usogi | [ i already regret sasuke and senri ]

[fuck

senri is a bitch who loves to be pampered]

.... are you any good?

You aren't in the position to make conditions. [Just as an aside.] I watched my brother cook when we were young. I learned when I was on my own after I left my village.

Are you taking it or leaving it?

[senri hummmmmms thoughtfully

and then he'll leave the ingredients he already pulled on the counter, then turn to sasuke]

I already started pulling the foods you like. But add making me dessert and you have a deal.

[why is he like this]

[Sure, if Senri wants the shittiest dessert possible because Sasuke hates sweets, so not only can he not make them, but he won't taste it either.]

Fine. Start talking.

[He'll exchange positions with Senri after rolling off the counter.]

[he's going to BITCH until sasuke makes it right

and then senri will pulls himself to sit on the counter a little ways away, legs swinging as he watches sasuke]

Sincerity wants a world where everything can be beautiful, and exciting. Where everyone can reach their full potential, and be as fabulous as they want to be. They're a peaceful god, and don't encourage the murder part of the game at all. But they're also fairly protective of their followers.

[and only after senri gives his description - ]

Whose information is mine getting compared to?

[Sasuke goes about this with as much integrity as he puts into, say, ninja work.

He unravels the belt at his waist and lets the robe fall away, which seems initially terrifying, but he has loose pants on beneath... thank god. (He looks so much better without the dumbass robe.) The rope belt he loops around his arms and across his shoulders to tie his sleeves fully back even if they're already not very long. The armbands are missing(?), weird.

For now, he leaves Senri's ingredients, and he instead begins digging through everything to see what's available. He pauses and stares distant, and it's a wonder he's heard anything Senri said when he looks so focused.

But then he begins making dessert, giving it time to set while the other food cooks. Hm. Something powdery white, sugar, something red and pasty he forms into balls. Cornstarch sprinkled on a pan, maybe for sticking.]

Have you ever thought about whether or not the gods aren't telling us the whole truth about what is required for their worlds?

[Is he ignoring the last question.... maybe...]

[ . . . . he's so intense.

senri's taking a picture. he thinks about an instagram caption even though there's no wi-fi connection here. 'ninja or househusband? 🤔' is a strong contender. he'll workshop it more later (he'll forget)]

Sure. Their rule means that no matter how much they want to tell me, even the ones that like me a lot, it's hard to know if I'm getting the full picture. That's why I ask a lot of different gods and try to put the information together after comparing - and I ask other people to talk to the same gods, to make sure we're not being told different things.

[senri has one braincell and it's for talking to people

when it gets to dessert, he scoots closer to where sasuke's working as he watches]

... what are you making....

Stop asking questions and just wait.

[He's!! concentrating!! The white powder has become goopy, and he puts it in a pan with a lid to steam for maybe fifteen to twenty minutes. Now he starts working on the actual food.]

Are we sure whether or not the gods can lie to us? Is that one of their rules, they can't be dishonest with us?

[Apparently, this isn't easy for him necessarily, and he also has too much pride to waste failing. But with his hands washed, he can start piling things into a larger pan to fry.]

I heard Sincerity's world isn't as good as it sounds initially.

I don't want you to food poison me.....

[he's staring intently at dessert.... he trusts sasuke can make dinner just fine but senri is slowly becoming scared of dessert. he wonders if he should just help himself to the leftover parfait....

anyway - ]

Here, I'll try again, since your hearing is going with old age.

[sasuke is only two years older,]

Who told you that?

[WOW. He cuts a sharp look at Senri for a moment. He isn't going to FOOD POISON because even if he can't cook, HE'S INTELLIGENT. And HYGENIC.

At least the stir fry is easy and smells good once it starts going, once Sasuke is done being extra trying to chop the vegetables. He's too fast? His hands are so skilled... Too fast and too accurate. He knows his way around weaponry. Scary.

Near the end, he lets the stir fry simmer while he deals with the weird, white goop from the steamed pot.] A god who wants Sincerity out of the game. [The Mysterious Goop is christened with sugar a little at a time over heat. He's trying his best not to burn it...

After, the now sticky goop is added to the flat pan with cornstarch and spread a little. Sasuke cuts a corner off gently with a dull knife. He rolls the red paste in the center and pinches the outside over so it's a soft ball. Senri will know what he's making.

He hands the first one out on his starchy palm. Daifuku mochi.]

[ . . . . oh.

senri will reach out to take it.

and then nudge sasuke in the side with his foot]

Don't listen to Disorder, are you stupid?

[eats the mochi]

[He grunts and swipes at the foot with his hand, probably getting starch on Senri's pants because it's what Senri deserves.]

I never said I was listening. It's what they told me. I'm trying to verify information.

