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[moonlightalter]

If you had to describe the three moons and their respective cycles with a single word, how would you describe them?

And please tell me that Iris isn't the 'sex moon'.




[This next bit is sent as a private message, specifically directed at anyone who he came across while he was under the moon's effects.]

I am so, so sorry for what happened. I had heard stories, but I didn't know it would be as bad as it was.

I'll be taking precautions in the future, but if there's anything I can do to make up for what already happened then please let me know.

Comments

[moonlightalter]

Not really, no.

[He's going to start eating his ramen too.

[tigerpoet]

[Inner takes a bite of his ramen... and then just stops and stares at it like he's just witnessed a miracle.]

...it's good.

[moonlightalter]

Right, isn't it? The spiciness adds a good flavor.

[He will happily eat his own non-spicy food, though.]

[tigerpoet]

It's different when I'm the one tasting it. I never realized.

[moonlightalter]

Yeah? Well, that just means you need to taste more things, right?

[tigerpoet]

I don't know when I'd have the time to sit down and eat.

[Because he doesn't take over for silly things like eating, he means.]

[moonlightalter]

Can't you just ask Atsushi-san to switch if he's about to eat lunch or something?

[tigerpoet]

I could. He would let me.

[That isn't the point.]

[moonlightalter]

....then why don't you?

[Because he gets the feeling that Inner just chooses not to do that.]

[tigerpoet]

Because I won't take that time from him. Not for a foolish thing like eating.

[moonlightalter]

...eh? But you're a person with needs too. What you need should matter as much as what anyone else needs.

[tigerpoet]

Not at his expense. And experiencing food isn't a 'need'.

[It's nice, but Outer will feed their body just the same.]

[moonlightalter]

Not at his...eh?

[He doesn't understand nearly enough about Outer and Inner, and it just pushes his curiosity into overdrive. He's going to come a bit closer to peer at Inner.]

Well, you can experience it for now at least, right? Since you're already here.

[tigerpoet]

If I'm in control, he isn't.

[Somewhat reluctantly, he takes a second bite of ramen. Yep, still delicious.]

[moonlightalter]

I'm surprised the two of you don't alternate sleeping schedules. Like, when he is sleeping, you take control of your shared body. And when you sleep, he controls it.

[Time to slide over a bag of skittles! Taste the rainbow, Inner.

[tigerpoet]

Our body needs the same amount of sleep as anyone else's. Neither of us controls it when we're asleep.

[It just doesn't work like that.

Having some Skittles-]

Oh, they're sweet.

[moonlightalter]

[That's unfortunate. Atsushi has trouble believing that Inner is truly okay with it.]

They are sweet, yeah. I like the green ones best, they're apple flavored.

...

Say...I like visiting Atsushi too, but if I ever want to spend time with you too would that be okay?

[tigerpoet]

Hmmph. I'll allow it. But I'm not good company.

[Even for an Atsushi, and Atsushis are really the only people he willingly comes out for.]

[moonlightalter]

I'm not good company either, so we can be not-good-company together.

[tigerpoet]

[doubt, but also]

If you have to.

[moonlightalter]

[SMILE SMILE]

Have you ever had this before?

[It's a box of pocky.]

[tigerpoet]

No, but I've seen it in stores. Chocolate?

[moonlightalter]

It's covered in chocolate, yes.

[Here, he's offering Inner a stick of pocky.]

[tigerpoet]

[Accepting the pocky and taking a bite-]

This is even better.

[moonlightalter]

Mhmm! And there's a game you can play with it too.