Ducky couldn't help the smile that overcame him at hearing Roberto. The mere idea of this boy going to bed early to simply be punctual for him, was making him giddy. There was a little bounce to his step the more he thought of this, and he knew that outside of Julian, it was rare for someone to be so considerate of him, especially if they didn't know all the things that came with Ducky, and how he dealt with them every day. "Well, yes, oversleeping would be a bit of a bummer if you had plans and wanted to go about it in a timely manner, because, I'd honestly hate missing any second lost not being spent with you."
"Is weird, bad?" There was a hint of worry in his words, but he tried to mask it by diverting his gaze, and it wasn't the first time he'd been called weird before. His time at camp, he'd hear more than mention of his antics, of how some of his siblings just didn't understand him, and how sometimes people thought he'd be more of a liability on quests. Julian had been the one to put all those worries to rest as he latched himself onto Ducky, and called him his best friend. Having been the one to call the boy Ducky to begin with, after hearing him talk about many different species of ducks excitedly. "Why wouldn't they? I'd always go through whatever hurdle to spend time with you, it's not much, you show up for the people you care about, right?" Ducky simply stated, finally looking back at Roberto. "No, but you definitely seem like the type who would love to have a lazy day, and aren't really motivated unless you're actively interested in something, which I can relate to, really, which is why I was so excited when you said yes, because sharing this with you was actually the only way I envisioned this. I would have still come, it just would never be as fun," he mused, and for a beat, he paused. "Am I too much?"
"Julian would literally combust if he heard Ashton liked him back. I listened to him talk about how much he liked the guy and likened him to a perfect sunny day. It was sweet, I rarely see him get so excited over a guy like that, I really like seeing him smile like that, and he had to do the same for me, recently." The prospect of his best friend's feelings being reciprocated made him smile, and it made him tighten the grip on Roberto's pinky slightly.
"Highly improbable, and I would go as far as to say an actual impossibility. I mean you are lazy, but as I said before, it's not a detriment because it just shows you being honest with your emotions and your actual motivations, and I don't care if you're manly or not, that never even crossed my mind. I just found a guy I really like, and that was that." Ducky smiled at the way Roberto was just trying to ease his worries. It showed how genuine the guy was and how sweet he could be. It made Ducky lay his head on Roberto's shoulder, pulling him a little closer.
What Roberto said next made Ducky choke on air, the sheer surprise making him blush, excited and stunned at all once. As he recovered, he simply bore his gaze into Roberto's before doing something a little unexpected of him. "I' want you to kiss me right now," he admitted.
As they entered the store, Ducky's eyes lit up. Truly like a kid in a candy store, and as he kept stimming by flexing his pinky against Roberto's, he made it his mission to find the man's aforementioned favorites first. The easy ones were Sylveon, and Mimikyu, but in the back corner of a pile, he found a shiny Sylveon plush and quickly grabbed it, jumping a little as he showed Roberto. "Actually, Julian showed me that Starmie has become more popular because of a recent game that came out while I was...gone. So I'm positive we'll find one for you." Vileplume was easier than he thought, as he found a whole section of grass types, and Vileplume was stacked next to the gloom's. Leafeon was next, and finally, after sifting through what felt like a thousand Staryu's in a bin, he spotted that purple and red color scheme, and pulled out a little Starmie plush and handed it to Roberto. "For you, mission accomplished. Let's go pay for them so we can keep enjoying our day."