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[trashblaze]

[ There's cooking channel music playing in the Murmur today. It's being simulated by Caelus as he thinks about this music, missing the food channels from home.

Cue the mental view of a breakfast table: fresh-cooked eggs, by the talented Seishirou! He's wearing the worst "KISS THE CHEF" apron you've ever seen in your life.

But among the egg plates is an extremely weird one. The kind of dish that would get censored on television for being too intense. One that wouldn't be in a wholesome food program, but instead in a reality competition show that would pay someone big bucks for doing the dare.

Caelus sits on a dining table. He has the egg dish from hell. It's obvious enough what's going to happen. ]

I thought it over, and I refuse to let my fears give in! I'm taking it for the team! [ If they can confirm this, they'll have a major source of food!! ] This is also… part of the trailblaze!! Don't worry, there's a doctor right beside me.

[ Caelus stabs the horrifying egg dish and quickly shoves a bite into his mouth, wanting to get it over with before he changes his mind. Seishirou calmly smiles as he watches. ]


[ ooc note: This is confirmed by the mod, but zombie chicken eggs are perfectly safe and edible! They just look very strange. Caelus will live. This is set shortly after this thread. ]

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[closetdweller]

Pretty much.

You think Aventurine invited me here just because I'm cute? I can spot everything. Even people who are Trash Pandas.

[trashblaze]

Huh? No, I didn't think that at all. I figured Aventurine invited you since you two are good friends.

[closetdweller]

I mean- we're good enough friends.

[He did just blubber his entire [REDACTED] at Aventurine recently. Perhaps, to some folks, that is being friends.]

... I've just been trying to fix up the Miggy R's in the Square in case we need a big kitchen one day. This hotel looks like it has nicer ones, though. He... He really thinks of everything.

[trashblaze]

Yeah, he's really good at his job. He's a businessman back in our universe, so he knows what to do to secure his survival right away.

[ And there's much more to that story as well, but Caelus will keep those parts a secret for Aventurine's sake. ]

[closetdweller]

[He laughed- that was his luck.]

Guess I better be careful then, or my people back in Japan would thank me for my hard work in securing resources for the Devil's Castle and his Army.

I don't wanna be accused of being a hard worker. I have a reputation to maintain.

[trashblaze]

And what reputation is this?

[closetdweller]

That I'm an S-Tier who doesn't read the room, loves gaming and buying pizza online, and the sort of guy who ruins the image of the losers who weren't smart enough to do what I did in the first place.

[trashblaze]

[ …

Now that Caelus thinks about it, he can't recall seeing Hanzo leave the hotel premises, ever since he moved here. He always assumed the guy goes out when he's already out and returns earlier than he does. But hearing this now…

Loves gaming, pizza, rarely seen outside, claiming to be the type to ruin losers— ]

Were you a shut-in gamer or something?

[closetdweller]

[He got out sometimes! There was a restaurant and a blind man to check in on. But...]

I mean. There's a few reasons for that.

[Like having every social disease and being wanted for Breaking and Entering, Theft, Assorted other crimes like possible domestic terrorism if anyone still remembered. ]

But... Yeah. Kinda.

[trashblaze]

[ Hanzo is dead now that Caelus knows this… ]

Hanzo, let's exercise together in the mornings! I always take a jog around the areas near the hotel. I'll come wake you up!

[ n_n ]

[closetdweller]

[Nooooooo..... ]

Nooooo~~~

[He wilted in Caelus' arms like a dehydrated flower or a grumpy cat.]

I'll just hold you back, it's not worth it~

[trashblaze]

[ NOPE. That's not going to work on him. He keeps smiling brightly, reaching up to pat Hanzo's head some more. ]

It's totally worth it! I'll slow down for you, it's not a problem. You have to stay in shape, especially in this place!

[ They never know when they need to run away from a possible horde of zombies… ]

[closetdweller]

I've got wings, I can fly faster than I can run!

[Which was true- always was and always will be. He started squirming again at this proposal. Not even Ashiya was like this!]

[trashblaze]

What if your leg cramps up while you're flying? … What if your wings cramp!?

[ It's totally possible!! Swimmers have the danger of cramping while in the water, the logic should be similar in the air! ]

Anyway, it's better to be safe than sorry. Maybe you won't be able to fly all the time. Do you have gym clothing? I'll pick some up for you, if you don't!

[closetdweller]

Then- then maybe it'll be my time to get eaten or something! That's never happened before!

[He honestly wasn't even sure if he could die at this point. After several hundred years, it had yet to touch him.]

... Is there even a place to get decent gym clothes? Everything's such a mess.

[trashblaze]

It's never happened before, and it will never happen, ever.

[ Not if Caelus can help it!! He's never letting that happen!! ]

Sure! I've been through some sports shops, and they still have leftovers here and there. I'll see what I can find for you later on.

[closetdweller]

[... Maybe Caelus would be the death of him. How novel.]

Nah, you don't have to go through the trouble... I still need allergy pills for the giant cat.

[trashblaze]

[ Hehe. 🌸 ]

Hey, remember who you're talking to? [ The trash panda!! ] It's easy for me! Besides, if I'm already out to find things, it's not an issue to add one or two more items.

[closetdweller]

[... ]

... You're not gonna give up, are you?

[trashblaze]

I don't know the meaning of give up.

[closetdweller]

...

You really are just like Maou.

[trashblaze]

Who's that? Your boyfriend?

[ He's messing. … Unless!? ]

[closetdweller]

You crazy?! I- he-

[How to explain that he helped raise the current Demon King from the time he was a small goblin until he could throw down with the head of the Iron Scorpions with such ferocity that only a threat of tearing off limbs made the stalwart Alciel capitulate?

Urushihara made a pained face, teeth digging into his tongue about how much of his pathetic 'cover' to blow on yet another resident within the hotel. He squirmed again- and-]

He's both younger than me and taller than me!

[As if that explained anything. ]

[trashblaze]

I hate to tell you this, but many people are taller than you.

… How old are you, by the way?

[closetdweller]

[Fu-]

...

I don't know. I lost count.

[Something more than 500 years but not too too old.]