[ this brick is still smarter than senri ]

[usogi]

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[nosediving]

[finally, he sets the cup down. then he thinks better of this and puts it back where it belongs.]

I realized that I'm not as thirsty as I thought I was. What brings you here, Nito Senri?

[usogi]

I'm looking for stuff - I was going to make cookies and then send them to Fortune.

Wanna help?

[nosediving]

[he gives a slow nod.]

What about the others?

[usogi]

.... that's so many cookies, Shang-san.

But if we make a large batch together, maybe we can? Do you want to?

[nosediving]

I've baked twelve cakes at once before. If it's with you, I'm sure we can make an especially large batch of cookies.

[usogi]

.... you made a cake for every god?

[SENRI JUST

GOT THEM FROM THE CAFE]

[nosediving]

Ah, no. That happened when I was twenty years old. The cakes were for the previous generation's Peak Lords.

[usogi]

.... oh. There were twelve of them too? Maybe that's a magic number....

[he tilts his head]

Well, let's go - might as well make as many as we can...! I want to try to see if Fortune will write back to me. Passhi did earlier this week, so....

[nosediving]

[yes, let's. he begins to gather the necessary supplies and ingredients. those are based on his knowledge of baking, though, so senri is free to add or change things out.]

Great Patience did? What did she say?

[usogi]

Do you wanna see it....?

[he'll bring out his phone then, offering it over to this wonderful brick once it's open to an image of a letter

it says the following:

Hi, Senny!

Don't be jealous, okay? It's just that he serenaded me, and how could I not make a super special appearance for something like that? It was suuuuper tiring, though, so it's not something I want to make a habit out of. Even for a god, moving between the realms of living and the dead is a little out of the ordinary, and I have a lot of work I need to conserve my energy for over on this end of things.

Hey, people over here have been asking me the same questions. I think there's been some kind of misunderstanding? I feel like everybody thinks I'm some kind of creep...but I only gave an honest answer to a question that everyone else asked me. :(

It's like I said before, I decided when they first had the idea to appoint a leader that I didn't want to play because I don't want to lead. I'm more of a helper than a trail blazer. I don't have any kind of vision and I'm not good at directing other people. Is that really so suspicious? Not everybody wants to have that kind of responsibility, right? Isn't that just normal...? ]

[nosediving]

[whoa.

he squints, brings his face closer to the phone, and squints some more.]

My eyes aren't as good as they used to be. I can't read this.

[usogi]

[ . . . oh no - ]

Oh. Here, watch me.

[and he'll reach over, pinching his fingers so that he can zoom in, and then use his finger to move the image. he offers it over to shang....]

Use it like that.

[nosediving]

[since he's only seen the motions in action once, it's a struggle. he pinches and moves his fingers at the same time, causing the screen to go haywire. the image becomes so enlarged that only a single letter can be read at a time. there's another attempt, then one or five more before he manages to get a decent view.

it takes way longer than it should to read the letter, and he abruptly looks up with curious eyes.]

You were jealous of the doctor for giving a performance?

[usogi]

[GOOD LUCK, BRICK,,,]

Oh - yeah! I was super jealous that he got to see Passhi! Last time she just sort of said hello to me, but it was barely anything.

[nosediving]

She still took the time to reply. A great god like herself must be busy with her regular duties. Doesn't that count for something?

[usogi]

It does - that's why I wrote the letter to her at all though, because it gave her the chance to say more.

But... I want to see if I can keep talking to the gods on the other side, and see what they can do.

[nosediving]

That's a good idea. Let's get these cookies made and see what result they yield.

[usogi]

Let's do it!

[he offers up a smile]

Does your new god like cookies, Shang-san?

[nosediving]

I left some desserts for my first offering, but it was difficult to tell if they were liked. Are you thinking about making extras for our current great gods?

[usogi]

We can, if they want any.

[ . . . except now he's curious??]

Your god takes care of you, right Shang-san...? I guess...

Well, I trust you. And I want to make sure that I don't vote for your god on accident when it comes to trials.

[nosediving]

As your elder, I should be the one asking that question. Don't worry about me. How are you being treated?

[usogi]

Not great. I went to Cunning because Bambi was worried.... but if gods get to pick who they remove from the game if they get voted for, it doesn't look great for me.

I might have to go sooner than I thought.

[nosediving]

You don't get along with Great Cunning?

[usogi]

... I think he goes out of his way not to reach out to other people.

But the way that I play this game - it's all about trying to make connections.

So we butt heads a little....

[nosediving]

That doesn't necessarily mean he'll choose you out of his followers if he's wrongfully convicted. Has he forbidden you from making these connections?