Time for Play, Time for Talks | Asuka + Viper | Daycare Car

Asuka Fukuda

For once, FAsuka is actually stepping away from the books! Mostly because Asuka is looming behind her, and rather clearly intimidating her into complying. FAsuka keeps nervously glancing over at Asuka with every step, although she doesn’t make a run for it.

“If I’m going to, like, spend time with you, then you’re actually going to do something fun. Stop trying to force yourself to read boring books, and have fun!” It’s hard to tell if Asuka is trying to be caring or just mean. Still, FAsuka, while clearly putting on a show of anger, can’t hide the excited twinkle in her eyes seeing some of those toys available.

“But won’t mom and da-”

“No! No, they don’t care, I’ve told you! So go and have fun or something! Stop being so lame.” Asuka doesn’t stop mincing her words, giving FAsuka light shove. FAsuka takes it as well as you’d think, whipping around to glare at Asuka.

“I’m not lame! You’re lame! I’m smart!” Still, even with that proud declaration that just earns an eye-roll, FAsuka is content to finally run off to try and enjoy herself.

Still, it’d appear Asuka wasn’t alone for long. Catching sight of somebody out of the corner of her eye, she turns to stare, clearly still in a foul mood. FAsuka, meanwhile, has more or less forgotten about her older self, and is having the best time she can! “What do you want? Babysitting too?”

Viper

Well, Viper was planning on just passing through, but she couldn’t resist interacting with Asuka now she’d witnessed that. Seemed she did have FViper with her, the latter of which was currently playing with the singing bird toy that Viper had received from the gacha car.

She held out her hands in front of her for a moment.

“Wasn’t eavesdroppin’, ‘fore ya ask.” Pause, “…But yeah. Startin’ ta get used ta this lil’ one followin’ me ‘round th’ place.” FViper started making the toy bird ‘fly’, and Viper leant against a nearby pole that was holding up part of the furniture.

“How ya been tho, ’Suka?” …Viper truly had no idea how the pink terror felt about her currently, but…hey.

Asuka Fukuda

FAsuka has moved onto trying to build a castle out of some blocks. She’s clearly putting a lot of thought into how the castle is being constructed too, even though mindlessly stacking blocks would probably be fun. Maybe that’s just an OOC opinion though. Sign FAsuka up for an architecture course!

“I wasn’t gonna ask. Although, considering my life is, like, the most exciting ever? I wouldn’t blame you~” It’s not exactly a peace offering, but it’s something. Asuka doesn’t really know how she feels about Viper either. Not exactly a friend, but R.N.A. forcing the two to talk a bit calmed Asuka down at least. The children wouldn’t be witnessing violence, anyways.

“I’ve been fine, besides watching the little loser. She’s sooooo boring, and totes wasting her time. There’s, like, a lot of cool things she could be doing. Like whatever that is.” Asuka can admit the castle idea is nice.

“How have you been doing? Did you have any luck with the fifty million bridges you totally burnt to a crisp? …Ash bridge?” It’s not the nicest way to ask if things were actually going well, but it was an attempt. Sort of. “Is this a nice break from all the weird adult freakout stuff I clearly just do not, like, vibe with?”

Viper

The snort Asuka gets from declaring her life as the most exciting ever is probably rewarding to some degree. Peace offering accepted? Seems so.

As the two grown-ups set to talk, FViper made a beeline for FAsuka, and sat down to watch her building with the blocks. She fiddles with the toy bird, fidgeting with it more than actually playing with it now there was something more interesting to watch.

Viper stretches a little, shrugging. “…Kinda brings me back ta th’ one we made in that furniture car.” Those were much, much simpler times. She did kinda blame that on the concussion to Fenna at least…but hey, Fenna wasn’t around to chastise her for that any more…so…

“Eh. Some’a them are going’ better’n others.” Unsurprisingly, Viper had once again flip-flopped and decided that most people weren’t going to be pushed away. The talks with Abel and Sister had done a lot for her especially. “In a kinda weird way, probs worked out better for me this way.” Viper slips off her glove, showing her number is back to… relatively normal.

Sitting between 150-200. Compared to that massive number she’d developed as a result of her antics in the mall car.

“Guess so. I’m jus’…Y’know.” She gestures ambiguously as she puts her glove back on. “Was a big realisation ta realise I ain’t no saint an’ I could hurt people. Guess I’ve never had ta try’n cope wit’ that ’fore.” She’s… talking like she’s completely over it, but she really isn’t. Sister and Abel helped her a lot… to feel less like a monster, but they can’t completely work magic.

Asuka Fukuda

Peace offering made!

FAsuka just glances at FViper somewhat nervously, clearly not sure what to do at first. Still, seeing that FViper isn’t making an moves to knock the blocks over, and is kind of just fidgeting…. FAsuka keeps building with her blocks, keeping a slightly nervous eye on FViper.

