week three | mingle

[showhost]

So, uh.

Welcome to Week Three! We’ve officially passed the halfway point, and after a super, duper successful Match Ceremony, I’m sure the teens are feeling all hyped up and raring to go.

Right?

Regardless, there are a few changes this Monday morning to greet the teens:

• First off, there is a new bathroom! Oooh, aaaahhhh. Three whole bathrooms in the house for the teens now. Enjoy.
  
• There is also a set of video games in the living room to connect to the TV. They are pretty much all multiplayer party games like M*rio C*rt. Don’t kill each other.
  
• There are a few packs of dorayaki now scattered around the house.
  
• There is also a piano now in the living room!
  
• On the counter in the kitchen, there is also some paper and writing implements, like basic ballpoint pens. Wait, doesn’t that break the rules?

Tsukasa’s extremely loud and obnoxious voice is not here to greet you guys this morning, which means it seems there isn’t a Task for the week–

But something else seems to be going on.

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[haircared]

[ PUDDING FOR BREAKFAST 🔥🔥🔥🔥 In response to the thanks though, he just shrugs it off. He's never really needed or wanted thanks or anything in return, whenever he patches someone or something up. ]

Don't tell her about...? My ability?

[ He blinks, oblivious. ]

[hgeegh]

[Well, he's getting the pudding as thanks. Try shrugging that off.

As for Josuke's ability, that's for him to tell. Sanji's not going to police the disclosure of that.]

About this. I didn't notice how deep it went until I was about to leave. If she didn't, either, then I'd rather keep it that way.

[haircared]

[ With some hesitation, Josuke nods. If it was an honest accident, then there isn't really a reason to harp on her or make her feel worse... though a part of him thinks she should know how dangerous those claws are before she hurts someone else. ]

It did look pretty deep... [ Which begs the question: ] It didn't hurt much? You could've bled a lot, if I wasn't here.

[ Though Sanji seems remarkably nonchalant.]

[hgeegh]

I was distracted.

[Swallowing, he glances away for a fleeting moment before turning back to Josuke. Adrenaline really has a way of blunting pain.]

I've almost bled out before. This was nothing. It would've taken a few days to heal, though . . . so I owe you for that.

[haircared]

[ Josuke shakes his head, then waves his hand. ]

I didn't heal you because I wanted something back.

[ With all this out of the way... he's gonna lean further towards the mirror to inspect his reflection, running a hand through his hair - it's starting to come loose from it's all day hold. ]

I guess maybe for you it'd only take a few days... after what you said about the teeth. [ Which is still weird. ] How'd you almost bleed out? Pirate shoot out?

[hgeegh]

[Too bad. He's getting something back.

What's this fixation with his teeth? Anyway, while Josuke works on fixing his hair, Sanji grabs some toilet paper from the holder and crouches down to wipe away the blood on the floor before it dries. No sense in giving the others a scare.]

Our dear navigator was sick, so we were scaling a mountain on a winter island to meet the doctor at the top. There was a commotion on the way, and I got caught in an avalanche. According to Chopper, I lost a lot of blood. [He straightens and tosses the soiled toilet paper in the waste basket.] Broke my back and some ribs, too.

[haircared]

[ He makes a face in the mirror, looking at Sanji through the reflection rather than directly at him. Pause.... very long pause... ]

You know that isn't normal, right? Those aren't things normal people can recover from!

[ Not in the time frame Sanji seems to be suggesting, and not without life long complications!! Jeez. ]

Jeez. Between your organs and this, I'm starting to wonder if you're a superhuman, or something.

[hgeegh]

I'm just hardier than most people.

[That he knows, anyway. He lifts his head as a memory rushes back.]

Ah, right, my organs ruptured that one time I fought a fish-man. I coughed up a lot of blood then, too.

[haircared]

Stop, stop! You're gonna stress me out.

[ Sanji might be fine enduring such injuries — clearly, if he talks about it with such nonchalance — but Josuke worries about people who grievously injured out of his reach. With the people he keeps close, he generally feels confident that he can protect them. When Sanji goes back to this insane pirate lifestyle, though, is anyone going to be there to prevent him from... he doesn't know, exploding!? ]

Someone's gotta take care of you, though. You said you have a doctor on your ship?

[hgeegh]

[Josuke is so delicate . . . The life of a pirate would be pretty unsuited for him. Considering he has his mother, that's probably a good thing.]

Yeah, Chopper. He's a reindeer. He can't do what you do, but he's got the brains to make up for it.

[haircared]

[ Reindeer...... having medical brains..........

He sighs. ]

So that's who you were talking about before...

[ He'd definitely imagined a big burly guy with double cleavers. His name is Chopper! ]

When it comes to healing, nothing can beat my Crazy Diamond. But I'm glad there's someone over there keeping you all from dying... even if it's a reindeer. [ Which he says with some lingering disbelief. First the sky fish, now this. ] Just tell me if anything else happens while we're here, okay? No need for you to walk around bleeding.

[hgeegh]

[Chopper can become big and burly. He's talented like that; however, because Chopper is a male reindeer, Sanji feels no powerful urge to defend him from the unspoken accusation.]

Will do.

[It's really no skin off his nose, but he understands that this would be best for Josuke's peace of mind. Speaking of Josuke . . . ]

But your hair holds up pretty well throughout the day, huh? It's only starting to come loose now.

[haircared]

Hm? Yeah. Well, it's also that I try not to do anything that'll mess it up...

[ Like exert himself, be in the pool, et cetera. He's very protective of his hair staying styled. ]

I probably wouldn't last a day in the kitchen.

[hgeegh]

[Honestly, given how Sanji is about food, he can understand the dedication to a meaningful hairdo.]

Well, the good news is you won't have to while I'm here. I guess that means your hair's safe for another week.