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[discomfort]

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[verminous]

[he thinks it, but he decides Not to ask whether owner recognized the butterflies immediately. how do you identify person butterflies as opposed to regular ones. he has no clue.

so he just gives him a little wave instead of putting his foot in his mouth. hi! hi he's not a complete weirdo, he swears!]

Ah- pleasure to meet ya.

[...]

Out of hiding, huh?

[discomfort]

[ owner will pretend to not hear what gregor just said. it's fine don't ask about it just move on

butterfly, however, will squint. eyeing gregor's arm around owner's waist. SQUINTS MORE. ]

Oh? He's never mentioned you before.

[ this is not too surprising considering owner refuses to tell anyone here about being kidnapped to a murder ship. ]

Ah, Butterfly, be nice.

[verminous]

Well, not too surprising, considering how much he likes not mentioning stuff...

[binch. he loves you but this IS factual.

gregor flushes slightly as butterfly eyes the arm still resting around owner, but he figures if this were a problem then owner would've stepped away? it's... he doesn't know if it's fine. it's something.]

[discomfort]

I'm standing right here...

[ butterfly ignores owner too, but also seems to be unable to argue against gregor's point because yea he's right. he just huffs a little at that, playing with his braid.

owner will try to save the awkward moment, ]

Butterfly, would you please go and prepare the room later for my guest here? He will be staying with me for a few days. You can visit too, if Bone Monk isn't keeping you too busy.

I-- well. Sure... [ a pause, and then he points at gregor. ] I didn't agree because of you!

[ and he hurries off, turning into another pack of butterflies that flutter away.

owner tries not to laugh. ]

Ah, children. Temperamental as always. I apologize for his behavior, but it probably won't get better when he pops up again.

[verminous]

Eh? He seems fine enough to me, Owner...

[cannot stress enough how used he is to being around people who are insane in some capacity, butterfly hasn't tried to murder him so he seems pretty normal?]

...wait, children?

[discomfort]

Even if you are used to it, I must still apologize for an employee's petty behavior, Gregor.

[ he was trying to be rude without getting owner mad!!! greg!!!!! ]

Ah, I guess he would not be a child from your perspective. But I have known him since he was given form, so he is a child to me.

[verminous]

Ah, fair enough...

[sometimes you're just used to being treated poorly and you don't really think about it in situations like this... that wasn't too bad.]

So you're-- old even for your type? Or is he young?

[discomfort]

Well, he is a lot older than you, but I am... much, much older than him.

[ a pause. ]

I am very old, I guess.

[verminous]

Then if you keep calling me 'mom', maybe I oughta start calling you a grandpa?

[discomfort]

[ oh there is a great response to this but owner can't say it because it's spicy tch ]

Try it.

[verminous]

[be spicy in public then don't be a coward owner /:

but okay. if he's being dared then]

Grandpa.

[discomfort]

[ help.

owner lifts up a finger and places it over gregor's lips. ]

Grandpa?

[verminous]

[he glances down at the finger.

...then over to owner, and a little further down...]

Oh. Uh. Well- more like 'grandma' right now?

1/2

[discomfort]

[discomfort]

[ BURSTS OUT LAUGHING

SORRY THAT WAS FUNNY ]

[verminous]

H-hey, c'mon...

[he's smiling, though, because owner laughing is just cute?? it's cute.]

[discomfort]

You continue to be amusing, dear.

[ and gregor will have about three seconds after that before owner presses against him, getting flushed against his front. ]

Call me it again.

[verminous]

Ah-

[yeah that absolutely flusters him. gregor wraps his arms around owner, fingers combing through longer hair.]

... well, now I'm not really feeling like messing with you so much, though...

[discomfort]

[ hehehehoohoo

butterfly comes back. no, that's a joke, but they should probably leave the shrine area. owner makes no move to leave though. ]

I see. Well, if you have any other ideas for nicknames, please let me know.

[verminous]

...think I'm pretty fond of the one you've already got, mein Etwas.

[THEY REALLY SHOULD LEAVE THE SHRINE THOUGH

but owner is soft and gregor is comfy... but they're in public...

he finally pulls himself away to nudge owner along.]

We, ah, we better keep moving or else we're gonna run out of daylight.

[discomfort]

I suppose it would be more dangerous to be out at night. Things are roaming...

[ yea before the scalie attendant attacks them for public indecency in a sacred place

but time to get going... they need to get gregor's good luck bracelet... ]

[verminous]

Doubt there's anything we'd actually need to be scared of. I was thinking more that I wouldn't be able to see everything.

[taking hold of owner's hand... lead on.]

Say, why don't we find one for us both?

[discomfort]

Oh, like matching?

[ thinks about all of the friendship bracelets that came out of sprace ]

... that is doable.

[verminous]

Like that, yeah. And if you got something lucky too, we might as well go ahead and pick it up for you while we're at it, 'ne?

[discomfort]

Sunglasses...

[ alright, time to pull gregor along in a particular direction. ]

Besides that... is there anything in general you'd like to see in the next few days? I don't know if anyone mentioned any specific Japanese landmarks to you.

[ there was a handful of japanese people there so. maybe someone was really excited about doujin ]

Or things you'd just want to buy? Types of food? Clothes?