wingedtiger | OPEN RP POST

[ He's making the effort. As long as Yukimura is patient, supportive, and persistent, he'll find Sasuke continue to open up to this new outlook on his life. Yukimura, his light, inspires him to try.

And how far Yukimura has come. He's changed much from when he was trying to force the change in his ninja, only to make them feel worse by the end of it. ]

I'd like that at lot. I'd have my own memory instead only one from a book. Sharing the night, the fireworks and food together, will make it all the more special.

[ It turns out you can't brute-force growth in other people. WHO KNEW.

Just thinking about this future festival and attending it with Sasuke is making Yukimura feel like he's healthier.

(That, or those pain meds work fast.) ]

And that will only be the beginning. I want to make more memories with you.

[ Sasuke needs more happy memories. ]

When is the next festival, Sasuke?

[ Maybe the idea of the festival makes Yukimura's heart race and speeds up the circulation of the medicine through his body. ]

A festival, a night in kimono... I'm going to need to keep track of all these.

[ He laughs, buut he doesn't sound worried in the slightest. Quite the opposite really. He's... excited. And he even tries to quiet the voice which questions if he should be so excited.

Sasuke desperately needs more happy memories, ones he can recall again and again when he needs strength and light. ]

At this time of year... it'd be the plum blossom festivals.

Right...! Of course! Spring is nearly upon us, and it is heralded by the plum blossoms!

[ Sightseeing with Sasuke sounds like fun. And of course, there will be food. ]

This may be the year I triumph over the sour taste of umeboshi once and for all!

Yes, the plum trees in bloom remind me I've somehow grown another year older more than the New Year's festivities.

[ ~~Literally, since his birthday occurs around the same time.~~ Sasuke will be glad for the warmer weather, though he may discover he misses the cold for the easy excuse to obtain tiger cuddles. Mark that down as another way he's starting to change. ]

Should I try hiding an umeboshi in your dango?

[ He teases. He's not about to surprise Yukimura that way. ]

A fiendish thought!! ...And yet...

[ It kind of gives him an idea. ]

Imagine... a plate full of ordinary dango... but among them is an impostor! Umeboshi disguised as dango! Picture the thrill of it, Sasuke! Taking dango one by one, unknowing if it is what it appears to be!!

[ Russian roulette: food style. ]

[ The idea is so ridiculous and so Yukimura, that Sasuke bursts out laughing. Again. What has Yukimura done to him? To make him laugh and smile so easily, so earnestly? ]

If that is what you wish, then I'll make you a plate of dango with a few surprises hidden among them.

[ He's already thinking of the possibilities. Sasuke won't be too mean. Not all surprises need to be as shocking as an umeboshi. ]

[ Yukimura beams. ]

I am grateful!!

[ Dango has always been tasty, but now it can be exciting too. ]

We could make a competition of it! If the dango are scrambled, even you would not know which one is which! The winner is the one who picks out the most ordinary dango!

[ He's not sure how fair that would be. Yukimura will eat them faster than he could, even with them tasting different. Yukimura just loves his dango that much. Snatching a dango away from Yukimura is like risking losing one's fingers to a tiger. ]

Shall we make a night of it? I could probably get everything done in a few days. It'll give you more time to heal, so we don't have to worry about your head as much.

[ And would Yukimura object to Sasuke bringing the dango roulette while wearing that kimono he wanted to see him in again? Sasuke can be efficient and knock out two of Yukimura's desires at once. (Or would the kimono moe ninja be too alluring and distracting?) ]

[ He might pull a Kirby and inhale them all before Sasuke can even grab one... ]

That is fantastic thinking, Sasuke!! We can call it a celebration for overcoming what recently transpired!!

[ 'What recently transpired' is sort of a vague way to put it, but he'd rather not mention Matsunaga by name and sour the mood.

(Kimono plus dango = the greatest celebration ever, naturally.) ]

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[ That would go against the entire purpose of the game, silly Danna! ]

Then your job is to heal and to finish your book. In... three days, I'll come here once the sun goes down. Does that sound good?

[ Sasuke doesn't need any elaboration on what transpired. He could happily live the rest of his life without needing to give that bastard another thought. He'd much rather think of the flame before him, growing stronger and stronger. ]

[ Sasuke may have to remind him of the actual point of the game. Possibly more than once. ]

Three days to finish--?!

[ Can he finish a book in three days?

It's not like he's got much to do besides read, and it is a gripping tale, so actually... ]

Very well!! I accept these terms!! But before the challenge begins, you must hear out my thoughts on the story's end!!

[ It's a game Sasuke won't mind losing to Yukimura. He doesn't actually believe he'll win it unless he cheats, and he won't. Not when his consolation prize (a smiling, victorious Yukimura) is so much sweeter than any dango can be. ]

And I accept that term as well. I look forward to hearing it.

[ The tale remains gripping with maybe more than a little scandalous hand holding and the like all the way to the end. The youkai maiden and her lover will get their happy ending even if the world seems to suggest otherwise. ]

[[ OOC: Jump to 3 days later/start a new thread for 3 days later? ]]

i think it's about time for a new thread! ♡ 3-day timeskip works for me

One new start for dango kimono book club whatever fun times coming up!

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