[ LOOK, WHEN YOU ASK ABOUT SOMEONE'S DAY, YOU TYPICALLY DON'T GET THE MOST INTERESTING ANSWER.
A long pause, before Black motions White to walk with him so he can actually put these groceries up. ]
I've found The Peculiar Position of Dr. Jollin and Mr. Hode to be pretty good. [ It reminds him of a book from home! ] There's a couple penny dreadfuls Mr. Regnard's recommended me too--he's one of my superiors in the Enforcers, he's pretty nice--that you might like. Pirate's Booty, The Illustrious Esmeralda, The Opal... Esmeralda's on the supernatural side, and Pirate's a threeway romance between a woman, her first-mate, and the captain of the Navy or... something. I haven't read it myself. The Opal is a continuous collection of stories that gets published every month, though it's
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a little on the... risque side, sometimes. There's perfectly fine stories in it too--I usually stick to those, and Mr. Regnard fills me in on everything else. [ Ahaha, at least there aren't any flowers popping up this time. He's. He's working on that not being a thing here. ]
I--I don't, Mr. Regnard does and he's always with me when we're on Enforcer business because he likes my company, and he talks about them all the time. [ SO............ ] The general stories are really nice.
[ ...he's never really had to take the lead on any conversations with Tsukiyama before, and really, he has no idea what to say that doesn't end up with him wanting to shove his foot in his mouth. ...like every conversation he has with him.
God, he really isn't suited to this. ]
...Jollin and Hode is a story about a man who wants to separate the good from the bad, so he makes a medicine to achieve that. It goes about as well as you expect it to--he retains his goodness and pure of heart, and he creates a second personality for himself--that's Hode. He doesn't care about anything or anyone except himself, and he starts to go on killing sprees just because he can. It's a story of monster and men, of good versus evil, of... losing control of yourself.
[ He glances at White, as if he's about to say something else, but he turns his gaze back to his work. ]
I won't spoil much else for you, but it's almost the exact same as Jekyll and Hyde from my world. Except with, well, emotion stuff. I think it's to warn people against the dangers of attempting to isolate just the good or just the bad and then getting rid of the other.
[The look'd made her feel uncomfortable and she shifts on her feet, trying not to think of the request she'd gotten and how the situation hasn't changed, how there's still a monster all its own inside her brother. Tsukiyama's always radiating positivity, so... she needs to try too, even if the warmth just feels fake.]
It certainly sounds interesting, Black-san, though I don't believe there's any harm in... focusing on the more positive side of life. Things that bring you down are simply to be avoided, non? Wouldn't you agree?
[... honestly she doesn't know if that's his opinion but it sure seems like it'd be with how goddamn positive he is. silver lining in everything he sees.]
Wouldn't you say that every experience is a good one, even if it makes you upset? It's important to keep upbeat, but that doesn't mean you should avoid every bad thing.
He loves life, White, even the bad parts. He prefers the good ones, of course--pleasure is the greatest good--but... it's not as if he'd toss aside the bad. They're valuable.
[ bad feelings are entirely different beast though ]
Because he's hot, elegant, and confident. [ That sounds so. Shallow. ] ...really, he says a lot of things to me other people never have, and I admire his enthusiasm and tenacity as much as I might not agree with certain ideals of his. It's—not unpleasant, but it's... [ ...sigh. ] I don't think I have the words for it, White.
Your faith is misplaced. [ a sigh. ] ...Silver said something similar to me. I really don't know if I could—I'd probably die of embarrassment if I did.
[ They're best friends by circumstance at this point. ]
...he wouldn't, hopefully, unless he found it amusing. [ He... likes amusing Tsukiyama, but he's not really sure if he's ready to be the reason behind it. ] I'm sure you've never experienced it, but being laughed at for your feelings isn't very pleasant.
[ They have flower pots everywhere at this point, because flowers make everything nice and beautiful.
...and those daisies that are ordinarily in the pots by the door are changing right to yellow and lavender roses when he thinks about it. ]
I don't think he would. [ But he's grinning a little, covering his face. ] I'm not—I'm interesting and adorable, but I'm nothing really special, you know? He could do better.
