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[Love is very clearly in the air, and what do NPCs live for but to offer their services to the public? That's why Billy and Teddy can be found outside every day after school this week, with a couple of tables set up just down the street from the art gallery, not far from the plaza. When they aren't all cozy and being sickening with one another, Billy is seated on a stool in front of an easel, with a bench and scattered chairs a few feet in front of it, and Teddy is hanging out by the table where various baked goods are displayed or wrapped in fancy little packages to be taken away for later if desired.

There's a sign hanging from the street post above them, displaying their services:

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Portraits

Looking for the perfect gift to woo that special someone? Or perhaps you and your already woo'd special someone would like a memento of your perfect romance? Look no further! Potts Art Gallery wants to put you on display! This week only, have a custom portrait created right before your eyes, in whatever style you desire! All you need to do is pose and smile.

*Refreshments and snacks available while you wait!
**Ask about our commitment counseling service any time!
***All portraits will be on display in the Potts Gallery for the duration of the event and can be claimed when it has ended. Come visit us! We are open to the public every day!

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[The boys will be available and eager to serve any date-able characters- they may even go so far as to kidnap encourage disinterested potential customers if they get bored. (Resistance is futile!) Also, despite what the sign says, they will be dispensing the most useful of love advice to just about anyone, whether they ask for it or not.

Responses will most likely be from both selfhelp and halfnhalf, but one or the other can be requested if you want! Just say so in the subject line or tag.]

Comments

[selfhelp]

[A cynic appears! Let's dispel that theory as obnoxiously as possible, shall we.]

Is it, though? If it's to someone who loves you, I'm sure they'd be happy to have a picture of you to look at when you're not around them. Right, Tee?

[Photos or portraits, what does it matter?]

[halfnhalf]

[The happy couple is on it!]

Right. If they get lonely, they can just look at the picture and know you're not too far away. Especially if it's the both of you in it; it's not a picture of you, it's a picture of the love that's there. Right, honey?

[Lord knows the two of them have plenty of pictures of them all cuddled up.]

[wipesfaith]

[He's vaguely familiar with both of them as classmates, and by now he probably suspects that there's something more-than-friends going on there...and if this were any other week, he'd be totally weirded out by the romantic chemistry oozing between the two, but is it is, he finds it only mildly grating.]

I guess that makes sense. [Still looking a little skeptical, though.] At least if it's both of you in it, it's less creepy.

[selfhelp]

[Billy was out of school for most of the time since Jean's arrival, so he only recognizes him by face, really. He does know that he hangs out with another guy a lot, though. it's the gaydar kicking in]

So... do you have someone you'd like to pose with, then? We'll be here for a while, you can totally come back.

[halfnhalf]

[Teddy does know him, at least. But really, even if Billy was only briefly around, it'd be pretty easy to at least pick up a vibe from him and Teddy. Jean, however... He's noticed him hanging around with another guy, too, especially while watching people pass by during this whole event.]

No trading required. Just some time, and maybe an empty stomach, too.

[wipesfaith]

[See, now the dilemma is that nobody's supposed to know that there's a someone he'd like to pose with. Even if he's a lot less subtle than he'd like to believe. And even if he doesn't expect two dudes who are swapping lovesick looks to give him shit for having it bad for his best friend. It's the principle of the matter - let one person know, and suddenly everybody knows your business.]

I never said I was interested, just that it isn't creepy.

[selfhelp]

[....boooo.]

Well, why aren't you interested? I don't think it's creepy at all. It's actually very romantic.