catchall for minato

[leaberator]

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[leaberator]

[ ... he probably should mention... ]

Though I dunno that fish can wear sweaters. They kinda have the whole gill thing goin' on.

[compendiem]

[ ...Minato hums again, under his breath. ]

What if it's a loose mesh, so the water can still flow past the gills?

[leaberator]

Wouldn't that run the risk of getting caught on debris or something? Maybe you're better off knitting them a hat.

[ HOW'S THAT GONNA EVEN STAY ON? ]

[compendiem]

Hm... With a little string to secure it under their... [ fish do not have chins. Minato shakes his head. ]

Actually, I've been tasked to make a fishing net. Seems kinda pointless to knit clothes for dead fish. ...Do you like fish?

[leaberator]

[ his dreams of hilarious fish hats, crushed? but he frowns a bit as he thinks about it ]

Yeah, fish's fine. I ain't picky. [ because being picky would imply he eats more than sweets the dumb fuck ] Who asked you for a net?

[compendiem]

[ Minato reaches into his pocket and pulls out a raw sardine. It's kind of slimy and slips out of his hands to flop onto Lea's shoes. ]

Whoops. Uh- I didn't get his name, but the one from hell.

[leaberator]

[ lea just. lightly lifts his foot and watches it flop off, leaving a trail of slime on his boots.

it's fine this is why he wears boots, even if the look on his face is Long Suffering ]

First off: yuck. [ grown ass man, here. ] Why were you keeping that in your pocket? [ anyway. regardless of minato's disgusting... gross... habits ] But yeah, I know who you're talking about. Vally, right? He loves these things.

[ it's valvatorez, which axel has decided is 1) too long 2) deserves a nickname because he refuses to call him by name. either of them. ]

[compendiem]

[ Next time Minato sees Valvatorez: "Hey, Vally" ]

That's probably him, yeah. Gave me this fish [ which Minato stoops and picks back up again, carefully sliding it back into his pocket. He does not answer that first question. It's hypothetical, probably. ] and said he'd teach me how to catch more, if I could fashion a net of some sort.

[leaberator]

[ acceptable, everyone call him vally now

also WHY DID HE PUT IT BACK IN HIS POCKET?? lea looks like he wants to die ]

Oh, so it's for a fishing lesson. [ ... ] You know he probably meant for you to eat that, right? It's not a pet.

[compendiem]

[ He put it back in his pocket because Lea didn't want it??? Where else is he supposed to put these things, the fridge in the kitchen?? ]

Yeah, well... I'm not really familiar with how to clean and cook a fish. So I'm just hanging onto it until I run into Nana or somebody else who might know.

[ A pointed glance over at Lea. Maybe you ]

[leaberator]

[ YES? ]

Well, I've never cleaned a fish, but you probably shouldn't eat that one. [ he does know this much ] Besides, you can cook sardines whole.

[compendiem]

Really?

[ me, googling sardines: I have no idea what a sardine is but it's smaller than I thought, I was thinking like a foot long trout hanging out of Minato's back pocket ]

Do you know how to cook sardines?

[ He takes the sardine back out and attempts to give it to Lea again. ]

[leaberator]

[ cARD????

and also MINATO STOP HE DOESN'T WANT THIS OLD SARDINE??? He's taking a step back like it's gonna attack him ]

Seriously, stop trying to cook that fish, it's not fresh anymore. It was in your pocket.

[compendiem]

[ Minato takes a step forward; he might be about to attack him with it, but it's also very slippery so it might not be on purpose. ]

It's fine, I'll wash it beforehand. These pockets aren't that dirty anyways.

[leaberator]

[ he. takes another. step back.

noooooo ]

The pockets aren't the issue! [ a beat ] Well, no, they kinda are, but-- how long have you kept that fish in there, huh? You can't just carry uncooked meat around in your pockets! That stuff has to stay fresh otherwise it goes bad. Got it memorized?

[ except for the fact that he's a bit exasperated, he does not seem too weirded out at having to explain how fridges work to a teen, which is. something? ]

[compendiem]

[ Minato holds back saying something about keeping rancid gravy around in his pockets for months before he finally eats it, gets predictably sick, and never learns from it. But he's not in a position to make himself sick here, so he just nods and... puts the fish back in his pocket, tbh ]

It's been a couple hours by now, but I promise I won't eat it. I wouldn't be able to fit more than one or two in my pockets after Vally and I fish more up, so you don't have to worry about that either.

[ Those fish will either be swallowed whole by Valvatorez, or properly refrigerated, promise. ]

[leaberator]

[ someone save Minato from himself?? Lea sighs in relief at being free of fish ]

Alright, good. Well, the good news is, you can always use that one as bait if the net gives you issue.

[compendiem]

[ ...Another good idea Minato would never have thought of by himself. He was going to bury this fish underneath an apple tree to use as fertilizer, if all else failed. ]

I'll do that. What about you? Are you here to make nets too?

[leaberator]

No. I don't think anyone else but you two would be doing that.

[ why is that his first assumption. ]

I'm just looking around. There was all this talk about finding answers, so... I'm looking.

[ a bit of a literal interpretation of that ]

[compendiem]

[ Why else would anybody be in a closet like this if not to steal sewing supplies for the sake of fashioning fishing nets? He's going to need more space to put the actual net together, so Minato carefully ties a piece of fabric over the mouth of the mug and loops his belt through the handle so he can carry it like that. ]

If you're looking for answers... [ Which, to be fair, should be what Minato prioritizes first, not... this... ] isn't your best bet to look around the shrine?

[leaberator]

You should try making yourself a bag, while you're at it.

[ wait no he shouldn't tell him that Minato will pick up More Garbage ]

Shrine's on the list. But sometimes to find answers you gotta look into every nook and cranny. Got it memorized?

[ kill me. ]

[compendiem]

[ ...Minato looks around for one of those grease pencils used for marking fabric, and goes ahead and writes "BAG" on the back of his hand. He is absolutely going to make something to carry all his Garbage, thanks.

He also writes "FISH --> FRIDGE" and "EVERY NOOK AND CRANNY" and needs arm space to do so, but it's there, documented on his arm. ]

Got it. Looking around here... [ He cants his head towards a rack of coats. ] Like looking in each pocket to see what's there?

[leaberator]

[ ......... oh my god ]

Maybe get yourself a notebook, while you're at it.

[ PLEASE SAVE THIS CHILD??? Lea scratches the back of his neck. ]

Maybe not... every pocket? But if something looks out of place, you should probably check that out. You know, stuff like that.

[ does he know. does...he... ]

[compendiem]

[ A notebook........... Yes, this makes sense. He writes "NOTEBOOK" on his arm and rolls down the sleeve. ]

We need to check every nook and cranny, right? Answers aren't always obvious, and they can be hidden in plain sight. Here... I'll take the left, and you take the right.

[ Just sort of pat along each article of clothing, not even sure what he's looking for, a waste of time. Clothes is clothes is clothes, nothing and everything could be out of place and Minato would not, in fact, know. ]

[leaberator]

[ why does lea keep accidentally encouraging all these terrible decisions. is it because he's a terrible parent?

yes. almost definitely.

but now he's started this he has to go through, so he does... go to one side ]

Weren't you busy preparing to fish with Vally? You don't hafta help me.