[HONESTLY at least in Kashuu's vicinity, things have been pretty chill so far tonight?! He's a little surprised... He'd expected-- he doesn't know, Retrospec to crash? The electronics to catch on fire? Chocobos to roam free in the halls? Little does he know that all his wildest dreams will soon come true...
But for now, things are honestly almost dull with how completely normal they are. Maybe his weirdness threshold has risen to ungodly levels already and he'll never be satisfied with normal events again?! Maybe he'll spend the rest of his days living on edge, just waiting for the other shoe to drop... But that's depressing to think about, so instead of doing that, he's just going to go stuff his face.
On his way to the table, he passes by Baren and points over in the direction of the half with the cake and punch bowl on it.]
[WHY DOES HE HAVE ZERO FCKIN IMPULSE CONTROL Baren don't make the decorators form a mob what the heck--
BUT ALSO. That's definitely not the reaction he'd been expecting and he's visibly surprised for a second, but ends up narrowing his eyes eventually...]
Why d'you sound so worried? Were you the one who spiked it last time?
What? Are you kidding me - do you see how sloppy these kids are? That doesn't even sound fun.
[NO MOTIVE THEN - but then he's just gonna shake his head.]
Nah but I took a sip because I can't get through this shit completely sober and I started seeing shit? It's no acid-induced daze, think it was one of those memories that people on that app were talking about.
[he's lying he's lYING, HE'S MAKING THIS UP AS HE GOES]
[Look he just doesn't trust Baren when it comes to anything even remotely related to alcohol, so he's giving him a suspicious look...
But he's also so used to weird memory shit happening randomly and especially at events that this immediately seems more legit to him than Baren saying he wouldn't spike the punch?!]
Eh— Seriously? What the hell did you even remember?
[Since he's just assuming it has something to do with drinking things...]
[A LONG PAUSE... Surely he's going to say that's totally unreasonable! Surely he'll point out that there's no way Baren could have been alive that long ago or come from a place where dinosaurs still roamed the planet!
But no, after all that skeptical silence, he only says:]
[that's a sincere moment in baren's head where he thinks about changing his story to dragons because fuck, that's almost more fantastic why does he keep using real life things for his memories. thanks kashuu, next time baren's going to be a mermaid and cite you for inspiration
anyway]
It wasn't breathing fire or anything? So I don't think so - that's the main difference between them right.
[Should have thought of these things in advance, Baren!! Now Kashuu will just think he's a time traveler or some kind of caveman instead of a fantastical mystical creature.]
Why're you asking me? I'm not the one from the dino ages. [GOD.] Anyway, that's... Well, it wouldn't be the first time Retrospec's done something like this? But usually they give back memories or whatever as prizes. If anything, I'd think the prom court would get 'em.
Apparently you're the one from the the dragon ages? The fuck?
[GOD. But no, Baren's shaking his head.]
This one's just a free for all - so be careful I guess? There's a couple of kids and chaperones here alike that I've seen on Retrospec, so I guess give 'em the warning.
[His cousin might be, though?! Except she's also from the modern times and dragons are just also there, apparently, so who even knows.
THAT SAID...
...]
...I kinda wanna see if it's seriously everyone who drinks it or if you're just super unlucky.
[Because honestly, Baren's luck is Not Great sometimes so that seems legit?! He's edging toward the table, at any rate. Victim #1 to Baren's stupid rumor: Kashuu. Good bye, Kashuu.]
Then what are you? The dragon? And don't bring my luck into this. My luck tries its best.
[citation needed
but regardless Baren's gonna keep up the act, following after Kashuu. what is he even expecting from this. maybe for kashuu to get absurdly drunk if he keeps drinking the punch. is that the real attempt here, baren
[Yeah he's gotta take a pause in his sipping to just LEVEL BAREN A LOOK.]
Baren, you're here as a chaperone.
[But since when has Baren ever done what he's supposed to do?? God.
Either way, he's not being hit by any memories here! What a bust. He'll take one last sip just to be sure and he's planning on being like "no it's really just your bad luck", when--]
Ow—!
[One hand raises to his mouth and he nearly drops his dang punch HE DIDN'T SIGN UP FOR THIS.]
[he actually sounds surprised who the fuck trusted him to be a chaperone he just walked in because he follows people that he likes -
except there's that "ow". and it's a very minute thing how baren actually sincerely pays attention and his eyes immediately flick back to Kashuu with almost laser focus. his hand hovers his phone in his pocket in case there's something shitty in the punch and then he has to call a car to bring kashuu to the hospital while he keeps it away from the kids
it's because he's thinking of so many things that he doesn't think to school the concern out of his expression
[Why is Baren allowed to go anywhere without a chaperone of his own, that's the real question here that needs to be answered.
