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[swordsitter]

Who: swordhaus + cr
When: throughout march
Where: the three apartments swordhaus uses.. or will be, once the newbies arrive
What: march catch-all
Rating/Warning: probably nothing, but i'll edit as necessary.

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[ this is a busy, noisy household. sorry, neighbors. ]

Comments

[helmsplitter]

A
[Donuts and ice cream anyone? Because that's what he's bringing into the house right now.

Donuts from work and the ice cream is to replace all the stuff he's been surreptitiously eating from the fridge, plus some more for the rest of the household. (Sorry, Jack) He's found a few different flavors and bought a tub of each to bring back. Hopefully there is space in the freezer for it.

His arms are full, so when he gets back to the apartment, he has to bang on doors with his feet.]

Oi! Open up!



B
[Cleaning his sword used to be a in-the-room activity. Nagasone was usually there, reading, and Dotanuki could enjoy the quiet companionship. With Nagasone gone, however, Dotanuki has moved his sword cleaning out into the living room. Regardless of whether someone wants to watch TV or eat at the table, or do homework, or just sit on the couch without a ton of random crap everywhere, Dotanuki has denied that inherent right.

He's seated with his blade out, cleaning cloth, oils, and powders out on the table and near him on the couch. He's also got an old black and white war movie on the television and is absently watching that while cleaning his sword and chewing on beef jerky.

He's like the worst oyaji ever right now.]




Wildcard
[Choose your own adventure, anything else you want to do here.]

b

[hoasen]

[With A just because I can.

She's practically eating the offered donuts and ice cream and wondering what flavour this is while watching this war movie. It's a particularly sad scene right now with some manly talk, so she can't even sample this strange creation of a stock of donuts with ice cream on top, because she must LISTEN.

Look, it's a movie. She's going to snack.

Thankfully she's small enough to let him hog most of the couch.]

A-ah... [She's not moved. SHE'S NOT MOVED.]

like a rebel like a rebel whoa

[helmsplitter]

[Hey, he won't be judging because he's eating beef jerky and snacking, too. Movies need snacks, ok. It's a fact of life.

When she makes a noise, he glances over at her.]

You okay there?

POSES

[hoasen]

[Oh good, they're hive minding when it comes to movies + food. It's not right otherwise.

She didn't want to disturb him though, but she's remaining as stiff as possible to show that she's not affected by this.]

I-I'm fine. [Looking a little shifty as she looks intensely at the screen, eh.]

fireworks and machine guns

[helmsplitter]

[Okay, now he's really staring at her. She looks like she's about to burst into tears.

But then again, even if he could be emotional right now, he wouldn't really know how. He shrugs and goes back to applying oil to the blade, watching the television screen.]

Looks like they might up going to their death after this, huh?

flag waving in the bg...

[hoasen]

[She's staring at him back like no...she's...fine...

Good thing he's moving on. That makes him a great movie companion. But apparently only for war movies.]

Mmm. [That's as much of an agreement as she could say after she put a slow spoonful of ice cream into her mouth, trying to control the shakiness of her voice. Granted, she has Words because some of this is a hugely inaccurate portrayal but the power of bonds is still the same and strong!

She's not moved okay.]

Hopefully their wishes will be granted...

too america too rebel

[helmsplitter]

[She's totally moved. Ugh, just be honest with yourself, Vietsen.]

Make a good story, definitely.

[He sees them getting ready for their final charge, the speech winding up and the men coalescing into a true family. He eyes her again, then he slowly slides some of the cloth he was using to clean his sword over toward her.]

it troo...too bad he's not here THEY'LL BE REBELS NOW

[hoasen]

[Shhhh it's just dust in her eyes.]

Yes...something they can tell later, how they succeeded.

[All of this done in slow mo, dramatic zooms and just. Tears are really threatening to fall but she will make her ducts suck them up if she could.

...Except he noticed. She can't refuse that gesture and she takes the cloth.]

Thank you...I think something got into my eye. [Can't believe she actually said that.]

VIETSEN FOR REBEL QUEEN

[helmsplitter]

[If they succeed. He doesn't know if these people live or die because he has no idea if this story is real or fake, and even if he did, it's a modern-ish war so not one he knows.

Dotanuki shrugs a little and goes back to cleaning his sword.]

Sorry, probably the fumes from the oils. [that's a lie, but hey convenient lie for her]

a

[heiwana]

[ Kousetsu is the one to open the door for Dotanki this time around. He looks at the other curious, his packages more so, as he moves to the side to let the other pass more easily. ]

Dotankui-san...what is all of that?

[helmsplitter]

[With the door open, he walks in and starts unloading his packages on the kitchen counter.]

Stuff from work, and stuff for the house.

You ever had "ice cream" before?

[heiwana]

...I have heard of it. [ But he's never really tried it, given how cold it was at the time of his arrival. ]

It is...very sweet and there are many flavors.

