It Had Been An Instinctive Reaction For The Traveler To Seek The Closest Form Of Shelter As A Sudden

It had been an instinctive reaction for the traveler to seek the closest form of shelter as a sudden downpour began to fall from dark clouds that had appeared with little warning. Unfortunately for Kaminari, said 'shelter' had been the wide hat that the puppet so loved to wear. As Aether practically stood shoulder-to-shoulder with the wanderer, he gave Kami a sheepish grin, golden eyes somewhat pleading.

"I don't suppose I could convince you to share?" He knows what he's requesting is akin to asking Paimon to share her favorite food, but he can't help but hope that Kami might take some pity on him in the midst of this bit of bad weather.

If not - well, Aether would just have to make a run for it and hope he could find an alternative before he got TOO soaked.

he's not sure why the traveler enjoys his hat so much. for that matter, kami can't understand why ANYONE finds his hat so fascinating. surely they've all seen equally decorated hats? humans. they have strange fascinations with even stranger trinkets.

well, aether isn't exactly a human, but he still mingles among them well enough to PASS for one. kami offers himself no such similar luxuries. THOUGH, it's also probably why he feels a little more comfortable around aether. kami can relate to him just a touch more. not that kami feels comfortable overall ― the traveler is still a cautionary tale, a living reminder that kami still has a lot of amends to make. aether is wholly GOOD, someone kami could never fully be, or even WANTS to be.

the strange companionship they formed is nice though. if only that annoying floating creature calling herself paimon didn't try to insult him every two words. her lack of presence would make aether even more tolerable.

"you have the audacity," kami chides, no actual scorn in his words. "to try and cozy up to me, JUST to use my hat." TSK. with anyone else, the answer would be a hard no, and he'd get some mild amusement in watching them run for shelter. but perhaps because aether's been kind enough to him in the past, there's no real harm in returning the favor, even just a tiny one.

"fine, but only until it stops raining."

kaminari takes the hat off his head, and rests it atop aether's head. "also, if you even look like you're about to take off with it, i am revoking all hat privileges forever."

look. LOOK. feast your eyes!

VID.

hold on. hold on a minute, i need a fucking minute.

chongyun crumbs. MY BOY. MY BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL BOY.

it's 7am and I'm sleepy but I have a lot of thoughts about chongyun this morning, especially concerning trust.

I've never really explored the concept of trust in rp very much, probably because for me it's always been a given. but I'm thinking hard about the use of blindfolds and how chongyun would most likely use them in training to enhance their reflexes or in meditation. and I'm toying with the idea that chongyun would bring a friend into this to also work on trust levels.

like maybe chongyun wants said partner to throw attacks his way, so chongyun can block the attacks either with his claymore, his cryo, or both. and honestly the idea of chongyun being nervous and really pushing boundaries and trust here is so appealing.

and blindfolds themselves are incredibly intimate. you're cutting off one sense: your sight. so in that regard one would have no choice but to rely so heavily on trust and camaraderie to get through whatever the scenario would be.

"kafka. i am a nonhuman entity with years and years of life experience under my belt." there's a brief pause, before he lifts a finger, before lowering it. "i have no idea what are good date spots."

@oficeandwind : "you do not perceive me."

"An IPC member and one of the stonehearts at that? Didn't expect anything less from you, darling nephew. Need your aunty to offer some dating spot recommendations?"

KAMINARI HEADCANON

i know technically, being a puppet, kaminari doesn't need to eat/sleep. he's created by ei, and wasn't built with the natural abilities to need food and sleep.

however, in the case of kami, since he turned out to be far more human than ei anticipated, i feel like over time, he DID develop some psychological need for both. especially during his stay with niwa/the little boy. since THEY were human, and kaminari wanted to blend in with them at the time, he allowed himself to rest and eat more often, and those habits never fully left him, even hundreds of years later.

nowadays, he doesn't TECHNICALLY need to eat, and even though he'll tell people that (like his voiceline to the traveler), kami still feels hungry and he still gets sleepy from time to time. he'll indulge based on what his personal preference is.

while it isn't as OFTEN as a standard human, kami still craves tea/craves savory foods. and at some points he will crash if he overexerts himself enough, and he can be quite the heavy sleeper. he'll sleep for a few hours, wake up and be fine for another few weeks.

it's not technically needed, but hundreds of years of trying to fit in with humans instill that need/craving all the same.

"so what I'M seeing right now is, hot bad, cold good, let's get more ice cubes?"