7th Episode [Phone calls]

[bamboozler]

[Phone calls locked to aristocracy!]

[Welcome to the 1950's. Mr. Panda is a successful banker and father known around town as a jovial and, unfortunately, clueless man. His biggest successes are Bearbank, his little princess Pilouette, his very dear daughter Toph...and, eh, there might be a third child in the middle there somewhere. Maybe.

Now that he's made his wealth, he spends a lot of his time gossiping! So if you're in the aristocracy and/or on good terms with Panda, you might get one of the following phone calls.]

[Night One]

Hello, hello...! Do you ever want to pick up a really awesome talent, even if it means you have to risk your life to learn it? Is there anyone in town like that?

[Night Two]

Hello, hello...! Don't mind me, just go ahead and start talking! Ah! But first, don't you get a really good feeling when you say "Mr. Panda" out loud? It's great, isn't it?

[Night Three]

Hello, hello...how do you think I should get beautiful women to fall in love with me without even trying? With Pillo and Toph and the other at the dance, I realize it's very quiet around here...

[Option 4]

[On night one, two, or three, Panda is still going to call your character...but what he talks about will be a total surprise! Are you brave enough to take that call?]

[OOC; Since Panda is physically using a phone for this post, this post is only open to rich people and people he might know (teachers, doctors, bank customers...). Sorry. If you pick option 4, just tell me what night and I'll have Panda come up with something just for your character. o7]

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[bamboozler]

Ahhh, don't hang up! I'm your father, you know. We should talk, my little Tsuna fish!

[zeropoints]

Bleh, gross, stop using that... that nickname!!

[HE'S REALLY GOING TO HANG UP!!! REALLY!!!!!!]

Why can't we just talk in person like normal people?

[bamboozler]

Mm...I don't think I will. Ahh, remember when we used to call hugs "Tsuna fish sandwiches"?

[And then Panda started to forget about Tsuna between his beloved firstborn and his blind thirdborn...sad times.]

We can talk in person whenever you want. Why don't you tell me about your day?

[zeropoints]

NO. [It's a lie; he does remember. He remembers all too well, and an embarrassed flush rises on his cheeks.] And you can't tell anyone about that either!

[HE'S STILL GOING TO HANG UP]

Why do you want to hear about my day...

[bamboozler]

No, no, I can tell everyone about that! I talk about you three a lot, you know.

[Well. Mostly Toph and Pilouette.]

Tell me everything! Did you meet anyone cute today? Did you buy anything new with the money daddy gave you?

[zeropoints]

W-what, no... You're joking, right...??? What do you tell them about us?!

[GOD

WHY DIDN'T HE HANG UP

also wuh]

Hold on, what money? You didn't give me any money!

[bamboozler]

Everything, of course! You three are my pride and joy, you know~.

[Except Tsuna is kind of like Y and the rest of his family are vowels. It's the Panda Family and sometimes Tsuna!]

Ehhh...are you sure you didn't get any? Maybe I gave it to Pilouette, then. Sorry, sorry.

[zeropoints]

What... is... everything?! Don't tell me you told them about... that...!

[You know, THAT.

Even on the phone, he has to whisper it.]

Dad... Lu didn't look that bad in her dress that you'd mistake her for me.

http://bamboozler.dreamwidth.org/2749.html?thread=378301#cmt378301

[bamboozler]

I tell them everything, Tsuna! Don't worry, I always back it up with family photos! Like that one time you were young aind in the bath...ah, those were nice times.

[And then Tsuna grew up and he promptly forgot about him. Yep.]

Ehh...Pilouette looks lovely in her dress. Toph's dress looks really nice, too. You're taking your little sister to the dance, by the way.

SCREAMS WORST FATHER WORST EVERYTHING....!!! BUT WHY

[zeropoints]

BUT WHY?!

[HE'S WORRIED HE'S EXTREMELY WORRIED EVEN HIS WORRIES ARE WORRIED]

You already told me that!! [As if it wasn't mortifying enough the first time around.] I, I'm drawing the line at taking her dog.

PET SNAKE~ PET SNAKE~

[bamboozler]

Eh...isn't it natural for parents to talk about their kids?

[He sees nothing wrong with this.]

You have to take the dog, too, Tsuna. You don't want to be grounded, do you?