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[gatto]

If your shoes smelled like puke and you couldn't get the smell out, what would you do?

Besides buying new ones!!! (￣Ｏ￣)



Oh, hey, hey, guys! I wanna know. Have you been winning lots of points?? You've all better be working hard too! ♪

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[outfoxing]

[these message posts are just becoming increasingly questionable...!]

It should. Wipe them off with a damp cloth first, then cover it in baking soda and leave it sitting for a few hours. By the time it's dry, the smell should be gone.

[gatto]

[they're perfectly normal...!!]

Got it, thanks! I didn't wanna have to go around without my shoes.

Wait, how do you know that? Have you had to do that too??

[outfoxing]

I've had to deal with it before, certainly. With a carpet instead of shoes, actually, but the method should work the same. [his day job is extremely questionable.....]

It should make it so you don't have to walk around barefoot, at least.

[gatto]

Who's been puking on YOUR carpet?

[But nevermind that...]

I really didn't wanna waste points on new shoes either...

[outfoxing]

As a counselor, getting a few nervous students is common.

But you're probably safe from an unnecessary expenditure like that, don't worry. If the smell still lingers, you could always try putting mint leaves in your shoes when you use them. [he understands the importance of looking spotlessly presentable (or at the very least not smelling like barf) okay]

[gatto]

[Oh, students, right right, he gets it. Not that he didn't ditch school as soon as he could, but hey...]

A counselor, huh?

I didn't know that about mint leaves though!! Just how much puke have you had to clean up??

[This is a perfectly reasonable question. Perfectly... reasonable...]

[outfoxing]

[HOOLIGAN]

That's right.

It isn't as bad as it sounds. It's just good to know how to treat a variety of problematic situations, right? I've never had to test the mint personally, but I've heard it works well. [which is an equally reasonable answer, right?? it's normal to just have a vast array of ridiculous trivial knowledge on hand, whether or not it's directly related to a job.]

[gatto]

[DAMN STRAIGHT

Huh, he sure does know how to fix a bunch of problems then...!!]

Yeah. I don't know a lot about those kinds of things, but a COUNSELOR would probably have to know how to fix them, eh??

[outfoxing]

[this is a no hooligan zone gosh

but yes, yes he does! problem solving is totally his forte...]

I do like to be prepared for any possible situation on the job, that's true. A spectrum of problems deserves nothing less than a spectrum of solutions.

[gatto]

[gosh hooligans have rights too!!]

Yeah, yeah, you're probably right!! It's better if you know these things, even if you aren't a COUNSELOR!

So where'd you learn all of that, huh??

[outfoxing]

[nope hooligans only have suspended rights!! he is also staring at his phone in mild confusion wondering to himself but why is counselor always in caps...]

You never know when it could save you a pair of shoes down the road.

Ah, but I just pick up little tips and tricks along the job. It's amazing, the kind of thing you learn if you pay attention to the people around you. [HEH...] Search engines are a good fallback.

[gatto]

[unfair!! rights for hooligans!! ...he's just on a god-given mission to make his text as obnoxious as possible...]

It saved mine! I LIKE these boots!

Search engines, huh? I haven't really used the internet a lot. But there's lots of stuff in it! Right? Right??

[outfoxing]

[well he isn't annoyed but geez, Rin is on a swift path to winning +10 for his perplexing text quirks.]

Good luck with the baking soda, in that case. And be careful in the future! [learn how to dodge the surprises life throws! including barf!!]

That's exactly right. It's useful and easily accessible, but there's something about learning through experience that can't be replicated.

[gatto]

[Kudou might be happy to find Rin's too flighty to keep it up anyway...!!]

Yeah, yeah! I'm not letting ANYONE puke on my shoes ever again!!

Experience, huh? You're probably right. I don't know if you're gonna remember anything as much if you don't live through it.

[outfoxing]

[he would totally be grateful if he knew his points were in danger to begin with...!

also this is quickly becoming his strangest conversation in Overjoy to date.] With determination like that, I'm sure your shoes won't be in danger any time soon.

But yes, that's my personal belief, too. Being knowledgeable through any means is a good idea, but it's experience that stays with you for your entire life.

[gatto]

[so close... yet so far...!

he might have to get used to it] Yeah, that stupid prince is gonna have to puke SOMEWHERE ELSE!

It'd probably be pretty naïve to think you could be ready for anything just because you read about it too. Don't you agree?

[outfoxing]

[HE WILL it's a nice break from the brand of strange conversations he's used to. those ones usually devolve into horror stories...]

Oh? There's a prince among us? It isn't very prince-like at all to be sick on someone else's shoes, is it? [but it's hilarious and boy is he laughing]

Certainly. It's an opinion that too few people hold, but in the "information age", that's a trend that probably won't die.

[gatto]

[WHY HAVE HORROR STORIES when you can have people backstabbing each other anyway!!]

He SAYS he's THE prince, but he won't say from where! Even if he really is one, he's more like THE stupid prince anyway!!

Eh, that's no good. What if the internet isn't always around for them??

[Like where he's from!!]

[outfoxing]

[such great options to pick from!!]

I haven't met anyone like that yet, but I guess we're bound to get all kinds of weirdos in a place like this. [that seems to be a sad theme in his life...]

Hmm? They would have to adapt to using dictionaries and reference books again, probably. Where I come from, most people have internet even on their phones, so that isn't really a scenario that might become true.

[gatto]

[it's so hard to pick just one!!]

Boo, but he's probably more ANNOYING than the rest of them!! He even wears this tacky tiara!!

Where I'm from, we haven't even been able to use cell phones in a LONG time. But when I was a kid, we still had them! If that happened to you guys, most people probably wouldn't know what to do, eh?

[outfoxing]

He sounds like an eclectic person, but are you sure he isn't just a little mentally unsound? [because he sure does sound like your stereotypical "claiming to be royalty" nutcase whoops...]

I would guess it'd be something like mass panic if that happened. People are so reliant on their computers and cell phones that society would cease to function if they were suddenly lost. Can I ask what happened to them where you're from?

[gatto]

He probably IS crazy too!! He's stupid, yeah, but it's gotta be more than just that!

That's just sad! I've never gotten to use one before and I don't mind!

The Third Division messed up a lot of things in Japan. That's why cell phones don't work there anymore. [Wait, if he doesn't even know about it, he wouldn't recognize the name, would he? What was that other name some people called it...] World War 3.

[can you get more stereotypically post-apocalyptic]

[outfoxing]

Well, he might just be so crazy that he seems unintelligent. [you'd be surprised by the amount of people he runs into on the daily who fall under that category

but his attention is quickly absorbed by that whole WWIII thing instead. geez Rin, that is much worse than potential solar flares... "much worse" and "much more interesting" are interchangeable terms here, of course.]

Wow, another world war? What year did that occur for you? I'm from Japan too, but we haven't seen anything like a third division, etc.

[gatto]

So he's so crazy he's stupid?? Yeah, yeah, that's gotta be what's wrong with him!

I was just a kid when it happened. I guess it ended around... [Insert year between the mid to late 20xx's here, because canon is mean.] I don't even really remember it well!

Maybe it just won't happen for you guys~

[outfoxing]

It wouldn't be completely unheard of. There are cases similar to that.

But that sounds like a terrible time. I'm surprised there's still a functioning society at all. Where I come from, people usually believe that a WWIII would end the human race. [he's a little curious as to whether or not there's some huge population deficit in Rin's time...]