[ amazing what dying and constantly being influenced by tanjiro can do to giyuu... though suppose the mood couldn't last for much longer given how shinobu's comment about having more than one person liking him has his brows furrowing together. there was a whole other part of what she said but he's not missing that jab.
just one person?
i. it just had to be a revised hot take of the statement of how he is disliked people, didn't it? though she didn't say no one this time and that's important except...well. ]
I'm liked by more than just one person.
[ sometimes things really don't change that much. ]
[ Sometimes, things don't change that much, and sometimes, this normalcy is what's needed. To know this is the Giyuu Tomioka she knows and, well, she doesn't adore him, but trusts. She can trust him to get the job done even if it's sometimes in the most frustrating manner.
She knows what to account for. It's almost comforting.
She puts a hand to her mouth. ]
Oh, my. Two people.
[ She will be kind enough to concede that it's two now. Tanjiro and Mitsuri. ]
truly—he doesn't know it, but to slip back into a more familiar pace where there is banter(??) between the two of them could exist is nice. sometimes a break is reminiscent of the times were things were a touch less dire. ]
Two people..?
[ poor giyuu is going to try to think of the people she's counting. is she counting tanjiro in this? or is she just thinking of the other pillars... he was making an effort to get along with sanemi (debatable) before everything went to shit. ]
You don't agree? I'm sorry for misunderstanding. [ What is there to misunderstand about "I'm liked by more than one person"? ] Shall I drop the number back to one?
[ She knows that's not what he means, but he makes it so easy. He has to do better than say something without any reasoning.
He should mention Sanemi, so she can shoot him down. ]
[ he's not really misunderstanding. (no, he totally is.) she's just being herself.
he went from zero to one then to two and now back to one. but clearly there had to be at least a full hand of people should would exist to like him, right? (who he'd imagine those people would be is beyond me but—) ]
...who were the two people you spoke of?
[ what does it say that you can't even comfortably confirm them on your own? ]
[ there might be some slight hesitation in his voice even though it's about the same as putting a dog on the free spot on a bingo card. THE PROBLEM IS THE SECOND ONE. this shouldn't be a mind game but he knows that she'll use it as a way to politely dunk him with whatever name he says.
[ as though shinobu needed more ammo to dunk on him in the first place.... ]
Tanjiro.
[ again, another person who qualifies as "free space", but while he was hesitant about mitsuri, he isn't with tanjiro. he vaguely considers tanjiro's friends and... well, even on the impossibly slim possibility that they could like him, he doesn't know if he wants to be liked by them.
isn't that a crying shame? and in news that will definitely give shinobu a laugh— ]
I was planning on bringing Shinazugawa ohagi the next time I saw him.
[ as an offering to get along with him better but then things went to shit. ]
[ he wasn't sure if she's a completely free square or counted. friendship head games.... amazing. however, her question about how he would give the ohagi to sanemi has him genuinely confused? is there some secret way that you're supposed to deliver that sort of thing?
you bring people food packaged for them to eat? admittedly, the "how" he carries around things is always a bit "where did you stash that rope, giyuu, i need to know". ]
Normally.
[ literally how else would there be? but at the same time, what answer was she expecting?? ]
[ IT WASN'T MEANT TO BE A GAME. It was supposed to point out his usual stupidity. ]
Tomioka-san.
[ She doesn't necessarily sound tired. Perhaps a little strained? But he'd have to be listening really closely to hear it. As in, Himejima or Zenitsu close. ]
especially when her follow up question confuses him even more. is there something he's missing? he'll wrack his brain for a moment but there's only one answer that he can provide. ]
Handing it to him as you would a letter.
[ BECAUSE THAT'S THE BEST HE'S GOT? why does this matter?? why is she so concerned about this?? tanjiro and he talked about doing it. it seemed like a solid plan. (do not remind him of how tanjiro was banned from seeing sanemi....) ]
He interrupted our practice sparring because he thought we were fighting with the suggestion that we share some ohagi instead.
