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[shadowban]

yes. a real, tangible and normal one. please?

[ he's saying the p word. very serious. ]

[gorb]

( Dang, not the p-word. )


I'm not saying no, Megumi. Only we should think about it as a family. We can talk about it over dinner. A dog is a big responsibility.

( And there's already four children between two teenagers. Could they handle a dog? ... Could a curse walk it? No, they'd be afraid. Damn. )

[shadowban]

[ shikigami dogs walking a normal dog... megumi thinks it'll be cute. ]

i can present my case. we have a yard. aren't there dog breeds that are highly socialised? we could get one of those.

[ presentation decks are quickly becoming as weaponised as cursed energy in this household. ]

[gorb]

We do have a yard. But we're also not often home. That's a lot of responsibility for your sister if we're on mission. Have you asked her?

[shadowban]

...not yet. i was hoping to ask her after i've gotten approval so i don't get her hopes up.

[gorb]

You think she wants one too?

[shadowban]

why wouldn't she? girls like cute things. and this way she won't be home alone when we're out.

[gorb]

Puppies can be feisty.

[shadowban]

then a teen dog. one that's already been housetrained. shelters always have dogs up for adoption.

please. i'll be responsible.

[gorb]

I said we can talk about it as a family, Megumi. But you know we have to make sure everyone is all right with it, and that we have all our bases covered.

[shadowban]

[ the problem with this approach is that, out of the four kids under the geto-gojo household, megumi fully inherited gojo satoru's sheer force of will. all he's hearing right now is permission to terrorise his sisters. ]

then i can ask everyone else? if i get the votes, can i put forth my options?

[ what kind of child talks like this, really ]

[gorb]

( Have they done THE WORST JOB at parenting? Maybe. )

Tell everyone I want a list from each of you as to the pros and cons of dog ownership. Also what responsibility might go to which child. And be prepared for some kickback on type of pet. Nana's been feeding the alley cat.

[shadowban]

[ nanako... betrayal, like brutus stabbing caesar in the back. ]

so i have my work cut out for me.

[ mission: get a dog received. ]

what if we just get a tiger.

[gorb]

A tiger!

No, I like my kitchen clean.

[shadowban]

[ what if man-tiger—— ]

the shikigami are already large enough. kuro and shiro are the size of two gojos each.

[gorb]

Do the shikigami slobber all over the tile?

[shadowban]

yes, but they evaporate when i dismiss them.

[ ...hmm. ]

i can stock up on pee pads.

[gorb]

I'm drawing the line at tigers. The neighbours think we're weird enough.

[shadowban]

...they do?

i guess that's fair. we can get very loud sometimes.

yes dogs, no tigers? what about an elephant?

[gorb]

Well, when you consider that two teenagers turned up one day with four children? It's fine, they've grown to like us. I think.

A real elephant? Do we need a bigger house? That's one way to find new neighbours.

[shadowban]

i'm pretty sure one of the aunties is convinced i'm a girl. they're just as weird, they could just ask.

maybe it doesn't help that neither of you look old enough to have had kids.

why don't you both have our names changed?

[gorb]

If making up gossip entertains them then who am I to stop it? They used to give us such strange looks. Now they're used to us.

To what?

[shadowban]

to either of your names. it would cut down on a lot of the questions we get when we're out. especially from the rude folks.

[ he's gotten enough questions about either parent picking him up from the school. it doesn't bother him, it doesn't, but it gets frustrating to keep dismissing the same questions over and over from people who have no business asking. ]

[gorb]

Oh.

( Oh. )

I suppose neither of us really wanted to overstep. You had families before. That's still important.

[shadowban]

my dad left when i was three. mikki's mom left when she was five. i'm pretty sure she took my father's money with her when she left. how are they important?