Killua said to me that you and Phantom are considered employees of Honeyed Soul.
[A pause.]
And with their, um...cuteness campaign that they're doing right now, all the employees have to...wear...dresses. He...he told me to tell you that and ask you to participate.
[Oh god, kill her now.]
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[Out of reflex more than anything, Kaneki reaches out to take the offered stone, staring at it blankly for a moment before looking back up at her.]
Thank you, but...you don't have to apologize...
[Actually, he can't help but wonder, dimly, what exactly Killua wants to accomplish by asking him to participate in this. He's not even anywhere near Goldenrod right now, and neither is Phantom...]
[Maka honestly has no earthly clue either, and she tried, oh she tried to argue in favor of male employees not having to wear dresses, but Killua wasn't having it.]
Of course I do...now you're going to have to trouble yourself with talking to Killua about this darned thing. And I called you out like this, so Rikki's probably worried sick.
[A pause, Maka sighs and--finally--looks up at him.]
...Um, you can use that to evolve Phantom into his final form, whenever you're both ready.
[She breathes a very, very heavy sigh and her shoulders slump.]
Okay...geez, I feel like I'm gonna fall over.
[Technically Killua told her to convince Kaneki to wear a dress, but hell no, she's not doing that. Kaneki's a grown...sort of...man(ish?), he can make his own decisions.]
I was really not sure how to talk about this. I hope I didn't freak you out with how I was acting.
[And she just shrugs, because hey, looks are an opinion. It's not like she said "I'm going to dress you up and make you my dolly."]
He just said it's "for a good cause" and asked me to...uh, convince you to participate. But I'm just giving the message, I'm not going to do something like that.
[A pause. Man, she took up a lot of Kaneki's time just to tell him several emasculating things. This sucks.]
Sorry, again, for taking up your time. I meant what I said, that I never wanted to cause trouble for you...so...let's head back before Rikki starts hunting me down.
[Kaneki breathes another sigh, lightly dragging his hand down the side of his face. Maybe he'd be able to figure out a way out of this...somehow. He'd settle with letting Killua borrow Phantom again for whatever he needed, if he had to.
Before turning to head back for the hotel, he watches Maka silently, his expression softening.]
Maybe after that, we could...actually look around the Tower for a bit? Just to make up for you having to do that. I hear there are a lot of ghost type Pokemon in there.
[He's already visited in his time here, of course...but he wouldn't mind doing it again.]
[Well, with having to do the thing in the first place out of the way, and Kaneki being decidedly not enraged about a perceived attack on his masculinity, she can relax anyway. Maka smiles back, nodding and taking a Pokeball off her belt.]
Yeah, that sounds like fun! We can take D along with us, I don't think you've met D yet, he's my Dusknoir. He was actually hatched here, so I figured bringing him wouldn't hurt anything.
Yeah? I'll bring my Duskull, then. Poe. He's a little shy, but I think he would like to meet another Pokemon of his same species line.
[Of course, Kaneki's pretty sure he's probably going to have to bring his Yamask Tak with him too...the two ghosts had been pretty much inseparable ever since they hatched.]
[Maka tosses up the Pokeball, releasing a rather large humanoid shape that spins for a second, as if confused, then circles back around to take a good long look at Kaneki.]
This is D, D this is Ken, he's my friend.
[The Dusknoir doesn't have a mouth, but its eye crinkles up as if smiling, making an agreeable noise of dusknoir!
...But then the mouth-like line on its stomach turns up into a smile. Maka frowns.]
D, I've told you not to do that thing with your stomach. [And to Kaneki:] He's friendly, he just goes overboard sometimes. Anyway, let's head back.
[That slips out unbidden as he leans back a little on his heels. Oh god it has a...stomach mouth, okay, that's a thing. HE'S SEEN WORSE- like Hydreigon's face hands- but still.]
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Killua said to me that you and Phantom are considered employees of Honeyed Soul.
[A pause.]
And with their, um...cuteness campaign that they're doing right now, all the employees have to...wear...dresses. He...he told me to tell you that and ask you to participate.
[Oh god, kill her now.]
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........hah.
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....M-...me!? But- but I-!
[Oh my god he does not know what he was expecting but it was not this.]
I- I'm not, really! Phantom- he's just...he's just their mascot!
