[The rapping of knuckles catches Sanji's attention, drawing his eyes away from the water and then to Yusuke, before...
Hm.
Is is sad that Sanji expected it to be bigger? Listen, when I said One Piece was insane, that was not an exaggeration.]
Wonder what memory I'm gonna get from this. [That's his amused reply as he stands, stretches, staves off the headache that are way too many symptoms colliding in his head. The worst of them are all the basic need to infect someone with the viruses, which makes being around Yusuke... difficult some days.
It helps that his next immediate thought is "I know six ways to kill myself and no one would know what happened", so. Looking at the positives.
(So many of these tags are just Sanji contemplating death, why is he like this.)]
Alright, so we just gotta make that bastard share a tear. Shouldn't be too hard.
I know the whole point of us regaining memories is that we're learning about the lives that are parallel to ours, but... I really feel like I want to know more about your other self's life.
[ what don't you get memories from, Sanji. And can less of them involve things that would make Yusuke cry.
The sad thing is he'd probably let him infect him if he just used his words and asked. But... this is what they're like. ]
Did you have some ideas? Remembering we are invading party in this scenario.
Well, you said killing it wasn't the answer, so...
[What do you want from him, man? Sanji is not the thinker here (yeah he is, he's just lazy today). Making a vague gesture at the creature:]
And uh, hurting it might not do much, either; depends on if it's got pain receptors linked up to the tear ducts and shit, like humans do. [He rubs at his chin, briefly making a look of disgust as he feels some thin layer of slime rub off]
... So the real question is do I get to kick now, or later.
[Sanji is not here to play Good Cop, gosh! Though Yusuke's got a point, Sanji will concede that much, and with a shrug rights himself on his feet, glancing at the creature again]
Alright. You got any sad stories on ya?
All of mine'll just cause nightmares but not really tears, so...
[... Not a surprise, no, but Sanji still frowns for a beat, not sure how he feels about Yusuke delving into his past self's life to make an amphibian shed a tear.
-- That Pixar joke gets him to snort, though.]
Damn, you think we'd get wifi here? Just show it the first 10 minutes of that one movie with the couple on your phone. That'll do it.
[Whatever Recolle's version of "Up" would be. If that doesn't move the creature to tears, it's from hell and they should kill it anyway.]
[Sanji is also digging out his phone... less to help, more because he wants to see these clips bc Pixar is good fam]
I know the one you're talking about... haven't seen that one yet, can you believe it?
[The truest of takes - Sanji is way more interested in Disney and Pixar films than most of the other shit that's in theatres. Fight him in the streets, world.]
If all else fails, we can show him some clips of a lizard being separated from its family.
[ He can always rely on Sanji for trust and support in tough times amirite? ]
I think they’re starting to show it on regular television... if you catch it airing it is well worth a watch. Not only because it is a stunning piece of modern animation and the detail is incredible.
[ Shockingly, he’s managed to load up the most famous song from the movie and get it playing— and he holds it towards the edge of the boat, angling it towards the lizard, who slowly opens an eye as the music grows louder. ]
You could pair it with this song for maximum effect.
[This is actually terrifying?? Sanji leans into the phone screen once he realizes what's going on, biting at one of his nails when the lizard gets captured and then wincing as the poor bastard gets pounced by a million snakes.]
I didn't know snakes could do that--
[Nooooo D8 It's going to die??? Sanji doesn't even want to look.]
[ This is the most intense thing he's seen in a while?? Almost without thinking, he reaches out to grab Sanji's arm, but manages to compromise when he realises what he's doing, and catch hold of his sleeve instead. ]
They're just mauling him... do you think he can make it out of that? He's certainly small and nimble enough.
[ Nooooooooooooo.
In the background, the lizard lifts it's head, probably unnoticed by the duo staring at the phone. ]
[Sanji barely notices Yusuke clinging at his shirt; the man's too busy upgrading from fingernail biting to chewing on the front of his shirt, pulling at it in his anxiety]
C'mon...
[--And just when it looks like all hope is lost, the lizard does sneak through the mass of snakes to freedom, but it might be a short-lived victory. Snakes from all different directions are coming for it now, slithering after in the hopes of overwhelming their prey through sheer numbers alone.]
Determination, perhaps? Fighting for one's life can produce miracles.
[ Run little lizard, run. Run, little lizard, run!!
Behind them, the larger lizard turns his head, looking between the two of them. What a sight they must be, hunched over something it can't see. One clinging to the other, while the other chews on his own clothes. ]
[For once, Sanji is not going to be a salty sardine and drop some line about how determination just gets you kicked out of your house, he is too invested in the Little Lizard that Could--]
Maybe if he makes it over the cliff--!
