how many times have you died (rika furude)

[malewife]

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w1 monday

[syndromed]

[ it's laundry day! which means that rika is doing laundry, wow! she appears to be washing exactly one school uniform. and the replacement clothes that she is wearing are... just a big flannel shirt. it's big enough to be a dress on her, and was clearly pilfered from the last city they were in.

guess she only got one outfit. ]

Good morning. Do you need help doing laundry?

[ not everyone is good at these kinds of things! ]

[malewife]

[ Hello? He blinks slowly when she tries to offer him help. ]

I am fine.

[ He actually is fine, washing his spare clothes (royal threads worthy of a prince or something) while he wears his usual black coat.. And Black... Everything. ]

Did no one help you choose better fitting clothing?

[ HELLO? ]

[syndromed]

Since all the kids were still in the city, I didn't want to take their clothes from their houses.

[ whereas stealing clothes from... the missing adults... was fine? sure. ]

[malewife]

... You could have stolen from the stores.

[ RIkA. ]

[syndromed]

[ it didn't occur to her. ]

... Stealing is wrong.

[malewife]

[ ... ]

You already stole. You admitted to such.

[syndromed]

[ would these eyes steal??? ]

[malewife]

[ YES!!!! ESPECIALLY THOSE EYES. ]

[syndromed]

Anyway!

It's more fun to do chores together, so I'm glad you're here.

[malewife]

Why do I get the sense you would say the same thing about looting.

[ IT'S MORE FUN TO STEAL THINGS TOGETHER. ]

[syndromed]

Could it be that you're psychic?

[malewife]

... More that it's predictable.

[ Anyway, he looks displeased that he has this second outfit?? ]

[syndromed]

Oh, of course. You understand that everything is more fun with friends.

[ she nods! she's figured it out, don't worry.

... ]

Do you not like the clothes that you got?

[malewife]

[ He isn't even going to try to argue with the friends thing. He knows it's a losing battle. ]

... It's a little flashy. [ He sighs. ] Gold tasseled epaulets are too easy to recognize.

[syndromed]

It looks very cool!

But it is a little bit like a costume, and those are only for punishment games.

[malewife]

... This is a bit extravagant for punishment games.

I always imagined punishment games have things like maid costumes. Or cat ears.

[ Like he has never participated in one before. ]

[syndromed]

Those are better. But anything that embarrasses the loser is good!

[malewife]

Is there any winning in such a game?

[ He has only heard PUNISHMENT. ]

[syndromed]

The winner usually gets to pick the costumes.

But sometimes the winner can pick a different punishment for everyone else.

[malewife]

... Humiliation is a decent motivator.

[ He guesses. He doesn't get the appeal usually. ]

You're adjusting to everything well, Furude Rika.

[syndromed]

You always have to do your best to win, no matter what! Even if there isn't a reward.

... But rewards are nice.

[ hm? she gives a little smile at the 'praise.' ]

It's scary, but crying won't change anything.

[malewife]

[ That's not wrong. Joonghyuk does like winning just to win. ]

Crying usually makes people feel better.

[syndromed]

[ crying has diminishing returns. ]

Mii... Why does this man want to see me cry so badly?

[malewife]

... I never said I wanted to see it. It's just a statement.

[ HELLO? ]

Do you usually accuse others of such unsavory actions?

[ WHO WOULD WANT TO SEE CHILDREN CRY? ]

[syndromed]

Only when it's funny.