[ queen of the kitchen lup and bougie boy won ]

[recrowns]

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[recrowns]

Are you going to make me into a wizard?

[is that even POSSIBLE

he looks somewhat interested]

[evocationary]

[ ... THEORETICALLY?? ]

I could teach you, sure. You have the look down already.

[recrowns]

[oh no]

Then consider me your humble student.

Oh, and your best friend.

[he'd like both titles]

[evocationary]

[ oh no 2x ]

Pffft. You're pushing it, my dude. [ lup, you're the one that called him your best friend. ] But good job, you made it to level two.

[recrowns]

Eh? Really?

[HE LOOKS SO PLEASED. LIKE A FOOL]

How exciting! I'll hope to keep up the momentum.

[evocationary]

Yeah, really. Go you. [ she makes a like, brrrr sound with her mouth, like she's imitating a party favor. ]

The lower levels take the least amount of EXP to get through so don't get too excited. We don't even know if we're going to be here for more than a day or two.

[recrowns]

[he doesn't understand a lot of what she just said, but what he did understand - ]

Then we'll just have to be friends for longer than that.

[no idea where he gets the nerve to say these things so confidently and without hesitation

just like it's a given]

[evocationary]

[ he just SAYS things. she squints at him. ]

Jesus. You're like a taller, blonder Sora.

[recrowns]

Sora seems like a nice boy?

[is this a problem]

[evocationary]

He's a very nice boy. He's waaaay more dumb than you are, though.

[ she says this with so much love. she genuinely does like sora, but he is a puppy. ]

[recrowns]

[that's so mean - but he just laughs a little bit, probably because he can tell she doesn't mean it badly]

It's alright, children shouldn't have to think too hard.

[sora is only 2 years younger than soo-won and yet]

I'm sure he'll get more chances to learn soon.

[evocationary]

[ what is love if you can't bully a little, honestly ]

Yeah. [ she pushes her hair back out of her face. ] I hope it's not too terrible of a lesson. I can't shake the foreboding feeling, you know?

[recrowns]

[ . . . . hmm, he wonders what he can say to that.]

I can't say that I don't agree, or understand the sentiment.

[it's pretty scary! objectively speaking. no weapons, no magic, no other people around - but their names on trinkets and a very small contained zone in which they can explore]

Are you nervous?

[evocationary]

Eh, no. [ and that's genuine enough, she means it. ]

Whatever this is, it won't be the worst thing I've ever faced. Hands down, I know that. I think more than anything it's just anticipation. I have a world to go back to, a crew to save, so I want to get this over with and get back to that?

But I also know there sure are a lot of kids here, and just because I'm not nervous for me doesn't mean I don't care about them.

[recrowns]

... I think you're very kind.

[though he can't say he doesn't understand the sentiment.]

In moments like these, I suppose all we can control are ourselves. And so with at least the effort of us adults, we can do our best to keep the children from having to embark into anything too worrisome.

I'd like to resolve this event with no one being harmed, and will move forward with that as my goal.

[evocationary]

Oh, gross. I wouldn't go that far.

[ don't call her kind, she has a reputation. ] But you're right. That's really all we can do. I sincerely doubt we're gonna get through whatever this weird kidnapping thing is without at least one person getting hurt, but I'm with you.

You mind a little help in making sure the least amount of people get hurt?

[recrowns]

[LKSJDFLKJSDF her denial makes him laugh. he thinks you're very nice, lup!! he likes you! deal with it!]

On the contrary, I welcome it. I like team efforts, they're rather exciting.

I hope you know you can count on me, too.

[evocationary]

[ NO UGH!! SHE'S NOT NICE!! but she does give him a little smirk. ]

You are way too much, do you know that? Tone down the sincerity, I'm gonna get sick off sunshine.

[ can't wait for the eventual backstab ]

[recrowns]

[that makes him laugh]

Ah, now you sound like my bodyguard... How nostalgic... Maybe you can threaten to beat me up and not mean it next?

[it's only been a day]

[evocationary]

I get the feeling that your bodyguard and I would get along.

[ spoilers this is just dana calling out my character type ]

[recrowns]

You're more fun than he is! Maybe the combination of us could get him to lighten up.

[han joo-doh mostly needs a raise]

[evocationary]

[ oh no i love him immediately ]

Oh, I am definitely good for that. It's a deal.

[recrowns]

When the gates to our homes open and he comes running in to find me, I'm hiding behind you.

[he'll be in trouble for getting kidnapped]

[evocationary]

[ she laughs. ]

Bold of you to assume I won't throw you to the wolves.

[recrowns]

[nooooooooo]

You haven't even met Joo-doh, aren't you supposed to be on my side?