WHO: kaito and pals WHAT: post-surgery and mid-month event shenanigans WHERE: around town WHEN: from april 12 to the end of the month WARNINGS: potential discussion of body horror; will update as things Go On
...Honestly, I'm not sure. I've been playing with this idea that there simply isn't a menu, and I just cook whatever I feel like cooking on any particular day.
What, because of how much you use them to gesture and touch people?
[MISTER SHOULDER NUDGE AND ALL]
[But the question makes him gaze out a little pensively.]
Water can take on the form of its container. It flows. It ebbs. It can storm up, it can be calm. You move here and there. But to hold you in one place, even in a container...it difficult. And you want it that way, don't you?
Maybe that's part of it. [ And just because he mentioned it, Kaito gives his shoulder a pat.
But the analysis shuts him up. Truth be told, he's heard most of the answer before. Mayne times before, in fact. That unfailing flexibility of his is probably how he's stayed alive, or won over as many men and gods as he has. He's even been told that he's difficult to pin down, literally or otherwise.
It's the last sentence that punches the air out of his lungs.
You want it that way, don't you?
The last time he heard anything close to those words was on a cold December morning, minutes before dawn. ]
"You didn't 'let Itsuki have me', Kaito. You ran away from me."
The speaker in question smothers her cigarette and smiles that same shining smile that stole his heart a decade ago. Kaito hunches over the railing, finishing off his own, refusing to look at her.
"You ran away because you didn't want to be tied down. Whatever the reason, you didn't want to commit. I bet you still don't. ...And that's okay, Kaito. You don't have to."
Golds snap to meet grays that somehow shine far more vibrantly than his own. As he turns, his cheek smushes against the woman's index finger.
"Just be honest about it. Be honest with yourself, and be happy."
[ An eternity passes in half a minute. Kaito flashes Verg another one of his trademark obnoxious smiles, but something heavy weighs down on his shoulders. ]
[He recognizes that look. He has no insight into people's emotions like he does, and neither does he have telepathy. But the fact is, when people are like you in more ways than one, you recognize your own habits like nothing else.]
[His own hand moves to the man's shoulder, clasping it.]
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Only for a month! That's about how long any good scam holds up, anyway.
And now that I've got decent funds, I can start my food cart.
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...Honestly, I'm not sure. I've been playing with this idea that there simply isn't a menu, and I just cook whatever I feel like cooking on any particular day.
Don't like it? Don't eat it.
Something like that.
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Unless it's for dietary restrictions or allergies, if you don't like what the chef's cooking then you come back tomorrow.
I think it'll be pretty decisive—which means it'll be interesting.
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I think you just want an excuse to be mean.
[mean chef...]
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[ Grinning. ]
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I want discounts.
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Seeking preferential treatment? What'll your employees say when they find out?
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[h eh]
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[#serious(?)]
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But I suppose it gives me work to do.
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[ Boy oh boy is he about to prove it this week. ]
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[WE'RE ALL FUCKING DISASTERS!!!]
[...He glances to the side.]
You're not special.
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We're all special, Vergilius. That's why we aren't.
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[But no, that makes sense for him, he thinks.]
You're....a lot like water yourself, aren't you.
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[ Scoffing. Kaito peeks a gold open afterward and puts on a smaller smile. ]
What makes you think that?
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[MISTER SHOULDER NUDGE AND ALL]
[But the question makes him gaze out a little pensively.]
Water can take on the form of its container. It flows. It ebbs. It can storm up, it can be calm. You move here and there. But to hold you in one place, even in a container...it difficult. And you want it that way, don't you?
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But the analysis shuts him up. Truth be told, he's heard most of the answer before. Mayne times before, in fact. That unfailing flexibility of his is probably how he's stayed alive, or won over as many men and gods as he has. He's even been told that he's difficult to pin down, literally or otherwise.
It's the last sentence that punches the air out of his lungs.
You want it that way, don't you?
The last time he heard anything close to those words was on a cold December morning, minutes before dawn. ]
[ An eternity passes in half a minute. Kaito flashes Verg another one of his trademark obnoxious smiles, but something heavy weighs down on his shoulders. ]
...Yeah, maybe.
Water's tricky like that, isn't it?
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[He recognizes that look. He has no insight into people's emotions like he does, and neither does he have telepathy. But the fact is, when people are like you in more ways than one, you recognize your own habits like nothing else.]
[His own hand moves to the man's shoulder, clasping it.]
Ahn for your thoughts, Kaito.
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He eventually pulls away to face Verg. ]
Thinking about someone from my past, is all.
—If you knew your presence would bring someone pain, what do you think the correct course of action is?
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