[ she's puzzled, her smile only fading a little while she tried to parse if karkat was calling ursula a liar. chihiro wonders if it might not be them not understanding each other. then again, she's been misunderstanding people too often so...
... she's a bit biased. ]
Mm, that would be nice. You should tell me about which one you end up liking best afterward.
[ since while chihiro reads, she's not been a big romance reader. then again get her some shoujo manga she's more likely to read casually whoops? ]
That was all. I won't keep you, K-kun!
[ casually tosses his name out the window FOR THE MOMENT AH...HAHAHA sorry. she presumes he has important things to do? mostly everyone seems to, so karkat benefits by being shoved in with that assumption too by proxy. ]
[ things that have not been explained to karkat: honorifics. no one uses them on him?? EVEN THE JAPANESE PEOPLE ON BASE for some reason no one seems like karkat is honorific worthy...
he just. stares at her for a couple of seconds, trying to decipher what the fuck k-kun is before realizing it's meant to be him. ]
[ tbh he's enough of a rude teen that somehow it's unsurprising even if, you know........... it mattered lksdfj
unfortunately chihiro is probably one of the worst people for explaining this, so mostly she blinks and repeats herself, thinking perhaps she'd been unclear, or had offended him in the process. should have gone for -san, kiddo!!! ]
the only people who actively call him nicknames on base are like. THE GUY HE'S DATING.... well other people call him nicknames but they are usually some form of insult. so.
[ she's not sure about what the confusion is IS SHE BEING TOO INFORMAL is she allowing too much closeness
it honestly doesn't occur to her he may not be used to nicknames, though she really should think about that, given what her own reaction would be if people hit the wrong nick name note. ]
[ what the fuck is the difference between kun and san... well, she said informal, so is kun informal? not that he has any idea what either means. he could kind of get kun simply because it has.. you know, a k in it? so where is she getting san from. ]
How the hell is it more informal than the other one?
[ oooh OOOOH she straightens, thinking she's starting to understand. ]
K-kun can be saying we're closer friends than, um... K-san. I'm sorry, I'm not sure how to explain. [ she brings her hands up to her chest, thinking pretty hard. ] When I meet most people for the first time, I'd say, Hello! It's nice to meet you, Person-san. But if it's a friend or a classmate or someone like that, I may say, it's nice to meet you, Person-kun. Though since you're my senior here, calling you K-san makes sense, too...
[ SHE'S SORRY FOR HER STRUGGLE KARKAT she'll practice on her own so that the next time she says his full name, she gets it right. ]
Mm! Okay, K-kun!
[ but for now that earns him a bright smile and her sense of relief that he's not horribly offended by any of this (OR THE FACT SHE VERY MUCH IS JUST NOT... SAYING HIS PROPER NAME) ]
[ he's mostly letting it pass because it's... very obviously not an insult. if he felt like she was being mean his reaction would be a lot different but even karkat can tell that chihiro is painfully nice.
it's kind of annoying actually. BUT WHATEVER she just gave him books. ]
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[ she's puzzled, her smile only fading a little while she tried to parse if karkat was calling ursula a liar. chihiro wonders if it might not be them not understanding each other. then again, she's been misunderstanding people too often so...
... she's a bit biased. ]
Mm, that would be nice. You should tell me about which one you end up liking best afterward.
[ since while chihiro reads, she's not been a big romance reader. then again get her some shoujo manga she's more likely to read casually whoops? ]
That was all. I won't keep you, K-kun!
[ casually tosses his name out the window FOR THE MOMENT AH...HAHAHA sorry. she presumes he has important things to do? mostly everyone seems to, so karkat benefits by being shoved in with that assumption too by proxy. ]
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he just. stares at her for a couple of seconds, trying to decipher what the fuck k-kun is before realizing it's meant to be him. ]
K-what?
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unfortunately chihiro is probably one of the worst people for explaining this, so mostly she blinks and repeats herself, thinking perhaps she'd been unclear, or had offended him in the process. should have gone for -san, kiddo!!! ]
K-kun?
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[ he just repeats it because ????
the only people who actively call him nicknames on base are like. THE GUY HE'S DATING.... well other people call him nicknames but they are usually some form of insult. so.
????????????? ]
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[ she's not sure about what the confusion is IS SHE BEING TOO INFORMAL is she allowing too much closeness
it honestly doesn't occur to her he may not be used to nicknames, though she really should think about that, given what her own reaction would be if people hit the wrong nick name note. ]
I didn't mean to be too informal.
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How the hell is it more informal than the other one?
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K-kun can be saying we're closer friends than, um... K-san. I'm sorry, I'm not sure how to explain. [ she brings her hands up to her chest, thinking pretty hard. ] When I meet most people for the first time, I'd say, Hello! It's nice to meet you, Person-san. But if it's a friend or a classmate or someone like that, I may say, it's nice to meet you, Person-kun. Though since you're my senior here, calling you K-san makes sense, too...
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then again she seemed to have trouble saying it so... it was probably a very deliberate dumping of his first name. ]
Ugh. K-kun sounds better. Stick with that one.
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Mm! Okay, K-kun!
[ but for now that earns him a bright smile and her sense of relief that he's not horribly offended by any of this (OR THE FACT SHE VERY MUCH IS JUST NOT... SAYING HIS PROPER NAME) ]
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it's kind of annoying actually. BUT WHATEVER she just gave him books. ]
Anyway I'll let you know how these are.
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That hasn't much happened yet. GLAD TO BE ANNOYING she gives him a nod and thumbs up. ]
Okay! See you later.
[ and off she goes...! ]