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[ashioki]

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[ashioki]

[ why does vanitas have to be so right and so loud? ]

any answer to that is only gonna incriminate me so i'm gonna keep my mouth shut

[maladie]

[Because they've imprinted on each other at some point in their acquaintanceship, and Vanitas is studying him like a textbook now. Oops.]

Your aversion to incrimination is incriminating.
I'll let it go for now.

[ashioki]

don't you have enough to hold against me?

[ listen, he's just fortunate he hasn't seen vanitas face-to-face since his official check-in at the resort... otherwise he'd have to suffer through the other man knowing about his stupid heart freckles curse...

hopefully that goes away soon.......... ]

[maladie]

Mm, maybe for now.
But that'll only keep me busy for so long.

[ashioki]

what else do you do on your free time around here?

[ lowkey asking about vanitas' hobbies and interests... nbd. ]

[maladie]

I mostly stay in my room, but sometimes people watching can be insightful.

I've been in the library a lot lately too.

[ashioki]

people watch? insightful how?

[ is vanitas studying people? what the hell for? ]

what do you like to read?

[maladie]

That's a secret.

[Just collecting knowledge about anything, and simply for amusement most days.]

I like learning new things.. [A subtle way to express he likes to study in his free time. He just might be a nerd.]

[ashioki]

[ a big nerd.......... a cute one, tho— ]

if i'm ever by the library i'll pop in and say hi

[maladie]

What would you be doing in the library?

[Looking for him, probably, but Vanitas doesn't want to presume.]

[ashioki]

[ definitely looking for him. ]

getting lost, probably

[ but if he had no intention of looking for vanitas then, yeah. that. now if it were a pc cafe, that's a different story entirely. ]

[maladie]

I can help you find whatever you're looking for.

[If not Vanitas himself, then definitely the direction of the exit.]

What about you? What do you do in your free time?

[ashioki]

play video games, mostly...



do you know what that is?

[maladie]

No but they do sound very self explanatory.
You should show me some time.

[ashioki]

yeah?
you'd be interested?
it's pretty different from books or people-watching...

[maladie]

I'm interested to see what sort of thing you're interested in.
And I have heard about something called an "arcade" here.

I'm curious to see, but not enough to wander in there on my own.

[And under no circumstances will this hypothetical activity be considered a date.]

[ashioki]

video games are pretty different from the stuff you'd find in arcade but it's not impossible...



we'll go together some day then

[ nope, nope. just two bros, hanging. ]

[maladie]

Which do you prefer?
I want to learn the ones you like.

[ashioki]

[ this rizz???????? stop.... ]

if it's anything like the ones i have back home, there's a good handful i like
i'll show em all to you if you want

[ ahhh should he check out the arcade on his own beforehand so he can practice?? would vanitas be impressed if he managed to get a toy from a claw machine...... ]

[maladie]

[Vanitas wonders if Oushi is blushing wherever he is.]

Yeah, I'd like that.
It will give me a better idea of you as a person.

[And he's genuinely trying to get used to technology.]

[ashioki]

[ yes. incredibly. ]

so what's someone gotta do to get a better idea of you as a person?

[maladie]

Why in the world would anyone want to get a better idea of me?
I can save you time and effort, there's nothing worth knowing.

[ashioki]

what, so you get to know all about me but i don't get anything?
bullshit
i can decide what i want to use my time and effort on, thanks

[maladie]

Not everyone's life is so splendid that their worst experience is being turned down by a girl.

[He doesn't really know for sure if that is the worst of it, but based on what he's learned about Oushi, it's enough to use against him. Belatedly, it's probably a low blow, but too late now.]

[ashioki]

[ ....yeah, actually. it is a pretty low blow. and instinctively oushi feels himself flinching back at the first brush of it, and he feels it all — hurt, embarrassment, betrayal. anger.

it's fortunate that this is through text. that his initial reaction isn't the one he's left to mull over, long after the interaction is over.

because he breathes. tries to reorient himself. realizes that, if the meanest thing someone can say to him is mocking him over a broken heart, then yeah — he can stand to be punched down a little. especially by someone who is clearly lashing out in response to his own pain.

so, fine. vanitas wants him to back off? he will. ]

next time, you could just say you don't want to talk about it