sugarcube | psl || like a ripple that chases the slightest caress of the breeze

[well

it should be fine as long as he can spend time with buzen -- even if it's public and not one on one and even if buzen will be mostly distracted by other people he loves and cares for,

it should be fine, yeah.]

Sure, that sounds fun. [dance practice.... that reminds him of when he used to practice with kazuha,] He's your comrade who likes idols and dances, right?

Yeah! He gets the most excited when we have our performances in the most modern era...

[ - though speaking of that, as they approach the fields they'll probably be able to see a small gathering of individuals in assorted green clothes standing by a cart that's already half-full of different vegetables.

kotegiri, matsui, and murakumo stand by the cart, looking on with slightly concerned expressions while kuwana and samidare squat by a spot in the dirt. buzen's expression lights up when he sees them, even though the notes of curiosity hit first:] What are you all doing?!

[which is when the sound of buzen's voice manages to get the gous, every single gou, to look over immediately. kotegiri is the first to start running over with an excited 'Leader!!' while matsui follows shortly after with a heartfelt 'Buzen...' both of them glance in itsuki's direction curiously - while kuwana is still wrist-deep in dirt and just shouts back 'Buzen! Give me a hand!! The earth won't let this daikon go!'

to which buzen laughs, loud and shameless, giving itsuki's hand a squeeze before he pulls away to roll up his sleeves.] On my way! Matsu, Kotegiri, go say hi to Suki. [and he'll reach out to ruffle kotegiri's hair, who blushes under the touch, and pats matsui's shoulder as he runs past them both to go help.

this is how i get out of playing every single gou at the same time]

Edited 2022-04-13 17:01 (UTC)

[dana ur so powerful....

Itsuki watches Buzen run off in a half 'love to watch him leave' and half 'HE'S REALLY LEAVING, HUH... I SEE....' He looks from Kotegiri and Matsui and then back, thinking about the little he's seen that already makes so much sense. he's really this close to figuring out it's a poly, for now... he waves at them both.]

Kotegiri-kun and... Matsui-san, right?

[why did he attach kun to kotegiri.... maybe it's because he just has that cute kouhai vibe just from looking at him.... whereas matsui is very striking, even while standing next to a cart of vegetables.]

It's nice to finally meet you. I'm Kagami Itsuki. Buzen's told me a lot about you two, as well as the others.

[is it up to him to explain where they were... would it sound farfetched to time-traveling swords who apparently also travel through tears,]

[in the background of this, buzen is working with kuwana and samidare to try to uproot a really stubborn daikon. this is a sketch that happened in uta awase but i've decided it deserves to happen again

anyway matsui and kotegiri exchange a look at that, one of understanding, before matsui nods.

'If anyone would do that, it's Buzen... Mm. It's good to meet you. I am Matsui Gou. Of my specialties, it's spilling blood.'

Kotegiri nods like this is a totally normal thing to say.

'I'm Kotegiri Gou! I don't know how much Leader has said... but I'm a wakizashi who hopes to shine on a stage one day! Oh, Kumo-senpai, you should come say hi, too.'

Kumo will glance over from the cart because he did not approach when everyone else did, but he will slowly walk over, looking anxious. He clutches his stomach.

'Next to you two, I'm pretty worthless but if you say so... Umm, I'm Murakumo Gou. I'm more of a good-for-nothing mutt...' He looks toward Matsui and Kotegiri unhappily. 'My stomach hurts...'

Matsui's expression turns wry before he looks back over at the field. 'I think they've found a pretty stubborn root if even Kuwana can't coax it out. Just wait a little longer.' Glancing back at Itsuki. 'Buzen invited you to stay with us? If he says so then... I hope we get along well. If there's a reason that you need to spill any blood, you can let me know.'

why is every gou a freak]

[can't believe itsuki can't see buzen's muscles at work trying to uproot a daikon,

but it's just as well, because his attention is pretty much taken up by the swords in front of him. he thinks about how this meeting is already so different from the ones in Chroma. Kashuu and Yams and Buzen had all tried to pass themselves off as human when Itsuki had first met them, trying (somewhat) to look normal (failing miserably). Whereas the swords here have no problem showing how very 'sword' they are. He wonders if it's because they're at the citadel, and he's not a human they've bumped into during one of their missions. that or because it's their implicit trust in buzen, that they extend that honesty to whoever's with him.

whichever it is, Itsuki's grateful. They might be saying strange things now, but Itsuki's threshold for 'weird people' has grown exponentially since living in the prism. That, and all the ESPers had pretty strong personalities of their own... Murakumo reminds him of Senri, Kotegiri feels a little like Heishi, and Matsui is just as pretty as Sakuya -- if not prettier. The only difference here is how readily they seem to accept him? No one questions him, or asks him why. He finds that he doesn't have to explain the prism, because they all seem to be fine that he's here.]

