turbo heaven 🌼 chrono

[outdistanced]

this boy's hair is so mystifying

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[clockpunk]

[ a learned behaviour to not just chuck things, fortunately.

gives him a Look, then shakes his head. ]

Nah, you keep it. You did good work with that bear thing, and I'm still carryin' this watch around.

[outdistanced]

[ what's the look for ]

Something like this is a little different from things that'll help in trials. They might ask you to use it before long.

...The coins could be funny, though.

[clockpunk]

[ nothing!! (a flicker of something like concern, maybe.)

he shrugs and resolutely shoves his hands in his pockets. mirror's yours, buddy. ]

Yeah, I know. The watch seems kind of risky, like it could be wasted easily if used wrong. So I've been savin' it for somethin' dire.

[ ... perks up. sounds like shenanigans. ]

Oh yeah? You got somethin' in mind?

[outdistanced]

[ well okay!! he's not going to argue but the insistence feels a little odd. ]

Same reason I held onto the bear. I get it.

[ shrugs. ]

Nothing specific yet. But I bet you everyone here would have great reactions to it if we use it right. Like when Jiaoqiu turned green?

[ we have a bunch of bitchy folks here and he thinks it's the funniest thing in the world when they all decide to roast someone. just comedy gold. ]

[clockpunk]

[ it's fine!!

he just sort of tilts his head vaguely in agreement of keeping their assorted items for proper use, but adopts the sharp smirk of an experienced prankster at the rest. ]

Oh, for sure. Gotta be expert timing, though.

[ pats him on the back to get moving. makes a face immediately. sticky..... ]

[outdistanced]

It's one of those "group bonding" weeks. That sounds as good a time as any.

[ he is moving ok he hates having moist shoes ]

[clockpunk]

Hate how literal these are. At least this might make it a bit more fun.

[ let him tsun in peace. anyway off we go. everything being made of sugar makes this short trek so much worse, and he's still trying to get frosting out of his hair when they get to the station. ]

D'you think if there were any showers here they would've just been more soda?

[outdistanced]

They're not all bad... Some of the questions on the last one were kind of funny.

[ they got really into talking about holes, though, would like to pretend that part didn't happen.

he makes a face. ] Probably. Or that stuff in the lake, maybe.

[ the butterscotch. ]

[clockpunk]

Can't imagine it'll be fantastic given the weirdness of the week, but... maybe.

[ gestures between them vaguely. like, vaguely enough to be ignored. we don't have to acknowledge it.

...also makes a face. ]

Gross. Ugh, this is bad enough.

[outdistanced]

Maybe they'll just tell us to dance now that there's a whole ballroom. [ probably wouldn't be so bad for the emotion thing? he still does not want this

flicks some frosting off his shirt sleeve as they head for the train ]

You asked. Apparently you can swim in that stuff? I don't know why you'd want to. [ ... ] You should see your hair.

[ heh ]

[clockpunk]

I already told Yves I can't dance, so if that happens it'll feel spoken into existence or somethin'.

[ his boots are making awful sticky noises with every step as more and more sugar gets caked onto the soles. ]

How the heck did anyone work out it was swimmable? [ gross????? also just gives him a flat look. ] It can't possibly look worse than it feels.

[ debatable it's pretty bad. ]

[outdistanced]

Like you don't know how, or you're just bad at it?

[ stop not the damp shoe noises... hateful ]

I don't know and I don't ant to. Some questions are better left unanswered. [ laughing. ] We do have a mirror right here, if you want to see.

[clockpunk]

Ain't that basically the same thing.

[ he knows the concept of dancing. dancing has happened before (he's just bad at it).

his shoes are so heavy now :( ]

...yeah, alright, show us the damage.

[outdistanced]

No. Because if you don't know how, you can just learn. And it's not that hard, but if you're still bad it, then...

[ shrug? there may be no helping you at that point

brimming with amusement, he holds up the mirror. ] Nothing a normal shower can't fix, but.

[clockpunk]

...do you know how to dance?

[ smooth deflecting good job

oh it's bad. he makes a truly undignified squawking sound and tries to pull another chunk of frosting out of the mussed-up spiral. ]

--ow. Man, I didn't think those cake bunnies got me that bad.

[outdistanced]

Yeah? They have a ball every year at home, so they make us take dance classes from when we're kids.

[ sorry he's just. laughing at chrono. ]

Short hair has its benefits.

[ he says with frosting still in his hair ]

[clockpunk]

Mine's not that long! It's just- shut up!

[ throws a bit of frosting at him!! his hair is pretty long but due to anime hairstyle reasons he forgets. ]

[outdistanced]

[ blocks some of it with the mirror and the rest splatters on his face? still funny tho ]

Long enough that it'll take you a while to get it all out.

[clockpunk]

[ he's too mortified about the prospect of getting all this out of his hair to even laugh at him :(

clicks his tongue and throws his hands in the air. whatever!!!!!! god. back to subjects that aren't this. ]

Guess I'm not too surprised you'd know how to dance, actually.

[outdistanced]

[ man he can't really keep laughing if that's the vibe... oh well. wipes the frosting off his face and flicks it to the ground. ]

I'm more surprised so many of you didn't have lessons. I thought it was normal.

[clockpunk]

It's extracurricular. You have to have the time and money for it.

[ rich people things... ]

My friend and her girlfriend [ "are they not both your friends chrono" no ] are idols - performers, and I got roped into helpin' em once. An' there's Shion's parties, where he complains when I step on his feet. So that's my whole experience.

[outdistanced]

...So it's another "privilege."

[ he's been told by a couple of people already that tower norms are pretty much only for rich people so this tracks but it's still a bit of a culture shock. ]

Of course you wouldn't be that good at it if you weren't ever taught. Maybe this Shion guy should've thought about that before making you dance.

[clockpunk]

The formal lessons are, kinda. But there's plenty of hobby dancers who learn on their own, and some people who are just talented.

[ he makes an exasperated face, but the emotion is traitorously fond. ]

No, he's one hundred percent doing it on purpose to watch me suffer. He's just like that.

[outdistanced]

So all your talent went to card games.

[ he sees. kinda funny to watch someone else be the tsundere for once though. ]

You wouldn't do the same if your positions were reversed?

[clockpunk]

Nice of you to assume it was talent and not luck.

[ doesn't even need to contemplate this one. we're proving the question of the week here. ]

Oh, for sure. Kinda do already. Tryin' to watch a guy with a chauffeur buy a peasant subway ticket is hilarious.