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[loosestrifes]

If you kill them, their spirits will haunt you afterwards. I made sure of it.

[conspecifics]

( it's a good thing these are watches, because he would've absolutely thrown any other device across the room at that. )

Not funny. Again.

What would a rabbit spirit even do? They're an uncommon blessing for a reason.

[loosestrifes]

I'm serious!

Do you really want to find out? I imagine it depends on how cruel you are to them.

[conspecifics]

You shouldn't have left them in my room. What kind of parent are you?

[loosestrifes]

We're co-parents.

[conspecifics]

Fairly sure that isn't within a bodyguard's list of duties.

[loosestrifes]

Your constant complaining is tiring.

[conspecifics]

Maybe true. You would know something about that.

What am I making for dinner, if it's not rabbit.

[loosestrifes]

( he's gonna cut off his other hand at this rate. )

Beef? Without skipping on the vegetables.

[conspecifics]

Beef. ( thinking out loud. ) It's not the same, though.

[loosestrifes]

Do you want to taste something unique so badly? I could think of something.

[conspecifics]

We have very different ideas of what counts as unique.

Some of us only get to eat what we can source ourselves, honored son.

[loosestrifes]

( grumpy because he didn't get he was "flirting"... )

You're so boring.

[conspecifics]

( ?????? )

Get your own food then. I'm not paying.

[loosestrifes]

I told you what I wanted. I already took enough of your chips, but that's not the point.

I was trying to be nice.

[conspecifics]

How.

[loosestrifes]

Maybe you'd find out if I was allowed over.

[conspecifics]

( ..................... ❓ fine. )

The door is open.

[loosestrifes]

Thank you.

I'll be there after a bit.

( hours pass. )

[conspecifics]

( hours??? )

Did you get lost?

[loosestrifes]

( Oh. Right. )

I'm almost there.

( Sure enough, after just a few minutes now, Esikko shows up, strutting in in the way that says he's definitely trying to make something apparent.

Something he's done. )

Hello. I got caught up in something.

[conspecifics]

( why so vague, huh. kirma startles at the sudden arrival, having ignored the watch notification entirely— he, too, has been occupied, though in a much different way.

specifically, he's holding up one of the baby rabbits esi so thoughtfully left behind by the ears, with a certain level of intent he was specifically told not to have. though his arms partially lowers at seeing esi, he doesn't release it just yet. )

What took you so...

( his voice trails off as it all clicks together. oh. so that's what this is about, then. )

[loosestrifes]

( His entrance is ruined by this? Hello. )

Would you put her down? What did I say?

( He steps closer, and now his focus is on helping the bunny get down to the floor gently. Despite everything else, he does seem to care about these little creatures. )

[conspecifics]

( would that esi showed a single ounce of this tenderness towards others. though he'd meant to evoke jealousy in a far different way, kirma finds himself staring with a more envious hunger at the shivering bunny in his arms. he can't even remember which one that is— kiki, maybe. a waste of food, definitely. it isn't fair... it isn't fair. )

It's fine. ( for once, he gets to be the dismissive one. who cares... ) You shouldn't have taken so long.

( at this proximity, he can only stay distracted from esi's pointed setup for so long. as he coddles the rabbit, kirma slides past him, as if to move on in the most roundabout path possible; he stops just behind esi, though, leaning up and in to sniff at his hair. )

Where were you, exactly.

( he's got quite a big hunch, but he's not happy about it. )

[loosestrifes]

( ...On the one hand, he's deeply offended to be sniffed like that.

On the other, there's a significant amount of something like pleasure from causing Kirma to be so visibly jealous. He turns only slightly, lifting a hand to press gently at Kirma's face rather than pulling away. )

It seems like you might have a guess.

( Mr. Sniffer. )

Does that matter? I'm here now.