[But his eyes narrow suspiciously.] No one said we could trust Sincerity either. Not until we know more about how the gods work. [He's so suspicious of everything.

Instead of handing off more mochi, he puts the rest he makes along the edge of the pan until there isn't any more left to make. He washes his hands and dumps the stir fry between two bowls.]

What did Disorder say to you?

[HIS PANTS. senri makes an unhappy noise even as he jumps off the counter to grab a napkin to try to wipe that off??? asshole,,

but he'll at least answer once he's done chewing]

Nothing to me. Disorder's not a god I've talked to. But I can ask around. I'm nervous to talk to gods that might curse me - and I don't hide that I like Sincerity a lot, so I might not even be a good choice since I hear Disorder hates Sincerity the most.

So I might need to ask someone to go for me.... if you can handle waiting a little, and for secondhand information.

[he doesn't even know why sasuke trusts senri's information but he'll accept it??]

That said, one of the number changes this week was because someone left Disorder for Sincerity. They're also the reason why poetry was banned.

Chuuya.

[He frowns while rinsing out the pan, and he's quiet for a bit while he thinks.] I'm not an idiot. You're an actor. It would be easy for you to beg and plead like you did with Indulgence. You just want someone else to do it for you. [GOD] Disorder was reasonable when I met her. [As reasonable as a feisty god could be, he thinks.]

She expressed dislike for Sincerity because of a personal feud. She said Sincerity will tell you they want a world where people are honest with themselves, but their real goal is having people follow shallow trends and social rules for worth.

[He watches Senri's face when he says this, his eyes searching.]

[ugh. sasuke will only read irritation and exhaustion on senri's face before he helps himself back to a seat on the counter once he's saved his pants as much as he can]

So much of this game is personal feuds... I met with Ambition and we started on a rocky foot because she fought with Shiks, and I told Shiks that she should leave Ambition if she wasn't happy.

[and he shakes his head.]

Disorder sounds like one of those people who think that just because someone doesn't share their personal tragedy in five minutes, that means they're shallow and have no substance to their character. Sincerity is pretty flamboyant, but I think that they're pretty thoughtful too. I wouldn't listen to Disorder for a proper appraisal.

And you can call me a lot of things - but if you think I'm lazy [aside from wanting to be pampered] then you'd just be wrong. If I thought that I could talk to Disorder without it being a risk to myself, I'd do it.

Why don't you just take me with you and volunteer as the body to be cursed?

[no]

I told you trying to be friends with everyone here would get you in trouble. You sacrificed audiences with gods because you're too busy worrying about other people. [A "tch."] We need to find out if the gods can lie. If Disorder isn't lying, we'll have a harder time parsing what kind of world the gods actually want to make.

[He just gives Senri a look. He'll believe it when he sees it, you old, bruised tangerine.]

I'm finished with curses. [???] I'm not getting cursed just for your sake. Indulgence was bad enough.

Are you going to eat, or are you going to keep defending gods you don't even truly know?

[senri looks like he wants to fucking bite

he probably does

but he'll reach for a bowl anyway.... and he'll get two pairs of chopsticks out, and leave one in the other bowl for sasuke]

Thank you for the food, you absolute jerk.

[he'll eat!!!!!!]

[bite him, do it, coward]

Hmph. [He takes the chopsticks and his own bowl, turning his back a little to Senri so he can lean on the counter again and hopefully eat the stir fry in peace.

And thank the gods it isn't burnt or nasty. GG EZ. (please don't make him cook ever again)]

[they're not going to eat the stir fry in peace. but senri will eat and... honestly be decently happy with it...]

....

"We", huh?

[We need to find out if the gods can lie.

We'll have a harder time.

he'll

let that question hang in the air like a bitch]

[God DAMMIT.

Sasuke cuts a sharp look at Senri out of the corner of his eye, a piece of flat bean captured between his teeth. He snorts softly and eats, not offering Senri any kind of response for a long moment.]

I meant we collectively, idiot. All of us playing the game.

[so there]

[that still manages to get him to smile]

That's not a bad answer either, you know? If you're thinking about everyone who's playing altogether.

That does make it a little bit easier to trust you.

[LEAVE HIM THE HELL ALONE NITO]

Maybe it was my ploy to get you to trust me. So I could kill you easier when the time is right.

Then you wouldn't just announce it like that, stupid....

[sasuke,]

Are you okay? Did you get cursed too?

[Ray said, "You would probably be more subtle or less subtle than that," and it was too real.]

What do you mean?

[how fast can they ruin another meal]

You're being even less convincing that you're the embodiment of gloom and doom than usual.

[linkin park intensifies]

[ i already regret sasuke and senri ]

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