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[ During one of the lulls between storms, a certain individual may or may not be losing his mind. Welcome to the network's first anonymous post! What better way of breaking in the function than… drum roll… ]


️‍🔥 HOT OR NOT: DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO BE NEO TOKYO'S HOTTEST OUTSIDER? ️‍🔥


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i close my eyes

[vorous]

This Ensign Wasp, known as a "cockroach killing wasp."

_{[ he attaches a photo, and you know, cw bug ]}

kabru closes his eyes also 1/?

[peoplewatch]

[ He knew he would hate where this is going, but he opens the picture anyway... ]

[peoplewatch]

[ And he does hate it! Don't compare him to a gross bug! He used to think his eye colour was a result of being part monster, so this feels extra rude!

At least it isn't a monster... ]

done

[peoplewatch]

[ Sucks in a deep breath. If this were in person, he would be sounding so weak and deflated. ]

Oh ... you're right. I guess the eye colour is the same ....

[vorous]

_{[ And thus, he goes on: ]}

The Ensign Wasp is small in comparison to some other wasps and it uses a very stealthy technique to help maintain the cockroach population. Females use their ovipositor to lay their larvae eggs inside a cockroach egg nest, in which the larvae eat the cockroach eggs. It's harmless to humans, neither biting nor stinging them. It helps people!

_{[ There's more reason than just the wasp's eye color that reminds him of Kabru. ]}

[peoplewatch]

[ he seriously cannot tell if he is being complimented or insulted. probably ... complimented??? he wanted to get closer to Laios for months and this seems to be what that entails. ]

You ... think that's like me?

[vorous]

_{[ He thinks for a moment and rereads what he wrote. Huh. ]}

Oh. Yeah, I guess so! I mean, you’re small.. and stealthy.. and you like to help people, right? I think it’s fitting.. honestly, they’re really neat to me.

When I see them in the wild, I like to get really close to them so I can get a better look at their pretty eyes.

[peoplewatch]

[ interesting. Laios seems to be noticing him right back, and his assessment doesn't seem to be wrong. He doesn't really know what to say in response to that because he wasn't expecting this from Laios.

What's the right thing to say?? He's a bit stumped??? ]

We could go find them together?

[ damn he blurted that out ]

[vorous]

Seriously?! You wanna see something like that? I mean, I’d love for you to see it for yourself so you understand what I’m talking about!

Maybe we will get lucky and see a female depositing her eggs into a cockroach nest!

1/2

[peoplewatch]

[ He doesn't want to ............ Why does he put himself in these situations? ]

[peoplewatch]

[ At least it's not a monster. ]

That would be good, wouldn't it ... But where would we find these creatures?

[vorous]

They are from the East.. kind of like how you are, Kabru! I've gathered we are on an East continent here, so if they exist here, it shouldn't be too hard to find.

Oh, I should ask. What kind of animal do you compare me with?

that icon looks so ominous ....

[peoplewatch]

That's good to hear.

[ there's no escaping the bug hunt, truly.

Kabru doesn't know much about animals, so if Laios is expecting an educated guess, he's not going to get one. With his bright enthusiasm (about certain topics) and that one photo of him barking like a dog, the answer is pretty obvious. ]

A dog, perhaps?

he is ominous

[vorous]

A dog? That’s great! What a good answer. What breed?

_{[ 🥹 ]}

[peoplewatch]

[ He doesn't know about dog breeds?? Is this a test??? Laios knows way more about dog breeds than he does, so is he going to stop talking to him because Kabru answered a dog breed he doesn't feel a connection with???

He has to think. It would probably be a working dog, since Laios is so active. Protective of their family and smart. Kabru doesn't think he would be like any of the vicious breeds, but he's still undecided if Laios is a huge danger to society or not, so it's hard to say. He doesn't even know enough breeds to make an educated guess.

More importantly, why is he thinking so hardly about this? ]

Labrador retriever ...? You're ... intelligent and friendly, and you protect the people you care about.

[vorous]

Oh, I like German Shepherds more, I think.

_{[ But still. This is definitely a compliment! ]}

Thanks, Kabru! You're a really nice person.

[peoplewatch]

[ Laios, he can't imagine you as one ... You're big and soft and friendly and you get shy in the public bath.

At least guessing wrongly had no consequences. More importantly, why did that stress him out??? ]

You're welcome. I'm just happy we have an easier way of talking to each other now.

[vorous]

Huh? What do you mean by that?

[peoplewatch]

[ this is in the context of kabru being ignored by this man multiple times, and dying multiple times trying to meet him. of course, he isn't going to provide that context. ]

These implants. They're much quicker than writing letters and waiting for them to be sent.

[ this means he can ..... talk to laios ..... all the time ...... rip laios ]

[vorous]

Oh, yeah. I guess that’s pretty convenient! It makes it easier to share my monster facts with people.

You want to know too? I can send you a message anytime. Kind of like a.. daily monster fact!

_{[ would you like to subscribe? ]}

[peoplewatch]

[ oh whatever maybe he'll learn something ]

Please! I would love to get daily trivia from you!

[vorous]

_{[ Laios wasn't sure what he was expecting, but it wasn't that. He actually smiles warmly at that. He didn't know Kabru was so curious about monsters like he is. ]}

You really are a monster lover, huh? That's great. We'll have plenty to talk about, then.

_{[ Maybe they can be friends after all. Laios considers it, but it's a fleeting thought. ]}

That means a lot to me, you know.

1/2

[peoplewatch]

[ HE HATES MONSTERS.

Kabru will need to have a sit down after this because it's stressing him out. With Laios sounding so earnest, there's no possible way he can tell him the truth. ]

[peoplewatch]

Is it difficult to find others who share your interests?

[vorous]

You know? I've never really noticed that, but yeah, I guess it is kind of hard for me to find people who share my interests.

Do you think.. maybe.. my interests are weird? And that's why?

_{[ Kabru making him realize the negative things about himself, oops. ]}