[rang being a giant stinky mean baby and still getting points bc he is a furry is so funny
Rang's eyebrows go up, but he keeps himself in place. his eyes just follow D, like a cat watching a duster. thinks about how rang's hair is supposed to be red at the edges, the kdrama expecting me to know this when the lighting is always weird....... it's not noticeable at all unless you're close enough to see ig,]
It'd be a loss, but also an opportunity. With them gone, no one will be threatening to break themselves if I tried erasing anyone.
[he props his chin on his hand, gaze still on D.]
Unless you're about to tell me you'll stab yourself if I try to kill a human.
D is not afraid of Rang because he has dealt with too many fantastical creatures to be, so he just fixes Rang's hair like it's second nature. Like a mother cat grooming a kitten. His edgy red-tipped hair is very foxy of him.]
My life is worth more to me than that. I will give you some advice, though. You should be a bit more discriminatory here in your choices. It is a game, after all.
As for our friends Matsui and Buzen, you shouldn't write them off so quickly. They are sword spirits, and swords are weapons.
[Now everyone can see. It's so funny that Rang finds the doting annoying but continues to be forced to endure it. D just can't let Rang's "fur" look disheveled, okay. He is fixing the hair, but will finally fold his arms over each other on the table.]
Yes, it is. [looks into the camera] So they will struggle with their duty and their nature.
[Why is he here with another gargoyle and two aliens... He watches Rang's face, then smiles in amusement.]
Has someone's delicious heart caught your eye, Mr. Gumiho?
[Well, Rang has a good while to be groomed by a man who loves nothing but animals much to Rang's dismay. Maybe he'd get pets if they slept in the bed with T-chan, who knows.]
You are quite a picky eater.
[He captures Rang's hand and holds it after it swats at him. This is Rang's punishment. T-chan puts his head on the table between D's arms and actually whines grumbly in reply which is probably an agreement.]
[the way rang is so confused that he just wants to hold d's hand and not crush his little bones to make bread.... he is too old to be going through puberty? (he is actually a baby in fox years) he pulls up D's hand to look at it closer, like he's trying to decipher WHY]
Unlike the rest of you, we can't survive only on meatballs and chicken nuggets.
[or ketchup smoothies like matsui....
rang pinches one of d's fingers like the witch in hansel and gretel when she's grabbing that chicken bone]
[Rang, now you're just being weird. Please. D allows Rang to do this without being fazed really... His hand is soft and pale, fingers long, nails also long and sharp.]
I'm a vegetarian, so I don't eat those things either.
[Don't assign him terrible eating habits like the rest of the people here. T-chan huffs.]
You're awfully rude to the man who brought you to join a team after the chaos you caused Sunday...
[he is the least weird person on this team? t-chan included?]
That's true. Foxes should give back what they're given.
[eugh... he doesn't like being reminded but that is the Nature of things... he jokingly pretends to chomp on one of d's fingers, im sorry he is just like this]
[HEY. He wags the finger at Rang’s face. Don’t bite, stop that. Cannot emphasize how lucky Rang is to be a mystical creature. He would never tolerate this with just any human.
(except probably touch week)]
We’ll never get anywhere if you can’t believe in all of us a little, Mr. Rang. [His voice softens.] A being like you needs to go back home anyway, regardless of whatever reason you have for returning.
There are far too few of you left which makes the world that much less wonderful.
[THIS IS SUCH A SENTIMENT. Rang like I guess this is normal for D, but it is still very strange to hear. The idea of his presence making the world wonderful? And D knowing what kind of person he is, and still thinking this? This kind of thinking only makes sense if he remembers what he is. A legend. One of few who remain.
Maybe it's to be expected from a pet shop owner. If he thinks it in those terms, then he feels less of an urge to lash out. Something like 'you don't know what I am to the world' or 'I exist just to spite the rest of it'. Instead, he lets D's hands go, leaning back to tuck his behind his head.]
My brother would like you. He thinks his existence in the world is a blessing.
[unlike his, which is just a curse.]
Don't worry. I don't intend on dying here, for whatever reason. I want to go back too, even if it's not for the sake of the world.
[Existing he means. He doesn’t not know Rang’s feelings on existing; however, he is very knowledgeable about natural history and the legends which go with it, and so he knows Rang very much has the burden of a story just like T-chan.
One of the four fiends, a natural predator with a taste for only flesh, an instinctual urge to consume it. Others look at him with fear and disdain, but D knows T-chan didn’t ask to exist this way. It’s simply how it happened. So he loves T-chan, and those like T-chan, almost more than any normal animal.]
Rang is silent for a moment, thinking yet again how strange this entire situation is. To die and then be shipped off to some kind of purgatory. To be told that you need to win, and surround yourself with your competitors, all from different worlds and walks of life. He doesn't think he's in danger of changing his mind, but he will acknowledge that it's interesting to talk to new people.
And he thinks D is interesting too, even if he thinks BDSM was ultimately his fault.]
You say that now, but maybe you'll change your mind.
[if d ever learns of his goals... but how could THAT happen (ignores memshare)]
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Was Mr. Matsui supposed to ask me something...?
[Teasing Rang is fun because he's so stinky.]
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He told me that he asked.
[DON'T PLAY DUMB EITHER]
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Hmph. He closes his eyes and lifts his chin demurely.]
Yes, he asked me to do him a favor.
