week 5, wednesday

[vigilantics]

[ when souji walks into the kitchen, he will spot stephanie! she seems to be... trying to reach something that's on the top of the fridge? unfortunately, because of the uno leggy, she can't actually jump or anything to reach it properly.

there's something purple up there. it looks like cloth? ]

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[vigilantics]

I've never even seen her. I couldn't look at her after she was born.

[ it's a hard admission to make, and it's one she's only actually told one single person from back home home. ]

[sanguinairy]

[Ah. ...Well, it makes sense in a way, if she'd wanted the child so badly and couldn't keep her. A small part of him - the blunt and somewhat tactless part that just sort of blurts out honest things - wants to ask if not looking is something she regrets. But naturally, he doesn't.

Instead, after a few thoughtful seconds:]

...It sounds heavy. [A heavy burden.] I hope that you won't have to revisit it more than this one time.

[Things are already hard enough without having to tread through old memories.]

[vigilantics]

... yeah. I hope so, too.

[ there are definitely some things that should only be experienced once in the world, if it has to happen at all. ]

And... you as well.

[sanguinairy]

Thank you.

[Unfortunately he'll run into that scene like 3 more times but it's fine, THEY'RE ALL FINE HERE.]

--I wasn't interrupting anything, was I? Since we're already here, maybe we could have a snack.

[DISTRACTION FROM PAST PAINS: FOOD.]

[vigilantics]

Should we go for something sweet?

[ are sweets good for someone who is clearly slowly dying from sickness. ]

[sanguinairy]

[No but he's eating them anyway.]

That sounds like a wonderful idea.

[vigilantics]

What are we in the mood for then?

[ she'll just start opening cabinets to snoop around in there. don't mind us, sanji. ]

[sanguinairy]

[Somewhere in the distance, Sanji's "people are in my KITCHEN" senses are tingling...]

Hm... Do you have any other favorites? [...] Ones that are a little easier to make, maybe. Or ones that can already be found whole.

[His brownie-making days are probably done, rip.]

[vigilantics]

Hm... check the fridge, maybe someone already made stuff?

[ is she advocating to steal other people's food? yes.

yes she is. ]

[sanguinairy]

[Souji apparently has ZERO QUALMS WITH THIS since he immediately moseys to the fridge to take a peek inside...]

Hm... Oh, I think there's some cake in here? It looks like there's a fruit tray, too.

[vigilantics]

Great! We're taking them both.

[ they can be healthy while simultaneously being not. it's fine. ]

[sanguinairy]

Fruit does go well with cake, I've heard.

[FROM WHO. He'll start to pull the tray out first, though, setting it down on the counter so he can go back for the cake. RIP whoever this belonged to, hopefully they won't need a pick-me-up after body hunting on Friday.]

[vigilantics]

That's why fruitcake exist!

[ is it.

she'll grab silverware for them so they won't have to eat with their bare hands, like animals. ]

[sanguinairy]

Is there really a cake called "fruitcake"?

[SOUNDS FAKE STEPH. But he'll open the lids and set their feast down properly, grabbing two plates so they also don't have to just eat from the containers.]

[vigilantics]

Yeah!

[ ... ]

It's disgusting!

[sanguinairy]

[?????? WHY.]

...Your tone doesn't match up to your words.

[vigilantics]

If anyone here tries to feed you some, please bash them in the head with it as self-defense.

[ YEAH! ]

[sanguinairy]

[THAT'S CONCERNING ADVICE. But what's perhaps the most concerning--]

The fact that any cake can be described as having the ability to "bash" is concerning.

[vigilantics]

I'm telling you all of this only to protect you, Souji.

[sanguinairy]

Then I suppose I should be thanking you for saving me from such a terrible fate, hm?

[vigilantics]

You should! I'll always be watching your back, dude.

[sanguinairy]

Ah-- [He has her back too!! But...] Dude?

[Another one lost to the modern lingo hellpit.]

[vigilantics]

Oh, it's like... a term of endearment?

[ she's already got shirasu to call her "dude" like that. ]

Kind of like a universal nickname you can call multiple people.

[sanguinairy]

[Shirasu calling Stephanie dude is such a golden moment...]

Oh! I see... That's pretty convenient.

[vigilantics]

There's a lot more like it, but dude kind of holds a special place.

[sanguinairy]

Is it your favorite?

[Is he going to have to start calling Stephanie dude now too.]

[vigilantics]

It's pretty high up there?

[ please, for the love of god, do it. ]

[sanguinairy]

[Dude from here on, forevermore.]

I see! I'll have to remember it.

[vigilantics]

Great! I'm always happy to help.

[ with useless modern slang ]