Audience - Koharu

[holyspirits]

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week 0, monday

[holyspirits]

[ gamaliel is hanging out at the arcade, though they are not doing anything particularly arcade related and seem to simply be on their phone, doing something mysterious... like texting.

they'll give a brief acknowledging wave at koharu when she passes by, though ]

[cupidsammo]

[ mystery... ]

Oh, hello! You're not going to play any of the games?

[holyspirits]

[ politely putting the phone away when addressed! ]

Mm. I'm more of a PC gamer.

[cupidsammo]

Oh. Is there a difference...?

[ like, aside from being on a computer, obviously ]

[holyspirits]

A lot. [ said in an amused tone without really ... clarifying... ] But I went to places like these when I was a kid. [ conspirationally; ] My dad would help me cheat at the basketball game so we'd get more tickets.

[cupidsammo]

Pffhaha, well—arcades don't usually lean on the fair side anyway, right?

[holyspirits]

That's what we told my mom, but she never liked it when we cheated at games.

[ said in a fond way ]

[cupidsammo]

Maybe she was only worried you two would get in trouble by the staff.

[holyspirits]

Ha. No. She was pretty good at getting us out of trouble when it came to that.

[cupidsammo]

So she just wanted you to be honest, huh?

[holyspirits]

Maybe. Maybe she just didn't want me to get too much junk toys with those tickets.

[ jokingly said ]

[cupidsammo]

That's... also true. When you think about it, the prizes are always pretty cheap.

[holyspirits]

Five thousand tickets for an eraser. I think even as a kid, I thought that was stupid.

[cupidsammo]

—Not even a stuffed animal? At least those are cute!

[holyspirits]

I did go for those back then. I probably shouldn't now. I've given you guys enough of them.

[ it's not said sheepishly at all though ]

[cupidsammo]

[ —? ]

Did those come from you?

[holyspirits]

[ there's a shrug ]

Just the plushies. Ramiel and Zuriel picked other things. I sort of assumed a lot of the souls would be... younger.

[ in a very casual woops all toys way ]

[cupidsammo]

... Well, you don't have to be young to appreciate a good stuffed animal!

[holyspirits]

You don't have to spare my feelings.

[ they sound so amused about this ]

[cupidsammo]

W- wait I meant it.

[holyspirits]

Oh!

[ there's a short laugh ]

Well. That works out, then.

[cupidsammo]

Really! They are cute... And they liven up our room that much more.

[holyspirits]

I thought they made good pillows, too. Not that you guys were supposed to need any, but you can't ever have too many pillows.

[cupidsammo]

I really can't argue with that... I don't normally sleep with stuffed animals, but I won't lie, I've kind of made an exception.

[holyspirits]

I haven't slept with them in a long time. [ pensive but moving on ] Zuriel did the crochet, and Ramiel the toy swords.