He cares, though. Kashuu notices that concern!! And in any other situation he'd probably either tease Baren about it or just sit there and enjoy it in silence while making a stupid expression that Baren would probably want to punch him over. As things are right now, though, he's just 1) concerned about the punch 2) concerned about his mouth and 3) concerned because he made Baren concerned. What a time to be alive.]
I think I cut my lip on something?
[Pulling his hand away, his lip is indeed bleeding... But not because of anything suspicious in his cup, like he first suspects. His cup is totally fine!
[it's a mystery also kashuu might be that chaperone
Baren squints as he leans in closer to Kashuu just to get a better look - there's a lot of weird lighting going on, why are they at prom - and he reaches a hand out to rest beneath his chin just so that he can tilt Kashuu's face up as he needs to actually Look at the issue.
Which is apparently becoming a vampire.]
.... Kiyo, what've your hallucinomemories been? Biting people? Thirst for blood? That kind of thing? How do you feel about garlic?
[DON'T YOU judge his sparklin vampiric ass, he's doing his best over here... Looking more and more like a fictional vampire every day. At least they're not very intrusive fangs! Teeny tiny little bitty ones, especially the bottom two, but they're definitely noticeable in place of the Totally Normal Teeth that were there just a few seconds earlier.]
Eh—? ...Eh?! No! What's that even supposed to mean, huh? What do you think I am, some kinda vampire?
[Why does he actually need to defend the fact that he's an evil genie who lives in a sword and not a vampire??]
[LET HIM LIVE!! He just squints right back, rubbing at his lower lip with the back of his hand somewhat absentmindedly. Thankfully it's not bleeding anymore, but that is a small concern in comparison to the eternally large concern that is Baren.]
I dunno what you're talking about, that's my natural smile.
[Playing coy for the camera is a natural reflex, okay!!
But he'll oblige after a second, throwing up the stupid heart fingers sign that's trending everywhere as he flashes a great big concerning smile. When will his vampire coven come find him...]
[aka he does not buy that even a little bit. but regardless he's taking the picture of Kashuu's big concerning smile with his newfound teefs, then turning his phone around to show him the picture in all his fang-y glory]
Opens his mouth a little to just kind of... touch..... one of his APPARENT FANGS...]
—Oh my god?!
[AS IF THE RED EYES WEREN'T BAD ENOUGH anyway excuse him while he whips his own phone out so he can selfiecam-mirror it up and take a look for himself. Yep, those sure are some brand-new teeth... At least they're not shark teeth, but damn?!]
[fuck you, someone could snap a shot of baren stuffing his face with french fries and it'd be #aesthetic and some commentary on modern junk food or something
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prom night! help them
But for now, things are honestly almost dull with how completely normal they are. Maybe his weirdness threshold has risen to ungodly levels already and he'll never be satisfied with normal events again?! Maybe he'll spend the rest of his days living on edge, just waiting for the other shoe to drop... But that's depressing to think about, so instead of doing that, he's just going to go stuff his face.
On his way to the table, he passes by Baren and points over in the direction of the half with the cake and punch bowl on it.]
You want me to get you anything?
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and then he's going to look over to the punch bowl before rushing forward to clutch at Kashuu's arm - ]
Kiyo! You're drinking the punch?!
[and he looks sO CONCERNED]
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BUT ALSO. That's definitely not the reaction he'd been expecting and he's visibly surprised for a second, but ends up narrowing his eyes eventually...]
Why d'you sound so worried? Were you the one who spiked it last time?
[Just blames everything on Baren.]
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[NO MOTIVE THEN - but then he's just gonna shake his head.]
Nah but I took a sip because I can't get through this shit completely sober and I started seeing shit? It's no acid-induced daze, think it was one of those memories that people on that app were talking about.
[he's lying he's lYING, HE'S MAKING THIS UP AS HE GOES]
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But he's also so used to weird memory shit happening randomly and especially at events that this immediately seems more legit to him than Baren saying he wouldn't spike the punch?!]
Eh— Seriously? What the hell did you even remember?
[Since he's just assuming it has something to do with drinking things...]
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Dinosaurs.
[SHOOK]
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But no, after all that skeptical silence, he only says:]
Are you sure it wasn't dragons?
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anyway]
It wasn't breathing fire or anything? So I don't think so - that's the main difference between them right.
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Why're you asking me? I'm not the one from the dino ages. [GOD.] Anyway, that's... Well, it wouldn't be the first time Retrospec's done something like this? But usually they give back memories or whatever as prizes. If anything, I'd think the prom court would get 'em.
