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[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.]

[dotcom]

[ there's just a nod.

takeru figures that mineo will run off at some point, at least, since a lot has happened and there's still information to gather. ]

[sengokus]

[there is!

but the chances of him caring this fine evening are really fucking slim when everyone is still in the middle of healing and his goblin is compromised.

so he'll just squeeze takeru's shoulder once before splitting apart from him, wandering off to get him some tea. he doesn't rush as much as normal if only to give takeru some peace and privacy, but he'll knock on his door later to deliver it]

[dotcom]

[ it'll take a moment, and the door tentatively opens, like he's unsure of opening it when he doesn't know who it is. when takeru sees that it's just mineo though, he'll shuffle back inside while leaving it ajar. ]

[sengokus]

[this poor traumatized cat hello

mineo is just going to close the door behind him, holding the tea out. he probably put sugar in it to sweeten it some? but caffeine is bad for anxiety so he decided against coffee.]

Here.

[he tilts his head]

.... do you wanna keep talking about this morning?

Or I can talk about something stupid to occupy the silence.

[dotcom]

[ he'll take the drink, and takes a sip from it. he just walks into his bedroom and settles down on the edge of the bed. ]

Talk about whatever.

[ be a distraction before he has to get back into work mode. ]

[sengokus]

[he follows after and immediately hits with:]

Who do you think would win in a fight? Yanagi-senpai or Okazaki? I feel like I wanna say Yanagi-senpai out of loyalty but Okazaki's SP.....

Or could you like - distract Okazaki with something so he lets his guard down just enough for Yanagi-senpai to knock him out? Like shouting 'Okazaki! There's a sale on neck pillows!' And then boom, Yanagi-senpai gets him with an uppercut.