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[hellzone]

Like Pit-chan!

[ this is an atrocious nickname, but the big grin on Yoshiko's face plainly gives it away that she thinks Pit-chan is an awesome nickname. ]

[flask]

Pit...chan.

[Completely unfamiliar with Earth language and associated honorifics, Nott just goes with it.]

That's a pretty good name! I've never been named by an angel before.

[hellzone]

It's cute, isn't it? [ and Yoshiko gives Nott a little wink, still super proud of her kind of terrible nickname.</small. ] In that case, if you don't mind, that's your new nickname!

[flask]

I'll take it.

[That's just one fake name she doesn't have to come up with herself. Score.]

Thanks, Yohane.

[hellzone]

[ And Yoshiko just griiiiins. This might not mean much to Nott but it's obvious that cute nickname + honorifics mean a good deal to Yoshiko. ]

You're welcome, Pit-chan. [ There's a small little pause before, ] This means we're friends now, by the way.

[flask]

Oh!

[Nott plays a bit with the bandages on her fingers, her face going a little greener.]

Well, that's good. I'd like that, I think. As far as people you meet in a bar, you're one of the more impressive ones.

[hellzone]

[ And Yoshiko gives Nott this big, slightly soppy, 'holy shit I can't believe you just said that' grin. ]

I'm impressive?!

[ she is so fuckin happy to hear that, it's a little bit concerning. And then, without really thinking, she leans over to give Nott a big ol'hug. ]

Thank you so much, Pit-chan!

[flask]

Ah!

[Not expecting the big hug, Nott yelps and kind of goes stiff, but once she gets over the initial surprise she reaches a hand up to gently return it.]

Well! I don't think I've met anyone like you before, is all!

[hellzone]

Yeah, but when most people say things like that, they usually follow it up with 'but you're so weird' not 'you're impressive!'

[ And Yoshiko's just gonna keep the hug going for a bit before she breaks away and continues to give Nott a huge smile. She's impressive. That's honestly one of the nicest things she's heard in a while. ]

[flask]

Well, most of my friends are pretty weird. And I'm pretty weird, too. I like weird.

[So Yoshiko fits right in, really. Besides, she's not really the only fallen angel Nott's met, which... unfortunately lends credence to Yoshiko's entire shtick.]

[hellzone]

I think I like weird also. [ After all, she's weird. And Yoshiko likes herself so of course she'd like weird? Sure, that's how these things work. ]

Plus, it's nice to have a friend who's as weird as you are. One of my other friends here isn't weird in the slightest, so that can be a bit awkward.

[ she says, completely unaware that You almost jumped out of a window to catch a falling idol costume. ]

[flask]

I don't know if I'm capable of being friends with someone who's not weird. Most people who aren't weird steer clear of me.

[The person closest to normal in the Mighty Nein is... Caleb, somehow. And that's really stretching the capacity of "normal".]

[hellzone]

It's hard, isn't it, [ Yoshiko admits. She's tried to be normal before and can keep a lid on her weirdness for a short time...but man, it's hard doing so. ]

I don't know what I would have done back home if I didn't meet people who were okay with me being weird.

[flask]

I know the feeling.

[But honestly, at a certain point, they've just been picking up weirdos for the past month or so the Nein has been together. Maybe that's just what happens when you become a force of nature made up of complete assholes trying to do right by the world.]

It's not exactly something you can turn off. I've tried. A lot. Alcohol helps, a little.

[Mostly it helps her stop caring about it, honestly.]

[hellzone]

Huh. I haven't tried alcohol yet.

[ Probably because she's sixteen. But, in Yoshiko's mind, considering that this place might not even have things like 'a legal drinking age' in the first place, there's nothing wrong with having a drink or two. ]

[flask]

It helps me calm down. Doesn't do a thing about the things I can't change, but I care less about them. Booze as therapy; it works every time.

[Leave it to an alcoholic to help you overcome anything!]

[hellzone]

[ God help us all, Yoshiko's considering it. There's a pause before she leans in and whispers, like this is a secret, ]

Do you think it'll work if someone's never gotten drunk before?

[flask]

[Nott blinks, surprised.]

...You've never gotten drunk before?

[hellzone]

[ ....and Yoshiko almost instantly feels a little self-conscious. ]

S-So what if I haven't? Plenty of people haven't got drunk before!

[flask]

[Nott immediately puts up her hands to placate Yoshiko, to try and help her feel less embarrassed.]

No, it's okay! You're right! One of my best friends is the same way!

[How Jester manages to only buy milk every time they go to a bar or tavern is beyond Nott, whose entire bloodstream has at this point been replaced by pure alcohol probably.]

Do you... want to try to get drunk? I can watch you.

[Yes, let the drunk supervise the drunk. That's probably an expression somewhere in the world.]

[hellzone]

[ There's a long pause before Yoshiko admits, ]

Yeah, sure. If I get drunk, then it's best that I get drunk with someone who knows what they're doing.

[ this is going to go so bad ]

[flask]

Yes! I'm highly experienced in being drunk. You're in very capable hands.

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Nott pulls out her infinite flask and offers it to Yoshiko.]

This is perfect for getting drunk. It's the best kind of whiskey, and it never runs out.

[hellzone]

[ Yoshiko nods, takes the flask, take a big swig of the flask...

...and then just starts fucking choking on it.

Don't mind Yoshiko, she's just coughing and spluttering right now because what the hell, that tastes awful. ]

[flask]

[Nott stares at her for a moment and then just... pats her back with a tiny hand.]

It's okay. That's how you know it's working.

[hellzone]

[ cough cough cough, choke choke choke. ]

I'm sure this is just...erm, an acquired taste or something.

[ that's gotta be the only explanation she can think of. ]