❝when did i give you the right to issue your own orders❞

[lyingstars]

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text; un: vennessa

[vennessa]

Kuni! Would you like to do something together?

[lyingstars]

Hello Vennessa. What did you have in mind?

[vennessa]

I'm not sure yet. What do you like doing in your spare time?

[lyingstars]

I normally just study more unless something catches my interest. I can't say there's anything here that I've found to gravitate towards when I have free time.

[vennessa]

You don't have any hobbies?

[lyingstars]

I raise my beetles. Sometimes I practice music.

Is drinking a hobby in this context?

[vennessa]

I don't think drinking is a hobby.

But your beetles are! They're very interesting. And music. What instrument do you play?

[lyingstars]

They're from Inazuma. I've taken up the shamisen again Kazuha gave me one a few months ago.

[vennessa]

Would you play it for me?

[lyingstars]

I suppose I could be convinced.

text | un:dango_milk

[formyeternity]

Ah. Kunikuzushi, there is a question I would like you to answer for me if you have a moment.

[lyingstars]

What is it?

[formyeternity]

What exactly is a 'housewarming party'?

I was invited to one but I am not entirely sure what it is, besides a party of some kind.

[lyingstars]

I know you don't exactly have friends but how do you not know what a housewarming party is?

[formyeternity]

It is not something I was invited to back in Inazuma due to the nature of my role as the Shogun. This is the first time I have heard of it.

All I am aware of is that it is something people do when they get a new home, but not what it IS, exactly.

[lyingstars]

[He could tell her outright, that it's no more than an excuse humans use to get together when they've moved into a new home. A simple party is easy enough to explain, however he does wonder... Certainly if he made a joke she'd be able to tell right?]

It's what it sounds like. Some ritual to ensure the new home stays warm that the humans don't freeze in the winter.

[formyeternity]

Oh! I wasn't aware it was so important of a matter.

That would make it all the more imperative that I attend, to ensure that ritual is completed for them.

[lyingstars]

[Okay so she can't tell he's joking. Does he tell her? Scaramouche sits there making a face at his phone for a few minutes before he decides it's not really his problem. Is it? It's probably fine to leave her thinking whatever she wants.]

Right.

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[formyeternity]

Hello, Kunikuzushi.

Would you happen to be at home or are you otherwise out and occupied at the present time?

[lyingstars]

I'm at home. Did you need something?

[formyeternity]

I do.

I'd like to give you something I picked up while I was out, if that is alright.

[lyingstars]

You got me something. I suppose that's fine.

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[formyeternity]

I'll be there in about twenty-five minutes, then.

[ It was a minute or so prior to the time, but sure enough? Ei arrived at the house her son was living at, dressed in a fairly modest kimono and a woven bamboo basket held by it's handle with both hands. A soft, deep purple cloth lined it and inside the basket itself was an assortment of baked pastries and various sweet treats, neatly arranged within.

She stepped up and knocked on the door, a smile on her face. ]

Kunikuzushi? It's me.

[lyingstars]

[It's a strange enough thing to hear that Ei has gotten him anything, but to have her also go out of her way to visit, bringing it to him, is an even more foreign concept that Kunikuzushi barely considers is something actually happening, until the knock on the door.

He opens the door, eyeing the basket before turning and wandering back into the house to allow Ei to let herself in. The home itself is quaint, larger on the inside than it looked from the outside much like a domain. A small praying shrine and other decorating choices make it rather fitting for the samurai he lived with, though the immortal has a few of his own personal touches about - mainly the tank of onikabuto in the living room and the rather questionable series of books on the shelf beneath them.]

You do know you didn't need to get me anything.

[formyeternity]

[ Had this been much closer to her arrival here, it may not have been something she would have considered but she's made long strides to try and make things up to him. In a way it was akin to her taking responsibility and stepping into the role she'd been avoiding for some time, and even now, Ei isn't sure she's even doing a good job of it.

Once he'd opened the door, her smile grew even more bright as she followed him inside, all the while taking in the little details here and there. Overall it seemed cozy and comfortable, which made her honestly quite happy but kept that to herself for now. ]

I am quite aware, but it's been a little while and I wanted to see you. Felt it would be unkind if I didn't bring something, and I know you share my penchant for sweets.

[ She'd remembered how small and fragile he seemed back then, and how he now stood much taller with more confidence. Kunikuzushi had truly become his own person, after all. ]