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>Twas two weeks before before Hearthswarming
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>Two creatures were stirring, you and your pony friend who had teeth like a mouse
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>"THITH ITH BULLTHIT!" Your pony friend shouts from the living room.
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>"Internet still down Goldie?" you ask knowing full well it is.
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>"Thtupid weather ponieth... they alwayth bring too much thnow..."
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>You enter the living room to see Goldie pouting on the couch.
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>Apparently there is a Hearthswarming event on an MMO she plays with her friends and she missing out.
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>"The internet will be back up soon Goldie, just gotta give the tech ponies some time" you say as you look out the window as the snow flying almost perfectly sideways.
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>"At least we still have power"
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>That doesn't seem to make her feel much better.
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>Hmm...
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>"Hey! why don't we watch some Christmas specials!"
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>She looks... happier?
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>It's hard to tell without being able to see her eyes.
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>She doesn't look as pissed.
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>"Which one do you want to watch?" you say as approach the closet and pull out a box full of tapes and DVDs.
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>Goldie takes a moment before deciding to come over and see what her options are.
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>"We got... A year without a Santa Clause... Rudolph's shiny new year... oh this one is my favorite! The life and Adventures of Santa Clause!"
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>"I gueth that one..." She says, not sounding particularly thrilled.
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>"Good choice!"
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>You rush to the TV, pop in the movie and jump on the couch.
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>Goldie Mops slowly walks back to the couch and sits next to you, resting her head in her hoof dejectedly.
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>The movie starts and she doesn't seem too interested in it.
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>A moment later you see her lift her head from her hoof
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>You sneak a peak over at her from time to time and you notice her demeanor changing.
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>She seems interested but confused.
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>Looks like she's trying to figure something out.
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>"How didth they do that?" she finally asks about halfway through.
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>"Do what?" you ask, not sure what she's reffering to.
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>"How didth they get the puppet to do that?"
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>"Huh? Puppet?"
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>"Anon, I'm not thtupid, thothe are clearly puppeth"
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>"I mean... technically... I guess..."
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>Goldie looks confused.
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>"it's stop motion animation, it's like... you how anime is made right?"
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>"Yeah... Taku Thtold me... They draw a picthure and then a thlightly different one over and over." She explains
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>"Yeah, it's like that but instead of drawing a new picture every frame it's a photograph of a sort of action figure kinda thing every frame"
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>Goldie looks at you for a moment presumably to see if this is some sort of joke.
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>Her gaze then turns to the TV.
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>"Huh... Tho... ith jutht picthurs of acthon figureth?"
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>"I mean... calling them action figures is a bit reductive... they have parts you swap out for like mouth shapes and different emotions.
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>She looks at you again and then back to the TV.
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>As she looks at the movie playing she tilts her head from side to side occasionally.
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>You can't really see her eyes but it looks like she's studying the characters.
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>The movie ends and you get up from the couch.
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>"Another one?"
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>"Oh yeth!" She exclaims as she jumps from the couch.
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>"Why don't you pick one?"
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>She runs to the box and begins rummaging through her options.
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>She ends up picking a 'Year Without a Santa Claus'
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>Doesn't seem to be upset about being unable to play her game anymore.
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>Seems she has a new fixation.
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>After that movie is done she picks out another.
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>And another.
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>You awake the next day to the song 'The Little Drummer Boy' playing from the DVD menu.
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>Apparently you fell asleep during that impromptu marathon.
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>Goldie isn't watching anymore
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>Did the internet come back on?
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>You go to her room and Knock on the door
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>"Goldie? you in there?"
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>No response
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>You take a look inside.
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>Not in there.
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>You look around a bit.
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>You notice her little clock, a cute little clock with the face in Gamera's belly that roars once for every hour.
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>Seems you were out for a while as it's a bit past 1 in the afternoon.
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>You shut her door and look around.
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>"Goldie?" you ask aloud.
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>Where could she have gone in this-
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>Oh
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>You look outside and see it is snowing gently.
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>She probably went out for something, not entirely unusual.
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>You decide to make some hot cocoa in the mean time for when she gets back.
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>Not that it will take long, it's just the powdered stuff in the little baggies.
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>Just as you finish you hear the door open and shut.
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>Goldie walks buy carrying quite a few bags.
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>"Ooooh Ith that hot chocolathe?" She asks.
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>"Yeah, just made it actually... what's all that you got there?" you gesture with your mug.
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>"Oh... You'll Sthee..."
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>If it were any other time of year and any other mare that might be a bit ominous.
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>She goes to her room and drops off her bags before coming back out to grab a mug of cocoa before returning to her room.
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>A little odd...
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>Even stranger is the fact you don't see much of her for the rest of the week.
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>She comes out to eat but not much else.
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>Her door is also locked a lot more than usual.
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>A bit odd but not overly concerning, you assume she's doing something for Hearths Warming.
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>Then one day you come home to find Goldie sitting with a young dragon at the table.
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>When the two of you see you Goldie leans towards the dragon and says something you couldn't quite make out.
