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"We could go with a simpler, well-rounded question," Zhaya chuckles. "Like... your earliest childhood memory? Is that a good one?"

"Why're we talkin' like they're just a kid 'n nothin more?" Kashe laughs. "Hey, friend, here's a little bit of the opposite deal: What d'you see yourself doing in the future?"

Content Warning: Non-graphic description of needle usage.

The festivities must be wearing thin on him, he thinks; because there is hardly any other explanation for why he'd deigned to stroll over, take a seat, and endure an onslaught of questions just because he was beckoned to by a stranger who hardly holds his interest— ringleader or not. Especially when it's the subject of childhood that comes to be at the head of conversation.

"Relax into it, all right... ? Count to three."

Koji huffs and dips his chin in mock-thought. "No plans for the future that I'm willing to announce, unfortunately." Eyes squint upward in a mirthless sort-of smile, wry and dismissive. "... nor my early days— but that's only because it would bore you to death."

Claws— small and sharp and hooked— clutch tighter to a labcoat.
He puts on a brave face and hums wordlessly.
One... two... three—

Flicking idly at the straw in his drink, he intones. "Well cared-for as I was by my own scattering, most of my childhood memories are an unremarkable blur. I was bored, most of the time."

Dr. Faust curses under his breath as the vaccine is dispensed.
It drowns out the stifled yelp in Koji's throat.
Claws loosen in their death-grips, tap apology along white sleeves.
Blood beads beneath the fabric.
He mumbles nothing, reaches to smooth the disarray of feathers atop Koji's head.
"That was a good brave face, Koji. I'll just remember to wear a leather sleeve next time."
Koji lets off a noiseless, airy laugh; buries his nose into Dr. Faust's arm.
He doesn't really find the comment funny.

The pad of his thumb settles at the rim of his glass. It drifts back and forth in a slow rhythm. Chasm Investigation's not even here, which had been the center of his entire attention and reason to come here, but... It'd just be rude to leave now, wouldn't it? "Most of the excitement, if I recall correctly, was when we had fresh meat— or cake, in cup or sheet-pan form. It probably depended on the weather outside."

340 words

Main Quest Chapter 1, Part 1

Koji KX-32 Rixixi

Description

"We could go with a simpler, well-rounded question," Zhaya chuckles. "Like... your earliest childhood memory? Is that a good one?"

"Why're we talkin' like they're just a kid 'n nothin more?" Kashe laughs. "Hey, friend, here's a little bit of the opposite deal: What d'you see yourself doing in the future?"

Content Warning: Non-graphic description of needle usage.

The festivities must be wearing thin on him, he thinks; because there is hardly any other explanation for why he'd deigned to stroll over, take a seat, and endure an onslaught of questions just because he was beckoned to by a stranger who hardly holds his interest— ringleader or not. Especially when it's the subject of childhood that comes to be at the head of conversation.

"Relax into it, all right... ? Count to three."

Koji huffs and dips his chin in mock-thought. "No plans for the future that I'm willing to announce, unfortunately." Eyes squint upward in a mirthless sort-of smile, wry and dismissive. "... nor my early days— but that's only because it would bore you to death."

Claws— small and sharp and hooked— clutch tighter to a labcoat.
He puts on a brave face and hums wordlessly.
One... two... three—

Flicking idly at the straw in his drink, he intones. "Well cared-for as I was by my own scattering, most of my childhood memories are an unremarkable blur. I was bored, most of the time."

Dr. Faust curses under his breath as the vaccine is dispensed.
It drowns out the stifled yelp in Koji's throat.
Claws loosen in their death-grips, tap apology along white sleeves.
Blood beads beneath the fabric.
He mumbles nothing, reaches to smooth the disarray of feathers atop Koji's head.
"That was a good brave face, Koji. I'll just remember to wear a leather sleeve next time."
Koji lets off a noiseless, airy laugh; buries his nose into Dr. Faust's arm.
He doesn't really find the comment funny.

The pad of his thumb settles at the rim of his glass. It drifts back and forth in a slow rhythm. Chasm Investigation's not even here, which had been the center of his entire attention and reason to come here, but... It'd just be rude to leave now, wouldn't it? "Most of the excitement, if I recall correctly, was when we had fresh meat— or cake, in cup or sheet-pan form. It probably depended on the weather outside."

340 words

Main Quest Chapter 1, Part 1

Koji KX-32 Rixixi