7/19: Belph, Shirasu

[randori]

[ It's Thursday morning: 8 o'clock, right on the dot, banging from the other side of Belph's and Shirasu's bedroom door that sounds like somebody wearing heavy boots is trying to kick it in (because that's exactly what it is). Natsuo doesn't have his hands free to knock properly, so, wake up call it is. ]

GOOD MORNING! LET ME IN!

[ Good morning!! Contrary to his promise of nothing but raw food, he comes with a package of bread rolls getting squashed under one arm, butter knife and apricot jam in that hand, and a colander filled with nothing but strawberries held in the other that's slowly dripping enough water to become a sizable puddle in front of the door the longer he's left to stand out here. ]

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[axilium]

[...

he's making shirasu get the door.]

[wagashis]

[thanks belph... honestly he's the one who doesn't sleep anyway so it's fine, he was already closer to the door. he pulls it open-

and blinks down at everything in natsuo's arms. what.]

Natsuo...? What is this about? Come set those down-- ah, not that.

[the colander, he will try to take from natsuo so it doesn't get set on anything they don't want to get wet. he doesn't use his kigu anyway so excuse him, he's fetching it to wrap around the colander and keep it from being drippy.]

[randori]

It's breakfast! ...Did Belph not tell you?

[ Belph, you had one job ]

I said I'd come over so we can eat and hang out and stuff, so— [ the bread and jam gets dumped onto whatever empty surface there is, and Natsuo toes his shoes off and hops onto the bed, nudging Belph with his toe. Wakey wakey. ]

[axilium]

[shrug emoji]

I'm up, I'm up.

[even if eight is still too early. damn it, natsuo.]

[wagashis]

[honestly, natsuo is a surprise whether or not he's an expected one, and even if he anticipated breakfast he did not anticipate drippy strawberries.]

You're sure? You may have to wake him a bit more, Natsuo, he isn't much of a morning person.

[is this shirasu's petty revenge for visiting this upon them at 8 am? maybe. he smiles pleasantly.]

[randori]

[ They're quadruple washed strawberries so nobody dies of pollen allergies, this is a real life lesson brought to you by me. ]

That's no good, Belph! School starts at eight, so you gotta be able to wake up earlier!

[ There is an unspoken "I will help!" here, and if there were curtains opening up to windows facing outside, he'd be tearing them aside to let the sun in. He doesn't have that, but he does have a butter knife and a jam jar and he will bang on them as a makeshift alarm.

It was either that or a knee drop but he will be kind today. ]

[axilium]

I graduated!

[thanks, natsuo... shirasu, on the other hand, is the WORST PARTNER. listen, natsuo insisted on 8 am, not him.

but in any case, he's sitting up!! look, he's awake!!!]

[wagashis]

[it's what he deserves.

but shirasu laughs quietly and shakes his head, bringing the wrapped colander with him as he takes a seat on the bed as well.]

All right, all right, that's enough-- but what's the occasion for this?

[randori]

[ There's always higher education, a fact that Natsuo doesn't bring up because he wouldn't suggest something he has no plans for either. He sits cross-legged to take up less room, gesturing for Belph to pass him the bread. ]

We're having breakfast because it's eight o'clock!

[ That's the occasion. Also, he forgot plates, but they can empty the plastic bread bag and spread it flat to make a makeshift something. ]

[axilium]

[passing the bread!]

... What he said, I guess?

[wagashis]

... I suppose that's reason enough.

[it seems like a very natsuo thing to do? he's not sure he believes that's all, but he will go with it.

he will also go ahead and take a strawberry because why not.]

[randori]

[ Everybody is far too accepting and it blows my mind every day. Natsuo's perfectly content with it, though, tearing a bread roll in half, and setting one of the halves aside. The other he hollows out, eating the soft white bread inside and then... pours jam into the crust cup. It's like a bread bowl, but with jam.

The first one goes to Belph because he's next in the tag order but don't worry, he immediately sets off on preparing another for Shirasu. ]

[axilium]

[thanks, natsuo...]

So... this is edible, right? Just making sure?

[wagashis]

[listen, natsuo has wormed into his good graces somehow... he's just more likely to ask what this was really about later and let natsuo have his breakfast thing now.]

It didn't involve cooking, so I'm sure it's fine.

[also mister weird sensitive ninja nose here is relatively sure he'd know if it wasn't.]

[randori]

[ Shirasu's got it! It's the "raw" food Natsuo promised Belph because somebody didn't trust him to cook-- and raw food equates cold food. ]

Yeah, it's edible! It came from a jar, so it's fine. [ He makes one for himself too, dropping a strawberry inside before filling the rest up with jam. ]

For breakfast, you've got to eat sweet things, that's how you start off the day right.

[axilium]

A jar. Amazing.

[NATSUO...]

Well, I'm not complaining. As long as we don't make a mess, anyway, since I feel like Shirasu might kill us if we do.

[wagashis]

I'm not sure I've heard that you need to have sweet things, but I can't say I mind it, either.

[then at belph's last comment, he finishes a bite and then gives belph an even more pleasant smile than usual.]

Don't worry, though, I wouldn't do such a thing. It'd just make more of a mess for me to clean up.

[randori]

[ It has to be sweet things, in order to fuel you through the day. Natsuo looks from Belph to Shirasu though, a questioning look on his face at Shirasu's smile. ]

Do you like cleaning?

[ 'cause that can be arranged ]

[axilium]

[...

casually scoots across the bed, further away from natsuo and shirasu.]

[wagashis]

I would prefer not to do it in this case, so please be careful.

[belph come on it's fine it was a joke

an attempt at a joke]

[randori]

[ Shirasu needs more practice telling jokes

But he also waves Belph back closer ] Don't sit so far away! It'll be harder to share food and then we'll definitely make a mess.

[ He will make a mess, probably, trying to pass the jam cups that far a distance ]

[axilium]

[unsure

but okay, he'll scoot back.]

As long as you'll protect me.

[wagashis]

From your own partner? How little faith you have in me.

[he says, as he calmly eats another strawberry.]

Don't you think it's a little rude at this point, Natsuo?

[randori]

Hmmm. Fighting between family is normal, I think! [ He laughs like it's a game, because this isn't fighting- not real fighting, anyways. Family? hm. ]

But I'll play peacekeeper! If Shirasu tries to kill you, Belph, I'll protect you!

[axilium]

[natsuo........... but anyway.]

Seeing as how we're married, I'd hope so!