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Don't be stupid.

[DENIED.]

You can't have it.

Sousei is so cruel...! He'd rather have us both die!

You're not going to die. [Tenka's joking, but...well, it's said a little too sharply, even for Sousei. But then...he doesn't intend to let Tenka die again, and it's not a joke he appreciates.

...Moving right along.]

It's time to find a solution. Sitting here is accomplishing nothing.

What do you want me to do? Make more tea?

[It's said with some irritation, but okay, Sousei has a point. And the sooner they get away from that topic that gets him all sharp, the better. Tenka just sighs now.]

We can't make a fire indoors normally and the kitchen here doesn't run on coal.

[Which is normally how the shrine gets heated probably. So.]

What are your big ideas, Sousei?

[Yeah yeah he knows, sheesh.]

Those would only be temporary solutions regardless. It is clear there is something larger at work here. We should find the source.

[Because quite frankly, this temperature drop is not normal, and they're used to weird weather things.]

[ . . . well to be honest-]

Do you mean a source besides the big dome in the sky?

The source for that, Tenka.

[DUH]

It's probably another problem with the government.

[Which in itself is kind of an issue.]

There was just an old man selling these weird toys in the plaza from what I saw.

[...???

sometimes, he doesn't know how to react to these things.]

I ...see.

[...]

We'll freeze here if we stay here. [Might as well look for a solution...]

[ . . . okay, now he's squinting. Because while he agrees, there is another issue:]

We should probably figure out where we're going before we wander outside where it's colder.

On patrol, until we find a proper destination.

[Sigh. He shifts under his blanket.]

We have no other leads.

[ . . . ]

You're trying to convince me to go wander out in the cold with no direction....

Sousei, you might want to re-evaluate this plan.

[...]

Do you have a better one?

[honestly, everyone's a critic.]

[He's thought for a moment before reaching into his pocket to pull out the device and pressing at the buttons. It's slow, but does seem to still be operational.

Then he nudges Sousei with his elbow.]

We wait a day. There's no use going out into the snow if this is just a quick malfunction from this place again. It'll just leave us cold and miserable.

If anyone finds anything and feels like sharing on the device, then we'll pursue that lead. If no one's bothered, we'll be the explorers tomorrow.

Sound good?

[.....it's...a plan. Hardly a good one, but honestly better than Sousei's, presuming they don't freeze tonight. So he nods slowly.]

...Fine. That sounds fair.

[... but if they're not going anywhere, he's going to huddle down further in his blanket because NO...... it's so agonizingly cold.]

Yeah, better than wandering around in powdered ice without direction. Really, Sousei?

[TO BE HONEST. Tenka's not leader material anymore but he's also definitely not just gonna give in to an idea like that. Better if he just convinces Sousei out of it entirely.

Though he notices him huddling down further and he sighs, standing and keeping the blanket around his shoulders.]

I'll make more tea.

... I never claimed that it would be a perfect plan.

[Or even a good one...though one would hope he could come up with a better one than that............ but he just is so tired of this place and its nonsense.]

...Thank you.

[Though he does make a face, if faintly. A lot of his warmth disappeared with Tenka standing up.]

You were too eager to send both of us out into the cold.

[is what Tenka says even as he moves around in the kitchen. It's partially nice just to be by their stove, though he still doesn't stay very long and wanders back to the couch to sit next to Sousei.

Possibly sitting closer than he was before because he remembers why he didn't get up before....]

You don't eat enough! That's why you get so cold.

[Proven science.]

[Sousei's not even going to complain about personal space at this point. He wants to be as close as possible, because Tenka brings with him body warmth. And that's so important.

So maybe he is on the twiggy side of things whatever.]

I eat fine. You never nagged about my eating habits so much before. [you ate healthier when the parents were alive, Sousei--]

You eat less now.

[ . . . . like he didn't have a reason to nag about it before, do you get what he's saying here. Besides, he was too busy inhaling all his own meals to notice Sousei's all that much besides noticing they were normal portions.]

Are you gonna blame it on being too busy or are the Yamainu really just that bad in the kitchen?

[... Does he? He supposes he does. But he never really considered it much.

...]

I eat enough. None of the Yamainu are particularly talented cooks, but they are not terrible. [He'll defend them over his own habits... ok........]

[ . . . ah, that explains it.

No one in the Yamainu can cook.]

I see.

So that's why.....

[as if he didn't hear anything sousei said]

[don't be a dick, tenka]

Are you listening to me?

Little bit.

But you're never gonna say the Yamainu aren't good at something, so.

[HE'S BASICALLY JUST GETTING TO THE TRUTH because he knows Sousei pretty well]

I'm honest about the Yamainu when it is necessary.

[Just.......... their cooking isn't a relevant detail to their effectiveness.]

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