HOMOPHONIC 🌺 MIZUKI OKIURA

[piteous]

it's a baby

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[piteous]

[ He stops... And then backs up. What's left behind, slipping under the giant blanket monster, is a neatly folded blanket. ]

[adorabrawler]

[ ... ]

This is the weirdest moment of my life.

[piteous]

[ He'll take that as a compliment. w

If you're curious why any of this, I'm trying to make a pillow and blanket fortress somewhere in here.

[adorabrawler]

Huh? Aren't you a little old to be making blanket forts?

[piteous]

I'm a kid at heart?

And also dead.

[adorabrawler]

That again...

[piteous]

Oh, sorry. This whole thing must be a lot for you.

[ The monster shrinks in size as he approaches her. ]

You doing all right?

[adorabrawler]

[ sighs ]

I'm just tired of everyone insisting we're dead when it's obvious we're not.

[piteous]

Huh?

[ ???????? ]

[adorabrawler]

[ ???? ]

What?

[piteous]

[ He pops the blankets off so he can look at her for real. ]

How would you explain all of this, then?

[adorabrawler]

... I don't really know, but there's got to be something.

[piteous]

... What's your name? I'm Vash, by the way. Nice to meet you.

[adorabrawler]

[ the segue isn't subtle, but she doesn't protest it ]

—Oh, right. My name's Mizuki.

[piteous]

Are you still going to play the game, Mizuki?

[ No, he just wanted to be able to address her when they speak. ]

[adorabrawler]

Well. It kind of sounds like everyone else plans on it.

[piteous]

It also sounds like we don't have much of a choice, especially for those who want to head back home.

[adorabrawler]

... Probably. It just sounds stupid.

[piteous]

As stupid as it is, it's all we have going for us right now... You're ready to punch things, right?

Just not my fort. I'd like that to stay up even if I get erased.

[adorabrawler]

[ pfft. ]

Nah, don't worry. I only punch things that deserve it.

[piteous]

Want to show me a punch?

[ hehe? ]

[adorabrawler]

[ ... ]

I don't know if it'll be that impressive. I haven't been able to hit as hard as I should.

[piteous]

The same could be said about the rest of us!

[ All these nerfed baddies. ]

Or you could experiment with your psych? What do you have again?

[adorabrawler]

[ woe be us ]

Huh, I guess I could. Something called Drift Aura?

[piteous]

We have the same one, then. I haven't tried it out much, though. It seems more complicated than the element ones.

[ Because... elements are defined and "space" seems weird. ]