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[Long time no see, Siren's Port. Gilbert has been doing his best to keep off of the NV for the last few months for a multitude of different reasons, but today he has something to talk about.

Or rather, he has something to complain about.

The video turns on while the NV is still pointed at the ground, some section of the garden out in front of the Phantomhive estate, but it snaps up fairly quickly to reveal a very rain-soaked Gilbert Nightray. It's been raining a lot lately, so the sight in and of itself isn't horribly odd, but what is odd is that he looks furious about it.]

Who's doing this?! Whoever it is - cut it out already! This 'prank' is going too far!

[The camera then shifts upwards until it's pointed up over his head. A few raindrops fall onto the NV, obscuring the sight a little, but viewers will definitely see a small, gray raincloud perched over his head. Just. Hovering there. Raining on him. He takes a step to the side and it follows him faithfully.

Yes, the broodiest resident of Siren's Port now comes equipped with his own personal raincloud for the day thanks to one of his regular customers at the bakery. Though honestly, in a city full of pranksters, it's really very odd that Gilbert hasn't been pranked this badly before.]

It won't go away! It keeps following me inside! It ruined part of the carpet and I can't even clean it up! I can't smoke like this either, and...

[The camera moves back to his pissed expression.]

IT'S NOT FUNNY DAMN IT SO STOP!

[And with that he slams the NV shut. April Fools, indeed.]

[ooc - Action for Phancyhive people if they want to venture out to Gilbert's little Brooding Spot in the garden. Also I'm off for work so tags will come later today.]

Comments

it's like a raincloud but sulkier

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Sure. Go figure out who did it and I'll be happy to apologize.

[The grumpiest sarcasm of all time.]

Re: it's like a raincloud but sulkier

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You don't even know?

[Wow. He may not always get the how and why, but he always knows the who when he's pissed someone off.]

...Want me to go check the weather forecast for you?

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No, I don't! If I didn't I'd already have tried to do something about it!

[Something that doesn't involve pouting in the front yard.]

Is that supposed to be a joke, or...?

[inthejunk]

...Unless you're actually curious.

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I'm not.

[Brat.]

...Some other time I'll introduce the two of you properly. Inside where we can have tea.

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[He perks up a little at that. In his experience, tea with Gilbert usually comes with snacks. Awesome.]

Yeah, sure. Tea sounds cool.

[Or the opposite of cool. But the opposite of cool with snacks is still better than hanging out with puddles over there and no snacks.]

How about Saturday? Since you were just going to do laundry anyway.

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[Yosuke, your priorities...

He nods, lets the towel drape over the top of his head and rest against his shoulders. Warmth and dryness is amazing.]

That would be fine.

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[What? He's a growing boy, okay? Food is important.]

[Of course, he's probably being busted for joyriding or something by Saturday. But either way you get more excitement out of the deal than doing the laundry could ever provide you with!]

Great. I'll drop by in the afternoon, then?

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[A shame. This meeting would have been way more fun than joyriding.

It wouldn't end with jail either.]

Afternoon tea is usually at three. [Because Ciel.]

[inthejunk]

Sure, that works for me.

[No, the joyriding was way more exciting.]

[...The jail thing he could have done without, though.]

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[He's still pouting under his umbrella, but he at least appears to be in better spirits now. He just likes when people meet his master, okay.

Which Yosuke won't.

Because jail.

Wow.]

What's your favorite dessert?

[inthejunk]

Do you know what anmitsu is?

[He doesn't really hold out much hope for that, but it never hurts to ask.]

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[He shakes his head. Nope.]

What's it like?

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Uh...ice cream.

[That's totally a lie, but it's a lie he's pretty sure Gilbert can produce, at least. Though he remembers asking Nill to make dorayaki once, (she hadn't known what it was) and can't resist trying it on Gilbert.]

Or...um. Something like pancakes, but smaller. Maybe with a sweet past in the middle? Like chestnuts, or red beans?

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It's ice cream and pancakes?

[Isn't that like a crepe?]

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Uh...sure. Yeah. Only, if you were going to do that, it would be better to use toast, right? Then you can take out the middle, and put the ice cream inside. People put honey on it.

[Frown.]

Actually, don't make that. I can't eat something like that. But a lot of people like it.

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...Why would you explain it so in-depth if you don't even want to eat it?

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I don't know. I'm trying to think of something you'll know. Oh! Toast. I like toast. You can make that, right?

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Anyone can make toast.

[He thinks.]

[inthejunk]

[It's probably true. Even Yosuke can make toast.]

Great. That solves that problem.

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That's...really all you want?

[After all the food discussion?!]

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Just make whatever you want. I'll have some of that. So far everything you've made is good anyway.

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[He's just going to look away now, because that sort of praise is too much. And it's embarrassing. Geez, Yosuke.]

Mm. I'll make something good.

[inthejunk]

[What the he'll is that about? But sure, something good. That works.]

Great. Then I'll help you eat it.

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Hmph.

[How did this go from him being trolled to agreeing to make food? Seriously...]

You should get home before it really does start raining or some such thing.