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The hopper blushed slightly at the compliment. “Th-Thank you..” He mumbled shyly. “You’re nice too, Joule. I’m sorry you and your train didn’t exactly have the best welcome when you first came here...”

“Your hands are cold, let me help.” (From the Emergency Fluff and Softness Starters) ~dynamite--truck

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Dustin watched Joule a little warily. “Y-You aren’t going to use any explosives, are you..?” He asked hesitantly. The dynamite truck seemed nice, just a little... explosive.

He shivered again. It was getting very chilly outside now. “H-How are you still so warm? It’s like the cold doesn’t bother you at all..!”

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“Is there anything you’d like to talk about?” He asked softly. Part of him really did want to sleep, but he didn’t want to go to sleep if Volta wasn’t ready. “Anything nice we could do together once you’re out of here and better?”

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Dustin stepped back, admiring his work. His girlfriend Volta was coming round with her twins, and Dustin wanted everything to look perfect. The rest of the freight train were on a run for a few days, giving him plenty of time to get the shed looking neat and tidy.

He checked the clock on the wall, and quickly inspected the whole shed one last time. Satisfied, he sat down on the sofa to wait for Volta to arrive.

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“Um...” He thought for a moment. “Pretty spicy, please.”

Looking through the fridge, he picked out what he thought must be the tofu and soy sauce, then skated back over to Dinah. “Is this it?” He asked,

"Excuse me, Dinah? Can I talk to you for a moment please?" ~ aggregate-hopper

"Ofcourse Dustin! What do you need to talk about?"

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“Th-Thanks, CB...”

Dustin coughed again, shifting to lay down again. He curled in on himself, closing his eyes and letting out a small sob; he hated being ill. But it did help to have someone there with him, he couldn’t bear the thought of being on his own and sick.

[ 𝐬𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐳𝐞 ]  one of our muses has a cold, the other cares for them

“ Dustin ? “  CB called, standing outside of said hopper car’s bedroom door. He gave the door a small knock before finally running out of patience and quietly opening the door.

“ Dustin ? “ He asked again. “ Are you alright ? You’re goin’ to make us all late if ya don’t get up soon. “ Well... It’s more like the rest of the freight train would be late; CB still wasn’t allowed to work, which he found unreasonable.

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Dustin smiled slightly. “Thanks, Rusty. I’m sorry I get so down about this kinda thing sometimes.”

He almost laughed at Rusty’s next comment; if only the steamer knew how good he was at understanding how others felt. “Yeah, I guess I am pretty good at that.. s’pose I’ve just had a knack for it.”

“  family  isn’t  who  you’re  born  to  it  is  who  you’d  die  for.  ” ~ aggregate-hopper

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  Rusty turned his head to look at Dustin, a small, maybe a little confused, smile on his face.

“ Well, sure, Dustin. “ He agreed with a small nod.

“ What’s got you all philosphical today, huh ? “ Rusty inquired, leaning back a little from where he sat.

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Dustin peered over Dinah’s shoulder, trying to read the recipe. A lot of the words were a bit too difficult for him, but he pretended to know what he was reading; he didn’t want to look stupid.

“I’m gussing you’ve got those ingredients?” He asked, looking over to the fridge. “In the fridge, right?”

"Excuse me, Dinah? Can I talk to you for a moment please?" ~ aggregate-hopper

"Ofcourse Dustin! What do you need to talk about?"

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The hopper’s face went red when he realised Rusty had heard what he’d said. “..I wish I was smarter though, I dont like having so much trouble with easy things...”

Dustin had tried his best to teach himself more, but he never managed to get very far with anything; and he was far too embarrassed to ask for help.

“  family  isn’t  who  you’re  born  to  it  is  who  you’d  die  for.  ” ~ aggregate-hopper

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  Rusty turned his head to look at Dustin, a small, maybe a little confused, smile on his face.

“ Well, sure, Dustin. “ He agreed with a small nod.

“ What’s got you all philosphical today, huh ? “ Rusty inquired, leaning back a little from where he sat.

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Dustin smiled softly. “Thanks, Dinah.”

He scanned the counter, hoping to spot the recipe Dinah was after. “D’you remember where you last put it?” He asked, hesitantly moving a few recipe books. “It’s not in any of these, is it?”

