axilium | hikage.

The two are not necessarily correlated, Hikage.

[ sigh. ]

I know that. I'm the opposite.

[ how bad is this kitchen gonna be... ]

[well

at least it's constantly getting cleaned, even if it then keeps getting dirty, so presumably it's not horrible.]

... Well, shall we get started?

[ hmm. there are definitely a lot of dirty dishes, but that's only the most obvious thing. He can already tell this floor needs a mopping, for starters. ]

Fine. I'll wash the dishes, you clean the floor. It's filthy. [ a beat. ] Where are the aprons?

[ gotta stay CLEAN!! ]

I dunno, man.

[belph is helpful.

but he's going to go locate a mop.]

[ thanks Belph. While he does that, Hikage goes to find them - and, apparently, he does, because Belph will find one being thrown at his head. It says "Kiss the Cook" on it. So does the one Hikage's tying on, although he doesn't seem to really be paying attention. ]

Here. So you don't try to get me to do your laundry later, too.

[he glances at it and laughs, before looking back to hikage.]

Aw, does that mean you considered doing my chores for me?

[ now he's trying to tie his hair back with his scrunchie, but it's not working that well because it's mostly long in the front. rip. ]

No. [ FLAT REFUSAL... he probably would though. ] You did all right on your own in the castle, didn't you?

It was worth a shot.

[ shaking his head... ]

I'm surprised you picked this task in the first place.

I'm done with the others and I thought of you for this one.

[ it still makes him happy to be thought of; it's only been a week or two, from his point of view, so it's all fresh, having friends, having someone know him and seek him out anyway. That's how he's enduring all of this. ]

... I'll try to meet your expectations.

I'm sure you will, given how good you are at being an house husband, apparently.

[ that makes him snort disapprovingly. ]

I'm just responsible. You should be grateful.

[ gettin a mop ]

I'm very grateful that one of us is responsible, yes!

You could act like it once in a while.

[ Belph's diagnosis of him is spot-on, judging by how confidently he's wielding that mop now. This baby is gonna get SO clean. ]

I wouldn't want to take your job away from you.

[thanks hikage, this is exactly why he dragged you here.]

[ is belph even working ]

You're unbelievable. [ a sigh. ] I'm afraid to know what your room looked like in your world.

[he is probably doing... the bare minimum...]

Guess you'll never know!

Oi. That plate's not clean yet.

[ DON'T PUT IT AWAY MR BARE MINIMUM ]

Picky, picky.

It's not "picky." You'd eat off of that?

It's not like I have to. How many times do you think this kitchen is going to be cleaned today?

It's the principle of the thing. I was in purgatory for a hundred years, and even I know that.

[ sigh!! he sets the mop aside, then marches over. ]

Give it to me.

[here you go, buddy]

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