seasonality ✦ tsuyukusa

[commandertoolbelt]

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[commandertoolbelt]

Because it's more fun than being serious all the time? And, as you may have noticed, it means people underestimate me. They never expect someone like me to be able to fight back.

[ and honestly neither does he, half the time. ]

[branches]

[Thinks this over. Considers for a moment if perhaps Toki was doing this before deciding that no. Toki is surely as stupid as he appears.]

I guess that's actually pretty smart. Though, I'm sort of glad you don't have fire powers here.
[Tree and Fire do not play nicely.]

[commandertoolbelt]

...I'm not going to set you on fire, man. Even if I can get the Blessing back.

[branches]

I mean, you never do it by accident or anything?

[JUST MAKING SURE!!!]

[commandertoolbelt]

[ wh- HEY. ]

I've only ever set myself on fire by accident, never anyone else!

[branches]

[LEO???]

H-how is that supposed to make me confident in your abilities??

[commandertoolbelt]

Because I’ve never set a tree on fire?! And I don’t even set myself on fire that often! Just - when I’m surprised or get too excited or something.

[ he is kind of trailing off this is embarrassing help ]

[branches]

.....

[Good think it's not emotionshare week so Leo will have no idea why Tsuyukusa turns a bit red and looks away.]

A-anyway. I don't even care what you think about dates anymore.

[commandertoolbelt]

[ whispers, ] Oh, my gods.

[ trees are SO CONFUSING. ]

Sure, okay. [ he’s. not 100% convinced but he will let it go, and easily slide right back into teasing tsuyu instead. ] No point in dinner dates if you don’t eat. We’d have to find a different use for those candles.

[branches]

Well candles have a lot of ceremonial uses?

[HOW DOES THAT APPLY TO A DATE?]

[commandertoolbelt]

I - I guess so? I wouldn't know. The only remotely ceremonial thing I've ever gone to was my mom's funeral. I guess we probably had some candles there.

[branches]

[Oh no dead parents...]

Ah. I guess I don't know what all purposes humans have for them but that's definitely one.

[commandertoolbelt]

Yep. Definitely.

[ but he'd rather not think about that? so. ]

I guess we have the braziers at camp for sacrifices to the gods? Those take a lot more fire than candles, though.

[branches]

Don't add more fire???

[SIR my BARK?]

[commandertoolbelt]

You can't tell me not to add more fire when I am literally the fire guy. That's going to win me a prophecy, you know!

Anyways, the braziers were there long before me so I had nothing to do with it.

[branches]

What do you mean "win you a prophecy?"

[commandertoolbelt]

"To storm or fire the earth must fall." Means I've got a 50/50 chance of kicking a certain goddess's butt, and I fully intend to.

[branches]

Well you already did it to one goddess, so I don't see why not.

[commandertoolbelt]

[ this is where he falters. ]

It's... not as simple as fighting Khione. Snow versus fire? Easy bet. But I don't have the elemental advantage with the goddess of earth.

[branches]

Well if you think like that of course you're not going to do it. Most tree spirits don't fight at all. But do you think that stops me?

[commandertoolbelt]

She's a little more than a tree spirit, Tsuyu.

[ there's something in the way he says it... like he's not just underestimating his own skills, as he so often does, but this is way more than just a prophecy to him. ]

[branches]

I'm just trying to say I believe in you, idiot!

[But saying that is too embarrassing so this is the point where he does finally turn on his heel to flounce off.]

[commandertoolbelt]

[ oh

well, bye ]