september catchall | this is letting go

[divinereaper]

🧙 WHO: Naoto Kurogane and you!
⚔️️ WHAT: general nonsense within avalon, with some quests!
🕒 WHEN: all through September
🗺️ WHERE: Magnolia
⚠️ WARNINGS: blood, because this is Naoto.

[ prompts in the comments! ]

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[divinereaper]

[ the sheep seems to be rather open to the headpats, and that easily gives time for naoto to go ahead and start shearing. it was a slow going process, but when naoto got the hang of it, time went by and he was done.

he smiles, petting the sheep afterwards. ] You were such a good girl... [ and he only gives minako a warm smile, indicating his thanks. ]

[reloves]

[ Minako isn't too sure how she managed to escape from this - so far - without getting burnt to a crisp.

But.. you know what? She'll take it. She's good. So she slowly lets go of the sheep once Naoto is done, watching it slowly walk off, and only then dares to let out that sigh of relief she was holding in. ]

Sheesh, who thought that shearing sheep could ever get that tense? This place is so weird!

[divinereaper]

You get used to it after some time. [ says the boy who's been world hopping already. ] But hey, at least you've gotten some experience with sheep handling! It only gets easier from here!

[reloves]

.. how many sheep are there that we have to go through?

[ There's definitely some fear in her voice.

How much sheep handling is going to happen today?! Can they even get it done in one day? ]

[divinereaper]

A lot. [ deadpan. ] Better get used to it quick because these sheep ain't shearing themselves!

[ and then one of the more mischievous sheep them bites his left hand. Naoto only stares at it for a second before yanking it out of its mouth. he inspects it for a second, sighing in relief when it's deemed safe. ]

... alright, we're good. Let's get started!

[reloves]

[ At first Minako gasps as she watches that sheep bite his hand..

.. though once she's sure that Naoto really seems like he's alright, that surprised tension seems to leave Minako's shoulders again. Instead she leans a little bit closer to the sheep, forming one of her hands into a fist. ]

You were taking revenge for him being so cheeky to a beautiful girl like me, right? Thank you, comrade!

[ That, however, is the exact moment the sheep burps, as if it's ready to start firing - pun intended - off again, and Minako quickly takes a few steps backwards. ]

[divinereaper]

[ he was going to say "you're not that beautiful" but decided he liked living enough to not do so.

but thankfully it looked like he didn't need to do so, given the sheep's reaction. yes, sheep, do him the favor of biting back. he snickers for a moment, before pulling himself together. they still had a task to complete. ]

If we finish, then I'll treat you to some sweets. How's that sound?

[reloves]

[ Do you think you can bribe her with sweets forever, Naoto?!

.. because that might just be possible. Not that Minako still doesn't look a little sceptical, considering everything, but she isn't outright rejecting the idea either by the time she glances back over at Naoto. ]

What kind of sweets.

[ She first needs to make sure it's the top grade cake she had at his cafe, okay! She won't take any less! Minako is reading the fine print of this contract they're forging on the spot. ]

[divinereaper]

Hmmm.... [ he decides to pull all the stops here, which means using tricks he uses on his master. naoto makes a point to act like he's thinking about it despite already knowing the answer he was going to give. ]

How about you tell me what your favorite is, and I'll make it with all my best ingredients?

[ bait thrown, now to see if it sinks. ]

[reloves]

[ Minako is definitely the fool who believes that he's actually thinking about it over here.. So she's actually patiently waiting for him to finish thinking and speaking up before she speaks up in turn again. ]

My favourite?

[ Honestly, she's not.. too sure she has one when it comes to sweets, though that mainly comes down to-- ]

I'm not picky! [ To that. ] As long as it's sweet and has a whole lot of cream, I'm in..!

[ Apparently that's worth this deal. ]

[divinereaper]

Then would a parfait strike your fancy?

[ it's definitely working, and naoto's surprised. didn't expect it to go that smoothly!!! ]

we can probably wrap it here, right? c:

[reloves]

Sure!

[ She's definitely not picky when it comes to sweets, so of course Minako is already nodding. And smiling. ]

Come on, come on! Let's hurry up so we can go and have some..!

yep!!

[divinereaper]

Alright, alright... there isn't much to do now so let's get cracking!

[ what can he say, minako's enthusiasm is infectious! ]