[ shiro isn’t sure of anything anymore. sitting here and stuffing turkey balls into his mouth is, at least, familiar territory, so given the choice, this is by far the safer option. munching on his testicle, he considers keith for a moment and then swallows, brow wrinkled in a way that suggests he’s trying very diligently to unearth the memory. first ball, first ball…
end of november. a few years into his residence in arizona, so he was… seventeen, eighteen, he thinks? hot day. a very deserty day.
he shrugs as he swallows. ] Wouldn’t say special. It was pretty ordinary. [ a beat. a brief laugh. ] As ordinary as a festival out in the boonies can be, I mean.
[ another beat and – really, he’s part tempted to snag keith’s turkey ball next if he leaves it forked like that much longer. ] The guys took me out. [ he doesn’t elaborate on who the guys are, partly due to him lacking the self-awareness that it’s an entirely vague detail that keith won’t be able to follow. ]
Thought it’d be funny to introduce the Florida boy to some balls. [ and now he’s grinning, boyish and sly. ] Little did they know I already knew plenty on the subject.
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end of november. a few years into his residence in arizona, so he was… seventeen, eighteen, he thinks? hot day. a very deserty day.
he shrugs as he swallows. ] Wouldn’t say special. It was pretty ordinary. [ a beat. a brief laugh. ] As ordinary as a festival out in the boonies can be, I mean.
[ another beat and – really, he’s part tempted to snag keith’s turkey ball next if he leaves it forked like that much longer. ] The guys took me out. [ he doesn’t elaborate on who the guys are, partly due to him lacking the self-awareness that it’s an entirely vague detail that keith won’t be able to follow. ]
Thought it’d be funny to introduce the Florida boy to some balls. [ and now he’s grinning, boyish and sly. ] Little did they know I already knew plenty on the subject.