[ they were probably fighting eventually but what does giyuu know. hell, he was trying to have a conversation with sanemi but wasn't listening to him so can we ever really trust giyuu's assessment? ]
it definitely seems like giyuu might have forgotten (ignored) that little fact. tanjiro is so likable under other circumstances but sanemi is sanemi and they sure did have that fight.
now he's going to make a face to wonder if that still wouldn't work regardless. if someone came up to him with his favorite food, he would be rather amiable towards them, or well, as amiable that he could be. but then again, giyuu. ]
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nothing out loud, at least, as he continues to internalize things. any other person might have asked for tips of now to not make such a fool of themselves or how to resolve such a relationship, but that is any other person that isn't named tomioka giyuu...
would offering someone their favorite food as a peace offering not work? ]
the poking will and can go on for a while since this is a harmless conversation where she's roasting him gently, but when it finally ends, he'll be as nonchalant as ever. aka, he finally got to the place where most reasonable would have gotten to immediately. ]
I wouldn't try to earn his favor in the first place, but if I had to do it with ohagi, I'd ask him to come over to the Butterfly Estate at his convenience.
[ She doesn't like Sanemi too much. He's so volatile, and he's tiring in his own way. ]
okay, there are two takeaways here; the first one is how she wouldn't want to earn his favor and two, is that she'd invite him to her home. now that's an idea that he doesn't want to consider even in the slightest. he is not in the business of inviting anyone over. (you don't have guests if you don't have friends??) ]
I don't want him to come to my place.
[ this is why so very few people like you, giyuu. ]
[ sadly, the underlying meaning is lost on him largely because he's quite happy with the fact that he doesn't have to worry about sanemi coming to his home and wrecking shit with his poor attitude. though the fact that he was trying to say that he wanted to be on good terms with sanemi fell through does get through.
unfortunately? fortunately?
it doesn't matter much because he's not sure what he's supposed to say now. is he supposed to give up? why was he trying to make amends with sanemi in the first place.... maybe giyuu could use some words, or, more realistically, he'll look blankly to the side.
is giyuu going to attempt friendship now? this is cursed. ]
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just one person?
i. it just had to be a revised hot take of the statement of how he is disliked people, didn't it? though she didn't say no one this time and that's important except...well. ]
I'm liked by more than just one person.
[ sometimes things really don't change that much. ]
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She knows what to account for. It's almost comforting.
She puts a hand to her mouth. ]
Oh, my. Two people.
[ She will be kind enough to concede that it's two now. Tanjiro and Mitsuri. ]
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truly—he doesn't know it, but to slip back into a more familiar pace where there is banter(??) between the two of them could exist is nice. sometimes a break is reminiscent of the times were things were a touch less dire. ]
Two people..?
[ poor giyuu is going to try to think of the people she's counting. is she counting tanjiro in this? or is she just thinking of the other pillars... he was making an effort to get along with sanemi (debatable) before everything went to shit. ]
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[ She knows that's not what he means, but he makes it so easy. He has to do better than say something without any reasoning.
He should mention Sanemi, so she can shoot him down. ]
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he went from zero to one then to two and now back to one. but clearly there had to be at least a full hand of people should would exist to like him, right? (who he'd imagine those people would be is beyond me but—) ]
...who were the two people you spoke of?
[ what does it say that you can't even comfortably confirm them on your own? ]
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She smiles. ]
Who do you think?
[ Why would she make this easy for him? ]
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Kanroji.
[ there might be some slight hesitation in his voice even though it's about the same as putting a dog on the free spot on a bingo card. THE PROBLEM IS THE SECOND ONE. this shouldn't be a mind game but he knows that she'll use it as a way to politely dunk him with whatever name he says.
...
...... ]
Is it just among the Pillars?
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She raises a hand to her mouth. ]
Oh, no. Tomioka-san. You really don't know where you stand with the others, do you? I'm so sorry.
[ Is that a clear enough answer for him?
(Himejima probably likes Giyuu fine.) ]
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Tanjiro.
[ again, another person who qualifies as "free space", but while he was hesitant about mitsuri, he isn't with tanjiro. he vaguely considers tanjiro's friends and... well, even on the impossibly slim possibility that they could like him, he doesn't know if he wants to be liked by them.
isn't that a crying shame? and in news that will definitely give shinobu a laugh— ]
I was planning on bringing Shinazugawa ohagi the next time I saw him.
