[And that poem... It's almost pretty in its way, if not for the final line.]
"Worship in threes," how are you even supposed to do that..? Eh. Things are fine over here. The gardens are looking nicer, but there is one thing I wanted to ask you...
It's the first time any of us have seen something like this, as far as I can tell. But anyway, we've camped down here... I think it'd be safe to assume we won't be coming back for another few days.
[ And Akashi's going to just skip out on talking about threesomes for the time being... ]
Sure, what is it?
taking a slight liberty here, but it sounds about right...
We have enough supplies to last a week at most, I think. But we're holding out fine.
... No, I just told them to look out for a visitor who might come asking for help. But some of them do get rather excitable, try not to hold it against them.
Got it. Should I prepare anything for when you get back? ... If you're bringing anything back?
... I won't hold it against them, but I thought maybe I... did something... I left the gun and coat behind so I couldn't even scare or frustrate anyone this time
[Because so many people just hadn't known what to do with him when he showed up.]
I'm not sure. There's nothing around here to bring back, unless the goddess really does gift us with something after her awakening...? I'll keep you updated.
... I'm sure it definitely has all to do with them. Especially if you bumped into Kagami Taiga, that's just his personality.
I was also going to ask if you wanted me to straighten up inside the hut. ... I don't want to be in your privacy if you don't want it
... Sure... I guess my friends could be kind of excitable too. But maybe you should change your team codeword? Everyone is reacting to me so they seem to know, but. It's pretty simple, don't you think?
[That's really the only thing he could figure... Akashi wanted him to say it specifically so they knew that Otonashi was okay, right? Like the SSS and their password to get in to the meeting room?]
[ Should Akashi be worried about the sex toy? He should probably be worried about the sex toy. Yet for some reason, he is totally unconcerned about the sex toy... ]
It's not a codeword. I just had a feeling that you'd probably get to see something interesting, if you said it in that specific way. In fact, maybe you should try using that tone on them every once in a while from now on.
[Last chance to warn him, Akashi! If not, consider whatever he finds effectively cleaned and shoved away, possibly tightly wrapped as if shoving multiple cloths of "armor" on it and stowing it will somehow make it less incriminating...]
... I was afraid that I made someone wet themselves. What "interesting" thing am I supposed to see? I really thought that was some kind of team code!
[ Akashi probably forgot all about how sex toys are weird, having looked at it for a whole month... thanks, sex planet!! Sorry about any potential trauma, Otonashi... ]
Well, now that you've seen them at their unguarded worst, surely the only thing for them to do is improve in your standing from here on out.
I guess everyone should be ready for anything in a place like this. And I'm not really threatening, so better that they jump because of me instead of a real enemy...
[It's not easy for him to justify this strange phenomenon that is occurring, be he'll try.]
Duly noted, I'll try and ask those if the opportunity comes up. Somehow, I get the feeling that we won't get a straight answer no matter what the situation, though...
Otonashi, just checking in on you. I'm assuming you're not stranded somewhere getting drenched in this storm, but it never hurts to check. Let me know if you need anything.
No, not today. Your timing was good, commander Shepard! You're doing okay too?
[He isn't sure if he should elaborate or not, but the rain and another actual adult checking on him has him wondering if he should take advantage of potential guidance.]
Uh... a bit more now, yeah! If you ever need help with anything small, you can call on me too.
[Probably best not to talk about that mud nap yesterday, but he's thrilled to help the people in his life. Maybe especially leader figures like her (or rainbow-headed morons).]
Oh, do you have a minute? I wanted to ask your opinion on something.
[ it's not as if there's anything else she really could be doing now (fooling around with her hutmate excluded) so the fact that otonashi actually asks is vaguely endearing. he's pretty firmly on her good side, so far. ]
I'm thinking about running CPR training sessions, especially if we're getting more water. Do you think that people here might go for something like that..? Or is it negated because so many people just say "worship" to fix everything...
Call me crazy, but I doubt worship is going to help in case of drowning. On the whole, sharing first-aid knowledge is a good thing. Are you comfortable running training yourself?
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