#dpask

[ask-ailing-once-ler]

Mr. Once-ler, are we allowed to send you things such as presents?

Whhy not? Prressentsss arre alwayss nice.

[ask-ailing-once-ler]

You'll feel better one day, I just know it.

Uhh? I’m… Ummm… Of courrsse, I will! No one ssshhhould doubt it! It… It jusst takess a lot of time to rrecoverr becausse of worrrk, thhat’s all. I… I jusst love my cusstomerrss sso muchh thhat I ssimply cannot sstop worrking becausse of ssuchh insssignificant rreasson!

But, of courrsse, I apprreciate yourr wisshh forr my sspeedy rrecoverry.

[ask-ailing-once-ler]

If you would have the chance to go back before your business and change whatever you want, would you?

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Whhat a sstrrange quesstion… 

Whhat do you thhink? I’m- Hhm. I hhave achhieved exssactly whhat I wanted, and even morrre! Whhat sshhould I chhhange?! Everrythhing- … Yesss, everrythhing goess jusst as planned! I… do not know anythhhing I would like to chhange… among thhingss I am in chharrrge of, at leasst.

Thhoughh… if I knew ssome thhhing forr surre… if I knew it exssactly... I would apparrrently do everrrythhhing in my powerr to prrrevent it frrom hhappening. Thhen, perrhhapss, my life would be ssslighhhtly morre pleasssant thhan it iss now…

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But… uhh, it’ss not thhe kind of quesstionss one addrresssesss to a busssinesssman! Don’t wasste my time withh ssuchh nonssensse!

[ask-ailing-once-ler]

Mr. Once-ler, how come we never see your face anymore? Are you still busy?

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Yesss…

[ask-ailing-once-ler]

No need to worry about that discount buddy. It's actually Easter now! I have a giant chocolate egg for you if you want it.

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Hhmm… Well… Any ssign of attention from my wonderrful customers alwaysss makes it feel like a holiday to me.

[ask-ailing-once-ler]

Happy Valentines Day! -showers you in flowers and chocolate-

Uh? Valentine’ss Day? Alrrready? Well… Time is passing sso fast whhen you work harrrd, issn’t it? 

-He laughs hesitantly, then coughs lightly.-

Ahh… Ghm. It’s not thhat I experience lack of attention durring thiss holiday, but… your felicitation isss quite nice, no doubt. 

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Would you like a sspecial Valentine discount?

[ask-ailing-once-ler]

How ya doin' buddy? How's life? How's the factory and such?

Oh? A quesstion?

I mean… I’m alwaysss- Ahem. I’m always glad to answerr questionss of my customerrs.

I… Uhh. Of course, I’m doing jusst… ssswell. But to prrovide each and everrry one with my wonderrful invention, I must worrk hard. Thhat’s the rreason behind my lack of public activity. Yess, precisely. The factorry is much morre productive thhan it has everr been, as well. 

[ask-ailing-once-ler]

Do you eat your toast butter side up, or butter side down?

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Whhat kind of goofy question this is? Butter side up, of course. Who would eat a toast butter sside down?