Video-backdated a few hours to early afternoon

[inthejunk]

[The kid on the video doesn't look so hot. Not in an ate too much candy sort of way, either. He's pale and clammy and his lips aren't a healthy color. His eyes are dilated. He should probably be in bed. In fact, he probably is. But he's got something important to say first, judging by the serious expression on his face.]

Ah. I hope it doesn't ruin the holiday atmosphere, but I guess I should warn everyone. If someone gives you chocolates and you don't know them very well-

[He stops, curls up a bit. Ow, his freakin' insides...but before he can properly complain about those, he bumps something behind him. It turns out to be a plastic IV line, and when the cart falls over it tugs him hard enough to make him knock his head against a vacuum chamber, hanging around conveniently in case any patients in the area need their stomach pumped. Yosuke makes a frustrated, whiny sound.]

Ow! Ugh...anyway, please don't take candy from strangers. It might make you sick.

Comments

action; let's Tarantino this shit

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[FIVE HOURS EARLIER

The scene opens to a pleasant day. Gilbert is preparing to leave for the bakery. There's plenty to do today, baked goods to sell, cakes to decorate. All sorts of things that will require his full attention. He's packing himself a lunch, a boring one by anyone's standards. A sandwich, probably. Yes, it's proving to be an uneventful, perfectly ordinary day.

Little does he know that this fucking guy is about to ruin all of that. :|

Yosuke enters stage left.]

Re: action; awyeah

[inthejunk]

[Yosuke practically floats into the kitchen, in fact. There's a bit of actual skipping, which he plans to deny vehemently later. A pair of skinny arms wrap around Gilbert's neck from behind in an embrace that's probably cozier than most bro hugs. Hey, that's just how good of a mood Yosuke's in! His usual touchy feliness has apparently been stepped up a bit. And he snatches an apple slice out of Gilbert's lunch bag. Then begins gushing about something with his mouth full.]

'F a nife day oud! You shoulf gry doing fhe veriferief yourfewf!

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Hey!

[Unacceptable!! Both the awkward hug and the food stealing, for real. He scowls and reaches up with both hands to grab Yosuke's arms and try to shove him away.]

Don't just take other people's food without their permission! And don't talk with your mouth full either, you'll choke on it!

[inthejunk]

[That just gets a laugh, which of course does make him choke. Jeez dude, calm down. It's still early, your day can't be that bad yet.

Yosuke gets the closest pitcher of juice out of the fridge and takes a swig, trying to stop coughing. It half works, anyway.]

Ow. Jeez, don't do that. Apples have skin you know, that could kill someone.

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[He could yell at tell him not to drink from the carton, but...just this once he'll allow it. That was mostly his fault after all.]

Then don't sneak up on people next time. [He turns back to his lunch, or rather what's left of it.]

Were you going to the bakery too?

[inthejunk]

Does it bother you?

[Yosuke seems intrigued by the idea. Maybe sneaking up on Gilbert more often could be fun...

He doesn't dwell on it anyway, he just moves on to the next interesting thing, which he pulls out of his school bag. It'll be Valentine's chocolates for breakfast since Gilbert isn't sharing.]

Before school you mean? Hmm, what's left that didn't sell yesterday? I should bring something sweet home for the girls.

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It would bother anyone!

[In his professional opinion. He glances briefly at the chocolates and silently disapproves. Chocolate for breakfast? Really?]

I'm sure there's something you can bring, but you should eat something healthier than that first.

[JUST NOT HIS APPLE.]

[inthejunk]

Mm, I'm tired of toast. Anyway, this is better!

[Yosuke leaps up, apparently done with those few moments of sitting still. He grabs a few of the chocolates and drops them into Gilbert's lunch, grinning. Then he pops one into his own mouth, and chews it thoughtfully.]

They were in my shoe locker! Er...my book locker. Those are just for books here. Anyway, I have a secret admirer. And she made me love chocolates.

[The centers are a bit strange. Is it mushroom? It can't possibly be mushroom. But it doesn't matter what it is. It tastes like the sweet love of a beautiful, mysterious flower, too shy to confess in person. SIGH.]

