GODLY AUDIENCES - TAKAOMI SHISHIMARU

[divus]

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[bakaomi]

...

[ it flops more and leaps

into the air ]

[divus]

[did that catfish just yeet itself into the sky

fortune stumbles back a few steps, startled, and stumbles back into the riverbank]

[bakaomi]

[ unfortunately, fortune falling over grabs all of his attention so he looks down at her

and does not notice the fish coming back down and

landing on his head

before falling into the river again ]

[divus]

[GAHKJFKAHFHJGKHJG

Fortune doe not seem to know whether to laugh or be worried. She springs back up to her feet and looks from his head, to the river, and back to his head again.]

Did that really just...?

[bakaomi]

...

Please kill me.

[divus]

Don't worry, I won't tell anyone what I just saw.

[she'll remember it, though. it will make her laugh.

she holds out her hand to him]

But, um... maybe that's our cue to get out of the water?

[bakaomi]

[ ah

he takes her hand. ]

Yeah, let's go.

[divus]

[Out of the river they go! She glances at him, considering.]

...you should dry off pretty quick, if you stay in this wing. The sun's warm here. [...] But I think I can dry us off faster if you want?

[bakaomi]

How?

[ is it magic ]

[divus]

Like this.

[it's definitely magic

Fortune raises her free hand and a moment later, a soft, warm breeze stirs around their feet. The wind can dry them off, but she's checking to make sure it doesn't freak him out first.]

[bakaomi]

Cool.

[ he is decidedly not freaked out. ]

[divus]

[WELL, IN THAT CASE.

The wind picks up speed as it rises around them, but it's still warm. By the time it's done, they're both more or less dry.]

Is that better?

[bakaomi]

Uh huh.

Useful trick.

[divus]

When I was younger, no one was ever able to figure out how they'd see me swimming one minute and then see me completely dry on the other side of town five minutes later.

[She sounds amused, remembering that.]

They just called it another one of my strange powers and let it go.

[bakaomi]

You really are a menace, aren't you...

[ he glances back at the river, then at fortune. ]

Though it's not really a bad thing.

[divus]

It makes life more interesting!

[So, yeah. She does not take "menace" as an insult at all.]

[bakaomi]

[ he snorts ]

... yeah, that's something a menace would say.

[divus]

[she giggles]

Is that a hint that I should stop menacing you until next week?

[bakaomi]

[ he pretends to think about it ]

Hm... you can menace me whenever you want.

[divus]

Careful! Now that you've said that you'll never be rid of me.

[ha ha.]

[bakaomi]

[ god i fucking hate you so much ]

Oh no. What will I do.

[divus]

[love u too]

I'm sure you'll come up with something. You're very smart.

[bakaomi]

Are you trying to flatter me?

[divus]

No, I'm just telling the truth.

[bakaomi]

Hmmm...

I'll believe you.