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(TOKEN POV!!) it was an ordinary day in an unspecified city in Canada. birds were singing, children were playing. it was truly a beautiful day. which was why token decided to fuck it up and do some random shit!!! well, not truly random. token had a date with a fellow felinoid creature. apparently her name was shion. she seemed pretty nice!!! (at least from what token had seen from their chats on MeetGrindr) they had decided to meet at the local SPEAKENGLISH (the most delicious thaimex place in the unspecified area!)
they had taken a shower and were going to brush their fur... but then their (glass) shower door had exploded. shard of glass lodged into his fur and got blood EVERYWHERE. "well that sucks absolute ass" she said as he started cleaning up the mess. they were actually able to make their fur look white again tho!! (albeit they reeked of bleach now) "maybe axe body spray would help?" they thought. It did not. Whatever. He pulled on a polo that lottery gave them (bought from BULLETHOLE) they can remember it like it was yesterday, (it was, its just being dramatic lol) they were at their local BULLETHOLE, getting supplies for token's date. "yo look at this shirt. it has moths on it. didn't you say she likes moths???" lottery asked. "oh yeah you're right. she would love it!!!!" token replied. lottery was on his phone texting his friend on DISTRUST called "maasapaasta<3"
maasapaasta<3: soooo ur creature has a date tmrw?????
99% percent of gamblers (lotto): yea ig. were at bullethol rn.
maasapaasta<3: nice!! I'm at 5-HOURSL8R-N-OUT rn!!!
99% percent of gamblers (lotto): damn....
99% percent of gamblers (lotto): u rnt getting me sm????????
maasapaasta<3: oml lotto stfu get it urself
maasapaasta<3: I have 2 go get an outfit 4 shishi tmrw.
maasapaasta<3: she has a date 2!!!!
99% percent of gamblers (lotto): nice!!!!!! tell her that I said hi
maasapaasta<3: will do!!! tell token I said hi as well!!!
they went to the cologne aisle and saw this really cool can of axe. it had a t-rex on it. it apparently smelled like the phoenix one for no reason at all. they got a COSTMO sized bag of noli purble Doratos as well. they went to the checkout where lotto pulled out his tap-to-pay blunt. It surprisingly worked. it cost them $4.20 for everything. Back to the present. they sprayed more Axe onto his shirt and called it a day. he got in his car and connected his Bluetooth and started playing P3T over the speakers. Even Maasa could hear her car from 3 miles away. They continued driving and eventually made it to the restaurant. They got out of the car and sat at their reserved table by the window. they started scrolling on TikTok when they saw a purple felinoid walk in.
(SHION POV!!!) Shion had rolled out of bed at five am, careful to not disturb her sister as she got herself ready for the day. she brushed her fur after taking a nice bath. she had breakfast and got prepared to go to the store with maasa. "sooooooo you have a date later???? whose it with??? where are you guys going??? is he cute??? TELL ME EVERYTHING!!!" maasa said in Japanese in the middle of WAL-MARRED "GEEZ MAASA STOP BEING SO NOSY!!! but its with this [insert gender here] named token!! they're really sweet and funny!! im so excited!!!" shion replied "oooo honey we HAVE to get you a cute outfit!!!" maasa said excitedly. They eventually found a dark blue dress that complemented her eyes really well! They went home and started doing her makeup, making her look like a purble porcelain doll. She had Maasa drive her to SPEAKENGLISH and walked in, seeing a white felinoid who reeked of bleach and axe sitting at a table eating their house famous Bangkok Guac (Guacamole flavored with lemongrass, shallots, Thai chiles, and fish sauce, served with airy shrimp chips for scooping) and scrolling on its phone. "Are you Token?" she asked them. "Oh- uhhh yes that's me!!! and you're Shion?" they replied. "yeah!! it's so nice to finally meet you in person!" she replied, waiting to ask about why they smell like he just raided the janitor's closet at their college. "so... ya like jazz?" token asked awkwardly. "...you did