Floor 4, Room 2

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YAMATO

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[ He's quiet as he mulls over this. He cups his chin in his hand and thinks hard about this, judging by how his expression twists into something incredibly pensive –

and then something appears from under him. He yelps and falls onto what appear to be some rainbow-themed musical bars, accompanied by a few notes here and there.

Wow. ]

...Is this it?

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[Malice gasps at that, and then snaps his fingers together repeatedly. This is his version of clapping, thanks to Leo.]

That's great, it worked! And wow, that's so cool - that's musical writing, isn't it? I've seen some of that before!

[Obviously he doesn't really understand what it is beyond that, but wow!! How cute...]

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[ Yamato chalks that snapping up to Vampire things or something. He ends up grinning pretty wide, and it's a real grin, too. He's happy about this, it seems. ]

Wow...

[ Look at that! His mood has perked up significantly. He looks back at Malice and gestures towards him – ]

Come on, I'm not flying alone!

[ He can either fly alongside him or get on the music bars, if he wants. The choice is his!! ]

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Hah, I could use the practice!

[Malice grins at that and hops on his own broom, ready to go!!]

You might have a bit of trouble flyin' at first, but it gets easier as you go!

[Mostly. He still hasn't fully mastered it yet but it's fine...]

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[ He grins as Malice starts flying alongside him, and thankfully, it's relatively smooth sailing?? (12). Yamato looks like he's having the time of his life, experiencing the wind and speed like he is. At one point, he glances over at Malice to see if he's faring just as well as he is... ]

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[Malice still hasn't quite worked out how to control the speed all that well, so sometimes he zips ahead and then has to double back - he mostly just likes to go fast. But it's not all that bad over here either, that aside!

After a bit of flying, we'll come across that little town again... looks like it might be time for more knick-knacks?? (no)]

You wanna stop on by, since we're here anyway?

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[ Oh, shopping? Yeah, he's in a good mood, so he's down. ]

Yeah, sure!

[ He'll call out from across the way, and he follows Malice towards the little town, down, down...and he makes a smooth landing. He's a natural!! ]

Are we going shopping?

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[Yamato has found what he's great at, good for him!! Malice's landing is a little rough, but he's a vampire with damn good reflexes, so he lands on his feet and desummons his broom.]

Yeah! Might as well look around an' see what they've got, yeah? C'mon!

[And off we go, milling our way through the various stalls - feel free to stop him if you see anything you'd like to look at closer!]

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[ Yamato walks, looking around until they pass by a food booth. The food smells particularly savory here and extremely appealing, and Yamato can't help but curiously peek at whatever's cooking...

...but he remembers Malice is here, and he swiftly turns to look at him. ]

Ah, sorry. We can keep going.

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[When Yamato pauses, Malice doubles back to see what he's looking at. Oh, food! What kind of food is it?]

Nah, it's fine. If you've gotta eat, go right ahead! It's not gonna bother me any.

[He's fed recently, so he's good!!]

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Are you sure? You aren't...hungry?

[ For lack of a better way to put it. He won't say no if Malice is okay with it, though. ]

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Hah, no, I'm fine. I fed— ate recently. So don't worry 'bout it!

[how you doing fellow humans—

But no, the smell of this food won't make him hungry or anything, so snack away, Yamato!]

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Ah, understood.

[ He gets your drift, Malice! Yamato will go ahead and help himself to a small plate of some kind of meat. It smells good and nicely seasoned.

He'll grab a table for them to sit at. ]

You've figured out a good source for food, then?

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[Malice joins him, sitting and crossing one leg over the other as he continues to study the meat curiously.]

For now, yeah. I've got a few options.

[Better not to elaborate on it in public, but it's not like he's keeping it a secret or anything.]

What kinda meat is that? What's it taste like?

[He can't eat it (for obvious reasons) but human food is always so vastly different... He swears he's never seen the same dish twice!!]

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[ He'll catch his drift and ask about it at the manor. For now, though, he'll take a bite out of his food and chew on it.

Hm.

It's actually really, really good. His eyes light up, delighted by the taste. ]

It's savory. It's got some seasoning on it that gives it a little kick, but not anything too strong that I can't eat it. I can't handle stronger tastes, so not everyone'll be a fan of this, but it tastes perfect to me.

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Stronger tastes, huh... So is it...

[He frowns, thinking about how the humans used to describe food to him.]

Bitter? That's the one most people don't like, I think. Or is that sour?

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Nah, bitter isn't one of my favorites either. It's a little more on the "spicy" or "salty" side, but it's just bland enough to not have an overpowering taste.

[ He shrugs, nonchalantly. ]

Not everyone likes weak-tasting food.

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Huh! So it's good, then? Better than the food at the manor?

[solomon exists back there..........]

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Better than whatever Solomon cooks, I'm sure.

[ IT'S NOT BURNT AND IT HASN'T KILLED HIM YET, SO. ]

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Is his cooking really that bad?

[YOU'LL NEVER GUESS WHO DIDN'T GET THE MEMO the guy who doesn't eat regular food...]

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It was so bad that Akira passed out at the ball from it.

[ YEAH. YEAH. ]

Just...refuse whatever he offers you. Though, given you don't eat like we do, I don't think that'll be a problem.

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That's what happened? Yikes. Never seen cookin' do that to anyone before.

[solomon is far more dangerous than he realized...]

I'll keep that in mind, yeah. I can only imagine what that'd do to me when I can't even eat regular things.

[yeeeesh.]

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Nothing good, that's for sure. And if he offers you anything and gets insistent, you're free to redirect it to me. I'll be sure to save myself from eating it, somehow.

[ He wouldn't do this for just anyone in the manor, but shh. ]

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Oh c'mon, I couldn't put you in a situation like that! If he gets pushy 'bout it, I'll destroy it, I won't let it knock you out like Akira!

[...yeah akira's just akira. his name is short enough to not require a nickname.]

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How noble of you.

[ He says it with a little laugh. Also, Akira is...lucky? Nah, feels more like he's missing out- ]

That works, then. I'm sure you can dispose of it pretty easily.