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[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]

[i

help

buzen will just accept the rice too....?? but once he's done chewing he'll lean in to kiss itsuki's cheek (matsui also looks up at this before going back to eating)]

I can eat by myself okay, Suki? Come on or everyone will beat us to the good stuff in the hot pot!

[I DON'T LIKE HOW MATSUI AND KOTEGIRI ARE TAKING PSYCHIC DAMAGE IN THIS THREAD!!!]

Okay, okay.

[he's laughing a little, but at least he'll finally turn to the hot pot and spare the rest of these swords these shenanigans,

as rowdy as this dinner might be, itsuki's comforted by it. even if he still doesn't know many of the swords here, practically all of them actually, but no one is making him feel unwelcome or wondering why he's here and for once he doesn't feel like he has to prove his worth. once they finish the meal, itsuki will help with cleaning up and dishes. he feels both tired and energized, maybe a little sleepy from a full stomach...

he looks around for Buzen, because it suddenly occurs to him that he has no idea which direction his room is in,]

[just kidding for now mikazuki is watching from afar

so buzen will find itsuki first after a quick meeting with the gous as they're cleaning up all the food. he promises he'll meet up with them in the morning so they can regroup and he'll answer any lingering questions.

for right now he'll find his way back to itsuki's side after, settling a hand at the small of his back like it'll help reassure him of exactly where buzen is]

Yo. Did you enjoy the food?

[itsuki like ....? i sense someone beautiful and ye olde looking at me, and then Buzen appears, and his attention immediately swivels back to him]

Mm, it was great.

[he'll reach for Buzen's other hand, interlacing their fingers]

Wanna walk me back?

[oh the gay attention span

but buzen smiles at that, letting itsuki take his hand easily]

Mm. You'll get used to it - we're not too far from the Gous in general, but it's better if you get situated, right? I don't know if there's anything else you wanna do tonight, but we can head back for a little if you're tired.

[sneepy human with so much excitement and so much to do today....]

[Itsuki puts a hand over his mouth as if on cue... yawn...]

M'not that tired. Just drowsy from a full stomach.

[the way itsuki took so many naps in chroma, that's all he did on that handwaved cr chart,]

Can we talk for a bit when we head back? I miss that.

[he loves sleeping and making out and banging and just spending time vibing in buzen's presence, but he wants to talk to him too....]

[yawn... kawaii....

buzen just huffs a little laugh at that, nodding as he squeeze itsuki's hand and guides him out of the dining hall. a long walk around the citadel it is then.]

Let's just walk around then. What do you wanna talk about?

[swinging their hands as they walk! he likes this a lot too -- walking with Buzen, while knowing that he won't have to be afraid of tomorrow]

Mm... I wanna talk about you. How are you feeling? You must have missed everyone a lot.

[casual couple's walk. buzen tilts his head a little bit at the question before laughing]

... well, I am relieved to be home, that's true. I feel like we were able to succeed in two missions - the one from the Prism, and the one that Ame and I were on before I left. It feels like everything got wrapped up really neatly.

Mm... I guess I did miss everyone. It's good to see them again... but our missions tend to take us away for a while, so I'm a little used to it too. Though that was the longest period of time that I was the only Gou. So getting to see them again...

[he sounds thoughtful even as they walk around]

... well, that's a feeling that we're all pretty used to. Wanting to see each other. Even now, we're waiting for someone.

[Itsuki looks curious at that, glancing sidelong at Buzen,]

Who are you waiting for? ...Another Gou?

[the notion of waiting and wanting to see someone... itsuki's not very familiar with that, at least before arriving in chroma. back then, all he'd done was live his life day to day, making little impact and receiving even less.

in chroma... he'd known very well what it was like to miss someone and want to see them, and wait for them to come back to you,]

Mm.

[nodding! buzen will let his gaze drift off toward the sky - it's dark now, but there are enough lanterns around the citadel that he feels like it's okay to navigate itsuki around. he turns back to him with a smile]

There's more Gous still.... Kotegiri ran into one on a mission - Inaba Gou. He was being used by the enemy though, and not entirely himself... he's not really ready to join us yet.

But it's nice to know that he's out there, and we can wait to see him again.

But we all feel that way. A lot of us didn't even have histories that crossed. Ame and Kumo did, and I think my blade was supposed to be owned by a family near Matsu for a while... but otherwise we're always just waiting for a chance to see each other. Any time we get is precious.

So I'm happy that we got to see them again - and that you got to meet them! They're precious to me. But I'm also pretty used to not being with them, too.

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