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[ashioki]

you can make it rain?
was that an ex or something?

[calmomile]

two words: weather witch.

haha nah, no exes... just newlyweds that signed a contract to make sure they had sunny skies for their ~destination wedding~ but didn't follow through with payment. total jerks, right?
the cake was pretty tasty though.

[ Cake thievery is the most delicious kind of crime. ]

[ashioki]

remind me not to get on your bad side

[ he says famously, right before he inevitably continues to get on her bad side. ]

you offer out your magic for payment?
is weather stuff all you can do?

[calmomile]

i only hex jerks. so........ don't be a jerk. (∘❛ั⌔❛ั∘)

[ RIP Oushi. ]

rent's expensive. if a job pays well, why shouldn't i take it, you know? and it's usually a grab bag of different stuff, so the variety is nice — weather, helping plants grow, purifying water, so on. if it falls under classical elements and isn't too ridiculous, i can probably pull it off.

and what about you? shall i take a wild guess what your day job is?

[ashioki]

[ RIP indeed.... he makes no comment on that, because he knows himself. :'| ]

you think you can guess just from this conversation?
go ahead

[calmomile]

as much as i'd love to guess "professional pain in the ass"...

[ "Don't be a jerk!" ➔ Immediately proceeds to be a jerk, as she does. ]

you don't strike me as the type to go for retail, so that's out. not the food industry either — that cilantro comment was a dead giveaway.
sooooooooo taking into account your questionable snacking habits, i'm going to take an educated guess here and say either between jobs or student, depending on your age.

[ashioki]

no i do all that stuff pro bono

[ haha ]

i am a student
but i work part time at a ramen place and bar

[calmomile]

damn... 50% correct is such a lame score. i'm losing my touch.

are you studying noodle science or something?
is that even a degree
doctorate in noodling

[ashioki]

leaned too hard on the cheeto dust

nah i haven't even picked a major yet
stupid me thought i had all the time in the world

[ literally just a guy. ]how'd you become a weather witch

[ so they just straight up forgot about the game, huh. ]

[calmomile]

if you had infinite money, maybe. you could always shake up a magic 8 ball and lose total control over your life if it comes to that lol

how else? i just went for it.

[ They totally forgot about the game. Oops. ]

[ashioki]

[ life had been so simple then... it was less carelessness and more a naive assurance life would just sort itself out.

but thinking about that is a real bummer, so he's just gonna pivot the focus entirely on her thanks. ]

how's it work?
you have to be born with it or can anybody learn?

[calmomile]

anyone can learn!

you just have to start suuuuuuuper young since it's kind of a lifelong job with dense as hell material. like... i signed up when i was six.

[ashioki]

[ not me only now recalling he does, indeed, have a canon career goal...... gj me nvm moving on— ]

you ever regret it?

[calmomile]

i sure hope not, or changing careers is gonna be a total nightmare.

[ashioki]

would it?
you could be the person on the news who talks about the weather
except you'd actually have a 100% success rate

[calmomile]

oh. that's.............. a good idea, actually. hmm.

[ Wow. How dare he make her consider a weather channel au with complete seriousness! ]

what about you? any dream job hiding behind all that slinging around noodles part time?

me, with a tear in my eye: thank you for this chance at redemption

[ashioki]

[ technically, he doesn't have to answer. they've long since forgotten about this dumb little game, after all.

it feels kind of crummy to lie about it, though. even by omission. ]

i've thought about being a sign language interpreter a couple of times

his comeback moment fr fr

[calmomile]

oh? that's a pretty niche interest.

what got you into sign language?

🙏

[ashioki]

[ what he's absolutely not going to do is admit he did it for his first love. like, he's been lame enough today thanks. ]

i had a friend growing up who was born deaf

[calmomile]

aw... that's actually sweet. i bet they appreciated having another person to talk to.

[ Secret depths! Who are you, mystery dude? ]

[ashioki]

yeah i guess

[ don't mind him, he never knows how to handle receiving the praise he craves from people who don't happen to be the one person he always wanted them from — though to be fair, he wasn't very good at receiving them from yuki either. ]

i lost track
is it your turn now or mine

[ oh. right. the game. ]

this dumb bird's been quiet for a while maybe we're done

[calmomile]

if it shut the bird up then i'd say we're done. gj partner.

oh
i'm borrowing you for a dare btw

[ashioki]

[ instantly: ]

i refuse

[calmomile]

[ TOO LATE— ]

hey are you a library book







because i'm checking you out

[calmomile]

cool, thanks. dare's done.
byeeeeee