November/December catch-all

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WHO: Sylvain and some people
WHAT: me living up to some promises; him having a bad time
WHERE: various and sundry places
WHEN: at various and sundry times, probably mostly after dark due to 90% of this game being vampires at this point
WARNINGS: stupid, will update with actual warnings

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Oooh, yeah, like a horse or something, right? [Thankfully Yato lived through eras where horses were common, so he knows what Sylvain is getting at.] Humans do name their ships after women, too, so it makes sense they might name their vehicles as well, now that I think about it. [And he does like the idea of giving it a name to curse. There will probably be a lot more crashes after this.]

True, true~! [Sheepishly, he scratches at the back of his head.] Well, when I was naming my shinki - my divine weapons - I named one Sakura for the trees we met under and another Yuki for the fact it was snowing that night. [He's terrible at it... Maybe he should name this thing after the bush it landed in.....]

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So...what you're saying is if we leave it up to you, you'll end up calling it Shrub.

[Look, somebody had to say it. Okay. This is repayment(???) for getting him out of the ditch, or- something, look, this is an intervention. They can do this.]

Okay.

[He closes his eyes and breathes in, which is totally because he's focusing and not because he's willing away the headache. (Hangover tea is going to be such a gamechanger when Sylvain one day discovers it exists. It is not this day.)]

What's your favorite color? [Starting there, because, after all, everyone loves a good Color Noun/Verb/Sometimes an Adjective. There's an entire genre in which people run around in spandex and call each other by those names, after all.]

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Hey, that's not a bad idea...

[HE'S TOTALLY TEASING OKAY, he doesn't really mean it. Mostly. Though it would be a constant reminder of his first screw-up. That could be handy for teaching him to drive better.]

My favorite color, huh...?

[That's such a tough call for someone who's been around for a millennia, since all colors begin to hold meanings. But he thinks about the things that means something to him, namely Hiyori, and it's her eyes that come to mind first and clearest.]

I'd say pink. Like a deep, gemstone pink. [This seems like a good place to start, although perhaps not with pink itself? Maybe some other synonym or variant of pink... Maybe even a jewel color itself? He doesn't want his cool new bike to be called the Pink Avenger or something. That'd just be silly. And while he is silly himself, this is serious business!]

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[There's only really one response he can make to that, isn't there.]

We're not naming it Pink Shrub. [They weren't in the first place, but there's an obvious place to go and by gosh, is he going to go there.]

You call it that, and your bike'll go out of its way to find the nearest cliff to drive over just to end it all.

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[Yep, and frankly Yato's in full agreement. That doesn't sound even remotely cool. Not even in an ironic sort of way.]

Haha, yeah, I'd completely believe that, honestly. If someone tried to name me that, I'd jump ship, too. There's a limit to the lameness one can take being called, and that far exceeds it. Gonna have to come up with another naming scheme.

[Back to the drawing board, in that case.] Hmm... How about... "Sapphire Edge?" That's got a kind of neat ring to it, yeah?

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[...while it's not the worst name he's ever heard, that's partially because he's heard some atrocious names in the past, some of said names being mentioned in the last few minutes, actually. It's very...

It gives off an energy. Sylvain has to mull it over.]

You'd just end up calling it Saph all the time. [Is that a pro or a con? To be decided.]

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[It certainly beats referencing his poor bike's plunge into a bush, that must be said. Although it's also true that Sylvain makes a fair point. "Saph" has some connotations that Yato's not sure he's keen on.]

Fair enough. I mean, we can always shelve that idea for now and save it for a back-up. There's gotta be a good name for her out there. Sure as hell is enough words to pick from.

[Although that variety is part of the problem. TOO MANY OPTIONS.]

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[Yeah lmfao imagine ending up being called Shrubby or something variation thereof, couldn't be this bike, she doesn't deserve it, someone would have to really fuck up with a stupid name like Shrubby or some variation thereof. Thank the Goddess that they're all competent people and nobody here would end up being called Shrubby.]

Uh. [Okay, okay, he's going to sta-

Stay kneeling and gently poke the bike, nudge it a bit.]

Got a song you like?

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[Instead he's cursed with the name... Well, fair enough, he supposes. It was his bad driving that landed him into trouble, not the bike. So why should she be graced with the shame of being shrubbery? Should he end up with said moniker following him around for all eternity, then so be it! He can handle it.]

A couple, but I don't know the name to them. Never had the opportunity to listen to much but the radio on occasion. [Alas, once again, he's a poor god whose only indulgence is an old-style smart phone. He's behind on all but the print media.]

How about... Hurricane Yori? [Hold on, he'll explain.] Kinda based on my girlfriend's name, but also the fact she's a wrestling fan.

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[It's fine, don't worry about it, right now they can live in the joy of being ignorant about being under mistletoe with each other and pretend like all they have to look forward to is drinking, driving, and occasional kaiju missions.]

You know her better than I do, but I know if I tried something like that I'd end up single. [He'd end up single anyway - self sabotage is a bitch - but that's besides the point.]

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[Can you imagine the pair of them, stuck there until the next mission, unwilling to acknowledge the white-berried elephant in the room until it comes time for them to roll out? Or maybe someone will miss them before then. So hard to tell.]

Err... Yeah, you might be right. There's a fine line between honoring someone and mocking them, and that might be toeing it a bit too closely... [Hiyori probably wouldn't care for being named after a natural disaster, at least.]

...I've got it! I'll name it after her favorite wrestling move: Jungle Savate!

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[You know what?]

Yeah sure, you should do that. [Absolutely, 100%, Sylvain is very supportive of this.] The next time you're swerving into a ditch you can shout jungle... [Slight dramatic pause.] ...savante! And act like you meant to do that when people ask.

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Hey now, there's gonna be no more ditches for me, thank you very much! I'm going to be a perfect driver from here on out! [He hopes. Now that he has a rough idea how hard to press the damn pedal.]

But I could still shout that for fun as I zip down the streets and up buildings.