Audience: Gojou Satoru

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[they just step out of the shadows in gojou's room? hello. they're hooded and quiet, but they're here and waiting.]

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Priiiide! Hello! I'm glad to see you got your head back... It was really worrying.

[ He greets like usual. ]

I got us some popcorn—this one is cheese and this other one is chocolate and caramel drizzled. Wasn't sure what you preferred.

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[gojou is so much? so much all the time. pride kind of just tilts their head. you can practically see the ??? over their head.]

I didn't know it came any other way than... popped.

[mukagen]

They can come in plenty of flavors. Give them a try.

[ He holds the two buckets out. Should be enough for him to tell if they like savory or sweet. ]

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[they hesitate - they don't normally take food from people, but. it's not like they can die here! obviously! so.

they try all! the chocolate they spit out, like an idiot. the caramel isn't so bad, and... the cheese one is the best one.]

[mukagen]

So you like savory!

[ GOOD THING GOJOU LIKES SWEET. ]

There is salt and pepper popcorn, too. Simple, but a classic flavor profile.

[ why does gojou know so much about food it's cause he's rich eating well is a rich hobby ]

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[they definitely hate sweet, so it is a good thing.]

Salt and pepper sounds good. Sounds better. [there's big nose wrinkle energy coming from under this hood. their sensibilities.]

[mukagen]

Do you like spicy, too?

[ He goes to pop the DVD in! Princess Mononoke waits for them... The cheese popcorn bucket is theirs, too. ]

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[this is very, very strange for them. hanging out with people is like, not a thing they do. at all.

but they just very cautiously sit down with the cheese popcorn and look awkwardly between gojou and the tv screen.]

[mukagen]

[ ... Pride is always so awkward, but he can't laugh. It would be too mean? Maybe? ]

How are you feeling? A lot better?

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[thanks gojou]

Back to normal. Or whatever normal is for here.

[mukagen]

At least normal for you. Head and everything.

[ Snrrk. Anyway! Movie time in the peace of silence, just munching. ]

The guy really is whipped, right?

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[skdkjf

pride looks over at him.] Don't know what that means.

[mukagen]

... I guess we're going to have a lesson here.

[ PAUSES THE FUCKING MOVIE. ]

So, when people call someone else whipped, they meant they're practically wrapped around someone's finger. Think voluntary servant. Worships the floor their object of affection walks on. Kind of like that!

[ Hmmm. Whipped is kind of old, though. Maybe some newer words will work. ]

Nowadays, kids like to use the word "simp." "Stan" is an older version of that, too. For example, in a sentence, "Mineo is a big Endorsi simp" or "Mineo simps hard for Endorsi." These work as both noun and verb.

[ why did i write this ]

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[why DID you write this]

... Simp? [they're just like ??? about all of this, but like. they understand, they guess.] Is... stan a verb and noun also?

[mukagen]

Yes. You can replace simp with stan in my examples and it’d work.

[ Knowledge for pride!!! ]

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Hm. [they don't know what to do with this information.] ... Start the movie again.

[mukagen]

If you use it in front of people, they might be so surprised and shocked, maybe insulted, but there's a chance it can backfire because it's you.

[ i'm tired from trial but i am here. TO BE CLEAR. ]

Back to the movie.

[ He starts the movie again for them! They can enjoy it with their popcorn. ]

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[they seem disgruntled by this, like they're going to argue, but. gojou starts the movie again, and they fall silent, watching quietly.]

[mukagen]

[ THEY CAN ARGUE AFTER. Because the movie does end. Gojou is a pig, so he finished all his popcorn. ]

How did you like that one?

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[pride eats like a bird so they've only really finished a bit of it, but.]

... I liked that one. [big wolves are rad]

[mukagen]

The wolves are cool, right?

[ Gojou same thoughts, but also big is usually better. Also dogs are great?? ]

You don't eat much, huh.

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Mm. [pride like no dogs, only wolves]

I don't, no. Easier when there's not a lot of food to go around.

[mukagen]

[ He tilts his head. ]

You don't mind if I ask some stuff, right? Not sure if you'd be open to it or not.

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[... well, since he asked so nicely.]

Not promising an answer. [but go ahead.]