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Noelle's December Catch-All

WHO: Noelle & Mayaka, Bigby, Kris, Agnes
WHAT: Questing, decorating for the holidays
WHEN: Throughout December
WHERE: Bottlecap Bay, the Spire
WARNINGS: Any Deltarune spoilers will be marked by thread.

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Yes, while that does indeed sound like 'nerdy' stuff for Mayaka, she's not any better since she draws manga and makes cosplays.

"As long as you're not neglecting your responsibilities, you shouldn't feel bad about spending time on your interests," she says this decisively. "And even though you were forced to do all that by your mother, that sounds really impressive."

"It must be pretty boring here with no video games to play, huh?" the Sneasel asks with a little chuckle as she continues painting.

"Haha... sometimes. You must miss some stuff from back home, too, right? Hobbies besides drawing?"

She takes a moment to quickly add a little more to her painting while she listens. Noelle didn't think any of what she did was 'impressive', personally.

When it comes to hobbies, reading and drawing manga are the passions that take up most of Mayaka's time. She's at least thankful she can still do both in Bottlecap Bay, even though she feels severely limited by her claws now.

The Sneasel steps back and scrutinizes her current painting, a little frown on her face as she decides that it could look better. On to the next one, then.

"Not really hobbies, but I do miss certain people." This naturally makes her think of Satoshi, and her cheeks redden as she gets a bit flustered. It must be obvious against her white fur. But it's totally normal to miss the people you like, isn't it?

She does notice that Mayaka gets flustered. Very interesting. "Certain people? Like friends, or... someone special?"

Noelle won't pry if Mayaka gets too embarrassed. But she can't help being curious!

Meanwhile, she places her current painting aside and decides on the next one. Maybe a snowflake... though it will have to be a light blue instead of pure white.

Mayaka sputters at Noelle's question. If it was someone she was less familiar with, she'd stomp off in a huff and ignore the question, but this earnest Deerling has successfully managed to win her over, so she can't bear to be quite so terse.

"Just some silly guy," she mumbles, feeling the heat of the blush spreading across her cheeks. "I miss my friends too, but I think if he were here, he'd know how to cheer me up easily."

Of course, now it was payback time.

"What about you, L-chan? You have someone you like too?"

She nods, not making fun at all. This person sounds nice... Noelle wishes he was here to help cheer Mayaka up. Having someone from your home can help the homesick feeling, too.

"Umm, well..." She brought this upon herself by asking. It's only fair to be honest in return, right? "There's someone I like here, I guess. But, um, I don't know if you've met? ... Shoka?"

"Really??" Mayaka reacts with delighted surprise. "No I haven't, what's she like?"

The Sneasel has momentarily abandoned her art. Her attention is completely on Noelle now.

"She's so cool!" she blurts out. She's happy to have someone to talk to about this. "Shoka is, like... kind of hard to approach at first, because you think she's way more popular and cool than you, you know? And she can be a little sarcastic, but she doesn't mean anything bad by it. Deep down, she's really nice! She's always there for me, and she doesn't mind when I ramble about nerdy stuff."

Noelle is wagging her tail without even realizing it.

Mayaka brightens, mirroring Noelle's excitement, before settling into a smug grin.

"I'm kinda jealous. You're able to gush about her so easily."

If only Satoshi would do the same! But Mayaka is no better. While she finds no trouble expressing her thoughts, when it comes to matters of the heart, she's always been too self-conscious to go all out like Noelle.

All the embarrassing things she said catch up to her. She turns away, trying to hide her face. Her tail is still wagging, though.

"Um... you're a good listener, Maya-chan. I mean, you're easy to talk to." Not to mention she's been wanting to talk about Shoka for a while. She has so many feelings about her. "I think you two would get along if you met. She's in the Oran Berries guild, like me."

Noelle wonders about the 'just some silly guy' that she mentioned. "Do you ever find it hard to, like, talk about your feelings?"

"It can be a bit embarrassing to talk about what you like about a person," Mayaka admits, before her mouth turns into an indignant frown.

"But for how you feel about them, whether you like them or not? It's only right to make it clear to them."

She thinks about how she'd been so forward with her feelings for Satoshi, and how he'd put off replying to her direct confession. Because, unlike her, he was the type to meander and avoid talking about the difficult things.

"Isn't it tiring to have to hide how you feel towards someone?"

Abruptly, her tail stops wagging. Oh, this suddenly feels very personal.

"W-well, I mean... I don't know if she feels that way about me. We're both friends and guildmates, so it would just make things awkward if she didn't feel that way, you know?" she says.

"I suppose so." Though she doesn't sound convinced, Mayaka can't fault Noelle for feeling this way. There's so much to lose, and you might get hurt, or end up hurting someone in the process. Even so...

"It'd be dishonest, to ignore how you feel. We can't use our fears as an excuse to avoid doing things that are difficult."

"... you're right." She can't ignore it forever. In fact, she left the previous world without telling a certain someone how she felt. Now, she never will. What if that happens again?

She feels sad thinking about who Mayaka might have left behind. They'll just have to work harder to find a way home. (But then that will mean leaving Shoka, won't it? She tries not to think about that.) "Thank you, really. I'm glad I can trust you." By which she means: don't tell anyone!

There is a twinkle in Mayaka's eye which indicates that she completely understands what Noelle is trying to say.

"Your secret's safe with me, L-chan!"

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Noelle's December Catch-All

no worries, happy new year ! 🎉

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(sorry this is late... again! also this is funny since i think mayaka and shoka have met by now)

all good !! and yeah hehe mayaka doesnt know shoka's a mimikyu till they meet

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good to wrap !