( megumi you are becoming painfully predictable. )
gotcha
hmmm there's these cream-filled pastries that have like, a really flaky crust and aren't TOO sweet, but they're really good to me, and i have a huge sweet tooth and there's bread twists that can have all kinds of stuff on top or inside them kinda sweet and savory, you know?
( what if he learned to make matcha stuff for you guys ... provided that exists here. )
Edited (SAME ICON R U KIDDIN ME) Date: 2023-12-28 07:46 pm (UTC)
[ On Christmas morning, a drone visits your character's dorm room and drops a package by their door. Once they touch the package, a chip will interact with their implant and a message will be projected in their vision:
Dear Vash the Stampede,
LILITH wishes you a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. We're expecting great things for you in the coming here. Make sure you don't disappoint.
Yours Sincerely, LILITH
Inside that package, they will find a box of donuts! It is actually fancy soap. ]
[ late on christmas eve, though it may be closer to the day itself, vash will find a box of actual donuts. they're plain and coated with a fine dusting of sugar; there's only 3 inside because ingredients are limited—he did his best with what they had. no note though, but vash can probably figure it out. ]
[ that's very pot/kettle of you, wow. thankfully, this is meta text so wolfwood can't call him out on that bullshit, but instead feels the rush of relief when he sees vash's response, equal parts warm and kind of annoying because this is going to be a trend here too, isn't it? he's always going to be running after vash, making sure he's safe (or as much as he can be), making sure he's not going to get himself maybe killed again because wolfwood couldn't do anything to stop him.
it's frustrating; a part of him hates it. sometimes he still wakes up blinking away sunspots from his vision when his mind decides to once again remind him of july. ]
( yes, thank you for not calling him out on his utter bullshit. as much as he would like to call wolfwood out on his own, since this is meta-text he can't, so just. suffice it to say that he's glad to hear from him during all of this.
( you don't have to chase after him, you know? to make sure he's safe, that he's not doing anything terribly stupid, especially if it's to the detriment of your own well-bring. idiot ... he doesn't want you to get hurt just because you're looking after him?
but at the same time. he's glad to know you're doing well enough to check in on him. it settles his nerves more than he'll ever give a voice to. ) )
[ sure, he doesn't have to. he'd say he doesn't do anything he doesn't want to do if it wasn't a fucking lie. what is he if not pulled along by the whims and wants of everyone around him? he doesn't remember the last time he had agency of his own. and maybe this is him trying to remember that, what it's like to do something that he feels is right—to feel right about something again; to not have to force himself into the grind of doing something he doesn't want to do weighed against the safety of the only people he ever cared about. ]
you gonna give me a landmark or something or are we gonna play a game of marco polo
[ so no, he's not chasing after him this time because he has to. and whatever hurt and pain he will inevitably sustain this time is a pain he chooses for himself, for once. and isn't that a thought? ]
( well ... people that associate themselves with him have a tendency to get wrapped up in the whirlwind, don't they? you could just blame it on that, if you want. if you need some kind of scapegoat.
but he's not going to deny that wolfwood checking in on him makes his stomach do weird little flip-flops, and it's stupid, he knows, but. it's not like he has a whole lot of control over something like that.
he laughs to himself, a chuckle under his breath. )
pick a pile of rubble and you'll probably find me uh
( hold on, he'll try to give you a landmark. )
i guess saying the beach wouldn't mean much, huh i'm fine, though don't worry about me
[ even if he had something to blame it on, would it even matter in the end? he knows the truth: he's always cared too much, and after everything that happened, it's only gotten worse. so— ]
marco polo it is
[ because he'll be the judge of worrying about vash or not, thanks. he's making his way along the bay though, keeping his eyes peeled for any sign of vash, cigarette smoke wafting up above him like some sort of beacon. ]
( one of these days they're going to have the conversation about just why nicholas cares more about the sort of shenanigans vash gets himself up to ... since he hasn't exactly been brought up to speed about the difference in their perception of the timeline.
all in due time ... all in due time.
but he has to chuckle a bit to himself at the response he gets, because it doesn't surprise him in the slightest. )
wanna make a bet on who finds who first?
( vash this isn't a game --
but it wouldn't be him if he didn't pretend to not take something seriously. )
[ so the kaiju fight, right. it was pretty touch and go for, like... basically all of it. he'd nearly drowned a total of twenty times trying to keep the smaller ones at bay, and overall, it was just kind of awful. he was thankfully slightly less banged up compared to some of the other outsiders (experimentation, baybee) but still a little fucked up, which means he's finally having his first smoke since getting confined to bedrest for two days. ]
You want to what?
