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[–] [email protected] 10 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Same with watermelon. What group doesn't like delicious fruit? Not anybody I wanna be associated with.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I guess we can't be friends, then. I don't like how watermelon tastes. I do love cutting it up and giving it to my ducks, though

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

You're lucky they're a duck.

ETA: "Well that's just ducky" would have been better.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

But I'm not a duck? If anything I'd be a turkey.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I know it's silly on a couple levels, but it made me happy you are happy that we can be friends despite our vast watermelon differences. Please tell your ducks I said hello, friend.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I don't like watermelon. (I gave that up in the bargain.)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

Do go on...

Edit: seriously, what? You can't leave us hanging

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

I was hoping a warlock pact.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

If I reveal the benefits, I lose them.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Can you tell me the other drawbacks?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I mean the bargain itself just had the cost of liking watermelon. I was warned about more consequences, but none of the usual stuff was part of it. I also can't disclose a bunch of information about the specifics of how the bargain was made, the organization, etc. I don't remember what the Enforcement mechanism was, either. I have a copy of the terms from the organization that helped me establish contact, but I can't really reference the entire thing because about 2 years ago it got covered in McDonald's Big Mac Sauce and it dried before I noticed. It's currently sitting at the bottom of a drawer covered in (iirc) wax paper and several other documents on top of it. I'm 90% sure that the words still exist, and I'm afraid that if I clean the document the words might be damaged and I'm fairly concerned with the potential metaphysical implications. I also don't remember all of the information that I'm prohibited from disclosing, so I won't be going into any further details about that.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

That really clears it up pretty succinctly. I understand perfectly. Thank you!