I am very happy indeed
[Maka...suddenly bows?? Clearly a gesture of apology, but she's also holding out something in her hands to Kaneki.]
I'm really really sorry! I didn't want to--but he asked me to because we're friends--a-and he's not a bad guy, so--
[It's a Dusk Stone, but what's it for?]
P-please take this, I couldn't bear the thought of asking something so embarrassing without giving you something to make up for it.
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[Out of reflex more than anything, Kaneki reaches out to take the offered stone, staring at it blankly for a moment before looking back up at her.]
Thank you, but...you don't have to apologize...
[Actually, he can't help but wonder, dimly, what exactly Killua wants to accomplish by asking him to participate in this. He's not even anywhere near Goldenrod right now, and neither is Phantom...]
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Of course I do...now you're going to have to trouble yourself with talking to Killua about this darned thing. And I called you out like this, so Rikki's probably worried sick.
[A pause, Maka sighs and--finally--looks up at him.]
...Um, you can use that to evolve Phantom into his final form, whenever you're both ready.
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[Less worried sick and more like 'what the heck is going on even.']
But really...it's okay. I'm sorry you had to ask me in the first place.
[It's not like she's making him do anything...and it's not like Killua is going to either. He did not sign up for this, thank you very much.]
You really didn't have to get this...but thank you. I'll hold onto it.
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Okay...geez, I feel like I'm gonna fall over.
[Technically Killua told her to convince Kaneki to wear a dress, but hell no, she's not doing that. Kaneki's a grown...sort of...man(ish?), he can make his own decisions.]
I was really not sure how to talk about this. I hope I didn't freak you out with how I was acting.
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N-no no, it's okay!
[He shakes his head, his left hand immediately wandering up to touch his chin.]
Like I said, don't worry about it. It's a bit of a strange thing to ask someone anyway.
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[Maka.]
But you look fine the way you already dress.
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[Oh god now he's the who's one burning red.]
Um...do you know what this campaign is for, exactly, or...did he just tell you to relay a message?
[Again, he really could have called himself, but that doesn't mean it would have made him any more likely to agree to it.]
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He just said it's "for a good cause" and asked me to...uh, convince you to participate. But I'm just giving the message, I'm not going to do something like that.
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I see. I guess I can understand that, if that's the case...
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[A pause. Man, she took up a lot of Kaneki's time just to tell him several emasculating things. This sucks.]
Sorry, again, for taking up your time. I meant what I said, that I never wanted to cause trouble for you...so...let's head back before Rikki starts hunting me down.
[Haha, that was a joke. Ish.]
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[Kaneki breathes another sigh, lightly dragging his hand down the side of his face. Maybe he'd be able to figure out a way out of this...somehow. He'd settle with letting Killua borrow Phantom again for whatever he needed, if he had to.
Before turning to head back for the hotel, he watches Maka silently, his expression softening.]
Maybe after that, we could...actually look around the Tower for a bit? Just to make up for you having to do that. I hear there are a lot of ghost type Pokemon in there.
[He's already visited in his time here, of course...but he wouldn't mind doing it again.]
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Yeah, that sounds like fun! We can take D along with us, I don't think you've met D yet, he's my Dusknoir. He was actually hatched here, so I figured bringing him wouldn't hurt anything.
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[Of course, Kaneki's pretty sure he's probably going to have to bring his Yamask Tak with him too...the two ghosts had been pretty much inseparable ever since they hatched.]
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[Maka tosses up the Pokeball, releasing a rather large humanoid shape that spins for a second, as if confused, then circles back around to take a good long look at Kaneki.]
This is D, D this is Ken, he's my friend.
[The Dusknoir doesn't have a mouth, but its eye crinkles up as if smiling, making an agreeable noise of dusknoir!
...But then the mouth-like line on its stomach turns up into a smile. Maka frowns.]
D, I've told you not to do that thing with your stomach. [And to Kaneki:] He's friendly, he just goes overboard sometimes. Anyway, let's head back.
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[That slips out unbidden as he leans back a little on his heels. Oh god it has a...stomach mouth, okay, that's a thing. HE'S SEEN WORSE- like Hydreigon's face hands- but still.]
Ah...it's nice to...meet you, D.
Yeah, let's go.