As they lingered in hidden nook embraced by majestic trees, Tengen, who seemed to be completely unfazed by Zenitsu's obvious distress, replied with ferocity almost as fierce as his.
'' DO I LOOK LIKE IF I AM?! ''
he totally was, but ... [ ... ]
He boomed through the calm of clearing, continuing finally with renewed determination, '' IF I SAY IT'S TIME FOR TEA, THEN IT'S TIME FOR TEA!! ''
They had run through the wilderness for tea, yet there was something incredibly potent about that moment; despite the absurdity of their situation, it only added to its charm -- the chaos of the day. And despite Uzui being known as an infamous troll, he looked like someone who (at that moment) knew exactly what he's doing.
Spoon flicked against the surface of liquidy gold, basketing one full portion into each cup, and then with a gruff one of the cups lifting towards Zenitsu, signalling somewhere between half mutter and static navigation ' now pour! ' & drink.
And as he waited, the seasoned ex-Hashira started talking about random things, but there was something that seemed to drown out his voice.
'' - the under water currents - .'' buzzz.
buzz.
Buzz. '' --and, f*cking seriously, you wouldn't believe how creepy that old hag- . '' buzzz.
buzzzzzzzzzzzz.
It periodically appeared and disappeared, delivering only half information to Agatsuma's sensitive hearing. But the weirdest of it all was that Tengen seemed absolutely unbothered by that strange 'something' overshadowing his voice; he never reacted and went on and on. But why? Could he possibly not hear it ... ?