Nope! I was just hoping you'd use different language, that's all!
[Prettier language. Politer language. But he can already hear the other boy saying "You expect ME to be polite?" or "You expect ME to talk pretty? I'll kill you!" so he won't say that. He doesn't have a death wish! Explosions are only good news when they're happening a safe distance away from him!
Though he does laugh in response to Bakugo's shouting. So on second thought, maybe he has a death wish after all.]
Fufufu! ♪
[Yeah, this probably does not quell Bakugo's rage. ... at least his next words are complimentary?]
You certainly sound it! Very well, I won't doubt your skills again! Now I want to see you have a cook-off with Jun-kun, actually. Do you ever use that power of yours for cooking? It seems to me like you could use it to fry birds, at least. Though seagull is not considered a delicacy, so I'll pass on ever trying that.
[Fortunately, Jun is not as talkative as Hiyori. He's not as quiet as he used to be! He can hold a conversation now. And you might even get him to talk a lot if you get him started on one of his interests, like exercise or manga. But he's not an irritating chatterbox (or a gay little green parrot), and he's had to tell Hiyori once or twice to put a sock in it.
Unfortunately, Hiyori's not done talking yet, because now he has to explain the rank system.
First thing's first: he is not going to explain that the only (or at least the most effective) means of raising your rank. Maybe Bakugo would be fine with it. He is a boy, and he's at that age. But Hiyori finds the whole thing distasteful, and as an idol, he'll pass on the whole competitive-sleeping-around thing himself. It'd be a betrayal of his fans if he did that. He's hoping to bust out before anyone can force him to properly play Game 52.
Though the rank system is still something he finds distasteful, even putting aside how you change rank. He predicts more swearing to follow! Time to brace his delicate ears.]
Alright, here goes!
[He takes a breath, straightens up, and then begins another tl;dr infodump, wagging a finger in the air as he explains stuff.]
After you've been here a week or so, they give you a rank. The rank is based on playing cards—that's another thing they're obsessed with here—and the lowest is two, while the highest is King and Queen! Or at least I think those are the highest. Ace and Jack also seem to be treated like "royalty," though.
Basically, your treatment and accommodations depend on what your rank is. So if you're a so-called "royalty card," the longer-term guests will all gossip excitedly about you and worship the ground you walk on. You'll also be given a grand room—I visited a Queen's suite last month for a birthday celebration, and her "room" was more like a private villa. There was another fake beach inside like this one, and she even had her own private pool with a waterslide. She had her own elevator, too.
[Then his expression darkens.]
But if you're a low rank, like in the two to four range, you'll be stuck in a shabby room without its own bath. The staff will treat you like you're invisible, or so I've heard. And those rooms are located on the lower-level floors, where there's all sorts of unpleasant stuff going on: ghosts, monster attacks, chemical spills, you name it! It's that kind of corrupt system: the kind where they take one look you and decide whether you're somebody worthwhile. And everyone's meant to accept it as "just the way things work around here."
[His tone and the negative framing should let Bakugo know what he thinks of that. Though it's not like the world he comes from doesn't also have similar hierarchies in place. Some people are at the top of the food chain, some are on the bottom!
But he, Hiyori Tomoe, has never been anywhere close to the bottom. Not even in this place, though he's also far from the top here.]
Ah, thanks! Same tbh. Good luck with apps!
[Prettier language. Politer language. But he can already hear the other boy saying "You expect ME to be polite?" or "You expect ME to talk pretty? I'll kill you!" so he won't say that. He doesn't have a death wish! Explosions are only good news when they're happening a safe distance away from him!
Though he does laugh in response to Bakugo's shouting. So on second thought, maybe he has a death wish after all.]
Fufufu! ♪
[Yeah, this probably does not quell Bakugo's rage. ... at least his next words are complimentary?]
You certainly sound it! Very well, I won't doubt your skills again! Now I want to see you have a cook-off with Jun-kun, actually. Do you ever use that power of yours for cooking? It seems to me like you could use it to fry birds, at least. Though seagull is not considered a delicacy, so I'll pass on ever trying that.
[Fortunately, Jun is not as talkative as Hiyori. He's not as quiet as he used to be! He can hold a conversation now. And you might even get him to talk a lot if you get him started on one of his interests, like exercise or manga. But he's not an irritating chatterbox (or a gay little green parrot), and he's had to tell Hiyori once or twice to put a sock in it.
Unfortunately, Hiyori's not done talking yet, because now he has to explain the rank system.
First thing's first: he is not going to explain that the only (or at least the most effective) means of raising your rank. Maybe Bakugo would be fine with it. He is a boy, and he's at that age. But Hiyori finds the whole thing distasteful, and as an idol, he'll pass on the whole competitive-sleeping-around thing himself. It'd be a betrayal of his fans if he did that. He's hoping to bust out before anyone can force him to properly play Game 52.
Though the rank system is still something he finds distasteful, even putting aside how you change rank. He predicts more swearing to follow! Time to brace his delicate ears.]
Alright, here goes!
[He takes a breath, straightens up, and then begins another tl;dr infodump, wagging a finger in the air as he explains stuff.]
After you've been here a week or so, they give you a rank. The rank is based on playing cards—that's another thing they're obsessed with here—and the lowest is two, while the highest is King and Queen! Or at least I think those are the highest. Ace and Jack also seem to be treated like "royalty," though.
Basically, your treatment and accommodations depend on what your rank is. So if you're a so-called "royalty card," the longer-term guests will all gossip excitedly about you and worship the ground you walk on. You'll also be given a grand room—I visited a Queen's suite last month for a birthday celebration, and her "room" was more like a private villa. There was another fake beach inside like this one, and she even had her own private pool with a waterslide. She had her own elevator, too.
[Then his expression darkens.]
But if you're a low rank, like in the two to four range, you'll be stuck in a shabby room without its own bath. The staff will treat you like you're invisible, or so I've heard. And those rooms are located on the lower-level floors, where there's all sorts of unpleasant stuff going on: ghosts, monster attacks, chemical spills, you name it! It's that kind of corrupt system: the kind where they take one look you and decide whether you're somebody worthwhile. And everyone's meant to accept it as "just the way things work around here."
[His tone and the negative framing should let Bakugo know what he thinks of that. Though it's not like the world he comes from doesn't also have similar hierarchies in place. Some people are at the top of the food chain, some are on the bottom!
But he, Hiyori Tomoe, has never been anywhere close to the bottom. Not even in this place, though he's also far from the top here.]