Upcycle Inbox

[nerine]

UN: Monts
text; voice; video; action

Comments

[expio]

[ ..........why are the women in his life like this

he nods, jerkily, with a TOTALLY convincing laugh that sounds absolutely normal and not forced. ]

O-oh, absolutely~! I’m so ready, like — the most ready for this! Excited! Eager~! Let’s get started...!

[nerine]

[LOOK WHAT YOU MADE ME DO, but seriously Abel does this to himself!!

That said, the next hour or so, Monts is pretty quiet as they watch the cute shoujo baking anime. She's not much for commentary and just watches the screen with a pensive gaze as a dramatic scene of making chocolate chip cookies ensues.

All in all, it's a miracle they've been able to steer back from that little incident as the pile of DVDS and the fallen shelf lays behind them.]

[expio]

[ he absolutely does this to himself, it's like he enjoys this kind of suffering or something...

WELL, Abel is that kind of guy who likes to makes comments loudly with his mouth full of food everytime something interesting happens so Enjoy That, Monts -- she's never going to invite him to do things with her again after this. but after a while he's getting more wrapped up in the plot (???) and starts getting quieter, thank God......

...by the end of that first hour, he's actually engrossed?? hello??? he is enjoying this more than he thought he would... please tell him she wants to have a conversation about the love triangle happening between three of these junior chefs, ]

[nerine]

[Will Ichigo-chan choose the light-haired smiling prince, or is the dark-haired and scowling boy going to come in for the swoop? The stakes have never been higher as the baking and pastry competition intensifies and the sweets get sweeter!!

Monts is mildly surprised that Abel quiets down for a bit so she assumes that he's finally letting the anime speak for itself. She'll only speak up when the credits for the 10th episode start to play over the cutesy ending song.]

Well! That was a lot more drama over a strawberry shortcake than I expected.

[expio]

[ Abel is 100% invested, his desperately romantic heart falling hook line and sinker for this sordid love story!! he gives a little start when Monts interrupts his Deep Thoughts about how Ichigo is faced with such a difficult decision... how could anyone POSSIBLY make a choice between these two cuties?! ]

...I had no IDEA cooking animes were like this, I-- I would've started watching them so much sooner...!! And now I really want chocolate chip cookies, by the way.

[nerine]

Mm-hm. Chocolate chip it is...

[It is a reply with the tone and power of a disinterested mom. She glances at Abel to take in his reaction... What a lively priest he is, even after being thrown into a shelf full of DVDs.]

So what do you think? The nice boy or the one who keeps negging her?

[expio]

[ disinterested mom voice, ah, he's well acquainted. Caterina uses it on him far too often, so he takes it into stride as he roots around through what's left of their snack pile. ]

Oh, that's basically an impossible decision, if you ask me. I mean-- [ he sticks a cookie in his mouth -- it isn't chocolate chip, but beggars can't be choosers ] --she has good chemistry with both of them, you know? And she's really seemed to bond with Koharu, who has that whole prince charming aesthetic going for him. He's the type of guy who would definitely treat her right... you could see him being the thoughtful and really respectful kind of boyfriend, couldn't you? But there's something about the rough-around-the-edges type... like, it's a thrilling sort of relationship where he's prickly on the outside, but he would come flying out of nowhere and beat up anyone who tried to mess with her! [ he punches

the air. demonstratively. ]

He's passionate~! That devotion can't be taken lightly, either... u-ugh, how on earth do you choose in that situation...?!

[nerine]

[She had slowly working on her second can of beer as well along with the bag of salt and vinegar chips. Monts shakes her head in disbelief at his dissertation of the love triangle conundrum.]

You are way too invested in this.

[But instead of chiding and talking down to him this time, she really does sound amused. Perhaps, she's even having a little bit of fun?]

Personally speaking, I don't think I have a preference for which guy she could choose over the other.

[expio]

I'm... I'm just the right amount of invested in this! What do you mean...?! And how could you say you don't have a preference? None at all...?

[ he isn't sure if he's insulted or genuinely curious, so he decides he's inevitably both simultaneously ]

[nerine]

[She munches on a chip before answering Abel as she glances to the side, thinking.]

It could be I'm coming at this from my current perspective where I'm older while the characters are younger.

Then again... [She points to Akio, the dark-haired bad boy as he appears in the ending animation.]

