[Video/Action]

[cuteshit]

[The video feed shows Kanji leaning against the counter in the diner, his chin in hand as he props himself up on one elbow. He's still wearing his blue apron, but it looks like he's been taking a break from his usual clean-up duties for a little while now, frowning to himself thoughtfully.]

I got a question for you, Wonderland. Riley an' I were talkin' about events awhile back, and I've been thinkin' about it ever since. A lot of 'em have been pretty rough lately, right? But sometimes you hear people say that they're not always bad, that sometimes they're kinda fun. People seem to be havin' a rough time lately, so maybe it's time we thought about some of the positives of Wonderland, instead. Long as we're stuck here, we might as well.

So, tell me: what events have you seen here that you really liked? Maybe someone's asked this before, but if they did, I missed out on it. I heard there were a bunch of puppies once, that sounds like it was probably a good one. I thought Hogwarts was pretty fun, but I know it wasn't like that for everyone. If you can't think of any events you liked, maybe just talk about some of the good stuff that mighta happened to you here. Friends you've made you wouldn't have gotten to meet elsewhere, stuff like that.

I'll be in the diner all day if anyone wants to talk in person.

[Later in the afternoon, anyone who comes into the diner will find that he's abandoned his post at the counter, having taken up residence in a corner booth with his mop and bucket resting against the wall nearby. He's made himself comfortable in the booth itself, sitting length-wise with his feet sticking out of the end, several sheets of paper spread out across the table with the Rabbit Hole's basic menu next to them as a reference. There are a few scrapped attempts already-- sketches in colored pencil of menu designs he's decided he doesn't like, but it's pretty clear that he's undertaken a Project.]

Comments

[cuteshit]

You decided you hated me before you even met me, an' your idea of a 'warning' sounds a hell of a lot like a threat to me.

[He snorts.]

Maya deserves to have someone way better'n you around.

[boilover]

No shit but I'm kind of around anyway.

[Oh yeah, Maya could do way better than having Mick around. Most people could. He's not deluded there, he gets that.]

You were the one that took my warning as a threat. That's on you.

[cuteshit]

Then do her a favor and mind your own damn business, huh?

[Simple as that, isn't it?]

How the hell am I supposed to take it? Someone calls me a wuss and tells me they're gonna burn the shit outta me if I don't watch where my hands go? That ain't on me.

[boilover]

Can't. It's not an option.

[Nope, it's never that simple.]

I never said that. I said I burn people, not you. We were sharing, bonding. You said you were a good boy, I said I burn shit. I do. You put the two together and formed a threat. [Because they were a threat but, yeah, awkwardness.]

[cuteshit]

That is some seriously screwed-up logic.

[Dude, you are a psychopath.]

[boilover]

[There's a lot of issues floating around in that head, no word of a lie.]

You're the overly sensitive one. Like I said at the start - wuss.

[cuteshit]

Stop fuckin' callin' me that!

[You just keep pushing that button, Mick.]

[boilover]

Then stop being one.

[He will. Happily.] Unbunch your panties.

[cuteshit]

I ain't one! You don't know the first thing about me!

[And though it happens off-screen, there's definitely the sound of plaster breaking apart as Kanji's fist goes through a nearby wall.]

[boilover]

[Is he going to far? Yes

Should he be the adult here? Yes

Would Leonard be pissy with him after this? Oh God yeah.

But Mick likes to push, he likes chaos, he can't pick fights with the people he loves, he knows he'll go to far so instead of being an adult, he keeps being a brat.] I know you got a short temper and you hate being called a wuss.

[cuteshit]

[The two of them are an incredibly dangerous combination, even while separated by the distance offered to them by a phone.]

Who the hell would like that?!

[boilover]

Not saying you gotta like it, you're just letting it get under your skin a lot, kid.

[He smirks playfully, stubbornly pushing even more.]

What's a matter, did I touch a nerve?

[cuteshit]

[Yes. Very much yes.]

What's it matter to you either way?

[Not like Mick cares whose feelings he hurts or anything.]

[boilover]

Dunno.

[He shrugs, all manner of lowkey, because he's kind of cooled down a little down.]

Doesn't matter, it's just funny. You get pissy fast, kid. It's fun.

[cuteshit]

Ain't here for you to have fun with.

[Kanji's decidedly anti-Mick already, no matter what he means to Maya.]

I got my reasons for gettin' pissed.

[boilover]

Well, you can keep those reasons for yourself. I don't give a shit.

Just back off Maya, be a good boy or I'm gonna come after you. Got it? Good.

[cuteshit]

Screw you.

[Click.]