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[monge]

[It started off innocently enough, Komasan went to get his usual morning cup of coffee only for the barista to decide he became a regular enough to try something...different. The coffee was slightly orange and smelled sweet, something Komasan wasn't used to compared to his normal cup of liquid bitterness. One sip, and his life changed. They said it was pumpkin...something. Komasan never had a pumpkin that tasted anything like this before, but the experience was magical.

And that was only the beginning.

It wasn't long before he noticed that the local bakery was also selling pumpkin-something foods, and then the next place...and some other places. It was all too overwhelming, but eventually he gets to where he is now:

Sitting in front of his desk, said desk covered in an array of different pumpkin spice-flavored goods. Like...an absurd amount.]

T-T-The pumpkin, zura... Monge...

[Komasan looks like he's stuck between being totally confused and wanting to cry tears of joy.]

The coffee...it tasted so good— Coffee can taste good, zura!! A-And the muffins... I have...I have candle now, zura...

[He holds up one of those large jar candles, the ones that tend to cost a pretty penny...]

They sprayed me with...something— I smell so good— S-Someone sniff me, zura! And then...they had it...they had pumpkin soft cream, zura!!

[But he of course ate that one before he got home.]

Is this how US pumpkins taste, zura?! W-Why are they so sweet, zura?!

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[resoundingpledge]

oh.

I'm sorry. That
sounds really sad, somehow.

[monge]

it's not sad

[He says despite frowning while he types.]

It was my idea
i left before she noticed
It wouldnt have worked out

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[renamaer]

Not all of it is food, right? [Those candles look distinctly inedible.] Maybe you can store the rest of it for later? [Not that she wants to ruin your pumpkin spice orgy or anything.]

[redigere]

Oh no-- do you need help? I have some magic that can heal you, if it's that bad--

[fargoneconclusion]

[ He wasn't expecting that. Given the amount of pumpkin treats, he thinks he should've been. North settles down in teaching mode. ]

Meats and eggs are protein. You can try tofu, beans, or a plant-based protein powder, if you want to go the vegetarian route. Some people do.

And you can go ahead and call me North. I don't know what a zura is.

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[okamichild]

[ komasan... ]

So it'd be normal for it to taste good.

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[valuemeal]

[ That is a lot of pumpkin. Not like Hyunsoo hasn't noticed what an absurd amount of it just popped up in general, but still.. ]

You're going to look addicted with how much of it you have there.

[resoundingpledge]

What wouldn't have worked out?

[monge]

[...]









komajiro said i was in love

[resoundingpledge]

[ Oh. Oh. ]

You said
you could talk to her, though.

Did she like you too?

[monge]

...I dont know
we only talked for a little bit
She was having a problem and i helped
then I left

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[monge]

Eh...

[Oh boy, here we go. Komasan tilts his head, the telltale sign that he doesn't understand.]

What's an addicted, z-zura?

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[monge]

Food is so amazing, zura.

[Now he's going to try adding sugar to everything...]

Do you like sugar in your drinks, zura?

[monge]

[There is a very good chance that North's list of food went into one ear and out the other. So Komasan just makes a mental note to wing it. He's fairly certain he heard "eggs" in there, but...eggs are from chickens.

...So, does this mean protein lay eggs too?

His bizarre thought process aside, Komasan has to stop and think for a second.]

...A zura, zura?

[It's like the shoe's on the other foot and he doesn't know how to handle it.]

I don't think a zura's a thing, z-zura...

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[monge]

[By time she finishes speaking, Komasan's already found the time to stick two muffins into his mouth, one resting in each of his now bulging cheeks.]

Oh, I didn't even think of that, zura...

[The words barely manage to get out what with the food, but through some miracle, it isn't complete garble.]

[monge]

B-But I'm not having caffeine, I'm having pumpkin, zura!

[Also what's caffeine?]

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[renamaer]

[Maybe she had worried needlessly after all...]

I guess you can eat as much as you have space for anyway...?

[Wow, look at him go...]

[snoobs]

[ Why does it keep saying that? This thing is so strange and adorable... ]

You know you can make other things with pumpkin, yes?

[fargoneconclusion]

[ Every time North tries to reach out to people, he simply winds up perplexed. Usually, he's unsure about whether or not he's being pranked. ]

It has to be a thing. You say it all the time, zura.

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[dualismum]

But isn't it amazing to see and try new things? You got very excited about the pumpkin, didn't you? Aren't you glad you tried it?

[ Audio ]

[okamichild]

I only drink water. It'd be weird to add sugar to it.

[resoundingpledge]

Was she human?

[monge]

yes

[resoundingpledge]

[ It had sounded like she was. ]

Do things not usually work out? Between humans and spirits?

I know . . . there's stories, but I don't know how close they are to what Komasan-niisan would know.

[monge]

i don't think I ever heard of it really happening
Humans don't want to be with youkai
they want to be with other humans
And that's fine that is how it is
I think im just weird