Whether I was a teen or now, I suppose he'd be the one I'd go for. Possibly.

[expio]

[ heh... HEH, really? Abel is watching her at this development, the half-eaten cookie in his hand all but forgotten ]

Oho...? So Miss Monts has a thing for bad boys, is that it? I never would've pegged you for the type, honestly.

[ SCANDALOUS... ]

1/2

[nerine]

Mmm.

It's not necessarily a thing for bad boys specifically...

2/2

[nerine]

More like... He's the type of guy who tries to act tough, but it's a whole lot of talk. Pair him up with a girl who isn't afraid to step on his toes and he realizes that he's got more than he bargained for.

[That second beer is quickly drained and she continues her oddly thorough explanation.]

... And by the end, he's a sputtering red-faced puddle and you can't help but want to mess him up even more.

[Annnnd on cue, that beer can is crushed.]

1/2

[expio]

[ .....................

he has some regrets ]

2/2

[expio]

[ --ONWARD, ever onward, the priest is shoving the rest of this cookie in his mouth and reaching for five more-- ]

You know, no one could ever accuse you of being a woman who isn't aware of what she wants~! That's quite admirable! Mm, very admirable! It's good to look yourself in the mirror and acknowledge these kind of things. Isn't there a word for that, though? Um... sadist? No, not that one. Dominatrix...? Wait, that doesn't sound right either--

[nerine]

I think I've been called that before... A sadist I mean. That might be too simple of an explanation, but I certainly don't have the urge to put dog leashes or literally hit anyone with a riding crop or some other stereotypical dominatrix nonsense otherwise.

[When she puts it in words, it sometimes makes sense, but it's not set in stone so to speak.]

And in general, I've been told I'm fickle as well. Can't dispute that either...

[expio]

[ ...........he has Regrets and Concerns ]

Ah. A fickle sadist. And maybe a dominatrix? Partial dominatrix. Depends on the day of the week, perhaps.

[ he is getting some real intimate knowledge of Monts tonight, boys, this is more than he bargained for, ]

U-um, anyway... I think most bad boys in these kind of animes are the type that are easily flustered! You know, since they're not used to the attention.

[ ...this is causing some self-reflection, he's going to need to have a Look at himself later and see what he's learning, there's A Lot here ]

[nerine]

Father Abel, please tell me you're not running away with your imagination with dirty things about me, I could use the reassurance.

[Ah, it's that dangerously cheerful edge to her voice again, matched with her smile.]

Back to the anime bad boys, I see that they're not used to the attention and they're used to bullying girls without getting a taste of their own medicine.

[expio]

Hm? What...? Did you say something?

[ he is chewing obnoxiously loud on a pretzel, so he definitely didn't hear that bit about his dirty imagination. 100% innocent here, ]

...Ah? You think it's bullying? I mean, I guess I could see that... Some of them are that, 'play it cool, aloof' types too. Now that I'm thinking about it, there's a lot of nuance in these archetypes, aren't there?

[nerine]

Cool and aloof... Oh! There's a type that's fun to be with. Definitely fun to tease.

[Monts maybe you're just the bully...]

[expio]

...Miss Monts, we really ought to figure out what's at the heart of you garnering pleasure from the suffering of others. Maybe some deep-seeded childhood issue...?

[ Abel Nightroad: therapist. ]

[nerine]

You make it sound like I push too far beyond comfortable limits while you're the one trying to figure out if I had childhood issues while watching anime.

[Do we not see the utter ridiculousness of this situation? Yes, but Monts is pushing back so there!]

I'm a tickler at most.

[expio]

What...? No, no. Suffering comes in many forms, I'll have you know! I'm not accusing you of being some kind of leg-twisting psycho.

[ hmph. HMPH. ]

It's just an interesting facet of your personality, you know? But everyone has their 'thing,' I suppose.

[nerine]

That I can agree with.

[Everyone does have a 'thing' don't they? The next episode starts up after the quick short at the end. Monts hums along with the opening song before she speaks up again.]

Well, not that it would matter here. People are prone to disappear from here, aren't they...?

[expio]

[ well, he isn’t sure what to make of that, so he’s sticking another cookie in his face ]

Well, what difference does that make...? That wouldn’t stop you at home, would it?

[ you never know what could happen anytime, right...?! ]