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[Welp.]
Mom's a restaurateur, so I grew up in the industry and I can cook, so it's a good enough job to pay for the things I actually want to do. Trying to take after the Sea Witch isn't cheap, after all.
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[ Yes, he actually said it right. Since it actually works perfectly in Japanese sekai and the name Ria (jasmine + love). 😂 So he's just saying "world jasmine love" and it's coming out close enough.
The rest of what he says, however... Well, it's probably a good thing he's shoving some food in his mouth now. What is a sea witch can you eat it ]
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[ Ignore he thought Azul wanted to emulate a sandwich. 🥪 ]
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I guess you especially wouldn't...
[ Takoyaki senbei..........
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After a sudden silence in which Taichi looks positively shocked and traumatized, he suddenly tears up. ]
I'm sorry! I'll never eat takoyaki again...! I'm sorry for disrespecting you and the seawich!
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Azul sighs.]
Taichi. Floyd's favorite food is takoyaki and Jade's is octopus carpaccio. Merfolk eat fish. We have to, if we want any sort of protein. It's weird for me to eat the stuff, but I really don't care if you eat takoyaki.
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[ He blinks. If Azul isn't mad at him for eating octopus then Taichi.. isn't gonna stop he really loves any kind of meat. ]
Good, my favorite food is any kind of meat. Well, hot dogs are my favorite-favorite. To swear off octopus-shaped hot dogs would be heartbreaking...
[ He's distracted by food again though. ] Um.. What about the Sea Witch though? I've never heard of that.
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But Azul loves to talk about his idol, and it's clear in the way his eyes light up.]
One of the Great Seven, the most powerful magic users in history. The Sea Witch is known for her generosity, how she would help the poor, unfortunate merfolk who went flocking to her cauldron crying for help. She's even said to have helped mermaids find a way to be with their human lovers.
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[ Helping star-crossed lovers be together, even though they're from different worlds.. something about that hits Taichi dead-center in the chest and it's obvious for a brief moment that he's not keeping it together as well as he seems to be tonight. It only took a brief second for him to nearly fall apart, and more than that.. His voice is a little quiet when he responds, earnestly admiring that that's the kind of person Azul wants to emulate. ]
Azu-chan, I didn't know you were such an amazing person, trying to be like someone like that.. I mean, I knew you were cool, but that's some seriously amazing stuff. That's what you use your restaurant profits for?
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[Well, that and his own contracts but those aren't relevant here. And maybe mentioning the lovers wasn't the best idea but, well, that story is her most famous. It'd be wrong to leave it out.]
It's easier to do back home, with my magic, and here I'm worried the faeries have that market cornered, but if it's possible I'd like to get something set up like that here.
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[ He falls quiet for a second, then looks at him directly. ] I found a spell in a book to summon Morganna. I was thinking about asking her, if we can save everyone, how I can go between different worlds and times. I remembered what you told me about really bad prices for impossible things, so I haven't cast the spell... Do you think that's something the Sea Witch could do?
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Azul bites his lip before sighing and shaking his head. He could lie. He probably should. But there's fudging the truth and then there's being cruel.]
If she could, I don't know about it and if she could, that price would be steep. The only price that might possibly come close to a power like that could in fact be saving someone dear to the caster. You always, always want the other person in your debt before asking for favors like this. Otherwise...you could be looking at anything from eternal slavery to sacrificing the lives of others.
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[ He just wants to see Hikaru again...
Ah, he's getting emotional... This isn't a good birthday party. Taichi reaches up to wipe away any tears that were starting to form at the corner of his eyes and puts on his best face.]
Sorry, that's not... It's your turn, Azu-chan!
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Azul starts to look through the list of songs, but not before offering one more piece of advice:]
Even if the price is "just you", it's not going to affect just you. People seem to forget that.
cw: self-worth issues
That's not fair. We're here, doing what we can to save the world-- two worlds, in Hikaru and my case! Losing people left and right, and finally finding someone who made me feel like... [ Like he wasn't just constantly trying to mean something to everyone, constantly trying not to be forgotten, constantly trying to be someone people notice when he comes in the room. Even opening up to Azul like he has tonight, that's still a little too deep to go. Taichi has a lot of feelings of inadequacy and self-esteem issues that Hikaru knew about, and no one else did. But he can just continue without elaborating. The universe may not have killed his parents or anything so dramatic like would be in a movie, but it seems to enjoy beating him down every time he feels like he touches something real and reminding him that he's never enough. His voice lowers a little and he sinks into the couch, slumping down and pushing his head between the back cushions like this. ] I guess I've always been useless when it comes to saving the world... maybe I don't deserve to be with him any more than I have anything to offer for a trade.
TAICHI BABY
You realize that most people will never be asked to save the world, yes? And, historically, those chosen for quests or other massive tasks are considered the best options?
[Or at least history considers them the best options.[
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[ He still hasn't come out from between the cushions when he says it, even though Azul's voice is a little muffled. He can still understand him, it's fine. ]
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[Honestly. Also the fuck is hyper origami?]
Obviously you have more talents than that. For the love of God, you somehow got me to agree to this. [He gestures around them at this whole karaoke thing.] I don't do this. If I go anywhere that isn't strictly for business, Jade and Floyd have literally, physically forced me out.
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[ Taichi has an unfortunate circumstances of putting a lot of hard work into things and always mastering what he needs to when it's too late. It happens a lot, which is why he has a number of skills borderline mastered that don't really impress anyone. Hyper origami, ultra yo-yo, he can even play keyboard because he thought it would make him popular but...
He shakes his head. ]
Sorry, Azu-chan, sometimes I just get in my head, and with Hikaru gone it's easier to slip into it. [ Since he's already down. It's not something that's been fixed even with people telling him that he doesn't need to feel guilty, or worthless, or like he's an untalented fake who tried to cheat to get what he wanted. So when he's down because of Hikaru, it's sometimes just right there a step away. ]
You really think getting people to hang out with me is a talent? I was just happy you wanted to come.
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[ Taichi is a little bit convinced this is rapidly collapsing into a pile of shit outing and it's all his fault, so he really hopes he didn't screw this up. Knowing Azul doesn't go out a lot, he doesn't want Azul to feel like it was a bad decision to. ]
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But...it is nice to take breaks. He needs to remember that.]
No, not really.
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I'm glad... I know I'm like this right now but, I promise I'm not normally. I want you to have a good time with me.
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