[The short answer is yes, he really is an egotist!
The longer answer is that it's complicated.]
Most things here are stupid! Just look at those seagull heads!
[He gestures in one's direction. The seagull head in question is currently following around some bikini-clad guest and flexing his muscles in an attempt to impress her. Judging from the look on her face it isn't working.]
Anyway, I don't have "proof" really, but I can show you some old books people found that suggested that's what this place runs on. Or I can get you in touch with someone who's used his magic to prod at the resort's inner workings before. Though it sounds like you're just as clueless about the subject of magic as I am, so I'm not sure how much good that will do. Some of what he says goes com~pletely over my head...
[Because surely Mr. Angry Guy will appreciate being called clueless. Also, the magic user he's talking about is the same pink-haired prince who's irritating Bakugo in another thread, so that revelation will be fun. As will the one about the resort's sex obsession...
No. It sounds like Bakugo already has an inkling about that, actually. Which isn't too surprising. Hiyori's smile doesn't waver and he says nothing in response to the "incubus" comment (do demons like that really exist in his world)? It's true, the place does allegedly run on sexual energy, but he'd rather not get into it. He's too much of a priss!
In response to the "what makes you think they know more than you do" thing, he shrugs a little and says,]
Because she's been here longer, for one thing. She was a "player" years and years ago. I know I've gained more information over time, so I'm sure I'd know a lot more if I'd been here years. Not that I intend to be, and not that I know why she's still here! That's something I plan to ask her, but she seems rather tight-lipped.
[He, on the other hand, is the definition of loose-lipped.
At least some of the time, anyway. He can mind himself at other times. But apparently not right now, since his responds to Bakugo telling him he props himself up too much is to say to him,]
You want fans, too, don't you? I'd say we both like our props ♪
[He's not the only one here who seems to think highly of himself, in other words. Perhaps Bakugo's self-importance is justified if he's a superhero at home, though. If he ends up being the one to heroically rescue them all, then Hiyori will be happy to sing his praises, too!
But for now there's no singing or praises. For now he simply blinks in response to that last question. Hmmm.....]
They didn't give you anything to start with, huh? I had a few racks or clothes to pick through.
[Yep. Bakugo is talking to someone who got off easy. He was part of the batch who woke up in wedding suites, dressed to the nine in clothes fit for (un)holy matrimony. But there were racks full of elegant-looking clothes waiting for them in the wedding lounge, and they were free to take whatever. Meanwhile some of his castmates arrived here naked in a jungle, without any clothes on their backs. Once again, Hiyori Tomoe had it better than most!
He's aware this revelation will not make the angry guy happy. Also, what he said isn't helpful! So he quickly adds on:]
You have some "chips" in your account, right? It's possible to buy clothes with that. They have all kinds of stores here. It's also possible to buy clothes using "vouchers"—I sometimes earn those as tips for singing, so if you're ever desperately in need, I could share the wealth a little bit! And then it's also possible to more earn chips through other means, like gambling in the casino. I'm not a fan of that myself, though.
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The longer answer is that it's complicated.]
Most things here are stupid! Just look at those seagull heads!
[He gestures in one's direction. The seagull head in question is currently following around some bikini-clad guest and flexing his muscles in an attempt to impress her. Judging from the look on her face it isn't working.]
Anyway, I don't have "proof" really, but I can show you some old books people found that suggested that's what this place runs on. Or I can get you in touch with someone who's used his magic to prod at the resort's inner workings before. Though it sounds like you're just as clueless about the subject of magic as I am, so I'm not sure how much good that will do. Some of what he says goes com~pletely over my head...
[Because surely Mr. Angry Guy will appreciate being called clueless. Also, the magic user he's talking about is the same pink-haired prince who's irritating Bakugo in another thread, so that revelation will be fun. As will the one about the resort's sex obsession...
No. It sounds like Bakugo already has an inkling about that, actually. Which isn't too surprising. Hiyori's smile doesn't waver and he says nothing in response to the "incubus" comment (do demons like that really exist in his world)? It's true, the place does allegedly run on sexual energy, but he'd rather not get into it. He's too much of a priss!
In response to the "what makes you think they know more than you do" thing, he shrugs a little and says,]
Because she's been here longer, for one thing. She was a "player" years and years ago. I know I've gained more information over time, so I'm sure I'd know a lot more if I'd been here years. Not that I intend to be, and not that I know why she's still here! That's something I plan to ask her, but she seems rather tight-lipped.
[He, on the other hand, is the definition of loose-lipped.
At least some of the time, anyway. He can mind himself at other times. But apparently not right now, since his responds to Bakugo telling him he props himself up too much is to say to him,]
You want fans, too, don't you? I'd say we both like our props ♪
[He's not the only one here who seems to think highly of himself, in other words. Perhaps Bakugo's self-importance is justified if he's a superhero at home, though. If he ends up being the one to heroically rescue them all, then Hiyori will be happy to sing his praises, too!
But for now there's no singing or praises. For now he simply blinks in response to that last question. Hmmm.....]
They didn't give you anything to start with, huh? I had a few racks or clothes to pick through.
[Yep. Bakugo is talking to someone who got off easy. He was part of the batch who woke up in wedding suites, dressed to the nine in clothes fit for (un)holy matrimony. But there were racks full of elegant-looking clothes waiting for them in the wedding lounge, and they were free to take whatever. Meanwhile some of his castmates arrived here naked in a jungle, without any clothes on their backs. Once again, Hiyori Tomoe had it better than most!
He's aware this revelation will not make the angry guy happy. Also, what he said isn't helpful! So he quickly adds on:]
You have some "chips" in your account, right? It's possible to buy clothes with that. They have all kinds of stores here. It's also possible to buy clothes using "vouchers"—I sometimes earn those as tips for singing, so if you're ever desperately in need, I could share the wealth a little bit! And then it's also possible to more earn chips through other means, like gambling in the casino. I'm not a fan of that myself, though.