school: crow

[shaft]

tbc

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[chevaliered]

It's all biology isn't it?

[ this marshmallow is SUPER on fire right now. ]

But go on, what is it I'm not hearing over my focus on the sound of burning?

[shaft]

[ No, Claude is not distracting by the burning marshmallow. ]

Is there a reason you've taken to setting food on fire?

[chevaliered]

[ he looks at him and then at the marshmallow. ]

Science.

And plain curiosity.

[shaft]

And what have you discovered?

[chevaliered]

Marshmallows get surprisingly unmallow-y when you torch them.

[ he lifts up the skewer. the marshmallow breathes its last and expires into dust. ]

[shaft]

...

[ He's trying not to laugh. ]

My! What a man of science you are. How shall you use this newfound knowledge?

[chevaliered]

I'm an academic, truly.

[ haha. he sets the stick down, base in the ground and wrecked marshmallow proudly pointing up towards the sky. ]

To not burn my hands via hot, melted marshmallow in the future? Think of all the fingers I'll save.

[shaft]

That's life saving knowledge, certainly.

[ As Claude says this, another growl rumbles through the dark, catching his attention. ]

I wonder if you could weaponize molten marshmallows.

[chevaliered]

Probably. They burn like they just crawled out of the pits of Gehenna themselves.

[ hm. ]

You never did answer what it was I was supposed to be hearing in the distance, huh?

[shaft]

I couldn't answer you even if I wanted.

[ He doesn't see anything, but he doesn't look back at Crow yet. ]

It could just be a prank.

[chevaliered]

And if it's not? You good at running?

[ he doesn't seem especially bothered by it? ]

[shaft]

You could consider it one of my strengths.

[ Claude is... nosey. ]

Though I'd be impressed if there was anything more terrifying than the geese here.

[chevaliered]

Doubtful. Those geese are probably demonic. I'm thinking if we start preparing for their uprising now, we might just about survive it.

[shaft]

You have a lot of confidence in our abilities.

[ hmmm ]

Care to accompany me into the dark?

[chevaliered]

[ hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm ]

Sure, if you think whatever it is you're hunting isn't going to leap out and maul you in the next five minutes.

[shaft]

I'm fairly good at getting out of dangerous situations, so you don't need to worry.

[ And also, their phones have flashlights! ]

[chevaliered]

[ neat.

he’s still running off for a moment though, juuuuust give him a sec.

when he comes back he’s holding a fuck off long sword on his shoulder like the world’s most over the top baton. ]

I’m not even giving those geese the slightest chance to get anywhere near me. [ SMILE ]

[shaft]

[ Crow, your sword is so big.

But okay. ]

As long as you don't accidentally hit me with that thing.

[ And so they march on, Claude quiet as he tries to pick up on the sound of any growling. ]

[chevaliered]

[ he's skilled with it too. ]

Please, I know how to handle a saber.

[ he's also happy enough to let claude take point and put his big bad tracking skills to use, but there's enough alertness about him to make it clear he's not unaware of their surroundings. ]

[shaft]

[ There doesn't seem to be anything immediately noticeable, though Claude doesn't let that relax him, keeping the light from his phone pointed outward. ]

So, stranger-with-a-large-sword, what should I call you?

[chevaliered]

Aw, are we doing a name for a name?

[ introductions! ]

It's Crow. And what am I calling you?

[shaft]

Claude.

[ No point in being secretive when their profiles are just out there. ]

How're you enjoying student life?

[chevaliered]

[ almost mournfully: ]

I thought I was free. This is cruel.

[ great, apparently. ]

[shaft]

[ He laughs. ]

You and I are on the same page there. I'm curious to know what happens if we opt not to attend any.

[chevaliered]

Aw man, you just escaped the clutches of education too? I'm starting to think this place did this on purpose.

[ ... hmmm. ]

I'm curious about a couple of them, but... are you gonna test it out?