[ queen of the kitchen lup and bougie boy won ]

[recrowns]

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[recrowns]

[he sure does they're not even assigned to each other this week but he'll idly swing their hands as he moves to take a walk with her]

Anything about my life you'd like to know about in particular?

[evocationary]

[ adorable. she allows this because he gets away with so much shit with her. ]

Hmm. [ she thinks about it, as they walk. ] Tell me something stupid you did as a kid.

[recrowns]

[ :D !!!!!! ]

One time I told Yona I'd be her mother when she wasn't eating well, so I tried to make her eat a pear that my teacher gave me. Apparently that's what I thought mothers did.

[this is so honest and stupid you KNOW it's true]

[evocationary]

[ she snorts, and then cackles. ]

Mothers just - make you eat pears? [ wtf ] Was this just kid logic?

[recrowns]

It's what I had on hand! I was her mother, so she had to eat!

[he laughs and swings their hands together]

And when she had trouble sleeping, I'd still be her mother. So I'd sleep at her side and hold her hand through it, and wipe the tears away that came from her nightmares so that no one else would see.

[apparently he's

he's just always been like this]

[evocationary]

[ what the fuck that's cute ]

Huh. [ she's still smiling, but it's a little softer. ] Well. If I ever need to foist a lost child on someone, I know who to go to, don't I?

[recrowns]

[yea baby yona had a giant crush on soo-woo she didn't have a single chance

but he laughs]

I don't know if I'm particularly good with children, but I'd try?

[evocationary]

I would not try. Nasty things.

[ LUP ] I guess it's my turn then.

[recrowns]

[and that surprises a louder laugh out of him because lup is so fucking horrible and he thinks it's soooooo funny

he hums softly and

gives her hand a gentle squeeze]

... a time you were scared? Or... what might scare you, I suppose.

[a beat]

I'll trade the same after.

[evocationary]

[ SOO-WON DO NOT ENCOURAGE HER CHALLENGE

but she sighs a little at the prompt. ]

Fine, but only because you're trading. [ she thinks, for a moment. ] When we were kids, Taako and I were traveling with this caravan full of mercenaries. We, uh - we did the cooking for them.

One time, one of the stupider ones didn't like the way his soup came out, so he tried to take it out on Taako. [ she pushes her hair out of her face with her free hand. ] I stood in front of the seven foot Goliath about to try and curb stomp my brother into dust and punched him directly in the nards.

My heart was racing so bad I thought I would die, but uh. Yeah.

[recrowns]

[ . . . . that is a story. soo-won just manages a soft smile at that even as he lets their fingers lace together, as if reassuring lup that he's right there next to her]

So you've had quite a fighting spirit ever since you were small then.

[evocationary]

[ she squeezes his hand in return. ]

I've kinda had to! Shrimpy baby elves get picked on a lot. [ and like fuck was she ever going to let someone bully her heart and soul. ] You know how you're supposed to fight your bullies even if you get suspended because it doesn't matter, everybody is going to get punished regardless?

It's that. [ shrug. ]

[recrowns]

Suspended?

[he doesn't know what that means but.... he can't help but think that the take sounds familiar. to have someone stand up for you against a bully....]

.... you and Hak would get along.

[evocationary]

[ she tilts her head. ]

Isn't that the dude your plushie was based on?

[recrowns]

[he nods!]

He protected me from - well, I wouldn't call them bullies. Maybe just some bored men who drank too much in the middle of the day.

[a brief little laugh]

But... he did protect me, when we were young, even though I thought that I didn't need it. It was nice... to feel looked after.

[evocationary]

Adorable. What must being looked after feel like? I wouldn't know.

[ she says this in a way that makes it sound like she's definitely joking. poor taako getting roasted. ]

Was that your scared moment?

[recrowns]

[there's just a laugh at that as he says far too honestly]

Are you saying that I'm not looking after you enough already? I suppose I can try harder.

[oh the sincerity

but he pauses at that]

Ah, no. I knew I would be fine. Hak was just protective anyway. [which was baby's first doki in the world] I'm normally not worried after my own safety.

[evocationary]

You're doing a decent job, probably. Could be better.

[ she makes such a face at him at the sincerity, but. ]

Not normally, huh. I hope that changed here. [ :T ]

[recrowns]

Mm, then I'll do better.

[are you prepared for this lup

but that seems to remind him of something - ]

Oh! Hansa volunteered to be my bodyguard!

[evocationary]

[ she is not ]

Did he? [ she looks amused by this ] What is he charging you for it?

[ ....... also: ] Kind of a shitty bodyguard so far. [ seeing as soo-won is just here, without hansa ]

[recrowns]

He's not accepting payment... but I'd like to compensate him after all this.

[someone just

offered to protect soo-won without seeking anything in return and i don't know how it happened how does he have this power]

But ah - I don't think there's a reason for me to need him during daylight hours. I only need his assistance on Thursdays and perhaps Saturdays really.

[let soo-won get midtrialed]

[evocationary]

[ soo-won is not allowed to get midtrialed or lup will midtrial the midtrialer ]

You say that like people are just going to politely wait until Thursday to murder. [ :T!!! ]

[recrowns]

Hmm.... maybe in the evenings then - but Goat at least implied to me that if things were to happen again, they'd be on somewhat the same schedule.

[bc we'd all die if trial was on a wednesday

but he'll glance to her and offer a smile]

It's alright. Nothing will happen to me. Shouldn't we work on assigning a bodyguard to you?

[evocationary]

[ goat like DIE! ON! SCHEDULE! ]

It better not. Anyway. I'm pretty sure I've got one, if I ask. [ she says, with a shrug. ]

[recrowns]

Blanca?

[don't just ask point blank]