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[cupidsammo]

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[cupidsammo]

Oh, it's very fun! It can be hard work, but I find it rewarding in the end.

[boxcar]

... How does it... work?

[ Curious... ]

[cupidsammo]

Well...

[ Another nom of the soup, then: ]

First we have to do some reconnaissance, so we can try to figure out what type of person is best for our target. But, depending, sometimes it's easy to decide... and sometimes it can be a pretty tough puzzle to solve.

[boxcar]

... Target?

Do people not sign up for this?

[ This really is love arrows help. I hope she gets all of them this game. ]

[cupidsammo]

[ LOVE ARROWS: THE CHARACTER ]

Well, no! Normally humans aren't able to see cupids like me, and we work in secret.

[boxcar]

Cupid...

[ Mathlady.gif

And then he just looks vaguely flustered in the way that's like. Well. Appropriate for being told you're a cupid. ]

Oh. I didn't realise you weren't...

[cupidsammo]

Hahah—not human?

[boxcar]

Yeah.

You did say humans earlier.

[ Like they were different but it's not unusual enough to be damning. ]

There seems to be a lot of not-humans...?

[cupidsammo]

It's kind of weird, isn't it? I'm not used to it either.

[boxcar]

Even though you aren't human either?

[cupidsammo]

I'm still around humans a lot! And there's not anything unusual going on, so...

[boxcar]

But there isn't anything else other than cupids?

[ Like supernaturally. ]

[cupidsammo]

[ ........... has to think about this one ]

I suppose there could be, but to be honest, I've never seen it.

[boxcar]

... This has also made me wonder if they're around, I just never met them.

[cupidsammo]

Mmhm. It's just, you know, we stay hidden from humans for a reason.

[boxcar]

Can I ask what is the reason?

[ He doesn't really know why please enlighten him. ]

[cupidsammo]

It's like—mmm... Have you ever fallen in love before?

[boxcar]

...

[ He just kind of eats a spoonful of soup, looking down... ]

[cupidsammo]

—O- oh. Too personal...?

[boxcar]

Um. It's just...

[ Nevermind. He decides against it. ]

No, no I haven't.

[cupidsammo]

No, I understand... Um, anyway—it probably wouldn't be the best news if I told you the reason you've never fallen in love is because a cupid never targeted you before, right? Without us, people can't experience love.

[boxcar]

[ He opens his mouth and then closes it. He looks... a way. ]

I'm not sure.

...

... Is a cupid ever just... wrong?

[cupidsammo]

[ yeah. ]

It's possible... But if a person is totally incompatible with someone else, our bullet wouldn't work.

[boxcar]

Mm.

[






]

Bullet?

[cupidsammo]

Oh.

Yeah.

But isn't it common knowledge that cupids shoot their targets?

[ she says, fully aware how this sounds ]