[There's no need to beat around the bush. Jae-ha prefers the honesty, if it means that Sanji is at least saying something out loud.]
... then what shall we do? Cooking once this place is clean again? Or do you want to have another spar?
[it's an unfortunate thing when jae-ha can't figure out what would help sanji the most. so instead he can only provide options, and then see what he'd prefer]
[Though he can also say with certainty that he'd rather find a way for Sanji to just - be happier. Though he can understand why it feels so out of reach at the moment.
But he lacks interest in telling someone how to grieve.
[The relative silence of their cleaning will give Sanji time to collect his thoughts, at least. Much as he appreciates that Jae-Ha won't press, it doesn't do well for the chef's nerves to know he's worrying someone.
[It's the approach that Jae-ha's been taking with most of the people in the castle - Sanji included. It's what he wanted when he went through Gi-gan's death, personally.]
Both of them were out of line in a few different ways but... they both lost someone. The same person, even.
It's going to cause tension. I wouldn't assume it's a personal defect, not when it's so close to what happened.
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[Why beat around the bush, right? Sanij's mad. There's no denying it. And maybe he's tired of putting on a happy front for everyone.]
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... then what shall we do? Cooking once this place is clean again? Or do you want to have another spar?
[it's an unfortunate thing when jae-ha can't figure out what would help sanji the most. so instead he can only provide options, and then see what he'd prefer]
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[His wounded side will take a while to heal. Frankly, Jae-Ha is correct to sometimes badger him out of the kitchen. Though the idea of cooking...]
... It's been a long, long time since I didn't feel up to making something.
[And now he realizes how much of a coping skill it actually is, with it just beyond his grasp.]
So, might as well keep cleaning this shit for a while.
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That sounds like a bad sign.
[And he sighs faintly even as he keeps going.]
... fine. Then let's have a drink once we're done? You sound like you sorely need it.
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[He's... not even trying to be difficult. That's just how low he is.]
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[Though he can also say with certainty that he'd rather find a way for Sanji to just - be happier. Though he can understand why it feels so out of reach at the moment.
But he lacks interest in telling someone how to grieve.
So cleaning the kitchen it is.]
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So, eventually--]
You talk to Zelos lately?
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... no, I'm going to look for him a bit later.
I figure he might need to cool off, after what happened with 2B.
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What happened with 2B-chan.
[Hear that tone?
That's the tone of an irate wife.]
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it at least gets more of a reaction than anything else jae-ha's said]
They argued.
She punched him.
[ . . . ]
I wouldn't be too mad at him. 2B feels a lot more than she lets on at any given moment.
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[Holy shit, the floodgates are open and apparently Sanji has a lot of shit to say.]
And he's got this way with words that makes you wanna break his nose sometimes. I keep telling him to reel it in!
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... he seems a little bit impossible to control.
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[Just aggressively buffing the fuck out of this counter he's got his eye on]
... Sometimes he'll keep his shit in order if I ask, but after what happened to Monika-chan... I don't want to put too much on him.
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You can't tell someone how to grieve.
[It's the approach that Jae-ha's been taking with most of the people in the castle - Sanji included. It's what he wanted when he went through Gi-gan's death, personally.]
Both of them were out of line in a few different ways but... they both lost someone. The same person, even.
It's going to cause tension. I wouldn't assume it's a personal defect, not when it's so close to what happened.
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I'm not telling him how to grieve. I'm telling him that sometimes just laying low while he grieves will save him grief.
[Whatever. God forbid Sanji help his partner.
... Jesus, he's so grumpy now.]
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[Angry - which was both warranted and not, but - ]
And he did what he always does when he feels like someone's coming too close.
It might be troubling but... isn't that just who Zelos is?
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But for whatever reason he decides better of it, visibly deflating and turning his back to Jae-Ha for a moment, breathing slow.]
Forget it.
[Conceding, if only by withdrawing from the argument]
Just -- keep an eye on him, when you get a moment.
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[That much he can agree to easily. Jae-ha doesn't bother to hide that he likes Zelos, even though Zelos tries very hard to make him feel otherwise.]
But you know, you make it easy to tell you have a lot on your mind to. I don't know if the cleaning is doing well enough for you as stress relief.
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I already told you -- I don't feel like cooking, and my body's not up for a spar. If I pop my stitches again, Zelos will kill us both.
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I came here still hungry you know.
[fool!!]
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Well, tell me what you wanna eat first, and then we'll go for there.
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[fun fact jae-ha's not actually learning for himself
he wants to cook something for souji]
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Alright, simple enough. Baking the fish is the quickest method.
[Well, frying is, but it doesn't sit as well in the stomach.]
There's some deboned fish already in the fridge -- salmon, I think.
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a
really really bad week]
Alright.
[bUT ALSO I'M TRYING TO CUT DOWN ON PCS MARIE LET'S JUST SAY THEY MADE FOOD FOR SOUJI AND CALLED IT GOOD LMAO]