[helmsplitter]

[Well then. Dotanuki puts away a few of the weirder flavors - strawberry, mint, chocolate - and leaves the pint of French Vanilla Bean out. He opens the box of donuts like he always does and leaves it on the counter, then pulls out two spoons from the drawer. He offers one out to Kousetsu.]

You wanna try? This one's pretty mild.

[heiwana]

[ Kousetsu watches idly reading the labels as Dotanuki puts away the other flavors one by one. So many different flavors, and ones he's never even heard of before. Humans were quite amazing in their ability to make so many varieties of things. He looks back at the other spirit with a nod. ]

...yes. Thank you, Dotanuki-san. I did not know so many flavors existed...

[ He'll take the offered spoon. ] Have you tried any other flavors before?

[helmsplitter]

[He pulls the top off the ice cream carton and passed it over to Kousetsu.]

Yeah, the store has a bunch of 'em so I try to bring home new ones. But...

[Trying new flavors? Most definitely he has, but does he want to admit to it?]

I've tried a few. Master stocks ice cream here for that kid who crawls in through the windows, and I snag a couple of them whenever I run out of jerky.

[heiwana]

I have tried...many things here as well. Humans are very good at making sweet confections I have found out. [ Kousetsu looks down once before digging in. He'll take a scoop and taste it, surprised at the flavor. It was...really good. ]

It is...very good, Dotanuki-san. [ He'll eat just a little more. Sweet but not too overpowering. ]

Do they have ice flavors similar to donuts? [ He was just curious is all. Since they're both sweet it would make sense to combine their flavors, right? ]

[helmsplitter]

Humans've had a long time to figure this stuff out, so I guess that's why they're good at it.

[Good thing he went with this and not the psycho-colored rainbow sherbet or something. This seems more Kousetsu's pace.

Dotanuki leans back against the counter and takes a spoonful of his own, sticking it in his mouth. After he finishes eating it, he speaks again.]

Think so? Our store makes a lot of weird stuff, so I wouldn't be surprised if they have a bunch of 'em. Definitely seen some chocolate. You wanna try something else?

A...

[adornmental]

[WHO'S THIS LOUD SHIT KICKING THE DOOR, GEEZ!!

No okay, Kashuu will go get it because he's one of the more energetic people left in the apartment, what with the water folks being shit out of luck and all. So OPEN THE DOOR FLIES, he's ready for a donut party.]

Wow—! What's all that?

[He steps out of the way, but he doesn't... offer to carry anything...]

ah...

[helmsplitter]

[When the door opens, he walks in, not at all surprised that Kashuu doesn't help him with the packages. He's got it pretty well balanced anyway so it doesn't bother him.

There's a box of donuts on the top and a brown paper bag filled with pints of ice cream in his arms. He goes immediately to the kitchen and tries to set the donuts down on the counter.]

Stuff from work and some stuff from the store.

[He opens the box of donuts and sets it down.]

You want some?

[adornmental]

[Dotanuki is so tolerant of Kashuu's... lack of helpfulness... What a pal!!

But he'll trail after curiously, of course, because "stuff from work" means delicious fried pastries and he's always down for a helping of that, honestly. Who knew donuts were so delicious?? Not even being attacked by one in ViViD could put him off forever.]

Sure! [He'll pick out whichever one has the brightest frosting or cutest design, predictably. And then, because he isn't a completely mannerless swine:] Thaaank you! [...] What's in the other bag?

[helmsplitter]

[He's more just used to it by now...

After putting the other bag down, he starts pulling tubs of ice cream out, packing them into the freezer.]

Gotta restock what I ate so that kid who climbs through the window doesn't get mad. Picked up some for us, too.

You had ice cream yet?

[adornmental]

Ooh.

[Wow, Dotanuki is so thoughtful! If Kashuu ever ate someone else's food (not that he has or anything), he'd probably just foist the blame off on someone else... Picking up one of the ice cream tubs to look over it!]

Nah, I haven't. S'it any good?

[helmsplitter]

[He totally has, ugh.

Dotanuki is about to put the last two tubs in, but he checks them and decides to leave one out: Rainbow Sherbet. That sounds like something Kashuu would like. It's neon colored. That's good, right?

He takes out a couple of spoons and hands one to Kashuu.]

Try it for yourself.

[adornmental]

[Rainbow sherbet... Just the picture on the front looks appealing, honestly. Dotanuki is right to pick the one that's neon colored.

He'll waste no time in popping the lid off and peeling the layer of protective paper away, and miraculously the inside of the tub actually looks like the picture on the outside! Kashuu is suitably impressed.]

Wow! It's super bright! ...Is it really okay to eat something this color?

[helmsplitter]

[He knows his comrades well.

Dotanuki leans against the counter and shrugs.]

You eat those colors on the donut, so why not?

[Aka he hasn't died from eating it, so it must be okay. Or he has an iron stomach. One or the other. Also, he's glad he can finally introduce Kashuu to something new for once!!! Ice Cream Sensei is his new name.]