yogen | npc contact.2

( yeah, wasabi is like a growing hot pain that creeps from your mouth to your nose, and it's like it opens the nose pores, like you can breathe and it's so bad bc the heat is just in your nostrils. komaeda gave big ass chunks, like stuffed in, so it's probably horrible, but ori's right... after the initial rush... it's fine.

oh, oh...

he digs in his pocket to pull out one (1) ramune drink from the vending machine, sitting it between subaru and rokkun. fight for it... )

Ah... is it so good it brings you both to tears? Goto-kun's batch were delicious... huh, I wonder if I can be that lucky.

( he loves the tears, keep up the good work. he'll take the container back with the last nekonigiri, and he'll start breaking it apart to reveal it's a normal one with no wasabi. he doesn't like rice though, so he picks up the head to hold out to subaru. )

Open.

[thank you both for this important information. through it, i have decided that subaru's evil for giving npckun a wasabi onigiri, but he now will simply eat it in front of people to see the looks on their faces. it's fine if he knows it's there.

also what is there is the ramune, which looks really good right now to a pair of teary teens, but again: teenage pride. subaru won't crack. he's thinking about it but he's not gonna. it'd be nice to wash down the onigiri with though, get through the initial rush...

but subaru pops his mouth open obediently, rice works okay to help.]

[ He uses his sleeve to scrub the tears off his face and slides the ramune over to Subaru, not because he's being polite, but because it's carbonated and is just going to hurt.

Also he feels like getting up and leaving again. ]

I have no one else to give this one to, so I'm glad you two can share the last bite...

( why are they so quiet... he will never know, once subaru eats the cat head, komaeda will clap his hands together like he's done good. now, he'll go for the cat's body, and he'll dip it in the soy (like he's giving it a little extra), and he'll hold it out to rokkun. )

Say aaaah.

( his mechanical hand under his organic to catch the soy that might fall down. )

[free ramune.......... it will hurt, won't it. but he'll bring it closer to himself, because rokuro forfeited komaeda gift rights. maybe he'll give it to the shopkeep later, they might like it...]

Guh... [wipes his tears away...] Jeez, Maddy, you really put a hell of a cherry bomb in those. I'm gonna get back at you, I swear.

[yeah............ he'll make sure komaeda get his due, one way or another.]

Bad luck that we got it at the same time though, huh? I woulda taken the L if I'd gotten one just after you, Roku-chan, that just would've been karma... This feels like a prank.

[ He should be mad and refuse to eat it, but he opens his mouth anyways. Doesn't say "aaaah," though, like it's one last shred of dignity he's able to keep. ]

It's not the worst he's ever made. [ Actually— ]

You made this with Goto-kun? Hikaru?

...I tried it myself before I brought them here, I don't understand what the bomb was.

( maybe that's why there was two, and not just one nekonigiri stuffed with wasabi, listen... he knows you have to taste your cooking before serving it. he slips the piece into rokkun's mouth, and he wipes his index along the width of lips as if to remove any saliva that might have gotten on his finger. ) I can still teach you, if you want... it has to be after Hope Class, though.

( he pauses, looking towards rokkun at the question. ...is this setting a target on hikaru's back, stOP LEAVE THEM ALONEEEEE. )

I did, I wanted to test my luck to see if they'd be perfect for you today, but Akehoshi-kun came with us... so this might be how it was planned.

( perfect for one, but two's a disaster. )

[subaru learning that komaeda's cooking is apparently Just Like That okay so it wasn't a one-off thing.]

So we're still doing Hope Class...?

[more of a rhetorical, sorry, he thought it was done??? anyway, he puffs his cheeks and leans forward, poking komaeda's cheek with a finger.]

Don't say I just came with you! You're the one who told me to block the door, Maddy, so it's your fault I'm sitting here right now. What was I supposed to do, leave?

[ Hikaru's a cultist? Bad news. ]

Don't leave it up to luck when you cook, Nagito. Have a little more respect for the food.

