GODLY AUDIENCES - TAKAOMI SHISHIMARU

[divus]

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[divus]

I'm a god. I can get a new one. [He sounds...amused? Unlike previous encounters. He could also just take off the mask but why?]

[bakaomi]

I'll just start a straw collection then.

[divus]

You give me a soda and then you wanna take away my ability to drink it? Cruel, man.

[bakaomi]

I'd probably give one back, for a favor.

[ he's joking ]

[divus]

And now you know how the game works. [He idly pokes the burger. He...wants to eat it...]

You used your bullet huh? [Speaking of favors. ]

[bakaomi]

... mm. Pretty sure that's what saved me from her killing me like five seconds in.

[ look he saw the damage she did to ishi and like. taka is a soft boy. ]

I dropped the gun in the field. I didn't have time to find it after Ishikirimaru got so badly injured... not like they found it at trial either though.

[ they missed so much evidence it was wild ]

[divus]

It happens when you aren't thorough. I can't say I'm surprised at all, but I'm a little disappointed that group didn't seem to learn anything this week. But congratulations.

...looks like she put up a pretty tough fight, too.

[bakaomi]

Nah, it was a walk in the park. We barely broke a sweat.

[divus]

Whatever. You also survived the woods without much injury so that probably helped. [Somehow.

...staring at the burger again...]

...where'd you get this by the way? [i.e. is it safe to eat?]

[bakaomi]

Oh. I made it.

[ and it's good because taka is

... very good at burgers. ]

[divus]

[...]

Tell you what. You don't tell anybody what I'm about to do, I'll give you a prize. Deal?

[bakaomi]

[ ???? ]

Deal.

[divus]

[Well. First of all, a hand comes up to lower his stupid god hood, revealing blonde hair. That same hand also reaches into a pocket and pulls out Taka's gun, setting it on the table between them. The hand then moves, fingers catching on the edge of the mask again and twisting it just enough so that it's turned at a 90 degree angle, mouth fully exposed but mask still covering most of his face somehow so he can take a bite of the burger. From this angle, Taka can also see that Cunning has a strong jaw and a thick, pale scar that runs from his chin and up into his mask.

Would it be easier to eat without the mask? Duh, but oh well.]

Can't get you another bullet without another favor, but figured you should have that back.

[bakaomi]

[ this is actually really funny. cunning is trying so hard. ]

... thanks. [ he'll take it. ] What would be a favor you need?

[divus]

[Shut up, metatext.]

That's what I'm trying to figure out. I'm not stupid, I know my numbers are dropping again this week. So the default is "get me a follower." But that's hard, isn't it?

[bakaomi]

I haven't even gotten my own god followers.

[ sorry merriment ]

[divus]

...how are you with canoes? [Is he serious?]

[bakaomi]

... in what context.

[divus]

In the context of canoe races. [Is he going easy? Maybe. This is a damn good burger.]

[bakaomi]

...

Challenge accepted.

[divus]

Cool. [Shoving the rest of the burger in his mouth, he gives a closed-lip smile before he gets up and...pulls the hood back up even if he's disgruntled about it. Ugh.] Thanks, turned out better than I thought.

[And so he's up on his feet, heading for the lake.] Lap around the lake. I win, you do something for me. You win, you get another bullet.

[bakaomi]

... fine. Got it.

[ cunning definitely has the upper hand here considering he

apparently is from a fucking camp that does canoe racing ]

[divus]

[He's busy dragging out two canoes, finagling them into the water and tossing Taka an oar. In his defense, it's been a while since he's done this, too, and as he lowers himself into the canoe he waits.]

You know you're at an advantage. Ready?

[bakaomi]

[ hmmm

well, once he's certain that he isn't going to immediately fall over ]

Ready.

[divus]

[With that, Cunning takes off in his canoe to begin his route around the lake. The advantage here, of course, is that he's wearing a mask and it makes seeing things in his peripheral vision a little harder. He's still doing pretty well and Taka will have to keep up, but he's already halfway across the lake somehow.]