not just quote the MOTH-ERFUCKING BEE MOVIE ON THE FIRST DATE!" shion laughed. "sooooo why do you smell like my college's janitor's closet?" shion asked. "Well you see, my shower door kinda explo-" token froze for 32 seconds. "token? are you ok?" shion asked as she waved her paw in front of his face. "-ded and lodged a fuck ton of glass into my fur and I had to use bleach to get out the blood! buuuuuuuttttt then I reeked of bleach and I decided to use a can of t-rex (phoenix scent) axe to try to cover it up!! also sorry I have a weird form of autism where I just freeze up for random periods of time. it's such a hassle, sometimes my brother has to shake me to get me out of it." token rambled. "oh. you have a brother?" shion inquired "oh yeah! his name is lottery! dunno what our parents were on when they named us... but at least our names are cool!" token replied. "I have 3 sisters! well, technically 4 but she left when I was really young... but their names are gourmet, maasa, and mocchi! I don't remember her name, I think it was sui or something... talk about weird names... only me and maasa live out here, our parents and sisters still live in Japan. we only came out here for school!" shion said. "oh? what do you go to school for?" token asked. "biology and psychology! are you in school?" shion asked. "yeah!! I do graphic and sound design!!! where do you go to school? I go to [UNSPECIFIED CITY] University!" token asked. "WAIT REALLY??? ME TOO!! so does my sister and her friend lotto!!" shion said. "wait... lotto? and your sister's name is... maasa? hold on a second..." token said, starting to connect the dots. "OUR SIBLINGS ARE BESTIES????" they said at the same time. A server that looked suspiciously like maasa came and took their drink orders. "can I get the orange Thai tea horchata?" shion said. "can I also get that? and a water?" token asked. "sure! ^-^" the maasa-esque waiter said. shion pulled out her phone and started furiously texting maasa.
Shiho Hinomori (not really): MAASA ISTG IF YOU'RE OUR WAITER AND SPYING ON US I WILL MURDER YPOU
maasapaasta<3: SHISHI. LOTTO JUST TOLD ME HIS BROTHER IS ON A DATE WITH A 'PURBLE PORCELAIN DOLL.' ARE YOU DATING THE BLEACH-CAT??
Shiho Hinomori (not really): Maasa, their name is Token. And yes. He is currently vibrating in my general direction. PLEASE DO NOT TELL MOM.
Shiho Hinomori (not really): also where r u rn???
maasapaasta<3: wal-marred with lotto rn
Shiho Hinomori (not really): 💀
Shiho Hinomori (not really): oh shiii the waiter is here with our drinks gtg
(NO POV) the waiter arrived with their drinks and sat them on the table. token started on their water as shion took a sip of their tea. When token sat down their water on the table, a big chunk of shower glass fell out of his ear, splashing into the water, blood and all. "well that sucks absolute ass. this water was so crisp, and moist, but now its just spicy :(" shion whipped out her phone and took a pic.
Shiho Hinomori (not really): LOOK AT THIS DUMBASS
(attached pic of token grinning with blood slowly flowing out of his head and a bloody piece of glass in a cup of water)
maasapaasta<3: LMAO I SEE U GUYS FROM WAL-MARRED
Shiho Hinomori (not really): WAIT REALLY???
maasapaasta<3: YES REALLY
maasapaasta<3: YOU AND THE WAITER BOTH LOOK MORTIFIED
maasapaasta<3: LOTTO. A PIECE OF GLASS JUST FELL OUT OF HIS HEAD INTO HIS WATER. 💀
99% percent of gamblers (lotto): lmao i told him to wear the safety pins to keep the glass in. they never listen.
maasapaasta<3: SHION IS JUST STARING AT IT. SHE LOOKS LIKE SHE’S GOING TO CRY OR LAUGH. SEND HELP.
maasapaasta<3: THERE IS BLOOD POURING OUT OF HIS SKULL
99% percent of gamblers (lotto): PFFTTTTTTT-
"TOKEN YOU LOOK LIKE YOU'RE GOING TO BLEED OUT- WAITER! WAITER! WE NEED A BANDAGE!" shion started yelling. Thank Miku they were some of the only people in the restaurant. "oh i know!!! i can just disinfect it with some axe!" token whips out the can of axe and goes to spray it... only for them to get stuck lagging for a whole minute.
maasapaasta<3: LOTTO. HE’S BUFFERING. HE HAS A CAN OF AXE POINTED AT HIS BRAIN AND HE’S BEEN STILL FOR 30 SECONDS. SHOULD I TELL SHISHI TO SHAKE HIM??
