Well, I was very fortunate. Shiro never let us pay any rent, so all that money just accumulated. And honestly, I would do the work I do at the marine centre even if it was a volunteer position, so I am really lucky that I do get paid for it. Plus beating the Elite Four helped too.
[Plus, growing up with very little money means he also isn't really prone to spendthrift, to begin with. He's the type who'd buy second-hand clothes, not because he needs to, but simply because it seems like a more sensible decision.]
Oh yeah, I forgot about the prize money! I mean, they have to make it worth your while, when you have to make the trek through Victory Road to get there.
Have you been out on it yet? Did you give it a name?
Well, I feel like the experience in and of itself was worth it already. I'm definitely thinking of visiting the area again in the future. But I guess that would be true for some other people.
[People who have no appreciation for the goddamn beautiful of nature.]
Not yet. The guy I bought it from got too old to live and work on it, so it got neglected a bit the last few years. I'll still be living with Shiro until I can get it all fixed up.
Well, I don't think I really know any women to name a boat after...
[He already named a pokemon after Mikasa. He can't name everything after her. And even if he wanted to, this boat doesn't really suit her name. Maybe if it was a sleeker, quicker model. But not this type of slow and languid thing.]
When it is done, you should come and check it out. We could even go out onto the ocean if you wanted. You could bring Shimizu and give him a chance to really stretch his flippers.
[Wait, in his excitement about his new boat, Armin just said something weird, didn't he? Something that could be taken in a completely different way and oh no! That is super not what he meant.]
N-not that we would be sharing the bed, of course! I just meant that it is a clear indication that this boat was meant for at least two people! Nothing weird!
[Kazuki gave Armin a confused look at first-- why was he so flustered? If there wasn't much room on the boat, sharing a bed was understandable-- but that soon dissolved into amusement and laughter as he understood Armin's embarrassment.]
Don't worry, I didn't think anything of it! Even if we have to share a bed-- that's fine, right?
It is not entirely true that I am not a guy like that.
[Listen, he's going to admit it, but that doesn't mean he has to be very forward and blunt about it. Kazuki is only the first person he's actually really telling this and this is not the sort of subject anyone would ever talk about back home.]
[When Kazuki said that, he actually meant more around the lines of Armin being too reserved to take advantage of a situation like that. He was a nice gentle coconut boi, not a sexual predator. So without clarification, that statement was a little confusing...]
[Lord no, Armin is definitely not a guy like that. That's just-- no, he wouldn't even contemplate something like that.
He is, however, entirely unaware of the bit of miscommunication happening here. He honestly had been hoping Kazuki would've picked up on his broad hints by now.]
Uhm, well, you know. A guy like Shiro to some degree.
[Now he gets it! And why Armin was being shy about it too.]
That's okay! I mean... [What are the right words for this kind of situation? When Kazuki learned about Shiro, he was confident about it. Armin seemed much less sure of himself. He had to be gentle...] I'm like that too, so...
[Would that put Armin at ease, or make him uncomfortable? But it was the first thing that came out of his mouth...]
[Armin's eyes widen a bit at that. Really, he hasn't got anything like a gaydar. Unless he knows someone is dating someone of the same sex, he pretty much assumes everybody is straight.]
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Date: 2019-06-13 11:43 pm (UTC)Good job, Armin! That must've taken a lot of hard work to save up for!
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Date: 2019-06-14 10:24 pm (UTC)[Plus, growing up with very little money means he also isn't really prone to spendthrift, to begin with. He's the type who'd buy second-hand clothes, not because he needs to, but simply because it seems like a more sensible decision.]
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Date: 2019-06-15 02:53 am (UTC)Have you been out on it yet? Did you give it a name?
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Date: 2019-06-16 04:41 pm (UTC)[People who have no appreciation for the goddamn beautiful of nature.]
Not yet. The guy I bought it from got too old to live and work on it, so it got neglected a bit the last few years. I'll still be living with Shiro until I can get it all fixed up.
I... I hadn't even thought yet about naming it.
[Oh no. Not naming things. Armin's kryptonite.]
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Date: 2019-06-16 07:50 pm (UTC)[He already named a pokemon after Mikasa. He can't name everything after her. And even if he wanted to, this boat doesn't really suit her name. Maybe if it was a sleeker, quicker model. But not this type of slow and languid thing.]
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Date: 2019-06-16 09:47 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2019-06-19 07:14 pm (UTC)When it is done, you should come and check it out. We could even go out onto the ocean if you wanted. You could bring Shimizu and give him a chance to really stretch his flippers.
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Date: 2019-06-22 06:24 pm (UTC)N-not that we would be sharing the bed, of course! I just meant that it is a clear indication that this boat was meant for at least two people! Nothing weird!
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Date: 2019-06-23 12:18 am (UTC)Don't worry, I didn't think anything of it! Even if we have to share a bed-- that's fine, right?
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Date: 2019-06-23 09:13 pm (UTC)[Because it was Not Like That. Not that there is anything Wrong with being Like That. It just wasn't.]
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Date: 2019-06-23 09:25 pm (UTC)[Kazuki knew Armin was married to the ocean.]
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Date: 2019-06-24 08:22 pm (UTC)Ah, well, about that...
[Armin has never admitted this to anyone, but if it is Kazuki, it is okay, right? If there is one person who won't judge, it is him.]
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Date: 2019-06-24 09:45 pm (UTC)[He was correct! The Kazuki Zone was a No Judgement Zone.]
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Date: 2019-06-25 04:43 pm (UTC)[Listen, he's going to admit it, but that doesn't mean he has to be very forward and blunt about it. Kazuki is only the first person he's actually really telling this and this is not the sort of subject anyone would ever talk about back home.]
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Date: 2019-06-26 12:31 am (UTC)[When Kazuki said that, he actually meant more around the lines of Armin being too reserved to take advantage of a situation like that. He was a nice gentle coconut boi, not a sexual predator. So without clarification, that statement was a little confusing...]
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Date: 2019-06-26 05:09 pm (UTC)He is, however, entirely unaware of the bit of miscommunication happening here. He honestly had been hoping Kazuki would've picked up on his broad hints by now.]
Uhm, well, you know. A guy like Shiro to some degree.
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Date: 2019-06-27 12:59 am (UTC)[Now he gets it! And why Armin was being shy about it too.]
That's okay! I mean... [What are the right words for this kind of situation? When Kazuki learned about Shiro, he was confident about it. Armin seemed much less sure of himself. He had to be gentle...] I'm like that too, so...
[Would that put Armin at ease, or make him uncomfortable? But it was the first thing that came out of his mouth...]
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Date: 2019-06-27 07:08 pm (UTC)R-really?
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