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Really? He made it a deal with me.
[it's cause matsui knows rang is an asshole and would have turned it into a deal anyway]
How long do you think he'll stick around if Buzen gets erased?
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He looks at Rang again finally, putting his cup down.]
He will stay as long as there is a chance for our team to win. The win ensures Buzen might have more of a chance to be returned.
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but for now, he stretches, then rests his elbows on the table,]
That's what I figured. But he never mentioned specifically that he would.
[but rang has an obsession with deals and setting the terms, enough that this doesn't feel like nitpicking to him, just natural.]
Not that we could do anything about it if he died. It'll just be on us for assuming.
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Rang is lucky he really likes animals.]
He didn’t, but he cares very much for Buzen. You will just have to trust him. If he is erased, we will have to work extra hard.
[He reaches out to fix some of Rang’s hair because it is touch week UGH and also he is affectionate only to animals apparently.]
Does it worry you?
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Rang's eyebrows go up, but he keeps himself in place. his eyes just follow D, like a cat watching a duster. thinks about how rang's hair is supposed to be red at the edges, the kdrama expecting me to know this when the lighting is always weird....... it's not noticeable at all unless you're close enough to see ig,]
It'd be a loss, but also an opportunity. With them gone, no one will be threatening to break themselves if I tried erasing anyone.
[he props his chin on his hand, gaze still on D.]
Unless you're about to tell me you'll stab yourself if I try to kill a human.
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D is not afraid of Rang because he has dealt with too many fantastical creatures to be, so he just fixes Rang's hair like it's second nature. Like a mother cat grooming a kitten. His edgy red-tipped hair is very foxy of him.]
My life is worth more to me than that. I will give you some advice, though. You should be a bit more discriminatory here in your choices. It is a game, after all.
As for our friends Matsui and Buzen, you shouldn't write them off so quickly. They are sword spirits, and swords are weapons.
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Rang decides that this is annoying, but not like terrible? he endures, exactly like those cheetah cubs on the discovery channel,]
They might be swords, but the human heart is complicated.
[there's a note of derision in his voice, except maybe it's not directed at them?]
I'll wait and see. This crowd isn't so terrible that I want them all to die.
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Yes, it is. [looks into the camera] So they will struggle with their duty and their nature.
[Why is he here with another gargoyle and two aliens... He watches Rang's face, then smiles in amusement.]
Has someone's delicious heart caught your eye, Mr. Gumiho?
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he scoffs!!! then reaches over to bat the edge of D's sleeves,]
Hardly. They'll probably taste as bland as they look. [He looks directly over at T-chan,] We have standards, you know?
[don't drag t-chan into this]
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You are quite a picky eater.
[He captures Rang's hand and holds it after it swats at him. This is Rang's punishment. T-chan puts his head on the table between D's arms and actually whines grumbly in reply which is probably an agreement.]
Now, now, both of you. Please behave here.
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Unlike the rest of you, we can't survive only on meatballs and chicken nuggets.
[or ketchup smoothies like matsui....
rang pinches one of d's fingers like the witch in hansel and gretel when she's grabbing that chicken bone]
You're so bony.
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I'm a vegetarian, so I don't eat those things either.
[Don't assign him terrible eating habits like the rest of the people here. T-chan huffs.]
You're awfully rude to the man who brought you to join a team after the chaos you caused Sunday...
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That's true. Foxes should give back what they're given.
[eugh... he doesn't like being reminded but that is the Nature of things... he jokingly pretends to chomp on one of d's fingers, im sorry he is just like this]
Even if the team is terrible.
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(except probably touch week)]
We’ll never get anywhere if you can’t believe in all of us a little, Mr. Rang. [His voice softens.] A being like you needs to go back home anyway, regardless of whatever reason you have for returning.
There are far too few of you left which makes the world that much less wonderful.
[Sorry, he loves animals.]
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Maybe it's to be expected from a pet shop owner. If he thinks it in those terms, then he feels less of an urge to lash out. Something like 'you don't know what I am to the world' or 'I exist just to spite the rest of it'. Instead, he lets D's hands go, leaning back to tuck his behind his head.]
My brother would like you. He thinks his existence in the world is a blessing.
[unlike his, which is just a curse.]
Don't worry. I don't intend on dying here, for whatever reason. I want to go back too, even if it's not for the sake of the world.
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You both are because you’re you.
[Existing he means. He doesn’t not know Rang’s feelings on existing; however, he is very knowledgeable about natural history and the legends which go with it, and so he knows Rang very much has the burden of a story just like T-chan.
One of the four fiends, a natural predator with a taste for only flesh, an instinctual urge to consume it. Others look at him with fear and disdain, but D knows T-chan didn’t ask to exist this way. It’s simply how it happened. So he loves T-chan, and those like T-chan, almost more than any normal animal.]
Going back for yourself is just as good a reason.
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Rang is silent for a moment, thinking yet again how strange this entire situation is. To die and then be shipped off to some kind of purgatory. To be told that you need to win, and surround yourself with your competitors, all from different worlds and walks of life. He doesn't think he's in danger of changing his mind, but he will acknowledge that it's interesting to talk to new people.
And he thinks D is interesting too, even if he thinks BDSM was ultimately his fault.]
You say that now, but maybe you'll change your mind.
[if d ever learns of his goals... but how could THAT happen (ignores memshare)]
I won't hold it against you if you do though.