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[givethemhell]

[Fun fact he thinks A-yuan is fuckin dead.

But the emotional difficulty of facing the memory doesn't show on his face! Instead, he just smiles, bright and fond.]

Isn't he? He takes after his father!

[applechemist]

[ NO I HATE YOUR CANON and unfortunately Escha is oblivious ]

Who's his dad? A friend of yours?

[givethemhell]

[SO DO I WELCOME TO HELL!!

He just grins even wider, a twinkle of amusement glimmering in his little demon eye.]

It's me, of course! [What a shit.] After all, I harvested him from the ground with my own two hands!

[applechemist]

[ she's not fooled! the memory specifies that's not his kid!! but she plays along. ]

You must be a very proud father-farmer!

[givethemhell]

[HE KNOWS IT DOES BUT HE REFUSES TO GIVE THIS UP. A-YUAN, HIS ONLY dead SON.]

I am, I am! You saw that cute face of his. Who wouldn't be proud? Aiyo, there's not a child on earth as well-tempered as that one.

[applechemist]

[ i hate this ]

Very cute. He did seem well-behaved, too. Probably every parent's dream.

[givethemhell]

[He puffs up very much like an actual proud parent would upon hearing their child praised by a good friend, the little shit.]

He is! He's so mild-mannered! Ah, though he did like causing trouble every now and then, hah. He used to love chewing on my flute - used it like his own personal teething ring! It was terrible to bring it up and try to play something, only to find it's covered in spit already.

[Thanks A-yuan your father loves his gift.]

[applechemist]

... That's gross.

[ is that a cute story??? ]

[givethemhell]

[IT'S AN ADORABLE STORY HE LOVES IT.]

Yes, small children tend to be.

[applechemist]

All the kids I know are very... [ Uptight? ] Tidy.

But they might be a little older, so I guess that makes sense...

[givethemhell]

Let's see, let's see... Back then, I think A-yuan was four? Five? [HE'S A TERRIBLE FATHER.] But children of any age are messy! You just ended up with strange ones.

[applechemist]

[ I'm gonna say Escha is finishing up her little cheesecakes and putting them in the fridge to chill so that they can. Actually go over to the lake and do The Thing! ]

Plenty of adults are messy, too. I heard that you leave half-eaten snacks in your bed.

[givethemhell]

[i'm glad you keep track of what's happening in threads because i sure don't.]

Ah - who said that? [THAT'S not wrong at all.] They're only half-eaten for a short while!

[WHAT DOES THAT EVEN MEAN... But whenever she's done, he'll start moseying toward the door.]

Ready?

[applechemist]

[ it's because i'm curious about the item. ]

One of your roommates, of course! You shouldn't leave a mess like that.

[ ..... not that Escha is the tidiest person. she's just. leaving all the dishes she's clearly dirtied out on the counters here in the kitchen. amazing. ]

Yeah, let's go.

[givethemhell]

Aiyo, don't listen to them, they're all terrible. [THE POT CALLING THE KETTLE BLACK, ESCHA!!! HE SEES. HE SEES!!

But he hums at that, and begins to lead the way out to the lake! Once there, he'll first hold out a dark brown button with a cross down the center.]

Take this, alright?

[And then he'll whip out a pair of pink goggles and wade about thigh-deep into the water. As he's pulling them on:]

This item lets me see in murky water for one swim! Just toss that button wherever and I'll go get it. I shouldn't be able to use these again after that.

[applechemist]

Aren't you worried about the lake monster...?

[ don't get yeeted???? ]

[givethemhell]

Oh, it's already thrown me before, it's fine!

[THAT IS NOT FINE??]

Anyway, just try to throw it closer to the shallows than the deep. I'm not sure if it comes all the way up here and the water's still cloudy.

[applechemist]

[ THAT ISN'T FINE, she doesn't look comforted at all!!! but... she will still go along with this. ]

Okaaaay.

[ she tosses it to. idk, a relatively shallow part of the lake! ]

[givethemhell]

[Bless Escha for her kindness and tolerance of his shenanigans.]

Thanks!

[AND AWAY HE DIVES. He. He should have taken off some of his clothes first probably, because when he emerges like 10 seconds later holding up the brown cross button, he's 1) looking like a fullass drowned rat and 2) already shivering a little.]

It's cold--!!

[applechemist]

[ It's the Way Of The Atelier Protagonist. Primarily they exist to witness other people's shenanigans. ]

Of course it's cold!

[givethemhell]

It wasn't this cold last week!

[It also wasn't raining and then snowing all week last week this gotdamn fool. He rapidly slogs his way back out through the water, holding the button out toward her.]

[applechemist]

[ She takes the button, unsure of. Why she is taking it back from him. ]

Yeah, whether changes! [ JEEZ. ] Come on, you need to change into something dry.

[givethemhell]

[STOP HE'S JUST SHOWING IT TO HER she can take it if she wants though. Enjoy your button. He mutters a curse under his breath, shivering.]

Alright, alright - but let me have one of those snacks after! Please?

[Look he's being polite and everything. HIS CHEESECAKE.]

[applechemist]

[ she takes the button for some reason. Because misunderstandings are funny, and even funnier if he just??? GOES ALONG WITH IT??? Her button now. Also I just realized I wrote the wrong "weather" so that whole tag was a mess. ]

Okay, but I'm making you some hot tea or something to go with it!

[ ... is that supposed to be a punishment? ]

[givethemhell]

[LOOK HE. HE JUST THINKS MAYBE SHE WANTS THE BUTTON. IT'S FINE. IT'S A GOOD BUTTON. We're all doing great here. He also blinks and laughs at the way she's wording that... Escha...]

That sounds like it'd be a delightful accompaniment! You're too kind - I'll have to make it up to you later.

[But for now he is fastly shivering his way away from the lake GOODBYE LAKE.]