[ this guy sure sounds excited about corn dogs... which sound bizarre, by the way. he knows what a hot dog is and he knows what cake is, but the two of them together? who came up with that?
...but if it means he'll stop falling all over himself apologizing, so be it. maybe it'll even be good? who knows. ]
Might as well.
[ he eyes the one Atsushi's holding that fell on the ground (and on him). ]
[ good job, kid, you actually get some points for that. picking up your mess, that is. he nods. ]
Good. You can get yourself a new one.
[ and then not drop it on him, maybe. he gestures for Atsushi to go ahead and get whatever at the vendor, though he's giving him a bit of a wide berth. yeah, he'd said he wouldn't do it again, but you know... just in case. ]
[ And in true boy scout fashion, Atsushi trots up to buy two corndogs. He actually doesn't fumble it this time around, and when he comes back to Levi touting his prize, he actually looks. Quite pleased with himself, sadly enough. ]
Here you go...! Ah, I didn't get your name...? I'm Atsushi, Atsushi Nakajima. I'm really sorry for ruining your cape, but I'm glad to meet you.
[ okay, he's impressed. good job, bro, you held on to not one but two corn dogs. that's no easy task apparently. he takes his free corn dog with a small nod of thanks. time to try yet another terrible food item. ]
Levi. And again, forget about the cape. I was going to throw it out anyway.
[ It really is pretty terrible, it's greasy and unhealthy but it's also one of those novelties that you get attached to because they're novelties. Atsushi takes a bite of his own shitty carnival food in earnest, laughs sheepishly at Levi's response. ]
Haha... can I ask if you got that when you came in? Because they gave me something similar, too...
Of course I did. I'd never own something like that by choice.
[ he takes a bite of the corn dog and frowns. is it a thoughtful frown while he decides if he likes it or an unimpressed frown because he already thinks it's disgusting? for now, it's a mystery...
it does cross his mind that if Atsushi got a cape, too, that might mean he has to share his title. after he swallows this bite of "food," he'll ask: ]
Did they name you the ugliest person in the colony?
[ fortunately (unfortunately?), he doesn't give a rat's ass if someone thinks he's ugly (or short, for that matter), so Atsushi's reassurance, while certainly kind, is mostly unneeded. still, it's a nice gesture, and the kid just got him a free corn dog, so he's not gonna be a dick to him.
for now. ]
Have you seen the "people" they've got working this thing? Personally, I don't think they're in a position to be calling any of us ugly.
[ okay, still kind of a dick, but it's not like they're listening or anything, right? it's totally fine. ]
[ Well, okay— that joke isn't exactly kind, but Atsushi can appreciate a dry sense of humor on occasion. He laughs as it sinks in, and turns his head to the side to catch a glimpse of an alien that looks like its head's been made out of memory foam. ]
Ah— haha, I kinda of have to agree with you. [ have any of these people seen the bishounen Levi figures retailing for 60 bucks each??? smfh. ] You have to worry about their sense of humor, if that's what they find funny around here...
[ Another laugh, and Atsushi straightens up a bit, gaining more confidence. ]
Maybe that's the kind of thing they do at carnivals, though. I'm not sure, this the first one I've ever been to.
[ honestly, it's his sense of humor Atsushi should be worrying about, if anything. but he'll try to keep a lid on the worst of it.
"try" being the operative word here. ]
I've never been to one, either, but I doubt it. Who'd want to go somewhere just to get insulted and dressed like a jackass right out of the gate?
[ personally, he was much more insulted by the cape and crown they'd forced him to wear than the title, but some people are sensitive to that kind of thing. and since both of them had been named ugliest, he imagines a lot of people probably were. somebody probably cried.
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...but if it means he'll stop falling all over himself apologizing, so be it. maybe it'll even be good? who knows. ]
Might as well.
[ he eyes the one Atsushi's holding that fell on the ground (and on him). ]
...You're not going to eat that one, are you?
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He blinks when he's called out on holding a gross corndog that's fallen on the ground, though, and shakes his head vigorously. ]
Huh? Oh, no... I just thought I should find somewhere to throw it out. Someone might slip on it.
[ It makes sense in his mind. ]
Don't mind me— here, I found a vendor who isn't selling things at a ridiculous markup...!
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Good. You can get yourself a new one.
[ and then not drop it on him, maybe. he gestures for Atsushi to go ahead and get whatever at the vendor, though he's giving him a bit of a wide berth. yeah, he'd said he wouldn't do it again, but you know... just in case. ]
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[ And in true boy scout fashion, Atsushi trots up to buy two corndogs. He actually doesn't fumble it this time around, and when he comes back to Levi touting his prize, he actually looks. Quite pleased with himself, sadly enough. ]
Here you go...! Ah, I didn't get your name...? I'm Atsushi, Atsushi Nakajima. I'm really sorry for ruining your cape, but I'm glad to meet you.
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Levi. And again, forget about the cape. I was going to throw it out anyway.
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Haha... can I ask if you got that when you came in? Because they gave me something similar, too...
[ Maybe they can be ugly together, huh. ]
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[ he takes a bite of the corn dog and frowns. is it a thoughtful frown while he decides if he likes it or an unimpressed frown because he already thinks it's disgusting? for now, it's a mystery...
it does cross his mind that if Atsushi got a cape, too, that might mean he has to share his title. after he swallows this bite of "food," he'll ask: ]
Did they name you the ugliest person in the colony?
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[ DON'T SOUND SO HAPPY ABOUT THIS, ATSUSHI... except he totally does, because now he's found a kindred spirit in Levi, apparently. ]
I was actually worried for a second, but— I guess it was just a prank, then? I don't think either of us are ugly, in any case...!
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for now. ]
Have you seen the "people" they've got working this thing? Personally, I don't think they're in a position to be calling any of us ugly.
[ okay, still kind of a dick, but it's not like they're listening or anything, right? it's totally fine. ]
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Ah— haha, I kinda of have to agree with you. [ have any of these people seen the bishounen Levi figures retailing for 60 bucks each??? smfh. ] You have to worry about their sense of humor, if that's what they find funny around here...
[ Another laugh, and Atsushi straightens up a bit, gaining more confidence. ]
Maybe that's the kind of thing they do at carnivals, though. I'm not sure, this the first one I've ever been to.
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"try" being the operative word here. ]
I've never been to one, either, but I doubt it. Who'd want to go somewhere just to get insulted and dressed like a jackass right out of the gate?
[ personally, he was much more insulted by the cape and crown they'd forced him to wear than the title, but some people are sensitive to that kind of thing. and since both of them had been named ugliest, he imagines a lot of people probably were. somebody probably cried.
it was probably very sad. ]