and it takes, and it takes, and it takes

[acherontiastyx]

[It... definitely takes a while for the weekly after-execution note to arrive, but it does --- kind of scrawly and on ripped paper rather than nice stationery.]

EY. YO. WE GOT EFFIGIES IN THE DINING ROOM AND WE'RE GONNA BURN EM.

FOOD TOO. THE USUAL AND HOT COCOA. GOOD FOR THE SOUL. GET SOME. MAYBE TAKE IT BACK TO YOUR ROOM IF YOU HAVE TO. JUST GET SOME.

[Anyway, in the dining room, there's plenty of mugs set out, with a janky looking arrow sign pointing into the kitchen to where you can get your hot cocoa. On the table, there's Vichyssoise, a pot of green tea, and some booze. There's also a cookie tray on the floor away from the table on which to burn the Wordsmith and Kimbley effigies, which are handily placed near the food on the table.

...also if you go in the kitchen without shoes on just. Watch the northern corner. There's no kidneys, but there's a lot of broken plates there for some reason...]

Comments

[plegia]

[grumble grumble "tea is stupid" grumble]

...I suppose I could use a little assistance. Maybe. If you're really feeling all that charitable.

[...thanks, Mikazuki.]

[tsugomori]

Hahaha, for my friends, I am always feeling charitable.

[ He'll be heading on closer at that point, then, and that is one large tea bag. Yep. ]

... Oh my, this is quite the good amount of tea you have here. Were you thinking of sharing?

[plegia]

Tch.

[He doesn't have it in him to correct Mikazuki right now. But!! We're totally not friends!!]

Not really. But I guess I probably won't drink it all so if you want some...

[Consider yourself lucky!!]

[tsugomori]

[ Suuuure, Gangrel, sure. The fact that he doesn't correct him, doesn't go unnoticed, and he brightens up now. ]

Thank you, Gangrel. As always, I am appreciative of your generosity.

[ Then he'll begin to truly help with brewing that tea and wow honestly I have barely any idea how he does it but it's probably as usual in a very elaborate way despite there being just the tea kettle... ]

By the way, where did you get this? I don't recall seeing this size in the kitchen before. Or I guess they could be in the kitchen and I missed it.

[plegia]

[You know, he's never sure if Mikazuki is sincere about that or just being sarcastic...

But yes, thank you for your tea-brewing skills, I don't know anything about tea so this is good!!]

It came out of that machine. I figured it's probably someone's, but I wanted to try it first before figuring out whose it is.

[...He thinks it might be Alani's, that's what he's getting at here.]

[tsugomori]

[ Sincerely only for Gangrel, oh ho ho ho!

... But honestly, he always feels exceptionally happy whenever Gangrel is nice to him. Not that... he'd say that portion at least at the moment. ]

Ah, I see, I see...

...What type of drink do you normally prefer, anyway?

[plegia]

I don't have much of a preference. Anything that isn't too sweet, but certainly nothing as bitter as this tea.

[He actually succeeded in making a cup once! It was soooo bitter.]

[tsugomori]

[ He'll nod... and wonder if anyone besides Alani actually likes this bitter tea.

Presumably, the tea is done relatively soon, and he goes to prepare a cup for them both. ]

Hmm... Gangrel, do you mind if I ask how you have been managing to hold up?

[plegia]

[Thanks, Mikazuki. He appreciates it. This bitter tea is terrible, but he'll drink it anyway.]

Oh? You want to know how I'm holding up? Surely there are others who need your concern more than me.

[It's just as aggressive as everything he says, but it's mostly just because he doesn't know what to say.]

[tsugomori]

[ Mikazuki will then hand Gangrel his tea, and wait for his to cool. ]

But, you seemed a little bothered during the trial, and usually you laugh and say a lot of rude things. And you didn't do much of that this time.

I thought it may be fair to ask.

[ ... He hopes that didn't sound too rude or blunt... ]

[plegia]

...Tch. I'm that obvious, then...

[It's not exactly a surprise, but it's sort of annoying. What if people think he's going soft??]

I'm fine. You don't need to worry about me.

[tsugomori]

Well, it could be a good thing.

[ It's nice, he thinks, for people to be obvious sometimes. ]

But, alright. I suppose it may be possible for even me to get wrinkles if I worried too much, hm? Hahaha.

[plegia]

I have a hard time seeing you worry about anything for too long...

[But it's kind of getting him to smirk a bit, if only because Mikazuki's the one constant he can count on.]

[tsugomori]

[ ... He'll tilt his head a bit, seeming to think about this heavily (not really) too. ]

In fact, if I'm ever worrying about anything for too long, it's probably because I managed to loose my headdress again. It is quite troublesome whenever that happens, which is a bit too often for my liking...

[plegia]

...You're ridiculous.

[It's (almost) fond.]

If you ever lose it again, I guess I can help you look for it. If I'm not busy, anyway.

[tsugomori]

[ He's getting there!! ]

Ah, thank you for offering your help. It'd be quite embarrassing if, when it happened, it got out to others, haha.

[ He'll be smiling, and as he's looking down into his tea. It's almost been four weeks since they've been here, hasn't it? ]

... You know, you are quite a reliable person, Gangrel.

[plegia]

[That gets him to grumble something into his cup before rolling his eyes.]

I guess that's not too terrible of a compliment. I'm the damned King of Plegia, of course I'm reliable!

[...yes everyone can rely on you to get everyone killed, good work gangrel u did it, you're the best king]

[tsugomori]

[ He'll laugh quietly before sipping at his tea again. ]

Yes... I'm sure if you weren't, you wouldn't have been able to lead a kingdom for very long and won the battles that you did.

[plegia]

Of course! I've already led Plegia for longer than some of our past kings!

[Which isn't saying much. Some of them died after a few days, so uh.]

[tsugomori]

That sounds like quite a feat. Would saying you've been on the throne for about a decade or so be a good guess?

[ He's gotten this impression at least. ]

[plegia]

Hah, not quite that long yet! I'm at eight years, actually. I'm almost there!

[He sounds so proud...!! TOO BAD HE DOESN'T MAKE IT TO TEN.]

[tsugomori]

[ Mikazuki is rooting for him now for it to happen!! ]

When you hit a decade, what will you do?

[ Will he do a huge celebration thing kings do, he wonders. ]

[plegia]

Throw a massive party, of course! My predecessors didn't make it to ten years, so I should show off! Plegia's a rich country, so I certainly don't mind spending a lot on one celebration!

[...two celebrations, actually. He's absolutely going to party once Ylisse is conquered.]

[tsugomori]

[ That sounds like a lot of fun! ]

A rich country, hm? Have you told me what it looks like before? I don't think I recall, or I probably forgot. Is it full of forests?

[ ... Usually when he does think of "rich country" his mind does go to "place with a lot of green". ]

[plegia]

Forests? Absolutely not! Plegia's a damned desert!

[He laughs at that; it's really funny, honestly.]

We thrive on trade though - Ylisse and Ferox and the countries across the sea... Plegia's doing incredibly well for itself!