[The last guy who ate his cooking was his dad, who wouldn't have lived anyway, but he's not too keen on the idea of having his food compared to Emiya's right after he vanished. He's a competent cook, but nowhere near Emiya's level.]
[ really, did robin never cook for himself? it's that absurd thought that twists a wry smile across yukari's lips that disappears almost as soon as it appears. ]
Then I guess I'll hafta teach you. [ so she'll reach out and take robin by the wrist — ] C'mon, the Willow kitchen's still full of food.
yukari glances up at him out of the corner of her eye, an eyebrow lifting ]
"You just" what? [ ah, there it is, a slight quirk in her mouth. her tone is gently chastising, echoing words he said to her earlier. ] If you're not gonna finish that statement, then don't start it.
You said yours first, so if anyone should go first it's you.
[He isn't budging on this.]
I can't believe I've never thought of putting my hood up. What a great idea, and one that definitely hides the distinctive, bushy tail of a fox.
[He's pretty heavy on the sarcasm because he doesn't really think she's put too much thought into how much effort it requires to keep such an obvious symbol of status under wraps. Even with the cloak on, it's pretty clearly making an outline in the fabric.]
What, so I can walk around looking like I've pissed myself when the cloak or my pants get wet, too? I already have to deal with being treated like garbage, the last thing I need is to be humiliated like that.
[And taking off the cloak isn't an option because he can't disappear without it.]
that joke, however, is too clumsy for her, and she's already feeling kind of down on herself for being such an awful master that all she can do is scoop up kiku when the tiny thing lets out a loud bleat. it's almost like these creatures can understand what they're saying!! ]
There's some fish, I think. Lots of vegetables, maybe some chicken. I'm not too good at cooking that, though.
[ mashu darts away, a few dozen feet ahead of them, stopping at the door to the willow dorms. ]
I'm fine with fish, that stuff's easy. [ mainly because it doesn't take long to cook, depending on what type of fish it is. ] But if you wanna do chicken, I can gather up the spices and cut the vegetables?
Either is good, I'm not picky. We might as well eat whatever there's more of in the pantry - that way I'm not imposing too much.
[Is it really imposing if Sweetgum barely gets enough to eat in the first place? Robin grimaces, a little upset at himself for already falling right back into place, in the mindset of a peasant with all the pressure of the nobility bearing down on his shoulders.]
...ugh. Let's just see what we have to work with.
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[ it takes yukari a moment to answer, 100% sure she's going to get some resistance from robin on what she's about to say: ]
No, take as much as you want. [ it's not imposing at all, in her opinion. she trots up the stairs to the door, sliding inside and holding it open for robin even though he's a fuckin ghost and can just ghost bullshit his way inside. ] There's barely anyone here. I dunno about what Servants need to eat, but we get more stuff than we know what to do with, and I'd rather someone eat it than have it go to waste.
[ which is also kind of a heavy hint that robin should just take some shit from the pantry and take it into the sweetgum dorms, but she's not stupid enough to say that out loud after all the other missteps she's had in this conversation already. ]
[Robin seems unsurprised but disappointed by her response. It's not aimed at her, but at the unequal distribution system.]
If you have more of anything useful than you know what to do with, what you should do with it is give it to people who need it.
[Money, old clothing, food, it applies to just about everything he can think of. There's always someone worse off.]
Ah, but if anyone asks, I just borrowed it, okay?
[For all the missteps, this is a huge leap forward. She's basically encouraging him to steal without encouraging him to steal, and he's definitely going to take advantage of that. He'll leave plenty of food for the people who live here, of course, but he'll see to it that his own are provided for, too.
He's not sure when Sweetgum became "his own", but maybe they always have been, since he realized what the social structure here is like.]
[ if yukari was wearing glasses, this would be the part where she'd glance suspiciously over them at robin. ]
... I don't think anyone in Sweetgum would appreciate me treating them as a charity case. [ mainly because she would h a t e being treated as such. yukari always offers to pay for lunch or clothes or something whenever she's out with someone of a lower class (because the only person she knows in holly is archer and he doesn't know what to do with his money, either), but there's always a fine line between being helpful and, well, treating someone like they can't get along without her help. she'd rather not cross that line, even though she knows from experience just how difficult it can be to ask for help, especially when it's needed. ] Hakuno-chan and Caster seem to do fine, so I'm pretty sure I'd be insulting them if I tried too hard.
