Emet, Shiro, Chiron

[antaressnipe]

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W2 || Thursday Night

[antaressnipe]

[Honestly the planetarium is emptier than Chiron assumed it'd be, given who he sees inside]

Ah, you'll be joining us, Father Shiro?

[he's got his lyre and will be settling himself somewhere a respectable distance from both him and Emet-Selch. He's not here for sharing and caring, okay, and is certain they will understand.]

[arkitect]

So he is.

[he's here with-- a bottle? it's a bottle. huh. emet-selch passes it to shiro with a sigh.]

Despite efforts otherwise, it seems they managed after all. You chose well.

[lionson]

[Shiro will go ahead and claim his reward before also going to his own section of the planetarium.

Three old men, sitting in a planetarium, five feet apart because they're not sharing emotions~]

Those skeletons had perfect timing with their attack. Though I wish they hadn't burned down the port.

[antaressnipe]

[Arching his brows at the alcohol being passed. Sirs.]

A bet, I assume?

[Though he sighs a little, hoping deep down they don't linger too long on yesterday's events.

... He's still misses his daughter (yes it was a girl and yes it was his daughter, I don't take constructive criticism)]

[lionson]

We had a bet on when someone would use the cannon. I picked the right day.

Though I did say a kid would use it. The fact that it was Taako is a bit surprising.

[antaressnipe]

-- But of course Taako used it. Either him or Lup would have fought for that right.

[Y'all need to include Chiron on the next bet]

[lionson]

I thought for sure one of the more impulsive kids would get to it first. Like Sora.

[antaressnipe]

No, Sora has moments of impulsivity, but he is quite subdued and thoughtful when it is necessary.

Lup and Taako, on the other hand...

[Just. Shakes his head as he sits down]

They are chaos incarnate, fond as I am of them both.

[lionson]

[Thinking back to the confessional just makes him want to close his eyes.]

That's an accurate way to describe them, yes.

[antaressnipe]

I still wish I had never found out what a "Daddy" meant.

[Drumming exasperatedly on his lyre]

[lionson]

[Without missing a beat:]

It's a kink. Some girls are into that and call their partners 'Daddy' in bed. It's not my thing though, it always weirded me out when girls pulled that out on me suddenly.

[antaressnipe]

[HM fingers twitching over his lyre.]

I-- see.

[Bruh that was too much information for the horse]

-- Well, I suppose it is because you are a Father, too?

[We're all going to hell. Even Chiron isn't safe from sin]

[lionson]

That is exactly why it's weird. Intimate moments are not when I need to be reminded of my priestly vows.

[So much sinning this evening]

[antaressnipe]

Ah, at least you do not have to have awkward conversations about your anatomy at every turn.

[Mmmmmmmm the truly forbidden lore tonight. Break out the champagne bottles]

[lionson]

Are you telling me you get propositioned by people who don't already know what to expect with you?

[YOU ARE A HORSE, GOOD SIR. HOW CAN PEOPLE MISS THAT?]

[antaressnipe]

... I suspect it is merely curiosity, or trying to come up with questions they think I will be too embarrassed to answer.

[JOKE'S ON EVERYONE, CHIRON ALWAYS HAS AN ANSWER]

But no, I am not being propositioned.

[lionson]

Really? But you're pretty handsome from the waist-up.

[antaressnipe]

[-- Gestures at the horse part]

I'd assume this would be a dealbreaker for everyone.

[arkitect]

Must we really.

[he's been here the whole time i swear, but with my work timing apparently it is this topic that finally gets him to say something in exasperation. do not @ me.]

In comparison to the two of you, I suppose I should both count myself lucky, and ensure none of them find out I ever sired children.

[nobody ever call emet-selch a daddy, please and thank you.]

[lionson]

Just don't tell Lup or Taako and you should be fine.

[antaressnipe]

Or Miss Dorothy.

[arkitect]

Yes, I've noticed those two can be... difficult.

[he means 'a pain in the ass'.]

...Nor do I suppose it's exactly a surprise that Dorothy would be the bolder sort, after that first trial. Has she truly been asking such things?

[lionson]

Dunno, I haven't been talking to her much. She didn't even come to confessional on Wednesday.

[antaressnipe]

... She asks very spirited questions on occasion, yes.

[He's playing music.

It's not for them, it's for him.]

She only means to tease, I'm certain, but she is not... shy in her delivery.

[arkitect]

Did you expect her to participate?

[look, he's not familiar with these particular religious traditions.

chiron's answer gets a small huff of a laugh, though.]

She chose someone with the patience for that, at least.

[lionson]

I didn't really expect everyone to join in, no. I'm just whining a bit. Sometimes an old man likes talking to people.

[antaressnipe]

I never mind asking questions as long as they are made in good faith.

[Chiron your standards are on the ground]

And you've picked a good group for that, Father Shiro. Many of the children are quite vibrant and talkative.

[arkitect]

Some are a little too loud for their own good, perhaps.

[he's the 'get off my lawn' type of old man.]

[lionson]

Now now, there's no need to be a grumpy old man! Let the kids have their fun.

[antaressnipe]

[Huffing out a laugh? God]

Perhaps not too much fun, of course. Youth tends to blind people of consequences.

[arkitect]

And this is hardly the time or place for them to be too careless.

[specifically tonight, even. hope they're out there with babysitters!]