w2 sunday night curry group

[clockpunk]

[ so after all that and just Everything In General chrono has commandeered the kitchen and is just fucken

going to town on a ridiculous amount of vegetables. there's already two piles of meat off to one side before anyone else arrives - one beef, one chicken - as well as rice cooking, which is giving off a fresh, enticing smell. chrono barely looks up unless spoken to.

his kitchen skills are practiced, methodological, clearly someone who has done this many times before. though maybe not commonly at this sheer volume.

you can pop in early to help with the preparation, or arrive later when the scent of spices and onions and meat has started overtaking the building. up to you!! feel free to talk amongst yourselves as well. ]

Comments

[outdistanced]

Well, I know that, but I can't argue that I've never met anyone else with hair like mine.

...That's dumb. They can't just get a life?

[clockpunk]

It's always been like that? Not dyed?

[ pff. the defensiveness is a little touching, but he shrugs. ]

Nah, it's fine. It's usually because I've done somethin' stupid, if the nicknames come out.

[outdistanced]

Trust me, if I were going to dye my hair, it wouldn't be colors that scream demiflora. It's natural.

So you do stupid things a lot.

[clockpunk]

All of you guys have hair like that? Then it's extra not weird, right?

[ makes a face like he wants to refute that accusation, but. can't, so. ]

Maybe. But they're stupid for reasons.

[outdistanced]

Depends on the demiflora. Like - sometimes Lilies have pink hair to match their eyes, apparently. And not all of us have the coloring, but from what I've read, my hair is normal for Daphnes.

Alright, I'll bite. What reasons?

[clockpunk]

So that's how it works. Is pink hair weird on... non-demiflora?

[ he glowers, but it's not very harsh. ]

You're not s'posed to ask about the stupid stuff. [ SIGHS. ] It's just- sometimes I forgot to tell people before I went off to try and do stuff that may or may not have been dangerous.

[outdistanced]

None of the normal people I've met had pink hair, and I don't think they'd want to dye it and look like a target if they leave the Tower.

I thought you'd say something like that. [ sighs. ] Some of you are way too reckless.

[clockpunk]

Huh. [ pauses. ] A couple of my friends have pink hair, but for one of 'em, aside from her insane luck I'm pretty sure she's just a normal human...

[ the other, though........ hmm. ]

I just didn't want to drag people into my problems, y'know.

[outdistanced]

Maybe it is normal in other worlds. Maybe it is outside the Tower, too, but it just sounds stupid.

You have friends, don't you? Aren't they supposed to support each other or something?

[clockpunk]

I guess it could be an other worlds kind of thing. Doesn't sound stupid to me.

[ shrugs!!!!! guiltily!!!!!!!!!!!!! ]

Yeah, but that's exactly it. I didn't want 'em to get hurt. They already told me off for it, like, a lot.

[outdistanced]

Then it's probably just mine.

[ but they probably shouldn't talk about why right now. it's already been a rough day. ]

...I get that, but it goes both ways.

[ sounds like he doesn't need to reiterate that though so it's less of an argument than just agreeing with chrono's friends. ]

[clockpunk]

[ just nods, and lets both topics be. it has been a rough day.

instead, he nods at the potato in laurence's hands. ]

You're getting it pretty fast.

[outdistanced]

There's nothing complicated about potatoes, man.

[clockpunk]

Dude, you didn't know what a peeler was five minutes ago.

[outdistanced]

So what! They don't let us in the kitchens! That doesn't make it the world's most complicated puzzle!

[clockpunk]

You were worried about messin' it up! I'm just tryin' to say you're doin' a good job!

[outdistanced]

[ unfortunately some of us can't handle praise all the time ]

Well, how was I supposed to know? Maybe the peel would ruin the whole thing!

[clockpunk]

[ oh neither can he, he's being a massive hypocrite right now. tsundere to tsundere communication ]

Can you just accept the compliment and move on, damn!

[outdistanced]

[ throws a potato peel at him ]

[clockpunk]

[ it smacks him comically in the face.

his expression darkens immediately as he reaches for a handful of peels from the counter. ]

Oh you are in for it now, flower boy.

[outdistanced]

[ hey, ]

Flower boy?

[clockpunk]

Sorry. [ if that was insensitive. pauses. ] Not off the hook. Get over here.

[outdistanced]

[ it's more that it surprised him so much he didn't know how to react. he points at chrono with the peeler. ]

No way.

[clockpunk]

Wasn't a request.

[ he's got one hand full of potato peels and one clawed for grabbin' and he's taking a menacing step forward. and another. your peeler scares him none. ]

[outdistanced]

[ takes a step back! he'll grab the pathetic little potato peels he's made so far... significantly less than chrono... ]

You'll have to catch me first.

[ THIS IS A KITCHEN NOT A RACE TRACK? ]