/jp/ - Otaku Culture

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"Figure it out." he said, shrugging. "You put this place together when the Kappa couldn't and worked logistical miracles that'll be in text books forever. I believe in you."

Those last words were like the individual plucking of a heart. 'believe'. I shook my head. "Fine, I'll cook up something, but in return what are you gonna do about my door?" I gestured.

He looked over, not at all astounded by my insistence THIS problem be fixed. "If people keep blowing it up, why not just use a curtain instead?" He asked, taking another sip to punctuate.

"Yeah!" A Yamawaro exclaimed, jumping down from a ladder. "I know a seller who-" she stopped as she came up next to Goro, briefly glaring at him. "-who deals in outdoor winter blankets! I could be here and there in-"

"Make it happen." I said, waving her off with a finger. And she was gone.

"Do I stink?" Goro asked, sniffing a part of his robe.

I sniffed the air.

"No, well, you smell like blood, so she was just excited. Get some of the stuff from Anon's supply later." I said, and suddenly realized. "Wait, were are you bleeding?"

His face went a little flush and he rubbed the back of his neck. "Seija, well, she has long nails and one mark is easy, but it's like getting peppered by hail and it's hand to bandage an entire back." He jacked a thumb over his shoulder.

"Oh." I said, not surprised having dealt with coitus-related injuries for what seemed like years now. "Say where is she?"

"Ah, off to talk to Ran and the other woman about this or that. She got pretty annoyed that I pumped the breaks on the fight, told me to piss off."

"Trouble in paradise?" I asked, feeling the elevating effects of the coffee kick in.

"Are you kidding? Her saying vulgarities like that so plainly to my face? She loves me so much it's embrassing, kind of dangerous actually..." he shuddered.

"Speaking of, theoretically, if I were to meet a-"

"Who?" Goro said, cutting straight through the shit.

"He's a baker-"

"Propose marriage." He answered without pause. befuddled silence was my answer.

"Look, I know exactly who you're talking about and I also know things are about to go heads-up in the village so if you've found someone that doesn't invoke your maternal instincts or make you work out material tables and still makes you happy, I think you should seriously cut to the chase."

"But even after this I'll be busy-"

"And you'll always be. You have very little to lose as far as I'm concerned." He said, polishing off his cup.

"Fine. I'll go ask him, just, go watch over the crew while they fix the...'winter sheet' so I can get properly dressed and, well, get this over with."

"Make sure to get Anon's advice as well. Seeing a nominal relationship in the making might put his heart at ease. Oi!" He yelled at the passing White Wolf Captain, with a tone of voice that snapped from gentleness to cruelty like the crack of a whip. "Captain. Gather a squad on the double to watch over the repairs. This is your chance to prove to me you aren't all rapid so make it count!" He swiftly ordered and the White Wolf Captain, to my surprise, quickly turned and began issuing sub-vocal orders for her troops to gather.

Goro turned to me and smirked.

"Show off." I murmured before making my way to find a suitable dress.