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Love chocolates?

[He reaches into his bag and pulls one out, inspecting it. Hm. It looks normal enough, and smells normal enough too. And Yosuke is eating them, so it's probably not filled with shaving cream or something.]

But who are they from?

[inthejunk]

You don't understand this concept at all, do you? It's from a secret admirer, so how can I know? I bet she confesses today!

[He gives an excited little squirm, and steals another apple slice with a grin. A girl gave him chocolates! He's definitely going to get a date!]

I just have to think of somewhere really nice to take her out for dinner.

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[Stop stealing his food! Gilbert sighs in annoyance and tries to hand the candy back to him.]

Then what are you giving it to me for? Eat them yourself, you've obviously hungry.

[inthejunk]

There's a whole box. Besides, that's payment for the healthy breakfast you made me.

[Which he punctuates by, yep, you guessed it. Stealing another slice of apple.]

You'll need something for lunch, you know.

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Hey!

[You know what? He's given up on that apple. So he's just going to set this candy down for a second and to go cut another one.]

My lunch was fine until you started picking at it.

[inthejunk]

You told me not to eat candy for breakfast.

[As soon as Gilbert goes off to grab another apple, Yosuke snags the rest of the first one and shoves half of it in his face at once. Man, he needs to start making it home in time for dinner, 'cause this apple tastes amazing.]

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[...Even for Yosuke this is a little weird. He frowns and hesitates, the knife halfway cut through the next half of the apple.]

Are you really that hungry?

[inthejunk]

Hnn?

[It takes him a minute to finish chewing and swallowing it, and a little of the juice drops off his chin. He crinkles his nose, but not the way he does when he's served vegetables. It's sort of...playful.]

I guess so? You just make the best apples. They taste so red when you make them. I just really like red, you know? I like your apples.

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[This behavior, however, feels more or less normal. Or rather Yosuke saying things that make little to no sense feels normal so he turns back to his apple.]

It's just a matter of picking the right produce.

[inthejunk]

[This conjurs up images of Gilbert climbing orchard ladders and carefully inspecting the apples there. Maybe with an eyeglass. And a funny hat. And a pipe. Yosuke snickers, but he leaves the apple alone now. He's forgotten about it. He's too busy admiring the aura Gilbert casts. Strange and deep, like a shadow, but in the light. Cool...]

Your coat...I just remembered. I gave your coat away.

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Huh? What do you mean?

[He eats one of the apple slices himself. Talking to Yosuke is exhausting and works up an appetite as it turns out.]

[inthejunk]

When I was...um. A man exploded. And you gave me your coat. You know? That day? But I gave it to someone else, because he was cold...

[Total devastation, here.]

He promised to give it back, but I never even checked. I'm such a crap friend!

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[Are we being self deprecating now? Don't challenge Gilbert at this - he's a master of it!]

Oh...a-ah, no! It's okay! I have another one, so it's fine if he didn't bring it back yet! Plus he probably needed it more than either one of us, so...

[inthejunk]

You do?

[Damn. Where is the badass coat store at around here, anyway? But hey, panic over.]

...Okay.

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[Well, the one he has now is his less badass one! So he expects that badass one to get back to him eventually, though it doesn't feel like right now is the best time to say that. But as a show of good faith to try and make Yosuke feel better, he picks the chocolate up and takes a small bite of it. Huh. Surprisingly not terrible.]

Do you remember who you gave the coat to?

I haven't missed his guilty icon at all until just now lol

[inthejunk]

Um. Yeah. But he made me promise not to tell you.

[Guilty face is back. Yosuke bites a fingernail unhappily, and ducks his head. Usually he enjoys winding Gil up a bit, but today he seems to feel bad about it.]

He said he'd give it back to you...

I can picture it in my mind...!

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It's not a big deal. Even if he loses it, I can always find another.

[And even if he can't find one in a store, he can just make one. Hell yeah Victorian handicraft skills!]

Ah...so don't worry about it, all right?