...Yeah, I'd like to get to know all of you too. And I'll keep that in mind, thanks.

[ALL OF THEM, INCLUDING SWEET MURAKUMO... as for spilling blood, honestly not the weirdest thing he's heard, at least he's not being choked out garou-style,]

I met Ame-san earlier. Is that Kuwana-san over there?

[THE SWORD WITH THE INCREDIBLE BANG HAIR STYLE]

[Kotegiri nods! 'Mm! Kuwana-senpai needed some help with the harvest, so we all came out to assist - but there seems to be a really stubborn one. We got the rest of them, at least. And if Leader and Ame-senpai are pitching in, I'm sure that it'll—'

There's a chorus of WHOA before Kotegiri even finishes his statement. A glance over will reveal the three swords in a laughing pile with a large, strangely shaped daikon.

Matsui laughs quietly as Kumo immediately wanders over to check on Ame. 'There it is.'

Buzen will get up then, dusting himself off as he sends the sexy daikon sailing through the air - ] Matsu, catch! And then get in! Kuwa says we're behind so we gotta race the cart over to the kitchen. Make sure nothing falls out, okay?

[To which Matsui does as requested fairly quickly, catching the daikon and then climbing carefully into the cart so he doesn't squish any of the veggies inside... Buzen automatically puts himself at the front like a workhorse.]

We're going on ahead! Kotegiri, Suki likes wearing comfy kimonos and stuff - you all can bond over that too! Catch up with us later!

[ - and that's about as much as he can manage to say before he just lifts the cart and starts running.... he's so fast... he's truly unnerfed and unhinged.

Ame and Kumo start walking slowly after, and Ame laughs to himself. 'Fast as always... Kuwana-san, there's someone to meet.' He waves briefly at Itsuki before he and Ame walk off speaking on low barks.

Kuwana will pause for a moment saying, 'Let me check with the earth!' He leans down to press his palm against the soil. One second passes, two, three, before he nods. 'Mm! The earth says it's okay! It's nice to meet you, umm... Suki? Buzen says you're one of us now!']

[UNNERFED AND UNHINGED!!! Itsuki barely has time to goggle at this spectacle of Buzen pulling a cart full of vegetables + (1) sexy daikon + Matsui perched on the back before he disappears into the horizon... Followed by Ame and Kumo who are speaking furry to furry communication...

He looks over at Kuwana who apparently can speak to the Earth, and nods back at him in greeting,]

Mm, I know it must feel pretty sudden... But I am happy to be here.

[the good thing about the utter chaos of the last ten minutes is that Itsuki has no time to think about how nervous he should feel. but he can at least acknowledge the ??? of buzen going off on a mission and bringing home an ikemen]

Is it okay if I drop the honorifics? Kuwana and Kotegiri...

[if buzen calls them all by name then he wants to too...]

[Kuwana and Kotegiri look surprised! Or rather - they would if anyone could see under Kuwana's shaggy shaggy bangs.

Kotegiri flushes slightly but he looks happy? 'I-If you want to...! Am I supposed to do the same? I... I... Itsuki....?'

Kuwana laughs at that even as he starts walking toward the direction of the kitchen, much more leisurely. 'You can call me that if you want! Kuwa is also okay.']

[hm........... kotegiri and kuwa are so cute..................... Itsuki brightens when Kotegiri calls his name,]

Yeah, just like that. 'Suki' is fine too.

[he'll tag along with them both as they walk,]

So you like wearing kimono, Kotegiri?

[Kotegiri is definitely still gently flustered, but he beams!

