mineo

[dotcom]

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[sengokus]

[this is

so funny hold on

he's absolutely just going to fucking rest his forehead on takeru's shoulder because he's losing his fucking mind]

H-Holy fuck, noooooooo, Harrow-saaaaannnn.

[dotcom]

Who did this.

[ but he allows the shoulder. ]

[sengokus]

[he's still laughing but to his credit he looks a little guilty about it when he straightens up wiping at the corner of his eye]

Ugh. White. He already feels like shit about it since it's just a prank gone wrong, so I figure we can let them work it out. I scolded him a little, but I'll beat him up for you next week if you're extra mad.

[dotcom]

[ he sighs. ]

As long as it's just that, but she's going to be so pissed later.

[sengokus]

Yup, and he's pretty prepared for that. He really didn't mean for it to get this bad.

[phew okay he's done laughing]

It's the power he got after the second group disappeared on Thursday, by the way. Making an illusion that'll distract someone... but he didn't get an answer about how long it'd last. He thought it'd be a few minutes max.

[dotcom]

Hopefully it's only twenty-four hours, since she was hit with it after you threw a snake at me.

[sengokus]

[







back to looking guilty]

Sorry.... It didn't bite you right? I wasn't really watching where I was throwing them to. There were so many snakes, Takeru.

[dotcom]

No. Which you're lucky for.

[ also

we can probably say they are passing near the simulations room for if we want to just flash forward this thread til after (gestures at mingle) ]

[sengokus]

[well

picking this up immediately after the greed thread because of course mineo is following after but he won't actually try to stop takeru from wherever he's going]

[dotcom]

[ well, for now, he doesn't really have a clear location other than Away From Crowd.

eventually, he'll slow to a stop to lean against a wall. ]

Goddammit...

[sengokus]

[ . . . . .

mineo reaches out, just to place a hand on takeru's back, between his shoulderblades]

Takeru.

[dotcom]

[ he doesn't respond right away, but there's an eventual, ]

No one noticed, right?

[sengokus]

.... no more than they'd normally react to something like that.

[to someone having a gun drawn on them. so he can't say if anyone's picked up on takeru's trauma specifically but... well, he knows how much takeru prefers his privacy.

but he'll just rub slow circles against takeru's back, to try to relax him a bit, grounding him]

[dotcom]

[ he nods in response, breathing in and out slowly. ]

Good. That's... good. [ ... ] You didn't get shot?

[ logically, he knows no one got shot (besides greed, it seems, but he'll process that one later). but he still has to make sure. ]

[sengokus]

No, I'm fine. You're fine. No one got shot.

[just simple reassuring statements - though he'll reach for one of takeru's hands with his own, bring it up to rest over mineo's heart. a completely normal cadence of his heartbeat under takeru's fingertips, a normal rise of breath, calm, as if to provide additional evidence.]

See? We're okay.

[dotcom]

[ he just nods again. ]

We're okay.

[ he'll repeat after him, relaxing under the touch. the confirmation seems to has done its job. ]

[sengokus]

[good.

then mineo is just going to use that hold on takeru's hand to lightly tug him closer into a hug.

he just seems like he could use one.]

[dotcom]

[ he really doesn't allow himself that many moments of weakness.

so takeru is stiff, at first, when mineo initiates the hug, but that's probably not a surprise. but as the seconds pass, he'll lean more into it. ]

Stupid.

[ the fact that he's even able to say it implies it's not directed at mineo. ]

[sengokus]

[ . . . . yeah. it's not really a surprise. they're at least far away enough from everyone else that mineo doesn't think they'd be seen - but he still curls himself so that he can hold onto takeru, head bowing closer to his as if to help hide.

he doesn't really know what takeru's calling stupid but....]

.... you're the smartest person I know. And this place is crazy cruel.

[dotcom]

Mm. That's true.

[ there's a puff of breath that's probably a laugh.

it's ridiculous, knowing that they're going to have to move on and proceed like everything is normal after this. curfew is going to hit, and then they'll probably see that someone's dead tomorrow-- it almost feels like a joke. ]

When did I start depending on you, anyway...?

[sengokus]

[it absolutely feels like a joke and mineo is so close to offering to ditching his curfew crew for the second week in a row - if takeru decides that he needs him, he'll switch gears immediately.

but he manages a little huff at that.]

... at least a little while after I started depending on you, hopefully.

I'm doing an okay job, right? So you better not stop.

[dotcom]

This conversation is so... soothing.

[ he definitely did not mean to say that word.

but he'll eventually pull away enough so that he can look at mineo. takeru's expression is mostly just tired. ]

It was better when you were just complaining about your romance drama.

[ that was just earlier today and yet ]

[sengokus]

[he totally did not want to call it soothing. mineo will shift then, tilting his head when takeru moves to look at him.]

... I mean yeah, I'd rather take my small problems if it means making you laugh than deal with all this.

[that's not a hard choice at all - but that's just not how it's working out.]

You wanna head back to your room? Take it easy until you gotta meet up with Harrow-san?

[dotcom]

... yeah. They're probably going to start moving from there soon.

[ and he really does not want to run into anyone when he hasn't pulled it all together yet.

but he'll take a step back and. start walking again, although not as quickly as he was when he was actively running away from the big scene. ]

[sengokus]

[nodding and following after - though he keeps a hand on takeru's shoulder]

... do you want me to get you something warm? Tea?

[though -

there is also some acknowledgement that takeru might want some space. mineo followed after to make sure he wasn't having a breakdown on his own, but he also wants to give enough room to breathe in case takeru needs to process some of that on his own too. he thinks he's done the most he can for immediate care at least.]