prismatica | text; un: CrazyM

[ Well, it's very hard to make low-quantity batches of certain things that already require miniscule amounts of ingredients. He actually made four, but he tasted one to make sure that it was good enough to share. He's not going to give a gift that is no good, after all. ]

Temporary lactation.

[ He sure did say that with a straight face. ]

I captured two of the animals that produce the ink with this effect and had frozen some of their parts after discovering that different parts of them have particular effects in cooking.

[ Rosho nearly drops his plate. ]

Wh-why, what, you— what made ya think that was a good idea to begin with?!

[ ...well it's a "booby trap" for a reason. ]

That's really extreme, ya know!

I discovered the effects on accident so I can guarantee their safety and temporary status. It would teach Sasara a lesson about theft that he clearly hasn't learned through less extreme methods.

[ He likes Sasara, actually, but he is a firm believer in protecting your property. ]

[ On accident. Yeah, that accident didn't involve particular individuals, maybe? Particular individuals like the one talking to him right now.

God no, don't think that, that's weird. He'll keep his assumptions to himself. ]

I... I get it, I mean, I doubt you're lying about what it does. And it's only for an hour...

[ His partner does need to learn a lesson eventually. Apparently, this is how it needs to be done. Sorry Sasara, he loves you very much, but it's time to learn about pudding boundaries the hard way. Rosho sighs heavily. Red dot, remember that. He definitely does not want to be eating that particular pudding by accident. ]

I guess, it'll do.

[ It's exactly what it says on the box. Riou got milky tiddied. He has been very careful with it ever since, though it wasn't a bad experience. ]

It may take a few times for him to learn, but it should eventually act as a deterrent. To that end, if you like the pudding, I do not mind making batches. It seems to be fairly simple to cook.

[ Whoa, hold on there. He has a potential long-term pudding provider? ]

You sure about that? I don't wanna inconvenience you or anything like that. And ain't that kinda cocky of you to begin with? Let me try it first.

[ He should finish drying the last of his dishes, but damn it, it's really hard for him to ignore it when its set out on the table. And Riou's food has always been really good thus-far. Rosho puts aside another plate, sets his towel down then opens up a utensil drawer in order to grab a spoon. He's at the table, picking up one of the cups, looking it over here and there.

His spoon goes in, a little less than he would normally take, just so he can have a small taste. Here goes his first bite! ]

I like cooking.

[ And he already tasted it, so he knows that it's good! Also it's got like, Prismatican crystal camel milk or something in it don't worry about it. Either way, it should taste heavenly because Riou is actually a really good cook despite his odd choice of ingredients. ]

Your verdict?

[ There's only a distracted hum as Rosho chews, and chews. He takes another spoonful, more this time, then bites. Chews. And chews. And chews.

Another spoonful, filling the entire dip of the spoon this time, followed by a large bite. And then another. With every bite it feels like the flavor gets better and better and he doesn't want to stop eating it. He's about halfway done with the cup already.

Okay okay, one more bite.

One more.

Last bite! ...this bite is his last for sure!! He looks at Riou, cheeks puffy like a chipmunk, he won't put the spoon down, he shovels it into the pudding and takes another bite and even talks with his mouth full. ]

Never had one, this good before, hey! 's like, the best!

[ Oh, that's actually pretty cute.. he really seems like he's enjoying it.. Riou can't be sure until he delivers the verdict though, so there's a vague sense of suspense as Rosho.. keeps not answering.

When he finally does Riou seems to relax a little and his lips pull into a satisfied smile. He doesn't smile super often, usually looking serious, but when he does there's a serious warmth to it. Nothing makes him happier than when someone truly enjoys his cooking. ~~And this is why MTC can't say no to him.~~ ]

I'm glad you like it. You took a while to answer, I thought I may have made a mistake.

[ Once he actually decides to stop stuffing his face before he finishes the entire first cup, Rosho finally gives his official assessment that isn't just him ravenously eating. ]

Ah, sorry about that! I didn't mean to make you worry. This stuff is seriously incredible! I've never had pudding this good before! Honestly, if you wanna offer me more, I should at least pay you. The quality's gotta be repaid, ya know!

