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❝ I'm not here right now, but—
I'll be sure to get back to you!
You can count on it! ❞
❝ I'm not here right now, but—
I'll be sure to get back to you!
You can count on it! ❞
❝ I'm not here right now, but—
I'll be sure to get back to you!
You can count on it! ❞
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[ ... and so he waits diligently enough.
when it's about time, he waits close enough to the door that he answers quickly enough. with a small wave, he gives rohan a broad smile. ] Ro! Thanks for coming all this way...! [ already beginning to pat him on the shoulder. ]
As always, you have an interesting choice of shirt, huh? [ crop top. ]
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And? Do we have a problem? Spit it out.
[ do you want to get roasted again, vane?? Rohan splays a hand over his chest, already looking affronted, and his gaze is piercing, as if he's preparing himself to retaliate harshly. ]
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he's never quite sure what'll set him off. even now, he wonders if stepping onto the topic of "fashion" was a bad idea (yes, it always is). hence, he's quick to give a small laugh to diffuse the situation. he speaks a tone that's between playful and ... low-key nervous. ] E-eh!? N-no! Not at all!
Just thinking it was really, uh, unique for around here! [ ... and maybe kinda expensive??
he doesn't think there are many shops that sell clothes like that. maybe it's a custom job? ]
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Hmph. Of course. I make my own style. It's stupid to follow everyone else. [ Vane is safe ... for now. Rohan could just barge in, but sometimes he does remember his manners. He can't berate everyone else for their bad manners without practicing what he preaches after all.
... Even if he's often rude, and tends to forget. ] So? May I come in?
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vane releases a deep sigh of relief. he really did luck out there, it seems. while rohan is a great guy and all, it isn't hard to see that sometimes the smallest things tip off his temper. (and he thought percy was relatively easy to anger??) still, this sense of bring in the "safe" is only amplified by rohan's inquiry.
oh, right? he came here to deliver something, right? ] Of course! Come on in.
There's not much, but I started some tea for us, if you want some.
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[ Now he can drink tea like a classy mofo, nice. Once they're settled down, Rohan finally starts pulling the item out of his bag. ]
This is what I wanted to give you. It will need to be refrigerated.
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it's a lot different than his image at least, and that gets a small chuckle out of vane as he eventually moves to set a smaller cup of milk right beside the tea pot he sets down. he then puts out two other cups. he sits down across from rohan as he peers over at the item rohan pulls out
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what was this? he's definitely tried some interesting food in el nysa. likely some form of ice cream too...
but he's never seen ... it like this? pre-packed and all? ] Uh—? Fr...ied chicken?
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[ ice-cream discourse??? yeah. He has a hand rested gracefully on the tub as his other hand cups his chin, and he appears pensive. ]
It wouldn't be the first time this has happened with salty and sweet food. Salted caramel was invented, after all. I wanted to know if the saltiness of the fried chicken would compliment or ruin the sweetness of the ice-cream ...
[ So he did lick the ice-cream inside a few times. Sorry. ]
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in a way it's admirable, even if vane doesn't actually get it? ] So did it taste good?
[ vane opens the lid here, and seems to give it a thoughtful sniff.
it actually smelled more sweet than he expects, maybe because of the "fried chicken" label, but he expected that to be the most potent thing about it. interesting. ... also he doesn't see a place where rohan actually scooped any out? also... interesting. (bc he licked it i guess). ]
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[ then don't give it to Vane??? but hear him out ] At least, to me. I thought it might taste better to you. You like chicken, don't you? You were going to eat that whole chicken that one time ...
[ Back in the station, when that chicken got stuck to Rohan instead. Anyway, Rohan kind of pushes the tub over to Vane's side. Go ahead and try it, homie. He insists. ]
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if anything, he's still kinda happy rohan thought about him, and that's enough for him to accept graciously. ] Oh? So you remembered! Though, I guess when it comes to meat there isn't a lot I don't like, hahaha. [ he seems to laugh it off easily enough, as he ...
sees the tub pushed to him. huh. it's kind of nervousing to be watched so intently??? still, he takes the lidd off the tub, licking the excess off his fingers, before picking up a spoon (this was probably meant for the tea initially), and he puts it into the swiftly melting ice cream. ] Thanks for the meal! [ he takes a pretty sizable amount and puts it into his mouth. surprisingly, it's... not bad at all. he thinks????
with the aftertaste... now he becomes unsure. hm. he takes another bite. then another...
he's just trying to solve a mystery, homie. ]
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Rohan also sips his tea, a gracefulness to the way he holds the teacup. That's the image he likes to portray -- well-mannered and with class. Too bad that image tends to shatter when he's childish, rude or angry. ] Well? What do you think?
