MINEO

[aubins]

Comments

[sengokus]

I mean, people have stolen a bunch of stuff so far - as long as you don't take anything that other people will miss, it should probably be okay.

[logic?]

[aubins]

[ like the knives everyone bodily ran at and grabbed from the kitchen. ]

Yeah, just gotta figure out what would work that won't be missed and go from there. Maybe something from one of the things lying around here...?

[ the "things" being.... all the gym equipment. time to gut thm for parts. ]

[sengokus]

You could probably unscrew one of the parts? But uh - just make sure that people know it's broken so they don't try to use it.

[or else they'll

have trouble]

You don't wanna just learn how to pick up a new weapon, or hand to hand until then?

[aubins]

I'll put it back together again when I'm done.

[ probably. ]

After years studying the same one? No. Not really.

[sengokus]

Yeah! Then it'll probably be fine.

[time to wander off and check out the equipment and see what he can help yuri take it apart? okay]

Huh... How long've you been studying the sword and magic?

[aubins]

Long enough that I know it's what I'm comfortable with.

[ he's looking at a set of dumbbells. the really big ones? can he even lift these? ]

[sengokus]

[c

can he?]

Oh - you can probably use one of those if you screw the weights off the sides?

[JUST TAKE THE POLE]

[aubins]

[ his twink arms can probably lift. ]

Oh, those come off?

[ hang on he'll........ tug one of them off. it drops to the ground with the same obnoxious energy of a gym rat muscle boy dropping their dumbbell to the ground instead of just putting it down, because they have to let Everyone Know They're Lifting The Big Weights. ]

[sengokus]

[aaaAAAAAA it startles him - ]

Gentler, gentler! You could've slammed it on your foot or something!

[AND THAT WOULD BE SO SAD. YURI YOUR FEMBLEM FEETSIES]

[aubins]

[ now no one may perceive his feetsies, as god and seiros intended ]

I wasn't really aiming it for any of my body parts, don't have a heart attack over it.

[ there is


another clang as the other dumbbell hits the floor. uwah. ]

[sengokus]

[mineo is just

shutting his eyes for a moment]

.... got it...

[but he'll go pick those up,,]

Does that bar work for you then?

[aubins]

[ he just swings the bar. ]

[ hm. ]

The weight's not well distributed, but I can't really complain too much.

[sengokus]

[mineo is cleaning up after yuri....]

Huh... Well, I guess that'll do until you can ask for a real sword?

[aubins]

[ what a good house husband. ]

It'll have to do until I can ask for something better. [ he shoulders it. it's kinda heavy? he's fine. ] Not exactly fair all you other people get to use your fancy machines and we don't even get basic wooden training swords, huh?

[sengokus]

[good for you, yuri. mineo's just trying to make sure that no one stubs their toe 'cause that'd suck.]

Fancy machines...

Like what? The cell phones?

[aubins]

The what phones?

... I'm talking about the thing where you push the button and food comes out. Is that a cell phone?

[sengokus]

Nah, that's a vending machine.

[a beat]

Well, a vending machine for cell phones probably exists to be honest.

[JAPAN'S WEIRD VENDING MACHINES - but regardless he'll bring his own phone out of his pocket and just

send a text to yuri]

🤯 This you?

[aubins]

[ yuri looks at it






and turns the whole phone upside down trying to figure out what he's looking at. he might be more "😵" but he doesn't know how to send that. ]

...? What.

[sengokus]

[this is so funny and mineo's just laughing]

That's a text!

[and he points at the device]

And that's a cell phone - but it's pretty ancient.

[aubins]

[ don't? tell him this is an old phone he has seen nothing like it ever. ]

I'm afraid to ask what not ancient ones look like.

[sengokus]

Uh....

[he just

draws a rectangular iphone/android shape in the air]

And you just poke it!

[THIS EXPLAINS NOTHING]

[aubins]

[ ]

I see.

[ he doesn't see shit, mineo. ]

[sengokus]

[fuck - at least he recognizes that much and flusters]

It's not really my forté - but phones are pretty high-tech! You can call people over long distances, so they can see your face or voice. Or you can play games on them that are pretty intense, like fighting games or RPGs! [hm] Like... interactive books, I guess?

[how is he translating this to someone medieval???]

[aubins]

... Yes, I know a bit about games. Or, I do now at least.

[ this look on his face



it's overcooked trauma. ]

Basically, these things do more than just open our doors, and we should use them. Yes?

[sengokus]

[wh

what is this expression]

Uh -

Yeah! Though this one looks like it's mostly just good for texting each other right now.... It's an easy way to contact someone even if you're not in the same place as them.