[ Megumiβ¦.this is so sad. But it's okay, because Daddy Wrio is here for you. I really regret phrasing things like that, Megumi's nice older friend Wriothesley is here for him. That still sounds as bad. ]
Hmmβ¦
[ Give him a(nother) few seconds to think. ]
Do you like cooking? [ Is he good at cooking? ] It's always nice to be able to cook, both for yourself and friends. There's also baking too.
[ Though that's more outside his wheelhouse. ]
Otherwise if you like keeping active, you could try learning a new sport. Or you could pick up something more creative, like dancing or painting. The world is your oyster.
I'm not dancing. [ He can't even imagine himself doing something like that. It would be so embarrassing. The other suggestions are considered though. He does like sport and picking up useful skills. He's not terribly creative but painting sounds so relaxing. ]
Are you suggesting we do something together? But you can barely get out of bed right now.
[ But why does he have to dunk on Wriothesley immediately? ]
[ Why does he have to drunk on Wriothesley immediately like that.... There's a pained look tha crosses his face - at the dunking, not from actual pain - but he will be magnanimous and let it slide. ]
Why not? Activities are more enjoyable when done in the company of others.
[ ............. ]
Unless you're saying I make terrible company. [ Which, fair. ]
[ Megumi really asked what Wriothesley is good at. The list is so small. ]
Sorry, but I'm only really good at boxing.
[ And even that had always been more of a necessity than any real hobby or activity born from real interest. If he had to pick now...well, it's hard to say what he would gravitate towards. ]
[ Val you have set us up for something so cursed ]
[ There's a nod at boxing. Maki and Gojo have taught him a fair bit of mixed martial arts, so while he doesn't specialize in boxing in any way, he does know a bit about it. Growing his skills in the sport would definitely be helpful in a fight. It sounds fun, too. He would be willing to learn what he can from the older man.
That other thing, though ... There's a small twinkle in Megumi's cold, listless gaze that's not normally there. ] You know how to do something like that?
[ In my defense, what normal teenage boy wants to learn accounting.
Wriothesley is quickly learning that Megumi is not normal though. Wouldn't any other boy his age want to learn how to fight better, or get his heart racing from physical activity? But no, here they are talking about mathematics of all things.
He's actually so dumbfounded he can only stare at Megumi for a good few minutes. Is that actual life he sees on Megumi's face?? ]
Well, sure. I wouldn't offer if I didn't. [ But.... ] Are you sure you really want to learn something like that? Accounting's a pretty dry activity.
I'm already trained in martial arts, but I'm not going to say no to more training.
[ It's not like he said no to that. The accounting was just such a novelty that it captured his interest immediately. He doesn't know anyone who likes math and numbers the way he does. Gojo would gag at the thought of learning something like this, probably. ]
If you were an accountant before, you should take better pride in your line of work, you know. [ Megumi does not see how that is dry. Then again, his favourite activity is reading non-fiction books. ]
Wriothesley does not bother to correct Megumi on this slightly misguided assumption - 90% of his daily work basically boiled down to accounting, so he may as well have been more of an accountant than a prison warden - and instead just sighs, accepting his defeat. ]
Very well. If you want to learn accounting, then I can teach you once I'm feeling better.
[ And then Megumi can offer to do everyone's taxes in Neo-Tokyo in the future. ]
[ He's a kind man. Wriosthesley's here on the sick bed, having had the worst time of his life, and he somehow ended up promising some time to teach Megumi something. Megumi doesn't know how they arrived at this point, but he can't help but feel slightly touched about it. ]
Alright. [ He waits for Wriothesley to turn away, but when the man does, the corner of his lips curve slightly, his head dipped like he's a bit shy about feeling happy. Megumi is smiling. A rare sight. ]
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Hmmβ¦
[ Give him a(nother) few seconds to think. ]
Do you like cooking? [ Is he good at cooking? ] It's always nice to be able to cook, both for yourself and friends. There's also baking too.
[ Though that's more outside his wheelhouse. ]
Otherwise if you like keeping active, you could try learning a new sport. Or you could pick up something more creative, like dancing or painting. The world is your oyster.
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I'm not dancing. [ He can't even imagine himself doing something like that. It would be so embarrassing. The other suggestions are considered though. He does like sport and picking up useful skills. He's not terribly creative but painting sounds so relaxing. ]
Are you suggesting we do something together? But you can barely get out of bed right now.
[ But why does he have to dunk on Wriothesley immediately? ]
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Why not? Activities are more enjoyable when done in the company of others.
[ ............. ]
Unless you're saying I make terrible company. [ Which, fair. ]
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I didn't say that. [ He doesn't think Wriosthesley is terrible company. ]
Teach me something you're good at then. Unless it involves dancing.
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Sorry, but I'm only really good at boxing.
[ And even that had always been more of a necessity than any real hobby or activity born from real interest. If he had to pick now...well, it's hard to say what he would gravitate towards. ]
Unless you'd like to learn accounting?
[ Literally no one wants to learn that. ]
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[ There's a nod at boxing. Maki and Gojo have taught him a fair bit of mixed martial arts, so while he doesn't specialize in boxing in any way, he does know a bit about it. Growing his skills in the sport would definitely be helpful in a fight. It sounds fun, too. He would be willing to learn what he can from the older man.
That other thing, though ... There's a small twinkle in Megumi's cold, listless gaze that's not normally there. ] You know how to do something like that?
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Wriothesley is quickly learning that Megumi is not normal though. Wouldn't any other boy his age want to learn how to fight better, or get his heart racing from physical activity? But no, here they are talking about mathematics of all things.
He's actually so dumbfounded he can only stare at Megumi for a good few minutes. Is that actual life he sees on Megumi's face?? ]
Well, sure. I wouldn't offer if I didn't. [ But.... ] Are you sure you really want to learn something like that? Accounting's a pretty dry activity.
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[ It's not like he said no to that. The accounting was just such a novelty that it captured his interest immediately. He doesn't know anyone who likes math and numbers the way he does. Gojo would gag at the thought of learning something like this, probably. ]
If you were an accountant before, you should take better pride in your line of work, you know. [ Megumi does not see how that is dry. Then again, his favourite activity is reading non-fiction books. ]
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Wriothesley does not bother to correct Megumi on this slightly misguided assumption - 90% of his daily work basically boiled down to accounting, so he may as well have been more of an accountant than a prison warden - and instead just sighs, accepting his defeat. ]
Very well. If you want to learn accounting, then I can teach you once I'm feeling better.
[ And then Megumi can offer to do everyone's taxes in Neo-Tokyo in the future. ]
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Alright. [ He waits for Wriothesley to turn away, but when the man does, the corner of his lips curve slightly, his head dipped like he's a bit shy about feeling happy. Megumi is smiling. A rare sight. ]
Did you need anything else?