yogen | npc contact.2

Oh. Okay.

[ Even with the warning, even with their head tilted slightly up so they can see Komaeda's hand coming, it still startles them as before, expression never changing. ]

You won't scare it away. It'll be outside, and we'll be inside. We can hide under the blankets so it can't see us, and wait until it comes.

( as always, the startle makes komaeda curious, observant as ever, and he wonders all the time the same question. )

Hm... We could, that may actually work out in our favor. When we're done with this, we can plan a day, and... ( komaeda will stab himself through his hand, and maybe that'll be enough for his luck to work. like how he saved saihara from the gardener by stabbing his arm, hm... it has been awhile. )

...take pictures, I have a camera we could use... what do you think?

Oh!

[ Actually actually ohhh—- they shuffle around so that they're facing Komaeda instead of having their back to him ]

You said you were going to take pictures of me before! Take lots and lots so you have something to remember me by!

Now, now... why is that, where are you going that I need to take pictures? We already decided, your soul belongs to me.

( the conversation they had before coming in here solidified that, and so, he feels like he has the same amount of control that was given to him by rokkun — when they die, he can do whatever he wants to their body and soul. it feels almost crazy to think that way, but thanks rokkun. )

As soon as it's done, I'll go get it, okay?

Who decided what? when?

[ Komaeda can't have their soul, their soul's going to be obliterated. ]

We've already spoken about it, don't you remember.

( he'll even hand off the piece of wood he's cut up, making sure npckun can get their hands on it. )

Here's the first part...

If I don't remember, it's null and void.

[ They take the wood, though, and... sets it on their lap. Can't hammer things together with only one piece. ]

...You're not going to want my soul, anyways.

Does that mean you also forgot about that, too?

( his will, he guesses that's null and void, but also cheating by not bringing it up.

he'll cut another piece until npckun tells him to stop. )

Hm...? Why wouldn't I? I'd put it in a suncatcher.

That's not how it works.

[ Imagine if there were souls in the suncatchers and you have to charge them every day or the soul dies ]

...You're right, I'm going to hang a suncatcher on the birdhouse. Birds like shiny things, so they'll come, even if it isn't red.

This place isn't normal, P-kun... so doing it doesn't seem out of the ordinary.

( there's souls in wisteria petals, there can be souls sun charged within suncatchers, the idea sounds cute... keep it for reference, ori.

he cuts a few more pieces, the sound of the saw cutting through the wood, and he hands them all over once he's finished. )

You changed your mind? Hm... Which suncatcher would you use, maybe one that makes the most noise.

[ ...

They bring the panels towards themselves, setting them upon a protector to make sure they're at right angles before holding a nail to the corner and tap tap tapping it in with the hammer. ]

If my suncatchers are making noise, that means you're abusing them and I'm taking them back.

[ He's thinking wind chimes, which... actually I love wind chimes, maybe npckun can start selling wind chimes too. ]

( suncatchers... wind chimes... the same difference... yes, sell wind chimes they are so cute. sell this one to subaru. also, komaeda has never bought a suncatcher so don't look at him. )

Birds like things they can make noise with... on their own terms, however.

( like the good girl bird who hits glass with a little cone to make noise and then go woooOOooOOOoo!! that's what their luzon can do if they manage to get it a windchime attached to its new gift.

he'll sit down next to npckun now, watching them hammer away. ) They're shy, so maybe something small.

[ THE GOOD GIRL BIRD......... ]

Oh... I bet I could make something like that. A little hanging bell, and maybe a calcium block...

[ or maybe that's just a parrot thing, they don't know, they're no good with living things outside of books and there weren't many luzon bleeding-hearts in books. ]

What else do they like?

( WHEN HE HITS GLASS AND GOES GOOD GIRL? WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! and i want npckun to have that so bad, please... )

They're also interested in worms, and berries... have you been outside to pick any fruits off the trees? Those could work as little treats.

