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Kashikin: K<
Arakawa: A<
K< "..What the fuck??"
Kashikin was confused. They stared at the doorstep, trying to figure out what in the actual hell they were looking at
K< "Is that another box?! Seriously??"
They groaned. It was the 3rd time this week that a seemingly random box appeared at the doorstep, only to be gone a few hours later - and they were sure as shit tired of it. Who even needed that many boxes?? And what was inside of them? They stared at it for a few moments, questioning if they should open it.
K< "Better not touch that. I do not want to get glitter bombed..."
..
K< "...again."
They mumbled under their breath before slamming the door and heading back inside, going straight to the makeshift "kitchen" - and by kitchen i mean a room the size of a shed that looked like something straight out of resident evil - to cook something, just to try to get their mind off the 3rd box of the week.
As Kashikin waited for some water to finish boiling, their peace got interrupted by the sound of the door opening, something shuffling and the door closing again but this time with a huge "SLAM!" Someone must surely be playing a prank on them now.
They stared at where the noise seemed to have came from, standing up, taking the pot off the stove, getting a frying pan (just for a bit extra protection) and going to look for themselves but were - of course - met with nothing
K< "Arakawa?"
They asked, looking around hoping that it actually was Arakawa and not Eclair or Jack trying to be funny and breaking in
?< "Aha?"
Kashikin quickly jumped back, waving the pan around trying to hit something.
?< "Shit- calm down Kashikin - its just me!-"
K< "..Oh"
FUCK. IT ACTUALLY WAS ARAKAWA.
Kashikin let their arms down, still holding onto the pan but not in an agressive way anymore. They quickly apologised to her as they finally seemed to have calmed down a bit, especially knowing nobody had broken in to try and prank them.
K< "So..-"
They wanted to ask her something, but their eyes locked on Arakawa's hands.
K< "...What is that in your hand."
Arakawa looked lost for a bit, before snapping back to reality and extending her hand a bit towards them.
A< "This?"
She was holding a small box, just like the one Kashikin had seen earlier. Kashikin looked at it, unamused and a tad bit annoyed.
K< "..Were you the reason a bunch of boxes have been appearing at the front door."
They asked. Arakawa simply nodded happily.
A< "Aha!! I was the one who ordered all of these ^_^..wait...HAVE I NEVER TOLD YOU WHAT THEY ARE?!"
K< "NO??? WAS I SUPPOSED TO KNOW??"
...
A< "Oh my lord i have so much stuff to explain to you.. just follow me for a second...or an hour...or two"
Kashikin paused for a second
K< "What."
A< "Nothing-Nothing!! Just follow me"
Arakawa seemed overjoyed, basically dragging kashikin over to the basement - and causing them to drop the pan - and quickly opened the door, revealing a room even smaller than the kitchen but completely filled with a ton of plushies, most of them small but some bigger ones too.
A< "Here!! My collection!!"
K< "Okay thats cool but like- what does that have to do with the boxes??"
Arakawa was obviously even more overjoyed, she looked like she was about to explode into a comically large amount of confetti
A< "As you can see, i collect these things!! They are creatures created by itemlabel..i think thats what they are called at least! But anyways, i have been collecting them for a few years now and these are the last ones i need for the collection so far!!"
She said, pointing at the box. Kashikin simply nodded and tried to back away, but Arakawa didnt want to shut up just yet and quickly pointed at one of the many plushies on the shelves.
A< "That's a Peepy, its ehh....its something!! But its also a wanted criminal in many countries of the world. It also has many variations such as tough luck peepy, tigerpy, cubepy...AND!!! theres also a baby version of the Peepy called a "ouioui" and it also has different variations and-"
Arakawa just kept explaining and explaining, showing Kashikin every single one of the plushies, their variations and their lore. She was full of joy and whimsy explaining everything, while Kashikin on the other hand was trying their their best to not fall asleep. Its not that they didnt care or anything, no, but they were exhausted and just wanted to go back up and sleep or continue cooking. After what seemed like forever, Arakawa's rambling about Itemlabel seemed to finally be coming to an end.
A< "...and that one over there is Sucklet!!! Its my favorite!! It looks like a star!"
K< "yeah wawa..thats so..cool..!"
They mumbled, nodding at whatever she was saying untill they got poked by her on the shoulder.
A< "Before you go, i wanna give you this"
Arakawa said, grabbing a sucklet from the shelf and handing it over to Kashikin.
A< "I accidentally ordered doubles..twice..And i wanted to give one to you!! Think of it as like a 'good job!' sticker for managing to listen to the Itemlabel lore :3"
Kashikin carefully held the sucklet in their hands, looking at it carefully before putting it in their inventory.
K< "Thank you..!"
They said, trying a bit to not seem that tired, but Arakawa had already noticed.
A< "Now go back up before you fall asleep in here!! I dont want you to damage any of the creatures!"
She protested, nudging them slightly. Kashikin just nodded, waved a little 'bye-bye' to her and went back upstairs. Arakawa was still feeling whimsical, taking the box back in her hands and opening it, glancing at the plushies inside then back at the shelves.
A< "Now..i need to find a way to fit these here somehow..."
(im losing my shit lmfao thank you [friend name who will be kept hidden for privacy reasons] for the inspiration to make this thing)