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[ The upside to not needing to sleep is having a lot of free on your hands. The downside to not needing to sleep is finding things to fill it with. That's an excuse enough for why Natsuno finds himself complying with Riku's request to stop by his room at some point. The hour (late) is just coincidental too. The thought of being a stereotypical okiagari makes his stomach churn.
Not knocking on the door, just stepping in unannounced. That's what to be expected when permission isn't an issue, as it was. ]
Riku. You lost your pink hair.
Not knocking on the door, just stepping in unannounced. That's what to be expected when permission isn't an issue, as it was. ]
Riku. You lost your pink hair.
[ Riku doesn't seem to mind either, given that he knows Natsuno, and that he's hard to get upset in general about things anyway. ]
...if I had to deal with it more than one day, I don't think anyone would be able to take me seriously.
[ He was about to have issues if his hair remained pink, and he releases a small sigh. He's also gotten done washing his hair, so he's dressed, but there's a towel around his neck.]
...if I had to deal with it more than one day, I don't think anyone would be able to take me seriously.
[ He was about to have issues if his hair remained pink, and he releases a small sigh. He's also gotten done washing his hair, so he's dressed, but there's a towel around his neck.]
[ Whoops. He really should have knocked, but it's not out of the usual embarrassment that makes Natsuno divert his eyes after looking a second too long. Just gonna take up residence holding up the wall after closing the door, arms crossed. ]
Yeah. The only other person I knew with pink hair was delusional and a stalker.
Yeah. The only other person I knew with pink hair was delusional and a stalker.
[ Everything is fine. Riku is chill with it, totally.
Not the first time he's been shirtless in company, thanks to islander life. ]
...Do I want to know more than that?
[ He's asking, but also, he does trust Natsuno's judgment here in the event of there being is a teensy bit of curiosity...which probably isn't going to win out. ]
Not the first time he's been shirtless in company, thanks to islander life. ]
...Do I want to know more than that?
[ He's asking, but also, he does trust Natsuno's judgment here in the event of there being is a teensy bit of curiosity...which probably isn't going to win out. ]
[ Is it sad he has to think about that in conjunction with his experiences? Yes. ]
Not really.
[ He'll go to sit down on the bed now. ]
...So, now that you're here, want to talk about what happened before we got here?
[ You know, the whole 'you bit me and all that' thing. ]
Not really.
[ He'll go to sit down on the bed now. ]
...So, now that you're here, want to talk about what happened before we got here?
[ You know, the whole 'you bit me and all that' thing. ]
...I don't think that'll happen, that's why.
[ Riku is indicating his faith in the other by saying as much, hands in lap, expression thoughtful, but somehow a bit distant before relaxing into something entirely neutral. ]
I'm not saying this just because it's been a simple decision. But, there might come a time again where it's the best choice we can take at the time.
[ Riku is indicating his faith in the other by saying as much, hands in lap, expression thoughtful, but somehow a bit distant before relaxing into something entirely neutral. ]
I'm not saying this just because it's been a simple decision. But, there might come a time again where it's the best choice we can take at the time.
Don't- [ "Don't talk like him, don't act like you have the same generosity as him, don't put up with him for the same reasons he did. "]
Jinrou and humans can't coexist. There's always a hunter and the hunted. Believing whatever you want isn't going to change that.
Jinrou and humans can't coexist. There's always a hunter and the hunted. Believing whatever you want isn't going to change that.
[ Riku is sure he doesn't still understand some things about how things were from Natsuno's point of view. But, maybe there was still time for it. ]
I don't know too much about Jinrou beyond what you've told me, so I don't know how much I can weigh in there. But...
Putting myself in danger or worse if it's necessary isn't something new to me.
[ He'd sacrificed himself for Sora before, after all. ]
Even if you don't believe in anything working out well between us in that scenario, I willβhaving faith in you hasn't felt like it was the wrong answer. And if I'm wrong for doing that then so be it.
I don't know too much about Jinrou beyond what you've told me, so I don't know how much I can weigh in there. But...
Putting myself in danger or worse if it's necessary isn't something new to me.
[ He'd sacrificed himself for Sora before, after all. ]
Even if you don't believe in anything working out well between us in that scenario, I willβhaving faith in you hasn't felt like it was the wrong answer. And if I'm wrong for doing that then so be it.