( now komaeda's not the ultimate birdtologist, but he knows enough from his own time locked away in the library, and so he has a wide array of knowledge on species of birds one wouldn't expect. he taps his chin lightly, looking at npckun as he runs down the list: )

Vegetables, cheese, and even boiled rice... things you can get here, or from the grocery store whenever you leave.

( he hopes they were talking about food related things, but he can add on just in case. ) ...They rarely leave the ground, so maybe a place they can hide away inside of after they fly up to eat.

...These birds eat better than I do.

[ If nobody's around to feed them, they'll live off apple juice, probably. ]

Should we leave the birdhouse on the ground, then? I've never seen the cats out here, so it should be okay?

Hm? It's because of their location, they have tons of options... don't you enjoy eating with Amami-kun, and Akehoshi-kun? They're lonely creatures, but you have... others.

( so they're not as lonely anymore, but they're still a bleeding heart through and through, as for house, though... )

The cats aren't fond of going outside, Lily May attacks me every time...

( sometimes he can get her to one side of the campus to the other, but he has to give a treat to make that happen. )

Anyway, it can stay on the ground... we'll check every day, and maybe we'll see one...

[ Are their friends lonely? It always gets them that they can imagine the people they like having a lot of friends— they're all such kind, wonderful people, after all— but they still choose to spend their time hanging around their shop or eating together with them. Weird. ]

...okay. It's going to be outside Tarou-nii and my room, so you have to hang out with us sometimes to keep an eye on the birdhouse.

Now, now... I've heard three's a crowd... but if it's alright.

( he sounds out of his element, normally he'd initiate people in a group, but being invited is always difficult for him. his eyes fall upon npckun, a warm smile on his face before he glances at what's already been chopped up for them to make the birdhouse. the idea of just going outside to check on it sounds like an idea, but he knows that doing that won't make the shopkeeper happy. )

...I'll do my best to come around.

Yeah! It's alright!

[ They go ahead and speak for Amami because ? there is plenty of floor space, it won't feel crowded and npckun never minds sharing a bed.

Also they're not allowed to go outside to check the birdhouse because then they'll scare away the birds, they have to be sneaky and stay indoors ]

( please don't talk for amami, that's one of the reasons komaeda won't go because he doesn't want to inconvenience an ultimate. )

...Is it? Sometimes, I don't want to be a bother, because I know my place.

( you know, a little honesty never hurt. )

Did you know Luzons don't like to fly much?

[ He won't, because npckun said so ]

It's alright, because your place is with me.

[ His "honesty" hurts other people, ever think about that, punk ]

You said they live on the ground, so I figured as much... What else do you know about Luzons? Tell me everything I need to know to make sure we build something they like!

( the way amami is whipped for npckun... sighs, wish komaeda has someone whipped. anyway, he doesn't think that's how it does — having a place, it's more like he's here until hope has prospered, and then he moves on. )

They're monogamous, and when they make their calls... it's an extended "coo" that raises in pitch in the middle...

( if only these were interesting, but they're like an endangered species. and when did honesty hurt someone!??! )

...Territorial creatures, so we have to hope only one comes around, because they'll fight to the death once they choose a location.

CooOOOoooo...

[ Just to try it out. ]

If they're monogamous, then maybe it's okay if there's two? So it doesn't have to live all alone.

...It would be lonely even if we interact with it.

( he laughs at npckun's attempt, the little cooOOOoooo probably means something in their language, and he finds that with enough practice, the bird and them could communicate. )

I wonder if we can get a pair, maybe family... or like us! A father and their child... but they'd probably do a better job than me.

( will they get two luzons, the thought of it makes komaeda reach over to the wood trying to put it together without having the tools. ) Would it go like this... coooOOOooooo....

Hm~ I don't think anybody could do a better job than you!

[ Rock bottom standards, but their own father failed them? So Komaeda still ranks pretty high up there in terms of father material.

Grinning, they set the pieces of wood down on their lap and cups their hands around their mouth. ]

CooooooOOOOOooo...

[ sounds more like an owl than a Luzon but they're trying. Copying Komaeda's coos as best they can. ]

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