[Robin doesn't respond at first, the traces of a frown tugging at the corners of his mouth. Of course some people are going to react negatively to receiving help, but that doesn't mean they need it any less, right?]
...If people don't want your help, they're welcome not to accept it. That's their business.
[His tone is carefully neutral as he speaks; she may know about his father, but the rest of his story is still locked up tight. He's more than satisfied with letting Yukari assume he's the same Robin Hood from the famous legends, especially when she's more or less agreeing with the people who sold him out.]
But it isn't right to just sit on resources you don't need.
[ if robin believes that yukari is anything like the people who turned against him, then this next question might come as a big surprise.
after, of course, she spends a minute or two mulling it over. yukari's very hesitant about shaking up the established order here, not because she doesn't care, but because she can't let go of the feeling that if they do accomplish something like tearing down the hierarchy, what then? what if she or robin leaves, like mumei-san? what if they get kicked out of arden grove, and the people are left to suffer in the wake of their bad ideas? she spent all her time healing the innocent people who didn't want to get caught up in all the fighting, and she's mostly worried about them and all the fallout they'll have to deal with.
even with her regenerative powers, granted to her from the mother of magic herself, yukari wasn't enough to spare everyone. ]
[It's a pleasant surprise of a question, at least.]
...You probably don't want to hear my advice on this, since most of it is illegal.
[His suggestions are all considerably more extreme than the original legends suggest, and since he's just decided it's fine to keep Yukari in the dark about his real identity, he's not about to throw that away.]
[But no, he'd kill people. Especially if violence broke out again.]
I'd just suggest...you know. A quick, uh, reallocation of funds, perhaps some of it going to those in the community with a more...sympathetic ear, maybe? Once it's done being distributed to people who need it, of course.
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[The last guy who ate his cooking was his dad, who wouldn't have lived anyway, but he's not too keen on the idea of having his food compared to Emiya's right after he vanished. He's a competent cook, but nowhere near Emiya's level.]
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Then I guess I'll hafta teach you. [ so she'll reach out and take robin by the wrist — ] C'mon, the Willow kitchen's still full of food.
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I know how to cook, I just -
[He doesn't really feel like discussing his insecurities, so he cuts himself off there and lets her drag him around for now.]
If you burn yourself or something I'm not helping you.
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yukari glances up at him out of the corner of her eye, an eyebrow lifting ]
"You just" what? [ ah, there it is, a slight quirk in her mouth. her tone is gently chastising, echoing words he said to her earlier. ] If you're not gonna finish that statement, then don't start it.
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[And so he does.]
Isn't it going to be weird to drag someone from Sweetgum into the dorms, though? We aren't exactly in the best position right now.
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[ and she means that, regardless of whether robin is ignoring her. ]
If you're worried, keep your hood up. I think most of the guards aren't there during the day, since a lot of the residents are out doing their stuff.
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[He isn't budging on this.]
I can't believe I've never thought of putting my hood up. What a great idea, and one that definitely hides the distinctive, bushy tail of a fox.
[He's pretty heavy on the sarcasm because he doesn't really think she's put too much thought into how much effort it requires to keep such an obvious symbol of status under wraps. Even with the cloak on, it's pretty clearly making an outline in the fabric.]
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[ she's not budging on this either, and she's got emiya-levels of stubbornness running through her veins.
but she's not stupid, and she picks up on the sarcasm. not that it's difficult, of course. ]
... So get it wet.
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[And taking off the cloak isn't an option because he can't disappear without it.]
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and that thorn gets a little deeper in her chest. ]
... Sorry.
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[He really, truly hates it here, because he can't just kill his way out of this one like last time.]
So we're having lamb, right?
[He hoists Mashu a little further up his shoulder, obviously joking in a somewhat clumsy attempt to make her feel better.]
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that joke, however, is too clumsy for her, and she's already feeling kind of down on herself for being such an awful master that all she can do is scoop up kiku when the tiny thing lets out a loud bleat. it's almost like these creatures can understand what they're saying!! ]
There's some fish, I think. Lots of vegetables, maybe some chicken. I'm not too good at cooking that, though.
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[Thunder bumps his leg affectionately as Robin deposits Mashu on the floor.]
We mostly had livestock, but I got some practice cooking other things at Chaldea, so I can handle the meat if you're not confident with it.