[Holy shit, watch that poor kid go! There's one snake in particular that's hot on its heels, snapping and slithering to try and cut the lizard off, but their boy just keeps running for it, climbing higher and higher...]
[ Yusuke feels his grip on Sanji's sleeve tighten, and he can hear himself muttering advice for the little lizard as well. It can run, it can do it! And then it makes a fantastic leap across a tiny chasm and the snake on its heels plummets uselessly into it. ]
[Okay I'm sorry but Sanji nearly starts laughing/crying at the fuckin snake that drops into the abyss, and instead ends up making a choked noise trying to cover it up.]
Look! It's alive!
[WATCHING WITH WET, GLASSY EYES, their little cherub lizard is triumphant...! Sniffle... sniffle...]
[ Oh. ... Wow, Sanji is really touched by this moment, isn't he? He's glad that the lizard made it, and will live another day, yes. But he is not close to tears. ]
Are... [ He lifts his hand so that he can squeeze Sanji's wrist lightly, around the fabric of his clothes. ] Are you alright?
Sanji doesn't seem to know how to answer at first, giving another sniffle and looking in Yusuke's direction before he realizes that uh...]
-- Ugh. [Expression immediately flipping as he locks his shoulders into a pout, chewing on his shirt for a different reason] That dumbass was such a bleeding heart over everything! Now he's rubbing off on me!
Is it really a bad thing to be moved by something like a small creature living despite the odds being stacked against it?
[ He’s absently rubbing a soothing circle against Sanji’s wrist through the fabric of his clothes now — so focused on not making skin contact and causing Sanji to shift away that he fails to catch the odd wheezing sounds behind them. In the background, the large lizard seems to be laughing. Wheezey and more like a body motion than an audible laugh, but there’s liquid pooling in his eyes and he seems to be having a great time watching all this.
[WHELP. It didn't take long for Sanji to realize he's being made fun of by a lizard of all things, though honestly, his comedic switch for tears to fury only makes the creature guffaw more, tail banging into the rock with great enthusiasm]
Listen you little shit, the only reason I don't come over there is I'll get slime everywhere!!
[TURNS OUT THEY'RE A GREAT COMEDIC ACT. Also Sanji, no one can take you seriously when you're oozing. He can't even properly set on fire.
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Hm.
Is is sad that Sanji expected it to be bigger? Listen, when I said One Piece was insane, that was not an exaggeration.]
Wonder what memory I'm gonna get from this. [That's his amused reply as he stands, stretches, staves off the headache that are way too many symptoms colliding in his head. The worst of them are all the basic need to infect someone with the viruses, which makes being around Yusuke... difficult some days.
It helps that his next immediate thought is "I know six ways to kill myself and no one would know what happened", so. Looking at the positives.
(So many of these tags are just Sanji contemplating death, why is he like this.)]
Alright, so we just gotta make that bastard share a tear. Shouldn't be too hard.
[Right??]
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[ what don't you get memories from, Sanji. And can less of them involve things that would make Yusuke cry.
The sad thing is he'd probably let him infect him if he just used his words and asked. But... this is what they're like. ]
Did you have some ideas? Remembering we are invading party in this scenario.
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[What do you want from him, man? Sanji is not the thinker here (yeah he is, he's just lazy today). Making a vague gesture at the creature:]
And uh, hurting it might not do much, either; depends on if it's got pain receptors linked up to the tear ducts and shit, like humans do. [He rubs at his chin, briefly making a look of disgust as he feels some thin layer of slime rub off]
... So the real question is do I get to kick now, or later.
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... Irritate the eyes, maybe? Stamp on a foot instead of actually killing it? [ ... ]
Tell it a very sad story?
[ Why is kicking the first thing with you. ]
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[GIVING HIS BOYFRIEND A DUBIOUS LOOK.]
Shit, would it even understand a sad story?
[At least the threat of physical violence will get a result! ... Maybe not a result they want, but hey!]
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[ DON'T. SASS HIM WITH YOUR STARES? ]
We have no indication it doesn't understand our language. It might do.
[ Those who don't try don't gain! ]
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Alright. You got any sad stories on ya?
All of mine'll just cause nightmares but not really tears, so...
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[ It's not like Sanji didn't see that one way back when, so he's not revealing anything to him that would come as a surprise.
...
... ]
Or we could just spoil all the plot twists of Pixar films. That would probably work.
