#just phantom reminders that barok’s convinced is just a coincidence and kazuma cant attribute to any memory

[azumasoroshi]

kazuma didnt talk as the masked apprentice so i think it would be funny if barok just got used to having him around like an office cat and started talking to himself

more realistically they'd sit in silence for like 10 hours straight but i like the idea of barok feeling the awkward need to talk enough to fill up the space so he just goes on tangents about random shit that happened during his day

and the apprentice doesnt really react or pay him much mind

i think this comes from that line barok said that was like "i thought you were my quiet apprentice but you have quite the mouth on you huh"

man is trying to play it cool but he's secretly freaking out because Oh No my apprentice now has enough blackmail on me to last several lifetimes

him trying to figure out how to best keep kazuma quiet about the time he accidentally spilled wine on lord stronghart or the time he stole some of gregson's fish and chips or the time he performed a perfect bottle flip in court by accident or the time he tripped on iris, stumbled into herlock, accidentally broke some of herlock's vials and then was high on their fumes for the rest of the day but didnt realize it

meanwhile kazuma is compiling everything he remembers hearing into a burn book

#i dont ship them and idk whats going on with them in 2-5 cuz i havent finished it but i just like their interactions bgksdjghdskgds #kazuma asougi #masked apprentice #masked disciple #barok van zieks #dsg2 #dgs2 spoilers #i have decided im only using those tags for dgs2 now #edit: i forgot i decided that #also i fucking need more content of the masked disciple and barok #when barok realizes kazuma looks like genshin #kazuma instinctively not liking barok but feeling the urge to protect him anyway #them fighting off mobs together #van zieks being very minutely happy for some company and the fact he’s not the only one people stare at when he walks down the street anymor #them being worried when the other gets hurt but not wanting to show it #aaaAAAAAAAAA #i guess a lot of these just go for kazuma and barok in general memories or not #dgs investigations game when #but i like the brevity of their interactions while they dont know the history of the other #just phantom reminders that barok’s convinced is just a coincidence and kazuma cant attribute to any memory