99% percent of gamblers (lotto): lmao nah just let him reboot. if u shake him the glass might rattle. just tell her to put a leek in his hand, it usually helps the signal.
maasapaasta<3: SHION IS SCREAMING. I THINK SHE’S GOING TO USE HER SAFETY PINS TO STITCH HIM SHUT. THIS IS THE BEST $4.20 WE EVER SPENT.
At that moment, a single neon teal leek falls from the heavens into token's other hand. Instantly, she goes back to normal, but he sprays the can of axe into the open wound. "SGJHDFGHURFHGVHUVSXGHVCGBCEFUVHRFBHURFVBHUEFVBHEFVBHFBH AUGH WHAT THE FUCK AGYUDG FVGRHVGBGIBH GRBVHGVBGVBHBHVFRBHVFRU VFRBHUVFBHU HELP ME SHIONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN" token starts screaming out. "SHIT!!!!" shion takes the cup of glass-water and fishes out the glass, and pours some onto the wound, rinsing out the axe. She then takes out a sewing kit and safety pins the wound closed so she can sew it shut. She silently thanks miku and prays that the wound is safe as she sews it up. The waiter finally comes around with some gauze as she finishes sewing the wound. The air now smells like burnt ozone, "phoenix" axe body spray, a copious amount of bleach, and blood. Shion puts some actual disinfectant on the wound and puts on the gauze. The waiter asks if they want to order. They both glance at each other, remembering that was what they actually came here for. "uhhhhh maybe a bit more time?" token says. The menu at SPEAKENGLISH was written in three different languages and looked like it had been through a glitch-filter. Token squinted at the al pastor pad Thai , while Shion gracefully pointed to the red curry steak fajitas. "don't those look so good, token? I think I'm going to get those" shion said to token. "I might get the al pastor pad Thai... but idk... maybe the Bangkok burrito?" token said indecisively. The maasa-esque waiter came around and took their orders, token settling on the burrito. They sat there talking for a while, waiting on their food, when they heard a loud *CRASH!* They looked over to see that one of the waiters (THE ONE WITH THEIR FOOD MIND YOU) had passed out from the noxious smell coming from token. It was probably because she was human tho. They had to wait another whole 45 minutes for their food to arrive. They had really hit off! they ate their food when the whole restaurant turned teal. They heard miku's heavenly voice come from the leek simply saying "I want some....". They looked at each other in pure shock as they pushed some of their food towards the leek. the food got magically absorbed into the leek, satisfying the goddess. "ok now get back to being idiots in love" she said as they heard the crunching of popcorn. "...okay then" shion said to token. They finished their food and shion decided to try alcohol for the first time! she had ordered the "Tamarind Margarita" which was a whopping 30% abv. Wrong choice. She started drinking the margarita, feeling okay at first, but when she reached just a third of the way down the glass, she started feeling... odd. Token could see that she was getting tipsy and asked, out of concern for her safety, how she got here. "oh yeahhhhhhhhhh my sis drove me allllllllll the way here!" she started slurring a little. "would you like me to drive you home? I swear I won't kidnap you. that nearly happened to me on my last date..." token asked "sure! I don't mind! also what happened?" shion asked. "oh yeah so my date was actually a stalker who tried (and failed) to kidnap me on my way into my apartment." token said. "would you like anything else?" the waiter asked "uh..... can we get the trés leches mango sticky rice for 2? and we never got the instant drunk cure that came with the marg." token said. "sounds great! we'll get that right out for you!" the waiter replied. by then shion had already finished her drink, being VERY drunk, and texting her sister.
shiho hinomori (not really): MAASAAAA THE LEEK ATE THE BURRITO AND TOKEN IS GLITCHING AGAIN I LOVE HIMMMMM.
maasapaasta<3: oml shishi are you drunk?
shiho hinomori (not really): mmmmmmayb333 <3333333333
shiho hinomori (not really): were getting the instant drunk cure that comkes with tge drimk thu
maasapaasta<3: ok?????? be safe?????
"THAT DAMN LEEK ATE YOUR BURRITO I NEED TO GET YOU JUSTICE!!" shion exclaimed while weakly trying to punch the leek. "shion please don't it's MYYYY job to do the dumb shit around here. their desert came around and shion tried to drunkenly feed token the sticky rice. token instantly started buffering from the intimacy.
maasapaasta<3: LOTTO. SHE DRANK THE TAMARIND MARGARITA. SHE JUST TRIED TO PUNCH THE LEEK.
