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[icarusalsoflew]

“ dream a little bigger, love. ” [ TEXT | VOICE | VIDEO ]

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[boutant]

Um. No, you left that out.

[ b l i n k i n g ]

Blood specifically, or is it because of the metal in it?

[icarusalsoflew]

A bit of both.

[ He looks thoughtful now as he goes back to preparing food for them. ]

I made a Bargain with a creature known as a Bloodsinger back in the day. It needed someone to be an extension of its will to feed itself, and I needed something that could give me the means to protect people that I cared about. Bloodsingers unlock the full potential of the human brain and body, and also have specific control over blood and metal.

[boutant]

So it's like... some sort of parasite, symbiotic relationship thing?

[ Or a funky vampire, she's not sure. ]

[icarusalsoflew]

Precisely that. Trouble with the thing is that it's always hungry, though, and I'm only human.

[ Okay, first platter is done. Nudging that over to her, along with a nice pair of chopsticks, wasabi, soy sauce.

He be thorough. ]

[boutant]

So- what do you have to do to feed it? Do you still feel it here?

[ She should probably be less curious about parasites while eating, but. Oh well. ]

Also, you should know I'm not fantastic with chopsticks, so please try not to laugh at me too hard.

[icarusalsoflew]

Yeah, I do. Mostly because we've hit a point where there's no real difference between the two of us anymore.

[ Then, with a smile: ]

Is that another thing I should teach you?

[boutant]

Does it have a name?

[ She laughs. ]

Well, it can't hurt. Probably.

[icarusalsoflew]

Technically, he doesn't. I do call him my brother.

[ He's picking up his own pair of chopsticks now, and sliding one set towards Ariadne. ]

[boutant]

Huh.

[ She's honestly not sure what to ask -- she doesn't even know what she doesn't know. Instead, Ariadne picks up the chopsticks. ]

[icarusalsoflew]

Here.

[ He's holding his chopsticks up in the proper fashion, just to show her how it ought to look. Then he's going to fish up a slice of sashimi and start dabbing it in some soy sauce before he pops it in his mouth. ]

[boutant]

[ And here is Ariadne trying to get the chopsticks in her hands the right away.

And then trying to click them together like they're claws or something. ]

[icarusalsoflew]

[ Watching that, then, after an amused snort: ]

Let me.

[ ...Which ought to be asking for permission, but really, he's just leaning in and reaching over to help her. ]

[boutant]

[ Well, that works. Ariadne lets Hikaru mold her grip the way it needs to be, laughing a bit awkwardly. ]

[icarusalsoflew]

[ There we go. =w= Yep, he's just going to lean back after studying his handiwork a moment, looking pleased with himself. ]

Try going for it now? I promise I'll catch whatever you drop and eat it for myself.

[ :3! ]

[boutant]

You'll have to beat Naoki to it, [ she points out, laughing.

But she tries again, and manages to get the piece of sushi in a grip. It's not a fantastic one, but it's a grip nonetheless. ]

[icarusalsoflew]

There we go.

[ Yep, he's visibly pleased by this. ]

Takes practice, but if you and I are going to end up having a lot of dates like this in the future...

[ His door's always open for you. ]

[boutant]

Going to feed me sushi each time? I'll end up spoiled.

[ But she's clearly pleased too, both by her success with the chopsticks and by the idea. ]

[icarusalsoflew]

I could, or I could find different ways of spoiling you each time.

[ That's complete with a wink. ]

[boutant]

See, now I'm going to be looking forward to that. Better pay up or I'll be disappointed.