[ There is no way he could accept this for free, as much as he'd actually like to, but Riou deserves to get something in return for providing him what is probably the best pudding he's ever had in his life. He scoops up some more, already disappointed to be reaching the bottom of the cup. It's going to be really hard to not eat the second cup but he should at least save it for tomorrow. ]

Do you want to moonlace then?

[ Totally platonically... Riou isn't going to charge him for it, but if they moonlace they both gain chroma, so he can't complain about that. He's very blunt in his offer though. ]

—huh? ...oh, that's right! That's... uh. Yeah...

[ Sometimes he tends to forget they make money through moonlacing. That's how Chroma works and all.

Riou's straight faces are so weird. Please emote, just a little?? ]

That's the most beneficial thing for the both of us, yeah? So... s-sure...

[ He tries to ease his embarrassment by taking another bite of pudding. Aah, it really is great. He wants the second cup so bad, but no, restraint! So he scoops out the remainder of what's left, finishes that up, then puts the cup along with the spoon on the table. He grabs the other two so he can take them to the fridge. ]

Let me put this away and we can do that. Um, would holding hands be okay...?

I would prefer to link arms. It would be less intimate and less likely to upset anyone.

[ Jyuto was very pleased with him for saying a bad thing about Rosho and not even.. that bad. More like an observation about his sense of fashion that Jyuto interpreted as an insult, but Riou doesn't really care about fashion so ??? As long as Jyuto is happy it's fine. But basically, he's choosing to be less intimate because he thinks it will make Jyuto happier, while Rosho can still feel like he's paying Riou without Riou feeling guilty for accepting payment when he really just likes it when people eat his cooking... Until he gets clarification on this, it's probably better not to do anything affectionate with Rosho.

People are so complicated. ]

[ The intimacy problem he can understand, but why would he be worried about upsetting him...? Unless it's not Rosho he's worried about upsetting.

They're from rival divisions, but aside from that unpleasant little issue Rosho took upon himself to fuel into a petty grudge over Riou's character for blaming Sasara for his stage fright, he doesn't have much of a problem with most of MTC, Riou especially. Their leader is another thing entirely. Riou knows Samatoki and Sasara have beef, so maybe he wants to respect that and not get too friendly with Rosho in relation. Maybe their group's agreed to be civil with rival groups but not get too chummy.

It's more than likely definitely not about him. It's about his teammates wishes. It sounds silly, because they're grown-ass men, but also... he gets it. The respect Riou must have for those people, even if he doesn't understand the extent. ]

Just so you know, I've held hands casually before around here, so I don't have a problem with that. But if that's how you feel then I won't try to change your mind.

[ He wonders though... if Riou simply being here is even okay. Rosho shuts the fridge once he puts the pudding cups away. ]

We'll go to the couch, it'll be easier that way. Follow me.

[ Nodding his head into the opposite room, he'll lead Riou to the couch where he'll take a seat first, offering up plenty of space beside him. ]

[ Riou heads to the couch after being invited. Rosho will realize that Riou apparently manspreads and just takes up a huge amount of space, sometimes to the point that Jyuto even asks him to scoot it. So Rosho will possibly have to tell this filthy manspreader to scoot over at some point.

At the very least, his response to it being how he feels yields a brief explanation: ]

I suspect Jyuto may harbor a grudge of some kind against you. Do you know why?

[ Jyuto called him a "little library grandma" and that doesn't feel kind. Riou likes the Dotsuitare Honpo duo though... ]

[ When he said take a seat on his couch he meant take a seat with him and leave enough room for him, Riou! Rosho plans to get him to stop that filthy manspreading in a moment, but first, secret intel is being shared. Rosho blinks in surprised, genuinely speechless for a moment.

Apparently his hunch was right. And he has no idea why. ]

I... didn't even know he didn't like me? I don't think I said anything wrong the first time I met him at his birthday party?

