[He's very glad that a good lad seems to be making himself at home, and he'll promptly join in on the cozy seating party by flopping into a nearby recliner. And then holding out some chocolates! They're extremely bougie-looking, like those handmade artisan truffles sold individually in boxes that look like tiny little cases for diamonds. Damn.]
Ta-da! Here, here - try one and let me know if you like it!
[Ah, yes... Takes him back to the wildass thing Atsushi started this whole conversation with. He'll nudge a couple of the other ones across the table to Atsushi's side, giving him a quiet stare for a second.]
Mm... Did you - What kinda place did you come from?
[It is. A lot. But he considers his words before he speaks again.]
I told you I don't remember anything before I was 8, yeah? Well, from 8 to 18, I lived in an orphanage. I'm guessing I lived there before then too, I just don't remember it. They always told me that my parents left me there when I was a toddler.
[He just listens, quiet and attentive, with his chin propped up by the heel of his palm. An orphanage... Yeah, he's heard some rough stories about places like that.]
--S'that not true, then? Or did you ever find out...?
I don't know if it is or not. But they don't have a reason to lie about it, right?
[He never really questioned it honestly.]
But resources were scarce and there were a lot of kids there. The people running the orphanage, they had to be very strict to keep everyone in line. So I didn't get many treats or things like this.
[He's still looking over the piece of chocolate in his hand.]
[It's just the way Atsushi had worded it that made him wonder if there was more to the story, but he nods at that.
The rest of what he says isn't surprising either, and now he feels a little bad about giving this guy such a hard time over his trashcan hot dog... But!!]
Now's the time to make up for it, then! No one's gonna give you grief for having a few treats here.
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Date: 2022-02-28 03:55 am (UTC)Atsushi will look very comfortable by the time Kashuu comes back.]
Chocolate, you say?
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Date: 2022-02-28 05:47 am (UTC)Ta-da! Here, here - try one and let me know if you like it!
[Placing a few on the table between them!]
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Date: 2022-02-28 01:50 pm (UTC)I-I can't eat those! They're too nice!
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Date: 2022-03-01 12:21 am (UTC)Geez, so many of you guys say stuff like that! Just take one. Nice chocolate is the least of what this place owes us, honestly.
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Date: 2022-03-01 03:48 am (UTC)[But Kashuu offered, so he'll at least take one out of the box to look at it.]
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Date: 2022-03-01 06:48 am (UTC)Mm... Did you - What kinda place did you come from?
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Date: 2022-03-01 02:12 pm (UTC)[It is. A lot. But he considers his words before he speaks again.]
I told you I don't remember anything before I was 8, yeah? Well, from 8 to 18, I lived in an orphanage. I'm guessing I lived there before then too, I just don't remember it. They always told me that my parents left me there when I was a toddler.
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Date: 2022-03-02 12:44 am (UTC)--S'that not true, then? Or did you ever find out...?
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Date: 2022-03-02 02:37 am (UTC)[He never really questioned it honestly.]
But resources were scarce and there were a lot of kids there. The people running the orphanage, they had to be very strict to keep everyone in line. So I didn't get many treats or things like this.
[He's still looking over the piece of chocolate in his hand.]
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Date: 2022-03-02 04:35 am (UTC)The rest of what he says isn't surprising either, and now he feels a little bad about giving this guy such a hard time over his trashcan hot dog... But!!]
Now's the time to make up for it, then! No one's gonna give you grief for having a few treats here.
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Date: 2022-03-02 04:46 am (UTC)Especially now that he's looking at the chocolate again. He considers Kashuu's words, and then he finally pops it onto his mouth and chews.
And then his eyes light up.]
...it's good!
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Date: 2022-03-02 05:55 am (UTC)But his expression does genuinely brighten at that! He's truly a lad that's like "damn if other people are having a good time then so am I".]
Right? See? It's super good! You can totally come over and have more, if you want.
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Date: 2022-03-02 12:44 pm (UTC)[That isn't a no to coming over another time though.]
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Date: 2022-03-03 01:27 am (UTC)[Oh, humans. So very, very delicate with such delicate baby stomachs.]
So! Just consider it an open invitation for later, 'kay?
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Date: 2022-03-03 01:58 am (UTC)I will. So please let me in if I knock on your door, alright?
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Date: 2022-03-03 04:23 am (UTC)[He's fond of Atsushi and also fond of company, so it's a win-win...]