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happilyeverbeginning2022-09-20 07:21 pm
sos_pilot) wrote in happilyeverbeginning2022-09-20 07:21 pm
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[Della & Darkwing] the dating disaster duo
[ It was a rare occasion when Della wasn't with the family when they went adventuring, but the Sunchaser CLOUDYSLAYER needed repairs and Launchpad was (thankfully) busy driving Scrooge and the kids to their latest trauma-inducing memory.
Still, she wasn't complaining - getting down to the nitty gritty of her beloved plane was a favorite pastime! She had a cooler of Pep at her side for breaks, a small radio jamming 90's hits, and nobody to bother her and her precious plane. Yep, this was a pretty good day! No reason for it to be ruined!
Inside the cockpit, Della was waist-deep in mechanics and wires, humming along to the latest song. Life was good. ]
To stand out! Above the crowd! Even if I gotta shout out loud~!
Still, she wasn't complaining - getting down to the nitty gritty of her beloved plane was a favorite pastime! She had a cooler of Pep at her side for breaks, a small radio jamming 90's hits, and nobody to bother her and her precious plane. Yep, this was a pretty good day! No reason for it to be ruined!
Inside the cockpit, Della was waist-deep in mechanics and wires, humming along to the latest song. Life was good. ]
To stand out! Above the crowd! Even if I gotta shout out loud~!
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[ What in the world happened in the dating pool these last ten years?!
... Wait, she's supposed to be helping him. She wipes any remaining soda off her mouth with her sleeve, trying to think of a good recovery. ]
... Is what... someone who is... not understanding of your relationship might say. And you might get a lot of that. Really get a lot of that. But, uh, yeah! Like I was saying! If you keep on acting like she's some perfect goddess, that's gunna make her totally afraid of disappointing you and making any mistakes.
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Now that's silly! Morgana can do no wrong. ...Aside from the wrongs she already committed that she's atoning for. That's all water under the bridge! Also, your words really have me thinking... What if I disappoint her and make any mistakes?? I have to prevent that at any costs!
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Dude. Breathe.
Of course you're going to make mistakes - everyone does! Including Morgana! You two are going to make mistakes, disappoint each other, even fight eventually! Because that is what people do! No one and nothing is perfect. And if you keep holding yourselves both up to impossible standards, you're going to crash and burn way harder than LP does with any vehicle.
[ How can she put it in a way he understands? Hmmm. ]
... When you did your big weirdo entrance earlier, you mentioned a boom mic in an episode of your nerd show, right? That is, technically, a mistake. But it didn't stop you from enjoying it, right?
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Darkwing frowns and strokes his beak as Della makes her point.]
Well no, of course not. I loved it! It brought me joy to spot it. I felt so smart, and... well, I guess it reminded me that the show was a production. One that could even be made by people like you and me! [He smiles and nods sagely.]
So what you're getting at is that Morgana does make mistakes. ...And... I should record them on a wiki...? [A wire may have been crossed somewhere.]
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Please do not make a wiki about your girlfriend, that just sounds creepy.
[ Siiigh. All right, different angle. She grabs a seat and hunkers down. ]
Let me put it a different way... when I first got home, my kid Dewey thought I could do no wrong, despite the fact I'd pretty clearly done a big wrong when I took the rocket. But because he idolized me so much, he kept putting himself in danger to "prove" himself to me, even though I love him no matter what. Once I realized what he was doing, I felt like an awful mom. I managed to get it through to him that he never needed to prove himself, but only after he risked his life way too much.
Webby's friend Lena went through something similar too, and she was also a sorta-not-villain! She tried so hard to prove she was "good" that wouldn't tell her friends when she did actually have a problem, and that almost got her taken by Magica De Spell!
You don't want Morgana to be under constant pressure or to hide her problems from you, do you? And I'm sure she feels the same way about you.
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Well... No, I don't want any of those things at all! It's already hard enough for her to be making a change like this to leaving behind her band and joining the side of good. I don't want to pressure her or anything? And I hope that I can find out about any problems she has, so that I can take care of them for her!
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You don't have to go that far either... you can, y'know, solve her problems together with her? If she really wants to be on "the side of good", she has to work just as hard as you do at it.
