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( rokkun is... surprisingly knowledgeable about keeping little rats alive... but maybe it's because he's a Nature Guy, she realizes. maybe he's seen some small animals struggle in the wild, who knows.

at any rate, she reluctantly sets wilbur jr. down on the cloth and takes another piece from rokkun, nodding. )

Won't soaking this in boiling water be too hot? ( she glances down at the cloth, then back up to rokkun, then to rantarou, who returns with q-tips. what are these for, anyway... )

There we go...

( success, their tuna, which he's going to carry both lily may and himself to the room where everyone is stationed, and he'll make sure that lily may does NOT see the baby rat. he leaves those three to managing wilbur downy jr. since he believes they don't need him in that front — holding lily may down is already a job. he's moving to the cabinets to see if he can find a bowl so that he can pour the tuna he got inside. now he doesn't want her to lose interest in him or the food, so komaeda's going to rip open one of the packs so he can give her a little whiff.

i know baby rat probably smells better, but this is the good tuna... hopefully. )

[ Oh... do normal people not keep qtips in the kitchen for cleaning... okay, fine.

It's good tuna and Lily May gnaws a little at the edge of the packet if she can get close enough to it, but she's a good cat who will weave in and out of Komaeda's feet while he searches for the bowl in hopes of tripping him up and getting him to drop the food.

Meanwhile, the rat parents are going to get a crash course in baby rat care, in which Rokkun addresses just Rika and Amami because he's chalked up Komaeda to be the deadbeat dad. ]

We'll be wrapping a towel around it, so it won't be too hot. To feed it, the easiest way is to place a drop on the tip of your finger— make sure to wash your hands first— wait for it to have cooled to body temperature, and let it suckle. You're going to feed it every one to two hours, around the clock.

[ You = Rika and Amami. They can take turns overnight. ]

The Q-tips are for stroking the urethra and anus to encourage urination and defecation. You will do this after each feeding.

[ ...He does not take the Q-tips from Amami. ]

( listen -- they live in the bathroom at every house i've ever been to!!

but hey, they really are taking on real parenting duties, aren't they? every hour or so isn't the best but, honestly, it's not like amami's getting full nights of sleep with the way things are right now anyway. he guesses fine with that. the next part?

...

alright, don't lead by example or anything, rokkun. )

You sound like you've done this before.

( care to elaborate, while amami shoves the q-tip box in his pocket? they'll just keep all of these then, it's fine. )

( well, amami is the responsible one, but she's totally down to help out, because she did insist on saving this rat, so it's only fair? sleeping around here is hard, anyway, so it's fine, they can take turns...

... as for... the q-tips...

she just stares at rokkun for a moment, lips pursed tight, and then proceeds to turn around, bury her face in amami's shoulder and — SNNNNNNIICKERRRR. her shoulders shake, and she's obviously laughing, because she's 15 and that was a Lot of funny words in quick succession.

he said urethra?? this is the funniest shit ever, stop. )

Pfftt... — hahaha! Ah — sorry, I just... you... looked so serious saying it, I — ( AND AMAMI IS SO MATURE ABOUT IT BUT SHE CAN'T STOP LAUGHINGGGGGG )

[ deadbeat mother too, okay, Rokkun turns to just Amami and shows him how to use the qtip, he's a single father now ]

( STOPPPPP YOU SAID SO MANY FUNNY WORDS SHE NEEDS A MOMENT OKAY SHE WILL DO HER BESTTTTTT )

[ no, she's probably going to start laughing while in the middle of feeding Wilbur Downy Jr. and lacerate its stomach with a qtip or something, this is Amami's child now ]

( banished from motherhood... you know what, given her family history, fair, )

[ sorry but yeah ]

( wait hold up what happened to daddy #3? aren't they in this together? ...rokkun!?

also @ rika, ow, the ribs are still pretty fresh at this point. )

[ sets metaphorical hands on his shoulders, good luck, Rokkun's taught him all he knows, it's up to Amami now ]

