[The maids and butlers all cheerfully greet him in unison with, "Welcome back, Master!" when he enters.
BACK. He bows at the shoulders to them.] Thank you, hello. A sweet black tea for me and Mr. Wolfwood, please. Maybe some macarons as well. [He moves over to sit across from Wolfwood, smoothing the changshan under him so it isn't wrinkled.]
It's been a while, Mr. Wolfwood.
anna this is what i mean anna. anna. im going to kill you anna. you did this and then you died anna
Sweet black tea and macarons, of course. [He looks both amused and playfully offended Wolfwood does not know why he is getting macarons in a maid cafe.] Sweet meringue cookies.
T-chan?
[Said in the way of him pretending to again be offended Wolfwood didn't remember T-chan's name.]
Did you miss him and want to see him? I left him in the pet shop here.
[His eyes lower under his lashes. He does not answer at first because the tea and macarons come to them with the very hated chirping of Master.]
Thank you.
[He pushes the fancy plate of macarons toward Wolfwood, then cups his hands around his teacup.]
...We talked, yes. I apologized, though I don't think he will forgive me. Not that he has to. Then we've bickered off and on ever since because he acts a lot like you and the detective unfortunately.
[ He looks at these weird burger shaped things. Cool.
He'll start with the tea, making a slight face at its sweetness. ]
You really just can't let that go, huh. Maybe you should learn to meet new people.
If Rin can hold his own against you then I'm not gonna go off and be angry on his behalf, even if I think it was shit that out of all the adults, you went after him.
[Eat your burger-shaped sugars. He smiles in amusement, and then smiles coyly about the sweet-ass tea. He sips his own happily.]
I meet a great deal of people, I assure you. It was my job.
[He does not seem bothered by the last bit.]
None of the adults annoyed me unfortunately. Not at that time at least. Maybe you all shouldn't have kept your terrible secrets so close to your chest, and I would have picked you instead.
You do annoy me rather well. But you would never tell me much about yourself. It was only the first week. Rin is just a boy, so he was honest. We had a conversation about sacrificing what's important to reach a goal. Then he told me it was worth it.
We believed we were already dead, and we were in a game of kill or be killed. Imposing those sorts of morals here, as you can see, is useless. So it didn’t matter if it was a teenager or an adult to me.
And here you tried to make out like you were surprised I thought you didn’t want to speak to me. I can’t say whether Rin is still angry or not. You’ll have to ask him.
I think it was bad taste, but you didn't kill a kid.
[ The thing is that yeah they're teens but looks at Livio also being listed as 16. You're Flurry's bestie so I refuse to think you haven't seen Stampede with your Wolfwood discord icon. And even beyond that, Wolfwood's been basically given the adult treatment since he was like... twelve.
So.
He's definitely severely judging D for his choice, but it's not like he murdered a complete child. ]
[ :sob: Well you can always try making them yourself if you can bake... They always say macarons are insanely hard to make but as long as you follow instructions it's maybe not that hard so I hear... ]
Sayin' it's the world is a bit much.
[ Given he knows she loves her home so very much and he's just some guy she's known for a month. ]
[ Holds your hand through the baking process... I love baking.
Anyway it's kind of evident that Wolfwood doesn't really understand this. Not in the sense of like, low self-esteem, but like... legitimately just doesn't understand how that's the case. Not bothered by it, but? ]
Guess the stress of bein' the only person from our team to be stuck all alone over on this side must've been a lot.
[ This is sincere, even if it doesn't sound like it on paper. ]
D REALLY JUST SETS DOWN HIS CUP A BIT ROUGHLY. He can’t set it too roughly, it’ll spill.]
Mr. Wolfwood, for once, would you at least pretend not to be a total idiot? Miss Shenhe loves you, and Vash, and Miss Nahri, and I hope you would not take that for granted, or diminish her feelings.
Honestly…
She has a difficult life, and you have shown her kindness and understanding. That means more to her than simply being separated.
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BACK. He bows at the shoulders to them.] Thank you, hello. A sweet black tea for me and Mr. Wolfwood, please. Maybe some macarons as well. [He moves over to sit across from Wolfwood, smoothing the changshan under him so it isn't wrinkled.]
It's been a while, Mr. Wolfwood.
anna this is what i mean anna. anna. im going to kill you anna. you did this and then you died anna
What'd you just order for me?
[ The macaron, not the black tea. This universe canonically has ceylon so he knows that one but macarons are rich people snacks. ]
Sure has. Where's your companion-pet-whatever's your favourite term?
LISTEN!!!!!!!