[ as an offering to get along with him better but then things went to shit. ]
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She's a little too surprised to laugh, but the hint of it is there in the way her lips stretch into a smile that's full of wonderment. ]
—How were you going to give it to him?
[ He's so stupid. She imagines he'd offer it in some way that would only make Sanemi angry.
Not that it takes much more than the wind blowing to make him angry on a good day. ]
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you bring people food packaged for them to eat? admittedly, the "how" he carries around things is always a bit "where did you stash that rope, giyuu, i need to know". ]
Normally.
[ literally how else would there be? but at the same time, what answer was she expecting?? ]
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Tomioka-san.
[ She doesn't necessarily sound tired. Perhaps a little strained? But he'd have to be listening really closely to hear it. As in, Himejima or Zenitsu close. ]
What do you think normal is?
[ He doesn't. ]
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especially when her follow up question confuses him even more. is there something he's missing? he'll wrack his brain for a moment but there's only one answer that he can provide. ]
Handing it to him as you would a letter.
[ BECAUSE THAT'S THE BEST HE'S GOT? why does this matter?? why is she so concerned about this?? tanjiro and he talked about doing it. it seemed like a solid plan. (do not remind him of how tanjiro was banned from seeing sanemi....) ]
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How does she navigate this? ]
I don't think he'll take kindly to that. Who told you he liked ohagi?
[ Because he sure as hell doesn't have the observation powers to find that on his own. ]
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[ as one could expect. ]
He interrupted our practice sparring because he thought we were fighting with the suggestion that we share some ohagi instead.
[ they were probably fighting eventually but what does giyuu know. hell, he was trying to have a conversation with sanemi but wasn't listening to him so can we ever really trust giyuu's assessment? ]
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She smiles. ]
Please remember that Tanjiro-kun was banned from interacting with Shinazugawa-san.
[ So taking his ideas for how to get along with Sanemi won't end well. ]
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it definitely seems like giyuu might have forgotten (ignored) that little fact. tanjiro is so likable under other circumstances but sanemi is sanemi and they sure did have that fight.
now he's going to make a face to wonder if that still wouldn't work regardless. if someone came up to him with his favorite food, he would be rather amiable towards them, or well, as amiable that he could be. but then again, giyuu. ]
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[ Hello? Say something.
Before she pokes him. ]
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nothing out loud, at least, as he continues to internalize things. any other person might have asked for tips of now to not make such a fool of themselves or how to resolve such a relationship, but that is any other person that isn't named tomioka giyuu...
would offering someone their favorite food as a peace offering not work? ]
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That's it. That's the tag. ]
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the poking will and can go on for a while since this is a harmless conversation where she's roasting him gently, but when it finally ends, he'll be as nonchalant as ever. aka, he finally got to the place where most reasonable would have gotten to immediately. ]
Kocho—how would you hand it to him?
[ or how would she deal with sanemi?? ]
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[ Hand it to him, she means. ]
I wouldn't try to earn his favor in the first place, but if I had to do it with ohagi, I'd ask him to come over to the Butterfly Estate at his convenience.
[ She doesn't like Sanemi too much. He's so volatile, and he's tiring in his own way. ]
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???
okay, there are two takeaways here; the first one is how she wouldn't want to earn his favor and two, is that she'd invite him to her home. now that's an idea that he doesn't want to consider even in the slightest. he is not in the business of inviting anyone over. (you don't have guests if you don't have friends??) ]
I don't want him to come to my place.
[ this is why so very few people like you, giyuu. ]
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She fucking Smiles. ]
That's all right. He wouldn't want to go to your residence even if you invited him.
[ The words between the lines: Shinazugawa will never like you.
You can't have friends if people don't like you. ]
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unfortunately? fortunately?
it doesn't matter much because he's not sure what he's supposed to say now. is he supposed to give up? why was he trying to make amends with sanemi in the first place.... maybe giyuu could use some words, or, more realistically, he'll look blankly to the side.
is giyuu going to attempt friendship now? this is cursed. ]
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