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[proudofme]

Interwhat'em? I don't know any magic yet, man, I don't know what that means.

[Soren here thinking the many, many words he doesn't know must be magic.

Little brother energy is correct. Very, very dumb little brother energy.]

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[Is this what it's like to be the braincell? He wants a refund. Where are his troupe-mates, Sakyo and Omi should be holding these.]

Not magic.

[The good news is Juza's had years of big brother training.]

Interview? Means you to know them before you let them live with you.

[proudofme]

[hot potato with the brain cell, except Soren never catches it]

Oh. I guess I'll make sure they're cool? Like, I'm not going to go dating someone just to get 'em to move in, [He nudges Juza with an elbow, mockishly teasing]

Guess you get in easy because you rescued me in a dream! My hero!

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[Don't let the braincell touch the floor, Soren. That's not where they belong.]

You're not actually gonna go around callin' me that, right?

Were you really thinking about dating people to get them to move in?

[proudofme]

No and no! That's too much work just to get some people to move in. I want this to be, like, a fraternity house! Not bringing a bunch of lame, lovey-dovey stuff around here! [Bleh, how annoying would that be? Especially if you're stuck being single, when other people are dating! Not That. Soren. Is worried about being the single one. In that hypothetical!

He's just got no experience, too busy knighting. Ahem.]

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Cool. [Not that he's against Soren getting a girlfriend or whatever later. But Juza isn't even good at talking to strangers. Dating somebody feels like a giant leap.]

's just good to live with somebody. Feels weird being alone. [... Did he seriously already get used to living with Settsu at home? Gross.]

[proudofme]

Definitely! We get a few people here and it'll feel like a whole- [family] castle.

[though that reminds him]

The people from the Mirror are supposed to be sticking together, right? With those bond things? Did you have one of those figured out yet?

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[Castle... or dorm. It hasn't even been that many days, but he misses Mankai dorms. It always felt like there was somebody around, no matter what time it was.] ... Yeah. [Maybe that sounded a little more wistful than he intended.

He shakes his head when asked about bonds.]

Sounds like everybody needs one of 'em. Haven't really asked around yet.

[proudofme]

Witch! [he points a thumb to himself, then the index on his other finger at Juza] Monster!

We could totally knock that out, too! What d'you say?

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[This man does very little thinking.

That's fine, Autumn troupe does not thrive on their brainpower at any given time. There's a moment's hesitation, didn't they say something about sharing feelings?

... On the other, he definitely doesn't want to deal with going feral.]

If you're fine with me, let's do it.

[proudofme]

[Don't overthink it, bro!!

Soren does a fist pump of triumph]

Yeah! Let's! We're killing it at this new world thing.

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[Please help him stop thinking. Let him learn your jock ways.]

Goin' better than I thought it would. Do we need to write something up for that?

[proudofme]

We need write something? Like homework?

[this should demonstrate how little Soren understands the process]

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They said something about vows, right?

[Soren, did you listen to anything? He just wants to know.]

[proudofme]

Oh, psssh, right. I thought that was just like, a quick thing? Like "Oh blah blah I agree, let's do this" deal.

[Soren is taking this magical ceremony of binding souls together very, highly, incredibly seriously]

It's not like a wedding. [he definitely remembers it could be friendly! Whatever the fancy word for that is. Platonic, it's platonic, Soren]

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Didn't hear anythin' about how long the vows had to be... Not sure what I'd write.

[He tilts his head a little.]

It's a way to be linked for as long as the bond lasts.

[proudofme]

I could write a poem! [he says it so confidently and enthusiastically, but it will be an awful poem more than likely]

Oooh, or! I wonder if we could do a secret handshake, instead! Then we could use it as a greeting. That would be perfect.

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You're a writer? [What's that thing people say? "Don't judge a book by its cover"? It's still not something he was expecting.]

I dunno. Maybe we should work on both of them?

[proudofme]

Nope! [wow, Soren, way to immediately contradict yourself]

But I like poems. I just sort of say them, usually. [thoughtless reciting of poetry, by an idiot, that can only go well!]

I bet a handshake will work. It could be like the secret code to get into the house! [as if keys aren't enough]

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[Juza nods because that makes sense to him. Sometimes you just like things and you don't get chances to actually practice.]

Wouldn't mind hearin' them.

[The second thing, however...]

That's what keys are for.

[proudofme]

[Oh no, well, you've encouraged him, Juza]

I'll think up a good one! ["""a good one""" it might be amusing when it pops to mind, whatever it is]

Keys are boring! It's much for fun to come up with a handshake, here- let's start one. Up high first-! [not really a shake to start off, but he's been humored so much already]

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[It's better to encourage people to go after their passions then to shelve them for years. He's not hung up on anything, he's doing perfectly fine.]

There are still locks.

[Okay, sure, he'll put his hands up for what he's assuming is a high-five.]

[proudofme]

Don't let anybody in who can't do a cool handshake! They aren't allowed on principality. [wrong word, but closer than usual. He'll do the up highfive and then think a moment]

Okay, then it's gotta be like a buuuuncha backhand slaps downward to chest level-! Wham, bam, bam, wham! [this has to be intricate or it's not cool enough to bond over!]

Then a normal shake to cap that off! [just a good firm handshake, classic]

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Are we teaching this to the people who come over?

[Tragically Juza is also missing words from his vocabulary and his Japanese test scores are Not Great.

At least he can follow the flow of the Intricate Cool Handshake, capping it off with a strong, firm handshake. Sorry about the claws bro, can't do anything about them.]

[proudofme]

No way! This is just our handshake. Bond handshake! Oh- [what is after firm handshake? He'll slide his hand away with a finger wiggle, then back with a fistbump! Actually, one direct on the knuckles, then one up and one down! Yeah!]

There we go! Now we're cookin'- one more thing... chest bump! [hell yeah! ... he'll at least wait for Juza to ready on that one, not wanting to just bowl his friend over right away.]