[ he heard him the first time, his brain just needs to catch up a little first. ]
( vash hadn't exactly had the best time of it himself, but at least he'd managed to keep from nearly drowning; maybe it's a plant thing, because heaven knows he's never been in a body of water large enough to do anything but splash around in ( read: a bathtub, yes, i'm funny ), and has no reason at all to know how to swim.
he's checked in on wolfwood every once in a while, generally incapable of not being a pest at least a couple of times a day to ask if he needed anything, but overall letting the man get his rest, so when he pops a seemingly out-of-the-blue question he'll be rested and ready to hear him out. as much as he's willing to divulge. which isn't a whole lot.
( it's nothing, really, but admitting it feels like cheating somehow. )
when he grins, it's sheepish. ) Chocolates, yeah. Doesn't sound too hard to make, right? And the ingredients can't be too hard to get our hands on …
[ if he wasn't popping in a couple times a day to check on him, wolfwood would be more inclined to think there was something wrong with vash instead. which is to say, he expected the needling and the hovering, and his half-hearted complaints were... half-hearted at best. nothing that vash isn't already used to, at least.
chocolates, though. ]
Never made 'em before. [ they've all had candy before, but it's not like they've had a reason to actually make it. but maybe that's why vash wants it. notably, this is not a 'no'. ] You know what you gotta get?
( look, he really doesn't want to make a nuisance of himself and he knows wolfwood needs his rest — but if he doesn't check in on him, he's just going to get anxious about it and that's not going to be good for anyone. so.
pop in he does, and apparently make silly suggestions about something they should make together when the other is well enough to do it. don't even worry about why he wants to make chocolates in the first place! do not!
at the question, he reaches to dig a piece of paper from his pocket, something he'd scribbled on before he'd stopped by this time, grinning all the while. )
Mhm! I might have a bunch of it at the bakery, actually. ( he pauses for dramatic effect, winking for the sake of it. ) Nobody's gonna notice a little bit of bar chocolate missing, right?
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@rabbit
Date: 2023-12-10 09:40 pm (UTC)Do you work near Shinjuku station, by any chance?
@crybaby
Date: 2023-12-10 09:53 pm (UTC)but i do, actually
how did you know?
no subject
Date: 2023-12-10 09:59 pm (UTC)I'm working in the vet clinic nearby.
no subject
Date: 2023-12-11 05:01 pm (UTC)why didn't you tell me?
i could bring you fresh coffee!
no subject
Date: 2023-12-12 09:00 am (UTC)Your boss might get angry at you.
no subject
Date: 2023-12-13 01:38 am (UTC)it's my treat
i could even bring you something to eat if you wanted
what do you like?
( be prepared to be crestfallen that he doesn't like sweets, vash. )
no subject
Date: 2023-12-16 11:41 pm (UTC)[ why does it feel like he's disappointing vash ]
no subject
Date: 2023-12-18 08:38 pm (UTC)more for me, then
( see? )
in that case, how do you take your coffee?
no subject
Date: 2023-12-23 09:35 am (UTC)[ like his soul. anyway ... ]
Actually, I might take your recommendation for sweet things for two of my friends.
no subject
Date: 2023-12-26 09:42 pm (UTC)do you like light or dark roast?
but hmmm
what sort of things do they like?
( yuji said he likes plain things, after all. )
no subject
Date: 2023-12-27 08:11 am (UTC)[ like his soul ... AGAIN. ]
Itadori isn't picky, and Kugisaki seems to like sweet things. I think they would be happy with anything you recommend.
no subject
Date: 2023-12-28 07:45 pm (UTC)gotcha
hmmm
there's these cream-filled pastries that have like, a really flaky crust and aren't TOO sweet, but they're really good to me, and i have a huge sweet tooth
and there's bread twists that can have all kinds of stuff on top or inside them
kinda sweet and savory, you know?
( what if he learned to make matcha stuff for you guys ... provided that exists here. )
no subject
Date: 2023-12-29 09:16 am (UTC)I think they would like that.
Do you make the pastries yourself?
no subject
Date: 2024-01-03 01:46 am (UTC)i'm definitely learning!
getting better by the day i like to think
i'll get some together soon, then
no subject
Date: 2024-01-03 08:56 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2024-01-06 01:23 am (UTC)they're on me
they might not even like them, you never know for sure
no subject
Date: 2024-01-06 11:56 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2024-01-11 02:55 am (UTC)it's not a big deal
consider them gifts!
no subject
Date: 2024-01-13 12:36 am (UTC)[ will vash be penniless in 2 weeks ]
DELIVERY
Date: 2023-12-26 07:23 am (UTC)Dear Vash the Stampede,
LILITH wishes you a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. We're expecting great things for you in the coming here. Make sure you don't disappoint.
