[The amusement’s no surprise. More than one person’s taken it as an outright joke, and the fact that Claude doesn’t speak derisively of it is as least a half point in his favor.]
Don’t gotta worry about that. I take good care of what I need.
[He taps it against his shoulder for emphasis, but doesn’t put it away yet. Claude doesn’t strike him as a threat right this moment, but his relaxed attitude does remind Chikai a little of his own. Probably best not to drop his guard fully just yet.]
Recently? We got hit with a flood a couple of weeks ago. Wiped out the whole place - which was bad enough, but it was also full of some pretty nasty sea monsters.
[Well, more like mermaids. But just calling them that wouldn’t have enough impact. This was his first time having to explain the kind of place this was to anyone, after all, may as well make it memorable.]
Oh, and the food’s cursed sometimes. But not much you can do about that other than just not eating it.
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Don’t gotta worry about that. I take good care of what I need.
[He taps it against his shoulder for emphasis, but doesn’t put it away yet. Claude doesn’t strike him as a threat right this moment, but his relaxed attitude does remind Chikai a little of his own. Probably best not to drop his guard fully just yet.]
Recently? We got hit with a flood a couple of weeks ago. Wiped out the whole place - which was bad enough, but it was also full of some pretty nasty sea monsters.
[Well, more like mermaids. But just calling them that wouldn’t have enough impact. This was his first time having to explain the kind of place this was to anyone, after all, may as well make it memorable.]
Oh, and the food’s cursed sometimes. But not much you can do about that other than just not eating it.