>>53711816>The Next DayDebby took a moment to lay on her back and breathed in deeply as she awoke. "Another day, another delivery." She muttered the familiar mantra to herself, still mentally processing the change in immediate environment from her dreamscape. The walls of her home slowly brought Debby back to reality as she blinked away the distractions of yesterday. She was still stuck holding a life sized plush of a Linoone and blood began rushing into her head as that fact finally registered. "Darn, this is what momma warned me about..." The embarrassed Delibird buried her head in her pillow, trying to block the comfy plush from her thoughts to no avail.
"Good evening Deb, you done for the day?" Linoone greeted Debby in the office, although today's greetings were shared after their rounds. She'd purposely avoided him throughout the day until now to prevent any mishaps, but this meeting was inevitable.
Debby replied to her friend with her usual cheer. "Sure am, hon!" Expertly hidden behind the exquisite mask of joviality laid her true feelings, as undefined as they were at the moment. Looking at Linoone made her head spin, so instead she buried her face in paperwork to find any reprieve.
Linoone looked over the counter at his co-workers, his eyes lingering on the Drifblim quietly packing a large crate. She usually stared at the pair in silence, but Delilah had been oddly quiet and distracted today. It didn't take much to know why though, the plushies she'd gotten for the pair were... Not subtle. Well, may as well entertain her, he thought. "Hey Debby, how do you feel about dinner today?' He stayed silent for a moment before continuing with an awkward cough, "There's a festival and a whole bunch of stalls with cool games open tonight, so I was thinking we coul-"
The words were cut short as Debby replied with more enthusiasm than he'd expected. "Sure hon! That'd be lovely!"
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