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"Uhm, well, I'm flattered, Pillow, but I don't really... know you that well?" Nickel said, rejecting her. "...I think I'm just gonna go now."
Nickel walked off, leaving Pillow alone there, outside. This didn't affect her that much, though, as she took out her research.
"Don't know me that well... hm..." She was thinking of how to change that, and got an idea, and went off to find the other coin.
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Coiny was walking around, thinking of what to do when- "Coiny." Pillow was behind him, research in hand.
"You're friends with Nickel, right? What do you think he likes." Coiny, a bit confused, goes along with it. "I mean, I never really talked with him outside of BFDIA, and even then we didn't talk much. Off the top of my head I can remember he liked it when he was appreciated on the team, I guess."
"Thanks! Anything else?" Pillow asks, seeming like she was writing down what was noted.
"Not really, maybe ask someone on your own team." Coiny suggests, and then Pillow walks off.
"...That was odd."
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Book was sitting near the hotel, just admiring the scenery, when Pillow began walking towards her.
"Oh, hey Pillow!" Book says, waving at her. "Book, you're friends with Nickel, right?"
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"Well, I guess I'd say we are, I've been talking to him more and-" "Do you know what he likes in a person." Pillow said, interrupting her.
"Oh, well, I don't think we've really been friends long enough for me to know that, we've only just been reconnecting. If you wanna know something like that, maybe go ask Bomby! He's been friends with Nickel for a while. He should be in the hotel right now."
"Thanks, Book!" Pillow said, about to walk away. "Though, I do think you should try and maybe talk to Nickel more, he doesn't really seem to like you that much so- and she's already gone."
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Pillow was climbing up the stairs and reached the second floor, going to knock on one of the doors. She asked Two and found that Bomby was taking residence in this room.
"Who is it- oh, it's you." Bomby says, opening the door. He clearly wasn't happy to see her. "Bomby, you're closest to Nickel, so I'd like to ask you what he-" 𝐒𝐋𝐀𝐌
He shut the door on her.
"...Hmph! How rude." Pillow says, before going back down and outside, who else could she get to help her..
She looked around, and took note of Tennis Ball. He used to date Nickel, so he should be very helpful!
He went into Golf Ball's factory, so she followed down. "Hi Tennis Ball."
Tennis Ball jumped at the sudden words... and then fell down the rest of the stairs.
Pillow went down to meet with the not-happy Tennis Ball. "What do you want, Pillow, I'm very busy right now. Golf Ball's busy elsewhere so she's having me watch her factor-"
"You used to date Nickel before he dumped you, right?" Pillow interrupts with, not caring that much.
"Okay, first of all, it was a MUTUAL breakup, and second of all, what do you want that relates to this anyway."
"I want to know what Nickel likes, and you must know what he likes best!" Pillow says, doodling something on her research book.
"Well, I guess I do, but why would I want to help you with that, you sure aren't giving me any good reasons too-" He's cut off by Pillow walking towards one of GB's inventions, about to possibly damage it.
"Okay! Okay! I'll help, just come back tomorrow and I'll try to get ideas down, I still need to watch over the factory." That answer satisfied Pillow, so she left him be.
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The next morning came, and Pillow went down to the underground factory to get Tennis Ball, who was still asleep.
"Wake up. Wake up." Pillow keeps poking him, and when that doesnt work, decides to roll him into one of Golf Ball's inventions.
"Ow! What was- ack!" Tennis Ball says, waking up and seeing the bit of destruction caused. "How did that- Pillow! What are you doing here!"
"I needed to wake you up." "Oh, right, you're here for what Nickel likes or whatever, still not sure what you need this for." Tennis Ball says, handing over a list of what he could remember Nickel likes.
"Great! I'm sure to get him to like me with this-" "Wait, you're doing this so he could "like" you?" Tennis Ball says to her, confused. "Okay, I think I'm gonna need to write a new list then, I didn't think it was like that- Woah!" He's cut off by Pillow grabbing him by the leg and up the stairs.
"You're gonna just have to help me yourself, then!" She says, dragging Tennis Ball up the stairs carelessly as he grunts in pain.
They finally get out of the factory and Pillow is quick to get down to business. "So how do I get Nickel to like me?"
"Well, I do know some things he tended to really like, so we can try some of those. But just so you know, I'm not gonna be helping you all day. I still need to fix that machine, so just make it quick."
Pillow gave a thumbs up, and waited for his first idea...
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"Wow, that went horribly. Tennis Ball says, bluntly. "We went through 27 different methods and got 63 rejections, and that's just cause you really thought excessive physical touch would work."
"I thought it'd work eventually." Pillow says in response. "Somehow I doubt that."
"Okay, I'm not gonna deal with this anymore. If you want him to fall for you, come up with something yourself, I still need to go back and fix the damages you caused before GB gets back." Tennis Ball says, before walking off.
Pillow then looks around, spots Nickel, and then goes after him once again.