#theredactedparable

Cyrus just sits there and blinks at this new character’s little tirade. He wasn’t aware that he was being sensitive (or insensitive) towards his words. It’s not unusual for him to be told that - plenty of characters hear his normal tone of voice and expression and take them as someone with a bad attitude - but he really was quite certain he was being polite, and apologetic when the new character pointed out how little he appreciated being called a “little” character.

Needless to say, he is very confused by this.

He’s about to just get down to business and start up a story at random - perhaps something relaxing, seeing as this character is already on edge - when Thursday starts laughing.

Quickly, Cyrus shuts off the microphone. “What are you laughing about?” he asks her.

“Oh, nothing, hahahaha,” she continues giggling. “It just sounded like he was asking for your manager, that’s all. Hahahaha! What’s his name anyway?”

Cyrus pulls over one of their scripts and checks it for a name. Unfortunately, there is no name listed.

“Ohhh, you know what this means, Cyrus? You can call him Karen! Hahaha, you know, since he asked for your manager and all.”

“...I am not calling our new character Karen, Thursday.”

"Jesus Christ, you're persistent." Rex told him, although he didn't look up when Kokichi approached. He was busy cleaning his knife, which had started to collect bloodstains at the handle.

"Alright, listen here ya clown." He said, using his favorite nickname for the leader and ignoring his question.

There was no reply from either of them but that doesn't mean they didn't hear him. They were going to make sure Kokichi's article was going to be the most damaging one yet, that'll teach the little shit to threaten them.

Kokichi wander into the circus tent and decided to sit down cause why not. "Ah, whatever, at least it's nice and quiet as long as nothing happens." @theredactedparable

"What should happen?"

    A voice says softly from next to him. A boy stood over him, dressed completely in black, from his fingerless gloves to the thick boots now dusty with sawdust and sand. He studied Kokichi curiously. One of his eyes was fucked up, the sclera black instead of white, although it could've just been a contact lens. In a circus, who could really know what was real and what wasn't?

> very well. that sounds entirely acceptable. i am completely down with this plan.

[ cas responds, not for the first time grateful that text can't convey quite the force with which he's gritting his teeth or the fervour with which he's fantasising about all the other, slightly more...strangulation-related things he could be doing in this moment.

besides, as much as he hated to deny it, he...did get into a hell of a lot of disputes. he had a hell of a lot more to get though, too, as far as he was concerned-- especially when it came to marriage agreements between his husband and some- some angel.

who even married angels in this day and age, huh? didn't they just go around passing the word of the lord and being in love with men called dean?

alright, on retrospect, maybe he didn't even need to fake this argument. just...hold off on it until the mission was underway.

he could do that. that was simple. ]

> okay. sweet. glad you've really appreciated the full scope of my skills here. that's me, the immortal being outside the realm of anyone's comprehension who's majority of skills like in getting into petty disputes with a human who's looked like his mother was a garbage can and his father a raccoon.

> i won't deny there's truth to that, but it hardly stops it stinging.

Oh. It's been a while since he's dealt with this particular topic. Jonathan's expression breaks into a smile, pleased that Kokichi has chosen to come to him for advice.

"Is that so?" The Narrator gestures for him to sit down and spawns in a cup of tea for the Leader to take.

"I assure you, my dear, you are not mentally unstable. I have a pretty good idea what it might be, though. And it…well, it has driven lots of people to madness." He chuckles a little at his own joke.

@the-news-guy

Kokichi didn't even flinch, but there was an unesscory blink on him.