Audience: Omi Fushimi

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Comments

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You do?

[they perk up, at that. after setting the waffle plate down, they produce a couple knives and a pair of forks, offering him one set.]

Here, we can share-- I don't meet a lot of other people who know how, y'know? A lot of people think it's just for, like... grandmas.

[housewolf]

Thank you.

[He'll take the set that's offered.]

Yeah, that's stereotype, right? But it's a really useful skill set. Everybody wears clothes, after all.

[probe]

Exactly! So many people don't even know how to fix a button, much less make themselves a sweater...

[they cut off a piece of waffle for themselves, taking a bite-- and humming happily.]

Oh, you do know how to cook.

[housewolf]

Buttons are such an easy fix too...

[He'll happily eat his own cooking.]

I've been doing it for so long, I'd concerned if I didn't.

[probe]

I've always done my own cooking, too. I have to trade you sometime, I'll bake something later!

[they take another bite, hopping up to sit on the counter next to the plate.]

[housewolf]

How long is always? I've been doing it since elementary... uh... do you know how school works? Is that insensitive...

[probe]

Oh, um- I do? But I never went, really...

[they shift a little uncomfortably, at that.]

It's been.... at least several years!

[housewolf]

Sorry, I don't want to make you uncomfortable.

[probe]

Don't worry about it-! It's fine, I'm not, I'm good.

[housewolf]

Are you sure? I won't mention it again.

[probe]

Really! You don't have to, um, avoid anything for my sake.

[housewolf]

Are you sure? I know you're... watching over us, but that's no reason to make you uncomfortable.

[probe]

It's- really sweet of you to worry, honestly, I appreciate it! But, um. I'll be fine. Promise!

[housewolf]

If you promise.

[ Then he'll take another forkful of waffle. ]

By the way, what's with that room of clones...?

[probe]

Y'know, I actually don't really know?

[they say this with their mouth partially full.]

I looked and they were clones of me, too, so... not just you guys that get that.

[housewolf]

Man. That's unsettling... You guys didn't put it there?

Did it just come with the base?

[probe]

It might have! Sometimes it's better to just not question things, honestly, it's not a bad way to go about living.

[housewolf]

Huh. So did you guys repurpose the base or something?

I'm just curious.

[probe]

Iiiii really could not tell you.

[they take another mouthful of waffle.]

[housewolf]

Uh... Secrets? Like the cloaks?

[probe]

Something like that!

[they sound cheery when they say it, happily munching away.]

[housewolf]

Something, huh?

[ How vague! ]

Can you take them off around us?

[probe]

-what, the cloaks? Um- probably?

[housewolf]

Yeah.

I'd like to see you. It doesn't have to be right now but... It would be nice to see my Avatar.

[ especially because omi's only wearing an apron right now. ]

[probe]

Well, um-

[they hesitate, fiddling with their sleeve.]

Maybe? I might be able to, I just-- you have to super promise not to tell anybody. Nobody finds out it happened. And also don't be freaked out.