four

[preowned]

fantastic four joke

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[forefall]

[ Her expression brightens by a fraction. Nail maintenance is her primary source of stress relief. She's never tried to do it with or for someone else before, but there's always a first time for everything, right? ]

Oh. Tsurumaru. Thank you. Let's take care of your nails right away.

[ Didn't his scroll say he was super old? This may take a while, if he's never taken care of his nails before.

She gestures for them to go.... someplace with a table. The meeting hall. ]

[preowned]

[ he is always here to try new things, so he will easily start walking. ]

I brought a color along, but I asked for a couple.

[ just for the variety. ]

[forefall]

We can do one color this time and another color after that one fades.

[ Maybe they can have manicure dates until everyone but one is dead. ]

Which one is your favorite?

[preowned]

I'm fine of white, but...

[ he pulls this out. ]

This is sparkly! It's like the night sky.

[forefall]

That's very pretty.

[ She approves. ]

It will stand out against all the white you wear, so everyone will notice it.

[preowned]

Good. I hope it surprises them.

[ he hash is priorities. ]

Do you do this kind of thing often?

[forefall]

Do you like surprises that much?

[ There's no judgment in her tone (yet), but she does find it odd because Four doesn't care for surprises. ]

Nail polish is new to me. It's something I've received and read about here, but I try very hard to keep my nails trimmed and in order.

[preowned]

Surprises are essential in life. They keep your heart from dying sooner... after all, it'll be too boring otherwise.

[ he hates being bored.

but he hums at that. ]

Have you not been able to do that while here then?

[forefall]

I don't think that's always true? I don't mind having calm moments when they occur.

[ She feels like surprises make her heart die faster. ]

I found moments here and there to take care of my nails, but it gets a little busy when someone kills almost every week. I think I'll have more time now.

[preowned]

You sound like Lune.

[ he sounds amused, but he'll hold his hand out towards her. ]

Let me see.

[ her nails, he means. ]

[forefall]

I don't know if that's a compliment or not.

[ Her feelings on Lune are Facebook Complicated.

She looks at his outstretched hand and can't stop the fear that crosses her face. ]

... Do you have to see them?

[preowned]

[ hmmm

he'll retract his hand. ]

Not if you don't want me to.

[forefall]

[ Tsuru must validate her and increase her social link level to unlock her nails. ]

... I'm sorry. I'm not comfortable with showing them right now. I promise to make yours look better than mine.

[preowned]

Okay, okay! I'm excited.

[ can he speedrun her social link

but he goes along with that easily enough, at least. ]

[forefall]

I hope to meet your expectations.

[ She relieved, and they've probably made it to the Meeting Hall by this point. She gestures for him to take a seat first.

Four holds out a gloved hand. ]

If I could have one of your hands, please.

[ It's like a mirrored move of what he did a minute ago. ]

[preowned]

[ and he offers it easily enough. he's not wearing his gloves today, mostly because he knew he would have to take them off anyway so there was no point in wearing them.

his hands are... well, what you'd expect from frequent sword usage, while also still well cared for considering his vanity. still, his nails are in need of some looking after considering he never heard what the fuck a manicure was until now. ]

[forefall]

[ She takes his hand carefully, examining his nails. She's definitely seen worse.

Her voice is soft as she trims and files his nails. ]

Do you work often with a sword?

[preowned]

Oh-- yes. I suppose you can say I'm a swordsman.

[ haha ]

[forefall]

[ stares at the camera like i'm in the office

Four doesn't know any wiser, so she nods. ]

I was trying to learn a little before I... [ Died. Her hands tense for a second. Anyway!! ] Is that the only weapon you use?

[preowned]

It is. I'm fairly skilled at it.

[ it's bragging, but also it's very true and he is just aware of his own skill. ]

I could show you while we're over here.

[forefall]

I would like that.

[ She's dead, and who knows if they're going to get the end that gets them all back, but she'd like to see what Tsuru can do. ]

If we do get revived, I think I'd like to see you spar with Ookurikara, too.

[preowned]

Oh, that would be fun. It's been a while since I've gotten to with him...

[ they never got to spar here before he died ]

[forefall]

How long have you known him?

[ Since Tsurumaru was only alive a week.... she makes an assumption that they knew each other before. She thinks she would have heard about them sparring the first week. ]

[preowned]

[ he has to think about it.... math.... ]

Hm...a while.

[ he gave up on math ]

[forefall]

[ She doesn't need to know exact numbers. She just remembers Kara's age being up there, so it makes some sort of sense that Tsuru is similar? His scroll was gone too soon. ]

Is it comforting to know someone from home is here? I go back and forth on wanting someone I know like that here.

[ Even if death and murder aren't new concepts, it's still quite a different situation here. ]