Audience - Koharu

[holyspirits]

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[holyspirits]

... All birds go to heaven?

[cupidsammo]

Even horrible ones?

[holyspirits]

I don't think you can assign a bird morality. Birds don't know they're being horrible.

[cupidsammo]

U- uuuugh...

... At least it ended up leaving.

[holyspirits]

Oh, that's good. If it ever comes back, if you text us when you see it, one of us should be able to contain it. Or just... stay out of its way until it leaves.

[cupidsammo]

I can do that, but everyone else wanted to fight it!

[holyspirits]

A lot of you are really... violent... [ pauses ] So you helped fight it too?

[cupidsammo]

No I just ran away but it's really fast...

[holyspirits]

[ ... coughs to hide a laugh ]

Sorry. It's not funny. You're okay though?

[cupidsammo]

[ weep ]

Just a little roughed up, but that's the story of my life at this point.

[holyspirits]

[ they will reach over to pat her. and maybe remove a feather. ]

I've got painkillers somewhere if you need them?

[cupidsammo]

[ there's one askew feather free for the plucking. she won't even feel it. ]

No no no, it's okay! I just need to catch my breath and sit for a bit.

[holyspirits]

[ taking the feather and holding it like a big red trophy ig ]

Well, come here and sit with me, then, we can talk about non-bird related things.

[cupidsammo]

Good idea.

[ PLOPS DOWN ]

What're you reading?

[holyspirits]

Oh, this? [ holding up PARASITE i typoed it ] It's this comic my boyfriend used to read. Some guy who gets-- you'll never guess it-- a parasite that gives him superhuman strength and makes him do all this evil stuff or whatever.

[ EXTREMELY dismissive of what they are reading but they'll show the cover ]

[cupidsammo]

Whoa, that sounds intense. Is it good?

[holyspirits]

It's... interesting? [ they are trying to sound so polite ] The art is nice, but sci-fi horror isn't my genre of choice. But I'm not surprised he picked it up, it's the exact kind of thing you'd have expected him to read looking at him.

[cupidsammo]

Hahah... must be a guy thing, huh? What comics do you prefer?

[holyspirits]

"A guy thing"... [ they sound amused ] I liked regular sci-fi fine, though it's kind of lost its appeal to me. I guess fantasy now? Something like that anyway. I haven't read any in ages, which is why I picked this one up.

[cupidsammo]

No, that makes sense! I think it's a good idea to show some interest in your partners' own, even if it's not totally your thing.

[holyspirits]

Oh, no, I picked this up just to make fun of him for it.

[ RUTHLESS ]

[cupidsammo]

Right for the throat... Well, uh, I'm sure he'll appreciate that you read it anyway!

[holyspirits]

[ they shrug like they do not Care if he appreciates it. they only want bullying ]

What about you? Do you ever read stuff like this?

[cupidsammo]

There's some manga I kept up with, but none of them were about... that.

[holyspirits]

Oh, what kind of manga? [ thinks. about koharu ] Love stories?