“God, that was basically forever ago, before everybody proved they were total weirdos.” It’s still bad-mouthing, but Asuka is trying by not specifically bad-mouthing Viper. “Still, kind of nice to have a break from all the investigation stuff and all. It was sooooo lame and stupid. Like…Hello?”

She’s almost surprised to hear things are working out, with all that in mind. She guessed things didn’t have to be doom and gloom all the time. Sort of. It still was probably super bad, but being optimistic was fine so long as she didn’t let her guard down too much. “Wow.”

It’s…definitely a reaction to hearing positive news, huh?

“I think it’s super fucking weird you didn’t realize that, like, way sooner, but whatever! Hurting is a super useful skill if you learn to actually use it right, y’know?” Asuka briefly examines her nails again, refusing to make proper eye contact at that point. “Honestly, super important to take stuff like that less personally. …I mean, in this case, you should, but y’know! You’re just gonna be miserable if you don’t, pro tip!”

There’s another pause. Asuka making genuinely good small talk is…Well, something.

“….How about Matsu. That’s the one you super cared about for some reason, right?”

Viper

Luckily for FAsuka, FViper is much less of a problem than her adult counterpart, she just… has issues keeping herself still when sitting down. The toy bird she’s holding seems to be helping at the very least, and as they sit in mostly-harmony, it gives the grown ups time to talk.

“Eh. Be more surprised if none’a us were a bunch’a weirdos.” …Melvin is a weirdo too, she supposed, in his own Melvin way. “I mean, ya, anythin’s a break from havin’ ta do that.” Viper perches herself on the edge of a nearby table, sliding her bag off of her back- to give her shoulders a break, mostly, who knows what she was carrying in that thing.

Asuka Fukuda “I think it’s super fucking weird you didn’t realize that, like, way sooner, but whatever! Hurting is a super useful skill if you learn to actually use it right, y’know?” Asuka briefly examines her nails again, refusing to make proper eye contact at that point. “Honestly, super important to take stuff like that less personally. …I mean, in this case, you should, but y’know! You’re just gonna be miserable if you don’t, pro tip!”

Viper snorts.

“I mean, guess I kinda realised it, but never really had ta care ’fore.” Hey, it all worked out either way, so truly… she was winning here, totally. Paying little mind to what Asuka was doing, she could check her nails if she wanted, refuse eye contact… Viper didn’t really care too much.

Asuka Fukuda “….How about Matsu. That’s the one you super cared about for some reason, right?”

“Oh yeah, yeah. Goin’ real well actually.” Does Asuka truly care for her love life? Who knows. “We went on, like, an actual date, back in the mall car.” Wow. Look at her go. She’s got that unhinged girlie rizz. “They were injured, but, like, we totally made it up ta each other an’ I helped ’em out.”

Asuka Fukuda

If only the adults could do cool things like play with a bird or build with blocks while they talked, huh? I feel like that’d solve so many problems in life.

Viper “Eh. Be more surprised if none’a us were a bunch’a weirdos.” …Melvin is a weirdo too, she supposed, in his own Melvin way. “I mean, ya, anythin’s a break from havin’ ta do that.” Viper perches herself on the edge of a nearby table, sliding her bag off of her back- to give her shoulders a break, mostly, who knows what she was carrying in that thing.

Viper gets a weird look for the weirdo comment, but Asuka keeps her mouth shut. Clearly, it’s not Asuka’s fault Viper is a weirdo and Asuka is 100%, absolutely not a weirdo in the slightest. Instead she eyes Viper’s bag, less out of curiosity and more out of feeling the need to be suspicious of something. Being totally pleasant just wasn’t in her nature.

Viper “I mean, guess I kinda realised it, but never really had ta care ’fore.”

“Oh, that actually makes sense.” That statement’s enough to get a little grin from Asuka at least. “Caring about things is waaaaaay overrated. Until you have to? I dunno - I’m not a therapist because I’m cooler than that. …I guess if it helps you though it’s cool?” Right. Right, Asuka needed to be nice.

Viper “Oh yeah, yeah. Goin’ real well actually.” Does Asuka truly care for her love life? Who knows. “We went on, like, an actual date, back in the mall car.” Wow. Look at her go. She’s got that unhinged girlie rizz. “They were injured, but, like, we totally made it up ta each other an’ I helped ’em out.”

Asuka paused, processing that news. It’s not that she’s disappointed, just…Surprised, really.

“Oh. Congrats on the gay.” Great on her for phrasing it that way. “I kind of thought you were saying something else and not about making up, but hey! You have to tell me everything, ’kay? I know what a good date looks like, so I can judge if you’re doing it right! If you don’t, it’ll all fall apart anyways.”

Viper, please don’t take relationship advice from Asuka. Please.