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[There is a brief moment where Yuuto seems sober while Ryoko pulls at his cheeks: He pouts in confusion and mumbles about the water…

And then he sees Inaba. All illusion that he has fine disappears again; all of the petals and empty sake bottles begin floating upward too.]

Inaba is here! Inabaaaa! Hm? [And he pauses to give Ryoko’s request more consideration.] Fuuuu~ I’m not drunk~! I’m drinking!

[ She blankly looks at Inaba momentarily-- how the hell did he manage to call her anyway?! No, it might've been before that. At least the water's out of his mouth?

She lets go of his face, but immediately swings around to capture his arms. ]

By all means. Your turn.

For fuck's sake-- this is karma, isn't it.

[ She says this bluntly with a frown before shoving the bag towards Yuuto and subsequently putting a hand on his shoulder to hope that her nullification at least stops.

Some things. ]

I brought you the present of a burger and ibuprofen.

[Yuuto is still too giddy to find any of this worrisome. He might even have squealed a bit when Ryoko caught his arms, like this is a game in his head. Probably better to have him happy than crying on the floor though.

He giggles and clumsily takes the bag with his one free arm. His tail goes from wiggling to still and the petals drop. So do the sake bottles, but they don't break either. Yuuto smiles childishly at Inaba.]

Genorisinaba! [never try that again.

Back to his kami façade;] Thank you. I will treasure them forever. What is your request? I'm a good kami. I'll make you happyyy~!

[ oh my god. Well, she's lucky at least that he's not weepy, but whatever the hell that sound he just made was continues to have her worried. Which is why she's not letting go of the other arm, even as Inaba takes the assist. ]

What do we do with this guy?

. . . U-huh.

[ Totally unconvinced by the "I'll make you happy" part. ]

We haul his ass over to Satou, even if it means he's kicking and screaming.

WAITY WAIT. [re: the kicking and screaming!

Well, actually. It's just pouting and looking concerned.]

I can't take shrine wequests if I'mma at the wrong shrine. Bad kami, baad!

I'm fine to stay here- I feel great- I'm warm and floaty.

[ ........ ]

No, that's the problem here.

[ Well, luckily, she has a backup plan now. ]

Oh, Spacetime Kami. Our humble request of you is to let us take you to your mother so that you can sober up. We pray you grant our wish before Inaba-san beats you up.

[ There, nice and professional. ]

I mean, if he wants to get beat up I'm sure not gonna stop him from saying so.

[ Inaba Himeko is clearly the 'bad cop' of this situation. Awful. ]

Edited 2023-04-13 07:57 (UTC)

What 'mother?' [There's a rare instance of sincere bitterness in his tone. Fortunately Yuuto's drunkenness still leans to happy and stupid, so he recovers with a pout:]

I don't wanna be beat up by Inaba... Boo. [He's trying so hard to think! If this was math then it'd be easy! Instead it's self preservation and he's not good in normal circumstances.]

... Will Ryoko and Inaba really be happy?

It's either Satou-san or it's me, and I'm not letting you hang out near Aisaka-san like this.

[ Taiga probably WOULD kick his ass, even without the offer. ]

Yes. You'd make me really happy, Yuuto.

... Happier than what the hell I'm feeling right now. You can't even draw like this.

[Oh! That's something his dumb brain can handle!]

I love Aisaka-san! [He looks between Ryoko and Inaba, like he's having some sort of revelation,] I love Ryoko and Inaba too... I love curry... hm- Okay! I'll do what you ask!

What did you ask again?

...

Inaba-san.

[ You know what? ]

You don't need to ask me twice.

[ Aaaaand she's gonna punch him hard in the abdomen, I'm so sorry. ]

Auu!

[Yuuto whines appropriately. His thoughts are already shuffled again.]

Th... that's not an answer..!

[ At some point this turned into bad cop, worse cop. Ryoko can still play the role, anyway. ]

We're going to bring you to Satou-san. No more drinking anything tonight that isn't water. Got it?

[ Somehow, "got it?" isn't a question. ]

Any more alcohol and there will be consequences. Well, ones worse than what I just did.

[He's confused and warm and dizzy and now he's hurting too. Yuuto at least knows how to disconnect from his pain and not whine too much.]

I'm shlorry. I wanted to help... I want to help. I can help. [Though every time he repeats himself, he sounds less and less sure.] I'll make you happy. I promise.

[and he suddenly gets more cooperative.]

Right, right, right...

[ So much for the whole "getting Yuuto drunk" thing. She's glad she's seen this, but wow it's been a huge pain. At least tonight. ]

Let's get you to the Shrine--

[ Oh. Actually. She... looks over at Inaba. ]

Um. Do you... mind coming part of the way? I don't wanna be sent flying.

I said I'd drag him over there, so. Yeah.

[After being punched and scolded, Happy Drunk Yuuto finally connects to a less happy part about being drunk. His head is starting to hurt... Normally, he'd be too scared of troubling people to mention his suffering and get help. But he's drunk: There is no filter.]

If I'm not feeling okay, do I get sent flying?

Mm, got it. Thanks, Inaba-san.

[ She didn't really know where she stood with the other kami, but this was a weird case anyway. Regarding Yuuto-- ]

Only if you get sick without telling us. Ah, one second.

[ She's unscrewing the cap on the water bottle! ]

There. Drink this.

Edited 2023-04-13 12:44 (UTC)

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