[ Their introduction went without hitch, he thought, unless he didn't speak to the guy enough or. Or.

Honestly he can't think of a single thing for this to make sense. Riou's teammate has a grudge on him. Him. Who has only been in the city for a handful of months. Whom he barely just met. (Okay he did rap at Jyuto's birthday party but Rosho didn't even do that well! He was also kind of drunk.) ]

Have you told him that you've been talking to me a lot? Or... does it have something to do with whatever happened between Sasara and Samatoki? Not that I was even involved in that to begin with, but I get being wary about me because Sasara's my partner.

[ Still petty as fuck. He thought Jyuto was smarter than that. He looks smarter than that. What the hell, he's literally done nothing wrong to have this guy not like him! He doesn't want to put his frustrations on Riou but this seriously kind of ticks him off to hear. ]

[ Riou is just big okay he has to manspread to be comfortable!!! ]

I don't know. It was a feeling I got. He didn't actually say he disliked you.

[ A beat. ] I thought it may be because I'm consorting with future enemies, but he has never complained about my conversations with other divisions.

[ Okay, so there's no need to jump to conclusions, maybe it's not a matter of Jyuto not liking him but he certainly seems to have some sort of negative opinion about him perhaps? This makes so little sense. Rosho is baffled. ]

Maybe it's not a problem with me, maybe it's a problem with him. I've done nothing wrong to that guy and I've been very civil.

[ Hmmm. Maybe. To be honest: ]

He is very competitive.

[ More like.. Riou has witnessed him bullying children before. And then helped him bully them because said children was kind of a shithead back and Riou always has Jyuto's back. But that's besides the point. He'll stick to calling it 'competitive.' ]

[ Rosho can only hum in understanding when he still doesn't remotely get it at all, but he has a feeling if he gave his honest thoughts, Riou would get pissed off. He can't insult his teammate in this situation, as juvenile as the scenario is. All of the teams are competitive when it comes down to it, he's seen how Riou gets in a rap battle, but it sounds like Jyuto is taking it to another extreme.

Someone competitive, who wants to be number one, has a tendency to follow a line of criteria. They have to be skilled, they have to be multi-talented.

They have to stand out.

Like a peacock, only the one with the most beautiful plumage gets a mate.

Yes, that's me. The guy in glasses.

Rosho can be incredibly stupid, but also, he's a goddamn teacher who deals with dumb, impressionable, petty teenagers constantly being pressured to do their best by society's standards to get the best grades and form the best future for themselves.

When you want to stand out on top, you need to make yourself look like you stand out too.

The guy in glasses.

He picked him out at the party, because he wore glasses. The one with glasses. ]

Hey. Out of all the division members that you've met... how many of them wear glasses?

[ Riou decidedly does not have as much internal monologuing as Rosho does. He just doesn't get it. He also doesn't have the context of the guy in glasses comment, though, he's just thinking that Jyuto doesn't like his fashion. Jyuto really seemed pleased when Riou commented on it and doubled-down.

Riou is looking at Rosho's outfit when he realizes he's been asked a question and turns his face up to look Rosho in the eyes. ]

No others.

Edited 2020-08-27 06:48 (UTC)

[ Hmm

Hmmmmmm

HMMMMMMMMMMMM

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This requires more investigating, but Riou's started to bring him to a breakthrough with this little "dispute". ]

I see.

[ Rosho leans back into the couch, loops his arm into Riou's, then adjusts his glasses. His glasses his PARTNER GAVE HIM THAT HE IS ALLOWED TO WEAR REGARDLESS OF PETTY MEGANE HIERARCHICAL SQUABBLES. ]

I'd like to get back on track. About your weird cloning business.

Oh.

[ At least Riou seems fine with changing subjects. It's not like they're getting anywhere about Jyuto anyway. He just was curious. ]

What about it?

Is the clone a perfect copy? Like, does it act exactly like the person its a clone of? Speaks and behaves the same.

As far as I could tell in one hour's time, yes.

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