'I like helping others - it's my specialty to pick out outfits and assist with getting styled. Matsui-senpai likes accessorizing a lot too, so the two of us tend to have fun with things like that. If you like wearing kimono, S... Suki, then I can definitely be your attendant!'

though upon further reflection this might mean that kotegiri has to deal with seeing all of itsuki's sinjuries so like

anyway Kuwana just laughs. he keeps his hands in his pockets as he just meanders. 'Mm! We Gous tend to all have things that we like to do... How about you? What do you like to do, Itsuki?'

they will wander in the direction of the kitchen... there's other swords milling about to help. dinner time, dinner time. buzen is probably actually explaining the details of how and why he picked up this human to the other gous so itsuki doesn't have to deal with being talked about.]

[buzen like 'mikazuki taught me to connect to humans so i banged one and brought him home' and the gous nodding around the dinner table,

Itsuki's face flickers from 'cute' to 'oh n' because he might have just thought of that scenario, but... well... what if they crossed that sinjury bridge when they get to it.... as for Kuwana's question,

he has to Think. usually, his answer would be 'slutting around and talking about romance~~~~' but,]

I like dressing people up too. Stuff like doing their hair and make-up, and picking out clothes and accessories... And I like reading and learning new things.

[this is actually a really hard question when you're no longer a slut and are trying to be genuine with people you've just met,]

Oh, and I like seeing people's dreams! That's my power, actually. Seeing dreams and making them.

[STOP HIS CANONPOINT ISN'T THERE YET HE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT MIKAZUKI WANTS FROM HIM

anyway! kotegiri and kuwana nod along with that, enraptured! they don't get to talk to humans much but they still seem perfectly excited to hear about itsuki - up until it gets to the dreams part which is about when they look really surprised

Kuwana asks first - 'Eh? Power?'

Kotegiri: 'Humans can have powers?'

itsuki really did this before they even sat down for dinner]

[itsuki like 'wow buzen and kashuu weren't this surprised' then again maybe that's because they were in the PRISM where EVERYONE WAS WEIRD,]

Only a few humans have them back in my world. [technically, they aren't even considered 'human'... at least, he remembers that the other ESPers hadn't thought of themselves that way. some of them were revered as gods, others as cursed beings.

as for itsuki? well... he'd only turned into an ESPer because of his sister, but even so, he doesn't really think of himself as 'human' anymore. which is hilarious because he's such a normie,]

I'm from Japan, but it's a different version from the one you know. I think that's why I'm allowed to stay here.

[can you interfere with time traveling if your own world destroyed its timeline +3 times... is what itsuki would think, but he's thinking mostly about how War Just Does Not Exist in his world, and how strange Yasuada had found that]

[they are surprised.... but they seem to understand a little better when they're told it's. a different japan? sort of?

Kuwana seems to speak first though, tilting his head. 'Ah... I get it, I think. Buzen and I did end up going to that abandoned world, after all, but it was still a different timeline and we couldn't really do anything for it....'

Kotegiri looks to him - 'Oh, the dark one?'

Kuwana just nods. 'Yeah. There weren't any humans left on that one, but if Itsuki is from a different Japan where people have powers... it's probably okay if Buzen says so and Aruji says it's fine.'

Kotegiri seems thoughtful before nodding in agreement - 'Then we can trust in Leader and Aruji. Dreams are a really interesting power, Suki...! I hope I get to dream of even bigger stages when you're around!'

i can't keep playing all these gous yaywon they're going to arrive at the kitchen for a chaotic family dinner now]

[this is so funny thank u dana for giving me these cute gous before paraiso on friday,

Itsuki tilts his head a little at the words 'abandoned world'... but the energy of the room they've just entered distracts him.

this family dinner is so chaotic though HELLO it's like party games except they're all sitting down and eating together, not splitting off to cause havoc against one another.... unless...?? Itsuki takes a moment to greet Kashuu and Yasusada, before he heads over to sit next to Buzen, planting a kiss on his cheek first! smooch!

im shaking he's really committing these crimes against the gous, he's really gonna stake his claim on the communal boyfriend and im filled with so much contempt, anyway]

Did you lend a hand in the kitchen too?