[ Especially when he's cooking with somebody else. Why didn't Hikaru stop him from putting wasabi inside? Insane.

He can't help but throw a glance Subaru's way, though, maybe channeling the counselor a little. ]

You can leave whenever you want. There's nothing forcing you to stay.

( and hikaru was the mvp, komaeda likes that little cultist... )

I believe in hope always, even now, I'm watching how both of you go about using it...

( which reads hope class is never over, and as much as he loves hope, he'd initiate the class anytime that he can. )

I see, you want me to be myself, and not implement luck? That sounds like an idea, why don't we all go make something now? ...The way to understanding someone is through their stomach, and Akehoshi-kun wants to learn.

( which means more bonding for subaru because that's how this friend leech lives. )

Please.

( he adds it as he looks at rokkun, he can't be full off that... )

[god.......... hope class never lets out.

subaru'd been about to say something to rokuro-- but komaeda beats him to it, and honestly?

that sounds like a good idea... he grins.]

Yahoo! That's a great idea -- I'll meetcha there! Don't lag behind too much or I'll have a full course meal already waiting for you!

[because it's, already been decided that they are in his mind, and subaru canonically shoots out the door when he's excited about something. so he's gone. over to the cooking room...]

[ He has food at home, what is that look for—-

but then Subaru is flying out the door and he finds himself able to breathe a little easier, shoulders settling. People like Subaru are very hard to deal with...

He doesn't make to stand up at all. ]

I wonder what full course meal Subaru will be serving.

( it's a notable change when he notices the way rokkun responds the moment subaru leaves — an overwhelming existence that suffocates the people around him, a bright light that can be blinding to those who aren't ready to accept that flame. the way he takes it all in stride, where komaeda always found rokkun sensitive to change, he already believed them meeting would be... complicated. )

I don't know, will you eat my portion?

( he asks, because he's never really hungry, and he's only playing as the teacher for the moment to teach them what he knows. what slop or actual treats he made for the children back in towa city, or what he's learning while here. )

...If he's a lot, you can close your eyes... it'll be dark, but it's comforting until you're ready. ( he pauses, looking towards the exit of the classroom. he holds out his mechanical hand towards the other. ) Will you take it and come along?

[ There's a shrug, because that would depend on how good Subaru's cooking is, otherwise he won't feel that same obligation to eat what's given to him. ...maybe if Subaru were going to trash it, though. Maybe. ]

I'm not going to close my eyes. When something's too bright, squinting works too.

[ Dark and comfortable don't really go hand in hand, he thinks, looking down at Komaeda's mechanical hand. He chews at his cheek for a moment, then slides off the desk and takes Komaeda's other hand to walk him to home ec. ]

You're willing to notice him, is that it?

( so that he can always see, which is even better than what he would have expected out of rokkun — someone who pushes others out, rarely lets anyone in, and has his own agenda. )

When there's something bright, I'm drawn to it... I'm glad you won't close your eyes, that means you can see the path before you.

( that said, he stares at the hand that rokkun took... come on, why can't he take the mechanical one... neglect, neglect. even as he thinks that, he'll hold his hand back, swinging it gently as they walk to home ec —

...
...
...

hm, he should let go. )

Akehoshi-kun, you should make Quince Agnolotti Verdi!

( yes, make it now. )

[subaru's taking out every pot and pan looking for the one he wants from the available cabinets, i'm sorry, and finally finds The One that i promise, looks exactly like the others he's pulled out of other stations, when komaeda calls his name and he jumps a bit, turning around on his heel--

and then pointing the pan at komaeda defiantly]

I don't do food like that, Richie Rich! You're gonna eat the common person's meal I put in front of you and you'll understand the love of a family in an instant!

[ He doesn't let go.

He's actually kind of impressed that Subaru knows what Komaeda is talking about, actually, because to him it just sounds like some Italian guy's name. ]

That's how it is, Nagito.

[ leading him over to whatever seats there are, barstools on the other side of the counter, maybe ]

Like going to an auntie's house and they force you to eat and eat even though you're not hungry, but you do it for them.

[ Familial love. ]

( that's how it is...

...

he pauses, looking towards subaru at his rejection towards his choice, and honestly komaeda has the taste for pufferfish, but he knows that's not on the menu. with their hands linked, he follows accordingly until they sit at the bar stools because wow that's fancy, it's like subaru waits on them. )

...You have aunts?

( komaeda doesn't even have those, but he doesn't expect anyone to answer. ) ...Hmm. Toast would be fine.

( with an egg on top, that's what he's thinking. )

[rokuro... can keep his impressed thoughts to himself, because subaru simply thought it sounded rich based on the fact he didn't know a single word in the title.]

Everyone's got aunts, Maddy! Even if they're not by blood~.

[toast......... huh. in that case, he'll just have to put something on top. toast by itself is boring. subaru'll set his pan aside and get a slightly bigger on, moving to get his necessary ingredients... bread, eggs, butter... bacon. breakfast... in the afternoon]

What about you, Roku-chan? Anything on your mind?

Edited (just bc i call him rocchan doesnt mean subaru gets to) 2021-10-11 05:00 (UTC)

[ He doesn't answer the aunt question bc I don't want to get into extended Arata family history. He kind of doesn't want to answer Subaru's question either, because he just had maybe two rice balls and isn't hungry. ]

Uh... Imoni?

( the way we don't get to know if rokkun has aunts... crying. )

...? Hm, I don't remember if I met mine.

( don't mind him, he's actually thinking, and when he gets to an answer... he has no dull pain, or sharp pain... just hollow thoughts where he feels nothing. for a moment, that emptiness could be said for this family meal, but then he thinks of a few people, and he's more willing. )

Sukiyaki.

( instead komaeda answers for him, because he can, so that subaru isn't confused by his question. )

[...............................................]

Imoni and sukiyaki'll be another day. ☆

[that's more preparation than he wants to do right now. it'll be something he swings by with, first to rokuro and then to komaeda since that's just easier. but he's pinning them in mind, worry not........

anyway he has to melt butter to toast his bread in so this is gonna be a ~whatever min handwave fest. i'll tell you how it stacks up in a few.]

Roku-chan, it's your turn to ask a question.

[hope class is on pause but getting to know one another is not]

[ What's the point of asking if their choices are just going to be vetoed

Hmm... He leans back on the barstool, knees braced on the underside of the counter to keep from tipping over as he thinks of what the hell he'd want to know about either of them, when he knows Komaeda won't give him a straight answer anyways and Subaru he doesn't know well enough to ask anything more interesting than surface level questions.

... ]

Do you think... [ he already knows Komaeda's answer, but for Subaru, ] ...that the end justifies the means?

( both their answers rejected, how unfair of him, but a selection made when it's the most simple thing there. komaeda should eat more than just toast, or perhaps he's not against this because it'll be his actual meal of the day.

with his hand still laced with rokkun's, he uses his other arm to lean his chin again, looking at the surface as he listens to rokkun's question.

that's a very thoughtful question for anyone else, and he looks up towards subaru like he's interested in his opinion. it sounds like a rhetorical question when said to him, but who knows. )

... Man, you and Maddy sure are friends.

[it's not said in a bad way (sort of amused actually), but the question sounds like something he'd pull. except in a more drawn out way, a spiel leading up to it.]

Nope. I think there's always another way to do something, even if it's not obvious-- like, I won't knock someone for feeling they've only got that one means to an end, 'cause it's never easy to see and sometimes it's just fastest way, but I can't agree with someone saying that whatever they did before is fine just 'cause the end turned out alright.

[he knows so many people it applies to, here and back at yumenosaki. and he got mad at all of them, about them, because it wasn't fair to anyone. it's their choice to make. and if they make it then there's no going back on it, most of the time, but that doesn't mean he agrees.]

If you hurt someone or yourself and say that it's fine because things ended up the way you wanted, you can't expect everyone to be happy about it. [with a glance at komaeda.] Y'know?

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