Sweet black tea and macarons, of course. [He looks both amused and playfully offended Wolfwood does not know why he is getting macarons in a maid cafe.] Sweet meringue cookies.
T-chan?
[Said in the way of him pretending to again be offended Wolfwood didn't remember T-chan's name.]
Did you miss him and want to see him? I left him in the pet shop here.
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I don't know what a meringue cookie is either... and yeah, no shit I mean him.
[ Unfortunately he just steamrolls D's mock offense. ]
He can do anything he wants. Just was more, uh, well, glad to know he showed up with you.
[ You know. Hope T-chan didn't get obliterated in the afterlife. ]
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[He folds his hands in his lap, smiling regardless.]
Your concern is very sweet, but yes, he showed up with me here. Me, T-chan, and Rin.
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You two talked it out or what?
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Thank you.
[He pushes the fancy plate of macarons toward Wolfwood, then cups his hands around his teacup.]
...We talked, yes. I apologized, though I don't think he will forgive me. Not that he has to. Then we've bickered off and on ever since because he acts a lot like you and the detective unfortunately.
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He'll start with the tea, making a slight face at its sweetness. ]
You really just can't let that go, huh. Maybe you should learn to meet new people.
If Rin can hold his own against you then I'm not gonna go off and be angry on his behalf, even if I think it was shit that out of all the adults, you went after him.
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I meet a great deal of people, I assure you. It was my job.
[He does not seem bothered by the last bit.]
None of the adults annoyed me unfortunately. Not at that time at least. Maybe you all shouldn't have kept your terrible secrets so close to your chest, and I would have picked you instead.
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You made it pretty clear I annoy the fuck out of you, actually.
[ But mildly. ]
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You do annoy me rather well. But you would never tell me much about yourself. It was only the first week. Rin is just a boy, so he was honest. We had a conversation about sacrificing what's important to reach a goal. Then he told me it was worth it.
But apparently, it was a misunderstanding.
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[ His thoughts are very much like how do you misunderstand so bad you'd kill a teen over an adult like him, Wolfwood is garbage. ]
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We believed we were already dead, and we were in a game of kill or be killed. Imposing those sorts of morals here, as you can see, is useless. So it didn’t matter if it was a teenager or an adult to me.
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But like I said, if Rin ain't angry anymore then I ain't that pissed. Just judging.
[ You're on... medium, somewhat thin ice. ]
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[Wow, his mediumly thin ice.]
And here you tried to make out like you were surprised I thought you didn’t want to speak to me. I can’t say whether Rin is still angry or not. You’ll have to ask him.
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[ The thing is that yeah they're teens but looks at Livio also being listed as 16. You're Flurry's bestie so I refuse to think you haven't seen Stampede with your Wolfwood discord icon. And even beyond that, Wolfwood's been basically given the adult treatment since he was like... twelve.
So.
He's definitely severely judging D for his choice, but it's not like he murdered a complete child. ]
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D seems wryly amused.]
There’s no point in harping. I’ve apologized, and what’s done is done. You and I won’t ever see eye-to-eye on it. That’s okay.
[He will have one of the macarons.]
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[ Watches the macaron crumble like oh, it's a crunchy thing? ]
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Yes, I’ve seen and heard. But Miss Shenhe missed you anyway.
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Why're you the third person who told me that? How much has she been sayin' this?
[ ??? The vibe is very clearly not understanding why Shenhe missed him THIS hard. ]
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Oh. You are the world to Miss Shenhe, I’m afraid to say. She cares about everyone on her team very much, you included.
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Sayin' it's the world is a bit much.
[ Given he knows she loves her home so very much and he's just some guy she's known for a month. ]
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Is it…
[IT’S NOT A QUESTION!!!
He sips some of his tea pointedly.]
I think I should know, she told me.
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Anyway it's kind of evident that Wolfwood doesn't really understand this. Not in the sense of like, low self-esteem, but like... legitimately just doesn't understand how that's the case. Not bothered by it, but? ]
Guess the stress of bein' the only person from our team to be stuck all alone over on this side must've been a lot.
[ This is sincere, even if it doesn't sound like it on paper. ]
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D REALLY JUST SETS DOWN HIS CUP A BIT ROUGHLY. He can’t set it too roughly, it’ll spill.]
Mr. Wolfwood, for once, would you at least pretend not to be a total idiot? Miss Shenhe loves you, and Vash, and Miss Nahri, and I hope you would not take that for granted, or diminish her feelings.
Honestly…
She has a difficult life, and you have shown her kindness and understanding. That means more to her than simply being separated.
[HE GOT SO PASSIONATE AND FOR WHAT]
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