[how many tasks did buzen do in this interval]

[honestly buzen also probably took a second to change out of his uniform, settling for a similar pair of sweats as the rest of the gous. but it is family dinner time and buzen just made sure there were enough plates for all the gous and itsuki....

when itsuki gives him a kissy, kotegiri probably bluescreens and the rest of the gous go ? but buzen doesn't pay much mind]

Hah no, they let me go off to change. I'm not really good at cooking and food prep - I'm kinda said I can't just conjure up anything I want anymore with Verdant.

[please assume that whenever buzen says something about the Prism if a gou looks confused then Matsui or Ame will explain something since Buzen updated them both]

Luckily I think hot pot is easy enough to understand!

[which is what they've got for dinner today... all of kuwa's veggies including the sexy daikon are being put to good use]

[PROTECT KOTEGIRI SQUAD!!!!!!!

i think about how if buzen looks at sexy daikon he'll just be like 'this daikon is sitting!' and he'll ignore the sexy aspect entirely, anyway Itsuki looks amused at this admission from his 8 int boyfriend]

I made something similar for Mete-chan a couple of times. [their tofu and apple soup....] You should put me in the kitchen. I think I'll do a pretty good job.

[yea he just thinks it's a funny looking daikon he's so fucking stupid, itsuki chose this

but buzen just tilts his head]

You want to? Then tomorrow if you want... there's a lot of us here, so it's probably hard to feed us all. I can help out too, if you need me.

[stop volunteering to help with everything]

[yeah and he loves him so much, he's morosexual now buzen changed him for the better,]

I appreciate the offer, but you'll probably have chores of your own to do, right?

[the chore wheel....]

If the kitchen's already full, then you can assign me somewhere else too. I can farm, fish, cook, do laundry, clean... And I learned how to take care of horses, thanks to that adventure I went on.

[he learned how to be a cowboy]

[help,,]

Oh... Wow, you really can do most of our chores.

[amazed. but he'll go to reach out to serve itsuki a bowl of rice while the other gous are grabbing their own sections of hot pot. but buzen smiles]

We tend to switch around. So we can just add you into different chores - you'll probably be with one of us Gous just while you get accustomed to life here.

[imagine itsuki and buzen assigned to chores together there'd be so much flirting]

It'd be fun if you even got to do some sparring - we could definitely teach you more about defending yourself.

['there'd be so much flirting' you mean itsuki would flirt and buzen would just indulge itsuki's horniness,

itsuki accepts the bowl with a 'thanks' and gets buzen one too, and gets started on buzen's hot pot portion... how funny would it be if kotegiri already got some for buzen]

I'd like that... But I'd like it more if you're the one teaching me. What do you think? Think you could make some time for me?

[he's joking but also -- not? because he's already starting to realize how much Buzen does on a daily basis now that he's here back at the citadel. Itsuki trying to figure out how much time he can reasonably spend with with his boyfriend,]

[yea that's basically it

also for rule of funny i've decided that yes. two different hot pot portions are set in front of buzen at the same time.]

Oh - thanks Kotegiri, Suki! I guess I am that hungry today!

[HEAD EMPTY COMMUNAL BOYFRIEND]

But that should be okay, Suki - so long as I'm not off on a mission, I should be able to find time to train you when the dojo isn't in use.

[the fact that suki is just used to spending days attached to buzen kissing, and then occasionally hanging out with other people or their daughter is so funny]

That's a promise then.

[yeah he has to go back to kindergarten and learn how to SHARE

speaking of sharing, Itsuki watches Buzen receive two plates of hotpot. he checks his mental list: did someone help buzen -> Y -> did it make me jealous? -> N.... No....? no.... it didn't.....

he picks up a piece of hot pot with his chopsticks. it's not his hotpot, it's from buzen's. and then holds it out in front of Buzen's face.]

Say aah.

[they're in public]

[help

buzen doesn't think twice about this, just laughing to himself before he opens his mouth for the bite.......]

Ah!

[the gous don't seem to think too much about this because they're just like 'sure whatever' except for kotegiri who is still trying to understand what happened to his leader while he was gone]

[i don't like how kotegiri is taking psychic damage in this thread,

hot pot for buzen! hateful how itsuki considers for half a second to kiss Buzen first, but like we're all hungry here, he'll do the right thing and feed Buzen instead.

at least he can have an indirect kiss this way....... im shaking i hate this slut. anyway he'll hold a spoonful of rice for Buzen too,

is he

is he gonna feed Buzen this entire meal]

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject