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[aphorise]

Characters: aphorise and you
Location: Tunnels, in-between bubbles
Time: Late morning
Style: Either
Status: Open

[Masamune had been on his way about his own business when "it" challenged him. There he is in the tunnels, staring down an apathetic puffer fish that remains surprisingly immune to his glare. While it looks like it's ignoring him, when Masamune

Comments

[sweeperesque]

[really, she was just walking along and was about to say hi when she ends up just. watching.

and then she ends up laughing.

really hard.

just doing what everyone's thinking okay]

[aphorise]

[wow, rude.

his head snaps in her direction. unamused, that is him.]

Something funny?

[sweeperesque]

[yes, she's still giggling

holding up a finger because just give her one second-

minute-

hour-

who even knows.

but look, at least she'll answer you.]

Yes.

[aphorise]

[still looking unamused and not particularly caring for her kind of attitude. this girl . . .

then, as though it answers everything:]

It was a challenge.

[heroistics]

[...]

Um... what the hell are you doing, sir?

[aphorise]

Isn't it obvious?

[Don't be judging. He jerks a thumb at the puffer fish.]

This one's persistent.

[heroistics]

In... what, exactly?

[aphorise]

The challenge, the challenge.

[Get up to date already, kid.]

[meddlefussyfang]

[Kanaya is not entirely sure what she's looking at, here. Is this some kind of performance? A live show intended to provide entertainment?

She hopes so, because she is doing her best to blend in with the environment and just watch this person's ridiculous interactions with the passing fish.]

[aphorise]

[It can be a performance if she treats it as one. Because Masamune's being fairly stubborn about walking away from this when he could have some half an hour ago.

So she can watch him being more ridiculous as he verbally confronts this horrible creature.]

Hiding in the other side of the barrier . . .

[meddlefussyfang]

[If only she carried a supply of one cooked, starchy grain coated in a saline and dairy mixture. Then she could munch on it while watching.

He's even addressing the sea creature now. What could he hope to gain from this? Did he have some unusual ability to communicate with them?]

[aphorise]

[Perhaps he does, perhaps he doesn't. But the puffer fish seems to react to his words as it retracts its spikes, looking even smaller than it already is.

Masamune grins.]

Hah! Giving up already? Or are you too shy to put on a show for others?

[treasurehunted]

[!!!!

FORGET THE ATTITUDE

THAT'S A PUFFERFISH]

Dragon Bro! Did you find dinner?!

[aphorise]

[Dinner?

. . .

Yes. Yes, he did.

PUFFER FISH, YOU'RE GOING DOWN.]

Aah. Something like that.

[treasurehunted]

That a puffer fish? Come on, bro, what're you waiting for?!

[THOSE THINGS ARE DELICIOUS WHEN THEY'RE NOT LETHALLY POISONOUS]

[aphorise]

[YES, WELL, TASTE ASIDE, THERE IS A THING IN THE WAY THAT THEY SORT OF NEED TO BREATHE.]

The barrier. It's on the other side.

[echigo_wargod]

[ the shuffle of sandals and a delicate laugh manifest from behind the dragon. ]

Threatening fish now, One-eyed Dragon?

[ then again, the fish was rather amusing too. It's almost as though Masamune was looking at his fishy double. Well the thought brought an amused smile to the samurai's face. ]

[aphorise]

[ no way, Kenshin, that fish is nothing like him. While he knows who the speaker is, Masamune turns in Kenshin's direction regardless as a show of respect.]

It's not a threat when it issued the challenge first.

[echigo_wargod]

[ Kenshin offers an amused yet soft smile. He has some sort of respect for the Dragon, and this? Well this is just far too amusing. ]

Is that so?

[ he glances at the puffed up fish. What an amusing sight! A fish that looked like a festival lantern. ]

Do you plan on puffing up in such a manner, as well?

[aphorise]

[ really, Kenshin. Even if he could puff up like that, he wouldn't do it because he has neither spikes nor poison and he'd just be making a bigger target out of himself.

if only. ]

No way. That's its thing.