[ Though she doubts Morgana's as dramatic and hammy as DW is.
And she is WRONG.]... Look, I can't believe I have to give you of all people a confidence booster, but... hm. What I'm about to tell you can't leave this plane - mostly because my uncle will deny a lot of it.
The person I respect most in this world is my uncle, Scrooge McDuck. You know, world's richest duck, great adventurer, treasure hunter, yadda yadda yadda. But there's one thing he's never, ever been able to do. He has this on-again, off-again girlfriend, Goldie O'Gilt. She's a con-woman, thief, trickster, and sort-of-villain herself. They've been sort-of-together since before the Gold Rush of Yukon.
For all of my uncle's efforts, he's never been able to make her fully turn over a new leaf. Every time he thinks he's made an effect on her, he finds out later how she swindled him behind his back or stole the treasure when he wasn't looking. It's been like this for a hundred years now... Kind of. I think. Timeline's messy. They may be immortal. And it doesn't look like things'll change.
But you? You knew this chick for, what, less than two weeks? And just like that, you got her to become a good person! Who knows how long she was stealing and dealing? [ She flips over the phone again, hitting play on the video as Morgana - pre-Redemption-Arc, judging by the fact she's with the monster band - belts out her tunes. ] I'm pretty sure she's singing about how fun it is being evil! And then you come along, boom, she's good! For real good! You did that.
And if you can do that... well, maybe a legit relationship shouldn't be so hard.
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[He trails off for a moment, likely getting a very subtle indication that he should get back on topic. Drake clears his throat.]
Anyway! You... You make a good point. Not sure if I wanted many details about your uncle's love life, but taking on our problems together? It's a radical idea, but it seems sweet. And efficient, and romantic! Kinda like fighting crime together, right? You should have led with that!
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OH, WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME?! I have no idea what I'm doing, I'm making it up as I go along! I haven't been on a date in over ten years!
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...I mean, of course! I was just, just giving you some notes! Some friendly notes. I know I shouldn't expect you to be as on top of things as LP would be!
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[ She crushes the empty Pep can in her hand, and given that DW is (not actually) insinuating she's a dateless loner loser compared to him, she'd reeeally like to do the same thing to him. ]
Are you helped now?! Do you feel better?! DO YOU?!
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Oh right you're the moon girl...!
Yes! Yes!! Th-thank you for the help it was very helpful please let me live?!
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[ She gets up, calmly depositing the empty pep can into a trash bin, heads to the shuttle door, and slides it open. ]
Now, go out there, with newfound confidence in your relationship, treat Morgana as an equal, and NEVER TALK TO ME ABOUT THIS AGAIN.
[ Because she is teetering on the edge of admitting she is jealous of Darkwing Duck and doing that will molt her early. ]
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[He just very slowly nods. It's definitely one way to motivate him, with sheer terror! He slinks towards the nearest exit, but then he pauses before he thinks of something.]
Oh! Uh... For your troubles...?
[He slowly pulls something out from his coat and holds it out to her - it's an autographed headshot of Darkwing Duck, with a generic message thanking the recepient for being a true believer!]
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[ The violent imagery in Della's mind is in fact so graphic it's not fit for the viewing public. Trembling with sheer rage, Della takes it with two fingers as if she was picking up a used tissue. It might have its uses - target practice, for example.
But, no. She won't hit him, kick him, or even shove him out. Being the petty, petty, petty duck she is, Della waits until he's outside of her plane to stick her head out and shout - ]
GIZMODUCK'S FEMME FATALE ARC WAS WAY MORE ROMANTIC!
[ Before closing the door on him.
She's going to take that as a win. ]
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He picks himself off, walking with a spring in his step, and - then he hears Della's shouted words. He pauses for a moment. Blinks. And raises a confused eyebrow.]
Oh that's a joke! That's a funny one there. Who would even ship themselves with someone as insufferable as Gizmoduck?
[...He doesn't know who Gizmoduck is, after all. So it must be some funny joke! He'll really have to thank Della. Maybe he'll see if Morgana can send her a signed headshot as well?]