( ? )

( laugh with her it's funny )

( i DID HE MADE ME CHUCKLE )

( hey, everyone told komaeda to deal with lily may! he's not a deadbeat dad... yet, but he turns around see how well rokkun handles the situation and he'll just... sigh wistfully... a smart man.

smart man... until... i'm crying, his specific choice of words that make komaeda chuckle as he sees who the duty has been shirked off to. looking towards rika first to see that she's laughing first, and then he stares towards amami who is taking this rather easily.

another small laugh, and he's pouring the tuna into the bowl so he can kneel down to offer it to lily may before he can get tripped up. there you go lily may, komaeda's going to rub his thumb along her forehead in the spot that she likes before leaving her where she is. )

You're so talented, Rokkun, you're going to be a pretty good father when you get married...~

( he's not going to embarrass rika, not infront of her big brother amami... because he was very anti "i'm gunna paint" awhile ago. )

[ Lily May's going to gobble the food up in like ten seconds so she can go to where Komaeda is and sit on his feet. ]

I've had practice. If you took care of this rat half as well as you pay attention to that cat, you wouldn't be terrible either. Its life is in your guys' hands, though. If you're not going to take it seriously, you're better off letting it die now.

she's not that CAT and when you see her do something mundane you ask what da lily may doing :/

ok ratcist

they killed my mother and my parents

your mother and your parents

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( five time winner of world's best rat-dad award, rokuro arata!

you know what, yeah, should have expected that from rika, so he doesn't hold it against her. cute, even if it catches him off guard. with a slightly sheepish expression, amami's hand hovers over her waist, like he's not entirely sure what to do about this — he seems amused, at least.

though he'll, like, Look at komaeda before paying mind to rokkun again. )

We can take it seriously, don't worry.

( read as: he can take it seriously. )

( NOOOO NOT A RAT A )

Hmmm...

( she's still giggling here and there, because, you know, she's five, but she's at least considering something now, like she'd gotten an idea. )

Oh! What if we find Wilbur Jr. a rat mom surrogate?! ( perking up, suddenly, she hits her palm with her fist. ) I'm pretty sure Pestilence gave birth recently! Maybe she'd adopt him, if we ask nicely!

( rat to rat communication.

she'd go off about how naughty wilbur and pestilence were old friends, so she'd totally agree, but, you know, nobody needs these rat soaps. or maybe they do need these rat soaps. she settles in amami's hold, at any rate, looking very thoughtful. ugh... genius of this caliber takes so much energy. )

Since you're a pretty good daddy, you'll stay around and help, won't you... Rokkun...~?

( if they flatter him will he fold and help?

he wouldn't be terrible either, huh? if he stopped paying attention to the cat to focus on the pup, then he would be a pretty good parent. komaeda has the knowledge and years under his belt as a caretaker so it would work out considering the living conditions, he's seen his fair share of rats. it's a memory, but he does smile softly at the thought of the four (he has five, but god i ain't tryna claim The One) he watched over, and maybe if the rat could boss him around he'd be more willing to take care of it. he watches as rika makes her way towards amami, settling in his arms as she proceeds to call out a familiar name that makes komaeda perk up! )

Ah... I understand, if you settle in a loving embrace, it makes it easier to figure out who will take care Wilbur Jr.... Good choice.

( they'll be all sorts of colors too once they grow up: brown, white, and some with grey dots — they'll have to remind rokkun to have a look when they're all free. he won't mention where they are because lily may is a bit too smart for her own good as she sits on komaeda's shoes. he bends over to brush his thumb against the feline's head down to her nose before picking lily may back up... sorry queen. )

Call her anytime, Kawaii-san.

[ Pestilence is going to eat this baby rat to provide energy to raise her own children. ]

...I'm going to return to my work.

[ Maybe break into Amami's locker and steal his shoes. The sheer audacity of what he's seeing in front of him right now. ]