Yours Sincerely,
LILITH
Inside that package, they will find a box of donuts! It is actually fancy soap. ]
gift!
Date: 2023-12-26 09:52 pm (UTC)Merry Christmas and good luck in the New Year! - Yuji Itadori. ]
delivery 12/25
Date: 2023-12-26 10:24 pm (UTC)gift!
Date: 2023-12-27 08:28 am (UTC)To Vash-san,
Merry Christmas.
Try not to eat too many sweets as they can be bad for you in the long run,
- Fushiguro ]
@dickolas
Date: 2024-01-11 10:00 pm (UTC)spikes
[ that's it that's the message.... it's hard to text while he's digging people out of the water/rubble ok. ]
@crybaby
Date: 2024-01-12 01:02 am (UTC)wolfwood?
( not that he can say anything; he's doing the same thing, himself, but here we are. )
no subject
Date: 2024-01-12 01:31 am (UTC)it's frustrating; a part of him hates it. sometimes he still wakes up blinking away sunspots from his vision when his mind decides to once again remind him of july. ]
where are you
no subject
Date: 2024-01-12 02:45 am (UTC)( you don't have to chase after him, you know? to make sure he's safe, that he's not doing anything terribly stupid, especially if it's to the detriment of your own well-bring. idiot ... he doesn't want you to get hurt just because you're looking after him?
but at the same time. he's glad to know you're doing well enough to check in on him. it settles his nerves more than he'll ever give a voice to. ) )
the bay
helping where i can
you?
no subject
Date: 2024-01-12 08:08 am (UTC)you gonna give me a landmark or something
or are we gonna play a game of marco polo
[ so no, he's not chasing after him this time because he has to. and whatever hurt and pain he will inevitably sustain this time is a pain he chooses for himself, for once. and isn't that a thought? ]
no subject
Date: 2024-01-13 03:49 am (UTC)but he's not going to deny that wolfwood checking in on him makes his stomach do weird little flip-flops, and it's stupid, he knows, but. it's not like he has a whole lot of control over something like that.
he laughs to himself, a chuckle under his breath. )
pick a pile of rubble and you'll probably find me
uh
( hold on, he'll try to give you a landmark. )
i guess saying the beach wouldn't mean much, huh
i'm fine, though
don't worry about me
no subject
Date: 2024-01-16 03:45 am (UTC)marco polo it is
[ because he'll be the judge of worrying about vash or not, thanks. he's making his way along the bay though, keeping his eyes peeled for any sign of vash, cigarette smoke wafting up above him like some sort of beacon. ]
no subject
Date: 2024-01-16 07:20 pm (UTC)all in due time ... all in due time.
but he has to chuckle a bit to himself at the response he gets, because it doesn't surprise him in the slightest. )
wanna make a bet on who finds who first?
( vash this isn't a game --
but it wouldn't be him if he didn't pretend to not take something seriously. )
2/14
Date: 2024-02-15 11:06 pm (UTC)You want to what?
[ he heard him the first time, his brain just needs to catch up a little first. ]
Chocolates?
no subject
Date: 2024-02-16 04:25 pm (UTC)he's checked in on wolfwood every once in a while, generally incapable of not being a pest at least a couple of times a day to ask if he needed anything, but overall letting the man get his rest, so when he pops a seemingly out-of-the-blue question he'll be rested and ready to hear him out. as much as he's willing to divulge. which isn't a whole lot.
( it's nothing, really, but admitting it feels like cheating somehow. )
when he grins, it's sheepish. ) Chocolates, yeah. Doesn't sound too hard to make, right? And the ingredients can't be too hard to get our hands on …
no subject
Date: 2024-02-19 04:53 am (UTC)chocolates, though. ]
Never made 'em before. [ they've all had candy before, but it's not like they've had a reason to actually make it. but maybe that's why vash wants it. notably, this is not a 'no'. ] You know what you gotta get?
no subject
Date: 2024-02-22 02:15 am (UTC)pop in he does, and apparently make silly suggestions about something they should make together when the other is well enough to do it.
don't even worry about why he wants to make chocolates in the first place! do not!at the question, he reaches to dig a piece of paper from his pocket, something he'd scribbled on before he'd stopped by this time, grinning all the while. )
Mhm! I might have a bunch of it at the bakery, actually. ( he pauses for dramatic effect, winking for the sake of it. ) Nobody's gonna notice a little bit of bar chocolate missing, right?