<span class="mu-s">3 votes for Gohan, 1 for Izumi</span>
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"So, that's what went down on Valentines and..." Peppa trails off when she notices you, the Inspector, aka the one who inspects, doing your best... not to?
https://youtu.be/1fM1Ox7fxAoYou really do have your hands over your eyes and keep muttering, "She's growing up, she's growing up, she's growing up..." ad infinitum.
Your torso arm wags the notepad in your face, and when you don't acknowledge it, the arm smacks you upside the head with it, knocking you over.
Adjusting a bit, you climb up and take a seat at the bar. You stroke your fake beard, and apologize, "Sorry, those scenes were a bit, intense. I'll do my best to keep an eye and ear out for any details that could be of use in the investigation."
"Why do you have a fake beard?"
"To hide my face, now, you had said that Valentines was when you and Gohan had that misunderstanding, and not only that, it was when he started dating four girls." You point at her with the pencil's eraser, "Are there any vivid scenes you can recall with them?"
Peppa looks unsure, and says, "I'm unsure how much use they would be, they're kinda slice-of-lifey and gross after a certain point."
"I'll do my best to find anything useful that could explain how Gohan got from Point A to... Point Z, over the course of a month."
Peppa nods, considering. "Let's start with Girl A then." She steps out from behind the bar, and walks over to the pool table.
You follow, and see a shadowy figure reclining on the pool table.
Peppa claps, and a light shines down, revealing it to be a girl, who also wears her hair tied up with a ribbon!
"Hey, the two of you look like you could be twins!"
Peppa waves that off, "Nah, we got different eye and hair colors."
"I meant fashion-wise."
"Oh, fashion?" Peppa considers that. "Honestly, I don't think I've ever put that much thought into what I wear."
"Really? You always wear that ribbon though-"
Peppa snaps her fingers, <span class="mu-b">"Hey hey, never mind my ribbon, can we focus?"</span> She points at the girl. "Your go."
The girl nods, and lines up a shot. With a thrust, the cue ball kicks off the game and sends the rest scattering.
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Though covered in lipstick and water, Peppa is fairly satisfied with how things went with Cocoa. Sure, today hadn't gone as planned, but the comfort she received after all the trouble had given her more than made up for it. And if Izumi was still around to hear, Peppa would admit that the original chocolate she had made had her feeling a little anxious, even though she had it on good authority that it was the perfect thing to communicate a desire to move to the next level. And Peppa was totally ready! She was sixteen, and given she had spent a year of her youth training in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, she really was seventeen, a semi-perfect age if there ever was one!
And so, the semi-mature young lady sneaks into her house, crab walks along the ceiling, and uncaps the tube of glitter over her brother's bed.