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A long pause, before Black motions White to walk with him so he can actually put these groceries up. ]
I've found The Peculiar Position of Dr. Jollin and Mr. Hode to be pretty good. [ It reminds him of a book from home! ] There's a couple penny dreadfuls Mr. Regnard's recommended me too--he's one of my superiors in the Enforcers, he's pretty nice--that you might like. Pirate's Booty, The Illustrious Esmeralda, The Opal... Esmeralda's on the supernatural side, and Pirate's a threeway romance between a woman, her first-mate, and the captain of the Navy or... something. I haven't read it myself. The Opal is a continuous collection of stories that gets published every month, though it's
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a little on the... risque side, sometimes. There's perfectly fine stories in it too--I usually stick to those, and Mr. Regnard fills me in on everything else. [ Ahaha, at least there aren't any flowers popping up this time. He's. He's working on that not being a thing here. ]
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THIS WAY. WHY IS BLACK THIS WAY.]
I... see. They sound very intriguing, though I cannot say I expected you to be the type to read [the fuck would tsukiyama call this] intimate tales.
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I--I don't, Mr. Regnard does and he's always with me when we're on Enforcer business because he likes my company, and he talks about them all the time. [ SO............ ] The general stories are really nice.
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Then I'll have to look into them myself.
[....... okay she's stuck. all she knows is that whenever tsukiyama's around black sunshine pours out his ass what now]
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God, he really isn't suited to this. ]
...Jollin and Hode is a story about a man who wants to separate the good from the bad, so he makes a medicine to achieve that. It goes about as well as you expect it to--he retains his goodness and pure of heart, and he creates a second personality for himself--that's Hode. He doesn't care about anything or anyone except himself, and he starts to go on killing sprees just because he can. It's a story of monster and men, of good versus evil, of... losing control of yourself.
[ He glances at White, as if he's about to say something else, but he turns his gaze back to his work. ]
I won't spoil much else for you, but it's almost the exact same as Jekyll and Hyde from my world. Except with, well, emotion stuff. I think it's to warn people against the dangers of attempting to isolate just the good or just the bad and then getting rid of the other.
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It certainly sounds interesting, Black-san, though I don't believe there's any harm in... focusing on the more positive side of life. Things that bring you down are simply to be avoided, non? Wouldn't you agree?
[... honestly she doesn't know if that's his opinion but it sure seems like it'd be with how goddamn positive he is. silver lining in everything he sees.]
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Wouldn't you say that every experience is a good one, even if it makes you upset? It's important to keep upbeat, but that doesn't mean you should avoid every bad thing.
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how does anyone deal with him???]
No.
[... nailed it? oh god, she has no idea how to tsukiyama]
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Shut up! I did my best! He's just-- I don't know how to explain him, I just wanted to help out...
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bad feelings are entirely different beast though]Epicurean. He described it like that.
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He's a weirdo. Why do you like him?
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Because he's hot, elegant, and confident. [ That sounds so. Shallow. ] ...really, he says a lot of things to me other people never have, and I admire his enthusiasm and tenacity as much as I might not agree with certain ideals of his. It's—not unpleasant, but it's... [ ...sigh. ] I don't think I have the words for it, White.
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No, I kind of like it. But if you like all that about him, why not just say so?
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You know him, White. ]
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I believe in you.
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...and he'd probably laugh at me.
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Do you really think that a guy like that would laugh at you, Black? Really.
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...he wouldn't, hopefully, unless he found it amusing. [ He... likes amusing Tsukiyama, but he's not really sure if he's ready to be the reason behind it. ] I'm sure you've never experienced it, but being laughed at for your feelings isn't very pleasant.
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You're right, I haven't. But it's not like it's very pleasant to hear about -- unless they laugh and smile and say they return them, anyway.
[With soft romantic music and flowers blooming at your feet.]
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...and those daisies that are ordinarily in the pots by the door are changing right to yellow and lavender roses when he thinks about it. ]
I don't think he would. [ But he's grinning a little, covering his face. ] I'm not—I'm interesting and adorable, but I'm nothing really special, you know? He could do better.
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And if he doesn't want to, big brother?
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I'll die.
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I'll happily see your spirit pass on if that's the case, Black. Just make sure you kiss him before you ascend.
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