yogen | npc contact.2

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. ]

( komaeda will try to put them together, which takes a large amount of focus to do — he's placing them together, using memory than the cheat sheet that would tell him what to do. when it seems like he's found the perfect fitted end, he'll grab a few nails to try and place them in the proper area, leaning forward to squint before turning to npckun to hammer the area. )

You think so...? I want to make you happy, even though I have a penchant of ruining a smile around me.

( he laughs because it's funny, he wants to see everyone get together, smile, be happy, but he always does the opposite. now being told he could have father of the year is exciting, you know? )

Hammer this part down, cooooOOoooOOooooOOOooo — wheeze — woooOO.

[ It's easy to win father of the year when you have no competition ]

You make me happy even when I'm not smiling. No matter how many times you ruin it, you put it back, so it's okay.

[ They pick up the hammer and tap tap taps the nail into place, careful to shoo Komaeda's fingers out of the way before making the final strike. Imagine cooing noises under their breath the entire time. ]

You said your father is... was... a teacher, right? He would have died before you, so he's here, isn't he?

( well, not like it's a cat that was in the bag, but since they're on the topic, he'll look towards npckun because inquiring minds would like to know. even if komaeda knows the answer, he's interested in the other's thoughts.

he moves his fingers to avoid getting them smashed, and sometimes they linger too long.

... )

Hm... good child! Coooo!

( like the good girl bird. )

[ ...They can't help but smile at being called a good child because ugggggghh how they've wanted to hear that from anybody for so long. The hammering slows a little, though, in trying to figure out how to explain their dad. ]

Mm... It was just me and dad for a couple years, but one day he never came home. I don't know what happened to him. Maybe he's dead, maybe he didn't want me anymore. I don't know.

[ Dead, hopefully, as hurtful as it is to wish such a thing upon one's parent. But he'd just never came home, just like how Aniki never came home, except this time there was nobody to return home and bring the news back. ]

( good child, a phrase komaeda's never heard himself considering how much of an ill omen he is. saying it to npckun however feels different though, it's because komaeda wants to give them everything he's never gained. he wonders if he would have smiled too if his parents gave him the time of day, maybe his smiles now wouldn't be so empty, but it's fine if npckun smiles for them instead — as long as they can be happy. )

...So you were alone? At one point of your life, it was just you?

( in that cabin with no one else, empty sounds, their own thoughts and heartbeat in the background. )

...What did you do, after?

More than just a point.

[ They wish it were just a point, but instead it was a swath, up until they...

... ]

I did what I could. Eventually, the bills weren't getting paid so everything got shut off. Even the landline, and I couldn't talk to Anego anymore.

[ ... ]

So I left home and sold crack and now I'm here.

...Your life really isn't eventful.

( not the crack story, well, komaeda won't poke holes in it, he already has his reservations on how it was told to him — who stabs in crack? people get shot! )

Why didn't you ask to stay with her before your landline was cut off?

[ Yeah it's a real boring life ]

Mama left because I was born. I can't ask to live with her and Anego.

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