99% of gamblers (lotto): lmao tell her the leek is an immortal vessel, she’s gonna break her hand. is token still vibrating?"
maasapaasta<3: HE’S BUFFERING. SHE’S CURRENTLY PETTING THE MOTH ON HIS SHIRT. I’M RECORDING EVERYTHING. MIKU IS LITERALLY EATING POPCORN IN THE BACKGROUND.
99% percent of gamblers (lotto): damnnnnn my brother got bitches.... but not me......
maasapaasta<3: I mean,,, we could go out????
99% percent of gamblers (lotto): ...
99% percent of gamblers (lotto): ykw sure maybe we can invite our lovebirds of siblings to join us.
maasapaasta<3: sounds great! I'll tell shishi!!
"do you know that you smell like an all-boys high school pool?" shion asked once token stopped buffering. "...maybe. BUT ITS AESTHETIC SCENT CORE!!! ITS PERFECT RIGHT????" token answered. "surreeeeeeee babe. believe that all you want." shion said jokingly. they had finally gotten the drunk cure (which was in a small plastic bottle, but more importantly... the bill. Token opened his wallet and a singular moth flew out, landed on the card reader, and started to fly back to the wallet when shion started petting it. "awwwww soft uwu fuzzy fuzzy mothy baby!!!! ^^" shion said while petting it. it leaned into the touch before flying back into the wallet. shion had decided to finally drink the cure and started to get her stuff together. "do you still wanna head back to my place?" shion asked. "uhhhhh sure!!! I just hope your sister doesn't mind that I smell like a middle school locker room lol" token answered, trying to hide her excitement that he actually is getting somewhere with a relationship for once. they got in token's ichinissan 3d square shaped figure and token connected their phone to Bluetooth. "sooooo, what music do you like? anything you wanna play?" token asked. "there is this one j-pop idol group I like! they're called GHOUL/MOTH and they have really nice songs! I also like femtanyl tho!!" she said as she started playing "HANASHOUJO" over the speakers "WAIT YOU ALSO LIKE FEMTANYL??? I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO LIKED HER OUT HERE!!!" token replied. Just then both token and shion got a notif on their CELLULAR CAR PHONES over DISTRUST.
99% percent of gamblers (lotto): yo do you wanna go on a double date tmrw with me and maasa?????
INSERT-TOKEN!: sure!!!! lemme ask shion tho
INSERT-TOKEN!: oh wait she just asked me lol
"weird question.... but do you want to go to a park??? I know one that looks really pretty right now!!!" token asked. "sure!! I would love to!!!" shion replied.
they made it to "astercoin park" and rolled out the blanket token had in the back of the car. the radioactive goddess leek made the perfect mood lighting underneath the beautiful starry night. they both lay on it, shion's perfect purple paw holding token's bleach-axe combo one. they both gazed into each other's eyes, token's reddish pink eyes standing out against the blue blanket. shion slowly got closer to token, intent perfectly clear, and started to make out with him. Whether it was the remnants of drunkenness or simply just pure infatuation, only miku knows. but they both enjoyed it. after a while, token spoke up "so, does this make us a couple now?" they asked. "sure! i mean.. if you want to that is" shion replied. "I would love to, my doll." token spoke softly. they heard a soft squealing come from the leek, but they ignored it. they got in the car and started to drive back to shion's apartment. when they got inside, they heard maasa on a DISTRUST call with lotto. "weird question... but can I borrow some clothes and a towel? I don't want your house to smell like a chemical plant lol" token asked. "oh sure! here, what's your size?" shion asked. "uhhhhhh size 5 I think??? i dunno I've been wearing the same 10 outfits for years lol" token said. As Shion went and got the clothes and towel, she reflected on how she got to this point in her life. Her past dates, moving to this country, college. It was just crazy that she made it this far in life. Hell, her plane nearly crashed on the way here! She handed them the clothes and towel and went to go take a shower herself. When she got out, she saw token on the couch fumbling with the remote. "did you know your remote was made by Satan? it says so on the back lol" token said, showing her the remote. It was true, it said "made in hell by satan <3". eventually, they settled on watching "grinning acquaintances". they talked through the night and eventually fell asleep on the couch. END OF CHAPTER ONE!!