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[bossybrows]

[Action]

[When Izumo finds herself back in the village post-mallynap, the first thing she does is head home--she'll talk to Rin and Shiemi if they're around, but regardless she doesn't wind up staying too long. Why? Because after searching the house, she's come to realize that the fox kit she got for Christmas is missing. Hoping he hadn't been gone for too long or gotten too far, she'll wander the village asking people if they've seen a tiny gray fox in town lately.]

[Video]

[Later in the day Izumo sits in her room, making sure to keep the fox close now that she's retrieved him--after a lot of searching, she found him with Ran Fan.]

I've had a long day and I don't think going to the library would do me much good anyway, so I'm just going to ask--does anyone know what kinds of foods are best to eat when you can't smell?

[Izumo lets out a sigh, pausing for a minute as the baby fox tries to crawl up her and onto her shoulder...which frankly wouldn't make a very good perch for him.] Get down...

[Grabbing him and placing him in her lap, she returns her focus to her journal.]

...Anyway, before anyone stupid asks? Yes, smell and taste are connected.

Comments

[Video]

[bossybrows]

Why should I trust you if you can't even remember the different kinds of tastes?

[Yeah she's just being difficult there.]

[Video]

[fierybluebird]

[Difficult or not, that's a good point and Marco just starts snickering.]

Then don't. But what have you got to lose, eh?

[Video]

[bossybrows]

Are you always like this?

[Video]

[fierybluebird]

Like what?

[In other words, yes.]

[Video]

[bossybrows]

Just...going with everything no problem.

[Video]

[fierybluebird]

Oh, aye, definitely.

That's how I've always lived my life, eh. Almost everything's easier when you do it like that, which frees up a lot of time and concentration on more important things.

[Video]

[bossybrows]

Seems to me like it would just cause problems. Doesn't that just make you a pushover?

[Video] 1/2

[fierybluebird]

Care to put that to a test?

[Uh. If his grin is any indication, the best answer is no, no you really do not. Unless you like pain.]

[Video] 2/2

[fierybluebird]

I stand my ground on the important things. But what's the point of running about like a headless chicken just because of some arbitrary idea of how things should or shouldn't be, eh? Obviously they aren't that way, so rather than wasting time fighting the small things, I'll save my energy for the big ones.

Re: [Video]

[bossybrows]

[Woah okay NOT WHAT SHE EXPECTED SIR.

But she's still a jerk, so...]

...Hmpth. I guess that sounds a little less pathetic.

[fierybluebird]

[Laughs.]

I can be plenty lazy, eh. And I'll always prefer to find the fun in everything. But that's a work-hard, play-harder mentality, not an "avoid the work entirely" kind of deal.

The Grand Line would happily kill anyone "pathetic" before you could whistle down the wind.

[bossybrows]

I'd normally say "whoever they are, they might have missed one" but I guess I'll give you the benefit of the doubt for now.

[fierybluebird]

Hah. My family's one of the strongest in the world I'll have you know.

[bossybrows]

If you say so. I guess I'll have to judge for myself another time.

[fierybluebird]

You can do that if you meet Ace for yourself. He's my little brother, and he's here in Luceti.

[bossybrows]

Maybe I'll just have to seek him out some time.

[fierybluebird]

Oh good. He could always stand to meet more pretty girls near his age.

[Even super tsundere ones. Who knows, maybe Marco's just trying to torture his little brother. Definitely.]

[bossybrows]

...Wait, first you suggest I should go fight your brother or something and now you're trying to set him up with me or something?!

[Oh boy, here we go...]

[fierybluebird]

I said meet not fight! What are you, suicidal?

[That is either overconfident in Ace's skills, or lack of confidence in his ability to hold back. One of those.]

[bossybrows]

That's what it sounded like you were implying!

[fierybluebird]

Why would I tell you to fight my little brother?

Even if he wasn't one of the strongest people in our world, it'd be my job to protect him, jeez.

[bossybrows]

I don't know, you already seemed kind of weird and crazy to me anyway.

[fierybluebird]

Oi. If I was going to tell you to fight someone, it'd be me. And I don't think you can handle me, so you wouldn't be able to handle Ace either.

[bossybrows]

Then be more careful about what you say!

[fierybluebird]

Or maybe you could just try to listen. But perhaps that's asking too much.