HereComesTheSnow

Heroes of Beacon - the Next Chapter

@Crimmy

Luke Schwarz, The Breakfast Club

"Y-Yeah."

So it seemed like her consumption of sweets was a sore point...

Well, learn something new every day, right? Still, that wasn't exactly something I'd have expected out of her. Being honest, I wouldn't have expected many sore points at all outside of "Napoli's existence" and "anything that harms Bianca", but I guess that's what I got for thinking I could perfectly read a person after knowing them for a week or two.

Granted, those couple of weeks felt like an eternity, so maybe my whole perception of time is screwy in general. It wouldn't have been the first time I'd lost track of everything.

Well, never mind that.

"Ah, so you both are familiar with polearms, then? That's pretty helpful. I'm sure I can't exactly bug your sister about it, but if you wouldn't mind, I'd like to pick your brain about how to use them some time."

My plate was now clean. Good breakfast all around, and one that provided the brain with the necessary energy to start working at full capacity again.

Which included remembering just who exactly I was talking to.

"Not that I'm asking you to teach me, I mean. That'd take up too much time, and it's a lot to request of anyone— more along the lines of some pointers, or sort of 'cross-referencing' every so often to make sure I've got everything straight."

I couldn't imagine her being too happy about the idea having to stack weaponry tutelage on top of being my math cheatsheet. Even as a friend, it'd feel way too much like just using her, which wasn't my idea of a good time.

Wait, that didn't sound right at all.

"You know, before I burn bad habits into my muscle memory."

Ignite Heart! A Magical Girl RP

Hoshi

In the humble abode of the Nakajimas, there was an unspoken of, long-standing tradition of Sunday being treated with a old-school and distinctly western sensibility. Even despite his own nonreligious stance, Kyotaro Nakajima was still one to respect the day of rest for what it was.

"MESSATSU!"

"Oh, that's a load of crap."

The perfect time for having a day off work and playing some good quality video games, of course!

"Oya?" came the smug, prodding drawl from the blonde seated beside him. "Oya Oya Oya? Do I see it all tied up at 2-2? Where's all the bravado now, Aniki? Are you possibly in danger of losing a set to me?!"

"I'm rusty." growled her legal guardian, responding to her elbow jabs with an increasingly intense glare every time. Uppity little... "'s just dumb luck and work's been taking all of my practice time."

Did we say glare? Correction:

I don't understand how a fully grown adult can pout so petulantly at a video game.

It's a competitive thing! It's just like whenever I get mad about getting passed up in a race!

Well firstly, you're still a child--

I am NOT a kid!

Yes you are.

"Oho? What was that? Shouldn't you be watching your sodium intake instead of talking, Aniki?!"

"I'm not salty because you Raging Demoned me."

"I don't believe you~"

Even ignoring your legal status as a minor, would an adult rub salt in the wound like this?

Heh, salt. And yeah, they totally would. Watch if he wins, he'll totally reverse it back on me like threefold.

Which goes back to my original point, doesn't it?

Shh, I need to concentrate!

However, instead of concentration, a thought occurred.

"Hey, speaking of salt, though."

"Yeah?"

"Have you gone shopping this week?"

"I though you did that?"

"That was just to grab dinner, not to stock up..."

Both paused.

...

"Craaaaaaaaaaaap."

Fifteen minutes later, one energetic girl and her fairy companion were out the door, fighting games forgotten in favor of the search for sustenance.

Ignite Heart! A Magical Girl RP

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When they're not tryin' to escape.

@Crimmy

They really shouldn't worry.

Ignite Heart! A Magical Girl RP

only because he had to force them to

those dolls gotta find a good home

Ignite Heart! A Magical Girl RP

what about Joey and his smooth moves?

Ignite Heart! A Magical Girl RP

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You haven't joined the Dark Kingdom yet so it's all daijoubu.

@Crimmy

what if the dark kingdom had to fight magical boys.........

Gigantomachia

Please go to bed

Ignite Heart! A Magical Girl RP

i keep letting myself forget about this and that's a disservice to magical girls

Gigantomachia

So you marathoned Kaze no Stigma or something?

Heroes of Beacon - the Next Chapter

@Crimmy

Luke Schwarz, The Breakfast Club

H-Huh?

What did she mean by that? Nobody said anything about excess, had we? She kept her same cool vibe, but her word choice said otherwise. That tone was still the usual frigidity we all knew and loved, but...

No, there was something else there. Something that came all the way out of left field. What a dangerous thing to deal with when it was expressing itself through an acid tongue...

I tried to rectify my mistake at once. After all, misunderstandings were probably the least optimal outcome of this conversation.

"Calm down, it was just an example. Liking things isn't extreme."

It really wasn't supposed to be a dig at her, and there was no way in hell I was dumb and blind enough to be calling her fat.

I would need a lot more than a polearm to keep myself alive if that were the case. I lived with three inhumanly powerful women. Or, one woman and two girls.

Insensitivity about weight was something I had just about literally beaten out of me by the age of 15.

"A polearm... I have had a little staff training, so I probably wouldn't make a complete fool of myself."

Anything was better than Nunchaku. Maybe as a more developed and refined adult, things would be different, but I remembered whacking myself on the head far too many times to ever really consider relying upon them.

If it's on a chain or cord, no thanks. I'm too clumsy.

Ah, youth...

"It would be fairly versatile, that's for sure. You have any experience with them, or have you always been zoned into the sword and gun?"

I may as well have asked. If she suggested one because she knew something about them beyond the simple knowledge of "well yeah it's long and deadlier than a punch" that just about any game could give you.