seasonality ✦ tsuyukusa

[commandertoolbelt]

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[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 ]