Hmm... I've spent very little time in the gardens. Isn't there an aviary of some kind up there? Or the place where they keep the large rabbits? I haven't seen either of those places.
[ somehow, oushi isn't surprised by any of this. when he thinks of keita, he doesn't exactly immediately consider the "outdoors" and "animals" to be so synonymous with him. ]
yeah, the cloud-dwelling gardens i'll take you there someday then we could have a picnic
[ Indeed, Keita is not exactly an outdoor adventurer... but he actually does rather like a botanical garden, and more than that he would like the opportunity to spend a little time with Oushi. ]
That sounds lovely. Whenever you're available--someday--just call on me and I'll be there.
[ the way the two wolves inside oushi's body (the one that desperately wants praise and the one that is allergic to it) are battling it out right now, it's a true wonder he doesn't keel over from it all. ]
if i try to take it back, you have my permission to scold me
If I'm honest, Oushi-kun, I don't know that I have it in me to scold you... But I would do my best in those circumstances, so let's try not to test it.
[ does that mean keita himself doesn't think so...? the older man doesn't seem like the type to get mired with insecurities (he's no oushi, after all) so this feels like it's coming from some place else...
hm. how much of the man does oushi really know, anyway? ]
Well, I lived in London for a time so I couldn't do much about the British, unfortunately. As for the nobles... it was somewhat unavoidable, being technically speaking a member of the nobility myself. The Mōri clan were given titles after the Meiji Restoration, you see.
As much as I would like for you to keep thinking I'm cool, I feel somehow that I would much rather you think that based on my own merits rather than my baron title...
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or always wanted to, but haven't gone yet?
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yeah, the cloud-dwelling gardens
i'll take you there someday then
we could have a picnic
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That sounds lovely. Whenever you're available--someday--just call on me and I'll be there.
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you can compliment me on my great date-making skills and i won't even make it count for your one-a-meeting
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if i try to take it back, you have my permission to scold me
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but i don't think mori-san could ever actually be mean, anyway
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the gentlest people tend to be
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hm. how much of the man does oushi really know, anyway? ]
i guess i've just been really lucky then
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really?
that makes me really happy to hear, mori-san
[ imagine.... is it possible he's also a safe space for keita in return??? WILD IF TRUE. ]
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Really. I've often been told I'm difficult to get along with, and perhaps that's true in some ways, but I feel no such challenge in your company.
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you?
difficult to get along with???
those people sound miserable
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you just keep getting cooler and cooler.
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