[ Well, it's not exactly surprising. Korokke has been perfectly fine with every visitor to Eyn Sof; he seems to be the only one to draw her ire. Animals simply just don't like him – except Gestalt, who is perfect.
So he only gives a resigned sigh to the sight of Akechi petting her without consequence, and doesn't otherwise miss a beat. ]
You know, I have considered it, and I knew a guy, but he's closed for business now. What rotten luck, eh?
[ He knocks Akechi's shoulder with a light fist as he straightens up from his rebuked attempt at affection with Korokke – god, they really are the same, all she wants him for is food... ]
Perhaps in time another sappy idiot with an impossible dream will arrive for you to take advantage of and exploit. If you can get in before their roster fills up, that is.
[This isn't an acquisition that the cat's staying. She's on thin ice.
THIN ICE that he leaves behind as he follows Maruki throughout the rest of this new home.]
Back down the stairs, through the rooms. Quiet, dimly lit. Peaceful. Maruki makes a counter-move on the chessboard as they pass it on the way outside again.
The breezeway that leads to the front door extends all along one side of the home, buffeted on either side by plenty of greenery. Maruki shifts to walk side by side with Akechi; that old refusal to be in front lingers, especially now.
They emerge at the back end of the house, but the walkway continues, stone steps creating a path into the forest, through the trees–
To a vast clearing, dotted with lantern light around the perimeter.
Maruki scratches at the back of his neck, almost bashful. ]
I didn't specify anything about a training area, but it seems one was deemed necessary anyway.
It's a touch dramatic, but it suits our needs fine. It's large enough, at least.
[He likes it.
It reminds him of a battle done in the depths of Mementos - a world outlined with fuzzy edges and no end.
Barriers and boundaries don't matter in their fights. It'll extend beyond the lit up circle around them. It doesn't mean he can't appreciate the aesthetic, regardless.
His hands move in a dramatic upward motion as he walks towards the center of the 'ring'.]
Shall we try it out now? It seems fitting to inaugurate our new place with the reason we left our old one.
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So he only gives a resigned sigh to the sight of Akechi petting her without consequence, and doesn't otherwise miss a beat. ]
You know, I have considered it, and I knew a guy, but he's closed for business now. What rotten luck, eh?
[ He knocks Akechi's shoulder with a light fist as he straightens up from his rebuked attempt at affection with Korokke – god, they really are the same, all she wants him for is food... ]
Come on, there's more I want to show you.
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[This isn't an acquisition that the cat's staying. She's on thin ice.
THIN ICE that he leaves behind as he follows Maruki throughout the rest of this new home.]
But by all means - continue the tour.
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Back down the stairs, through the rooms. Quiet, dimly lit. Peaceful. Maruki makes a counter-move on the chessboard as they pass it on the way outside again.
The breezeway that leads to the front door extends all along one side of the home, buffeted on either side by plenty of greenery. Maruki shifts to walk side by side with Akechi; that old refusal to be in front lingers, especially now.
They emerge at the back end of the house, but the walkway continues, stone steps creating a path into the forest, through the trees–
To a vast clearing, dotted with lantern light around the perimeter.
Maruki scratches at the back of his neck, almost bashful. ]
I didn't specify anything about a training area, but it seems one was deemed necessary anyway.
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[He likes it.
It reminds him of a battle done in the depths of Mementos - a world outlined with fuzzy edges and no end.
Barriers and boundaries don't matter in their fights. It'll extend beyond the lit up circle around them. It doesn't mean he can't appreciate the aesthetic, regardless.
His hands move in a dramatic upward motion as he walks towards the center of the 'ring'.]
Shall we try it out now? It seems fitting to inaugurate our new place with the reason we left our old one.
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Maruki watches him from the edge for a long moment, hands tucked into his pockets, shoulders relaxed.
They could die out here and no one would know.
They won't, of course. He won't let them. They'll both live. ]
Sure. Why not?
[ He steps in as well, Azathoth manifesting silently behind him, as tall as the trees that sorround them. ]
Let's begin.