and tails.

[eatsnutsandkicksbutts]

Yeah, and they can take off their uniforms at the end of the day, too.

[sleight_of_hand]

Doesn't change what they are though. Doesn't change what they do on the job.

See what I'm sayin'?

[eatsnutsandkicksbutts]

... Ok, I think we're on the same side here, basically, but we're coming at this from opposite directions. Let's just agree to disagree before this turns into a whole Thing, ok?

[sleight_of_hand]

[ A faint chuckle escaped from him. ]

Guess I was being a little nutty there. I'll let you get back to your duties.

[ Sometimes he can't help himself. ]

[eatsnutsandkicksbutts]

Props for the solid pun, Adachi-san.

[sleight_of_hand]

Heh heh... any time.