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[GOD. But no, Baren's shaking his head.]
This one's just a free for all - so be careful I guess? There's a couple of kids and chaperones here alike that I've seen on Retrospec, so I guess give 'em the warning.
[this is it
this is how the rumor starts]
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[His cousin might be, though?! Except she's also from the modern times and dragons are just also there, apparently, so who even knows.
THAT SAID...
...]
...I kinda wanna see if it's seriously everyone who drinks it or if you're just super unlucky.
[Because honestly, Baren's luck is Not Great sometimes so that seems legit?! He's edging toward the table, at any rate. Victim #1 to Baren's stupid rumor: Kashuu. Good bye, Kashuu.]
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[citation needed
but regardless Baren's gonna keep up the act, following after Kashuu. what is he even expecting from this. maybe for kashuu to get absurdly drunk if he keeps drinking the punch. is that the real attempt here, baren
does baren even know]
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[He's an evil genie that lives in a sword, get it right.
ANYWAY once he's there he'll just. Pour himself a little cup of punch. Sniff it. Wrinkle his nose.]
Well, if you didn't get to this, someone else did.
[...But he takes a sip anyway?!]
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[baren you're literally a chaperone
that is literally what you're supposed to be doing]
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Baren, you're here as a chaperone.
[But since when has Baren ever done what he's supposed to do?? God.
Either way, he's not being hit by any memories here! What a bust. He'll take one last sip just to be sure and he's planning on being like "no it's really just your bad luck", when--]
Ow—!
[One hand raises to his mouth and he nearly drops his dang punch HE DIDN'T SIGN UP FOR THIS.]
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[he actually sounds surprised who the fuck trusted him to be a chaperone he just walked in because he follows people that he likes -
except there's that "ow". and it's a very minute thing how baren actually sincerely pays attention and his eyes immediately flick back to Kashuu with almost laser focus. his hand hovers his phone in his pocket in case there's something shitty in the punch and then he has to call a car to bring kashuu to the hospital while he keeps it away from the kids
it's because he's thinking of so many things that he doesn't think to school the concern out of his expression
fucking hell, he cares]
Kiyo?
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He cares, though. Kashuu notices that concern!! And in any other situation he'd probably either tease Baren about it or just sit there and enjoy it in silence while making a stupid expression that Baren would probably want to punch him over. As things are right now, though, he's just 1) concerned about the punch 2) concerned about his mouth and 3) concerned because he made Baren concerned. What a time to be alive.]
I think I cut my lip on something?
[Pulling his hand away, his lip is indeed bleeding... But not because of anything suspicious in his cup, like he first suspects. His cup is totally fine!
It's his new stupid little fangs that aren't.
He sure did just cut his lip on his own teeth.]
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Baren squints as he leans in closer to Kashuu just to get a better look - there's a lot of weird lighting going on, why are they at prom - and he reaches a hand out to rest beneath his chin just so that he can tilt Kashuu's face up as he needs to actually Look at the issue.
Which is apparently becoming a vampire.]
.... Kiyo, what've your hallucinomemories been? Biting people? Thirst for blood? That kind of thing? How do you feel about garlic?
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Eh—? ...Eh?! No! What's that even supposed to mean, huh? What do you think I am, some kinda vampire?
[Why does he actually need to defend the fact that he's an evil genie who lives in a sword and not a vampire??]
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Strike a pose, Kiyo. Open-mouthed smile, none of that coy shit.
[IS THIS HOW HE'S GONNA SHOW HIM]
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I dunno what you're talking about, that's my natural smile.
[Playing coy for the camera is a natural reflex, okay!!
But he'll oblige after a second, throwing up the stupid heart fingers sign that's trending everywhere as he flashes a great big concerning smile. When will his vampire coven come find him...]
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[aka he does not buy that even a little bit. but regardless he's taking the picture of Kashuu's big concerning smile with his newfound teefs, then turning his phone around to show him the picture in all his fang-y glory]
Now what were you lying about being human?
i forgot this was a 1/2
[MUMBLE GRUMBLE HUFF as he leans in to get a look at the picture...]
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Leans back in.
Leans back out.
Opens his mouth a little to just kind of... touch..... one of his APPARENT FANGS...]
—Oh my god?!
[AS IF THE RED EYES WEREN'T BAD ENOUGH anyway excuse him while he whips his own phone out so he can selfiecam-mirror it up and take a look for himself. Yep, those sure are some brand-new teeth... At least they're not shark teeth, but damn?!]
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that said, baren's watching with.... admittedly mild concern now. yeah. yeah.]
Yup.
[JUST SAYING]
Don't bite your lip again, Count Dracula.
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