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I'm fine with fish, that stuff's easy. [ mainly because it doesn't take long to cook, depending on what type of fish it is. ] But if you wanna do chicken, I can gather up the spices and cut the vegetables?
WRONG JOURNAL LMFAO
Either is good, I'm not picky. We might as well eat whatever there's more of in the pantry - that way I'm not imposing too much.
[Is it really imposing if Sweetgum barely gets enough to eat in the first place? Robin grimaces, a little upset at himself for already falling right back into place, in the mindset of a peasant with all the pressure of the nobility bearing down on his shoulders.]
...ugh. Let's just see what we have to work with.
I WAS WONDERING HOW LONG IT WOULD TAKE FOR THAT TO HAPPEN TBH
No, take as much as you want. [ it's not imposing at all, in her opinion. she trots up the stairs to the door, sliding inside and holding it open for robin
even though he's a fuckin ghost and can just ghost bullshit his way inside. ] There's barely anyone here. I dunno about what Servants need to eat, but we get more stuff than we know what to do with, and I'd rather someone eat it than have it go to waste.[ which is also kind of a heavy hint that robin should just take some shit from the pantry and take it into the sweetgum dorms, but she's not stupid enough to say that out loud after all the other missteps she's had in this conversation already. ]
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If you have more of anything useful than you know what to do with, what you should do with it is give it to people who need it.
[Money, old clothing, food, it applies to just about everything he can think of. There's always someone worse off.]
Ah, but if anyone asks, I just borrowed it, okay?
[For all the missteps, this is a huge leap forward. She's basically encouraging him to steal without encouraging him to steal, and he's definitely going to take advantage of that. He'll leave plenty of food for the people who live here, of course, but he'll see to it that his own are provided for, too.
He's not sure when Sweetgum became "his own", but maybe they always have been, since he realized what the social structure here is like.]
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... I don't think anyone in Sweetgum would appreciate me treating them as a charity case. [ mainly because she would h a t e being treated as such. yukari always offers to pay for lunch or clothes or something whenever she's out with someone of a lower class (because the only person she knows in holly is archer and he doesn't know what to do with his money, either), but there's always a fine line between being helpful and, well, treating someone like they can't get along without her help. she'd rather not cross that line, even though she knows from experience just how difficult it can be to ask for help, especially when it's needed. ] Hakuno-chan and Caster seem to do fine, so I'm pretty sure I'd be insulting them if I tried too hard.
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...If people don't want your help, they're welcome not to accept it. That's their business.
[His tone is carefully neutral as he speaks; she may know about his father, but the rest of his story is still locked up tight. He's more than satisfied with letting Yukari assume he's the same Robin Hood from the famous legends, especially when she's more or less agreeing with the people who sold him out.]
But it isn't right to just sit on resources you don't need.
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[ if robin believes that yukari is anything like the people who turned against him, then this next question might come as a big surprise.
after, of course, she spends a minute or two mulling it over. yukari's very hesitant about shaking up the established order here, not because she doesn't care, but because she can't let go of the feeling that if they do accomplish something like tearing down the hierarchy, what then? what if she or robin leaves, like mumei-san? what if they get kicked out of arden grove, and the people are left to suffer in the wake of their bad ideas? she spent all her time healing the innocent people who didn't want to get caught up in all the fighting, and she's mostly worried about them and all the fallout they'll have to deal with.
even with her regenerative powers, granted to her from the mother of magic herself, yukari wasn't enough to spare everyone. ]
... What else should we do?
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...You probably don't want to hear my advice on this, since most of it is illegal.
[His suggestions are all considerably more extreme than the original legends suggest, and since he's just decided it's fine to keep Yukari in the dark about his real identity, he's not about to throw that away.]
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Then tell me what you'd do without killing people.
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[But no, he'd kill people. Especially if violence broke out again.]
I'd just suggest...you know. A quick, uh, reallocation of funds, perhaps some of it going to those in the community with a more...sympathetic ear, maybe? Once it's done being distributed to people who need it, of course.
[Stealing and bribery. The good old stuff.]
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partly waiting for robin to go up to her room, but also because she should have seen that coming. ]
Robbing from the rich and giving to the poor, yeah, I know that's your claim to fame.
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But what else? Or is that as far as it goes?
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i somehow lost this notif wtf???