#erabundus

it's  thoughtful,  in  his  own  STRANGE  WAY.

"Ren... This is..." It's a very cool gift, he cannot lie to himself. Just like the ones he's seen in those spy movies. A part of him already wondered just how good he could become at it. He still vividly remembered what a badass the streamer had been that time, opening the door to the off-limits area for Cyno and friends to go and "catch" the ghost of the Egyptian priest.

The only reason why he held back his excitement was that he very much could feel Chongyun's stare boring right through the back of his head.

Play cool... Nothing suspicious here.

"Thank you. It's touching to see you've cherished those memories so fondly that you'd think about me when you saw this." ... Was that even a compliment or had he just inadvertently roasted himself? Was it a good thing to be thought of when looking at a crime tool?

No, no. He couldn't think like that. A lock-picking kit did not necessarily imply one was up to do crime.

Wait, he knew the answer!

"We should go hunt for buried treasure chests together sometime soon. I think we wouldn't need much else."

And there it was - it was faint, brief but the brunette saw it. It was a smile on Ren's lips and just hearing that Ren hadn't tried this dish with Sumeru rose caused a smile to come on her lips with a laugh of relief. "W-well I um.. I hadn't tried something like this s-so I don't know how it's eaten.. I- I mean there's rice s-so I got a lot of spoons I mean.." The whole sentence stopped as she covered her face with her hat and held up a spoon in question. "I.. I just hope you like it.."

@erabundus

the plane ride had been long. and with so many of their group on the same flight, it had also been quiet, and therefore, boring. it hadn't left much for kami to actually do other than read, so of course he'd slept for a good portion of the flight to japan. getting off the plan upon landing had also been an easy process (aside from a mild hiccup where kaminari thought he'd lost his luggage), he'd been sure the rest of the trip would go smoothly.

not so much. it's checking into the hotel he'd booked for everyone that's an issue. turns out, not all the rooms are available right now, and won't be until the next day. kaminari stares blankly at the person behind the counter, trying to force his sleep-addled brain to function properly. after a very long pause, kaminari finally turns to ren, still wearing the same, blank and confused expression on his face.

"...was that in english or japanese?" he asks. "i can't tell anymore." he turns back to the clerk and shakes his head slowly. "i'm sorry," he says in japanese. "can you repeat that in-" he cuts himself off, even more confused. what language is he speaking again?

"english-?" he finishes in english. what even is HAPPENING anymore??

the clerk is wearing an equally confused expression now. then, repeats the unfortunate news that not all the rooms are available right now, and won't be until the following day. LOGICALLY, kaminari understand the gist of the message. but he can't bring himself to do anything other than stare.

finally-

it causes her brow to arch in response upon hearing the balladeer the wanderer confess such claims. believing that what she was selling so to speak was fake. perhaps it was easy to see it that way. magic was , after all , not a real means to an end. there were always answers as to how tricks were performed. reasoning behind the curtain one could say. but to think that the knave was selling the lies to unsuspecting people ? the idea nearly causes a never before seen chuckle to befall her lips in the presence of the other.

❛   i am not selling anything that is fake.   ❜ her voice is like a hidden snake watching in wait as their prey comes closer. a sort of darkness that is buried behind the white coat. ❛   the only thing that i am selling , as you put it , is entertainment. that is the type of show my children put forth for the masses. it is up to them to be able to discern how said tricks are done.   ❜ it's then does a near laugh - like huff break between words.