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-- That Pixar joke gets him to snort, though.]
Damn, you think we'd get wifi here? Just show it the first 10 minutes of that one movie with the couple on your phone. That'll do it.
[Whatever Recolle's version of "Up" would be. If that doesn't move the creature to tears, it's from hell and they should kill it anyway.]
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[ HE WEPT.
HE STILL WEEPS. It's just... the done thing.
Hm, though. He is actually digging out his phone. ]
We're not completely divorced from society here, perhaps we could find something to help us out...
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I know the one you're talking about... haven't seen that one yet, can you believe it?
[The truest of takes - Sanji is way more interested in Disney and Pixar films than most of the other shit that's in theatres. Fight him in the streets, world.]
If all else fails, we can show him some clips of a lizard being separated from its family.
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I think they’re starting to show it on regular television... if you catch it airing it is well worth a watch. Not only because it is a stunning piece of modern animation and the detail is incredible.
[ Shockingly, he’s managed to load up the most famous song from the movie and get it playing— and he holds it towards the edge of the boat, angling it towards the lizard, who slowly opens an eye as the music grows louder. ]
You could pair it with this song for maximum effect.
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... He does find this, however, and after shrugging, turns the phone in the direction of the newt as well.]
Maybe it'll terrify him into crying.
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Yusuke shifts, moving himself around so he could have a little look at the video playing out on screen. And.
And.
He gasps. ]
Oh! No, you need to run faster!!
[ NO. THIS IS INTENSE. RUN LITTLE LIZARD FRIEND, RUN!!!! ]
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[This is actually terrifying?? Sanji leans into the phone screen once he realizes what's going on, biting at one of his nails when the lizard gets captured and then wincing as the poor bastard gets pounced by a million snakes.]
I didn't know snakes could do that--
[Nooooo D8 It's going to die??? Sanji doesn't even want to look.]
Oi, c'mon, just wiggle a little more--!
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They're just mauling him... do you think he can make it out of that? He's certainly small and nimble enough.
[ Nooooooooooooo.
In the background, the lizard lifts it's head, probably unnoticed by the duo staring at the phone. ]
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C'mon...
[--And just when it looks like all hope is lost, the lizard does sneak through the mass of snakes to freedom, but it might be a short-lived victory. Snakes from all different directions are coming for it now, slithering after in the hopes of overwhelming their prey through sheer numbers alone.]
How the hell is he supposed to escape them all?!
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Determination, perhaps? Fighting for one's life can produce miracles.
[ Run little lizard, run. Run, little lizard, run!!
Behind them, the larger lizard turns his head, looking between the two of them. What a sight they must be, hunched over something it can't see. One clinging to the other, while the other chews on his own clothes. ]
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Maybe if he makes it over the cliff--!
[Holy shit, watch that poor kid go! There's one snake in particular that's hot on its heels, snapping and slithering to try and cut the lizard off, but their boy just keeps running for it, climbing higher and higher...]
Oi, you gotta run faster than that! Jump for it!!
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Oh! I think it might make it ...!
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Look! It's alive!
[WATCHING WITH WET, GLASSY EYES, their little cherub lizard is triumphant...! Sniffle... sniffle...]
Thank the shitty gods...
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Are... [ He lifts his hand so that he can squeeze Sanji's wrist lightly, around the fabric of his clothes. ] Are you alright?
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That's a good question.
Sanji doesn't seem to know how to answer at first, giving another sniffle and looking in Yusuke's direction before he realizes that uh...]
-- Ugh. [Expression immediately flipping as he locks his shoulders into a pout, chewing on his shirt for a different reason] That dumbass was such a bleeding heart over everything! Now he's rubbing off on me!
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[ He’s absently rubbing a soothing circle against Sanji’s wrist through the fabric of his clothes now — so focused on not making skin contact and causing Sanji to shift away that he fails to catch the odd wheezing sounds behind them. In the background, the large lizard seems to be laughing. Wheezey and more like a body motion than an audible laugh, but there’s liquid pooling in his eyes and he seems to be having a great time watching all this.
At their expense. ]
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[WHELP. It didn't take long for Sanji to realize he's being made fun of by a lizard of all things, though honestly, his comedic switch for tears to fury only makes the creature guffaw more, tail banging into the rock with great enthusiasm]
Listen you little shit, the only reason I don't come over there is I'll get slime everywhere!!
[TURNS OUT THEY'RE A GREAT COMEDIC ACT. Also Sanji, no one can take you seriously when you're oozing. He can't even properly set on fire.
A travesty.]
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