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[redotiertwo]

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[redotiertwo]

you guys really like your cookie bribes over there huh

what kind of cookies are they

[Look, just because he's already been cookie bribed by Chikusa once before doesn't mean he's going to turn it down.]

[reformedsinner]

Did someone else already offer them?

Almond.

[He may have missed the cookie sharing due to a slight case of death.]

[redotiertwo]

oh right you were still getting punched for being dead at the time
chikusa made some a couple of weeks ago
for reasons i dont entirely remember

ok i guess those are still higher than the shit tier that is raisin cookies
though they still sound disturbingly like theyre trying to be healthy

[reformedsinner]

Oh, those. I never did get to eat one, although I did have a few thrown at my face.

I promise these aren't healthy at all.

[redotiertwo]

yeah i heard one of your shinki wasnt real happy about that whole disaster
like i was suggesting punching you too but it was mostly a joke

[Mostly.]

i mean yeah no cookie is but
why not just let them embrace being the junkiest of foods

[reformedsinner]

There's no need to malign almonds by calling them healthy, I promise! They make an excellent dessert flavor.

None of my shinki were very happy about it. Ayumu asked to be released.

[redotiertwo]

youll have to tell that to all the health junkies and their almond milk
they might die of shock

yeah she sure is the one i heard tried to break your nose
thats rough dude

[reformedsinner]

Might they? My, that would be unhealthy.

It wasn't the first problem we'd had, I'm afraid. These things happen.

[redotiertwo]

well they have class resistance to bad status effects and all
gotta find their one weakness to kill them

yeah i guess if youre not compatible theres not much to be done
speaking of
has chikusa actually fucking talked things out with his weird dog crush yet
or is he still pretending thats not a thing

[reformedsinner]

I suppose disappointing them to death would be one way!

They've had quite a few conversations. I don't think he's pretending otherwise.

Was he really doing that before?

[redotiertwo]

he was being super cagey about it
doing the whole 'but what if it ruins our friendship' deal
clearly he didn't take my advice about parties being a good place to get to third base

[reformedsinner]

That depends on the party. Some of them are a very, very bad place for it.

[Like moon viewings. As a random example.]

I think they must both have remembered a thing or two since that point.

[redotiertwo]

that last one was mostly fine
except for all the guards
and chikusa seems like the kind of guy who just avoids guards without even having to think about it

nah he was still doing that shit after he remembered the guy
excuses galore
i was kind of secondhand embarrassed

[reformedsinner]

Wait, was this at the formal dance?

[Chikusa was with it enough at the dance to make excuses about confessing his feelings to Ken? Well, Hakkai'd been in no shape to pay attention to his shinki's feelings by the time they'd served dinner. He's not entirely surprised he missed it.]

It must have been well after we arrived. Goodness, maybe I should talk to him.

[redotiertwo]

yeah
what did you think i was talking about
that shitshow of a moon viewing

i mean ive been trying
hes just being dumb and stubborn
even though anyone not oblivious as fuck shouldve figured it out by now

[reformedsinner]

Perhaps. Although that would have been a bad time to have a serious conversation.

You never know! Multiple viewpoints sometimes are more convincing than just one.

And Ken can be oblivious to some things.

[redotiertwo]

a really bad time
like
the fucking worst time
if nothing like that night ever happens again i can die happy for the second time

oh right thats the dog dudes name
i havent really talked to him
but he does kind of seem like the oblivious type

[reformedsinner]

Definitely the worst! Ha ha.

It's an easy name to remember. It's written "dog."

[redotiertwo]

wow thats
appropriate
obvious foreshadowing if nothing else

[reformedsinner]

I can't speak with authority, of course, but it's so appropriate I have to wonder if it's a nickname!

[It's also the name he'd given Ken as a shinki. It will, at least, let him blend in with the older ones, so long as he doesn't give his surname as well.]

[redotiertwo]

maybe he named himself
its not quite max power tier naming but its still suspiciously accurate

[reformedsinner]

Hmm. Also possible, I suppose.

[Unless Chikusa named him, they may never know. Hakkai shakes his head, amused, and then adds a second text.]

Incidentally, if you want any of those cookies, you'll have to hurry. I believe I hear the two of them outside.

[And Ken's attitude towards food is very like Goku's.]

[redotiertwo]

im not really doing much
so i can probably come now
if you can squirrel some out onto the back doorstep or some shit to save them from the oncoming purge

[reformedsinner]

I'll defend them with my life... but you may still need to hurry.

[redotiertwo]

try not to sacrifice yourself for the sake of crunchy baked goodness in the meantime
or do
dont let me tell you how to live your life

[He will, however, be around to pick the cookies up reasonably promptly.]