JIAOQIU

[foreverphantom]

shitpost tbd

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[fried]

[ every time he snaps at jiaoqiu he's getting another year taken off his life. benjamin buttons him ]

I'm sure it is. That's why you're skulking about in the kitchen throwing temper tantrums?

[foreverphantom]

Here's a better question: how are you just okay with the fact that we're trapped and powerless and entirely at some other faceless person's whims right now?

[fried]

[ a hum. ]

I chose to die. These are my consequences, I suppose. [ ... ] I don't have an answer for you. It doesn't matter what happens to me now.

[foreverphantom]

[ purses his lips and stares for a moment. ]

Well, then you can't really judge those of us who still care, can you?

[fried]

Now, where did I say that I was judging you?

[foreverphantom]

There's more ways to say something than just out loud.

[fried]

Assuming makes an ass out of you, specifically. I'm not judging you, child. You would know if I was.

I'm glad that you still care. Genuinely. Someone should.

[foreverphantom]

Wh--I didn't--!!

[ shit, he did say he cared, didn't he? fuck!!!! ]

Just...don't call me 'child.'

[fried]

[ hehe ]

What would you like me to call you instead?

[foreverphantom]

I don't know. Nothing. Just not that.

[fried]

I have to refer to you somehow, unfortunately for you. And I assure you that you do not want me to pick a name for you.

[foreverphantom]

...Charlie's been calling me Brimstone.

[fried]

Do you like that name?

[foreverphantom]

It's better than any other option I've heard so far.

[ and he does actually quite like it. because of course he fucking does. ]

[fried]

[ it is appropriately hot topic ]

Then I will call you Brimstone until you change your mind.

[foreverphantom]

[ just. looks at him suspiciously. like he's waiting for there to be some kind of catch. ]

[fried]

[ patiently kind of just goes like ? no catch... he's serious!! ]

What?

[foreverphantom]

That's it?

[fried]

Yes. You want to be called this. I see no reason to be disrespectful.

I'm a strategic bastard, Brimstone. Not a universal one.

[foreverphantom]

There's a difference?

[fried]

I'm sorry that you are not wise enough to see the difference.

[foreverphantom]

Sorry that you're not wise enough to realize there is no difference, you're just splitting hairs.