[ .............................. ]
[ Some part of him wants to grudgingly accept these points for what they are—Natsuno knows better than anyone what it's like to be told how to feel or think. But- ]
You are wrong. You have no idea what I've done, and what I'd do again. [ Just the memory of it draws his fangs from his gums. ]
[ Some part of him wants to grudgingly accept these points for what they are—Natsuno knows better than anyone what it's like to be told how to feel or think. But- ]
You are wrong. You have no idea what I've done, and what I'd do again. [ Just the memory of it draws his fangs from his gums. ]
Our situations were different, but I've done my share of bad things too, thinking I was beyond redemption, and thought that I was always at danger of harming those close to me again... that I might myself. [ He presses his lips tightly together, eyes looking away from the other long after the physical features have shifted just to fall upon his hand, which he clenches into a tight fist. ] That's why I used to wear that blindfold.
[ His eyes fell right upon Natsuno, without a trace of wariness in his gaze. ]
...It wouldn't be fair if I didn't give you a chance.
[ His eyes fell right upon Natsuno, without a trace of wariness in his gaze. ]
...It wouldn't be fair if I didn't give you a chance.
[ His eyes narrow, the silence ticking by as his heart beats on, unperturbed by the irony of its continued existence. Finally Natsuno speaks, his eyes still blood red, his incisors still jutting out past his lips.
Fine, if this is how things are going to be- ]
I won't repeat myself, but don't forget what I am. I haven't.
Fine, if this is how things are going to be- ]
I won't repeat myself, but don't forget what I am. I haven't.
Don't worry, I haven't.
[ Even if Natsuno's expression remains hard, Riku's doesn't. In fact, it softens a little, as he thinks back to every time they've fought side by side, or had a quiet moment together in which they exchanged pleasantries in the form of occasional small talk.
What Natsuno "is" to him, isn't a monster or an enemy to humankind. ]</small.
[ Even if Natsuno's expression remains hard, Riku's doesn't. In fact, it softens a little, as he thinks back to every time they've fought side by side, or had a quiet moment together in which they exchanged pleasantries in the form of occasional small talk.
What Natsuno "is" to him, isn't a monster or an enemy to humankind. ]</small.
[ Sighing, he runs a hand through his hair. That was that then, as much as he hated it. After a few breaths in and out his eye color fades to purple, and his fangs retract into his gums.
This conversation isn't over, just tabled for now. ]
If we're really trapped here, we'll only have a few weeks until people start losing their minds. We can't afford to waste anytime.
This conversation isn't over, just tabled for now. ]
If we're really trapped here, we'll only have a few weeks until people start losing their minds. We can't afford to waste anytime.
[ It's that time again for Natsuno to invade people's spaces when they least expect it. Maybe not completely random given their brief exchange during trial, but the timing is at least.
Walking in without knocking is a go. ]
You over your headache from trial yet?
Walking in without knocking is a go. ]
You over your headache from trial yet?
[ Natsuno snorts and makes his way over to the chair after closing the door. He can't be expected to sit down in it properly, so he just drapes himself over the back lazily. ]
That mean you knew Kurusu or something? Or just that it was even worse than Watanuki's dramatics the week before? [ Taking all their deaths, shouting back and forth about titles, c'mon. ]
That mean you knew Kurusu or something? Or just that it was even worse than Watanuki's dramatics the week before? [ Taking all their deaths, shouting back and forth about titles, c'mon. ]
[ That about almost makes him give a snort too. Dramatics indeed. ]
I assumed Akira wouldn't have gotten that desperate. [ Guess even he can be a little naive from time to time. ] We spoke a little here or there, and I'd like to say that I knew him less than his friends, but it might be that no one really did.
...I also expected something ridiculous with the witches, so it could be this seemed more surprising.
I assumed Akira wouldn't have gotten that desperate. [ Guess even he can be a little naive from time to time. ] We spoke a little here or there, and I'd like to say that I knew him less than his friends, but it might be that no one really did.
...I also expected something ridiculous with the witches, so it could be this seemed more surprising.
Edited 2019-04-14 18:09 (UTC)
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