auroraexpress | (no subject)

What do you want?

[lifts a hand as though to adjust his glasses, realizes they aren't there, and then just dips it into his pocket instead]

50 sparks a lesson.

I don't think we can transfer sparks.

So buy you something for fifty sparks?

Deal.

[he was joking because he can't actually teach Dusk to speak cat, but you know what. here they are. free stuff]

[You say that like Dusk wouldn't just buy you stuff if you asked, he rarely gets stuff for himself.]

So when's the first lesson?

Right now.

[sitting up, tugging the hoodie of the kigurumi off his head]

Repeat after me.

[a beat]

Nya.

....

[Nya.]

[Deadpan.]

Nya.

Very good.

[thumbs up]

Now say, "meow."

....

Meow.

[trying SO HARD not to laugh, it's impressive how well he's keeping a straight face]

Good job.

Do you want to know what you said in cat?

Sure.

[He's picked up he's being messed with, but he's willing to see how long Twilight can keep it up.]

[don't underestimate him]

"My armpits smell like fish."

[he delivers that with such a bland expression, too]

What an odd first lesson. Is that a normal cat greeting?

Yep. In cat culture it's unacceptable to greet someone in any other way.

Funny how cats don't sniff armpits in general then.

[aw shit CALLED OUT]

You got me.

[he doesn't seem bothered at all, though]

And here you got my hopes up. I should give you a noogie for that.

[But he's not reaching out for him, so.]

You'll have to catch me first.

[but he doesn't phrase it as a challenge as much as he just says it super blandly that it's hard to tell if he's being serious or not]

Maybe one day. [When he's not tense about touch. Friendly one thinh, bullying another.]

Also you can just ask me for things. I'm pretty good at getting Sparks.

[good plan; trying to noogie Twilight now might lead to questionable results]

Hm? Well. . . I don't think I need anything right now.

[and he will probably never outright ask for anything because he can earn his own way]

Got it. Just saying. No reason to not help out a teammate.

[. . . a soft huff]

Even when he didn't say or do anything to indicate he needed that help?

Considering the pattern I've seen on the train?

It'll probably be smart to make sure people know the option is on the table.

[you're a strangely good guy Dusk and it's taking a few days but he's slowly getting used to it]

Actually. . .

Now that I think about it, I may have one request.

[Gotta slowly build up to being a complete asshole.]

Yeah?