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"Yeah? That's normal. Don't get worried about it. I don't die for real."

[ Just waves his hand. It looks like something's on his mind though... Sorry, Tobari. You are a cute blond, but he's having something like an existential crisis right now. ]

That's not reassuring.

[ bluntly

but also, ]

... you good? Besides physically?

[ he doesn't really expect an answer. they just bickered to the point that hien ate a fucking key that kept tobari and the freaks trapped in a cage, but. might as well ask. ]

"An asshole doesn't have to be reassuring."

[ As Tobari predicts, he doesn't get a real answer. ]

"You came in at a rough time... I think the maze is focusing on lust this time around."

That'd probably be rough for other people.

[ sometimes... you have grown up around sin and don't really think twice about it?

anyway he doesn't really expect to get much more info from hien but he looks like a sad wet cat in the rain so tobari will just shrug off the haori on his shoulders and toss it at him ]

At least dry off.

[ meows at

He gets a face full of haori and. Does he smell good. Smell is the first thing he's gonna notice about this. ]

"... I have a towel, but thanks."

[ he does..... he probably has a good skincare and hair routine because he was raised right and also by women who fawned over him........ why do we keep talking about scent this week ]

Then use it.

[ don't just stand there soggy????? ]

[ i just saw his character trailer and im like ooooh I see

Anyway, he sniffs and takes the haori to wrap himself in it anyway. The warmth of a person... is nice and calms him down a little. ]

"Thanks. I'm gonna call you a cactus."

[ tsundere ass ]

[ tobari doesn't know what a cactus is so he's just ?

ignores the sniff. he does think it's weird. but as long as hien uses it, it's fine. ]

Insult me as you please, just get it together.

"Do you want this washed?"

[ Since it's now soaked with water from the river... ]

"What are you in such a rush for..."

Just return it when you don't need it anymore.

[ he can also wash it himself. it's honestly probably really luxurious fabric so he's not even sure if everyone knows how to take care of it. "and tobari still gave it away?" maybe so. ]

Are you going to tell me that you can't get sick either?

[ from staying drenched and soggy? ]

[ wouldn't it be funny if he went a cyoa this week with everything that is happening ]

"I usually don't..."

[ Even without powers since he's usually a healthy individual in general. Jocks, man. It takes a moment for Hien to realize that this is... actually expensive fabric for a certain time period.

... ]

That doesn't mean you should test it.

[ sorry about the nagging, but he'll drop it for now. and it is indeed expensive fabric, though the patterns on the haori and also on tobari's clothes in general are more aligned with what you'd find in a red light district rather than a noble's house. the fact that the game clarifies this as a clue to find tobari when you're looking for him. would hien know the difference? i don't know but gives the context anyway ]

Have you found an issue with my clothes too?

[ the way that hien decided that he had a problem with tobari? ]

"No."

[ He swaddles himself in it. His now.

Yes, unfortunately he has also been to another version of fantasy Asia where his other self worked at a brothel and became a king's concubine. Oddly, it's the only other version of himself that has natural white hair. ]

"It looks nice. I almost feel bad about soaking it like this. I'd fix it, but my powers aren't working properly right now, so I might have to find the tools to do it manually..."

[ hien your gojo hair.... ]

It's just fabric. If you feel bad about it, go get dry already. [ mumbling! why are they just standing here! there has to be a fire or something or a place where hien can get a change of clothes (tobari has not explored enough to know any of this for sure) ]

If you're bothered about your powers being gone, then rest.

[ he doesn't know, he's guessing that's probably what hien was feeling weird about ]

[ His concubine status.............. it's funny because he was gonna tell soo-won his royalty credentials eventually but absolutely skip that one in particular. ]

"I'm drying, I'm drying. What are you, my mom?"

[ lmao ]

[ good call because soo-won would've withered away on the spot ]

Shut up. It's none of my business what happens to you but you already got destroyed today, there's no need to get sick on top of it.

[ but he's getting reminded of how hien annoyed him earlier, so he's looking for an exit from this interaction. though he does briefly realize he has no idea where he is anymore so he pauses, contemplating where to walk next. ]

[ Look, even if Tobari was gonna exit anyway, Hien gets up and waddles on over to hug him from the back. idk how tall Tobari is, but if he's about Hien's height or a little shorter, he'll put his chin on his shoulder. If taller, he'll press his face against his neck or upper back. The way I will absolutely not assume Tobari is shorter than 5' 5". ]

[ the way that there are definitely some shorter LIs out there but tobari is just straight up middling range - he's about an inch shorter than hien based on the stats chart

he stiffens up immediately when he's caught in a hug, probably halfway to elbowing hien out of sheer reflex, but he just barely stops himself ]

... what the hell is wrong with you...

[ WHY IS THIS SOPPING WET CAT ATTACHING TO HIM ]

[ The sopping wet cat, though a bit more dry by now, stays here because Tobari is warm. Hien is also warm, but that's just his normal temperature. He's just warmer than the average person. He closes his eyes. ]

"Many things."

[ He says, almost resigned. ]

Yeah. You ate a fucking key just to annoy me. I haven't forgotten that.

[ BITCH!!!

but tobari waits a second longer and if it doesn't seem like hien is going to suplex him suddenly, he'll relax. and then he'll shift so that he can just heft hien on his back, reaching behind him to get the back of his legs and drag him up into a piggy back ride. he wants to leave him behind so bad but also he's clearly going through something and therefore Tobari Cannot. "he could totally just abandon him here" no... he can't......

time to start walking ]

[ Oh, Tobari... you are such a softie... Hien buries his face into Tobari's shoulder. mrrrrrr he'll actually fall asleep. ]

[ he is... he is.... he is a softie and an idealist.... but he'll make it over to the manor anyway. hien is asleep so he doesn't get to witness tobari having an internal and partially external !!!!!!! over all the cats.....

but he'll find an empty room, decide it's good enough, and then go to deposit hien on the bed. shakes him!! ]

Oi. Strip.

[ don't sleep in wet clothes ]

[ He would find that absolutely endearing.

Unfortunately for Tobari, Hien is an extremely heavy sleeper. This man will sleep through 10 consecutively natural disasters and if he dies, he dies.

But I will have him sleep for one more tag because I cannot thread with Hien proper if all he does is sleep!!!!!!!!! ]

[ jesus fucking christ

aggressively ruffles his hair to try to wake him up!!!!! the way tobari's too nice to whack a sleeping person but he'd think about it ]

[ He should totally whack him. Push him off the bed. Just shove him out of the third story window manor.

But he eventually wakes up, stirring a bit before yawning. ]

"'Morning..."

[ It is not morning. Probably. ]

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