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"So, what are you up to?" To," Yuri said, gazing up at hiht bar

"Okay, that was a stupid question Can I ask your advice about so?"

"Of course"

Tom considered how to phrase his question about Medusa, before blurting out the first thing that came to mind "Girls like you A lot"

If Yuri was surprised, he didn’t show it He gave a hu "I believe it is htfully "But that is only the surface The only girl whose regard I care for--"

"Is Wyatt, I know, I know Okay I have a question: let’s say a girl kind of feels bad about the way she looks and I accidentally insulted her about that How can I fix it?"

Yuri tugged at his thin white T-shirt, plastered to his skin with sweat "What did you say to this girl?"

"I kind of pointed out that we only onna meet in person, so we can use avatars and I won’t even see how she looks That’s why it’ll never ly"

Yuri twisted around to frown at hiood"

"Not in those exact words, but, uhCoht knohat to say to ize You know, since Wyatt’s horseface thing is--"

Yuri half rose from the bench "Horseface?"

Toer Yuri was than hi where she thinks she has a horseface I’irlfriend, man"

"Ah Of course" Yuri settled back down He rubbed his chin, thoughtful "Wyatt has indeed expressed to me that she feels troubled over her appearance It is always an aard conversation, because if I say, ‘You do not have a horseface,’ she is believing I a But if I ever were to say, ‘Very well, I concede You have a horseface,’ then I a"

"Yeah," To it "Just a bit"

"So this is what I do," Yuri went on, leaning closer "I take her hand and stare into her eyes Then I say this: ‘If you were indeed rese it is a very beautiful horse, and I would be feeling alar witha horse so very lovely and attractive’" He concluded with a satisfied nod

"And that works?" To the saave another satisfied nod

"So it doesn’t work"