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[gemuinemanagement]

[Welcome to Azakawa.

It's a small village tucked away in the mountains. There's really nothing particularly notable about it, except maybe for the more spiritually sensitive who will hear the hate and resentment coming from the spirits of the forest if they get near. (But Suga will tell you not to get near.)

The museum is usually near-empty save for Suga and C-ta, and sometimes Pericles if he's visiting. Suga will foist glowstone charms off on anyone who visits - he has enough to spare and he's happy to finally be able to do something to protect his friends. You can read about the history of the village and the Kotori Obake.

Every now and then you'll overhear something unpleasant - like a village official telling Suga to give up on his superstitious nonsense and let the museum be torn down already, it's not his problem that Suga is too creepy to get another job. Suga seems entirely used to this kind of treatment.

It's not a big deal. He has friends here now, and he's happy. It doesn't matter what anyone else thinks of him.]

Comments

[hellochildren]

Ze kind that vill flirt wis almost anysing wis a heartbeat, I assume?

[Annoying to know those types are here too, but at least he removed the most prominent one for the time being.

And he's thankful for the return to the museum, fresh air is nice but also speaking without scaring people in hearing range.]

Hopefully someone more tolerable can be found, zough as long as you spoke to him about the issue, I am sure we vill not be hearing from him again.

[gemuinemanagement]

We did. It was a good talk.

...He was very surprised to learn that I get jealous too.

[That is more Yuuta's thing, but it's fair if they both do it sometimes?]

[hellochildren]

[Small nod.]

Goot.

To be fair, it is not an emotion zat is often seen from you. You tend to be raser forgiving-even to people zat may not deserve it.

[Seriously, he still has half a mind to go to Jack's and McGillis' worlds to make them fail in whatever they have planned.]

[gemuinemanagement]

It wasn't personal before. Those two had wishes that were worth killing a near-stranger over and that near-stranger happened to be me.

It's kind of hard not to take someone who keeps touching your boyfriend right in front of you personally.

[He was! So mad!]

[hellochildren]

I feel as zough they are bos incredibly personal, considering the former is still ending the life of somevone you have known for arount five weeks-and zat does not even go into the actual pain zat death brings.

[Please! Just! Hate Your Murderers! Please!]

Zough I still understand your anger in zat situation. I may never plan to be in a romantic relationship, but I woult certainly be upset if someone vere to try zat in front of me.

[gemuinemanagement]

No lucky birds caught your eye?

[Can we please talk about something other than how he doesn't hate his murderers because that conversation never gets any more productive.]

[hellochildren]

[FINE but only because he has enough hate in him for the both of them that comment gets him to snort a little.]

No, zere hasn't been. If I ever vanted somebirdie, it woult be nice to actually hold a conversation wis zem.

["How vas your day, dear?"
"Caw."
"HOW COULT YOU DO ZIS TO ME-"]

[gemuinemanagement]

You could visit Nageki's world, but that has its own problems...

[How does Pericles feel about his partner being much larger than him.]

[hellochildren]

True. It woult be an issue to explain vhy I am...so small in comparison to ozers.

[He is not sure if he could get that message across without it sounding wrong.]

Additionally, I am not sure if I woult actually be interested in romance. It is not somesing I have ever consitered before.

[Before, most of his thoughts were focused on the entity. Getting its power and everything that came with it. Now that he had a life of his own...he wasn't fully sure what to do with it.]

[gemuinemanagement]

As long as you're happy, that's what really matters.

[Plenty of people - humans and birds alike - are fine without romance in their lives.]

[hellochildren]

I appreciate the sentiments.

[Will he ever try to find somebirdie? He doesn't know, but for now he is just fine with having friends.]

[gemuinemanagement]

[Friends and scritches, because he is getting scritches now.]

[hellochildren]

[Leaning into those scratches because yes yes more please]

[gemuinemanagement]

[Suga has an infinite supply of scritches and all of them are for Pericles.]

I'm glad you came here.

[hellochildren]

[he loves his life. he loves his life so. much.]

As am I, my friend.

[gemuinemanagement]

I hope you're not getting too bored here. I know it's a lot quieter than you and Yuuta are used to...

[But that's not necessarily a bad thing, he thinks?]

[hellochildren]

Honestly? Having some peace and qviet may be new, but it is a new sing I can not help but enjoy. I do not vant to even go into how much time I wasted going after zat verdammt treasure...

[At least a decade-maybe even more. Those mystery kids had better have solved things by now.]

[gemuinemanagement]

Way too much time.

...Did you know what you wanted it for, at first? Or was it just to solve the mystery...?

[hellochildren]

[That makes him silent for a moment, thinking about that point in his life, before letting out a sigh.]

Honestly? Herr Kujo hit the nail on the head, more or less, vhen he hat vonce asked. I believe I hat wanted total control of the worlt-and vas trying to take it by force.

And consitering vhat I know now? I am convinced it woult have only gotten myself killed raser zan getting myself 'vhat I vanted.'

[Air quotes because that is not at all what he wants now that's he's himself.]

[gemuinemanagement]

...Why would anyone actually want to control the whole world? That sounds like a recipe for migraines.

[It's stressful enough trying to manage one forest.]

[hellochildren]

Someone not truly in zeir right mind, most likely.

[Since he was definitely not in his right at that time.]

Fortunately I know better now, ant only have plans for...vhat is it called again? R & R?

[He is genuinely not sure-that is how you know this bird needs a break.]

[gemuinemanagement]

R & R sounds good. Maybe some hobbies? Those are always good for relaxation.

[What hobbies does Pericles have, besides 'inventing new life forms' and things like that.]

[hellochildren]

[...and an awkward silence falls as Professor Pericles realizes something about himself.]

I...am not sure if I have any hobbies...

[Like?? Does scheming count as a hobby??? It probably doesn't, but what other options does he have to choose from]

[gemuinemanagement]

...I'm not surprised, but that is still a little sad...

[Please get hobbies??]

[hellochildren]

[He would take offense to that, but honestly?? Very sad, true.]

Do you have any recommendations? The only sing zat comes to mind for vhat I coult try is baking, and I feel as zough I shoult try to do more zan zat.