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[ hm.... ] It's not bad, I think! But, I wonder what they used to get that kick of spiciness... It doesn't taste like any of the peppers I had at the market. It's probably a spice we didn't have a home, too... [ deep meta about fried chicken ice cream and its different flavors. ]
But, ah! You sure you don't want more? I feel like you hardly touched it?
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I told you, I hate how it tastes. Could you not force me to repeat myself? [ Vane, please listen to him? :/? ] I did lick the top to sample it just now. That's more than enough for me.
[ And that would explain why it doesn't look like anyone has touched the ice-cream at all. Enjoy. Anyway, Rohan's the kind of guy who can probably survive on coffee or tea alone. He doesn't really need to eat that much. He takes another graceful sip of his tea. ]
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lick the top. ] Eh? [ ...
??? and then he just gave this? isn't there something backwards with that?? ] Eh!? So the one I just ate ... [ not that vane minds, but it's the principle, right? no village granny could accept this deed unscolded. but well, he supposes it probably doesn't matter this late in the game. ]
Rohan... [ please.... homie.... ]
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[ His questioning comes curt and blunt, and it's hard to tell if he's genuinely confused as to why that could be an unacceptable thing to do or if he knows, and he's daring Vane to challenge him on it. Either way, it's probably best not to say anything and accept this life you now have. ]
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[ especially the little ones back around the capital. still, he gives a brief shake of his head. he supposes that was enough of a message for now. besides, he supposes it didn't matter if he was going to eat the rest later. ... not that this stops him from capping the ice cream and placing it into the fridge behind him. ]
But, you were pretty brave to try something you never had before... I saw some interesting foods with horse meat and stuff too around the market. Pretty sure that was a sort of frozen treat, too.
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Are you calling me a child? You know, if you don't want it, you can always give it back. [ He'd say 'I could always give it to someone else' but he doesn't actually have anyone else to give it to. He really doesn't have a lot of friends... ] I was only trying not to waste food, because I happened to buy something I didn't like.
[ So he doesn't deserve to be criticized for it!! Or so he thinks. ]
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but, at those words, vane can only laugh uneasily. because maybe it's exactly that childishness that he was hinting to. not that he says it aloud. instead he works on diffusing the situation. ] Aw, don't be like that, Ro! Besides, even the children know there's no "take backs"!
More importantly! Did you get any good ideas from it?
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Yes. I've thought up a thrilling story about a young boy with skin that resembles fried chicken, and it's going to be about the struggles he faces growing up as an outcast in his society.
[ he's ... joking ... ]
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sounds pretty horrific, honestly?!? ] R-really? But while that sounds scary, I feel pretty bad for the little guy, you know? He didn't ask for fried chicken skin. Then again, no one asked for... [ fried chicken ice cream either...
and he's not even saying this out of displeasure or because he dislikes it (he's genuinely okay with it, after all).
but, he catches himself: ] A-ah, nothing. Either way, is it supposed to be like an emotional piece?
[ rohan you know these jokes never work out!!! ]
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Then, after he takes a long sip of the tea and sets the cup down on the saucer: ] Also, I'm just kidding.
[ Now he doesn't mind writing that story though ... ]
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vane listens to that first part a little amazed, if just for the fact that it's coming from the guy who just licked the ice cream he gave him. but vane decisively opts on ... letting it go with a little hint of a smile tugging at his lips. probably enough of a telltale sign in and of itself. but, as emotional as this all gets and as much as he believes in rohan...
and starts responding while the other man is mid-sip: ] When you put it like that...
I think it could turn out to be a pretty good story. Especially for younge—
[ why are you this way. ]
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[ what the heck?? rohan actually looks like he's genuinely smiling
he's just amused that vane took that so seriously. ]
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