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[preybeforemeals]

[VOICE/TEXT/VIDEO; OPEN TO ALL]
(Meridiana, you probably want this one.)

"Ah, amore, it seems I've missed you; do leave something for me and we'll see if we can rectify that, shall we?"

Comments

[deaftly]

Yeah, well... thanks.

[HE UNDERSTANDS THAT ENTIRELY

and let's be honest, it's Naki. It's amazing he survived another year.]

So what are you going to get me?

[preybeforemeals]

[That actually gets a laugh out of him, goodness lord.]

You really are blunt today - is there anything in particular you would want?

[deaftly]

Well I could go for another one of those parfaits... Or some other kind of dessert maybe? I mean, I'm always down with cake!

[naki no, naki stop]

[preybeforemeals]

[...You know what.]

I'll send you the money for it, then - you'll likely know what to do with it better than I would.

[deaftly]

[...but that's not what he wants!!]

That's not...

[....................]

Will you at least go out with me at some point? It doesn't have to be today if you're not feeling up to it. It doesn't have to be tomorrow either, or even two weeks from now. Just... at some point?

[preybeforemeals]

[...Oh. That...]

...It's been a while since we've spent time in person, hasn't it.

[It's not exactly a question; just...give him a moment, he doesn't know what to do with that.]

[deaftly]

Yeah. It has. And I know things aren't going great for you right now and I don't expect them to magically get better or anything but...

[He trails off there with a small shrug.]

[preybeforemeals]

...Keep that up and I'll think you've missed me.

[And there's the usual flippant remark.]

Perhaps I can indulge you for a while today, though, if you're still interested in going out somewhere.

[deaftly]

Really? You mean it??

[And immediately Naki brightens because holy shit, he wasn't expecting that.]

[preybeforemeals]

[ohhhhhh dear sweet jesus]

For a little while, yes - it would probably be good to leave the house at all, for one thing, and since it is your birthday and all...

[deaftly]

Yeah!! That'd be great! I can't wait-- Ah, where do you want to meet? Where do you want to go?

[someone's a little excited]

[preybeforemeals]

[...SIR...]

I'd think that should be your choice, don't you?

[deaftly]

Oh, well yeah, but I mean you haven't left the house in awhile, so is there something you want? I can easily find something wherever we go, so that's not a problem.

[preybeforemeals]

[...What in the world has gotten into you and where is all this empathy coming from, my god.]

Well, no, not really - I may insist on getting some actually decent coffee at some point, but otherwise I'm fine.

[deaftly]

[HE'S TRYING SO HARD IT'S KIND OF PAINFUL]

Okay, that works! Most places serve coffee, so that shouldn't be an issue!

[preybeforemeals]

...You are alarmingly excited about this.

[BECAUSE CLEARLY THIS IS JUST THE LACK OF SUBTLETY POWER HOUR OR SOMETHING.]

[deaftly]

Well, yeah, what were you expecting? You've been holed up in your house for like, what, a month or something? It's been a while since I got to go anywhere with you.

[preybeforemeals]

...Eighteen days. It's been eighteen days, not a solid month.

[Tsukiyama.]

[deaftly]

Are you shitting me? You know exactly how long it's been?

[You're so ridiculous...]

Well, the point is that it's been a long time and--

[...hey wait.]

If it's been eighteen days, how the fuck are you still doing okay? I mean you're not leaving the house, so are you like, living on pizza and shit?

[preybeforemeals]

No...?

[EW.]

I haven't lost all ability to cook for myself, you know.

[deaftly]

Well yeah, but you'd run out of shit eventually, right? Or wait, do your Pokémon go grocery shopping?

[APPARENTLY HIS INKAYS CAN GET HIM A CAKE SO THIS COULD BE A THING RIGHT??]

[preybeforemeals]

They don't, though I'm sure some of them could be trained to if I required it...

[And he's pretty sure the bananasaur has, in fact, gone shopping, but that one technically isn't his.

That said, though - ]

...I'm not living alone, monsieur, there are a couple of others here with me.

[deaftly]

Huh, really? Well that's a relief! I thought you were on your own and doing this and that's just...

[He stops himself there, shaking his head. Naki doesn't look upset by it, but he figured it was better to not continue there. Tsukiyama knows he's got Issues with being by himself, there's no need to bring that up again.]

Who are you living with?

[preybeforemeals]

[...Well, even outside of the Issues that's still asking for the entire situation to go badly, if it's been almost twenty days that he's been alone and refusing to go anywhere; honestly, he hadn't even considered that, good lord...]

Ah, one of them is a girl I met here, I don't think you know her; the other is Banjou-san, who still doesn't particularly thrill me, but I'm not exactly inclined to leave him to himself, either - he'll accidentally end the region in a week.

[deaftly]

Hopefully the chick's interesting to make up for that guy's... everything. But I guess it's better that you look after him so he doesn't find a way to end the world.