[Oh my god, you've made him an accomplice. He does not deserve a banana being thrown at him. Not right now anyway, there's definitely been plenty of times he did deserve it, so maybe this is belated karma.]
Do you expect them to listen to you? They're monkeys.
[Nevermind the fact they're like, inanimate? Non-living? Art? Dokja'll incline his head ever so slightly, though as a salaryman he really should be doing it lower.]
Congratulations on a long and happy life together.
[... Yeah that's not what they want, there's more bananas being tossed at the two of 'em.]
[ dokja is here on a smartphone exile alongside itaru, so obviously, he IS an accomplice. an accomplice in slacking -- and now also insulting a monkey statue that somehow keeps chucking bananas at them out of absolutely nowhere.
not the weirdest thing itaru's seen here, but still. ]
Hey, if they can listen to jokes, they can listen to some scolding --
[ but apparently not, because another banana hits him right in the chest. listen... he's frail, so don't overdo it, weird statue magic? and look, maybe he is an actor, and maybe he should be able to improvise some sort of a comedic skit to amuse the monkey overlords, but instead... he hides behind dokja, using him as a Human Shield. ]
Think of something else. [ he nudges him forward, right in the line of Banana Fire. ] You were reading something on your phone, right? Did it have any jokes?
[ he asks with a completely straight face. it's fine if he was, it's just... i mean... it's at work... maybe read something pg-13 while you're in public...
anyway, saying that doesn't seem like a big issue. actually trusting a stranger is a bit much, for him, but he'll put his faith in dokja... because he's not playing court jester for a monkey statue. though, he supposes, if it's something dramatic, he can try... ]
Do I have to say it, or actually do it? [ ... ] Well, whatever. Take it away, cap'n; I trust you.
[No... Don't get the wrong idea... Dokja's making a face that obviously can't be seen, and he's not addressing it because he never does when someone accuses him of something unless it'll get him killed.]
[ ... if he's not gonna say anything, itaru's just gonna assume he's right? so, dokja's now a reading-porn-at-work guy. unfortunate.
that said, itaru's already looking around for possible escape routes in case they get pelted with rotten bananas, because if this is dokja's plan, well...
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Do you expect them to listen to you? They're monkeys.
[Nevermind the fact they're like, inanimate? Non-living? Art? Dokja'll incline his head ever so slightly, though as a salaryman he really should be doing it lower.]
Congratulations on a long and happy life together.
[... Yeah that's not what they want, there's more bananas being tossed at the two of 'em.]
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not the weirdest thing itaru's seen here, but still. ]
Hey, if they can listen to jokes, they can listen to some scolding --
[ but apparently not, because another banana hits him right in the chest. listen... he's frail, so don't overdo it, weird statue magic? and look, maybe he is an actor, and maybe he should be able to improvise some sort of a comedic skit to amuse the monkey overlords, but instead... he hides behind dokja, using him as a Human Shield. ]
Think of something else. [ he nudges him forward, right in the line of Banana Fire. ] You were reading something on your phone, right? Did it have any jokes?
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No. It's not that kind of webnovel. But I might know how to handle this, as long as you say you trust me.
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[ he asks with a completely straight face. it's fine if he was, it's just... i mean... it's at work... maybe read something pg-13 while you're in public...
anyway, saying that doesn't seem like a big issue. actually trusting a stranger is a bit much, for him, but he'll put his faith in dokja... because he's not playing court jester for a monkey statue. though, he supposes, if it's something dramatic, he can try... ]
Do I have to say it, or actually do it? [ ... ] Well, whatever. Take it away, cap'n; I trust you.
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... Knock knock.
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that said, itaru's already looking around for possible escape routes in case they get pelted with rotten bananas, because if this is dokja's plan, well...
in a very resigned voice, he answers: ]
Who's there?