twenty-three meatbuns -dictated-

[goldencirclet]

[A certain monkey has spent the weekend in bed with a headache and stomach pain due to the wishing he's done. Books, paint, Konzen's desk... food. He's done his fair share of wishing over the year.]

...I didn't know people could get sick from the wishin'. I'm never wishin' again!

This is stupid. The castle should say that we were wishin' too much instead of making ya ill.

[Because he feels too icky to play and is too conscious to not be bored.]

Comments

[fatherandsun]

Surely you can colour a little more lightly so your crayons last longer, Goku.

[He'll make a note to ask around the castle to see if anyone knows how to procure some crayons or, if that fails, how to make them.]

[goldencirclet]

...yeah, yer right. I'll make outlines instead of colorin' in.

[So bored, the monkey sits up a bit.]

[fatherandsun]

[Konzen pushes him back down.]

You're sick. You should rest.

[goldencirclet]

But I ain't tired...

[Pouuut.]

[fatherandsun]

[Konzen sighs and gets up, crossing the room to his desk and picking up a book.]

...I'll read this, then.

[It's that darned meatbun book.]

[goldencirclet]

[OMG YAY!]

T-thanks!

[He lies down again at once.]

[fatherandsun]

[Konzen begins to tell the story, one he's very nearly memorized at this point, doing his best to give the characters different voice as he knows Goku enjoys that.]

[goldencirclet]

[Goku is so happy to hear the story from Konzen! It didn't matter how many times he heard it... he had borrowed the book from Ten-chan, so it felt like having two of his three favorite adults there.]

[fatherandsun]

[Konzen even attempts to give the princess mochi in the story a bit of an effeminate voice. His cheeks heat up, though, and he ends up going back to simply a higher version of his own voice. That was embarrassing.]

[goldencirclet]

[Don't. Laugh.

Just don't.

...nope, he's giggling.]

[fatherandsun]

[He notices your giggling you little monkey.]

Goku, are you even listening?

[goldencirclet]

I am!

[He tries his best to stop laughing.]

S'just funny.

[fatherandsun]

Hmph. Well, how would you make her sound? Maybe we should read it together so you don't get distracted laughing anymore.

[goldencirclet]

Um...

'Hello, I'm princess Mochi. Welcome, heroes!'

[His voice isn't much better, but at least the difference isn't as obvious as between Konzen's masculine voice and the fake feminine one.]

[fatherandsun]

[Konzen blanches at the voice. It's definitely better than his. He contemplates for a moment before moving closer, showing more of the book to Goku.]

We'll read it together, then.

[goldencirclet]

[He nods at that, happy to show off his better reading skills to his godly dad. Goku leans his head a bit against Konzen, a typical 'don't feel well' sign from little ones, and then reads the Mochi's part.]

[fatherandsun]

[And so Konzen continues to read with Goku, chuckling now and then at the monkey's effort. He would read until Goku fell asleep, or until they both did, leaning on one another with a book between them.]