IZUMO

[chanteuser]

izumo every trial

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[sacredchants]

N, not like that! I mean...

[ no. she will not. ]

N, never mind. It was stupid to ask.

[chanteuser]

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[ ... ]


... Oh. You mean ... like in the romantic sense?

[sacredchants]

[ ...





closes eyes. ]

Some.... Something like that.

[chanteuser]

[ what the fuck that's cute, izumo. ]

Is that why you're being really careful with choosing your outfit?

[ alex is looking at the hats as she's speaking, letting izumo get through any blushing or awkwardness without being eyeballed by someone else the whole time. it kinda looks like she's paying attention to the feathers? ]

[sacredchants]

[ she appreciates it because izumo is also going to look away and mess with something random in the store. ]

Maybe...

[ if alex is hoping for more than that three words at a time, then it might be a while. it's not like izumo has a lot of practice with this sort of thing. (reading about it is one thing???) ]

[chanteuser]

[ take your time izumo ]

... Mm. Well. I don't know if I'm sure myself.

[sacredchants]

Oh, I see.

[ ... ]

I thought you would have had more experience.

[chanteuser]

[ ... well whatever the emotion here is, it's a little vulnerable, very complicated and maybe a little scared. ]

Really? [ haha. ] No. I don't really, not with relationships.

[sacredchants]

[ oh......... hm. ]

...sorry.

[ she'd say more but that feeling from alex makes her a bit hesitant to say anything else. she was certain because of how alex held herself she would have some good experience but that clearly isn't the case.

HOW IS IZUMO GONNA TALK NOW. ]

[chanteuser]

[ whoops this got awkward. ]

What are you apologising for?

[sacredchants]

[ it. it sure did. ]

I brought up something unpleasant, didn't I?

[chanteuser]

[ .... ]

Yes and no. Don’t worry about it.

We’re supposed to be focusing on you and whether or not you have a crush, right?

[sacredchants]

[ she'd press alex more because??? but THEN???

???? ]

A, a crush? [ tsuns. aggressively. ]

I... I never said I had one of those.

[chanteuser]

You were asking about "how do you know if you like someone" though? That usually implies you think you do.

[sacredchants]

I, I was just curious!

Life or death situations can cause people to come closer than normally would.

[ because suddenly become a nerd is going to help this? ]

[chanteuser]

Well... yes. Emotions run high when things are this dangerous.

Do you think it makes anything you're feeling less important or real, though?

[sacredchants]

[ ... ]

I'm not sure.

[ softly: ]

It's not like this sort of thing happens...

[chanteuser]

[ ... she'd tweak izumo's nose if it wasn't going to shock them both. ]

It sounds like it's happening, though.

[sacredchants]

F, fine. Let's say it happened—what would you do?

H, how would you go about it?

[chanteuser]

[ ... izumo, you're cute. given it's emotion share week, the fact alex is thinking that probably isn't a secret. ]

Do you know if they feel the same way? Or have any indication they might?

[sacredchants]

[ UNFORTUNATELY. IT....is kind of...a secret.

they're very wholesome. ]

Maybe.... It's kind of hard to tell with everything that has been happening.

[chanteuser]

[ the fact alex thinks izumo is being cute though? that is not a secret!! ]

Talking about it's normally the easiest way to figure things out.

[sacredchants]

[ oh. yeah. that's not a secret.....

but. talking....... ]

Do you just blurt it out?

[chanteuser]

You could probably go about it a little more delicately. Ask them what they think of you?

[ watch her not follow her own advice ever, btw. ]

[sacredchants]

[ izumo kamiki: i've read tons of girl manga to prepare me for love.
also izumo kamiki: i don't know how to do this. ]

...what if I already have?