Reindeer House pt.13
“Alright. It’s time to address the allegations.” Rudorufu sat in the lounge with a sharp megane-glint on his glasses and a Very Serious Expression was on his face.
“What allegations, Rufu?” Buritsen asked, not looking up as Bikkusen carefully painted his nails (a pointless endeavour, as Buritsen would no doubt chip them within the hour).
“Humans,” Rudorufu said gravely, “seem to have… incorrect notions about us. For example, that we’re actual deer — the four-legged kind. Our distant ancestors.”
“Whaaaat?!! I am FAR more REFINED and GORGEOUS than a plain old deer!!” Dansaa gasped, tossing his hair like a dramatic shampoo commercial.
“WE HAVE LEGS. WE HAVE ARMS. WE PAY RENT,” Puransa grumbled flatly.
“And darling,” Bikkusen added, pressing a glamorous hand to his cheek, “a deer could never achieve this level of skincare ~!!”
“Better be called a deer than what I get.” Dashaa muttered darkly. “If one more person calls me a ‘buff caribou,’ I’m bench-pressing them. Into orbit.”
“BUFF CARIBOU?!! That's a compliment!!” Dansaa sobbed dramatically. “Someone called me a jingle horse!!”
A collective gasp rippled through the room. Outrage bloomed like wildfire.
“And get THIS,” Rudorufu continued. “They think we eat RAW CARROTS. DAILY. Who here likes raw carrots?”
“Well… they’re not the worst if you’re starving and cooking dinner at the same time…” Donaa murmured softly.
And then Kyuupiddo chimed in delightedly, “I eat gingerbread!! And only sometimes other deer!!”
The room fell silent.
Silent as the night.
Everyone stared.
Kyuupiddo shrank slightly and quickly added, “…ha ha!! I’m joking!!”
“ANYWAY,” Rudorufu snapped, forcing the meeting back on track. “The absolute WORST allegation of all — my so-called RED NOSE.”
“Huh?” everyone said, turning to stare at him.
“That ONE year I had a cold,” Rudorufu hissed. “ONE. YEAR. And suddenly I’m ‘Rudorufu the Red-Nosed Reindeer’ for the rest of my LIFE!!”
“Wow,” Dashaa whispered. “Rumours are terrifying.”
“But your hair is red,” Kometto else offered innocently. “So a red nose wouldn’t really —”
“Hehe… Rudorufu the red-nosed reindeer…”
“Suits you juuuust fine, hehehe…”
“Sounds cute!! Like you’re bluuuushing ~!!”
Rudorufu stood up so fast his chair nearly rocketed backward. “THAT’S IT. I’M LEAVING NOW!!!!” He stormed out furiously.
The others exchanged looks.
“…He was totally blushing,” Dansaa whispered.
To be continued...