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[stripartist]

[So. This is a Problem. Yusuke'd heard that there were vines to be found in the western part of the island and that a few people were gathering them because you can never have enough rope, and he wants to be helpful so he thought maybe he could do the same!

And then he got a little lost. But he found his way to the vines eventually!

And then he, like the easily distracted by art boy he is, got distracted and started toying with a few of the vines in an attempt to see if he could do anything with them other than use them as rope.

And now he's in trouble. Thank God for telepathy?]

If-if anyone can hear me, I've found myself in a...situation!

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[lalliho]

[…………what

Whatever. This is easy enough to track, even if he thinks Yusuke is even more ridiculously stupid than he thought before. What a world...

Soon enough, a stick is standing a few feet away with a knife in one hand while the other rests on the strap of a rifle. This sure is a guy wrapped up in vines.]

...Hi?

[Oh right, he should actually start cutting these things.]

[stripartist]

[It's been a Day, Lalli, be nice.]

Hello.

[He can't wave, but he can incline his head a bit.]

Sorry about this.

[lalliho]

[A vague hum is Yusuke's only response as Lalli makes calculated cuts and moves out of the way of curious vines going after his ankles. He's confident he could free himself, but... Eh. Why waste the time? He doesn't give a warning before slashing away a particularly strong vine that was doing its best to keep Yusuke upright. Whoops.]

Be careful.

[lalli you're the one causing trouble now]

[stripartist]

[Yusuke falls and faceplants in the dirt. The rest of the vines fall away.]

You could have--ugh--warned me before cutting that vine. But thank you.

[lalliho]

[What would the point of that be... He had to cut it eventually, either way... Whatever, there's also very little point in pointing that out, so Lalli just grunts and continues cleaning up the remaining vines. Time to get out of this area, dude!!!]

Come on. If you get stuck again, I'm not saving you. What were you trying to do, anyway?

[stripartist]

[As the vines fall, cut down by Lalli, Yusuke hurriedly stands and starts gathering them up.]

Gather them for ropes. They're here and they're...very sturdy, and it'd be better to have them before we need them.

[lalliho]

[Ropes...?]

But what would we need them for?

[stripartist]

Building? Repairs? Emergencies?

[In what world can you not think of uses for ropes??]

[lalliho]

What do you use ropes for in building...

[That's wood??? Look, he has a very basic understanding of many things.]

[stripartist]

Hoisting wood up to higher areas? Aesthetic? Ladders?

[lalliho]

What's an aesthetic?

[stripartist]

[Yusuke just. Is boggled right now. Even Ryuji understands the idea of aesthetic, even if his are...lacking.]

How do I even describe aesthetic? It's something incredibly personal, it's what defines what is beautiful or moving or representative of who you are as a person!

[lalliho]

[Something incredibly personal, moving, and describes who you are as a person...

...ropes...

...He's learning a little too much about Yusuke. He's gonna start walking away.]

[stripartist]

[????? Yusuke gathers up the cut vines and begins to follow.]

Thank you for coming to help me.

[lalliho]

[He was so eager to get all those ropes and take them back with him to do aesthetic stuff, aaaaaaugh?]

Mmn. Why wouldn't I?

[stripartist]

[Lalli oh my god.]

Because you hardly know me?

[lalliho]

So you think I should let you be eaten by vines...?

[what kinda strangers are you meeting]

[stripartist]

Obviously not, but not everyone cares enough to help.

[lalliho]

[He’s a dick sometimes, but not a big enough dick that this mindset makes a ton of sense to him.]

There’s no benefit to letting you stay that way. I was around...

[stripartist]

Either way, thank you for coming to help me.