"Excuse me, Dinah? Can I talk to you for a moment please?" ~ aggregate-hopper

"Ofcourse Dustin! What do you need to talk about?"

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“Hm? Oh, sure..” He picked up the apron, slipping it on. He was relieved that it seemed to fit, but he was having trouble tying the strings at the back.

“Um, Dinah..? Can you give me a hand, please..?” He mumbled, gesturing to the apron.

"Excuse me, Dinah? Can I talk to you for a moment please?" ~ aggregate-hopper

"Ofcourse Dustin! What do you need to talk about?"

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Dustin nodded slightly. "That sounds like it could be nice, yeah!" He smiled softly, starting to relax a little more. "Can we.. start now..?"

"Excuse me, Dinah? Can I talk to you for a moment please?" ~ aggregate-hopper

"Ofcourse Dustin! What do you need to talk about?"

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The hopper shrugged slightly. "I don't really have a preference, just... something healthy, ideally..." He mumbled, fiddling with his gloves.

"Excuse me, Dinah? Can I talk to you for a moment please?" ~ aggregate-hopper

"Ofcourse Dustin! What do you need to talk about?"

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"Well, um..." Dustin shifted from foot to foot, looking anxious. "I-I wanted to ask i-if you could m-maybe teach me how to cook something..?"

He felt awkward even just asking, watching Dinah nervously as he waited for her response.

"Excuse me, Dinah? Can I talk to you for a moment please?" ~ aggregate-hopper

"Ofcourse Dustin! What do you need to talk about?"

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Dustin wasn't really sure what to say; he wasn't very used to being complimented, let alone being called smart. He smiled slightly, a little flattered but also confused.

'I'm the stupid one, really...' He thought to himself, not realising he'd spoken aloud.

“  family  isn’t  who  you’re  born  to  it  is  who  you’d  die  for.  ” ~ aggregate-hopper

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  Rusty turned his head to look at Dustin, a small, maybe a little confused, smile on his face.

“ Well, sure, Dustin. “ He agreed with a small nod.

“ What’s got you all philosphical today, huh ? “ Rusty inquired, leaning back a little from where he sat.

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"I am a little bit hungry.." He mumbled, glancing up at CB again. "D'you think you could get me something please? I'm fine with anything really.."

He shrugged off the blanket again, hoping to cool himself off slightly. He kept fluctuating between too warm or cold, and it wasn't pleasant.

[ 𝐬𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐳𝐞 ]  one of our muses has a cold, the other cares for them

“ Dustin ? “  CB called, standing outside of said hopper car’s bedroom door. He gave the door a small knock before finally running out of patience and quietly opening the door.

“ Dustin ? “ He asked again. “ Are you alright ? You’re goin’ to make us all late if ya don’t get up soon. “ Well... It’s more like the rest of the freight train would be late; CB still wasn’t allowed to work, which he found unreasonable.

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Volta nodded agreeing and smiled faintly. "Alright.." She leaned forward and placed a gentle and apologizing kiss onto his forehead.

She nodded again. "I'm fine, no worries. But I know for a fact that Wrench doesn't like it when her patients just vanish in the middle of the night."

Dustin nodded in understanding. "O-Okay. Best we wait here then until she comes back. She'll be glad to see you're awake now!" He smiled softly. He was glad she was awake now too.

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Dustin stepped back, admiring his work. His girlfriend Volta was coming round with her twins, and Dustin wanted everything to look perfect. The rest of the freight train were on a run for a few days, giving him plenty of time to get the shed looking neat and tidy.

He checked the clock on the wall, and quickly inspected the whole shed one last time. Satisfied, he sat down on the sofa to wait for Volta to arrive.

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Sorry to my rp partners that I’ve not been replying much lately, been very busy. Reponses are still gonna be slow, but I’ll try to reply more often.

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Dustin nodded slightly. "I think that makes sense. Flat-Top doesn't really like talking to other people very much."

“Your hands are cold, let me help.” (From the Emergency Fluff and Softness Starters) ~dynamite--truck

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Dustin watched Joule a little warily. “Y-You aren’t going to use any explosives, are you..?” He asked hesitantly. The dynamite truck seemed nice, just a little... explosive.

He shivered again. It was getting very chilly outside now. “H-How are you still so warm? It’s like the cold doesn’t bother you at all..!”