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FIFTH RIDE ✦ ACCIDENTAL VIDEO / ACTION [DANGAN HOUSE]
[Have you ever wanted to see a biker gang leader be domestic? No? Well turn off your 'Gears now then.
Mondo has taken over the kitchen today, so anyone in the Dangan House has probably been unceremoniously shoved out by one of Mondo's smaller Pokémon. The biker gang leader himself is currently almost unrecognizable; his hair is down and tied out of his face and he's sporting a cute apron with Pichu and Pikachu patterns all over it. His shirt, pants, and shoes are the same, so that might be a clue to those who know him, but otherwise he's definitely looking pretty different today. It seems that one of his Pokémon has gotten bored and has decided to film him since the angle is a little low.
There's a small radio sitting on the kitchen counter blasting horrible rap music with far too many cuss words in it, which Mondo is happily singing along to. Beside said radio are quite a few different trays full of... cookies. Holiday-themed cookies. Little trees and snowmen are all over the place and they actually look pretty good, all things considered. Mondo is currently elbow-deep in dough - it looks like he's actually making these things from scratch rather than a box mix. He'll occasionally glance at a recipe, but he seems to know what he's doing.
After a moment of this, Mondo finally seems to notice that the 'Gear is in his Scrafty's hands and he makes a mad fumble for it, only for her to leap out of the way.]
Get the fuck back here, Ryder!
[Hope that didn't break anyone's eardrums... Also his reputation may or may not be ruined completely now. Whoops.]
[After that... embarrassment Mondo can be found packaging the cookies up in little bags. They're holiday-themed bags too; clearly he's gone all out for the season. He's still singing along to the terrible rap, but he seems to be in a good mood despite the hilarity from earlier.
If he catches sight of you, you're probably going to be handed a bag of cookies. Yes, even you Togami and you, Celes.
The cookies inside are actually pretty good! They're not burnt or anything and Mondo seems incredibly proud of himself for something like this. Come taunt him/demand cookies/wonder where in the good hell he got that apron?]
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There's something I did at school that I'm not proud of, either. It's not enough just to be forgiven, is it?
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Fujisaki-kun wanted to change, but died before he had the chance to follow through. You...also died without having the chance to change. But in this place...we've all called it "a second chance" at one time or another, haven't we?
[She glances away.]
It's my penance, to try to change into someone other than the person who made that decision at school. Being forbidden from upsetting you has meant that I could never ask you if you've been trying to do the same.
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No, 'course it's not enough.
[Forgiveness would never be enough, even if everyone in the class forgave him and could move on from what he did.
Kirigiri's final statement gets him to duck his head which would normally hide his face behind his hair, but it's sort of impossible to do that with his hair down.]
...Yeah. 'Course I've been trying to change. I don't... really know how to control my anger and I'm not sure what I can do to atone for the shit I did, but I want to change. I'm trying to change.
[He glances up, brightening a bit.]
That's another reason why I'm glad I met all you guys. I was content being the same shitty person before I met you all. But you guys... I guess you guys make me want to be a better person. So I don't drag you guys down, y'know? At the very least we're all classmates, if not friends.
[Maybe it's naive of him, but he likes to think they're close enough to be called friends.]
Ishimaru's been really fucking good to me. He's helping me work through everything without judging me. I... I know that he kinda... snaps after I get executed, but... but he's doing everything he can for me. I don't think I can ever repay him for that. Fuck, I don't even think he realizes how much he's helping me.
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[This is the point, really, when she ought to smile — and if she were anyone else, she would. But regardless of whether she's striving to change or not, Kirigiri is still Kirigiri, and that's all there is to it.
She does at least manage to look reasonably content, though.]
Then I hope you'll bake for us more often, Oowada-kun.
[Given his embarrassment over it earlier, what she really means is probably something closer to, "Ishimaru's not the only one willing to suspend judgment while you work through your shit". Probably.]
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That said, Mondo hesitates for a moment before smiling brightly.]
'Course! I'd love to! Hey, but first you've actually gotta try the cookies, right?
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I can come back when they're done...?
[The last syllable of the remark quirks up in pitch very slightly, tipping it just barely into the realm of a question rather than a statement.]
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The sugar cookies are done if you wanna try those! I'm working on nutmeg ones next, but I dunno how they'll turn out. Never made 'em before.
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[LAY THESE COOKIES ON HER, MAESTRO.]
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They taste pretty good, if I say so myself.
[He's surprisingly not bad at this whole baking thing!]
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...Yeah, gently caress that. Open it goes, and she takes a thoughtful bite.]
They are good.
[NOM NOM NOM.]
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[He still seems really pleased though!]
I've gotten pretty good at shit like this. I mean, fuck, someone had to bake Daiya a cake for his birthday and it wasn't like our parents were gonna do it!
[He doesn't seem bothered by that statement at all though; he's calmed down a lot about Daiya since he saw his brother over that... really strange weekend.]