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>"Um, well it was nice of you to have me over..." the dragon says as she gets up from the table.
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>"sorry I didn't get to properly meet you mister..?" She says reaching out her hand.
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>"Anonymous, or just Anon will do" you reply taking hold of her hand and shaking it awkwardly.
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>She steps out the door but turns around.
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>"Umm... if you... you know... just... yeah..." She says looking at Goldie.
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>"Of courth of courth, thank you for coming by!"
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>The dragon's eyes dart back and forth between you and Goldie before she leaves shutting the door behind her.
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>"Is she a new friend of yours? Smells much better than that one with the black mane..."
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>"She wath helping me with thomething."
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>"What was she helping you with?"
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>"You'll sthee..." She says almost sinisterly.
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>The week goes by without much of interest.
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>You see that dragon a few more times.
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>You realize she never gave you her name.
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>Kinda odd but whatever.
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>Hearths Warming arrives
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>It's a pretty nice day.
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>Goldie's friends come over
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>ohgodthesmell
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>Even the dragon comes over.
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>Apparently her name is Suvi.
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>You also never knew she had a friend who was a colt.
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>An odd fellow with grey coat and green mane.
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>Looks really nervous for some reason.
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>You have yourselves an impromptu party.
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>Gifts are exchanged and songs are sung (badly)
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>"Well, think that wraps up Hearths Warming this year" You say as the festivities begin to die down.
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>"Wath abouth a Chrithmath spethul Anon?" Goldie says.
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>Everyone in the room chuckles.
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>"Uhhh... sure... which did you have in mind?" you ask.
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>"THITH ONE!" Goldie says holding a disk.
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>"I don't know which one that is"
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>"Thit down and you'll thee..."
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>Everyone takes a seat in front of the TV as Goldie puts in the disk.
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>A menu pops up that looks like some obviously malware ridden site from the early 2000s pops on screen.
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>Goldie hits a button and the screen goes black.
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>slowly text fades in.
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>'Mops Movies presents:' in comic sans.
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>'Godzilla saves Christmas' in impact.
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>A scene in what you can only guess is the North Pole fades in and a crudely animated stop motion Santa appears.
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>"Thath you Thipher!"
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>He chuckles nervously as everyone claps for him.
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>He looks around before suddenly snapping to attention like a trained dog and sweating profusely.
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>What ensues for the next hour is a stop motion fever dream.
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>Only interrupted by a few scenes of live action footage of Godzilla
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>"Thath you Sthuvi!" Goldie says pointing at the TV.
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>Everyone claps for her as she blushes and gazes downward towards her fidgeting her claws.
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>Godzilla then fights a quadruped kaiju that looks an awful like a silly mare with a lisp.
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>At one point in the fight where they are clearly trying not to hit each other too hard you hear Suvi say "ouch" followed by Golie saying "Thorry"
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>"Thank you Godzilla for..." an audible page turning noise "Saving Chrim- Christmas!"
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>Skreeeoooonk!"
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>Godzilla then walks into the water.
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>"Fin' in times new roman.
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>the credits roll and you see most if not all of Goldies friends helped in some way.
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>The Goldie comes on screen adjusting a light above herself.
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>She then sits down.
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>"I woulth like to thank everone who helptht me make thith-"
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>The light falls and bonks her on the head.
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>"THONOFA B-"
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>Kshht-
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>"-Movie"
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>"I woulth like to dedithate thith movie thoo Anon! Who thowed thoth really cool movieth and I hope thith one ith up there with uhh... oh yeah, The Life and Timth of Thanta Clauth!"
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>Goldie steps in front of the tv and takes a bow as once again everyone claps.
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>"I hopeth you all enjoythed the movie!" she says.
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>They all say how much fun it was and how happy they were to be a part of it.
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>"Whath did you think Anon?" Goldie asks looking at you.
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>Even though her eyes are covered by her mane the pride beaming from them is plain to see.
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>"It was... great! I loved it!" you reply.
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>In all honesty you couldn't make sense of it, by no means did you hate it though.
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>It was certainly charming.
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>Best way you could describe it was "soulful"
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>Goldie squees before hugging you tightly.
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>Everyone leaves with a copy of Goldie's movie.
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>As everyone leaves Goldie flops on the couch and lets out a sigh.
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>"You okay Goldie?" you ask
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>"Yeh, Jutht very tiredth... Makingth a movie ith a loth of work..."
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>You chuckle.
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>"I can only imagine... maybe I can help with the next one of you ever do another one. At least help with the font choices."
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>"Wath wrong with my fonth choithes?" she asks before yawning.
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>"Oh... uh... nothing really..."
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>Goldie yawns again as she pulls a blanket over herself.
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>"Hmm... Maybe comic thans wath a thilly choith..." She says.
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>Before you can reply you hear her snoring.
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>You bend over and kiss her on the cheek before turning off the light.
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>"Good night you little Martin Scorsese" you say before going to bed yourself.
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End
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