“What are you talking about?” Samson questions, bewildered by the notion that Julian would actually think he would watch anime with a dub, or subbed for that matter. “I watch it raw. My Japanese is rather good, despite not visiting my mother’s homeland, if I do say so myself.” He’s a bit flustered to admit his studies have gone well despite the rare practical use of it.
“So, you take it raw.” Julian questions, their tone completely flat and lacking of emotions.
“Yes?” He replies, raising a brow, wondering if the young adult blacked out in the middle of their conversation with how they stare at them with a blank look. However, unexpectedly, Julian cups a hand around their mouth and proceeds to shout down the aisle.
“Hey Damien!” The young man in question pokes his head out from around the corner at the aisle’s end cap.
“Yeah?!” The teen shouts back. Samson watches in rapt horror as the two continue to shout in a public place, getting the attention of the other shoppers within the vicinity. He knows Evelyn and Elijah are in the next aisle and he can only imagine what they’re thinking. He looks to Thera in disbelief for some sort of aid but she simply shrugs, chalking this up as a normal occurrence between her friends. And perhaps it is.
“Samson said he takes it raw!” Julian shouts. Damien’s face screws up in disgust.
“Just because you’re too cowardly to get pegged doesn’t mean it’s a bad time.” Thera adds with a dramatic huff. Julian breaks out into an ugly wheezing laughter. Samson looks between the three of them, baffled by this joke. He thinks it’s a joke? Julian’s reaction seems to imply as much but he was talking about anime raws. It’s a good way to practice his Japanese and he can hardly understand how that could be funny.
“Thera, what does that mean?”
“I’ll let you know when I find a good one.” She sighs.
What does that even mean?!
“A good… a good one what?” He gets no answer and is simply patted on the arm.
What is happening? Why is this happening? All Damien did was take control of the supermarket’s unprotected Bluetooth stereo ( again ) to blast Sailor Moon’s opening and he started to sing, which prompted Julian’s question… but what does it mean? What does any of this mean?!
“Uh, you guys need to calm down or I’m gonna have to ask you to leave.” An employee sheepishly mumbles approaching them all. God. If he could melt into the ground right now, he would.
“I’m sorry. We won’t disturb anyone else.” Samson bemoans, his expression torn between embarrassment and agony. The employee looks dubious but also far too exhausted to actually deal with this anymore than they already have.
If Logan hears of this, he’s going be so disappointed in all of them…
